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Show UMPIRES ARE TO HAYE MORE POWER Sox York, Feb. 2. Ttls amii more than over before In the history of baseball the umpire will be lh relffnlnc power on the diamond. The most Ktrtklnic feature of the revised rule, which have Jut been Riven out here, U the Importance which umpire and duties of the umpire hold In the mind of the- re Uionlsti. This Innovation Inno-vation 1 generally held to b it result mainly of the effort of President Thomas J. Lynch of the National league, who u?d to t? an umpire himself, him-self, and Is thoroufihly familiar with the handicap Coder which that official offi-cial lators. A double umpire system for ail games Is officially established by tb new rules. The umplre-ln-cblef, nta-tloned nta-tloned behind tho bat. will have full charjo of the same and alone will have full authority to declare a gamp forfeited. The field umpire has full authority In removing and unlive players. play-ers. The two officials mutt work. In harmony, and In ca? a point Is raised on a decision one umpire may ask for information from the other. But nc umpire will not interfere with the other unless requested. The revised ruled give the umpire abiolute power over players n the bench. This feature has lon been a hobby with the National league president, pres-ident, and alms to do away with all the rowdyism from that quarter which baa frequently disturbed the gam la the pa. A new rule rives the base runner tho pri liege of turning to either the right or lelt after touching first bao, where heretofore he was compelled to turn to the right. |