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Show NEW BASEBALL RULES Baseball fans, In order to be up to date, should know the baseball rules as they have been amended. The following important impor-tant changes now in effect are: Freak pitching deliveries forbidden, for-bidden, except the spitball, which -will be barred next fall. Catchers forbidden to step from behind the batsman to aid intentional pass. Umpire to decide whether a game is to be postponed. Gift stolen bases not to be recorded re-corded in the otlicial box scores. No sales of players in the American league after July 1. and in the National league after August 1, except on waivers. All home runs to be recorded as such, to wit: With two out in the last half of the ninth inning in-ning and the score tied, batsman bats-man to be credited with number num-ber of bases runner advances on his hit. A ball that hits the bat while the batsman Is trying to avoid it. is defid. Catcher charged with error if lie drops third strike and batsman bats-man reaches first base. Players to be credited with batting and fielding records made in game thrown out on protest. |