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Show rNPOOB BASEBALI Chaplain John Axton Intioduce? he Game at Fort Leav?nvcith. Under the direction of Chaplain John AXton bays the Leavenworth Tina-, n large number of men win begin iariy this wi ,-k to learn In- door baseball The game differs in but few essentials from the great American game as played on the campus. In tho gymnasium gym-nasium the diamond is necessarily small, the rules ailing for a minimum distance of twenty-seven foei between bosea while the maximum may be thirty-nve feet There may be either nine or seven playeis on a Side, according ac-cording to the space limitations, and all I a-cept a-cept pitcher and catcher are styled fielders. The prlneiial points of difference are In the manner In which the pltchei delivers the ball, the tunning ot bares nnd the foul rule. The pitcher's box Is Txrt nr.d the neareit line Is twenty-tWO feet from the home plate. Iii delivering the ball the pitcher must have both feet on lb- liar line of the box and must taite but one step, but is not restricted from curving curv-ing the ball although thi arm must be swung parallel to ths body much the sams as in bowling or In crlci 1 ball that strikes on fair gr nind does not become a foul if u should mil off before reaching nrst or third base, hence hunting is . great feature The base runner Is not permitted tO have his base .mill a pitched bsll has either been hit b) the batter ot Is 111 Ihe hands of (no catcher or has passed him. This renders base-stealing base-stealing mtllCT dltllCUlt. The chaplain hopes to ii velop 01110 fine 1 earns nmi lo bring competitors com-petitors from soma of the larger cities Vw teams have as good priii in e ground as that afforded by the Pogl Kin.xel |