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Show j IF THIS PLAY COMES UP Here's Your Decision Tf a base runnci passes a preceding preced-ing runner on the lines, he is automatically auto-matically out the moment ho does so. It may seem that such a thing should' rarely happen in baseball, yet In the major leagues every year a number j ! of players are called out for such a; (violation This play invariably comes' up on a fly ball, which the base run-I run-I n-r who is on firs: believes will he caught, and he plays it safe by going half .way to second and awaiting developments. de-velopments. The batsman, not be-'; lievintr the ball will be caught, runs our tin lilt at full speed, passing the. preceding runner between first and, second The had is dropped, ami the, tuhner origiially on fir-i reaches second sec-ond on the muff, while the batsman who made the hit probably pulls up at third. The batsman, however. Is automatically out for havlnp passed the preceding runner and must be re-j moV I from the bn-je- |