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Show f ONE-BASE HITS - (By JACK SIMPSON) ii Fairly Batted Ball. The confusion arising over the question ques-tion of whether a batted ball is fair or foul can be overcome by applying the .-, following simple rule. "A legally batted boll that settles on fair ground between home and first base or home and third- base-or Is on fair territory when bounding to the outfield or hits the person of a player j or umpire while they are on fair ter- ritory is a fair ball." The ubove rule covers every ball J that 4s hit regardless of how compll- t cated the situutfon may seem. i A line drive hitting the pitcher's r slab and bounding back on foul terrl- 5 tory between home and first base or home and third base is a foul ball be- cause it Itaan't reuched the base. A batted ball that hits the ground on foul territory but re-enters the dla- mond and stays there Is a fair ball. I -A ground boll passing to the outfield t on fair territory may roll outside the foiil lines, beyond first or third base I , and would make that a fair ball. All batted nulls that hit the first . or third hags are fair regardless of where they roll. It will be noted that 1I of the above casts are clearly de-' f lined by the rule. , - - ' ) |