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Show SOME NEW BASEBALL RULES SOME of tho changes in tho baseball rules will bo of general lntorcst to tho public, rind of special Interest to tho fans and players. Hero are somo of tho more Important: Tho rule on balking thl3 season 13 set out as follows: "Any delivery of the ball to tho bat by tho pitcher while either foot Is back of tho pitcher's plate shall bo a balk." The president Interprets this to mean that the pitcher shall not bo allowed to have cither foot back of tho back lino of the pitcher's rubber, and ho must keep ono foot in contact con-tact with the pltchor'e plate and both feet In front of tho rubber while ln the act of delivering tho ball to tho bat, under penalty pen-alty of a balk being called, Section S on balking Is quoted: "Making any motion of tho arm, shoulder, hip or body tho pitcher habitually makes, without with-out Immediately delivering tho ball to tho bat, shall bo a balk." In case of a balk being called with any of tho bases occupied, occu-pied, oach runner shall be entitled to advance ad-vance a base, but not the batsman. Allien no bn30 Is occupied by a bnac-runner, every Illegally delivered ball to the batsman bats-man shall bo called a ball, whether It goos over tho homo plato "fair" or not. But, ln case the batsman strikes at uch Il legally .delivered ball, Ijt will count for whatover piny may follow. 0 Threo rules which are to bo strictly enforced en-forced and are quoted as now this season ore these: o "If, boforo two hands are out, and while third base is occupied, the coachcr stationed sta-tioned near that base shall run ln tho direction di-rection of home base or near the baso line while a fielder Is making, or trying to mako, a play on a batted ball, not caught on tho fly, or on a thrown ball, and thereby there-by drawa a throw to tho homo base, tho baso-runner entitled to third base shall bo declared out by tho unlplro for tho coachor's Interference with and prevention preven-tion of tho legitimate play." n i "If ono or more members of tho team at bat stand, or collect at or around a baso for which a runner is trying, thereby there-by confusing tho fielding side and adding to tho difficulty of making such a play, tho base-runner shall be declared out for tho Interference of his team mate, or team mates." The rule on coaohlng has been changed, so as so as to allow two coachers at all times. Tho coachers are restricted to coaching tho base-runner and then onlyt ln words of assistanco nnd direction ln running bases, etc The rulo provides a penalty of JS against each offender who, upon a repetition of the offense, ehall bo removed from the playing field. "If ho touch home base biforo a base runner preceding him In the batting order, if there be such preceding base-runner, ho loses his right to third base." |