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Show ONE-BASE HITS (By JACK SIMPSON.) Appeal for Decision, How often have you noticed a player argue with an umpire that a buserun-ner buserun-ner failed to touch a base In running out a hit? Very seldom the lnflelder will appeal to the umpire and wonder why he failed to render the decision. An umpire has no authority to call a runner out in the above case because be-cause the fielder failed to play the game. The umpire Is In the game to call the plays as they are made, but not to tell the players how to play. When a baseruntier fails to touch a base, the fielder must touch the base missed with the ball and appeal to the umpire. The baserunner will then be declared out. This appeal and same procedure la also followed when a baserunner leaves bis base before a fly Is caught. The third and last appeal for a decision de-cision occurs when the batsman has hit out of his turn. If the error Is detected before a ball has been thrown to a following batsman and the umpire has been notified of the mistake, the proper batsman Is declared out and the Incorrect batter must bit over In his correct position. If the error wasn't discovered until ufter a ball wss pitched to a succeeding batsman, the play stands us Is. The above are the only cases when an appeal must be made to the umpire um-pire for a decision. He may be aware of the fact that a baserunner ailssed a base or left too soon, but Is power less to act unless the In fielders pro ceed according to the rules. |