Show O r v vans TIIE PL PLY Y Y The infield fly rule causes many arguments on the ball field U tt one time tImo each major league had a different Interpretation or of orthe othe the pIa play and ond this tills was as very cry contus contusing I ing Ig Here Is an play phy that came up in the Am lean last summer and had players and happened fan tans guessing as to what bat actually were ere runners on first and andI second and one man out The Tho bat bat- batter batter bat ter hit a rath rather r high fly I In h I or of o third A stiff wind Ind was as bloo blowing Ing that caused the ball to 10 tike take puzzling twists twist 1 Iho 1 lie he umpire as dS soon n as the ball is balli was hit decided d It could be ba handled b by the third baseman and he do- do declared de declared dared it 11 an Infield fly Cly which auto utO automatically utOn n retired the batsman bal man manThe The wind caused the tile third base base- baseman man basc-man man Inan to 10 misjudge the flY and It tl the ground without be- be beIng be being ing touched about a tool foot Inside the foul roul line and about ten feet lit In front of or thud thild d base bise It then bound bound- bounded bounded bounded ed into foul toul and before It Ic could be bo fl fielded bounded Into the dugout The runner on second scored on the play pla pia and the on first went to third on the ground rule that when the ball went Into Inlo the dugout all base run run- runners run ners were ero entitled to advance to two 0 bases hot W R hat do you suppose the umpire rul ruled d THe I The Iho 1 he umpire properly propel ly ruled It a afoul foul toul ball bail sent the runners back to their bases and made the tho batsman balsman ht hit 0 over oter er Despite the fact tact that he had once called It an Infield fly CI such a It ruling was Impossible on a afoul afoul foul toul ball bh The umpire erred In call call- call calling ing lag the play a bit too quickly Often Orten in such cases caes I tall laU Infield fly with the proviso that the ball must be a 0 fair fly Iy That keeps th the umpire drom looking foolish no so I yell ell Infield fly fl CI It If It Is fair on doubtful balls |