Beadle's Dime Base Ball Player (no. 10) (1871)
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[ 1871. Beadle’s Dime ‘Seen 1871. New Rules, Averages and Club Records. TENTH ANNUAL EDITION. Bast LL PLAYER. BY HENRY CHADWICK. YORE BEADLE AND COMPANY. 98 “WILLIAM ST. Am. News Oo,, 119 & 121 Nassan 3t..
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NEW YORK CITY Base Ball, Skate, and Sportsman's EMPORIUM. The only House in the United States who manufacture every- thing belonging to the game of Base-Ball. ALSO DEALERS IN ALL ARTICLES BELONGING TO THE SPORTING LINE, Used for the improvement of health, both for in and outdoor amusements. We wonld call especial attention of Clubs to our NEW BRANDS of BASE BALLS, the Red and White Dead, which had such a popularity last season, and were used by all the leading Clubs thronghout the United States. Price per dozen, $16. Sample by mail, $1.75. Our asvortment of BATS is larger and better than of any previous season, and having a stock of 40,000, we are sure Lo please all tastes. Prices $2.50 to $4.00 per dozen. We defy competition in prices. WE MANUFACTURE ALL OUR OWN GOODS. NEW PATTERNS OF BELTS FOR 1s71, THE NEW BASE-BALL HATS FOR 1871, $18 to $24 Per Dos. NN. B. The eoming season we will make a specialty of PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE LEADING BASE-BALL PLAYERS throughout the country, a complete list of which, when ready, we will advertiag in the WV. Y. Clipper and other Base-Ball Papers. Don't fail to send for our Illustrated and Descriptive Price List, containing 100 colored Mlustrations, and 50 others of Base-Ball and ontdoor sports, together with the Rules, Constitution, By-laws and Proceedings of the National Association of Junior Base-Ball Players since its organization. Price 25 cents. The Base-Ball Player's Book of Reference, of the Amateur Association of Base: Ball Players. Roles, Regulations, Constitution, By-laws and Proceedings of the last Convention, List of Officers, etc. Bound together with our Catalogue of 108 colored Ilustrations and over 100 pages of valuable reading matter. Price 25 Cts. N. B. Secretaries of Clubs are requested to send us their names, name of Clab, where and when organized, etc., so that we may send them our new Price List when ready. PECK & SNYDER, 136 Nassau Street, New York,
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THE DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. COMPRISING THE PROCEEDINGS or 7 \ THE ie: t ANNUAL bas Uanieries <8 sotataay wererste 2 SY - AMENDED RULES peeesige ead FOR THE FORMATION OF CLUBS, INSTRUCTIONS For PLAYERS, —— AND THE BASE-BALL AVERAGE® araes . , ali ; x ren ee, AND CLUB RECORDS FOR 1870. EDITED BY HENRY CHADWICK. r _.. NEW YORK: | ths E BEADLE AND COMPANY, ‘PUBLISHERS, "98 WILLIAM STREETs |
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ROW ead Becond Basernan. pS ss AD VaAARD THRLZAR Fa GdaATic Right. ~ . weanor ion lA ° . Center ° . —_— Entered according toAct/of Congress, in the year 1871, by 1a ei CANS bite or wus pletrict Court of the United Stats for ene Southern District of New York.
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\ BEADLE’S DIME LASE-BALL. PLAYER. reudt boysigued of ek sud ; yHootib juont ‘Tuis, invigorating. exercise and.manlv pastime mey now be justly termed the American Game of Bull, for though of En- glish origin, it has been so moditicd and improved of late years in this country as almost to deprive it of any of its original features beyond the mere groundwork of the game. As we Propose briefly to note the progress of Haep-Hall from ite origin, we deem it appropriate to introduce the rules for playing the English Game of Rounders, from which Base-Ball is derived. We, therefore, quote as follows, from an English work on owt- nl sports f es >t iS bets ts e Rounders. —This game is played aes pall and bats, or sticks g of the form of & policeman’s triincheon. A hole is first made, about a foot across and half a footdeep. Four other stations are marked with pegs stuck, into the epognd, with a piece of pa) a £0. 98 Re rewdily agen ides are theu chosen Th dB may be fiye cr more players on each side.” Suppose that there are five. One player, on the side that is out, stands in the middie of the five-sided space, and pitches the bull toward the middie of the hole. He is called the feeder. The batsman hits it off, if he can ; in whick ease he drops the stick; atid “runs t/) the nearest Station, thence to the third, and all round if the hit has been a far one, The other side are soontings end trying) 40 put him out, moar batsman as he is running, or by sending the rite the a which i called “ ground” e a BGA, the hole tay decline “to strike the bali, but if he ‘hits “at it, and misses twice running, he is out. When a player makes the round of the stations back to the hole, his side-counts one ta- ward the e.. When ane players are out, either hy, being hit, or the groun the other side get their innings. When there are only two players left, a chance is given of pre: i the innings, by due of them getting thr-e balls» Seies and eee com fia len peat gcay es run the whole roun side come in again, ay the count- ing is resumed. The feeder is Macthoetie ~at player > on his side, much-depending on his skill and art. scouta
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6 DIMK BA8s- BALL PLAYER should scldom:aim atthe runners from a distance, but throw the ball up to the feeder or to some one near, who will try to hit or to ground, as seems the most advisable. A caught at} also puts the striker out. The.above is a very-simple game,.and one-designed only, for relaxation during the interval from. stufly in schools, and is‘en- tirely devoid of the manly features that characterize Base-Ball as played in this country. Boys and-even girls can play Rounders without difficulty ; but Base-Ball, to be played thor- oughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve: 5 But it is needléss farther to vomment on the meritorious fea- tures of our American game ; ; suffice it to say, that itis a recrea- tion that any one may be proud to excel in, as in order to do so, he must possess the characteristics of true manhood to a con- siderable degree. The history of Base-Ball commences at a date anteriut to the one we propose to start from ; but. our present purpose will, be fully answered by. tracing, its _progress fromthe organization of the Knickerbocker Club of New York, which started into ex- istence in the attumn of 1845. There was a Club called the New York Club, which existed before the Knickerbocker, but we shall not be far wrong if we award to the latter club the honor of being the ploneer Of: the present game of Base- Ball. Before the organization of the Knickerbocker Club, the rule of play, in reference to:putting: a player out with the ball, was # throw it at him; but one or two severe accidents occurred from the practice of this plan, and the rules were changed to those placing men on each base, and making it requisite for 3 player to be touched. by a ball while in the bands of an adyers sary. This latter rule was the first innovation on the primitive rules of the game familiar to every schoolboy in the Eastern and Middle States, The following are the first regular rules ot Base-Ball we have any record of. ‘They are those adopted by the Knickerbocker Club in 1845, and by which—with one or two exceptions—they played up to the Bene of the first com vention of Base-Ball players : seqo be sha:
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DIME, BASE-BALL PLAYER. 2 ; O05 yrttestotal e First itules of Base Trail, cat ea SEcTION 1, The} pases ‘shall be fron“ home’ to second. base 42 ; from first to third base 42 paces equidistant... [ON 2: The #inie to consist of 21 counts or aces, but at the conclusion an equal number of hands mtist be played. © _ Section 3. The ball myraicbepitahedi ‘and: not thrown for the: bat. ' . Sxetion 4. ‘A ball knocked outside the range of the first, or third base is foul. ~ at oa Section 5. Three balleibeini: struck: ‘at and missed, and the last.one caught, is.a hand out; if not caught, is considered fair, and the friker bound to run. ‘Secrion 6.'A ball being struck o or ti x Upped, aud caught either or on the first’ bonnd, is a hand - Section 7. A player, running the hi shall be ont, if the is in the hands of an adversary un the base, as the runner is touched by it before he makes hig, base—it being under- stood, however, that in no instance is a “bull to be Uirown at him. Seciios 8. A player running, who shall prevent an astver- sary from catching or getting the ball before making his, base, isaland out, Section 9. If two hands are already. out, a player running heme at the time a ball is struck, can not Bakree ace if the striker is cau ment out, ¥ Section 10. Three hands out, all out. Section 1’ Pla Players must take their strike in regular turn. Section 12. No ace or base can be made on a foul strike. Section 13. A runner can not be putout in making one base, when a balk is made by the pitcher, Secrion 14. But one base allowed when the ball botinds. out of the field when struck. It will be at once perceptible to all who will contrast the above rules with those at present in ‘force, that the game of Base-Ball, at that period, was not. be compared to the sys- temane an¢, to a certain extent, scientifie game that is now such an aasective feature of ante wmettan sports and “pus- times. be The example afforded by te sucvcesstti operation of the Enickerbocker Club, was soon followed by the formation of others, and in the course of a few years the Gotham, Eagle, and Empire Clubs successively appeared on’ the ball grounds at Ho- boken, a8 competitors for the enviable notoriety the’ ; boeckers had by that) time attained by- means of the- many
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10 DIME’ BASE-BALL” PLAYER) interesting cor.tests they had inaugurated. The Gotham Club was the next organization to that of the Knickerbocker, and the senior members of” Many of the clubs now in existence will, doubtless, long remember the interest and excitement.attendant upon the prominent, contests between these rival clubs. In fact, it'is to this source‘in connection with the’ many attractive features of the game itself, that we may mainly attribute its rupid progress in popularity ; for it is well known.that. where a lively, well-contested, and exciting:game is in progress, there will ever be found crowds of ‘interested Spectators. We at first designed giving the scores of several of the most prominent of these matches, but we find, that such a course will require far more: space than we propose occupying in a work like this, which is intended more asa compendium of Base-Ball’ than a complete and comprehensive work on the subject. We, therefore, continue our brief reference to the points of special interest in the history of the game, by giving the date of organ- ization of each’ club that belonged to the National Associa- tion, up to the time of the first. Convention of Base-Ball Players, which was held in New York, in May, 1857. Clubs, Organized. . Location of Ground. Knickerbocker, t., 1845, Hoboken, Gotham, bans salts ry, Eagle, pri, » : Feeolaiae Det 81854 South Brook xcelsior, ec. 8, 1 Brookly, Putnam, » May, 1855, ; 5 ae Newark, May 1, 1855, Newark, Baltic, ; June 4, 1855, New York, Eckford, _ dune 27, 1855, Greenpoint, Union, _ July 17, 1855, Morrisania, Contin ntal, Oct., 1855, Williamsb Atlantic, 1855, Jamaica, LL, Harlem, March, 1856, New York, Enterprise, June 28, 1856, Bedford, Adulantic, Aug. 14, 1856, ys Star, Oct., 1856, Sonth Brooklyn, Independent, Jan.” 1857, New York, Liberty,” March, 1857, New Brunswick, NI, Metropolitan, Mareh 4, 1857, New "prada Champion, eorch 14, 1857, aaihen 23)'1857, | Brooklyn, St, Nicholas,’ ~*~ April 28, — Brook fyn :
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DIME BASE-BALL PL AfER. nh _ As will be seen: fromthe above record, the, years; 1855,.and 4856: were prolific of new.clubs, and, of eourse, a great, number of excityng contests took, place, the result, of which, was the creation of a thorough furore forthe game, and, the njanifesta- tion of a great degree of interest in the welfare and, progress, of this manly pastime,by the rapidly i inoressing: numbers, of, the advocates of out-door sports. . —— At the close. of the season of. ee of ‘the, many con- tests that had taken place led to the knowledge, of the, benefit that would accrue to the game, if.a proper revision of the,rules were to be had, and\a-new codevestablished, . After several pre- liminary meetings had: been-held by, the prominent ¢lubs,among themselves, it was decided to. call a conyention.of delegates{rom each of the clubs, for the purpose of establishing a permanent Ade of rules by which all could, in future, be governed. In pur- suance of this resolve, a call, signed by the officers of the Knick- erbocker Club—as the senior organization of the kind—was issued, and the ultimate result was the assembling of the dele- gates to the first Convention of Base-Ball Players, which con- vention was held in New York City, in May, 1857. At this convention a series of rules and regulations were adopted, by which the various clubs, who were represented in the convention, were governed during the season of 1857. ln March, 1858, the second convention was held, and at this meet- ing the annual convention was declared a permanent organiza- tion, and the requisite constitution and by-laws having been former, the “ NATIONAL AssociaTION OF Bask-BALL PLAYERS” sprung into existence. and commenced its useful career, which has thns far been one as beneficial to the interests of the game, as it has been creditable to its respective members. The first annual meeting of this Association was held at th Cooper Institute, March 9, 1859, at which convention the rules and regulations were again revised and amended, in accordance with the improvements the experience of the previous season’s play had rendered necessary. The officers of the Association, ton. were re-elected. It was at this convention that the abo- lition of the custom of furnishing refreshments on the occasion of matches was unanimously recommended. This custom, which originated in a desire to promote friendly intercourse
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12 DIME BASK-BALU PLAYER. between thé members of the several clubs; had degenerated into one’ seriously detrimental to the interests of the game, owing to the spirit of emulation that arose among the clubs, each aspir- ing to excel the other inthe expense and splendor of these en- tertainments. It almost led to the dismemberment of ‘three or four ofthe leading clubs, and the abolishing of the custom was as desirable as it was prudent. Since then it has never exceeded the’ bounds of moderation, and, thetetire, has lost all its objec- tionable features. ‘For‘the benefit of those clubs desirous of belonging to the National Association—as all should that have the interest and ‘welfare of the game at heart—we give the new pat ige or of the Naticnal Association : ZJOHUGEE:
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAXER 18 Selection of a Grountk) iio) In selecting a suitable ground; there are’ many points to’ 'be vaken into consideration. The ground should be level, and the surface free from all irregularities, and) if possible, covered with fine turf; if the latter can not be done; ‘and the soil is gravelly, a loamy soil should be laid’ down arétnd the bases, and all’ the gravel removed therefrom, because; at ‘the’ bases frequent “falls ‘occur, and on gravelly soil injury, in stich ciises, will strely?é- sult to both the clothes and body of ee ‘in the on scraped hands, arms, knees, etc. ma The ground should ‘be well ‘rolled’ aa ‘it adas greatly to the pleasure of playing to have the whole ‘field smooth and in good order ; it will be found that such a course will fully compensate for the trouble and expense attending it. The proper size for a ground is about six hundred feet in length, by four hundred in breadth, although a smuller field will answer. The home base must be fui] seventy feet from the head or ine field. The space of ground immediately behind the neme base, and occupied by the catcher, should be not only free ‘nom turf, but the ground should be packed liard and smooth, ‘and free from gravel. To mark the position for the: bases, square blocks of wood or stone should be placed/in the ground, ‘low enough to be level with the surface, at the base points, to ‘each of which strong iron staples should be attached) If the ‘>locks are of stone, have the staples inserted with lead; and if made of wood, let the staples be screwed ‘in; not driven,-for ip he latter case they will either become loose, or ultimately Griven into the wood altogether ; in either case becoming en- uirely useless, Measuring the Ground. | . . Sibiben stsacnen: methods by which the ground may. ae sevtly measured; the following is as simple as any : Having ‘determined on the point of the home base, measure from that point, down the field, one hundred and twenty-seven feet four
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14 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. inches, and the end will indicate the position of the second base; then take a cord one hundred and eighty feet long, fasten one enc at the home base, and the other at the second, and then grasp it in the center and extend it first to the right side, which will give the point of the first base, and then to the left, which will indicate the position of the third; this will give the exact meas- orement, as the string will thus form the sides of a square whose side is ninety feet. Ona line from the home to the second base, and distant from the former forty-five feet, is tae pitcher's first point, the second point being six feet further; on the same line. The foul-ball posts are placed on a line with the home and first base, and home and third, and should beat least one hundred feet from the bases. As these posts are intended solely to assist the umpire in his decisions in reference to foul balls, they should be high enough from the: ground, and puinted, so as to be dis- tinctly seen from the umpire’s position.. Flags are the best for she purpose. The Bases. The bases should be made of the best heavy: canyas, and of double thickness, as there will be much jumping on them with spiked shoes, and if the best material is not used, it soon wears out. The proper size of a base is about fourteen inches by seven- teen; but as long as it covers one square foot of ground when secured to the base post, the requirements.of the.rules will be fulfilled. The straps with which. the bases are held in position should be made of harness leather, about one and a half inches wide, They must pass entirely around the bases, and be securely fastened to them. New bases filled with hair and with paten} fastenings have recently been introduced. Pitcher’s Points and Home Bases. The location of the pitcher’s points and the home base aw ‘hist cOvéeF a Square foot of surface. ‘Phe'piteher's quoit should ‘be square and about half the size of the home -base ‘plate. “They should be cast with See ‘side to keep them in place. ©
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DIME BAsh-BALL «PLAYER. 15 ai anittid baad to acid, Satay “Phe. 2 ee ej, 2 : “Shemlesigulning! the | form and dimensions of ‘the ‘bat ad follows: ** Section 2; Rule 2d. The: batamust: be round, wud must’ not exceed two anda half inchésimdiameter im the thickest parts It must’be madecf: wood;and:must not exceed fuity-two inches in length. Bats are ordins “ily from thirty to forty incles#in lengthy and from two to three p“ “ands in in | weight, the former weight being most desirable. The description of Wood x 46* in use is ash, but maple, white and pitch pine, and also hickory tatwane in —— use, eee forthe size governing the selection. °° * > For a bat of theditim ‘weight, ash ix eel as its fiber is tough'and élastic.” ‘The English willow hat revently been used, and is favorably regarded by many. “This latter wood is very light and close in fibér, and ‘ answers thé purpose t ter than any other wood for a liglit bat.” In the choice of a bat, select Plight one, as it can b> wielded better, and in match games it is desirable that the; Player be ~~ to strike quick « saoneh to meet thie. ‘rapid P itching. that, has rv cently c come in vogue. We ‘would 1 not recommend a bat muci under two pounds. in weight, eee OF is required to over, come ‘the resistance of th the. m nae ad Rahs a | einen different: modes;.and: cdehisilfeonenh — of batting,, Some take the batowith: the left hatid on the handle, and slide the right from thedarge end toward the handle}; ‘others grasp it nearly one-third of, the distance froin the small-end, se that both hands appearmear the middle of the bat; others again take hold: with both: hands well dowmon theandle, and swing the bat with a naturaland free stroke, while great foree is give’ to.the hit: all. give good reasons for their several sty.es.. Prac tice with: one bat, as) a) player:thereby, becomes mre: sure of!’ strikingthan he wouldwere:he constantly to:chanige his’ bate In. striking at the ball, not)try, to hit it so-hard that you throw yourself.,off your balance,-but. plant: your ‘fect: firmly ‘o> the ground, and.swing the bat in ss natural a manneras possible”
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15 DIME BASZ-RALL PLAYER. (he secret of hard-hitting lies in the quick stroke and firm position of the batsman thé moment the ball is struck. This will account forsome’small and light:men'being hard hit- ters... Let the left foot, be.placed on the line. indieated asthe! atriker’s position, and themevery- ball thatconies:perpendicularly from the bat to the ground willybe:a foul ball ;| but. should yon seagate Ai u uires oO 93F a 4 OPS Bah.” ™ _ The rule states that the ball must, be composed. of. India rub- ber and yarn, covered. with leather, the proper weight being five and one-quarter ounces avoirdupois, and its. circumference. nine and one-half .. inches, The balls, are easily made, but it would be advisable to, obtain them from some well- -known, maker, as there will then be. no chance of their being wrong in size or weight. Th ip covering ig. Usually Sheepskin, and ona turf ground this covering will last some time... i ogo thee oo ibe Game. tad Base-Ball is played by: nine ‘players On a side: one side ewking, the bat, and the other the field. aes occupy - the ‘follow. ing positions in tile’ field : ‘Catcher, tcher, PRiat Second and Third Basemen, Short Stop, and Right, Left fand Center Fields- man, The side that wins the toss, have the choice of taking the bat or the field at their option. ‘The batsman stands at the home base, on a line drawn through its center—parallel to one extending from first:to third base+4and ‘extending ‘three feet on each side of it. When he) hits the -ball, he starts for the first’ base, ancLis succeeded: by player after player unti) three are put out, aw hich time the side occupying the field take their — at the bat, and, in like manner,:play theircinnings) » When the, batsman: succeeds in reaching tle home’ hase, seh! touched by the ball in the hands of an adversary, and’after sue- cessively touching :the first, second, and third bases, ke is en- tied to score one run; and whew hevhits the ball far enough to adniit: of his making the four “bases “before ‘itis retarned, he makes what is termed a home run.‘| Ning ivnings are played on’ each side, and thr party making the greatest number of runs win! the, match. In’ case of -a tie, at’ the eloseof the nintb
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 7 innings, the game, by mittual’¢onsent, can be pro.onged innings after mnings, until one or other of the contesting sides obtains tha most-runs, And if any thing occur to. interrupt. or. puta stop tothe game. before five annings, on each, side, have -beea played, the game must be drawn, . The ruies and- regulations aL sngemeaaire ali further diertjenionis reference te t's bar sritt proda on Ve I i fHnortt Ios THE iseeeiG wid % on THE sre. The Cateher. his: Sade iglesia cheseingiatien 6 inant Saar or thrown to the home base. He must/be fully prepared to catch all foul balls, especially tips, and be able to throw theball accurately and swiftly to the’ bases, and also keep'a bright look- out over the whole field. _When.a player has made dis: first base, the Catcher should take a position nearer the striker, ia order to take the ball from the pitcher before it bounds;:and the moment the ballis delivered by the pitcher, and the player rune from the first to; the second base, the Catcher should stake the ball befre bounding, and send itto the second base ascswifily us possible, in: time to cut off the player before he cam touch the base; in the latter case it would: be.as well, in the majority of cases, to send the ball a little to the right).of{the base: The same advice holds good in reference to a player running from the second base to the third. As the position occupied. by the Catcher affords him the best view of the field, the person filling it is generally chosen captain, although the pitche:'is ssmetimes eclected for that honor. We ‘would suggesc, Lowever, that some other player than the pitcher be selected :us captain, frons the fact:that the physical laborattached to that position tend: to increase the player’s excitement, especially ir the contest is # close one, and it is requisite that the captain should be as Cow and collected as possible.: The Catcher, whenever he sees sev- eral fielders running to’catch a ball, should designate by ‘name, the one he deems most sure of taking it, in which case the others should refrain from the attempt to catch the ball un the fly, and strive only to catch it in case of its being otherwis missed.
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18 DIME BASE-BAWL PLAYER: ~The Pitcher. or Mani This player’s’ sonia ‘is behind a line two’ yartorte length, drawn at right’angles to a line froii home to secund "base; and having its center wpon that line ut a point distant fortyfve’ feet fromthe former base. His movenients, immediately preceding, and at the time of! déliveriiig’ the ‘ball, are to’ be confined toa space of ground bounded by the above line, and one six feet in the rear of it; and while in the act of delivering the ball both of hia feet must be within the lines of his. position. He must pitch the ball, not jerk or throw it; and he must deliver the ball a8 near as possible over thé Réihe base, and fairly for the striker, and sufficiently high to prevent its bounding before it “passes the base. If he fails in tliis respect, it is theumpire’s duty to call ballsoupon him; ‘as prescribed in Sectiom2; Rule 24. When m the aet of delivering the ball, the pitcher must avoid having tither foot in advance or in the rear of the lines of ‘his position or otherwise a balk will be declared; this penalty is also infliet- ed when*he moves with the apparent purpose of delivering the ball, and fails'so to'do.; ‘When a player attempts to tun in te the home base ‘while he is pitching, he should follow the ball to the home base as soon’as it leaves his hand, and’be ready at the base to take it from the ¢atcher. The Pitcher will frequently have to occupy a base on occasions when the proper guardian has lefvit to field the ball. “And in cases where a fou! ball has bee. struck, and the*player running a base endeavors to return tothe base he has‘ left, the Pitcher should run to the base the'player is trying’to return ‘to, and receive the ball from the fielder, in order to comply with Section 3, Rule 4th. The Pitcher who can com- bine what is called “headwork” in pitching with an accurate delivery is the most effective player in that position. We would remind him that in cases where a player has reached his first’ base after striking, it is the Pitcher's duty to pitch the ball to the hat, and not to the catcher ; and should the batsman refise to strike at good balls repeatedly pitched to him, itwill be the umpire’s duty poe egret a ae tere in ee tis crerHest
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DIME BAsE-BALL- PLAYER. 18 Short Stop. This position onithe field is a very important one, for on the activivy and judgment of the Short Stop depends the greates part of the in-fielding, His duties are to stop all balls that come within bis reach, and pass them to whatever base the striker may be running to—generally, however, the first-base. In eack ease his aim must be sure, and the ball sent in swiftly, anc rather Jow tlian high. He must back up the pitcher, and, when vecasion requires, cover the third base when the catcher throws todt aso back up the second and third bases when the bali is wrown in from the field: He shuuld be a fearless “fielder, and one ready and able to stop aiswift ground-ball; and he can wrow swiftly and. accurately, it would ‘be -as well to be @ little aeliberate in sending the bal) tothe ‘first base; as itis better to. be sure and. just in time, than to-risk a wild throw by being in too great a hurry. His position is generally in the center of the triangle formed by the second and third bases and the pitcher’s position, but he should change it according to his knowledge of the striker’s style of batting.. He nist also be on the alert to take foul balls on the bound that are missed on the fly by either the third ‘baseman or pitcher, or indeed any other player he can get near enough to to be eifective in this respect. In doing this, however,he should be careful not to interfere withthe fieller who is:about catching the ball. In order to pre- vent him doing so, the catcher should’ caj! to that fielder who he thinks will best take the ball on the fly. An effeetive Short Stop and a good first base player, especially if they are familiar with each other’s play, will materially contribute | to the success- ful ees ofa er omg game. “First Base. The First Baseman : should. playa little below his base, and inside the line of the foul-ball post, as he will then get within reach of balls that would otherwise, pass him. The moment the ball is struck, an1_he finds thatit,does mot.come near him, he should promptly return to his base, -and stand in readiness, with one foot on the base, to receive the ball from any player that.may haye fielded it. The striker can be put out at this pase without being touched by the ‘all, provided the fielder,
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20 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER with the ball in hand, towchés the ‘base with any part of his person before the striker reaches it. The player will find it good practice to stand with one’foot on the base, and see how far he can reach and take the ball, from the fielder; this prac- tice will prepare him for balls that are thrown short of the base. In the same manner he should learn to jump up. and take high balls. This position requires the player filling it to be the very best of catchers,as he will be required to hold yery swiftly- thrown balls. The moment he has held the-ball, he should promptly return it to the pitcher, or to either of the other bases a player is running to, as in some instances two and sometimes three players are put out by promptitude in this-respect.. For instance, we will. suppose a player to .2 on each of the first, second, and third bases, and the striker hits the ball to the short fielder, the latter sends it to the catcher, who, in turn, seads it to the third base, and the third baseman to second, and if this be done rapidly in each. case, all three players will be put out, as it is only requisite, under such circumstances, for the ball to be held on the base before the player reaches it—not the player to be touched with it—for each player to be put out. Should the ball, however, be sent to first base, and the striker be put out, in such case it will be requisite that each other player be touched with the ball, as in the first case they are forced from their bases, but in the latter they are not. We give this as an illustration of a very pretty point of the game. For the rule in reference to it, see Section. 1, Rule 4th. : _ Second Base. a This position is considered by many to be the key of the field, and therefore requires an excellent player to occupy it. He should be an accurate and swift thrower, a sure catcher, and # thorough fielder. He should play a little back of his base, and to the right or left of it, according to the habitual play of the striker, but generally to the right, as most balls pass in that direction. He should back up the pitcher well, allowing no balls to pass both that player and himself too. When the striker reaches the first base, the Second Baseman should im- mediately return to his’ base and’stand prepared:to receive the hall from the catcher, and ‘put out his opponent by touching
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. a «tm with the ball, which’it 13 requisite to do on this base as well as onthe third and home bases, except in the cases of balls caught on the fly, or foul balls, in both of which instances a player can be put out in returning to the base he. has left in the same manner as;when runving to the. first base—see rule 4th. When the catcher faiis to. throw the ball with accuracy to the Second Baseman, the latter should by all means manage to stop the ball, if he can’ not catch ‘it,“in time to put out his opponent." He should —_ promptly return the ball to the pltobier : ds 7 Third Penn The Third Base is quite as important a position as the others, and it requires its occupant to be a good player, as some very pretty play is frequently shown on this base. Its importance, however, depends i in a great measure upon the ability displayed by the catcher, who, if he is not particularly, active, will gener- ally sacrifice this base by ‘giving his principal attention to the second. A player who catches with his left hand will not make a good Third Baseman. The same advice in regard to the Droper method of practice for the first base, is equally applica- ble to the second and third, but it is not quite as necessary to the two latter as to the former. Should a player be caught be- tween the bases, in running from one to the other, it is the surest plan to run in and put the player out at once, instead of passing the ball backward and forward, as a wild throw, or a bal’ missed, will almost invariably give the player the base. All three of the basemen should avoid, by all fair means, ob- structing the striker from reaching the base, as the penalty for any willful obstruction is the giving of the base to the striker, We scarcely need to remind each of the basemen that when- ever they ask for judgment from the umpire, on any point of play, that they should forbéar from commenting on the same, be it good or bad, but receive it in entire silence. Such is the course “ gentleman will always pursue. jeties = Lett. Fiela. eutspiumnoarvenenntetie fielder who océupies it eben gine ronner}a fine thrower, and an excellent and sure catcher; as prob- ®bly three out of every six balls nit are sent toward the left field
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33 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Center Field. The same qualities are requisite also in this position as ne cessary in the left field, but not tothe extent required by the latter fielder. The center fielder should always be in readiness to back up'the second base, and should only go to long field in cases where a hard-hitter is at the bat. Right Field. This position also requires a good player to occupy it: .In fact the three positions in the out field depend upon the loca- tion of the ground, as much as‘any thing, as to which of the three positions requires the best out. fielder. On Fielding In all cases the out-tielders should be able. to throw the ball from long field to the ho:ne base, and after they have either caught or stopped the ball, they should promptly return it either to the base requiring it, or to the pitcher, but they should never hold the ball a moment longer than is necessary to throw it. Another point of their fielding should be to start the mo- ment the bal] is hit, and try their utmost to take it on toe ay, and not wait until it is about touching the ground. Bear in mind that it is easier to run forward to take a ball, than, by be- ing too eager, to try and take it by running tabxwanl, remember, however, that a ball hit high to long fie:d invariably appears to be coming further than it really does, as, after it has reached its hight, it falls at a far more acute angle than it arose at; it there. fore requires considerable judgment to measure the precise dis- tance it wat fall. The Batsman. This player mast, toke his position astride.a line drawn through the center of the home base, not exceeding in length three feet from either side thereof, and parallei with the line of the pitch- er’s position. He can await the coming ofa suitable ball for.oim to strike, but he should not be too fastidious in this respect, or otherwise he will be liable *to incur *the penalty attached toa violation of Section 1, Rule 3d. S me batsmen. are in. the habit ya rermamgargsge se who has wouirwirevesains
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DIME “Hise BALL Prater” 2 the first base, cali inuke ‘his'Séodnd: uta good Batsman strikes at the first g60d ball pitched fo him aid this is: decideMy the fairest ‘and best’ method to’ be ‘adopted, as it is the’ most likely to” leadito'x ‘suetessfal result, and’keeps the game lively did inter- esting. The Batsmin, when ‘he ‘las ‘hit the ball, shonld drop bis bat (not throw it behind bim) and run for'the first’ base, not waiting to Wear whether the ball has been declared’ foul or not, as if it be’a foul ball, he can ‘easily return to the base) but should” it be fair, he will be well'6n his way to'the base. “The umpire Will call’all foi) balls immediately they are ‘struck, but wil keep silent when the ball is a2 fair'éne?* Although the rules expressty’ state what the Batsman i is to'Uo, it'will’be as well to’¥efer ‘here to'the rules applicable to the armee as they can” tict'be too ‘fas miliar'to him. ‘The Batsmai fs out if é strikes at the oail three titties Without hitting it, and ifthe third! time te Dall be stritck at it'is eanght by the’ tateliér either on the’ fly Or first bound; of, if thé ball be fielled to'the first base betvre the striker reach. es it; or; if he runs from any base, except the homie ‘base, on'a foul ball, and the ball be held on’the base before he euti return’ t6 it; or, if a fair’ball be caught on ‘the ‘fly; “br, if at® ay" time while runnilig the “bases, he be touched by the bal while in playin the hands of an Advérsary, without"some part of his person’ being on the bisé." “He is also outif he try to make either the second, third;‘or'home’bases after tle’ ball has been’ struck, and caught on the’fly, and he fail’ to retiim to'the base’ he his left before the ball be held ont? If, however, tie should succeed in this latter Case in reaching the base’ before’ the ball,” hie Gan inimediately re-endeavor to make the base he was run- ning to without beitig obliged to aWait the ball’s being hell by the! pitcher. In the case where héis rimning for i base on a foul ball, he should see thatthe ball’ has bech settled in the hands of the pitener—wlio need hot be in'his’ position to receive it—betore i! reaches the base, or otherwise he can not be put, out without being touched by the: ball, In running, the bases, he-should: use his own judgment asito the proper'time tomake a base,un- less'the captain calls'te him to run, in ‘which case he should obey the call; but it will be as well not to snind the’ suggestion cf any other person on the field, as the captain is the only: Proper pendon-to direct: player in’ his movements. “r je
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24 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Umpires and their Duties. ...5 >. “The umpire should be a player familiar with every peint.of the game... The position of an Umpire.isan honorable one, but, its duties.are any thing but agreeable, as, it is next, to an impos- sibility to give entire satisfaction;to.all parties,.concerned inna, match. It,is almost unnecessary.to remark that-the-first, duty of an Umpire is, to enforce. the. rules ~of the, game with: tha, strictest impartiality ; and inorder to do so, it would be as well for him, the moment he assumes his position on the ground, to: close his eyes to the fact. of there being .any: player, among the contestants, that is not ap entire.stranger to him;,by this means he will free his mind from,any friendly, bias. le must first.see that the ball used has the size,weight, and.maker's namestamp-) ad on it, in accordance with Section, 1,. Rule 7th. Whenever point is to be decided upon, rest the: decision upon the first im- pression, for however incorrect it, at any time, may be, it is inya- riably the most impartial one.. The Umpire should avoid conversation with any party during a-mstch:game,and@ also turn a deaf ear to all outside comments on his decisions. ; ,He should give all his decisions in a loud tone of voice, especially in cases of foul balls, keeping silent when.a fair bull isstruck. Heshould also declare how and by whom the striker has been put out. When a.striker persists in. refusing to hit at good balls, in order to allow the player who has reached-his first base to make his. second, the umpire should not) hesitate. to enforce Section 3, Rule 3d, by calling out “ one strike,” and then twovand three strikes, if such conduct is continued. A few.instances of prompt enforcement of this rule, in such cases, would soon puta stop to this objectionable habit, , Incases, too, when the pitcher delivers balls, either to intimidate the batsman,.by hiuling him with the ball, or in such amanner that the batsman can not hit them, the Umpire, anne promptly enforce the rule laid down. for 9 call balls on the pitcher. The ¢ mp pire should keep ae on the movements of the va er in delivering tl the being careful to notice, firstly, that has neither foot in ura een he ae when the« ball is delivered ; fae ee te the bal I be ered jake sate side, and thereby etked inst oO ere ‘and thi sate thi ead eaten Sa SH peta arm, and “also that he ‘does! Hot his arm with” wpparent purpose ot delivering this veal, «unless be doer
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DIME . BASE-BALL. PLAYER. 25 actually deliver it)- in either case, his. failure to abide by the rules renders him liable to the penalty of abalk.. The Umpire. should. require ,the,batsman to, stand. astride a line, running through the center of the home base, parallel toa line from the tirst to the third base, and extending three. feet.on each side Should the striker -fail.to, do so,-the, Umpire, must. call “ fow. strike” when the batsman strikes at the ball, and three sucb strikes puts him out, Whenever a foul ball is caught after re- g from the side of a building, a fence or a tree, provided it has not touched the ground, it should be considered no catch, and no player can be put out on such a catch. The Umpire should sée that the spectators are not allowed to stand near, and especially within the line of the foul-ball post, or in any way interfere with or crowd upon the scorers. His position is to the right of, and between the striker and catcher, in’ a line with the home and third base; in ‘the case of a left-handed striker, hé should stand On the left of the striker. Whenever a disposition is evinced on the part ‘of either side of the contest ants in a match: to prolong the game until darkness puts a stop to it, in order to secure an ‘advantage obtained, but which by fair play would in all ‘probability be lost, the ‘Umpire should degide the game ‘by the last innings that had been fairly played. There have been one or two instances where this contemptible conduct has been resorted to, and as it isa course that is dis. creditable to all concerned in it, it can not be too much ¢on- demned. The Umpire should constantly bear in mind that upon bis manly, ' fearless, and impartial conduct in a match mainly depends the ‘Pleasure that all, more or ont will derive from it Nereaeeie ‘ +i Vises re yoy ati a _ The Ane gen rot a " ‘The same person 1 shonld i ly be sett to ~ “ie! score of all match games, an he should one whose familiar-_ ity with the | game will admit of his recording ¢ eyery’ point of it that occurs in a match. ‘He shotld be one also whose géntle- manly conduct will render him acceptablé t6’all who s ble’ to make inquiries of him relative to the score of the game. The Position occupied by the Scorer shouli be kept entirely clear
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26 DIME BASH-bAld PLAYER. Of all\persons, except ‘those! who- bie enjigartestes port ‘ihatches for the’ press>*for!the! latter are entitled tovevery: attention under 8ugh ¢ireumstinces, in return for their effortsae promote ‘the ‘interests 6fthe-gume by giving publicity“to ta’ miiny contests “thattake® place, Téayoid himoyancée t6 Ure Seorer, the rte ctr = naar wit blauk sheeta: ‘Rules ont 2 Fo ma on ‘of a” crabs otis Before SEDI, a ‘club, it_w : many there are, of ‘those desirg an ganization, who will U mace ip to place it.on.@ permanent footing and especially, is it requis. ite’ that 3 majority of the members, should. be those Ey eto de- vote a portion of their. time to. the pecessary, practice cf the eas and at the same time be fully alive to a hae fare of ipa they Join. . Being sotietied dn, Te Bs aeataees ate name, an the Vocal, of the seh gan cate should. be d. avoid, if possible, the se! ari. of Apameal kaming the, Constijnty a and Mo ing any rule that cap sobor Wi "te gn pling. that _w, wise, lead toa lay’ vy of H ei ay ately, necegeary for the exbtence of the he fines, i Lape ibe, hel ages easier, of. a 7d fa effectis ;amoun Ut _Tue officers of the sy ae uence viet members the cof, P' ee the oc- casicns app inted either. ies lng oF ee players, ing is not necessary that they should requisite 7 pility to properly ation the club on all coon In adr sting new members,.be surethat they are persons of good he*jits and character. A person of a quae dispo- cnt raga ee sy et ea : ane i 7? Ras. a ae mine ae Sit: ing, ho woul al ORR, ges OF SNE AMM. SGA Th Bariecc <Pipen bdT ties 01h} 40 stone yilt chovitelst.ciid 3o-esizitipa! sdgag cd vals Ylsutas iqsd sd tivods stcoG sul yd Seignoes neuen
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DIMM TASE-BALL PLAYER 27 CONSTITUTION Article I. S=ction 1. This club shall be known as the ——- Base Bal! Oluu oe me PS and shall consist of not more that ~ ayembers. Article It. Szorron 1. Tho desirous of becoming members, can ‘be proposed at any mcc.ing, but must be’ Lene for at the: ensuing meeting. ° Src. 2. ‘Proposals cor membership must on desde by ‘some ‘member of the club other than the one proposing. Src. 3. Ata ballo. for membership negative votes shall exclude the candidice. Sec. 4. All pers ms who are elected members, must subscribe to the Constitution and so -Laws, pay their initiation fee and ar dues, and farnish their address to the Eocretaty. of the ‘club, within: days after notice of election, or claim of membersliip. Sec. 5. Honorary members must be: elected -by-a ixiiaieibes vote of the members present at a regular meeting. They are not required to pay either initiation fee or mestsgaet ere Lo be pubject tothe laws of the club. Src. 6, Any member desirous of withdrawi fren the club, must tender his resignation in writing at a eveedians no Beda shall be accepied from any member who isin arrears es to the elub. Article III. 1, ‘The offlgers of this club shall consist “ptm Presi- dent, President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three’ Directors whose teria of office shall be.one-year. Sec. 2. The election of officers shall be by ballot, shall take place at the first regular meetin ie oe: Tigh ahll be balloted fbr separate seraliiee or ils @ majority of es. to entitle them to an e their Fespateive duties immediately Nacreaher - Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the President to predde. at all meetings; t» enforce a at oa observance of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Clu to appoint all committees, not other- wise provided for, and have the casting vote in case of a tie upon any question.
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28 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Sec. 4. 'The duties of the Vice-President shall be to perform those of the President, in the absence of that officer. 8xc. 5. The duties of the Secretary shall be to keep all the books of the club, except. those of the Treasurer, attend to all correspondence, Call all meetings of the club, keep a roll of the members, which he shall cal! at the opening of every meet- ing; and such other duties as may be found in the following articles. = Src. 6. The dutics of the Treasurer shall be to receive and disburse all the funds of the club; keep a book of individual accounts; pay all bills made or approved by the President, and render vouchers for the same; and at é ne ag meeting, when called upon to do so, report to the presiding officer the financial condition of the club. Src. 7. It shall be the duty of the directors to take charge of the necessary implements of the club; determine the time to commence and close the season for field. exercise; and to all miscellaneous duties not otherwise provided for. Sec. 8. In case of any office becoming vacant, the vacancy shall be immediately filled by a new election. ta Article Iv. Scrion 1. The stated meetings of the club shall be held monthiy, at 8 o’clock, P. M. Sxc. 2. members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at regular meetings. Sec, 8. The President shall call extra meetings for business, at the written request of a regular quorum of members, or when he may deem it expedient. ; Src. 4.'Tiie days for field exercise shall be such as ma py ana from time to time at the regular meetings “A : Sxc. 5. All committees shall report at the next meeting after their appointment, except when the nature of their business re- quires a longer time. Article V. Section 1, weer sberiog amendment, or addition to the Constitution or By-Laws, shall bz delivered to the President ir writing, who publish the seme Aisd 42 club, and at the nex regular meeting it shall be coasidered and adopted, if two thirds of the members present concur _ me tee
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DIME BASE-BAL. PLAYER 29 BY-LAWS. fem : bo) Article Te, ™ Ax the we taeidar eeetes, of the club, the folloiiig order of sare shall.be observed ;, 1st, calling the roll; 2d, reading the tes of the: previous: meeting ; 3d, collection of. dues and st “4th, ig members, and ‘election ‘thereof; th, re- rts of committées ; and 6th, miscellaneous business. “A. mo- ve pertnent sti always, be in order... “Article po cae IEE AS 8 i silt 38 jehaconihianenisinie ‘of this club-shall sparen dnitis- a fee of — ie nyeneipctoatialls pay a— due wa teigaieme mas zat ks ae ok = No expenses be; FedeshAensa on, match days shall | be paid out of the funds of this club. All such expenses to be defrayed ‘by individual subscriptions only. And: all assessments Jevied on the members of this club, shall be paid Or not, ‘at the® ‘option of each member assessed. aweiry © oe ules Article IDV> pareeee Who shall use profine Tanguace, ‘of the ent, or during field exercise,’ hgoenes Tbe rs ut 7 4} O8 sete es hina 2... deiheeneabttidinpaing: the, decision of the: Unpie uring field exercise, shall be fined —— cents. dat cecal _member.,. refusin ain ae eid exercise, and a while he has sre tin, Cats oh ‘Src. 4. Any ome who shall absent himself from a bus - om meeting without’ a sufficient excuse, shall be* fined cen : ter fritesiecss 880.5. Any member, elther ak meeting for business, ar eld exercise, not coming to order when call aapon to do. by the President or Captain shall be fined —— 3 POM Sec. 6. Any member refusing to pay Bt ‘files and dues im- posed by these By-Laws, or who shall absent himself from field exercise fo the space of three months, may be suspended or ex- peed by a vote of of the members present at a meeting.
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30 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER: Sxo. 7. Any member under suspension is subject to dues, sat can not either vote or participate in field ex Article V, Members when assembled for field: exercise will be directed by two Captains, who shall be designated by the presiding osficer oF the club present. The Captains are to have absolute control of the game, and shall designate each position the player is to occupy in the field, which position can not be changed without the consent of the redpantive: Captains. The ding officer will also desi, some member to act as' Umpire, whose duty, on such « ons, shall be to keep the in a book, resery for that purpose, and also note all violations of the By-Laws. He decide all disputes relative to the game, and shall collect the fines “incurred during the game, and pay the same to the Treasurer. If there be not a sufficient number of the members of the club present when a match be made up, others, not members, may be chosen to make up a game, which sean ok oe nana ene mat aie und later than the time appoin' or commencing Z ST other cases members shall have the preference. - Article VI. alteration, addition, or amendm S rae Epa in the sume manner as aC my eg Section —, of the Constitution. bos Our readers will perceive that the Constitution and By-Laws just given contain no fines for non-appearance on practice-days, experience having shown that such are almost useless, partly from the difficulty attending the collection of such smal] amounts, but principally from the valid excuses rendered ‘by the absentee. iS ‘ i 9 Rite ‘Clubs are now known either as“ Amateur” or “ Professional” ‘clubs, according as they employ professional players in their club. Any club having more than two professionals in thei organization, is liable to be rated as a professional club. Ama teur clubs are allowed one professional player to take charge of a ground. Professional clubs are those who have a majority of their nine composed of paid players.
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we ~~ DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 3t ; ? & evi 8 rorote! ON sconind’ IN BASEL” “The system of scoring how in vogue throughout | the country Was first. introduced by the author of this book in 1867, and aince then it had’ béen ass generally adopted. "The scorer of a base-ball match has either to perform a very simple task, or he has a duty to attend to ‘which requires his close attention to every thovement of the players in the field. To record the simple outs and runs of a match requires only the use Of the figures 1,2, and 8 for the ‘purpose of recording the outs made by each player ; and only a dot OE for each run scored; thése are addéd’ up at the close of ‘the and the total of each placed opposite the name of the ba eman making them, the score ofthe runs made each innings teing placed ut the foot of the column of each inning. This record only gives the simple scores of outs and runs in the game. To scoré a game, however, in such a manner as to provide correct and reliable data for a true estimate of the ski af each player at the bat and in the field in a game, involves consider- able more work. We shall now proceed to describe in full our latest and’ improved system of scoring in base-ball matches, by means of which a full and correct analysis of each Player’s skill can be readily arrived at, at the close of each season. The only true estimate of a batsman’s skill, is that based on the number of times he makes his bases on hits, not- by, ¢rrors of the fielders, but by what is known as “ clean” hitting. For instance, if’a batsman hits a ball to the short stop, which the latter stops easily but throws -wildly to the first base, the bats- man may thereby get home on the errorand score his run, while he would not be really entitled to ‘his first base by his hit. On the other hand he may, by a sharply-hit ground-ball, be enabled to reach his first base in ‘safety by means of his good batting, and yet, by the inferior batting of his successor, he may be easily put out at second base from being: forced off: It’ will be seen therefore that while in the one ease he scores a run on @ poor hit, in the other he is charged with an out on # good one. This shows how unreliable the score of outa, and runs is. as a criterion of good batting.
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82 DIME, BASE-BALL PLAYER Before proceeding further we give a diagram of the score of & game, prepared for publication in &, pewspaper, W. which gives the full details ‘of a regular match. We give a copy of the actual score of the match played between the Atlantic and Muttal Clubs on Oct. 12, 1868. Tlie éolumns of figures opposite each batsman’ 8 name, of, each club give a ~full record of the- principal points of play of each of the | two nines both. in ‘batting and fielding. In batting we have the record of the outs and runs each made; also the number of times the first base was “made by “clean”. bits, and the total bases so made; also the number of times each player was left on his base "aller making it bya good hit; also the number of times he made his first. base_ by errors of we In the “record of the fielding of each yay itis oy foul bound-catches, and also the number of times he rie vthers in putting players out, with the total of those put out, and the total errors committed. BATTING. } FIELDING. —_————— || —— * . 2 g = Loyry ~a g Z is - cs] ; S oud 2¢ F} 3. eS 2 ohgest ee ae oy ¥ BG - 3 2 Bug 2) ATLANTIC. gig setae ns 4H gai Paeess sid out seat geet Ou Se et ot) 9 Re EB Pearce, 8. @.......3 8 4 4 0 0 009 1°0'3 Smith, 8db...... 2-4 38°38 0 6 00 0°10 83 Start. Ist.be. ose 525° 6.1 O of 15. 2 2207 4 Shapmensb.£ oe eslh 2.4.6, 0.0 o} 0.0. 0,0,0.1 ih et Sera, 5 a 00000 6 Piste yes tee eee 38 3 3°8 0 0 0°38 22°57 Fergnsim, 2d be... 1 4-11 0 4 2008 3°83 Zeulein, PB... o.+«. -6.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1) 21 McDonald,r.f£,... 5.0.0 0 0.0 000002 Totals’). 2........27 22 2 28 1 6 17 7 215 27U }
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= i se - : gs $ 8s. : fagb | 28392, - ae ess seegcs MUTUAL. 3823 282428 eS Se wie eat a - —) Set eis se = 3 Sh mh SC 5 622453 RARE EE F aes ee pe Sa aE | C Huntici.....8 438 3 0 1 014070 Ei 2 + oe fk 07.46.03 |}, 1001 1,0 Wolters, P........ 8 48/3 0.1 000005 McMahon,Lf£....2 45 71 1 010010 Swandell,3db.....4 1 38 5 2 1 0060400 Mills; 1st bv... B12 Bi S12 12°1 61018 0 Dockney, c..;....5 0 8 4 0 °0 0: 2 8.0 812 Sewell, £.....-- ete 000000 mly,2d b....... 8-3 3 3-04 2104332 Totals =... .......27 25 28 86 412 | 15 6 3 9 2720 fmibedt: The above score presents the record of the game at the <_cse of the contest. We now proceed to show how the data from which the above analysis is made up, is recorded during the Progress of a game. The following is nearly a fac-simile of a score-sheet from Peck and- Snyder's Score-book (Mr. Chadwick's copyrignt) on which the qata is recorded which yields the analysis given in the preceding pages.
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SIO Soe M trom ae be Ls 00g ||| — | -— | | a Tht Kl a{a[e _———— ee | TT. “S.LIE |'84.00 oxo. | NO ¥itiwisalaltala PeiLiolgivisisity — * - [alo ja Poon ' Re Na Abe i A it atk dd | > BP acneneates 2 Sha. ks «4 F ; +) “BOMIMEI WOMBOOT —s ff}... cases esssevboece *mHOO8 ONICISIE e teens ewere QWAV1d NEBA||CATIVO AVIA OKI) 8100 |sas¥a SAV! aETE x fo grip ror og, ———_———_——_-. 9 fo a0) oy
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In the store sheet, of which this is a copy; the full headings of each columii appear; Dut in’ ‘this we! give: only the initials Of the words, "Thus, to the left, the initials répresent’ the words, Runs, Outs, First-base, Total Bases, Muffs,Called Balls, Left, and Home-runs. On tlie right the initials represent the’ werds, Bases, Fly, L for foul fly-catches, D for foul bound-catches, K for struck out, R for rans oat, T for’ totals, and A for times assisted : In recording a game on this fener gf qeomoshect we proceed asfollows: ~ Under the head of “ Batsmen” we place the.name. of the batting nine, and opposite, under the. head of “Fielders,” we Place the names of the opposing nine. These names we re-write on the other page | ‘of the book, reversing their order by placing the names which have been recorded. as. the batting Rine.on one page; as the fielding nine on the other, andthe fielding nine as the batsmen—the names*of the two contesting nines thus appearing on the book twice, once as batsmen, and once as‘fielders. Over the heading “ Batsmen” we record the time of commencing the game, and fhis is done only on the page on which the names of the niné who first go to the bat are recorded, the figures of the hour of the closing the game being placed over the heading “ Fielders” on the other page. Over the figures of the innings we record where and when the game was played. ~ Each fielder is numbered from 1 to 9, ad} in recording, in the Square of eacli innings, by whom players are put out, these figures are used to indicate the names of the fielders who put Fim ont. ‘The following-abbreyiations of words used to record the muvements-of each player during a game are now used by all scorers throughout thé country, the system having been indorsed by the National Association. A—put out on first base. L F—put out by foul fly-catches. B “ — “ second base. LD s “ vound catches, Cc “- “ third-base. RO =“ _ between the bases, H « “homebase. HR homeruns. , F “by fly-catches. K | put out by three strikes: The above, at first sight, would appear to be a complicated dlphabet to remember, but when the key is applied it will be at
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36 DIME BASE-BALL, PLAYER. once seen that.a boy could easily impress it on his. memory in a few minutes. .The,explanation is simply this—we use the first three letters of the. alphabet to indicate the three, bases; the first letter of the words ‘‘ Home”. and “Fly,” and. the last letter of the words ‘t Bound,” “Foul + and: “Struck.”, The following is, the.score-sheet of the Atlantic batting. oa Mutual fielding of the matelyjof Oct, 12, 1868, the full score of which we gave in the preceding pages. 4a oO Bc =] a La ,- 2 Py 8 Jewett, r. f
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oki wabeve score not only gives the-outs.and, runs;made by each, vatsman in'the game, but it also shows how he.was,put out ‘aud by whom.;, We will explain the first three innings by way of iNustrating the sysiem., Pearce was, the first striker, and be Was, fielded ont by; Flanly, whe passed the ball to Mills in time.to put him out at: first base. This is described as follows: The figure 1 on the lower line shows Pearce,to, be the first man out, and the figures above thenr stand inplace ofthe names of the fielders putting him out, viz., 9 for Flanly—he being the ninth man on the list—and 6 for Mills, the JetterA being-in place of the word “ first base.” Smith was thesecond man out, as indicated by the figure 2; and he was put out at first base by the fielding of Devyx and” ‘Mills, the figure 2 being in place of Devyr’s name—he being ‘second on the list of fielders—and the 6 for ‘Milis-name. The third striker. as Start, and he made a run, indicated by the dot ¢) in the lower corner. "Chapman was the fourth striker, and he struck out, the figure ‘8 showing him to ‘be third hand out, and the letter K standing for “struck ont.” The total score of the inning is recorded at the foot of the column, — __An. the second innings Mills put out Crane at first base; Mills was, fielded out by Flanly to Mills at first. base; +f eeguson scored arun, and Zettlein was third out on a foul bound by Dock- ney, the 7 being’in place of Dockney’s name and the letters L D standing in place of the words “foul bound.” . The total score of the inning is recorded as before, and below i is the grand to- tal of the game as far as played. In the third pring Mebuesld led off Ly striking ‘out, after which Pearce, Smith and Start scored runs, ‘Then Chapman was put out at second base—shown by the letier B—by Flanly fielding the ball to Devyr at second base, Crane was left on the second base--shown by the. figure | ‘and letter thus (ay in the corner—and Mills was third , hand out by the fielding of Swandell to Mills at first base. The total score of the innings was 8, and the grand total of the Atlantic at the close of the in- _ning was 5, shown by the figures at the foot of the column of the Now all this figuring and abbreviating can be recorded with gase as fast as the movements of the players are made, but
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38 Dr¥k Bask BALE PLAYER thotigir the record shows not only how and by whom efieh bats. fiiain ‘Was put out, and also Wis outs and mins, it does ‘not show how lie made his bases; wliether by good ‘hits or poor fielding, and as it'is very important Ww get at such data in order to arnve at @ cofrect estimite of @ Hatsninn’s skill in the ame we now proceed t6 illustrate our neWw system of recordifig bases on hits, a system, by the way, We Have’ tied fn’ our reporting fr ten years past; bat it was only in 1867 that We first gave it publicity to'atiy “extent ti = How to ‘Score eae Hits. ~ , “he most ré c data’ ich to base, an esti imate of 8 pie ts skill i of Nhs of the nun afer of times he ‘ean hits,” | that ‘is, not by on part ve the e blr, Peat as wild thro ws, dropped fly-balls 5, palpable muifs, but by skillful batting Y daly. Th addition aay of course, a ‘ae of the total mamber of Bases So ben but inasmuch as scorérs are a pt 16 be iigtken 3 i) their ate of the total bases ‘scored on 7 ASS {his reGOr? is Hor as reliable aa that of the number of times the first base so nie, for, Al nere is but a i a chance of mistakes bein, made in & een desta ag ie es ta? ‘We live shown at, meth 20d | rl of bow aad by whom & player is pu Tn 8 pt meuy i now present the ea at Boi widely wi avi the fitst base, is recorded By & tak NE ft- tows, #. A similar hit, giving the second Hr eres a mark thus, and one eins pe hird base by a mark 4 the Reters au rege a ed i payee oe > rah rie) “from a ba My Giles pot ite wet HW ae oft pie: Soke 7 Se eernhatiad iise thie’ foNowitle a a vila throw we make this mark, —*.” For ban a rotind mark, thos, 6) and fora miffed bah a da ‘Now by the above tigifes ‘a full Yecoril cain’ Vs ‘ms s made by clean hiis and also by errors. ©“ i. € now ‘come to ‘the instrictions in regard to whit cotisti tutes bases on “ clean ‘hits.”” A ‘hase is nade on a Cita “Mit when the ball is sent from the bat out of reach of a feliét, ara ee a manner as to admit of the bitsnian’s making iis first, second or thifd ase Hetote tlie ball Gah be felacd to eter Base
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DIME BASH-BALL PLAYER. 39 az the case may de, For instance, the batsman makes his 4ry vase by a clean hit when the ball is sent sharply along the giound out of reach of either of the in-fielders, or if he sends it “sately” over their heads, and yet not far enough to the out- fieid to enable them to catch him out. He also is entitled to his base on his hit if he sends a hot ball to the short stop or third baseman, and the ball be partially stopped but not in time t throw it to the base ; and, of course, he is entitled to a base on his hit if the ball be sent either over the heads of the out-ficlders or along the ground out of their reach. In fact, any “hot” ball which goes by the in-fielders to the out-fielders, from, being out of reach, givesithe batsman his base on a clean hit. The cases when batsmen are not entitled to bases on hits are as follows; ist, when a ball from the bat is dropped by the fielder ; 2d, when, if well stopped, it be wildly, thrown to the base; 3d, if it be muffed by the fielder; 4th, if it be muffed by the baseman when thrown in to him; and 5th, when the player on any of the bases is put out by being forced to vacate his base, for in this latter case any ball hit to a fielder so as to enable Lim to put out a base-runner who is forced to vacate his base, would have put out the striker if it‘had been thrown to the first base instead of to the second or third. Tt will be found an easy matter to record how the first base is made, as it is not Sifficult to estimate errots in the in-field, but when we record ‘he total number of bases made by clean hits, far more care and zadgment is requisite. For instance, if the batsman offers the out-fielders a good chance fora tly-catch, and from lack of skill © judging the ball they either fail to catch it, let it go by them, or if stopped fail to throw it in to the right base, no base should be given on the hit in the first case, and no extra bases from the failure to stop the ball or to throw it in properly. It is only by sharp, bounding balls to the out-fielder that the second base cun be made on a clean hit, and third base can ‘only be made on a clean hit when the ball is sent either bounding or on the fly out of the reach of the out-ficlders. Hence it wili be seen that chances for making more than the first base on’ clean: jhits de- crease in proportion to the number ‘of bases the batsman tries to run, the first base being made, three invest Hy aaa onee, and six times as often as the thirdis. © |.
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40 DIME BASE-BALI PLAYER. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND THE GONVEN- sense BION OF 4810p" °° 2 ‘ The National Association of Base-Ball Players, which was organized in 1857, existed until 1867 on the basis of indyidual club representation. In the Leal 494 however, the original Gonstitetion was practically ignored; its laws set aside, and-a reorganization was effected on the basis of a-representation by delegates from State Base-Ball Associations, a system. perfect in its theory, and one which would be thoroughly successful if carried out under a well written constitution. Each annual convention since 1867; however, has seen a dimivisbed interest in the Association and its meetings at the hands of the ama- teur class of the fraternity; the crude and incomplete consti- tution under which the reorganized associalion has governed the fraternity having allowed the annual meetings to be eon- trolled almost entirely by an wnscrupnlous clique of men hail- . ing from the professional clubs, assisted by tools selected from some of the peast elt Oren EAYO Us; Under such circumstances it is mot surprising that the close of the season of 1870 was marked by a so-called “ National Convention,” which in the “character of its proceedings and in: the election of its ‘chief. official afforded'a practical illustration .of the fact. that the National Association, under its existing organization, had ceased both to elicit and to merit any further respect or con- sideration at the hands of the reputable chiss of the fraternity. In the first plate the several State Associations found) it difft- cult to obtain a representative quorum at their preliminary -econventions.. New York, which, by some peculiar tactics— well known ih certain political circles—tentered thé conven- ‘tion with a represéntation based on the existence of cighty-fiee tbs, could seareely raise a quorum of delegates at the State Convention, not over a dozen clubs sending delegates; not over forty clubs existing in the State, nor has there been for ‘two years past. The clique in question obtained the Controfling power in the convention by presenting niné delegates, the ma- ‘jority of whom were merely their serviceable tools. Massa- chusetts could not raise even ten clubs, and had to_come in under, the claim of fractional club representation. New Jer- 5c) ped Bye eleven clubs represented at the Siate Convention; na but three, the District of ‘Columbia but five, Connecti- cut had but ten, Missobri the same... Illinois claimed twenty «
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DIME. BASE-BALI, PLAYER: 41 odd, while other States, having State Associations, ignored the convention altogether. From the initiatory proceedings to the very close of the convention ample evidence was shown that the majority vote of the delegates had been manipulated in the interests of one man. Some few) there were of the delegates present, hailing from amateur clubs, who manfully battled against the ruling clique for the interests of the amateur class of the fraternity ; but they finally had to succumb, and all ot these retired in disgust from the farce in which they bad beer involuntary participants. “It was as well for the general inter ests of the fraternity, however, that matters should have taken the course they did, or otherwise we should have had to suffer the infliction of another like convention. One result of the proceedings at this convention was to occasion a movement to started in favor of the organization of a National Amateur Association, in which no such characters as controlled the con- vention in question can ever obtain influence or position. Although a dead-set was made by a certain portion of the del- egates against the chairman of the Committee of Rules, wa0’ has incurred the enmity of the gamblers, revolvers and hippo- dromists in the professional eapewntt by his cons'ant war upon them, the parties in question could not prevent the'adop- tion of the appended resolution on the announcement of the resignation of his office by the chairman in question: wed, That the thanks of tis convention are due to Mr. Henry Chadwick for his efficient services as chairman of the Committee on Rules, Before the convention adjourned they rescinded the penalty attached to Wansley since 1865, and that player, whoiinstigated the plot to sell the game between the Eckford and, Mutual Clubs in 1865, is now,a player in ‘good standing” in the pro- fessional fraternity. Unluckily the professional delegates afs terwardsnot only violated their written constitution, but stulti- fied themselves by adopting a resolution. of expulsion against Craver, of the Haymakers. In the one.case, however, the Mu- tual and Chicago delegaipe favored Wansiey's admission, ard in the other they were bitterly down upon Craver. Mr. Chad- wick pointed out the fact that no such action as that expel- ling Craver could constitutionally be tuken by the convention, as all matters of that kind must alone be nagiae upon by the judiciary committee, But the explanation bad no weight, and the constitutional law was ignored, So ended the lust convention of the National Association. The meeting at- journed to assemble at Chicago in 1871, but no. amateur club will be represented there, and we question whether balf of the professionals will. , : $e . ; a = o $e« 4 yo
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. PROFESSIONAL CLUB CONTESTS IN 1870 Below we give the official record: of the guinea eet by each of the professional clubs of sap. “ o ron ATHLETIC. aor Intrepid, at Philadelphia. .+...... Fah 25, Maryland, 98) Maryland, at Baltimore. . 30, ‘Pastime, May: 5, Rekcionss at. Philadelphia. ONSITE: HE C2) Mepertay31 sisidittes Sat Jo, LRN Oe s 13, Union, of Morrisania; at Tremont, N. YE * 14, Pastime, of Baltimore, at Philadelphia. . * ~ 16, Olympic, of Washington, < by Re < 18, Union, of Morrisania, - “ 19, Olympic, of Washi ton at Washin n, nent mesa gto Se ee ee | st teeeee 23, Harvard, at Boston, oon a eae ee ee AS ~ 24, Lowell, 8 BOE BOD ae 25, Trimountain, ELA, TRAE § ms Yale, at New aieaa Oomn2s2 98.252 ea 80, Atlantic, of Brooklyn, at Philadel. § Jane i Keine ne rege hist “ ee “ “ 5 7 eee 8, Haymakers, Oe at aad alas 18, Princeton; of Prin N- a PES EEA Wes 20, Atlantic, at» Brook! BOR SREP A eo Cincinnati, at Piha. ee age aes SS rh Trenton, at Trenton, N. Joo. 000. ..50 0.0. 27, Union, of Morrisania, at Philadelphia..... 28, Princeton, at Princeton, oe ese ES July. 4. Mutual, of New York, at Philadelphia. oe 7, West Philadelphia, iS 9, Expert, - “ 3 at 11, Chicago, ' olitins au £ 114) Keystone, | -- - se 18, Olympic, of Washington, es pune 22) land, < —— sliced i - ques of Pittsburg, at Pittsburg, Pa.... Cincinnati, at Cincinnati, Ohio........... or nes EERSSSSSEE susuedssuauss | a BS co en Pek bak tek pet do CoCr OD
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. ‘July 28, Riverside, at PortsmouthpOhiow, ig .0) auee AS f 80, Keklonga,at Fort: Wayne; Backs do cout MGs: GAng. ; 1, Chicago, at:Ghicagoy Mats ede. ieee ces 18 3. Forest. City, at: Rockford MWe. oe eeee. es 10 pea eett City. at. Clevel: and, Oliiow. +. 5 ¢ ete 28 "Bept “ rs 8, Ni: agara, at Buffalo, N. oY: Sipe, eve Lis bea 380 10; Hetvard, of Cambridge; Muss., at. Phila... 27 13, Tuttle: and. Bailey, of Brooklyn, N. Y., at Philadelphia: sien .a oo. gs. eee es 80- 15, “Excelsior, of NorristownyPa., at. Phila.s.. 40 18, Mutual, of New York alg ny seiasetie 8 20, Pastime, at Philadelphia: Ob... 2utes ABT 22, Forest City, of Cleveland, at Philadelphia. 4 24, West Philade nee at Fapadelpbis in Gt » Excelsior, at orristowai, Pa.......--+-+-- 50 29° Mutual, at Brooklyn, N. _ daprreanert 12 31, Haymakers, at. Troy, Nalrolé ta .goieh . IAL 2, Mansfield, at- Middletown, Cobh... .0. iolk 282 6, Expert, at tS hehe 12; Excelsior, é 14, Olympic, of Washington,. at Philadelphia, -& 80 * Las, Matual, at Brooklyn, N. Wes. .o. eee...) 10 24, Ha - 26, 27, Schi Ch akers, of Troy, at: Philadelphia wash’. 10" BA sae 748s. +11 » uy Tt 45 “ Active, at Renova; Pay. door. i... dic cos 9 69 8, Expert “10; West Phitadelphia, at Philadelpliiaw.... .. 684 15, Cohocksink, rr See 55 17, Atlantic, at “Brooklyn, N.Y... sb eiakh. di» Mutual, 11113 bid wletdiels « a2 y 38, 5, Excelsior, at Philadelphia... 0. 0.00004. :B2 19) Atlantic, of Brooklyn, at Philadelpiia. a .uGs ~ 22) Cincinnati Lidtds 02:8 24, Mutual, of New Yorkcity,.. “ 2.1] 47 28, Mutual, at Brooklyne.. as ane aidaddden? Sant 29; Eagengion. at Bddingtoin, Xx Sania 57 “31 Intrepid N. Jie. a ‘Nov. 2 Brandywine, of West C.vester, Pa.,at at Phila, -42 “ “ “ 45,7 renton, at Trenton, Nx 7, Intrepid, at Philadelphia 10) Mutual, of New York city, at Philacelphia 23 11, Bra ndy wine, at’ West Chester Pa. ........ 48 14) Atlantic, of Brooklyn, ate Philadelphia. 3 4hd2 ig P| ¥ A Xo SUMMARY, | bined * ” eGangs played... .. vides san ssosets Nawooide aT "Games WOD oo ccacoved seceenemMbteh '.,ccuiiaad 006 Lan nituuusels. 621 ™ “peunaaeie en .: $2 fayid-? 2584 » wo SOnwHtaw % 2 eR em we O O1OD TNO DS Co — aware
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4“ DIME BASE-BALL, PLAYER. Smallest number. of runs tom single game sysa. 22) Targeést number of blank inningsinoa single. ame NunWer of games without blank innings.iv.wendl G1 ’ 0 Nuni®er of runs scoredi i). ,/nsi2 sah) ia.s4 id). sox ots E2222 710 Nuniber of times bases. made on clean hits. ...225. 208 ~952 eTotal number of basesanddevon clean hits..iess.. 8227 1353 Number of times bases made on erturs of fielding. 631 “237 OAveriize number.of .ruus to a. game...Jo...us.... 28.85 922 “Average number times baseson-clean. hitsi....... —_ 50 12.35 ‘Longest game, 3 hours,:25 minutes. ; a oa 1. eel 20 minutes, og ‘Largest number. of rumis(to:a single game .odiawwriit - yis87 6 inv y + : en gO “ATLANTIC. i Cas “ot t GE : < $ “April '21,. Union, of. Mocitaiie ot Baoklpa sin teh.. 24-10 a * B5,. Union, of Morrisania, at Tremont, Nu ¥... - 10°86 e 28). Harmonic, of Brooklyn, at. ‘Brooklyn... 2.225: * 20 May 2, Union, of Morrisania, at Brooklyn..2... t..5936 ~ 23 ES 5. Harmonic, of Brooklyn, rs TT uae 6 iL“ 6£9, Eagle, of New ‘York,:+ fis dou ual, Cib4 5 Eb @ 13, Resolute, of Elizabeth * Waverly, Ni Ju. 19° 0 ©. 144" Star, of Brooklyn, at, Brooklytiv. i 2. RS #1 a8 16, a Haymakers,” ie at! fe iN Yiu. 793 pe Og“ 18, Ecktord,.of Brookl lyn. sve. «89 +46 Gut raid Olympic, of .W. iis ‘ate Washington, « A by Ee 194, National,: of Washington, :at! Washington, Pile FE ari Bs Gace s pope + baie nee 2 eMIUETOOUR. «. * 9 eit “25, Maryland, of. Baltimore, at‘Baltimore, ‘Ma. 8 12 aru € <26, Pastime, of Baltimore, at BaltimoreyMdl. .- 5 © « © 98, Keystone, of: Philadelphia, at visheneiatia.< 3 “1 GF,“ * 30, Atiiletic, mut) 243 * 18 ct “ 9181, Forest City, of Rockford, Ul, at — n’ 16°17 “June 6: $ ‘Haymakers, 08 Troy, ' mer O31 32 “ «9, Athlet.c,. of Brooklyn, | nits 62 “15 one } 14)! “Red Stock ings,” of Cincinnati, “ Ss -7 “ .« $920, Athletic, of Poitadelphia, Ditett © gvodg e “ry Eckford,.of Brooklyn, T je noted 22 8 id 28° Mutual, ‘of. New York, i 3 at 15 ° 13 i & 6°30; Union, ‘of Bro: vklyn, bates 38 8 July © 1, Union, of Morrisania, at PremoiitN Th : li pw g White Stockings,” .of Chicago.at Brooklyn: 30 20 -“ 41, Alpha, of Brooklyn, at Brooklyn......... 21 #4 ‘s* 44, Resolute, of Elizabeth, a Pe ee 29 3 18, “ Haymaukers,” meg AS: Troy, N. Yiunes 224 132 ve. # "26, “ Piccott” BeneGit, at Pooky «e040 (2 9 ii @ 29, Pastime,.of Baltimore, - <0cccecudeeN BBGZIT
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DIME BASE*BALL: PLA YER.: 45 Aug. 9, Mutinal, of New ‘York,'at) Brooklyns ste 9% S u (2, Har vard. of Cambr idge, Mass., at Beowklyn or 4 3 6, Forest City, of Clevela .d, : 9 . “999. Alptia. of Bro. k yn, “ tile * a8 “17 b 22) Uniun, of Moriisania, — * re 24° ~21 © “ 099) Forest City,of Rocktord, at Rockford, Ti. 14 1B & 680i ee: of Chicago; al Chica ‘ Ol 28 H wu. 2 on 1, Amaia, of Chitaxo,/at Ciricaiios lil ide. 062 "14 3S 28, Wisest ‘tiv of ‘Gigvainas nl i Gieveland, 0: -43 “15 a 106, Niagura, of Buffalo, at Buffalo, N. Ye... O24» 8 & ¢ 87 ‘Plour City, of Rochester, at Rochester, N.Y. 029 » 15 sie 1 ‘Olympic, of ,Washingtod, ab a hace ad. 129°» 26 _“ 13, Adliletic, of Brookiynyoo}i 1 , oO. 1 1650382 ores 226 paps of New York, ee citer eos. 7 = teStockings,”-Of Ghieago,oos2..° 4 Oct. a4 “ Haymakers: of T20y, TT To MiG SiO. “ <. 8) Star, of Brooklyn: remy. “ 540. Mutual, of New ey on Mt? Troy, N. Yu. 28 3 4 © “ o41) “Haymakeis,-of Troy/iav: Troy, Nv Wit». 212°" 5 D neg 17, Athletic, of» Philxdelphia, ‘at Brooklyni.t. 6 7 os 19, “Alliletic, of Philadelphia, at Philadelphia.) 8 » 15 — _ or “26, “Red Stockings,” of Cincinnati, 5% ee Noy.) 5, Mutual, of New York, at-Brooklyn.igokd. 9 * 13 c Y 14, _Athletic, of Philadelphia, at’ Philadelplia..~ 14 ~ 12 va 24, Oriental, of of Netw York, ftBiooklyn..../-. 16" 4 fo Pedoort t9 -¥ = ar itil | 1184 +689 Games pingasesitt 1. rg: 67 © 57 Games wont... 20.2201 22. sdiciDous 2 al mo + 17 arsest number of runs to a single game. :,ics-.0. 62” 82 est number of runs to a single game.Jvve +. ~! mc © ‘Largest number. of »blaiKiinningsin/a/single game’ | oe" 9 ‘Number of games without blan raniogy. ons di at * 2 Number of ratis scored .aovevilea deen. seveeess 1184 689 Nuntber of times bases. made on clean bits ee Total number of bases mude on cleaw hits...2../1787 1171 “Number of times bases made on errors of fielding. 470 313 ‘Average number of runs torn game lo. 2/2. sees 2044 125 once nuniber times bases on Clean Hitsw.. s.0.82020 15.19 5 TEs A gee uid.% qrmer-ayrpl 20.31 eoktt +t PI i ’ ic fe 9 OTR Pr wt P z E : . ero SOENEINNEATE qo shied ceb= = rf Hi iroteal ‘to hier etd * ‘April ‘a, vies acnentiantlieas Louisville...°94 * 7 ow ses oF
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_« cr“ ’ ‘ an 23 eG. Tt oes lS ~ | ; i | as RRR ew ve al ee April’25, Pelican, of New: edn Sak aN. Orleans Si oA 26. Southern, 80 6 — Atlantic, a : 2x so.’ 6 , Lone Star, ~ ee tr 26 4.7 180 R. E. Lee, ~ SiS” S84 4 May ‘4, Oriental, of Memphis, Petin., at Memphis. 100 2 12, “Porest City Pet eveland; 0. yak Cincinnati. 32 .°.2 £18, Forest City,* 10 20; College Hiil, of. College: Hill, Ohio, at Cot lege: MENS. IO. T Pare. Gaal oS °73.3 10 £23, Orion, of. Dexia gti Ky., = Lexiugton ... 75 0 ©25, Union, of Urbana, Ohio; at Urbana/estc 2.108 * 3 £26, Dayton, of Dayton, Ohio. at Dayton. 22.2. 104° 9 29, Riverside,* of 0.4 at Cicinniati 32 3 31, Forest City# 0” Cleveland, ©., at Cleveland 27 ~ 13 Tone 1, Flour City, of Rochester, NI Y:, at Roch- i SOME ete se ste eetG COLA Uk Sesise Jt. .°36 “13 : 2, Ontario, ‘of ro, N.Y, ‘at Oswego |. 465 44 +7 Old Elm, of Pitts eld, Muss, “at Pittsfield. 66 9 ra, Harvard} of Boston, Mass, ~ Boston... .. 46 15 a -Lowéll,% sroTP si 4 nuIuIe. 017” 4 8, Clipper, of ‘Lowell, ‘Mass., ‘itz ‘Lowell, Bw. 82° 5 9, Tri-Mountain, of Boston, ‘Mités; at Boston. 80 6 Se £10, Fairmount, of Worcester Mass.,°at Wor- 13, Mutual, of New Yori a {at Brooklyn. cid ib. 78 3, Mutua! few! ty, i ; 14, Atlantic * of Brooklyn, Noy. He HiT » 8 15, Union;* of New York,” at Me oasis oh.204 " 0 16, Resolute, of Elizabeth, N. J., at Elizabeth. 22 7 42, Eckford,* of Brooklyn, N. Y., at Soa 2 87% 18, Star, : ea! 20, Amateur, of ewark: N..J., at. ElizabéthsJ4 58252 ‘21, Intrepid, of. ee at i Philadeiphia- ~ Bend 22° Athletic,* .o:c2y set 1271025 23, Keystone,* > “ ah BZ nn86 24 Pastime, of Baltimore, at Baltimore... 1 80re8 25, Maryland * » ote yal F 80. 1 27, a no a "Washington, Dee, ate Wash % aa Fi Mi i ~ EDQOR SO. Oe ay U.SUNs 6 SUIS. 8 28, National, of Wasington, Dv G.,at Washing. sis tine he 250758 Ja dluca.sssl 2oisil. to piu 2) Forest rer et Rockturd, lil; at Roeitord 14, 13 AP ‘orest City ® asi iro # B4ov AT 9)Amateur, of. Chicago, Tk at Chicago... 56 219 11, Forest City,* of Rockford, Ill, at Rockford 16 16 13, age gta of Fort Way.e, at. Fort Wayne 70 1 “15, Eagle, of Louisville; i, Cincianati. 39 «O88 “18, Harvard, of Boston, Mass., cain anda Athletic, of Philydelphiisy vol #930 oT at Pepe raa
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& DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. July»30, Mutual,* of NewYork, at. Cineinnati.:.. 15 12 Aug. 2, Maryland,* of Baltimore, Mdj £ aig lilagp “4; Lightfoot, of Lebanon, O., 1eI09% Jegesiged | 6 oid 5, Tudlaniypili, @ Indianapolis, M., “ is, NGL saa “6, Olympic,* of Washington, D. C., * oY. wuggil @ “9, Haymakers,* of Troy, NJ Y¥,°° “> sole B48 “ 12, Lone Star, of N. Orleans, La.) “ 22 ag! odi “ 522. Live Oak, of Cine nnati, 0., 9 HAG A4B O0'Q 123, any of Washington C. H., Ohio, at + ashington, 253.24 5. PR BM l 6 “ 26, Riverside,* ot Portsmouth.O:,at Portsmouth 29 27 “ 81, Live Oak, of Cincinnati,at Cincinnati.... 85° 19 Sept. (2, Atlantic,* of Brooklyn, N.Y., “ 9.0. 14° 8 «! J, Chicago,* of Chicago, Ill.,~ + Ma eengi og “ 15, Riverside,* of Portsmouth, O., oad or MEQ Y Oh “~ + 20, Resolute, of Hamilto -, Ov; at Hamilton... 36 4 “ 21, Dayton, of Dayton, O., at Dayton........ 80 12 “24, Holt, Jr., of Newport, Ky., at Cincinnati.. 32 7 oe Indianapolis, of, Indianapolis, Ind., at In- oot sb BES ey gene endl, 43 2 _ 28, Union, of St. Louis, Mo., at St. Louis...., 28 ul 3 i : UDRP Y y0is Oct. 6, Forest City,* of Cleveland, O., at Cincinnati 18 15 “13, Chicago,* of Chicago, IL, at Chicazov.... 13 «16 “ 15, Fore: t City;* of Rockford, Til, at Reekford 5 12 “22, Athletic,* of Philadelphia, at Philadelphia .15 8 “24, Haymakers,* of Troy, N. Y.,at Troy ..... 12 7 “25, Mutual,* of New York-city, at Brooklyn.. 7 1 2B, Atlantic,* of Brooklyn, N.Y., at Philada.. 7 11 Noy. 2, Mutual,* of New York city, at-Cincinnati, 23. 8 “5, Forest City,* of Cleveland, at Clevéland.. 27 16 ——*Professional. ; 2782 651 + SUMMARY. Uhh umber of games played......... ive raw’ Voreewig Ht me OA Whmble of famentoons 2. See 8 Total number of runs Leva dipPrieann tear: @bl runs, against 290, und in the 34 games played with professional nines they scored 676 runs, against’ 358. The total of runs scored in the 74 games was. 2,782, against 648, giving an aver-
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4 DIME, BASE-BALL, PLAYER. age of 36 runs to a match, with 63 over, against.an average of eight runs to a match, with 53 over. » The highest score made by the Red Stockings in a match game with an smateur;nine was 108 to 3 agaiust tlie Unions, of Urbana. Ohio, and thesmallest score they made against ‘an amateur nine was against the Empires; of St. Louis—7 to 5. The highest score made in a,match game with a professions! nine was with the Olympies, of Washington—38 to 3; and the amaJlesi score made against a professional nine was with the Forest City, of Rockford—5 to 12. -The-dhighest. amateur. score against ‘them was, made by the Amateur Club, of Chicago—19 tothe Red Sto: kings’ 56; and the smallest was by the Orion, of Lexington, Ky.—0 to 75: The highest professional score against them was made by the Riverside, of Portsmouth, Ohio—27 to the Red Stockings’ 29 ; and the smallest was by the Unions, of Morr.sania—0 to 14. dott gg FOREST CITY (or CLEVELAND.) i A At tee te May 10, Resolute, of Oberlin, O., at Clevelands,..: 31 14 * eB, ee Riw’y, of Cleveland, O., at Cleve- + _ Ja Pe ere e eee eee ee ee ee eee ore ee 1 “ 95, Seneca, of Oil City, Pa., at Oil City... 2... 42 “ 26, Mutual, of Meadviile; Pas; av Mcadvile. 20 ~“ QT, Athletic, of Jamiustown, N. Y., at James- v + JOM sie paves ned. 9k : “ 81, Cincinnati,* of Cincinnati, O., at Cleveland 13 June 18, Forest City,* of Rockford, LiL, * “44, Forest City,* ig ty 18 “ 18, Resolute, of Oberlin, O., at Oberling.i....° 54 oo » 20,-Chicago,* of Chicago, Ill., at Cleveland... 8 July 4, Flour City, of Rochester, N.Y, “ ... 28 “15, Harvard, of Cambridge, _ es Pere Ca Coho w oa aoe ee SEENw neon 46, Harvard, - serene lggjen = Ad > Mutual, of Meadville, Pa. °° "*° °°)” 7 hed , Mutual,* of New York, salt magn Aug: .3;,Haymakers,* of ,Lansingburgh, N. Y.,at Neves Cleveland, «..6.5 coe sa abt wh ome ve db iT “. 6, Athletic,* of Philadelphia, at Cleveland... 8 , “>All, Niagara,* of Buffalo, N. Y., at-Butialo.... 26 “12, Flour City, ot Rochester, N.Y., at Roch- id’ dou! fas CBLER« ow dd o by +2 bs 3 ire pedn s ener ea be 29 % 18, Haymakers,* of Lansingburgh, N. Y., at 9G fe AP OF ne tee are bene cae ee oe eee ee ee eee 11 “15, Atlantic,* of Brooklyn, N. Y., at Brooklyn 9. ei >» 16, Mutuals of New York Williamsburg. . 9 SK 18, Eckford,* of Brooklyn, NeYw oo" 0x 18 =
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. DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Aug. | Union,* of Treniont, N. ¥., at Tremont... 19 - 20, Star, of Brooklyn, N. ¥., ‘at Brooklyn... 9 “ (91) Athletic* of Puilad eiphin at Philadelphia *11 < oe Matual,*of New York, at Brooklyn...... 15 “ (25, Pastime, of Baltimore, at Baltimore ...... 122 4 26, Olympic; “of Washington, D. C., at Wasb- ‘ -. ington. rs 337, Nealon Washington, D. Cs ‘at Waals st 20, Allegheny, of Allegheny, Pa., at Allegheny 17 31, Alleg mpi Kept. 2 2, Olympic, of Washington D. C., at’Cleve- = 1, Chicago,* of. Chicago, in, vat Chicago... 8 4 Oct. 6, Cincinnati,* of Cincinnati, O., at Cincinnati “15 ——*Professional. ; oes Pitela HA 3 934 HAYMAKERS. = = May 3, Old Elm, at Pittsfield... .......+ene------ 28 “46, Atlantic, opening fame, at Troy... i. ae = 18, Buckskin, at Gloversville LRT PSE ORE SE 30 “ 93° Forest City, of Rockford, at Troy .......- 3 « £90, bane of ae WIVES. E27 June 4, Patties ‘ e 59 =~ “3G, 82 EBay val “ 8. 6 = 11. Pastime’ at Baltimore: 15 “113, = ets “ 716) Mutual, of New York, at ti BAITS. 10 “ 47; Chiea icago, ; 4“ ow ; 21 duly 4 Oriental, of New York, “88 % A Harvard, 2). 793 « £43, Buckskin, at Gloverseille fete ee ded eee 200 “ ©18, A-lantic, at Troy. v2 UEPENE, 39 oe BIO. OBL * 27, Union, of Morrisania,at’ Traiont ABS 10 et 29, Utica, at Tro y we ween COME VU AD ‘ 48 Aug.” 1; Pastime; of Baltimore, at Troy. elds. Ag "09? Niagara, at’ Buffal arodtuind. Jo..naatcwale, ‘27 — 8, Forest City, of Cleveland, at Mg fcr coh + © 6.2 “ © 5, Chicago, at Chicago. 2.25.60. eee. 16 “ “6 Forest City, of Rocklord, at Rockford: ‘81 “a 9, Cincinnati, at Cintimnatiy..0.0 5.0020. {2..0tg ° at Pittsburgh 26 ~ “VERRY REREOY v
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50 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Aug. 18, Forest City, of Cleveland, at Troy:,...... 19 ” 18, Dunderberg, of Peek skill, 81 me 26, Mutual, at New, NOrkj..0sdebscadecess. 13 “ *81, Athletic, ot Philadel » at Troy... L “32 Sept. 6, Lone Star, at Catskill.........--2... 82 “ 10, Olympic, of Washington, at Troy.. (Hasith DRT - 16, Alert, of en a ersten taeet Enis. 43 oe 19, Matual, OS TOY iiraiiilevee 16 Fh awisee. 194 elles 22 Pastime, of Ba timore, at Troy.seseni.-.. 22 - 33, Expert, of Philadelphia, at Philadelpi.ia, - (a1 eee A ye Steaks Washi Stk. 135 ympie, 0! ington, at ington.. 19 -“ 996, Pastime, of Baltimore, at Bultimore....... 32 r¢ 228, Lacoste at: THO. ssid 5 2 secimath. 213 - 29, U ica, at RUG, Sh oewsivin ee Ye 21 Oct. 4 ‘Atlantic, at Brooklyn... 3 12 ng 5, Mutual, at New York... 9 “ 1, ‘Atlantic, at. Broyesess fo40 65. 33 ; 5 eo 13, Picked nine, at Albany.................. 34 “ Br Putas, at Troy 2 oe ies | 45 Ks IMeiMNath Bt TOP. se 5 Vee oe oi ode SeT ane 7 Games won, 30. Lost, 15. nie, 1. ; es ; 1151 OLYMPIC (or Wasurxorox) ¢ OLYMPIC VS. PROFESSIONAL. 2 ‘May ne aa of Baltimore, a Baltimore..... 14 “2 13, Ma Wasbi 21 ie 16, Ath boa Fhiladeinbiase pel Phil phia. 13 “i 19, Athletic, —_. Washington. . 14 = os areas pay 88 we lee - +s : ational, of Was mS ea | June #o Forest reat City, of Rocklord, Novel wl 19 * 17, National, of Washington, # 2 BS am a National, _ son _bt4 “* ©27, Cincinnati of Cincinnati, * u. 734 daly a2 Union, of 4 si. B44 8, National, of Washington, ¥ $. 243 ar Mutual, of New York, ¢ sa. <28 a 16, Chicago, of Chicago, s FJ. ocd ~“ -18, Athletic, of Philacelphia, at Poiledsiphin. 15 ms 29, Fret linaey of Bultimore, at Washington... 18 Ang. 2 , Mary at Baltimore...¥. 32 ar6, reeeinen of Cincinnati a at Cincinnati... 3 “4% Forest City, of Rockford, at Rockford.,... 24 “ ~10, Chicago, of Chicago, at Chicago.......:.. 918 SESCORBRB Ss aGBooe
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. SL Aug. 26, Forest City, of Cleveland, at Washington, 17 B Sept. 3, Forest Cit ity, at Cleveland... 13 f 10, Union, of Troy, at Troy.........-+«« snp ne ad ¥ 28, Atlantic, of Brooklyn, at Brooklyn canal 2a 26 20 o* 48, Mutual, of New Yor f 29 is 14, Athletic, of Philadely hia, at Paitadelpbie. 30 - Oct. iH Washingtdis22: nove to) AOIAU« 16 7 ~« %6, Washington, . pe 3 be vitnaltaA tein of wm 33 During the season: - of 1970 the Olympi ie Club, of Washing- ton, -28 games with: foes wih ater Slabel crea it wie ey won Glost 18; and 20 games a eo 18, yee ae mah ge “« =e ’ a erecocrcerer? Be jee > eo ox J cendanersds teen y = - oY mB, meee aps he Sat {2es¢S! a 7 9 Sune 94, Resolute \ eee eee ee : i: 17
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6 24 15 18 20 «628 26 «#10 ‘7 ae “9 22 E MMRMEG ES G70 Te. enn ovine 8 22 , Resolute . ASU ote 10 «31 30, Athletic, of Brooklyn. /. 2.2 7 19 2 hily 12; Athletic, 8s mand de sais? 16 odd Oe 5, Equityyi.i.... a... wees ee Vee we pinield Semis 69 4i ik 98, Gramercy.........0syaideeds Me ywecwhket BF +18 CS ale SR AS ee ee sabe BF «8 #% 38, Harmonit . 5 y............ vies Salisdsge te. haavaal az old ates. Forest ity, of Cleveland; cece we mmmi led 38 138 ID FEE RO. Bb oo hnboscenususenneee scsi: « 6 35 : = 8, Chicago:. waldticl 3 date ae tS ha gahneee 2 ©6 2928 } = +s 35 0 aio siaysit Ss + gr Sh ’ sioodl % , 96 401 o thei was 69 nd:theteowest Was b isto & match was 17 and 20 er; that of their « balittay a oe 88 nots idan W +8 103 rile Wa tunit re » o bb cc * E —. ‘UNION (oF Monn): rh tn es Aiden’ fof 10 .24 sa 26 6:10 May!-2/ to Mal he OG oy Meee OME Slee cite ene nt ~ 2B 786 Wns uty: M Blod who «fi a Soh im roriner He eho 4 te a Siw B; Rose of, Hoviban or OS bree Heb pele AT 0 As Athletic, 0 ‘bh ladelphia ....;. sors sense oe = 6 SS a porte ii “sr & ewe Ke ono Tt ees PUD aiN «5. Vive engines is 13 ay fo ae Sirmaap o.¢ 0 ts seats an ase te 9,21 “ PRANK Te ceria chet sannece 18 27 Inne | bo, 3 Howe Hil of of WRari2~« es = ~ my 8, 19! * « S19) Bekford: : LBAUIO. BB 20 a 5, Cincinnati sees “0 14 ar. 2, Eckford: « eee eee tssssteses sense ey 4 {22 -9 a " Fe of New VYorkis sésisesseeeess 4 130 * 8 Te ” Athle $e 33867 1sSeRsbO0es beserees PITH /20 at . woman Wirivrarrit ttt tithicer Tie.
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DIME BASEH-BALL PLAYER. | sg Atlantic s.o2 600 GIQUEE, 1024 FEO Soeeee: Washington 70's 54° 720dity N Maryland of of Baltimore: an. ~> res Sess ies eens l danse eye % Unknown, of New “Fork... tk Lexi SSeeseeessakat 7% 18 age . Porest City, of Cleveland. ....0...0u00s Seaaeeutatae . June “2) Athletic; of Brooklyn c . Eckford, of Brooklyn. _ ores - ald ova @ or ryitood oi eg E } a eee eas MUTUAL. EB f 2) Stan - May ‘8, Oriental of New York’ | 9 5 a. 4, Union, of Me 1 4 ~ “ 36, Union, of- Morrisania’. 47 2084 ; * Star; of Brook | #8 “4 o. { 80 "1 , 20, 2 Se 5 * S +4 8 ote , Rese Hill, Shem wAea es a * 46 “ 0, Forest City, of Rockforé Ri 10 0 ‘38 °° 9 18 ‘40 G48. 37 een a ’ Eckford, -of Brooklyn. ay ET ae 3. 4 3 Sncial, of New. York . Dis 4 "5 9 ‘8 Union, of Morrisania. 9 “9 Resolare, of Ehzabeth.. 4 mae = *50
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54 DIME, BASR-BALL PLAYER, . June 20, Fairmount, of Marlboro’........- sees =. Clipper, of Lowellessaidan Vi eeante er ress 25, Yale, of "New Hayemwaniiis site + bandos’ ys 27, Alpha, of Brooklyn ......2......- nests deal *“ 28, Atlantic, of Broo ta sot on rs Sos t6:- dpe a lek an 43, Glympic, of Washington...;......++ as eee eS eae witvwsl ~'ey at “5, Ors, Of. TON ssdawitdb- Jor ae d= >> = prs* a0, ‘Ationtic (Troy game) ........+% eaitites ag ; or** » Harvard, of Boston... sP- iy eeshegen sid ir 3s anes. of Phi Adelphia... -xr-irien ser Os Yale, of New Haven . «ways - by ttlneree bk bn mae n ee Moe mcoBe ne BSomanrate Sto west aah amote tk ua sen REL Eb! ag |
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24, Athletic, of ee Bais ogee ate 12 ahd es vale 1 6 5 7 19 a * Mon mery eee we Pose 46 ne ie, Lone Star, "ot New Orleans. ; 28 ” m4, Southern, of New Orleans. BT Ee Robert E. Lee, of New Orlean 19 = of Lone Star, of ‘New Orleans. . 26 _‘* 27, Southern, of New Orleans . 36 = 27, Lone Siar, of New Orleans . IQ 13 « 80, Robert E. Lee, of New Orlean 15 26 Dec. »4, ene of New Orleans. 2... 5 eed Re EET a oy Lee, of New Orleans.........) 22 é| F : BleSwnctmanet unas
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55 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. ~ AMATEUR CLUB CONTESTS IN’ 1870. © Below we give the record.of games played by amateur clabs a ah as far as each club prepared, records for publica- ion. | r) = = : __ TNA. (or Curcaco.) i May 28, Eureka, of Chicago. ..0.!..2.2.. Wivews 86 019 June 23, Eureka, # 296 8 th. Jago. J67 +13 GUY “gee ME VBONC OL DICIION nae ae os oes 0c cc ccs’ 1 13 Aug. 3, Liberty,of Chicago............. 4.00) 49 30 «29, Athletic, Te eae aw gk ie ts < se Peeuees 24 13 Sept. 8, Transit, A PREETI E SEE. Te 36 12 “ 18, Athletic, fee Lea sh cokeind 41 24 “ 28, Amateur, ~5 ARt II I EE 26 «71 Oct. 29, Liberty, OR ree eee 41 10 351 154 The following are the scores of the games they lost: June 2, Athletic, of Chicago........ 2 pee 19 23 Aug. 17, White Stockings, of Chicago............. 8 43 Sept. 15, Forest City, of Rockford................. 8 35 Oct. 1, White Stockings, of Chicago............. 9 387 89 137 ATLANTIC (or Baneor, Me.) : = Alphe, WC. Bangers scsec cscs ceeciiae ss cos cece tees 53 Dirigo Ot, Milawornths. «2: cS 8 RG oc cece zee s. 94 Alpha Ol Bango ses. 65 oi iocasevete eek PASS 54 Muzeppa, of- Belfast: 6063000 0s de tes lewelvb oe 52 Alpha, of Bangor................00% Cisstte TRC et 85 Pathag és; Se, OP Bollast. 3620s feed icieciewt ode ds 26 Union, of Bangor... 2.26.20. ..0eece eee Wotfe dices s's Union, qe ened SBME eae a Powe eS, 59 62 23 48 53 47 Diigo, of Ellsworth... .. Sdae vhs eS yee Se. 102-3 68 40 48 46 ame ELT Link Sok Am eR 4 23 656 425
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DIME. BASE-BALL PLAYER. 57 é : e 4 — . AMATEUR (or Newarm) fo) | 2 = . Sita T * 4 Resolute. . . od ix dats Gekieaenny Pe ae “ 20, Cincinnal <ckiebnads eee Kee ee “23, Champion a ee a de a aeeuee ae se July _, ee: crise na tba eaenentd = - “ 38) Champion FR bilge Man er? “ 80, A —— Ke Recametaus tes 10 28 pe ges ee 21 84 = DB, Stas rer tT ie TET eee ee) Kicesdevnse canned 13 «42 Sept. 8, Active 223% 5i<.65 Tee Re or ee 11 8 - 5, Bergen’. 2235%.%%. ooaoutas Bt Ark 22 4 “32, Active, cosisties i. Vole EO} abe bidet. ee ee 39 «14 Oct. 6, ReseWte:: He Seesceces ees rH ogame St iad 22) Princeton .......< eb kasete darvecat Barrer, Gorn 17 Noy. 10, Resolute...... oATFOR TE Ade aa cA Morte 17, 28 429 356 Sal BAY STATE (or Lynx, Mass.) ae 2 ° May 21, Lincoln, of West Newton........- ates | Oo AB x a. Anderson, of Lynn...... beiint® tne ion $2.21 Jane 5, Somerset, of Boston... soubVie <ovpielig ye. (ae: »8O 17, na,of ChariestOwn «<0... ssvceds s<os.t.0 20 19 23, Weccola.of Lynn: sass sc o's see e dso oe cme 47 15 July _ 4, Osceola, oh E OR IRI | EE 30. i Excelsior Ea hato of -# ; OT ee AEE pe pet Bat RSP y 3 “"- 5) Lincoln, of Wist Newton. - Bey S 9th = 15, A nderson, of Lynn... .-.--.+++-- Pe en. Fat soe Excelsior, of Boston... Sa Trey gto Oe Aug. 13, Excelsior, aT ARE! WW aTPO slag 6 ~ 20 eae Z ws: eae Sersayh, 1to4 tees ‘.. 3 . , Di of Augusta, Me. ........-ss-se0+ ia i Uannat DapWON Asoc aire cscastecancs 12 «10 we iS Aurora, of Chelsea, i iri ee ete eee ee ms _ + POWD 2c ci ewe cove ccecsccse 33, ee Charlesto aan OE Ena tea Lost, 5. | VS iisvisH —- a ‘408 840
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53 DIME’ BASE-BALL PLAYER. CORNELL UNIVERSITY (or ——? : i} May “7, Normal, of Cortland........ a 9h* ar sans ae 14 Bush, ‘ot “Brunch. Pe WOR PO) caine 22 " 18) University Prdss;, of lthata oo lacatece ne 1 Friendship, of thas eet 20 2p Gets 24 “« 98) Friendship, SCEPD. SON sea ces ing =D June 4, Creeper, of Groton. ....2.-. Ee ery | om “4. Normal, of Cortland:. 22 ...2.-- fas Taegan’ 27 “ 4, Forest City, MUON cc rca. sos arcsec esse 31 = 10; University Press, of Ithaca:..:........ see 50 tes 19, Alert, of” Wundees2 3525255252524 ae Sew a Sept. 22) Ulysses, of Trumuausburg..-.--.........- 31 EAGLE (or ‘SAN ‘FRANcIsco.) ; & EVSSAH SLAM oem. Sl RWSL oF Vorname =. | ug April 9, Santa Clara, at Santa Clara ; 3 June 25, Silver Star; at San Francisco «. : “4 28, Silver Star, « 35 July “4, Atlantic, ~ 23 14, Atlantic, 7 - 2 Sept. 9, Sacramento, at Sacramento . . 70 Oct. 6, Liberty, at San’ Francisco... -. 47 - 19, lane te RE ene 33 Nov. 12 > nee wis ner 80 “24, Vallejo; at Vallejo:. sacBSQe.3 36 = ‘30, Vallejo; icity te ek 4 RD ORRY > - 404 236 -To mes played, 11. Eagle wi 10; opponents, 1. cro gat runs per 4 per game, ale, 36 ning 30 opponents, 21, 5 over. Average runs per innings, Eagle, 4, 16" over; opponents, 2, 8 srcet get gam é, 4 hours; shortest, 2 hours and 20 minutes. The Eagle Club, of San Francisco, closed the regular pel season of 1870 as ‘champions of the Pacific coast. } , t EXCELSIOR (or Boston.) 1 | Apel 2, Osceo OF Taynn.. ceesesies loose sesyet Vides! Bevrand Frocenca, of G Cambridge ....... Tom oO
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3 DIME BASE-DALL PL.YER. ril.30, Tri-Mountain, of Bostone. ye ene yerevrnes As ,81 esy ot, BeaGun, pees eee ee's ees eth OF tonite ‘21, Tri:Mountain, OTe 1 orate deat» QOD uh = 4, Somerset, Bee = ae gc oem ad ope 142 9 # oS 18, Liveoin, of Newion...w....-0- Se tasease off 2 qc’ 2, Enreka, Sf Bgeton, See erdiccen sett ES > oT July 2) LinesIn, Ge cena 38 ‘urorriqaas set 22 sae, Tueneite ee Ne Ne eae. «90+ Seneatt » % » 8 te 28, Bay Srate, S Penn tence Mee tar wengia ee 82 138 Ang. 6, King Philip, “ |... -.0.-+--++ Wateeaenm One.» 8, Bay State,“ cee sepeprerecerneeress 6 28 “£20, Bay State, “ye sasnrneterr sameness S ud 3 Diri 0. et oe senene sacs eavs-aeerer 19 re fees Far seseenpegenreseenenee aT Me Sept. 10, Tafi’s Co SO AA vn -esxs-nentit? | , ov. 24, Earcka, of Boston. ..,..;-00-2-r0eenntare oat 8 : 873 843 The Excelsior Club, of Boston, daring ithe ‘season of 1870, plaved sixteen thatch games, of) F ehich t won nine lost seven. They also. played two’ games with “he Tri- Moniitaine, in which — = beaten. Kithough they lost so man mes, the sexson has been the best, with the exception of 1868, which the’ club ever experienced. "The feature of the Excelsior games this season has been the-ficlding. No less oe eight of the ‘eighteen games ¥ were played side of oh ours, GM ta t S357" ov ‘ 4 Ps Ra Bae LONE STAR (or New Ontesxa),. ; LS Dee. | 5, Hancock, of N. Orleans, at N. Orleans... J Ey oy * 12) ‘Comet, asehO % to fpist yp he BOL se “* §19) Pickwick, igiuaetenel Py * Mutual, of New York, " Jan. Jackson, of N. Orleans, ri Ret = pera a a a fe olia, re Stonewall, ~ ow gotten Mar. st een = J AQH eafeae Q elican, rete cot O18: —— , Ailinti¢, of Alters ces ae ultras ” Fearless, of N.. Orleans, cys mutt i ; Southern, ont i bse ne Southern; ” ite 4595 rrj> 18. , Civeinnati,* of Oincinnat, 8 erase “ , Chi g .* of Ch seed Jew to 190 my Souther, 0 of N. Sra at. esend 10 1eder= og ss PB EMIONS e 1 ‘ i -_
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6 © piuw pise-parn PLAYER, May 39, Southern, of N: OFFA, ab ‘Offeans. * 30 “so une 19, Haneock, nienooen BT 28 «96, Creole, Re gece r naar Cig” ahi | “4, Ry B.Lee, ora tecante Theat 40, Picked Nine; 56 18 “ “21, Bluf City, ot Memphis, at -wecipues" wee > B4 12 mac’ ‘94 pram vise St. nan insorcis uee 2k i ry, ‘of ny eld, at Sprin, =" ae Liberty" seit = at Sprint ae st “26 930, Forest bity* of Rockford, at Sesh — on ug. 2) Athletic; of Ctiicago,: at Chicago . eterna ee rs 19 8 24 8, Grove City,* of ‘Kankakee, at Kan > ¥ rep Gelane Clean at Chi 00 aloe ps 2 Be ra _ S , 5, Garden City, of C cig 24" Su Mg’ Eaieacoolh, of Tadianst fSat Tudfanap- a _ a OMB. vc cc cccccecccccccs ce tcececceccs Chik 3, Riverside, of Eenous, at Plymouth..... 11 . 88 vf, (12, Cineinnati, of Cincinnati; at nnati'eow 1147 th a old Nashyille, of Nashville, at Nashyille.c..22 -18>y a _.“ 28, Creseent, of N. ery pany, a ee 481 ba Sept. i,. Crescent, 191 i} 3 gi20idB: 50M QD, Southern, hieg « at noe, “ $0) 69s «23 ont Oct.., 2, R. Bi Tee, 655 iika1505 dno Sd: loidw 15er 28 ee # Pie a aed asad fad 02892 gift Les .t a per Lee, vv ter nosidsis Ie. cde aa Nov. 10, Atlantic, of St. Louls, ‘ “ ses. 4hwoiB 13, Mississippi, of N. Orleans, 1) 20 6 6, Montgomery,* of Montgomery, at Mont- zl i moe: i at 48, Muthal* od New Yor vit Se cney 2. 28 oe "34, Mutual,* ‘ at N. Orlea 2 1 4 ‘S« °97) Mutual ia esta ey ae pa Dec. ~, Excelsior, of N. Orleans, 4 ind = ou ,12 ft *Professional oF oH No. Snsrae —— x oe : gl be 2 sad EHSNO Ye Yo . ee ¥ SUMMARY, warealnel r nu ” gi omy i“ fy BMWS is tis= so 5s <% sie SS tearanns 3 Prof sional gerecs wen Fee nie ant, Sau s sects ‘ MateUr FAMES WOD. vs. .e esse sig eveeeeve ene een fizhest score in gle GeMe. 24's fe ty ATA ‘ juwest score in sing e game vet iassege umber of games, scored, singté Yinirds “7 “hastivpeg Number of games, scored, double,figures Juasesane Gam , Single figures in athe nings<, ; Shi tit if ) igh score in single ii be nartycya ts . umber of first base hits . = s mber of bases on Mipsis aes a errs ert senses 8" Ze aw sak et s
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: DIME ‘BASE-BALL PLAYER. 61 oo fF AE vf Rapakengete te Docten af Sand Ss 3 MANSFIELD (or Connecticut) :A : i bn G = ‘May"45, Wesleyan, of Middletown Bobet oot 2 45 85 a ~ 16, Central City, | se HO €B9 “14 i . 81,-Meriden, of erties 62 19 June 1, Wesleyan, of Middietdwiss, “44 19 “4, Quinnipack, of Wahin furd.. ‘$0 15 - “ 10,-Hutohings, 6f Hureferd 86 © 21 ‘)“ 24° Muual, of Springfield. apd 12/981 ‘July: 2). tna, of New Britain! 12. ADAG” 14 WS «BE A. Sar, of Brooklyn)... 2.) ret mit. F2 9 Abie, “4, 7Bma (return), of New Britain. psn Riecsonpeways 29 15 a oe Weslevan, of Middletown.....,...... 1.2! 87) 18 es Lowell, of Bostonians said... £2 saaiage&t nv eBO/ ~ 84 ~ yy 7 3, Tri-Mountain,of Boston.iicuiocvola ces. TB 3 j ~ Clipper, of Lowellstscas Jee: aye Webbe ee “+ a Mutual, of imate ee a 13, + Bridgeport PU TIGZENOTT. ...-0 ew aeeoesn- _—s a as | a a a Se “ +i 5 Ts “25, Bela}, of ned: site “WF 2 dirt 83 “28, Yale, of Por Taven....-+. i manta &! =i 29) Matual SF Brees, of New bbtiec tas. , Union, of Broo Senne’ hi te cone Oe Oct. 6, Meridian (cham Hes dy ‘ot Meridan. . ait a tad 7, Yale (return), of New Haven... .. bes ¢ Eason, of New Huven........ % ew Britain, ot New Britain... ye seni» A = 4, Calon, C9 ee eee ; ka dh) icra wehinto-Lnotggat Pigg atte eae lub was acknowledged .to be, the champion at the State nie Cah nas held at Hartfprd. . They played thirty- four matches in 1870, winning twenty-three and lusing thirteen, ara one of these being with ae clubs. — ; (dri gaaXhia al L7t i MUTUAL (or MxapDvILLe.) a ‘ i “May~49, Seneca, of Oil City wasxin Veale die debe eee” q 2 29
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68 DINE GASE-BALL. PLAYER. May .26,-Forest City, of Cleveland................ 1 20 June 21. Athletic, or Jamestown, Ne Es ee. 27 «386 30, Attiletic, LPC ASE... 36 «18 July 19, Forest City, of Cleveland.........2200e0+ 5 57 Aug. 13, Shoo Fly, of Coehrantonys ... sedan i. (bby 26 945, Oil Stockings, of Fravklin, Pa... iss 3-528 11 a 17, Amateur, of Greenville, Pais jh Soy aes a. 196 «25 “ 22) Union, of Mercer, Pa. bee dG she awe weden de 19.....34 “ 923, "Cnton,s “feu stusilf otfsdes sine desing. | 10 «§9 ~“ 981, Black ‘Stockings, of Union, Ba. oo eo 53 11 ‘Sept. 10, Picked Nine, of Meadville... 4... 4...<0.. 72 10 bi . 16, Athletic, oy OSAMA LL a4 deb owes -& 15yiiD _ 24, POPete of Ys Paes shieevins teense. 318 ~ 39 Sarde if tio © (486 +856 Avétege, 52.against 23... Games lost, 7; won, 8. . Their bigh- ‘est score in a single innings was 25, wiih the Athletic, of Jamhes- town, N. -Y...The signee tes mono ae 15, by “the Forest City, aes Ghenalnait, Soh ee ti : wr 1- 7 am 3. Ph GE eee OSCEOLA (or Preven, Pa)” _ i “May 21, Lawrence, of Pittsburg. 22). (0.02020... 29 24 June 11, Rapids, of New York Shite...) 0.220 o 19°. "5 25, Shoo Fiy, of Temperanceville. .. eae ee Ee. wet day! 9, Good Will, eis iam W2ye be ROY seaQ 14 Et oh Allegheny, Be Mees Seay 4 = a MWENRCO Se ee ein ctype co ecce . EA? Hope ot Birmingt Sy DS ae 27 | 23 fept iymptc, <. Wat stg @.. gets 0. 37 Lawrence; of wewtsceavesstsssze 89 28 Oct. - ip Lawrence, SimtEeee sees’ e AS Stoo Fly, of sees to not vy 27 ” 13 8 fee Pit tng rg somes] MAAR TSA "8 9 0 08 z whom peice e a] Hes This game was for the ao Neat of western Pennsyl- vania. The record of the Osceola Club, of Pitisburg, Pa., for 1870, presents a ‘Giver twelve array of figures, indicating well won ‘victories, “Oulof twelve te contésis they won ‘nine ‘and “lost three. In these g scored a total of 318 rans ‘to 226, an average of and over W oa match. RESOLUTE (oF Biazamert 5 : 7,-Atlantio, of Rlleaboth wid domeonan. 8 8 Ss mesnrr EF aes
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DIME BASE-GALL PLAYER. June “1, Eckford, of Brooklym.w.. 2.22.5 Je2eee eee 87, Oriental, of New York ........... vobends f ‘. 14, Amateur, of¢Néwark. siuie)..ba lee , Harmonic, of Brooklyn. ..0ieMiaudsu.... * 20; Eckford, of Brooklyn..............2.00++ July Wp Neptune, of Easton... ......0...0000.000005 29, Athletic, of Brookiymuay. 2% .s2e......-- Aug. 15, Trenton, of; Trem ones... oeeys ser siento ; ag Active, of Newark. |. .<sierdt ey ergerd ea Sept. 29, Auantic, of Elizabeth... WER. < 2s by eledsd Qct. 18, Neptune, of Euston ......u....cechenee Nov. <7, ActiveOf, Newark oq mnesibicSlod00 de reieiscf “10, Amateur, of Newark... i4- 404-22) v= DEFEATS. May 13, Atlantic, of Brooklypi..../.0...s42-: 9t0: 18, Star, of Brooklyn .. .d2.¥..wes..) * 25, Mutual, of New York #3 June '9, Mutual, of New York: 16, Cincinnati , STAR VS. AMATEURS, .......5 ~ Resolute,of Elizabeth,N. J.,at Waverly ,N. J. Jove 1 Penne af Baltimore, at. Baltimore... ... o“ 95, Eagle, of Flatbush, L. L, at Brooklyn .... July 4 Manstield, of: Middletown, Conn. ..-...s “* 4) Wesleyan University, of Middiet’n, Gonn., “ 49) Osceola, of Brooklyn, at Brooklyn ....<.. 93) Resolute, of Elizabeth, N.J., at Brooklyn, “ 30, Pastime, of Baltimore, at: Brooklyn... .... Ang. 9, Champion, ot Jersey City, at Jersey: City... - 18 Harvard, of Cambridge, Mass., at Brooklyn “ 48. Warren, of New York, at Brooklyn. ..... “ 95) Amateur, of Newark, N.J.,at Waverly, N J. “ 27, Alpha, of Brooklyn; at Brooklyn. .~-.+." Bept. 8) Champion, of Jersey. Cvy, at Brooklyn... . “® 44, Pastime, of Baltimore, at Disses '* 24; Harmonic, of .Brooklynyat ysl BERSESoRaANSTESKS oe Ee © Orvoxnsrs. = anaoceo
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64 DIME BASE-BAL\ PLAYER. Sept. 27, Osceola, of Brooklyn, at Brooklyn. bzeidoA .28 Oct. 15, Athletic, 22.) fe. te EW Fo Sta } Noy. (2, Harvard, of Cambridge, Mass., at Cam- : bridge, M Mase... 8g GU Se aiasuinld __ STAR. V8, PROFESSIONALS, May 7 , Mutual, of New York, at = polets 14, Atlantic, of Brooklyn, Sixt’ “ 21, Eckford; es 2. US OPN SE : June 4 Eckford, be aa nies ¥ E34 aj 7, Maryland, of Baltimore, at Baltimore... :: mt 11; National, of Washington, at A om i 16, Cincinnati, of Cincinnati, at as Suly ga of Chicago, ~ Aug. Forest. City, of Cleveland, # wl Sept. ry Mutual, New York, ..= ae vase Oct. 1, Mutual, ; * sual’ es 8, Atlantic, of Bispokipat s weet Forfeit received from Alpha, of 7 ne Ar Sek San se Borieit received from Olympic, - tigen ga wits I “April 21, MEIVOLE Wtcncnedientestssaescocccesoewe os 26, Mt. Vernon........ EEE ae Rt May: ~.7, Athleuc., ...5.:00.0 ti a ee ea - 17, TRAUMA. 5. sisi Stisan03 in plates ich a cate win ee DOT >‘ 24, Keystone, return game ....02.0........- o* $1, Mutuil, of Philadelphia v1... E to tnivecH June 3, Intrepid Siu Gis Te AEE es etisee O 14, Intrepid) return game. .Jeodlseld. ieee : o** 20, Mutual, of Philadelphia, retiarn game. or 80, Villuiova College Jo..,0ctsi.ie.cecae es July 5, West Philadelphia i. cc iaesl. 6. adewos oe 15, West. Phitadelptia, roman game.:..... ss Pegs Marylinde:s2 U2 yaeist. ba woig lide a @he 36, Villagett.to0 22210 antes Regent é 26, Ree en er ow 9. sss Sept. 6, Ativletionwyi00. 3621.8 city ‘ ‘ 16, Mutual, of New York city « wabgt Fs wean Village, return game .... ‘ 22, Intrepiduiinwiei. ts toes rs $8, Haymakéte,-of Troy, N. ¥.i.is.s11s000.! 9, Athletic, return’ game)... 2.02.26. .de ieee! 6 il > BSHVlsssssasewcoeeswlb onan’ eoel Pee. cecadace (Els ak
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Oct. Mo 8 0s 5 8S Os calc xe 2 «82 = Athletic, return game e--—i¢ “ 11, Excelsior ..... Bat AiG 29 2 “* 43, Intrepid, return game 18 15 “ 48° West Philadelphia 50 19 24 Oo ot Agile, return. game... p00. 24 ds eeu 8B 5 Nov. 1) Agile, home-and-home game“. )).0.02. eet es Western Matket.i') 4 pregings 7). 105.P FR “<8, West Philadelphia, return game ** 41,) Western Market, return game...... it < 3 T. Oriental segeca. coc 0 catecesn Ona eoee eee 20 10 OE =, 5 anaes amen ee 9 88 B+ sanitio, ¢ oe. ee. TES. ae 1 §662 Be Unions). invite. SOE Bit i Dae 26 q NT SS Ae Pe re a 19 Oe Resolutes ...5 sss sserseee pe AROS id. ta.caianl 12 14 ES eee er UiAe.wins 3 8616 8= Alpha...2....... ieee awhalbetews Bienes @ 48 9° Champion .,....... Del gi dios Yo.asnqit 23 26 Wer Enterprige.cpsics ses oss os0rnaviae pad ba ewan a 8°84 1k. Resolute. ...... Pemba Prubidcwi aoe Bk 26 SRy Mutual gh oeererPacpmecstagislisl cus ail code 17 IBy Enter paige — oor arcenespnettasiaces dee nbsi te wsicrd i Dunderberg, PPO Le rR eer s lee els Wier e Sire od tere 15. Stamford ee ne vee eee We ore VO ees SEBSERSEES it Champion «pre rrrrrrersrkieawen gees dyevtinse 15 TZ} Enterprise ...:eerr re eee newth epee Tyawed ok Jah 18 Union Mis os ervccrcecnce CNNEEEM: dew poise lt) 25 19; Atlintie..... po nescieec2SO8CR Mil he etebidienidt eA 20° Alpha : en eaeree. - soe dete es bee ees cake a9 21. Champion ....-----+ srasedesle seats teeeewene) aa 2. Sink? 26. ee wee ABH US debs) ie OG aa ... fodeoD le s7i5sa— = Totals. ...--++ eeereseees sence eer eeeedt 532. 416. - ‘edie ee tal leat fi. Games won—Amateur, eae ta 6. pbs lost, Amateur,.5; Professional, 6. The following are the averages of- sne-ginlss They scored 533) . Tans to 416, gi an average of 24 KL,orer 10487 over Widbpinente bi oe 2+ <-re eee aot
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66 BIME BASE-BALL, PLAYER. in a 2 a . LONE STAR, (or Caren aebs i | Aug. 4; Oneida, of Bloomfield, N. J... . 83 25 13, Niagara, of ‘Saugerties, N; adi -/ 25. 40 “ 15, Hudson, of Hudson City, N. ene ~/ 42 BF af 26, Active, “of Wappinger’s Falls, a sg /84 49 & 29; Riverside, of Coxsackie, N. Y.. ) 24 8 Sept 2; Mutual, of Catskill, N. Y.. q avy 448i +29 “ 6, Haymakers, of Lansingburg, Ss dS 6 8&8 “« 8; Excelsior, of Leeds, N. Y. 46 6 ¥ 9, Mutual, of Catskill, N. Y 54 20 “ 90) Knickerbocker, of Hudson. N. ¥. OO a « ~22,Excelsior, of Leeds, We ety eee . 89 35° « 29, Ulster, of Saugerties, N. Y 35 6 Totes. sxeonetl - 4s) -JLd-0 EERE A... 414 378 ode Lone Stars splayed 12 games in 1870, winning 8 and Jos- g 4 sian | SAXON. 4 i n June 11, Junior, of Ligonier ............. we 6 15 “« %, Junior, of Elkhart...........0.s08 w 48 22 “ 28, Scotta, of South Bend ........... -. 43 22 July 4 Clipper, of South Bend............. 89 ye) nae 14, Junior, of Ligonier .......6..4.5 vv OB 29° kd 20, Shoo. Fly, of: Elkhart, ............85 76 Pye K 28, Shoo Fly, of. Elkhart. ..c.scsceeees--16 1" Aug. 5 Mechanics, of Goshen. ...scevcssees BB 14 Os 9, Scotta, of South eens ess tes owes 020) 12 4 12, Active, of -Chieago, Ili.. asneee=s de 47 see 19! Amatenr,* of El ledlnceneigvqstene » @ \« 49: “Plat Foot,” near Goshen..........- 42 18° a 25, Clumsie, of Mishawaka ......... .. 58 27 Sept. 2, Hunkidori, of Pierceton............ 18° 12 “2; Lake City, of Warsaw... .......05 35. 20. 13, Clipper, of South Bend........ teens: (BB 41 Ge 14, Clumsies, of. Mishawaka. .....00.... 81 18 Oct. 7; Active) of Goshen................25 85 7 “* Forfeited. 7. RECAPITULATION. : XONS. | OPPoNENTs, Games played. : pte tiadem denice mace? 1B Mi: OS WOODS os oe sdblslcioee web eeewae 16, Total TRS is 5 40'n3ib be 0 didi Average to a game... ae er ever ns 680. BnegDantiex =<. Akos ry 218)
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= DIME -BASE-BALL PLAYER. 5 : GALLAUDET (or Harrrorp,) TS Se ata sieadle amon (Baker@ i... 2sees 22-0 SS ae er pe eabtiniend x Trinity College ee Meise a innie se Rbselt Ae ~theiae OTR ey re <pkastiome wns welts : SR SBSe oRSS Oprexeyts. mo a ro Be This club, composéd'of' deaf mutes of Fie ‘Hartford Asylum, rare the champions: of their class.» The club wus, et in 1863... Last sek out bec 14 regulor games, they won ll. ; nace eas Tats Toeented®, N. J). . Theclub opened play for the season of 1870 on June A : 4th. The balance of their scores was as follows: a June 4, Resolute, of Lambertville ....... Ae te 58 Gpiss 534: Athletic, of Philadelpbia............... i 7 ae “9, Relief, of Philadelphia... evel la .tabl 920 * 036, Philadelphi of Philadelphia! ta ideit ooh “Aug. © 5, Resolute, .of Elizubeth.... cool! (phBe | ‘© 2°9, Neptune, of Huston....-.....- 18 - * °25, Magnolia, of Bucks County see. | SRP SSRN RSSBSES orertid Sept. 3, Magnolia, of Bucks County... a2t St “ 5, Highlanders, of Tullytown, Pasiacsa th 3c 2 15, Neptune, of Easton.........6.. igeawede J 27 ys 24, Mutuals, of New. York......... itPNT A & 0 56 29, Intrepid, of Puiladelphia.....ss20ec.5 115 Oct. id, Neptune, of -Baston, .... 0% tdoodl.-s0. Bree ae SS Lae Athleue, of Philadelphia .............. 7 soudaes BOselan ih» xb xsebaina Ad dysiysiont’ tee 450, 299 . diber gamies played, 14; on, 9; lost, 5} TiGhtnd sine ‘a 82; of eee ished aut I lost; one wen,
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#8 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, ty ano eee 8) RTT RETRO BE BRE BE omens ~ o ~ 4-4 & Oe Se Co OD ee tet ino) CENTRAL (or Evgnorn,, Wis.) é “10 25129 NTRAL e ’ S22830 5 a Pee ape eee yee rey « 32 » a W, ) ; 8. Sanborn, lf; Norris, gf; Ween fe
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HMSTAS4 I548-d848 wid i ae eee DIRIGO-(or Maree) ; le, ‘of “Atiradta:: ees ome it, or Portland: My 3 a SB dino, : es Una, Or Orrovanre. ReoBESS “es © +
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SAVAAY TI AN-SRA BMI DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Chicago .....-cc.ccees » Princ€loM eye. 2e- wee eee §) YOloni es adacadgcseuceet.e eee eeewneee 7 88 26 «13 - 24 2 ¢ © 5, Rose Hill.......... veepescen essen 17 2 “ _0 9, Haymakets ....... Sane “9 0 6 olds Haymakers 000.2. oocpesaereyy tee 25 18 “ 23)" rg a 23 ~ eo 2 i -. 43) Niagara, ’ “oR 94 « “14, Niagara, me Ratan: PME een vernh = os BE ratty eho | ae at “45, Forest City, of ‘Cleveland .... pt vag Leh a 16, Forest Ciry, eget te pnshey oo eaaeat ts A ae, - 4“ a0 ao}: a ae “56 44 ; = 226, ObIaRO +. ..232452555555 terran eaten i 6 pat 26, Greats City “of Milwaakee raining oe = , “13 eae Amateur, y Chicago...... seerseeepess 45 x , Indianapolis ............0005 Bboy. navies 45 9 . 5 8, Olympic, of Washington ......--.--+-- 9 0 = :3, Olympic, of. $ 4, peo re) 39 13 ~ « ~ 5, Marylan 11 GE ss ane Pasi vindd "o« ait 3 | ae 27 SE as ~ 3B 5S 6 Ss 48° 16 ¢ 4 E 29 - 6 — 4 ay Salemammhc.. eer ode des ree ~80-q°e1 BS,..96 92) Mutual ee ee nee FAIL 0. dua st "43 ” 24 cera $8 ; Brown University ..--... wde¥easeamaoed GE:> 24 “Nov. Star, of Brooklyn ToS utate be Sten OE hems 7 li é : CHAVAAH 5 fi i+ 195 iS : 88 rwowt gi * ss $8 levim bt Os 2? ; ry OFF ae wm owol Te *™
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= BASE-BALL PLAYER. Ti FAST BAA ai rl 4s . : JUNIOR CLUB ie: x ery » 4 5 SILVER STARS. «..%1 8c ta The: toning: table shows. the result of the cieediticn games played mee: aa — Juniors, during the past season .....«. ais ith Zz < r : & “ May 2, Cen ; at New Rochelie............. 45. 15 Us fren at- unter’s Point... ej RB Ea! 8 ae Su i Cc Seiennnavumenenbiests : oe Re a4 ne he at Williamsburg..,..... amor’ 28 29) Tattle & Builey, at Hunter's Puli. inal a otitigl Suly \4, Sylvan, - ae’) Siames C) «© 43° Chelvea, mit. 5008 16-7 99, Warren, at Jersey City rh egrets Veta. seb “ 30, Sylvan, at Hunter's Print LS OES SY41IT-G Aug. é Burnside, at Brookt 0 aE EES 8 16 _ 5 amen ot Caen Se es cate eee bi 18 At 3, Hudson, a ret 4 ohare Sat "19 °° 16 esas , Star, at J nn SS CR 39. —C«6 “: Alida, at His ae EER OOS ERR a. Sept. 16, Union; at Jersey Gity..: lente iT i hie ms “20, James Fisk, Jr, at Jersey i ee 87 2°83 “ Bt, Baverprice;= Piers See ces La O1gy’ Oct. ©7, Jumes Fisk, Jr., OF ities 8 od es - 21 = a1. Dnion, eset ie oe. aes 26 “ 25, Fly Away, at Hunter's Pointiosco. os'2. 2.0 foes! 8 a ‘11, Warren, Fae rc sr apa aH 148 1; Hudson, at Hunter's Point |. . -!o02.24 2. 2.5020 0° & ritatowidl bas .baosse ua ise meedt 506 36 They have likewise played 27 non-convention clubs, nae | 644 runs to their Opponents’ 211, 1nuking ‘a grand total 1,150 to.571. _RENCON, (or. dieepnatan The uowing 48a correct. list of or att pla é Rin- con B.'B. C., of San Francisco; sai “oe cific Da ri , the a dS or isto PT piled Gs
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iy} DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. ORTETIS e os University Mound, at Bay, view. aes: woh SelB 3) «6419 “ “ “ ae - S a Francisco . . . Mod tsseart. ssf Ble te Ho : ° wk ie LPSes mish Athletic, ? mea 49 43 A = “ sige = Resolute, s ; Fe Shc cadcomeeep agile aeanamen> 48 ENAAS -walete-cogsiens) 20 yi Sduth Park, ob Validoncorogsess Coweta sors 50 10 Sects, AS Rockton, 631. SoS TOTAL. occ woe baste 41 «29 ual, at Sacramento..... tS Little Atlantic, at WHO .o03l-¢e-vetndt <borery 62 20 Young Eagle, at San Jose..........-0-++ ++ +e eres 20 . ib Star, at San SISCON, ST abs nen nemo eating we) 2 8 Lovkout, at San Franciseo.. Leiter OO 2 iver Bete. ns 3 opeles he peiens Pe ene me eee 10 9 oi Fs o2 Sy iresideedtt ds-onseesei = i 0b oe ol were tet . Ay Wid Awake, a Patni. Lnreokenste arto 3015 gg a FRPP a ete paneer ee oe eee ne Parr Paeies = = @, let. Bepir c BSia i SG nosiee sie eaine Sh tee acest F Nae. iin. si. Bae Pyancisco's35 wunehtentind 20 Jk Brook’ m, eel Pp yarisiele sige ey Be ol aT el eeemapee| 30 «(27 Upton; if Miicensbnich temo ret Ae P : inn 858 468 SOueaiings, the catcher of the ehib, made. 69 a catches; MacPherson, | f,62; Scudder, s's, 52, and Broderick 4nd Rvany of 2d band c f, “48 each. Broderick mee the most rans, Buf - neing second, and Church third. to ies! base UNA (om Qu petieemem Mass.’ 4 “9 3 *¢ : 6 April 23, Tufts, of Tuf’’s College, at Medford.. . 22 6 May z Tri-Mountain, of Bostsu, at iat ea pos | Paes, Dig) hy Serpents * ee aaa 20.041 Sipe eee ee DE ernie ot etal enna” EP Ep
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DIME BASE-BALI. PLAYER, July” % ‘Withisstiiinet, of Ghietsea, at Chelsea... 29 «5, Lincoln, of West Newton, at West Newton, daa 59 © 46, Kearasige, of Stynehuim, at Stoneham... . «“ 98° Adiantic, of Boston, atBuston............ Aug. Tl, Aufora, of Chelsea, at Chelsen...5.. 0.60.) 2h. «" 95, Dirigo, of Angusta, Me., at Buston....... 18 “ 30, Bay ern yun, at “aad ee ecece ie t. 7% Tufts, of Tuft's y OIG... Fee 3 9 Tufis, of Tuf’s Colleseiat Medford... 31 “ 13> Bay Srate, of Lynn, at Boston... cane see « 14 ‘4 21, Bay State, of Lynn, at Boston. *....... (oa tpn ae PUTNAM (or Troy) 3 Ma 5, Independent, *at Troy... .......-...0- .ac ee 2 $0, Buclekin, at Gloversville. ........ amenity « 1D Jane 10, Champions, at Troy... ...... 6. eee eee eee 88 “ =623, Alert, ut Schenectady..........-.-+e+ee- 25 July 1, Independent,* at Troy........... eee. eees 27 « 4’ Old Elm, at Pitisfield..............---0+- 60 * FS, Bodmin, at Trey Bend. hs oop ove decvies 63 SO, Bip Awage,* at Trop. sss... 0 cdte ns tas 21 ¢...96,; Riverdale, at-Troayescss 3 war0. wees coc ee es 40 Aste nS, Monsetic,© at Thy. 20. 5 ..93.... 5.000... 25 “4 Jerome Park,* at Triy ...5:....... i¥5 Danderherg, at Trugs. ....623....% due. c58 40 Mexc49, Excelsior, at. Troy. isis. j.cidscn2 ted S..% 40 *:: 26, Alert, at Albanys.. 5.23. 2c. «2 si Hiciee 22 *, 29, Riverdale, at Troy........2....... Bi .aek 19 S-pt. 2, Pioveer,* at Troy Steves Wend vst Seees ua8 37 “ 5) Tuttle & Builey,® at Brooklyn... ......... 25 “ 7%, Montauk * at Te ee ie Poe ee 41 « , Fly Away,* at Brooklyn...............-. 17 * 12, Alert, at Proy...cceesesseceee cscs enceee ee “ 16, Buckskin, at Troy... .....s. eee eee eeees 43 © 99) Cuel-ea,* at Troy... sees eeeeeee eee eee 21 * 98 Haymakers, at Toy. ..+-ssseee reer sree es 5 Oct. 21, Independent,* at Troy......eseeee sees a5 224 Noy. 24, Fly Away,* (forfeit GAM)... -- ce eeeee ees 9 = Hosp SSSEIS ABN orem 21 Soo Br SBRese | od = | ell endl oul CNBC KPUeSCmwad Putnams’ a to an innings, 31-2. Opponents’ average to an innings, 1 1
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%. DIME B\SE-BASE PLAYER, -Games recorded as practice games, and not counted in Wir age: eee, ee ee, re a eee ee Asli tio; of New Hayen 4. ae Putnam, ““* “6% Rate, Of SingeOING. ... on a .. Sigeisvolo tA a is } 8 Boma eeeee eee eee ee -- 178, " ° rid ¥ ny ree 4 ie abe yin ay3bn oe: rt) 2. ve 1% Beil Oi re See Te ty he yt Seow A VII BS L ™ in : t EON mds » sw ane otere e's S'> « © 00 vert : ; " T Ly eters gue tal Caegadl ‘ 4 c 6} S c. y ntl : z T ja 2 - . : Pie * rR wT x ta * 7 i OF Paley a a ee ayn: os $ PRRs SCLeUNS, vido ’ tet au i r] jn -- ~<a E48 ..OO8 ws | eguinst ue of
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SaFLIT 8 eA wa DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, wos 46) YTIO TATHOT _ PROFESSIONAL CLUB AVERAGES. ATHLETIC (or Patiapetrnta,) : i a 7 an: Tae Aeeage ‘Ths YEne. ees f Games ret Base Hits. at Bae itite CBéhaler i}. 20K... 4. B +o AGL. +. ee BMRA ve Bt Sefaed leg. OS Q4t... aye 1 9 to & SSSSSSR5: ~ 05 dD B89 29 C0 cole do poorer ais 2 : WITH’ PROFESSIONALS. > }o ~ Terre ay to eo eb o9 co SRKssze cite geses |e SESEEEES| Tolitbium: . / ee Peeesseses |‘ DES of 25 - . Peewee eee ew ceees 36. PALL . 5. 1s cee de ened 33 pwBechteles... 5.. zag 04008 83 oe KR ER * 80 REEERSRSE & —
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76 DIME BASE BALL PLAYER. ’ SNYAIT IJAG-aad AM FOREST CITY (or Rockrorp, Itt.) 5 5 02 5 03 4 02 4.00 4°39 .. 8. 06. oo 848 D4 337 1 18) ) 1248 1 46 bo 06 athe q Se:8 WITH PROFESSIONALS. a eh Peepers ee 280°) 17 3.67 By cae aieem +2 60> -}- 38°) "3 Woree's.. 3: r 2 41 96 3 56 220-7} 38" | 2°53 2 16 57 3 00 oj | 33 2 00° Rp 3 03 2 00 24 218 1 91 57 2 53 aeeeT 5 a 24 ao 156 28, 7 153 356 ena OMR@ACh oo... Eee de gee 2 86- |. - 27) 3 Noung: 220-020 ceeek : 3-18. -|. 53. . F358 GWGrce $6... |. Fo. do. ps by | 3-00.) . 699% 3 83 ei@toney &.-..3!.2..)-2f (84 11--|. 8 6t_| 17. re 67 BOL eden sc vied d+ + eels |, 24-7 3 00 33) 412 Robinson 7 | 28 | 8 -28-}-26--}. 3.71 Leech . 55° | 3 44 78 487 Burroughs - > 80-2 78> + SB 4 ‘Berthrong ...: | 43 -}--9-68- | -56' |! 8°50 Harley 5-5 = 5%. ‘b 42 2 80 69°") "4 60 Norton ..:... treeeeeee el. “+ 29°+}* 2 90- }-42 420 ~ Hollingshead... oF bland P11 F 18+} <4 73} BOY 273 Glenn sserenereeteeeeaf Bf If 2 60: | IT 18 1 our gre senp 4 1--}-457- | 16 | 2 28 ne 92 FB 25 69°) 431 li ey
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Ff Megs? iS -STR AA Mid DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, - a ou CINCINNATL. W vig'it, Ge gecetee 5 248 Waterman ......+-<s--- MeVey ..g-s--4 --S-: Len: ~ BE tat ; | | Pag’ eZ= = oe geezeagl 2 Rey ‘|e sb de eo eo cob co 02 co wa} 8832 on Gee HM OH On OX Or Aa \ase: 7 Ciao &8 _ aR Seey _ ecrocoborow ‘jsesesseass BS | oe = a i oo 4oorHoro ge f= \ Fisher, 1st'b. 2202202" er, 2d. be Pre ees 11 14 mR av Seer 28s BELES. 1 4 jt teeter | | eenngess | — ee at £0 co. be'a9 te wort wre wre SRS aes
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DIME BASE-BAL a OPE BASE BALM TEASE -LDING.. put out, Total 2 +. 5 a am, 2 eae peter he: 348 Bd. ang, © TH? LS eee el n, 3dr Lae Oy oe eee McMullin Peds eee we weno Dick ee ae : ] ater’ ss ~i46- o AQ ANTICO (oF, CHICAGO.) © wOi | ob
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AL alt. FAG 40 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 2EMAD IAMOWMsATIOND VI SPADARAY? GENERAL FIELDING AVERAG ge da, Av'ge. | 'Ay'ge. | Times : as’ist’ ‘Ferguson, c. aM FE, 4 **§2°: Zert cin, We 5 “be 78 Start, 1st b. poo dee ‘" 48 Pike, 2d b.. ++} 213" i > Sourdions ssevuene [rigreHwercoce | Sassaaesy : 4 . Co 0.00 : od '3 _ aia —}-95-—|- 159 a & = ba Se jer | 59 4 189.0898 167 4 23 489 | 218 tH | Av'ge. B5S3! ft CORON OF OT -_ oS e 20.- maar antes sata EM fio Min ing ee 0 Ee elge
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80 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. McAtee ,.+.ccc0 oes04 77 24 54 225 | 73} 3°25 Winod; .:223 | 15 Meerk, 1.0 ss scenanesas o), 15 1 BE ER RR ene mae et 4, ede tes PITCHING AVERAGES. aot PLAYERS. cee & i, e ~ { | =< ) a z= < 367° 111 257 at 4)-3B 17 0 71 “= 0 77 # AN averages calculated on bases of regular games and no’ eluding forfeited game with Mutuals, of N. Y., Nov. 1; scere, £
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The following are the general avcrages of the nine for 1870, as far as the data furnished will admit of : : g Sigg > ° > no ae _ 4°" 79° ~be — rH 2 ne oe mm, Reta 4—9-§ Heglete et 88 deat 2 1 | 101 | 29 Nebos Fs. Aird at 88 1-36 08 2 22 ici here 6 | 1 1 Me ef 88 fa99 | 121. a | 486 Wolters ene 8 1-54 | 119496 | 26 Swandell .. + ...5.5-... ~30-|-46 | 116 | 56 | 126 mer HARVARD. 2 oF ra 1} 8.87 [ROT fA Bostic] at | a.-| 8°00 | 185 feat White: ...0?.0..A....! 40 |115. |. 2.87 | 175 14.87 Wallac... 20.8.5 M18 40 | 104 |. 2.60 | 142 | 8.55 Smith... .... “ogee: 7 | 18 |-2.57-} 26.) 3.71 Bares . 690. SL. ..e 11 28 2.54 87 8.26 Willard. ..20.0..5.....6 10 | 25.-| 2.50. | 87 4°8.70 Thorpe ...0......06 33 «| 79.-| 2.89. | 120 }* 3:63 Austin. -..00.0..2...1241 28°] 64--|- 2.28 2.96 36 | S1.-}- 2-25 2.78 34 | 65 | 1.91. 2.65 36 | 67“ 1.80 2.49
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-) “ )BASE-BALL PLATER _ FOREST ory. (or (CLeyEs.anD) BATTING AVERAGES, . 2 = 7 aa | 8 £ es ad aa |e pee 10 - | -2°50--} -13/""S"a5 ~ 82 - | 4°00 b1 6% INNINGS. RUNS, AV’RAGE. 2B ~f) Pubout |} on baees,|> 3 S | Ga i ol 2ge eetpbsweenewe | SS8Seaeenrsse Eigeesebagzees
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DIME BASE-BALL. PLAYER. WEY AST bIAN-BOA MIG 2 EILODL Vt iv , e ana TEUR CLUB AVERAGES. OO Ps Ayeruge: per cent dees g| is Re ed ; . SkesTr peer os VSHrocooS JSSSEResURsE lp Ce ne sarees Dollard ae Jot on ete tt tet ht beth Rogers, F. W.......1+ ++ -/65126) Jewell. bese 28h diy.» 5)15) . eet: oe olee tae h ec BE ob =f i BR ans ee ee
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S-H2Le , HAY LIT DAE ts? 84 DIME BASB-BALL PLAYER. _INDIANAPOLIS, rage, oS ih HAV oPrtgyk 5 2 5 = Sz M4 ei 2a |e3| < Hopkinson, p....... estes 3: = BE fa McDonald, c. ftdi 04} © BRRDY,,-0,.eweceeve sews Maprisos,.3..8) ...3....1. | BESLSeEE Loon eet : ee ee et RO. BYES BItd Lo bo ED C9” 09 CP.C0 02,00 C9 OD Ma sm fm RESSGEAKES | fee Te BSu8 SSSSs <}) bot | b Total: ||) bases, fs s 3 o- BC Ge 7 ‘et : GF Gt Lely Ae ae ae) ae " 26 3 SoS!) 0 pr - sas ix auoil Sa os iiod g Bi $e 68 eo:coay nr a at tet it et et OD ee See SeccsuHe rs Sega bt bt et BD OD DO DO ander 23. -i...-.+22] 9 10 © _ oces & OSCEOLA (or Prrrspu RG.) : oy TF be i=) os) €4 bo bo 20 20 £0 be be bo SESER8858:
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SHITATT F148 3244 BIC DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, BAGH Gr Sax “Paaxersco) a | v be BEESSqee & Seeks mm com or S8S2SF FEESS | mm twrwrwrwwwoscces ‘|Seeseseeee foul bo'nd |) * 4 - a ee Is ‘le 1 me , . : ; Out on fy fy. Outon —}5 fair Out foul Out on “Bd strike, | ° | Out on” bases, be | | eau wWeKewR Iho Re ’ co @esocico wth tees odie b Fees ieee ee Romo 8 —s coces con Hoc ecoccokHwwo Soccwkxweac ~ srageesmoneces sce} 0 pak] Oho pent eB-Bs bse t are t O10 1 Ul, ge Ley 7 rte 0 al Lag of b> Db ocbosics din Sane (oct! @ WASHINGTON, (io :
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86... DIME BASE BALL PLAYER. SAY LPT TAGES SIG ETNA (or Cicago.) ' q ay ” oh £0) | D = o g, 7 00-084 » Ch POY -p ose - se Ga ot eee Rathbone, ab Sap sagee Brogpemene ist) be}... g.:- u 2d 16.3.4 <5 -os ay. Ga fr. fia fp wife wie se. Wright, Lf | SAA OLK Bon | Tis 9 GO ett Od 2 Or
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“Darsy-se “Sout “quo nd 1 ROL mere = lh sarge == ome een an] RIAD Ss = wn Ls | HONIG wT oe Ht 0d HOD | » “g8| Wor |SSSBa8e8a |: A * g - ‘afieiony ectand =58 2 ee yrds _. -., |. 99.22.99 29 22 G2 29 aa.cx cr “ae Tae es aE “bog astq ist | OF OI HE HR sf a9. mi a ; aY seed oun on [RRASTA SS 8.3 OEE & ee Pie: fie o3 Shes a raft : “Bege"ne ne SHV SATS2AZ |: " ebuoiy |BSES2S8538): EXCELSIOR. - ‘eBei0Ay PLAYERS, S mt OO rt OR OD HIIDQAQRNQRNRN | EWE a ah Bids it RS he. . Bim ts SE igs cide B, eae Baek tGiwi Shh e.K SS Rageerge ed “= & SEsERz5 eget E Re Souda {P2. DH OD 60m > Od) Ce COCCL Ts = ageanng> oS Ste et fca'on 196 ha pach NNN RH rset e wins sisie Me Bb os 00% bo Bo Sn dp Sa Bs BAP EPEEEER Beene: ie RE BSR (tgs GQ. - 7
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38 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. OLD ELM (oF Prrrsrietp, Mass.) 2 ere antes OE Ti 66 42 69 45 4) a RES A ae 9 26 2 8 28 3 1 Chapiti Aw ecse ees 17 64 3-13--|--80 4-12 Harring’ 00... .j....5es 18 43 2 5 55 3.1 Pitt jm 3) a ee 12 & 42 3 6 51 43 Show:......2---. cee P 8 £ 28 | 8 4}rgar] 4 0 _ Nea ape ie —mky 2 oy Fe 11 4 6 87 7 10 LO” i aS wodowe Ee eB 58 i 70 42 Chickering..-.-. ++, t-te 2S 1 oe Ae Dina ot ty Bem ding 3 32 2°6 46 3 3 Morton ...... 3 ete Be 12°) 37 31 41) 3 5 Sn eg Cee Beg aoe bi 441se IS Ss 1-48 8 3 Danham .........2 YER os 3 2°3°7°13 2.3 Others—Subs. .......... : 62 HARMONIC. -- : ipoilin It co $23 86.1 HLS 16 Bb |S 2) > Jen e= : > oO =| <4 est .< Niatd - _ —_—— 3 REP RS 2 EET Cee 8 | 321 4 00 | 51 | 6 38) 54 Mea rthrot yess. 3.03 booties 8 | 30 | 3% | 45) 5 63 | 47 WGOX. T1- 1.c.. ct aso oe 12°45 | 3 75 | 67 | 5 58 | 48 Wileox, Bev. o.i.iwasre sige 10 | 87 | 3-70-| 54 | 5 40 | 49 Tolley . . preeeeep-| 10.| 87 |B 70 | 42.) 4°29 | 48 empe bo. secpeeep-] 11] 891 °3 35} 45 | 4 09 | 49, Carlow. 7. ook. oes. e | 5] 16° |°8 20 2414 80.1 47, Cofnwalf2. 2.0. .5..5.. ---| 12.| 86 |°3°00 | 49 | 4 08 [40 Fiéfo . 2.2. PRS <i BO | -| 26°} °2 60 3 20 | 36- BORON ators cies ves soe _ 10°} 2-00" 2 60. Substitutes... 0.5. .0.. CF | 44° $288 3.19 _
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DIME BASE-BALI. PLAYER. 89 r,t? Bist [=z bal MANSFIELD (or Connecticut.) > - ¢| & 4 = PLAYERS. : 2 3 £ Zé : = s 3S = FZ > cs > ee oO |}eS) 4 |a8]| 4 Beastop ps 32 -|-53-|--2.01-}- 78-18, Sahn ped oa f0'63.|.-2:14--|-86° bogie Noble, 1st b 26 | 50. |..2:17--|- 68 Ps !o6 Firhiss, 33 [61 | 2:09}. 88 | 3.03 Kraold, Ef. oB4 P63 | Bid | “89-1 OR BS TEA Roses e ices we 8, Bras [oR 3.05 Marks, Ist b... 5 | '15-| 8.00} 21 | 4.01 Douglas, Fr. f... 2. 19 18 1.06} 19 1.07 Smith, HA, ist 9 | 6 | 200-| 6 | 2°00 Plumb, Seth, r. f. 12 21- 2.03 «| 8 2 Be. 123 2 0.16 1 Webster, c. f ‘ 5 6 1.01 0 F 28 4.00 4 1 | 3 | 802 | 5
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90 2% ZISS-Bes MW DIME. BASE BALL PLAYER. PXGELSIOR (or Bosron) — gabe | gs PLAYERS, e lag! § 4 > > 3-4 > Mek —|-258 4 : Coe, 3d ocho Goch lB : 2.90. |. 33.,).18,30 abel Ld hdl Sk spats. ead. 1 270 | 48-1\53.% Penley, ras. fs eg-¢- +) 69. | 48 |, 400 Bunting, 2d b.. 5 SEE 2.40 | 34 283 Mowton, 6o8. 7 ...5 0g.» oe 2-37. 52 3B 2 Dillon, 1. er ote oS) Geol fbb 10 2 33 45 2.50 ‘ew, c. Be Se ies ae _.2,38..| 31 > ]- 2.88 Myer, ih hte foot 2 30 49 2 90 Clapp, 2d, it Fae 5 ake 7 | 200 | 314 -}).2:40 » Pe we eee Jub bowen el) 2.88. 34) 1,88 alent. widen be dale be ee oll § F 1 67 o1t fod 33 & ; & = Zz = > 2 = ei < 8d b. 2 50 29 2 90 Beecher, 1 00 a edi Penley, r. £:002ff"*s" Soe Bunting, 2d ba 83 67 30 2 50 _ 2 Bi 45 | 281 1 44 ea Se | “6°92 i & | 108 wh os | 7) Oe ~ 2 40 16: ue 130 30.) 1 4 32— 3 + @
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. SETAIT IIAE-MBAG Byta 48 THE AERSEE oh conriai f HUNTAWA SNT Ti Ke te Baseball Convention of Nov. 30th 4870: & ‘person named J. H. Haynie, ofthe Faber,Club of Chicago, who had been elected Secretary of the meeting, not only refused to al- low the Chairman of ss amalter of Rules to copy his amended report, as had’ previous] been the rule since the or- par of the eae déiation, but he also refused to atbetit isi eg mht this! ni Hieasd as es ap area boli jog cation 0 ie newly, amended, site from. Noy, 30th, 1870, eee ‘Hitherto we have been: enabled :té publish our Dime Book of Base-Ball in February, by itn means et fraternity: ‘at’ a “have been ‘thoroughly post in new. rules.long before. the, opening of, the, season, ., be however, fot obvious reasons, the publitation of’ the newly amended rules Was! kept back’ until ie: ‘season Was ‘ctually opened, and on thisaccount we, are obliged to go to, press With our first edition with, the amended rules given, in the; form of a descriptive app which, ir et aee weeetage famine satan Le hetetore eM. eae consultation, ag much +, Aa 8 bal iven' tee al their official: form, _ oak f HOS 08 9G JenM evant ; nviagte as National Assocs Association: is tip china oe Ce ty a yw al rat atti Dotaten niga poesia Dior d ed¥ duider moi sae i oui 4. Se oth of Jegin bes Sead oraaf oft beteg moqg jedi 8d svawls jevor send s sail # 25-nan fiodser ie ol eodiita Sat Yo anit 5 3 of hadi hua sttied ods bes to Ales Yo Seis Sift is beatuenr sat ifs : int ns an sit yd 42 (list Geib +d cle BNG8 Iodio sit wou baa seed ods borshiegeo od As folT stig Bsasiazt of Hivorta tolalw OF juog
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ie MOYAIT JIAS-SeAa Suid 93 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. RULES ;AND; REGULATIONS _A8 ADOPTED BY THE AMATEUR MA TIOT MreA SOLAS : OF. BASE Rlda.k ELASENS, ved os ope | Maxoh 16th, 1s71 Ro : t d ; > ‘ -lg of beasio: ylno sO£ Fig _ it aia ————— eid yqoo of eins] Yo a AEE) a4 ga ae to seer 8 te si avis RULE yinst, ‘ THE. BALL, BAT AND BASES. = (SMOXION 1... The ball must weigh notiess than be nor more 1 five and one-qnarie T. ounces avoi euiertalee it must. m ure nine a eae one- LER inches in cire . It mustbe etitocat ‘of india ber and ‘yarn, and eoveriay with Jeather. The qnantity of rubber vused: ithe jini peers of the ball eee 2 In the ora d third of a series the ball sh val the first.end thi mes ofa a es. sha be furnished by the tend third gnmes and in the ne Eta the challenged club. But!when * single” games ‘are liven only, thé ball shall be furnished by the challenging club. “In. all cases it sball_ become the, property of the winning club, ea, hy of victory, ‘y: a: ‘See. '3. The bat mtist be FOlind, dnd inust’not exceed two'kind & half inches in diameter in’ the thickest part.” Iomust be made of wood, and shall: Tasos most be four inn inches: length dist Seoxé- ef be toupee fous in pumbets equal ym each ath ~ and ure Spcned d upp rach cor- erof a kaitre wiles este lg ie heres _! hit Ed ‘The base torn be so hoe mtane + and placed as ome istinetly seen thi ee ee a space, th wine feo equal to onesquare foot doer, te i can oe ape Ak some 2 ft enateriat, the "26 Be ‘each marked rked by a flat ae sel mane — ssa tisqobs noise Src. et The base from which the ball is Fatrathe shall be desig- nated the home base, and must be directly opposite to the second base; the first base must always be that upon the right hand, and the third base that upon the left hand silje of the striker, when occupying his position at the home base. And in all match games, a line connecting the home and first base and the home and third base, as also the line of the striker’s and pitcher's positions, shall be marked by the use of chalk, or other suitable material, so as to be distinctly seen by the um- pire. The base bag shall be considered the base, and not the post to which it is e should be fastened.
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER 3 Sxc. 6. The line of the home base shall extend three feet on * eachside of the’ base, and it shall -be"drawn’ patallel to a line extending from first to third buse. Ae : ... RULE. SECOND, t 8d 9 THE PITCHING DEPARTMENT. Section 1. The pitcher's position thal! be designated by two lines two yards in length, drawn atright-angles to the line from home to the second base, having their centers upon that line at two fixed iron plates, placed on points fifteen and seventeen yards distant from the home base. The* pitcher, when ‘com- mencing to deliver the ball to the bat, must stand within these eee must remain within then until the ball has left his an Sec. 2: Should the pitelier repeatedly fail to deliver to the striker fair balls, from afiy cause, the umpire must call one ball : and if the pitcher persists in such action, two and thrée balls. © When three balls’shall‘ have been’ called, the striker shall take the first base without being ‘put out; but no base-runnér shall take a base on third’ealled ballsunless he is obliged “to vacate the base he‘oceupies: “No ball shall be'called on the first ball ‘pitched, antinot until the ball has passed the home base. “With * this exception, all unfair balls’ must be called ‘in the’ order of their delivery. a * ~SEc. 3. All balls pitehed over‘the home base, and not’lower than the bs whee yo than the shoulder of the striker, shal) ‘be considered as fair balls °° | erat ‘ Src, 4. All balls pitched over the striker’s head,’or on the ground in front of the home base, or pitched to the side opposite to that which the batsman strikes from, or which hit the striker ° while he is standing in aah at ga ition, shall be considered ‘unfair balls, and must be ¢alltd in’ the order of their delivery. See. 5. All balls thrown or ‘jerked to the but, or which are not delivered with a straight fat ad “perpendicularly to the side of the pitcher’s ts hoe all be Te ‘das foully deli- vered balls, and all such Dalls stall be called and bases shall be taken on them, as in the case of unfair balls, and in the’ order of their delivery. If the eas PD og a in delivering ‘such » balls, the’ umpire) after'warning bim of the penalty, shall’ de- clare the game forfeited by # score of 9 to 0. No sucly forfeit, however, shall be declared unless three men shall have’ been given their first base in one inning on such called balls.” Seo. 6. Whenever the pitcher makes any motion to deliver *the ball to the bat, he shal! so deliver it, and he must not ‘have eitherfoot outside thé lines of bis position, either when com- men to deliver the ball or at the time of its delivery; and it he fail in any of these particulars, then it shall be declared a <?Seo. 7 No player salle put out ot ny Bit bal on heh
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£2 MALAI g-t4Ag RMIC 94 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. pex%K d od3 to onil of T a balk, or ai aibell, ‘hee. ‘been calteds and cneither'shall.a stiinecen a foul ball be called or a base ran{onsuch:a hit ball: » Buty bases can be run on called balls not hit, ane players can ‘be put out on called balls thrown to- bases; and any player given a base on called balls shalt ‘be privileged to run ‘alt ‘Dases he can make waged the base, given. him, ; RULE -TRIRD. ; ie wT _ THE, BATTING DEPARTMENT. , , Section 1.. The. striker, when inane actof, striking atthe ball, must stand astride the line of;the home base, and. distant.not Jessthan. one foot,from,the, home base, and when striking atthe ball he may take a forward step, provided such step dues: not take, both-his feet: forward of the line, of the home: base... ‘The : penalty for an infringement, of this rule shall -be. the calling ‘ot foul suike,” and when three such strikes.have' been called, the “striker shall be declared out,,..f a ballon; which suet a strike is called be hit and caught, ae fairor foul, the, striker: sbir!! be, declared ;out.. No 1, be; wun on; any such, called _strike., Butany player, manning the bases, ‘shall be allowed ‘to return to the base, he has left, without being put.out.. As soon _as the striker has struck a fair, ball, he shall ‘be considered “a asath running the bases.” . The striker.shall ,be. privileged to.call, for cither a Tow ball, in which case the pitcher must deliver the ball " the Se: as required. The bal n shall be considered « high ball eulie between the bight of the waist and the shoulder of the striker; and it shall be considered a low bali if pitebed be- . tw z Oe hight of the knee ane the waist... ; ‘4a 8., Players must strike in regular; rotation, and, after the ings is played, th ¢ turn commences with the player who san is on vel list nex, ou one Who was the ihird playerout. Any player failing. ‘turn at the,bat afierthe’ umpire has yaning for the. gtk i Span reason of illness or injury, r by. ewes of the caplains of contesting nines, shall be out, eC, 4 Should. the striker refise to, strike. at balls, pitched : ote ae home base and within the specified reach of the bat, the umpire shall call “ one strike;’ and ifthe’ striker. persists in " gueh action, two, and, three strikes... When three strikes are called, and the ball be caught, eisher before .ouching the ground or upon the first, bound, the striker, shall be, declared jout,-pro- vided the balls struck at.are not those on whiel bulls or balks pare been called. , If three. balls,are struck atjand missed, and e Jast.one is not caught, cea ep orupon the first bound, a er, (oF, vibhe ayer, for him) must, attemptdo run, and m such case, he can be put out on the digesta Be eng pan an ye Wi icered, = the ball be
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, 95 rhet yota S@Ag Bera Bart b struck at ; aad neither shall any strike be called when the ball is struck at for the purpose of willfully striking out, ©” Sec. 5. The striker is out if’a foul bull is caught, either be- fore touching ‘the ground or upon tlie first bound ; or if a fair ball is struck, and the ball’be held before touching the ground ; or if a fa ballis struck, and the ball be held by an «dversa on first ba e Jeforethe s'riker touches that base; or if a fair ball be. caught ‘from ‘the hands or person of a player be- fore having touched the ground; or if'a foul ball be similarly caught. afier touching thes ground but once,” No’ fair or foul ball, if canghtfrom® aby other ‘object thait the pérson of a player, even before touching the ground, shall puta player out. . RULE FOURTH. : | jo RUNNING THE BASES. 009 2 _ Players must take their bases in the order of striking; ant hen fa bal js struck, and ‘not caught flying, the ‘frst base must ‘be vacated, ‘as also tle second’ and third bases, if they are*oceapied at the same time. ‘Players may be ‘put out on wny base under. thésé circumstances, in the Same manner as when running w the frst base: But’ the moment tlie ball is caught, or the player ranning to the first base’is put ont, other players running bases shal! cease to be forced to vacate their buses, and may return-to tliem. ‘No base-runner shall be forced to vaeate'a base unléss’as provided inthis section. Sec. 2. No player shall be allowed a substitute_in running the bases, except #r illness or injury, unless'by a special con- sent of the captain of the opposing nine. * Sk. 3. Any playerrunning the bases is‘out, if, at any time, he is touched by the ball, while in play in the haids of an adver- sary, without some part of his person being on the base—ex- cept as provided in Sec. 10 of Rule Fourth. And should a fielder, while in the act of touching.a base-runner while off a base, have the ball knocked out of his hand by the base-runner, tbe latter shall be declared: out. inde eines eft .f ots Sec. 4: _No ruin or;base can be made upon a foul ball’ may be putout in so returning, in the sime*mantier as when’ running to first’ buse. Neither:can’a ran or base be made when a fair balliasibeen caught withouvhaving touciied the round ;; but sueh'# ball shal) be considered alive “and in play. fo such eases; also; players running bases'shall’return to A ‘in, and may be put out in so ‘returning, in the same manner as when running to first base; but players, when balls are so” caught, may run ‘their bases ewer erae soo a nae srily settled in the hands of er tiac'i fotads st os toliq qloei
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mn THE DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Sec 5. A player running, the bases shal, after touching the home bass, be entitled to score one run; butif a fair bail be struck when two, bunds are already oat, no player running? home at. the time the ball is struck.can.make a run to count in the score of Ihe game. if the striker, or player running the bases, is put out before touching the first base, Sec. 6. Players rnaning bsses mnst.touch-them, and,so far as,is possible, keep upon the direct-line between them, and must touch them in the following order—first, second, third and home; and. if, returning, must. reverse this order; and should any. player ran three. feet out of this line, for the por- pose of avoiding the ball in the hands ofan ailversary, be shall be declared out; or if he fil to touch each base he runs to, he shall be declared out, waless he return to Sach base before the ball be heh on it, ihatt 2% a “ Sec, 7. In the case.of a fair fly-ball being hit, the player run- mise \batiavee shall not,.be entitled to any base touched af er: the bal! has been hit, and prior.to. the catch: being made.- «c. 8, When a baik.is made by the pitcher,every player run- ning the bases must.take one base without being put ont. Sec. 9, If. the player ix prevented from making a base by the intentional obstruction of an adversary, he shall be entitlet to that base and sball, not de put. out. y obstruction that pee ee have been avoided shall. be considered as inien- tiona tf ‘ointtteioe.o Dewelle 93. fede cay : : Sec.-10,. Should a player running the’bases touch and over-- run his first base, he shall be privileged to return at once ta. the base, without:beiag put.out, provided he duesnot uftenypt to make his second base. , kg ab ett : - ected ds we eo ee iS Fla wae: ie Tee CAMey i Src. 1. The ganie shall consist of nine innings to each si-je,) when, should the number of runs be equal, the play shall be continued until a majority of runs, upon an equal number of innings, shall be declared, which sh«ll conclude the game; un- less it be mutually agreed, upon by the captains of the two nines to cousider the game as'\drawn. Butin ease of no such agrer- ment, ‘he parties refusing to play, no matter from what e3u-e, shall foryeit. the ball, and. the game thts forfeited shall be ree» corded a3.a game won by ascore of nine runs:to none... All in- nings must be concluded at the time the third hand is put our, Sec. 2.. In playing all ma'ches, nine players from each club shall constitute a-fuil field ; and they must be members of thes club. which they represent. Theyalsonmnst-not have be-m members of any other elub, in or out.of the National A:socia-) tion—college-club nines, composed’of actual students, excepux! ak sixty days immediately prior to the match. Positions
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THE DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, 97 of players and choice of innings sliall. be determined, by cap- tains previously appointed for,1bat, purpose, by the respective. clubs, Every player taking part in the regular match game, no matter what number of innings are played, shall be, in the meaning of this section of the rules, considered. a member of the club he plays witb... { ates Sec. 3. The nine fielders shall be, privileged to take any. po- sitions in the field their cap'ain may choose to assign them... Sec. 4. No ball shall be claimed or delivered—except as oth- testing cluhs, whether by mutual consent or otherwise.» “Sec. 5. No person who shall be in arrears to any other club than the one he plays with, or who shull at. any time during the year the match is Bleved in, have been constitutionally ex- ed from 4 0 nine players on thé ground ready to play, and the game so for- feited shall be Consllerod ah eon and id counted otk list of linquent club fail to play on account of the recent death q of sts active members, no such. forfeit shall be oe Liaw 7 Sec. 8. Every match made shall be decided by the winning. of two games out of three, paleriuh Ainale game shall be mutu-> ally agreed upon by the contesting clubs, in whic! the kall. shall be furnished by the challenging ¢clnb. . All matches shall terminate before the close of the sexson; and no ‘ments between clubs shall be considered binding unless made in writ- as played, or a hase be claime1 or delivered as. the trophy of victory, unless five innings on each side shall hav: been played toaclose. And should darkness or rain intervene, before the: ‘No person who
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98. THE DIME BASE-BALL FRASER, than the one he plays with, or who shall at any. ime_receive compensation for his services as a player, shall be competent to" play in any match). All” players who play base-ball for place, emolument, or money shall’ be regarded as professional players ; and no- professional player sha!l take part in any matéh game ; and any club giving any compensation to « player, or having to their knowledge a player in their nine playing in a match for compensation, shall be debarred from membership in the Association. at TD U Ae ae 4 RULE SIXTH, 09. 8 | | MISCELLANEOUS. Sec. 1. If an adversary stops the ball with his hat or cap,or if a ball be stopped in any way by any person a Berea not engaged inthe game, no player can be put out unless the ball shall first hive been settled in the hands of the pitcher, while hé stands within’ the lines of his position. eee Sec. 2, Any plaver who shall py esgi ‘preventan ad- versary from catching or fielding the ball, shall be declared out; or if any player be prevented yor ae a base by the inten- tional obstrnetion of an adversary, lie shall be entitled to that be Sh re shall not be dectared ‘out even if touched with the, Sec. 8. If the ball, from tlie stroke’ of a bat, first touches the'ground, the person of a player, or any other object, behind. the'line or range of home and ‘the first, Ph our one and the third base, it shall be'termed foul, and must be so declared theumpire, unasked.” If the ball first tquches the ground, the. person of a player, or any other object ei her upon or in front of the line‘ér rangé of those bases, it shall be considered fair. If thie ball be dropped from ‘the hands of a player, it’shall be. ect Oran wan ase dich ! Hed 3 Pali a , ‘Src! 4. Clubs may’ adopt stich rules respecting balis knocked beyond or outside = the bounds of the field ns the eircumsiankes of the ground may demand ;'and these rules shall_govern_all mateties played upon the § ; provided that they aré dis. tinetly made known to the umpire previous to the commence- ment of thé game, but not otherwise. : Sxc. No fence shall be erected within ninety feet back of the homé=tase’ of a ball: field, le such fence marks the boundary line of the grounds on which the field is laid. And in case such fence should be located within ninety feet of the home base, then ench*ball pasting the catcher and touching tlie fence shall give the base rnnner one base. : “Suc. 6) After the first or second eine et a regular series be- tween two clubs shall have been cieeae the contest- ing chibs shall be privil wrote ‘icing duly
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ABTAIT U.IAg~ uw Mid BET oar THE DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 99 slg, yas Jo yaomitiast: oft coquy: hye , xh oh ye illenged, before the expiration of sixty days from the date of the:previous match... 6 6.) oP j : RULE SEVENTH. ao , DUTIES OF THE UMPIRE... .y : Sxc. 1..The ‘umpire shall, take care, that. the, regulations respecting ‘the. ball, bats, bases‘and the pitcher's and_strik- ers positions.are, strictly observed, and. he, shall require the challenging club to furnish ‘a ballon which the size, weight, and-the name of the,maufacturer, shall be stamped. ,He shall be the sele judge of fair and unfair play,.and shall, determine ~ all disputes and differences which may occur during the game ; and. there shall be,no.appeal from, his, decision except, through the Judiciary Committee of the National Amateur, ciation. He. shall)take special, care .to. declares all foul balls, and ..balks immediately; upon, their, occurrence, ime a distinct,and audible manner... He shall, in every instance, be- fore leaving the ground, declare the-winning club, and, shall record his; decision. inthe books of the scorers... The umpire ‘shall also require that the-game. be. recorded byya scorer for each of the,contesting. clubs,,. In all. matches-the umpire shall be by. the captains of the. respective sides, and shall .»perform all the duties above enumerated, . No game, however, . shall. be forfeited from, the, fiilure of the umpire to .record, his - decision or properly discharge his duties, \.....9 rif »» Sec, 2.. The umpire jp,any ma‘gh shail. determine when play shall be. suspended, .and, if the wame. can, not be fairly con- eluded, it-shallbe, decided. by the last equa), innings played ; -caniess one nine shall have conypleted ‘heir innings, and.tbe other nine shall aye exceeded the score, of. theiropponenfs. in. their Yecomp eas ras gegen ae a ing thehighest 2 shall be de amd 4 Lhe, Winners. dso in ‘ i- ey pea iy, the total score obtained eh ee ee the score of the game. Src. 3. When the umpire calls “play,” the game must at once be proceeded with ; and the y failing to take their ap- inted position in the game within five minutes thereafter shall forfeit the game. All such forfeited games shall be re- corded as won by a score of nine runs to none, and the game so won shall be p tinue the game. suspended untt = i When the umpire “calls” a game, it shall end; but when he merely suspen resumed at the point at W sus jon does not exté 5. No decision give except for a palpable error
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100 THE DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. ES AETAIT TIAS-BS AG Ae any decision-be reversed upon the testimony of any player ; “and neither shall thé umpire be guided in his decisions ‘by uty such testimony. The captains of each’ nine shall alone De allowed to appeal forjarreversal;ef the decision of the um- pire. a Sec. 6. No person engaged in’a match, either as umpire, *gcorer, or player, sliall be either directly or indirectly in'erested - in any bet upon the game.’ Nor shall any petson be permitted ©to act'as umpire or scorer in’ any match unléss’ he ‘shal! bea member of a ¢lub belonging to the National Amateur Associa- tion, nor if hereceive compensation in ‘money for his services as umpire. Neither shall the umpire ‘or’ scorer be“changéd during a match, tinless with the consent of both parties, ex- cépt for reason of i!Iness or injury, or fora violation of the ~ above’ rules. iS mthas ETSI Sct ‘Sec. 7) Whenever a pitched ball* touches the umpire, or is “aecidentally stopped by him, it shall be considered dead and “notin play until again settled in the hands of the pitcher while in his position, and no’such dead bull ‘shall pat a ‘player out, “nor shall any base be run or run scored‘on such @ bail. I - Sec. 8. No person shall be permitted to approach cr tospeak ‘with the umpire, or in’ any manner to interrapt’or interfere during the progress of the game, unless by special request of ‘the umpire, and any club willfully infringing any rule of the : Se shall, after trial by the Judiciary Committee of the {ational Amateur Association, be liable, for the first offense, to the ‘penalty of suspension from “niembership of the said Association, for any périod the said committee may direct, not ‘exceeding one year; and expulsion from such member- ship for the second offense. All in which any of ‘the ‘ rules of the Association are infringed shall also’ be considered as forfeited gimes, and shall be recorded as’ games won ‘by a Me A nine runs to none, and against the club infringing the {lage tod pit} : is Gantt 2 tet sqsdze
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