Beadle's Dime Base Ball Player (no. 5) (1866)
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‘BASE-BALL PLAYER. - NEW YORE: BEADLE AND COMPANY, 118 WILLIAM ST. General Dime Book Publishers.
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Down the burn, Dayy|J#n¢ O'Malley, Kate Kearns (The graveofLil Dale, . Dumbarton’s bonnie, |Jeany Lane, » Kiss me qui aad rote * 1) Ain’t I'glad to get out) Ever of thee, "Apelrishmaareabanty (A natlgpal song,” [Grave Of Boteparta, M ive land, Lhe post-boy’s song, reas eepeed Dee petite canoe, yows native land,', “ i! merry girl, ear an yow 1 The quilting party, Ben Fiteracd wile, Pdoffer Nelly Gray. ay, {Three bells Nelly war a lad’ ce he J Bonnie Jamie, In the days when 1, |Lordsof creation shal Old foe ‘Tray, me ee Broken-hearted Tom,| John An m, % 1 laniac, Our Mar: Ann, We stand here united, | BY the sad sea waves, Johnny was 4 shoemr| Marion Lee, Dver the mountain, What's home without! Columbia rules the’se| Kind relation: Z May queen, Poor Jui ey, What other name, ‘ome, gang Wi’ me, |Last week I took a wif} Meet me by the brook Poor old slave, Wi ic w Machree, ommence,ye darkies| Mary of Argyle, Min: sleigh-ride. 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s ANNUAL EDITION FOR 1866. ——— BEADLE’S BASE-BALL PLAYER, COMPRISING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NINTH ANNUAL BASE-BALL CONVENTION, TOGETHER WITH THE New Rules Adopted; Rules for the Formation of Clubs, ete ALSO, THE _BASE-BALL AVERAGES FOR 1865, EDITED BY HENRY CHADWICK. m. ia) NEW YORK: BEADLE AND COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 118 WILLIAM STREPT,
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@ Scorer’s Position. Catcher. ® Umpire’s Position. Right @ Field. : Left @ Field. Gentre ® Ficld. DIAGRAM OF A BASE-BALL FIELD, AND POSITION OF THE SCORERS. et in the year 1866, monet according to Act of Congress, By BEADLE AND COMPANY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
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BEADLE’S ‘DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, eee a ee Trus invigorating exercise and manly pastime may now be justly termed the American Game of Ball, for though of English origin, it has been so modified 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 Base Ball from its origin, we deem it appropriate to intro- duce 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 out-door sports: Rounders.—This game is played with a ball and bats, or sticks something of the form of a policeman’s trun- cheon, A hole is first made, about a foot across and half a foot deep. Four other stations are marked with pegs stuck into the ground, topped with a piece of paper, so as to be readily seen. Sides are thea chosen, one of which goes in. ere may be five or more players on each side. Suppose that there are five. One player, on the side that is out, stands in the middle of the five-sided space, and pitches the ball toward the hole. He is called the feeder. The batsman hits it off, if he can; in which case he drops the stick, and runs to the nearest station, thence to the third, and all round if the hit has been a far one. The other side are scouting, and trying to put him out, either by hitting the batsman as he is running, or by sending the ball into the hole, which is called ‘‘ grounding.” The fo at the hole may decline to strike the ball, but if: he its at it, and misses twice running, he is out. Whena player makes the round of the stations back to tht hole, his side counts one toward the game. When all the plays ers are out, either by being hit or the ball being grounded, the other side get their innings. When there are only two players left, a chance is given of prolongirig the ins nings, by one of them getting three balls from the feeder
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6 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. and if he can give a hit such as to enable him to run the whole round, all his side come in pexip cand the counting is resumed. The feeder is generally the best player on his side, much depending on his skill and art. The scouts shonld seldom aim at the runnerstfrom # distance, tes throw,the}ball up to the feeder or,to‘So0me one near, who will try to hit or to ground, as scems the most advisable. A caught ball also-puts the striker out-— 5 The above is a very simple game, and one designed oly for relaxation duting the intervals from ‘study in schools, dnd is entirely devoid of the manly features that. chiraéterize Base Ballas played in this country. Boys and even girls can’ play Rounders’ without difficulty ; but Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, freat agility; qitickness of eye, read- ifféss of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve. ~~ pei rT But it is needless further to comment on the meritorious features of our American gate; suffice it to say thatit is a recreation that any one may be proud ‘to excel in, asin order to:do'so, he must possess the characteristics of true manhood to a considerable degree. : ; Phe history of Base Ball commences at 2 date anterior to the one -we propose to start from ; but our present pur- pose) will be fully answered. by tracing its progress from the organization of the: Knickerbocker Club of New York, which started into existence in the autumn of 1845... There was'a Club called the New York Club, which existed be- fore the Knickerbocker, but we stiall not be far wrong, if wé award to the latter club the honor of being the pio- neer of the present game of Base Ball. oi » Before the organization of the Knickerbocker Club, the rule of play, in reference to putting a player, cut with the ball, was to throw it at him; but one or two. severe acci- dents éceurred from the practice of this planyand the rules were changed to those placing men on each base, and making it requisite for a player tobe touched by the ball while im the hands of an‘adversary. This ‘latter rule-was the first innovation on the primitive rules of the game famil- jar to every school-boy in the Eastern and Middle States. The following are the first regular rules of Base ‘Ball we have any record of. They are those adopted by the Knick- erbocker Club in 1845, and by which—with one or two exceptions—they played up to the period of the first con- vention of Base Ball players.
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DIME» BASE-BALL* PLAYER Pa First Rules, of Base Ball. Seortos 1. The bases shall. be-from “IIome” to second base 42 paces ; from first’ to ‘third base 42 paces equidis- tant. | Sectyow .2. The game to consist of ot -.pamntssot aces, but at»the foonel asides an equal number of haxids must be! played. » Sreri0n 3. The. ball must be pitehed and not thrown for the bat. | Seerron 4A ball knocked outside the range. of the first or, third base is foul. . +. Sxcrton:5. Three balls being struck at and missed, and the last one,caught, isa handout; if not saughtyi is consid ered-fair,-and the striker bound towun! Section 6. A: ball, being ‘struck! or tipped, sad caught either flying or on the Set bound, is a hand out. 9)» Skerion:7. A player; running the bases, shall be :out, if the ball.is in the hands of an adversary on the base; as the runnep:is.touched by it before he makes his base—it. being understood, however, that in no instance is a ball tobe thrown dt him. Section 8.. A player running, ri shall ‘prevent an ad- versary from catching or getting : vthe ball before making * his.base, is a hand out. »' Sxerron 9. If two hands are ‘shready, out, © player run- ning home at the time a ball iso struck, can not make an ace if the striker is caught out. Section 10. Three hands out, all out. Secrion 11,.Players must tuke their strike sin regular turn. ; Sxcrron 12. No'ace or base can be made ona f oul strike. Section 13. A runner can not-be put out in making one base, when a baulk is made by the pitcher. Sxcrios 14. But one base allowed when the ball Ss 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 to be compared to the systematic and, to a certain extent, scientific game that is now such an attractive feature of our American sports and: pastimes. The example afforded by the snecessful operation ‘of the Knickerbocker Club, was soon followed by the:formation®
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& DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. of others, and in the course of'a few years the Gotham, Eagle, and Empire clubs successively appeared on the ball grounds ‘at Hoboken, as competitors for the enviable notoriety tho’ Kniekerbockers had by that time attained by means of the many interesting contests 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 rapid prog- ress im popularity; for it is well known that where a lively, well-contested, and excitin me is in progress, there will ever be found crowds of Ftesioted 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 a far more space than we propose occu- pying in a work like this, which is intended more asa com-: pendium of Base Ball rather than a complete and compre hensive work on the subject. We, therefore, continue our brief reference:to the points of special interest in the his- tory of the game, by giving the date of organization of each elub that now belong to the National Association, up to the time of the first Convention of Base-Ball Players, which was held in New York, in May, 1857. i Clubs. _ Organized. Location of Ground, Knickerbocker, ‘Sept., 1845, Hoboken, Gotham, 1850, a re Riera “ Hemintr, Dee ats, Soul Bro utnam, a A illiam Newark, May'l, 1855, Newark. v6 : Baltic, June 4, 1855, New York, Kekford, June 27, 1855, Greenpoint, Union, July 17,1855, Morrisania, Tae “ 1858" vn ica, L ; am Harlem March, 1858, New Yor > ae ; Hentrid ng ; ug. 14, Star, E 1856, ° South Independent, Sent 1857, New York,
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. “eg Liberty, March, 1857, New Brunswick, NuJ., Metropotitan,. . March 4, 1857, New York, Champion, March 14, 1857, sf Hamilton March 23, 1857, Brooklyn, St. Nicholas, April 28, 1857,” Hoboken, As will be seen from the above record, the years 1855 and 1856 were prolific of new clubs, and, of course, a great number of exciting contests took place, the result of which was the creation of a thorough furore for the game, and the manifestation of a great degree of interest in the wel- fare and progress of this manly pastime, by the rapidly in- creasing numbers of the advocates of out-door sports. At the close of the season of 1856, a review of the many contests that had taken place, led to the knowledge of the benefit that would acerue to the game, if a proper revision of the rules were to be had, and a new code established. After several preliminary meetings had been held by the prominent clubs among themselves, it was decided to call a convention of delegates from each of the clubs, for the purpose of establishing a permanent code of rules by which all could, in future; be governed. In pursuance of this re- solve, a call, signed by the officers of the Knickerbocker 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 convention was held in New York City, in May, 1857. At this convention a series of rules and reglautions were adopted, by which the various clubs, who were represented in the convention, were governed during the season of 1857. In March, 1858, the second convention was held, and at this meeting the annual convention was declared a ay mee organization, and the requisite constitution and y-laws having been formed, the “ NationaL Association ov Bass-Batt PLayers” sprang into existence, and com- menced its useful career, which has thus fur been one as beneficial to the interests of the game, as it has been cred- itable to its respective members. The first annual meeting of this Association was held at the Cooper Institute, March 9, 1859, at which convention the rules and regulations were again revised and amended, in accordanee with the improvements the experience of the previous season’s play had rendered nécessary. The officers of the Association, too, were re-cleeted. It was
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10 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. at this, convention that the abolition of the custom of furnishing refreshments on the occasion of matches, was unanimously recommended. This custom, which ori- ginated in a desire to promote friendly intercourse be- tween the members of the several clubs, had degene- rated into one; seriously detrimental to the interests of the game, owing to the spirit of emulation that arose among the clubs, each aspiring to excel each other in the expeuse and splendor of these entertainments. It almost led to the dismemberment of three or four of the 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 therefore has 1ost all its objectionable features. , _For the benefit of those clubs desirous of belonging to the National Association—as all should that haye the interest, and welfare of the game at heart—we pre- sent the following articles of the Constitution which refer to the admission of clubs, etc, We would pre- mise that. the objects of the Association are to improve, foster, and perpetuate the American game of Base-Ball, and the cultivation of sae! paling among the differ- w rl . he delegates, and the number of members composing * mittee on Nominations; but no such application shall te receiyed by said Secretary unless presented thirty
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iy DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. tl days previous to the anual mectiyg, Said’Committee shall, thereupon, ascertain the condition, character, and standing of such club, and report’ the same to the an- nua: meeting; togetherswith the said aprlicetion: and their written opinion thereon ; and a ballot shall there- upon be had at. such meeting ‘upon the admission of such club, when, if two-thirds of the members present vote in favor thereof, such club shall be declared duly entitled to representation in this Association, Any in- mality or irregularity in the form or substance of the application, may be waived by a two-third vote of the members present at the annual mecting. id Section 8. No: Club shall be represented in’ this Association, unless it be composed of at least. eighteen active members, or by any delegate under twenty-one years of age: nor shall any Club be so repres until its delegates have signed the Constitution and paid the fee hereafter designated. (The fees are five dollars ini- tiation fee and two dollars annual dues.) It is also requisite that foe have certificates of their election, signed by the President ‘and Secretary of the Club they oy Dire : © ArriciE 8. No Club, now a member of this Associ- ation, which shall admit or retain a person, as a mem- ber thereof, who has_been guilty of the reprehensible conduct of conspirmg with any person or persons: to cause, or who shall by any connivance; bargain or overt act, cause the loss of #match-game of ball in which he is or may be one of the contestants, cither previous to or during the progress of such game of ball, for money, place, position, emolument, or any considera- tion of any nature whateyer, shall be entitled to con- tinue a member of this Association, or be admitted to membership. thereof; and no new Club: shall be ad- mitted to membership therein which has-among its members any one who has been convicted ofany such tion; and’ no match game ‘shall pet en by an Slab belonging to this Association with any Club whic has or may have at any time any such person or per- sons among its members, under penalty of forfeiture of membership to the National Association of Base-Ball Players. a
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, 12 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE National Association of Base-Ball Players, HELD IN NEW YORK, DEC. 137m, 1865. Sxc. 1. The ball must weigh not less than five and one- half, nor more than five and three-fourths ounces, ayoirdu- pois. It must measure not less than nine and one-half, nor more than nine and three-fourths inches in circumference, It must be composed of India rubber and yarn, and covered with leather, and, in all match games, shall be furnished by the ehallenging club, and become the property of the win- ning club as a trophy of victory. uc. 2, The bat must be round, and must not exceed two and a half inches in diameter in the thickest part. It must . ese of wood, and may be of any length to suit the striker. Sxo. 3. The bases must be four in number, placed at equal distances from each other, and securely fastened upon each corner of a square, whose sides are respectively thirty yards. They must be so constructed as to be distinctly seen by the umpire, and must cover a space equal to one square foot of surface. The first, second, and third bases shall be canvas bags, painted white, and filled with some soft material; the home base and pitcher’s point to be each marked by a flat circular iron plate, painted or enameled white. See.4, The base from which the ball is strack shall be designated the Home Base, and must be directly site to the second base; the first base must always be that upon the mighe Danes and the third base that upon the left-hand side of the striker, when Reap TIDE bin position at the Home Base. And in all match games, a line connecting the home and first base and the home and third base, shall be marked the use of chalk, or other suitable material, so as to inetly seen by the umpire. Many of our clubs have an iron quoit for the héme base, that is in direct violation of the rule which states that the home base must be marked by “a flat cireular iron plate.” | Those we allude to rise in the center, and the consequence is, when a ball touches the base, it flies off ata tangent, instead of rebounding as if it had touched the ground, as it would do were it flat, as the Szc. 5. The pitcher’s position shall be designated by two
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 418 lines, four yards in length drawn at right angles to a line from home to second base, erin * their centers upon that line at two fixed iron plates, placed at points fifteen and 16 %&1-3yards distant from the home base. The pitcher must s*and within the lines, and must deliver the ball as near as possible over the center of the home base, and for the striker, } : It will be seen that the rule requires the ball to be pitched as near as possible over the home base, and for the striker ; the pitcher, therefore, has no right to pitch the ball to the catcher jally, as is often done when a player is on the first base, and umpires should see that the rule is enforced. phew This ar lee change was ied the Conyention of 1863. ¢ object being to do away with the unfair style of pitching that was in vogue during 1861, "62, and ‘63, during which period those pitchers who fafled in achieving the success attained by the lamented Creigh- ton offset their want of skill by trying to intimidate the batsmen by pitching the ball a them instead of for them as the rules require. : Sec. 6. Should the pitcher repeatedly fail-to deliver to the striker fair balls, for the apparent purpose of delaying the game, or for any cause, the umpire, after warning him, shall call one ball, and if the pitcher persists in such action, two and three balls; when three balls shall have been called, the striker shall take the first base; and should any base be occupied at that tinie, each player occupying it or them shull take one base without being put out. : In warning the pitcher before calling balls on him all that is necessary is to call “ball to the bat;” and if ie balls are pitched unfairly after such warning, “ one 11” should be called, and if one unfair ball be deliy- ered after that call, then “two” and “three” balls should be promptly called. A pitcher “repeatedly ” fails if he twice in succession; and he “ persists ” in his unfair delivery if he pitch one ball after the first penalty has been imposed. In the first innings of a game, 2 little more latitude is alowaple, but afterwards the rule should be strictly enfo to the yery letter of the law. 1 Src. 7. The ball must be pitched, not jerked or thrown
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14 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. the bat; rea whenever the er moves with the appar fortes pees to Hone ‘the ball, he shall so. de- liver it, ee ware. neither foot in advance of the front fren af at the time of delivering the ball; and ish er of these particulars, then it shall be do- The sicher makes a baulk when he either jerks a bell to, the bat, has either foot in adyance of the:line of the al or pg the ground at the time of delivering 1, or inde bred Dat iw net ‘purpose of Bice sitters tie hall” habe nfeprien br ay of vi e as been ini the ‘omimittee Be Rules and’ Regulations o of the National Associates to, mean, the es when the last _move- ment of the arm is made fh delivering the ball; and uently if either foot of the pitcher be of the gro when this movement is ial ade being eae eatin with me ball’s. leaving the hand of: the Sec. 8. When a baulk is made by the pitcher, every player running the bases is entitled to one base, without being put out. -The'striker can not take a base, on a baulk, as he ig not considered a “ player running the bases” until he has made the first base and ceased to be a striker. a 9. If yh) ball, from a stroke of betes oe ground, a player or any ot, ehin the range of home “xarrat ok first base, <r home and ithe third base, it shall be ere foul, and must be so declared by the wp, em as If the ball first iiesehes the nd, either pa nt of the range of those bases, i shall be con- __ Noung is mentioned in Section 9 in reference to that is caught, either on the fly or first bound, alter tous. the side * pep ing, ae es ora tree. n such cases a e before a match. Mr ett ma heginning Sec. 10. A player making the home base, shall be entitled to score one run. Sec. 11. If three balls are struck at, and missed, and the last one is not caught, either flying or upon the first bound, it mail be considered fair, and the striker must Were to Tpa. :
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DIME .BASE-RALL PLAYER. 15 Szc. 12. The striker is out ifa foul ball i« cought, eithes before touching the ground, or upon the first Youd f Sec. 13. Or, if three balls are struck at aad mizsed, and the last oe either before touching the ground, or upon ‘the first bound. , . The bound-catch, in this instance—the ball striking the ground back of the home base—is considered in the light of a foul ball, as far as the fly-game is concerned, and consequently when the ball is caught on the bound, on the third strike, the player must be given out, the sameas he was last year under the bound role.» ” Sxrc. 14. Or, if a fair: ball is struck, and the ball is caught without having touched the ground, : Seo,.15. Or, if a fair ball is struck, and the ball is held by an odventnny -on first base, before the striker touches that ASCs rr yy ce ts Sec. 16. Any player running the bases is out, if ut an time he is touched by the'ball while in play in the hands’ o an adversary, without some part of his person’ being on ‘the ras te ‘All that is requisite for'a player to “hold his base,” according to the meaning of the rule, is, for him to ‘touch the base bag, no matter ;whether the bag is in its ‘position or not. ' See. 17. No ace or base can be made upon a foul ball; such a ball shall be ae rect dead, and not in play until it shall first have been settled in the hands of the pitcher. In'such cases players running bases shall return to them, and may be put out in so returning in the same manner as the striker when running to the first base. Src. 18. No ace nor base can be made when a fair ball has been caught without having touched the ground; such ‘a ball shall be considered alive and in play. In such case players running bases shall return to them, and may be put out in so returning, in the same manner as the striker when running to first base; but players, when balls are so caught, may run their bases immediately aftor the ball has been set- tled in the hands of the player catching it. It will be seen by the above two Sections that a — running a base on a foul ball must return to the he has lett and remain on tt until the ball has been fairly settled in the hands of the pitcher, But in case ‘of fiy-catches, a player running a base is only required to rolurn and touch the base, after which he cap ieave
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16 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. it at once and try and make the next base. He must, however, touch the base after the ball has been caught. Sec. 19, The striker must stand on a line drawn through the center of the home base, not exceeding in. length, three feet from either side thereof, and parallel with the line oecu- dap by the pitcher. He shall be considered the striker until e has made the first base. Players must strike in regular rotation, and, after the first innings is played, the turn com- ‘ences with the player who stands on the list next to the one who lost the third hand. This rule should be strictly enforced by the umpire. A striker has no right to avail himself of the advantage derived from standing back of the line of his position thereby increasing the distance between himself and the pitcher and obtaining a better opportunity of judg- ing the ball. Besides which, a poorly hit. ball which would strike pe pee in front of the home base—if the batsman, stood on the line of his base—and lead to his being put out, is changed to a foul ball by his standing bein of his base, and) he thereby escapes: the penalty of his poor batting. Suc, 20, Players must make their bases in the order of striking ; and when a fair ball is struck, and not caught fly- ng, the first base must be vacated, as also the second and third bases, if they are occupied at the same time. Players tnay be put out on bed base, under these circumstances, in the same manner as the striker when running to the first Sec. 21. Players running bases must touch them; and, so far as possible, keep upon the direct line between them; and must touch them in the following order; first, second, third, and home; and if Soverntng must reverse this order; and should any bad run three feet out of this line, for the porpoeson avoiding the ballin the hands of an adversary, ¢ shall be declared out, A player failing to touch his base must be declared out—after an appeal—-unless he can return to the base before he is touched. ; Sxc. 22, Any player, who shall intentionally prevent an averaeny a, ouiabing or fielding the) ball, shall be de- red out, : ‘ : Sec. 23. If the player is prevented from making a hase, by the intentional obstruction of an adversary, he shall be eu- fitled to that base, and not be put out.
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 17 These two latter Sections are, of course, intended solely for any willful or unnecessary obstruction. It is, impossible that a player, while in the act of fielding a swiltly-sent ball, can always be on the lookout as to where his adversary is running; or that a player run- ning the bases can always be equally careful in regard to his preventing an adversary from getting to his base. Some base players have a habit of pushing pores off their bases while in the act of receiving the ball. Such unfair play should be punished by promptly inflicting the above penalty. Sae. 24. If an adversary stops the ball with his hat or cap, or ifa ball be stopped by any person not engaged in the game, or if it be taken from Mekaninateoe one not engaged tn the game, no player can be put out unless the ball shall first have been settled in the hands of the pitcher. Sve. 25. If a ball, from the stroke of a bat, is held under any other circumstances than as enumerated im Section 22d, aud without having touched the ground more than once, the striker is out. Sec. 26. If two hands are already out, no player running home at the time the ball is struck, can make a run to count in the score of the game if the striker is put out. Scc. 27. An innings must be concluded at the time the third hand is put out. See. 28. The e shall consist of nine innings to each side, 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 shall conclude the e. ° Src. 29. In playing all matches, nive players from each elub shall constitute a full field, and they must have been aa members of the club'which they represent, and of no other club, eitier in or out of the National Association, for days prior to the match. No change or substitution shall be ¢ after the game has been commenced, unless for reason of illness or injury. Position of players and choice of innings shall be determined by captains, previously appointed for that purpose by the respective clubs. * This rule of course excludes players belonging to Junior clubs from part in Senior club ieatslaen, find likewise excludes players ‘belon, to any base club, but not cricket clubs, as et is a distinct game of ball.
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18 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Sc. 80. The umpire shall take care that the re,,uiations respecting the ball, bats, bases, and the pitcher’s and striker’s position are strictly observed. He shall be the judge of fair and unfair plays and shall determine all disputes and differ- ences which may occur during the gimes he shall take special care to declare all foul balls and baulks immediately upon their occurrence, unasked, in a distinct and audible manner, He shall, in every instance, before leaving the ground, declare the winning ‘club, and shall record his deci- sion in the books of the scorers. Sec. 31. In all matches the umpire shall be selected oy the captains of the respective sides, and shall perform all the duties enumerated in Section 30, except recording the game, which shall be done by two scorers, one of whom shall be Bf ee by each of the contending clubs. — i sc. 82. No person engaged in a match, either as umpire, scorer, or player, shall be cither directly or indirectly inter- ested in any bet upon the e. Neither umpire, scorer, nor player shall be changed during a match, unless with the consent of both parties (except for a violation of this law) except as provided in Section 29, and then the umpire may dismiss any transgressors. This. rule was almost entirely ignored last season ; for there was scarcely a game played in which some one or other of the parties above named did not bet on the result. This year more care will be taken to ob- serye the rule; for those who bet large sums on the leading contests of the season intend to dispute the loss of their bets in all cases wherein this rule is not ob- served; and they will have the right—according to the best sporting authority—to, hold the stake-holder re- sponsible.in every instance in which he pays over the stakes to the winner when this rule has broken ; for under such circumstances the wager is not fairly won, unless’ those who bet mutually beforehand to allow of such infringement of the rules of the game. . Sec..33. The. umpite in any match shal] determine when play shall be suspeaced; and if the game Sa ESE bs con- eluded it shat be decided by the last even innings, provided five: wimzs Lave been Ly and the party having the greatest av:aber cf runs shall be declared the winner... Seo. 24.. Clos may adopt such rules respecting: balls ceked beysné or ontside of the bounds. of the field, as the circumstances of the ground may demand ; and these rules shall govery 2+ xustches pi-xed yon the ground, provide
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i DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. | 19 that they are distinctly made known to every player and umpire, prev‘ous to the commencement of the game, Sec. 35. Nu person shall be permitted to approach or to speak with the umpire, scorers, or players, or In any man- ner to- interrupt or interfere during the progress of the game, unless by special request of the umpire. : Sec. 36. No person shall be permitted to act as umpire or scorerin any match, unless he shall be a member of a Base- Ball Club governed by these rules. : This male has never been properly observed. Every club should appoint a regular scorer for the season, and he should be competent to record the fielding as. well as batting score of the game. Until this is done a full analysis of the season’s play of a club can not be obtained. Sec. 87. Whenever a match shall have been determined upon between two elubs, play shall be called at the exact hour appointed; and should either party fail to produce their players within fifteen minutes thereafter, the party so failing shall admit a defeat. This rule has always been a dead letter. When clubs appoint a time for calling the game, it should be promptly proceeded with after the time allowed by the rule has expired. ‘Sec. 88, Any match game played by any club in contra- vention of the rules adopted by this Association, shall be considered null and void, and shall not be counted in the list of match games won or lost, except a game be delayed by rain beyond the:time appointed to commence the same. Any match game can be put off by mutual consent of the parties about engaging in the gume. No match game shall be com- menced in the rain. This is‘a new rule, and was designed to obviate the difficulty attending. upon the repudiation of any rule of'the game any two clubs may mutually agree to ig- nore, ,Thus, for instance, any two clubs agreeing. to allow a member of cither club to play in a match who has not been a member for thirty days previous’ to a match, by this rule can not claim the ball won, or count the match played as a regular game. The exception made in case of rain refers to that rule which requires a ganie to be commenced within fifteen minutes of the time appointed. Sec. 39. No eet who shall be in arrears to any other elub, or who shall at any time receive compensation for his
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Y 20 * DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. ery ices as player, shall be competent to play in any ma ° Sec. 40. Should a striker stand at the bat without striking at good balls repeatedly pitched to him, for the apparent pur- pose of delaying the game, or of giving advantage to a vires the umpire, after warning him, shall call one strike, and if\ he persists in such action, two and three strikes. When three strikes are called he shall be subject to the same rules as if he had struck at three fair balls. Section 40 is a rule that should be strictly enforced, as itrefers to a part of the game that is oft-times a very tedious and annoying feature. How often do we see the striker, the moment his predecessor has made his first base, stand still at the home base and await the moment when the player on the first base can avail himself of the failure of either the pitcher or catcher to hold the ball while tossing it backward and forward to each other. Some-catchers—chiefly among boys, how- ever—actually stand to the right of the home base pur- posely for this style of game; and eyen when the pitcher and catcher are inclined to do their duty, the batsman is not, and the latter is frequer.tly allowed to stop the progress of the game by his refusal to strike at good balls, under the plea that they do not suit him, when it is apparent to all that he simply wents to al- low his partner to get to his second base. In every respect it is preferable to play the game marfully, and without resorting to any such trickery as this, which not only tires the spectator, but detracts from the merit of the game itself. Even under the new rule of pitch- ing, this unfair play was practiced last seasou. It is to be-+hoped that umpires will do their duty this year, and = an entire stop to it, which they have the power to 0. Sec. 41. Every match hereafter mada shall be decided b: the best two games out of three, unless a single game . be mutually agreed upca by the contesting clubs.
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DIME TGASE-BALL PLAYER. 21 ,.. Selection of a Ground. In selecting a suitable ground, there are many points to be taken 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, aloamy soil should be ldid down around the bases, and all the grayelremoyed therefrom, because, at. the bases frequent falls. occur, andion gravelly soil in- jury, in such cases, will surely result to both the clothes and- body of the player, in the shape of scraped hands, arms, knees, ete, ; The ground should be well rolled, ad itadds 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 fan th and expense attending it. The proper size for a ground is about six hundred fect in length, by four hundred in breadth, although a small. er field will answer. The home base must be full seventy feet from the head of the field. The spacé of ground im- mediately behind the home base, and occupied by the catcher, should be not only free from turf, but the ground should be packed hard 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 staple shouldbe attached, If the blocks are of stone, have the staples inserted with lead; and if made of wood, let the staples be serewed in, not driven, for in the latter case they ‘will either beeome loose, or ultimately driven into the wood altogether ; in cither ease, becoming entirely useless. Measuring the Ground. There are several methods by which the ground may be correctly 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 inches, and the end will indicate the posi- tion of the second base ; then take a cord one hundred. and eighty fect long, fasten one end 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
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22 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. of the first base, and then to the left, which will ind cate the position of the third; this will give the exact Measurement, as the string will thus form the: sides of & square whose side is ninety feet. On’a line from the home to the: second base, — — — aoe five is the pitcher’s point, the second point beige aires feet further, on the same’ line. The zoul-ball posts are placed on a line with the home and first base, and home and third,.and should be at 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, “wn should be high enough from the ground, arid painted, so as to be distinctly seen from the umpire’s position. bec - The Bases.’ The bases should be made of the best heavy canvas, and of double thickness, as there will be much jump- ing on them with spiked shoes, and if the best material be not used, it soon wears out. The proper size of a base is about fourteen inches by Seventeen; but as -long as it covers one’ square foot of ground, when se- ‘cured 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 securely fastened to them. New bases filled with hair and with patent fastenings have recently been introduced. - ; __- Pitcher’s Point and Home Base. The location of the pitcher's points and the home are indicated by means of iron quoits, painted white, and not less than nine inches in diameter, They should be cast with iron spikes running from the under side to keep them in place. The line of the pitcher's position should be marked bythe insertion in the ground of a piece of hard wood, six feet long, about two inches wide, and from six to eight deep. It should be inserted so that the umpire can see it. The Bat. The ru.e regulating the form and dimensions of the pat is as follows: “Section 2. The bat must be round, and
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DIME RASE-BALL PLAYER. 23 must not exceed two and a half inches in diameter in the thickest. part. It must be made of wood, and may be of any length to suit the striker.” While all-are limited to a particular size in diameter, it will be observed that no ob- jection is made as to any particular length or weight. Bats are from thirty to forty inches in length, and from two to three pounds in, weight, the former weight being most de- sirable. . 74 t-siziw't ; : The description/of wood, most in use is ash, but-maple, white and piteh pine, and-also hickory bats-are in common use, weight for the'size governing the selection. , For a bat of medium eight, ash is. preferable, as its fiber is'tough and elastic. The English willow has recent- ly been used, andiis favorably regarded) by many. This latter wood is very light and closein fiber, and’ answers the purpose better than any other wood for a light bat. In the choice of a_bat, select. a light one, as it can be wielded better, and in match games it is desirable that the player be able to strike quick enough to meet the rapid pitching that has recently come in vogue. We would not recommend a bat much under two pounds in weight, as some weight is required to overcome the resistance of the On Batting Players haye different. modes, and adopt different styles of batting ; some take the bat) with the left hand on the handle, and slide the right from the large end toward the handle; others grasp it nearly one-third of the distance from the small end, so that. both hands appear, near the middle of the bat; others again take hold with both hands well down on the handle, and, swing the bat with a natural and free stroke, while great force is given to the hit: all give good reasons for their several styles, Practice with one bat, as a player thereby becomes more sure of striking than he would were he constantly to change his, bat. In striking at the ball, do not try to hit it so hard that, you throw yourself off your balance, but plant your feet firmly on the ground, and swing the bat in as natural a mannet as possible. The secret of hard-hitting lies in the quick stroke and firm position of. the bitsman the moment the ball is struck. This will account for.some small and light men being hard hitters. Let the left foot be placed on tha
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24 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. line indicated as the striker’s position, and then every ball that comes perpendicularly from the bat to the ground will be a foul ball; but should you stand back of the line, it will not, © : The Ball. The rule states that the ball-must be composed of India rubber and yarn, covered with leather, the proper weight being fivé and three-quarter ounces avoirdupois, and tts circumference rine and three-quarter 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 béing wrong in size or weight. The cov- ering is usually sheepskin, and on a turf ground this cov- ering will last some time. © _ Base Ball is played by nine players on aside: one side taking the bat, and the other the field. The latter ocenpy the following positions in the field: Catcher, Pitcher, First Second.and Third Basemen, Short Stop, and Right Left and Center Fieldsman. ‘The side that wins the toss, have the choice of taking the bat or the field at their option. The batsman standsat the home base, on a line drawn through its ceitter—parallel to one extending from first’ to third base—and extending three feet on each side of it. When he hits the ball, he starts for the first base, and is sueeceded by player after player until three are put out, at which time the side occupying the field take their places at the bat, and, in like manner, play their innings. When the batsman succeeds m reaching the home base, nntouched by the ball in the hands of an adversary, and after successively touching the first, second, and third bases, he is entitled to score one run; and when he hits the ball far enough to admit of his making the four bases be- fore it is returned, he makes what is termed a home ‘run. Nine innings are played on eael side,-nnd the party mak- ing the greatest number of runs win the match. In caso of a tié, at the close of the nmtlinning, thé game, by mn- ‘tual consent, can be prolonged innings after innings until one or other of the contesting sides obtain the most runs. And if any thing occur tv interrupt or puta stop to the game before five imnings , a each eide have been played,
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 25 the game must be drawn. The rules and regulations of the game define all further particulars in reference ito it. THE POSITIONS ON THE FIELD. The Catcher. This player is expected to catch or stop all balls pitched or thrown to the home base. He must be fully prepared to catch all foul balls, especially tips, and be able to throw the ball swiftly and accurately to the bases, and also keep a bright look-out over the whole field. When.a player has made his first base, the Catcher should take a position nearer the striker, in order to take the ball from the pitch- er before it bounds; and the moment the ball is delivered by the pitcher, and the player runs from the first to the second base, the Catcher should take the ball before bound- ing, and send it. to the second. base as swiftly as possible, in time to cut off the player before he can 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 run- ning 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, al- though the pitcher is sometimes seleeted for that honor. We would suggest, however, that some other player than the pitcher be selected as captain, from the fact. that the . physical labor attached to that position tends to increase the player’s excitement, especially if the contest is a close one, and. it is requisite that the captain should be as cool and collected as possible. We would suggest to the Catcher the avoidance of the boyish practice of passing the ball to and from the pitcher when a player is on the first base ; let the, diseredit of this style of game fall on the batsman, if any one, as then the umpire can act in the matter; we have referred to this matter elsewhere, as it is a feature of the.game that is a tiresome one. The Catcher, whenever he sees several fielders running to catch a ball, should designate the one he,deems most sure of taking it, by name, in which case the others should refrain from the attempt to catch the ball on the fly, and strive only to take it on the bound in case of its being otherwise missed.
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26 DIME. BASE-BALL PLAYER. The Pitcher. This player’s position is behind a line four yards in length, drawn at right angles to a line from home to second base, and having its center upon that line ata point distant forty-five fect from the former base. His movements, immediately preceding, and at the time of delivering the ball are to be confined to a space of ground bounded by the above line, and one four feet in the rear of it; and while in the act of delivering the ball both of his feet must be on the ground. He must pitch the ball, not jerk or throw it; and he must de- liver the ball as near as possible over the home base, and for the striker, and sufficiently “— to prevent its bounding before it passes the base. If he fails in this respect, it is the umpire’s duty to call balls upon him, as prescribed in section 6 of the rules. When in the act of delivering the ball, the pitcher must avoid hay- ing either foot in advance of the line of his position, and must have both feet on the ground, or otherwise a baulk will be declared; this penalty is ‘also inflicted when he moves with the apparent purpose of deliver- ing the ball, and fails so to do. en a player at- tempts to run_in to 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 catcher. The pitcher will frequently have to occupy the bases on occasions when the proper guar- dian has left-it to field the ball. And in cases where a foul ball has been struck, and the player running a base endeavors to receive the ball at the point nearest the base in question, in order to comply with Section 16 of the rules. The pitcher, who can combine a high degree of speed with an even delivery, and at the same time can, at pleasure, impart a bias or twist to the ball, is the most effective. —— in that position. We would remind him that in cases*where a er has reached his first base after penaee, it isthe pitcher’s duty to pitch the’ball to the bat, and not to the catcher ; and should the batsman refuse to strike at good balls repeatedly pitched to him, it will be the umpire’s duty tocall one strike, etc., according to Section 40 of the vules, : :
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 27 Short Stop. This position on the field is a very important one, for on the activity and judgment of the Short Stop depends the greater part of the in-fielding. His duties are to stop all balls that come within his reach, 2nd pass them to what- ever base the striker may be running to—generally, how: ever, the first base. In each case his arm must be sure, and the ball sent in swiftly, and rather low than high. He must back up the’ pitcher, and, when occasion requires, cover the third base when the catcher throws to it; also back up the second and third bases when the ball is thrown in from the field. He should be a fearless fielder, and one ready and able to stop a swift ground-ball; and if he can throw swiftly and accurately, it would be as well to be a little deliberate in sending the ball to the first base, as it is 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 doabad 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 must also be on the alert to take foul balls on the bound that are missed on the fly by either the third base- man or pitcher, or indeed any other player he can get ~ near enough to to be effective in this respect. In doing this, however, he should be carefal not to interfere with the fielder who is about catching the bali; so as to prevent him doing so, the catcher will call to that fielder who he thinks will best take a ball on the fly, An effective Short Stop and a good first base player, especially if they are familiar with each other’s play, will materially contribute to the suecessful result of a well-contested game. First Base. The First Baseman should play a little below his base’ ind 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, and he finds that it does not geome 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 have fielded it. The striker ean be put out at this base without being touched by the ball, provided the ficlder, with the ball in hand, touches the base with any part of his person before the .
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38 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. striker reaches it. The player wilt find it good practice to stand with one foot on the base, and see how farhe 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 pays filling it to be the very best of catchers, as_he will be required to hold very 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 pluyer 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 be on each of the first, second, and third bases, and the striker hits the ball to short field, the latter senda it to the catcher, who, in turn, sends 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 ay bey under such circumstances, for the ball to be held—not the player to be touched with it— for each player to be put out. Should the ball, how- ever, 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 cared from their bases, but in the latter they are not. e give this as an illustration of a very pretty point of the e. For the rule in reference to it, see Sec. tions 17 and 18. ; Second Base.” This porn 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 a thorough fielder. He should play a little back of his base, and to the right or left of it, acco’ to the habitual play of the striker, but gen- erally to the left, as most balls pass in that direction. He should back up the pitcher well, allowing no balls to pass both that player and himself tov. en the er reaches the first base, the Second Baseman should immediately return to his base and stand pre- to receive the ball from the catcher, and put out Ea opnanent by touching him with the ball, which it
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DIME. BASE-BALL PLAYER. 29 {s reqaisite to do on this base as well as.on the third and home bases, except in the cases of balls caught on the fly, or foul balls, in both of which instances a .. can be put out in returning to the base he has eft, in the same manner as when running to the first base,-— see rule 17, When the catcher fails 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 also promptly return the ball to the pitcher. Third Base, 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 in a great, measure upon the ability displayed by the catcher, who, if he is not particularly active, will generally sac- rifice this base by giving his principal attention to the second. A player who catches with his left hand will not makea good Third Baseman.’ The same advice in regard to the proper method of practice for the first base, is equally applicable 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 between the bases, in running from one to the other, it is the surest plan to run in an put the player out at once, instead of pass- ing the ball backward and forward, as a wild throw, or’ a ball ‘missed, will almost invariably give the player the base. All three of the basemen should avoid, by all fair means, obstructing 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 whenever they ask for judgment from the umpire, on any point of play, that they should forbear from commenting on the same, be it good or bad, but receive it in entire silence. Such is the course a gentleman will always pursue. Left Field. This position requires the fielder who occupiesit to be & good runner, a fine thrower, and an excellent and sure
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30 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. eatéher; as probably three out of every six balls hit are sent toward the left field. Center Field.: | The same qualities are requisite also in this position, as necessary in the left field, but. not to the 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 4 hard-hitter is at the bat, ’ Right Field. “This is the position that the poorest player of the nine— if there be any such—should occupy ; not that the position does not require as good a player to Occupy it as the oth- ers, but that it is only occasionally, in comparison to other portions of the field, that balls are sent in this direction. On Wielding. In all cases, the above fielders should be able to throw the ball from long field to the home 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 moment the ball is hit, and try their utmost to take it on the fly, and not wait until it is about touching the ground, and then, hoy-like, try to take it-on the bound. Nothing disappoints, the spectator, or dissatisfies the batsman so much, as to seca fine hit to the long field caught on the bound in this sim- ple, childish manner. If the ball, in such a case, be taken on the fly, or even on the bound, after a good. run for, it, the catch being # difficult one, none will regret it, but on the contrary, applaud the skill that has been so success- fully displayed,—it is on!y the simple catch on the bound that we object to. Bear in mind that it is easier to run forward to take a ball, than, by being too eager, to try. and take it by running backward; remember, however, that a ball hit high to long field invariably appears'to be coming’ further than it really does, as after it has reached its height, it falls at a far more acute angle than it arose with; it, therefore, requires considerable judgment to
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' DIME BASE-BALL PLAYERS 81 Measure the precise distance it will fall, We need not ime press.on all fielders the propriety of endeavoring to take every ball they can on the fly. Ty many instancesit is really easier and a surer method than waiting for the bound, and unquestionably is the prettiest mode of catching, forthough. we occasionally see some exceeding: difficult and &killful catches on the bound, they are few and far’ between, be- sides a fielder has two chances in attempting a catch on the fly, for should he fail in‘ the first ‘instance, he has: the reseurce of the catch onthe bound afterward.» We would not etivy the position of the fielder who mars the beauty of a fine hit by waiting until the force of the ball is.spent on the ‘ground, and: then catching it on the rebound,—a feat a boy ten:years of age would scarcely be proud/of. ‘The Batsman. “This player must take his position on a Ime drawn through the center of the home base, not exceeding in length three feet from either side thereof, and parallel with the line of the pitcher's position. He can await the coming ofa suitable ball for him to strike, but he should not be too fastidious in this respect, or otherwise he ‘will be liable to incur the penalty attached to a violation of Section 40 of the rules. Some Batsmen are in the habit of waiting until the player, who has previously reached the first base, can make his second, but a good Batsman strikes at the first good ball pitched to him, and this is decidedly the fairest and best method to be adopted, as it is the most likely to lead to a successful result, and keeps the game lively and interesting. It is exceedingly annoying to the spectators, and creates a bad impression of the merits of the game on those not familiar with it, to see food balls repeatedly sent to the Batsman without being hit, or the ball passed to and from the pitcher and catcher, while the Batsman stands still; awaiting the movements of ‘the player on the: first base. No good players rébovt ‘to this style of play, except in very rare instances, and it would therefore be desirable to avoid it as much as possiv ble. The Batsman, when he has hit: the ball, should drop his bat, not throw it behind him, dnd run for the first base, not waiting. to hear whether the ball has been declared foul or not, as if it be a foulbail, he can easily return: to the base, but should it be fair, he will be well on his way
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82 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, to the base. The umpire will call all foul. palis, ime ade ately they are strack, but will keep silent when the bail: is afair one. Although the rules expressly state what the Batsman is to do, it will be as well to refer hereto the rules applicable to the striker, as they can not be too familiar to him. The Batsman is out if he strikes at the ball three times without- hitting it, and the third time the ball is caught by the catcher either on the fly or first bound ; or, if the ball be fielded to the first base before the striker. reaches its or, if he runs from any. base, except the home base, ona foul ball, and the ball reaches the base before he can return to it; or, if-a fair ball be caught on the fly or first bound; or, if at any time while running the bases, he be touched by ‘the ball while in play in the hands ofvan’ adversary, without some part of his person being on the base. He is also out if he try to make either the second, third, or, home bases after the ball has been struck, and caught on the fly, and he fails to return to the base he has left before the ball reaches it. 1f, however, he. should. succeed in this case in reaching the base before the ball, he can immediately re-endeavor to make the base he was running to without being obliged to return to the base he has left, In the case where he is running for a base on a foul ball, he should see that the ball has been settled in the hands of the. pitcher—who need not be in his position to receive it—before it reaches the base, or otherwise he can not be put out without being touched by the ball, In run- ning the bases, he should use his own judgment as to the proper time to make a base, unléss the captain calls to him to.run, in which case he should obey the call; but it will be as well not to mind the suggestion of any other person. on the field, as the captain is the only proper person to direct a player in his movements. Umpires and their Duties. . The Umpire should be a player familiar with every point’ of the game. The position of an Umpire is an honorable one, but its duties are any thing but agreeable, as itis next to an impossibility to give entire satisfaction to all parties concerned in a match. * It is almost unnecessary to re- mark that the first duty of an Umpire is, to enforce the tules of the game with the strictest impartiality ; and in order to do so, it would be as well for him, the moment
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 838 he assumes his position on the ground, to close his eyes to the fact of there being any player, among the con- testants, that is not an entire stranger to him; by this méans he will free his mind from any friendly bias. Whenever a point is to be decided upon, rest . the decision: upon the first impression, for however . him liable to the penalty of a baulk. incorrect it, at times, may be, it is invariably the most impartial one. The umpire should avoid conyersation with any party during a match 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 yoice, copetaie in cases of foul balls, keeping silent when a fair ball is struck. 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 um- pire should not ‘hesitate to enforce Section 87 of the rules, by calling out “one strike,” and then two and three strikes, if such conduct is continued: <A few in- stances of ine enforcement of this rule, in swck cases, would soon puta stop to this objectionable habit In eases, too, when the pitcher delivers balls, either ts intimidate the batsman, by hitting him with the ball, or in such a manner that the batsman cannot hit them, the umpire should promptly enforce the rule laid down for such cases, and cali balls on the pitcher.’ The um- pire should keep a strict watch on the movements of the pitcher in delivering the ball, being careful to no- tice, firstly, that he has neither foot in advance of the line of his position, or off the ground when the ball is delivered ; secondly, that his arm, in the act of deliver- ing, does not touch his side, and thereby cause the ball to he jerked instead of being pitched ; and, thirdly, that he does not move his arm with any apparent, purpose of delivering the ball, unless he does actually deliver it ; in either case, his failure to abide by the rules renders L The umpire should require the batsman to stand on a line, running through the center of the home base, parallel to aline from first to the third base, and extending three feet on each side. Should the striker fail to do so,‘and in consequence, the ball, when struck, fall behind the base, the umpire should consider it a fair ball, as, had Section 17 of the rules been
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3t DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. strictly adhered to, the same ball would have been legith mately a fair one. Whenever the ball is caught after re- bounding from the side of a building, a fence, or a tree, provided it has touched the ground but once, it should be considered a fair catch, unless a special agreement to the contrary be made previous to the commencement of. the mateh. This rule willalso hold good in the case of a catch without touching the ground at all. The Umpire should see that the spectators are not allowed to stand near, and especially within, the line of the foul-ball posts, or in any way interfere with or crowd upon the scorers. Iis posi- tion 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, he should stand on the left of the striker. Whenever a disposition is evinced on the part of either side of the contestants ina match to prolong: the game until darkness puts a stop to it, in order'to secure an ae obtained, but which, by fair play, would in all probability be lost, the Umpire should decide the game either by the last innings that had been fairly played, or draw the game. There has been one or two instancés where this contemptible conduct has been resorted to, and as it is a course that is discreditable to all concerned in it, it ean not be too much condemned. The Umpire: should constantly bear in mind that upon his manly, fearless, and impartial conduct in a match mainly depends the pleasure that all, more or less, will derive from it, } ‘The Scorer. to o The same person should invariably be appointed to keep the score of all match games, and he should be one whose familiarity with the game will admit of his recording every point of it that occurs ina match. He should be one also whose gentlemanly condact will render him acceptable to all who are liable to make inquiries of him relative to’ the score of the game. The position occupied by the scorers - should be kept entirely clear of all persons, except those who are regularly engaged to report matches for the press; for tha latter are entitled to every attention under such circumstances, in return for their efforts to promoté the interests of the game by giving publicity to the many con- tests that take place. To avoid annoyance to the scorers, the reporters should furnish the scorers with blank sheets,
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Lf DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 85 “THE ‘BASE-BALL CONVENTION. Herp DeceMBer 13th, 1865. The tenth Convention of the National Associati n of Base-Ball Players was held at_the Cooper Institute on the eyening of Wednesday, December 13th, 1865, the attendance of delegates heing the most numerous of any Convention previously held. Forty-eight Clubs from New York State; fourteen from Pgnnsylvania ; thirteen from New Jersey; four from. Cennecticut; four from Washington, D. C,; two from Massachusetts ; and one each from Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Ken- tucky and Maine, sent delegates or paid their dunes as members, making a total of 91 Clubs represented. . Not a Club from Maryland sent a delegate or desired to be in the Convention, although there are about a dozen in the State. : The following are the names of the Clubs represented in the Convention, together with the names of thei delegates. NEW YORK CLUBS. ActrvE—J. 8. Page, H. A. Rogers. Eactr—P, J. Cozans, 8. Yates, ~ Ectrcric—Dr. Bell, M. T. Humphreys. Emurmr—T. G. Voorhis, P. V. Broach. _ Futon Marker—W. Campbell. GornamM—T. H. Van Cott, J. B. Mingay. JEFFERSON—L, Springsteen, W. M. Richardson, ' Kyrcxersocker—J. W. Davis, W. H. Tucke Murvatr—J. Wildey, W. C. Goyer. Mystic—C. S. Glover, J. Blackman. M. M. Van Dyxe—W. 8. Bates, J. Grady. New Yorx—W. Brower, H. C. Litchfield. Soctan—C, W. Travers, W. H. Everiss. BROOKLYN CLUBS. AtTLAaNtIc—P, O’Brien, F. R. Boughton. Contrest—M. Gibson, Mr. James. Cirvron—D. O. Reilly, J. Curran: ConsteLLation—J. L. Smith, A. A. Doughty. 2
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~~ horn, H. Vv 86 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Ecxrorp—F. Eee R. W. Kenyon. Exterrrise—W. H. Murtha, ¥. P. Albert. Exceision—Dr. Jones, J. B. tt. Messrs. . mn. Resoutre—A. H,. acre J. Ts Dons Srar—l?. Chadwick, A. Hammett, ~ Wayne—M. Engle, C. Morgan. Wits 11—D. Waring, 8. Galbraith. PHILADELPHIA CLUBS. Atrent—J. R. Peterson, G. Rowland. Araietic—Col. Moore, E. H. Hayhurst. Campren—aA. J. Lambertson, W. D. Fisher. Ouymrrc—D. B. Richards, W. B. Whitman. Pmavetraa—J. J. Ki H. A. Pauli. Swirtrooxs—G. 8, Hensel, R. E. Lester. CLUBS OF OTHER CITIES. Axert, of Cumberland, Md.—No delegates, Atert, of Danville, Pa.—S. Earf, HANY, of Alleghany, Pa,—No de es. ean of Newark, x J.—F. H. D. W. C. Jerolemon. ArLanti¢, of Jamaica, L. L—A, Hagner, T, J. Cgs- well. Bunryearey, of Burlington, N. J.—C. H. Schermer- Lt. , of Norwich, Conn.—G. T. Backus, C. L. Ramson. fe 2 lege of Bordentown, N. J.—A. Waterman, L. ° ch. scant Grove, of Fishkill, N. Y.-J. Place, T. Sco-
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, 87 Cranter Oax, of Hartford, Conn.—G. B. Hubbell, W. H. Hills. Eon, of Portland, Me—H. W. Armstrong, 8. P. er IO. BOT Th UREKA, of Newark, N. Ji--C. homas, Theo, Bomeisler# Fac, Ecxrorp, of Albany, N. Y—G. P. Whitney, & oo St. Lonis, Mo.—H. C. Sex ./ Eyepree, of St. Louis, Mo.—H. C. ton. ENTERPRISE, of Clifton, S. L, N. Y.—J. R. Hiteh- cock, R28. Church. Frontier, of Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.—No dele- ‘gates, » Fau.xi1t, of Poughkeepsie, N. ¥.—E. B. Osborne; HS. Parker. : ‘ : Hupson River, of Newburgh, N. ¥.—D. A, Scott, Mr. Adams. Harvarp, of Cambridge, Mass—G. A. Hage, F. Wright. ie Irvineron, of Irvington, N. J—J. M. C. Eaton. | derverson, of Washington—J. Browning. Kearney, of Rahway, N. J—J. R. Hanna, @, A. Hoffman. . i : 3 Kyroxernocker, of Albany, N. Y.—G. H. Turner, . MeMicken. — preg aa of Louisville, Ky.—A. G. Booth, A. M. bs yan of Boston, Mass.—M., Rogers, J. A, Lowell. Laserry, of New Brunswick, N. J.—A, Cortelyou, J. Wanzier. Looxovt, of Chattanooga, Tenn.—No delegates, . Lormianp, of Rhinebeck, N. ¥—Col. L. Fitzgerald, G. Lorrillard, > Montror, of Goshen, N. Y.—H. Newkirk, E. Dike: man, t Py - Moounratn, of Altoona, Pa.—B. F. Rose. : New Jersey, of Burlington, N. J.—A, M. Kinsey A. B. Goodrich. B 5 Nxrronan, of Washington, D. C.—A, P. Gorman Col. Jones. — of Albany, N. Y.-B. W. Johnson, EB. A. er. sy
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A 38- DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER: ae pa of Jersey City, N.J.—J. W. Edwards, G arren. Newarx, of Newark, N. J—C. H.. Thorne, R Heinich, Jr. Onympic, of Paterson, N. J.—J. P. ay J. Cawall. en of Newark, N. J.—J. D. Dunlap, WF. ‘or Poromac, of Washington, D. o—4. D. ©. Hibbs: “ae of New Utrecht, N. JM. Ran, W. A. rown. eno of West Farms, N. Yd. Bolton, J. W. fF. Srar, of New Brunswick, N. J.—H. Wiley, J. ys ey. SUSQUEHANNA, ‘of re, Pa.—A. M. roe Union, of Morrisania, N. ¥.—D. Milliken, W. Her- On, of Mount ee te lyea. Union, of Washington, D. C.—M. C. Urell; H. ©. Harmon. PP sede of Long Island.—Mesers. Remsen and orris. UnpercuirFe, of Cold Spring—J. Delany, W. K: Lawson. ae of Norwich, Conn.—Col. J. E. Walsh, H. P. Uric, of Utica, N.Y.—M. P. Salleeden: E.E. Millard. Vrorory, of _N. ¥.—No delegates. . Watersory, of Waterbury, Conn.—C. C. Commer- ford, 8. M. Pa The number of Clubs represented at the Convention . 1857 was sixteen; in 1858, twenty-five; in 1859, 1800 fifty in March, 1860, sixty-two ; in December, fifty-four ; in. 1861, thirty-four ; in 1862, thirty- aa in 1863, ‘twenty-eight; in 1864, thirty ; and in 1865, ninety-one. The following are the names of the officers of the National Association of Base-Ball Players, for 1866, together with those of the several committees ap- ointed : 2 President—John Wildey, of the Mutual Club of New ork.
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 39 4 ¢ First Vice-President—Mortimer Rogers, of the Lowell Club of Boston. 0 é iD : Printing Committee—P. J, Cozans,Eagle Club; H. A. rs, Active Club ; C. O. Comerford, Waterbury, Ct. ‘udiciary Oommitiee—F. Pidgeon, Eckford Club; W. pee Fulton Market ‘Club; H. Moffatt, Burline- ton lub, N. J.; W. Springsteen, Jefferson, Pa. ; C. Thorne, Newark Club, | The Convention adjourned, to mect at 8 P. M.on the second Wednesday in December, 1866, at some hall to be hereafter designated. SECRETARIES OF CLUBS. e Communications sent to the following addresses will each the Secretaries of the respective Clubs : Aorrve—W. J. Rooney, 19 Mulberry St., New York. Americus, of Newark—John Cotter. ArHiEtic—P. 8. Bell, 609 Walnut St., Philadelphia, ATLANTIC—S§. Smith, Box 214, P. O., Brooklyn. Camprn—J. Evans. CHarter Oax—F. M, Blair.
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40 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. OGrnTRAL Crry Crus, of Syracuse—F. M. Bonta P. O., Syracuse, N. Y. Eactr—M, A. Kelly, County Clerk’s Office, N. Y. Ecrectic—M. Engles, 412 Broadway, N. Y. Emprre—T: Kelley.: Ecxrorp—G. F. ey 44 Wall St., New York. ENTERPRISE—B. M. Jewell, 4 Fulton 8t., ——* ge mR J. Holt, 50 Exchange Place, New Gornam—C. Beadle, P./0., Hoboken. Se Hupson Rryer—L. B. Halsey, P. O., Ronee Harvarp—Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass InpgrenDent, of Brookiyn—C. H. Edwards, care of Hartshorne Broa ht Exchange Place, N.Y. » Liper a New B: —J, Le! mx, of New I ick—J, Leupp. _ Moves, of Phlladelphia—Ged, G. Eeler, Murvuat—w. jongan. Monaws, of Brooklyn—G. P. Molleson, 177 Dean 8t., Brooklyn, Natronat, of Jersey City—J. W. Edwards, 147 York St., Jersey. City. ‘ATIONAL, of Albany—B. W.. Johnson, National amen f aaa a T Third aTIoNAL, of Washington— . Tal , Thi Auditor's Office, Treasury, Washington. Do OtyMric, of Philadelphia—R. Dusenberry. ace of Newark—R. B. Butler. Srar—W. R. McDiarmed, Q Wall St, New York — T. Dewitt. Unton—C. N. Swift, P. O., Mor.‘sanis, 8. ¥. ‘Urica—L. M. Thompson, P, °, Utic> WY,
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DIME ‘BASE-BALL ‘PLAYER. 41 RULES FOR THE FORMATION OF A CLUB. tose Before forming a’club, it would be well to-ascertain how many there are, of those‘desirous of becoming: members of ‘such an organization, who will be —— 6 qian - the club’as to place it on a permanent footing 5 and < scially is it requisite thata majority of the mhembers should be those able to devotea portion of their time to'the necessary prac- tice of the e, and at the same time be fully alive to the /avelfare of the club:they join. Being satisfied in. these re- epects, the next proceeding is to adopt an appropriate name, and one indicative of the locality of the club. In this matter care should be taken to ‘avoid,if possible, the selection of a name already adopted. In framing the Constitution and By- TLaws of the club; avoid having avy rule that can not or will not be enforced, as it willotherwise lead to a laxity of disci- line that will injuriously affect those rules that dire absolute- necessary for the existence of the club. The fines, if any, should be light, bemg thereby easier of collection, and fally as effective as if of great amount. CONSTITUTION. Lito A Article I. one 1. This club shall be known as the - Base- Clab of and shall Gonsist of not mere than — — regular members. Article If. Sze. 1. Those desirous of becoming members, can be pro- posed at any meeting, but must be balloted for at the ensuing meeting. _ . 4 Suit 3 y ; Szc. 2. Proposals for, membership must be seconded by some member of the club other than the one proposing. Szc. 3. At a ballot for membership negative votes shall exclude the candidate. : ‘Sec. 4. All persons who ‘are élécted members, must sub- scribe to the Constitution and By-Laws, pay their initiation fee and regular dues, and furnish their address to the Secre- tary of the club, within —— days notice of election, or forfeit all claim of membership. ‘ =i « Suc. 5. Honorary members must be elected by a unani- mous rote of the members present at a regular meeting. pra 3. ad! at to pay either initiation fee or dues, but ‘are to be subject to the laws of the club. Sc. 6. Any member desirous of withdrawing from the club, must tender his resignation in writing at a regular meeting; no resignation shall be accepted from any member who is in arrears for dues to the club. te
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42 DIME’ BASE-BALL ‘PLAYER. BVOrrs Article III. z Sxo. 1. The officers of this club shall consist of a President. Vice-President, Treasurer, and three Directors, whose term. of office shal be one year. . / See. 2. The election of officers shall be by ballot, and shall* take at the first regular meeting in——.. They shall be balloted for separately, and must receive a majority of all the votes polled, to entitle them to an election, and shall enter upon their respective duties immediately thereafter, ; Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings; to enforce a pro observance of the Consti- tution By-Laws of the club; to appoint, all committees, not otherwise provided for, and have casting vote in case of a tie any question. rm Sc. 4. The duties of the Vice-President shall be to. per- form those caren fine to time at the regular meetings of the b. : ‘ , Szo. 5, All committees shall report at the next meeting after their appointment, except when the nature of their business requires a tonger time. :
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 43 i Article V. Bre. 1. Every alteration, amendment, or addition to the Constitution or By-Laws, shall be detivered to the President lu writing, who shall publish the same to. the club, and at the next regular meeting it shall be considered and adopted, if two-thirds of the members present concur. nit 8 BY-LAWs., Article I. 1 bot At the regular meetings of thé club, the following order of business shall be cere: 1st, calling the roll; od, reading the minutes of the previous ig nes 8d, collection of dues and fines; 4th, ., Proposing: members, and election thereof; 5th, reports of committees ; ‘and 6th, miscellaneous business. A motion for adjournment Shall always be in order. Tenth ee ee ee ar cenit All i elected: members of this:club shall — an intti~ ation fee of —— dollars, and each member shall pay a —— due of —— dollars. : tad eid Article ITI. ; No expenses for refreshments on match days shall be paid out’ of the funds of this club. All such expenses to be de- frayed by individual subscriptions only. And all assessments levied on the members of this club, shall be paid or ‘not, at the,option of each member assessed. lu é ' Article IV. _ Sec. 1. Any member who shall use.profane language, eithet at a meeting of the club, or during field exercise, shall be fined —— cents. : - Sec. 2. Any member disputing the decision of the Umpire during field exercise, shall be fined —— cents. ~ Sze. 3. Any member refusing obedience to’ the Captain during field exercise, and while he has lawful authority, shall pay a fine of —— cents... ; sai a ee ‘ec. 4. Any gasndbes who shall absent.himself from.a bus- ness meeting without a sufficient excuse, shall be fined —~ cents. ; — os ‘Sto. 5. Any member, either at a meeting for business, or field’ exercise, not coming to order when’ called upon to do so by the President sede, re shall be fined —— cents, Sze, 6o-Any member refusing to pay the fines and dues im- posed by these By-Laws, or who shall absent himself from field exercise for the space of three months, may be suspend. ed or expelled by a vote of ——— of the members present at a regular meeting. | :
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44 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, Sec. 7. Any member under. suspension, is subject to dues, ut can not either vote or participate in field exercise, Article V. be aka assembled for field exercise will be directed hae wo apr who shall be Se Sesgnsisd by the presiding cer of the club present. Captains are to have abso- lute control of A plows oa deal designate each position the = is too <oapy in the field, whieh position can not be on anged without the consent of the respective Captains. The presiding otter will gts ate some member to act PE Ss a 8 ree Abe e xine na mr. tha so nga all Holatious of the By By Aly He shal decide ooh pai a to the game, and shall Nery ectictics Fe ing the game, and pay the same. te. the eee If there be not a sufficient purnbe of r'the members of the club pres- ent when a match be made up, others, not members, may be chosen to make up a game, “which e shall not be broken up'to admit members arriving on TO later than the time appointed: for commencing peels all other cases, members shall have the preference. _ Article Vi: shal bes eration, + addition, er amendment.of these in Baaeed made in the same. manner as provided in Artic’ Section =~, of the Constitution. Our readers will perceive that the Constitution and By- Laws just given contain. no fines for non-appearance on prngtice days, experience having shown that such are al- ost useless, partly from the difficulty attending the col- ‘ection ‘of such small amounts, but principally from, the <alid excuses rendered by the, absentees, The officers of the club should eon of influence with, the members, thereof, and-such as can. always be. present on the occasions appointed either: for: meetings or for field: exercise. It is not necessary that they should be good players, beyond the requisite abjlity to properly represent, the club on all océasions. per ie In admitting. new mem) @ sure they are_persons.of / geod habits and character. A. person of a quarr isposition skould never. be allowed to enter. or remain in. any, ball club,,as he will not only.destroy the harmony that should exist in such an association, but will also deter food men from joining, who would make, perhaps, fine players, as well as firm supporters of the club.
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 45 DIAGRAM OF A SCORE BOOK, t Oliver 6 Smith Grand Total 0 0 9 Passed Ealls_ UO te aereae ee Winning Cluab_____, Date of Match_ Scorer. Where payed,
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46 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. - It will be observed that each player is numbered on the acore, from one to nine, and his position, in this respect, and also in reference to that he holds in the field, remains unchanged on the book throughout the game, no matter how. many times his -position- is-changed as~a~fielder, Therefore, instead of writing the name of the player we swish to designate, we simply use the figure that precedes hhiis-name. In order, also, to record the movements of each player during the game, a series of albbreyiations are adopted, those we use in scoring being as follows: A for first base, D for catch on the bound. » Bforsecondbase. — Li for foul balls. ' ©» © C for third base. T for tips, | - for home base. K for struck out. | F for catch on the fly. R for run out between bases. Double letters—H R, orh r, for home runs, — - LF for foul ball, on the fly. (o.c.01 : ; L D for foul ball on the bound, : T F for tip on the fly. soesei T D for tip onthe bound, The above, at first sight, would appear to be a complica- ted alphabet to remember, but when the key is applied it will be at 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 letter in the words Home, Fly, and Tip, and the last in Bound, Foul, and Struck, and the first three letters of the alphabet for the first three bases, _ By: e it, we will suppose Messrs. ett, Price, 2 dgeon, respectively of the Excelsior, Atlantic: and Ee clubs, to be the first three strikers of the opposin nine to that recorded in the “diagram of a score book; and that they were to be put out in succession as follows : Leggett at first base, Price by the lef elder on the fly, and Pidgeon by a tip on the bound. "The ordinary way of recording the play would be this: “ Leggett 1, first base ; Price 2, left field fly ; Pidgeon 3, foul bound catcher,” Now if-each player retained his position im the field t out the game, this mode of record would do, ' clumsy as’ it is ; but when scarcely a game is played wherein~changes are made, it of’ course becomes entirely unreliable, as it does not designate the fielder who put the striker out, but sim-
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Y ply records the position on the field. Now, by using the figure that precedes the name of each striker, to designate him, in connection with the above abreviations you can ac- curately and rapidly record the play, thus: Leggett.1, 8A; Price 2,7 F; Pidgeon 8,1.L D; these figures occu- pying very little space, and requiring but a.moment of time to record them,» " It. will be noticed that we make a distinction between a “tip” and a “foul ball.” A “tip” is, strictly speaking, a foul ball, but what is generally understood by a “ foul ball,” is, any ball that is hit outside the lines of the bases, (see section 8 of the rules) a “tip” being confined to those balls that are barely touched by the bat, and fall behind the striker and not far from the position of the catcher. No fielder but the catcher can possibly put out the striker by a tip, whereas the’ pitcher, short-stop, and first and third basemen frequently catch foul balls. To fully illustrate the above method of scoring, we will describe three innings of an imaginary game between the following nine and the nine recorded in the diagram: FIELDING NINE. . > BATTING NINE, 1 Leggett, catcher, 1 Masten, catcher. 2M, O’Brien, pitcher, 2 Creighton, pitcher. 3 McKinstry, short stop, 3 Pearce, short stop. _ 4 Price, first base. - 4 Pearsall, first base. 5 Brown, second base, 5 Oliver, second base, 6 Beach, third base. 6 Smith, third base, 4 P. O’Brien, left field. 7 Russell, left field. 8 J, Oliver, center field. 8 Manolt, center field. 9 Whiting, right field, 9 Grun, right field, The innings recorded are the first three played by the “batting nine.” In the first innings, Masten was put out at center field, on the fly, Creighton at first base, and Pearce made his first base, but Pearsall, being the next striker, struck the ball to short field before Pearce had made his second base; the consequence was that Pearce was third hand out, the ball being sent to second base be- fore Pearce reached it. In the second innings, Pearsall again took the bat, being the next striker to the third hand out—and was put out from a foul ball on the bound by the third base man, Oliver was put out on the fly at the left field, and Smith tipped out on the bound. In the third
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L4 48 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. innings, Russell was put out at right field on the bound, Manolt at short field on the fly, and Grum made a home run, the others following with runs until it was Grum’s turn to strike, when, after striking at the bal three times and missing each time, he was put out by the catcher holding the ball on the bound after the third time of striking, Grum thus “striking out.” ©» The above play is correctly revorded in the diagram BASE-BALL AVERAGES FOR 1865. We give below an a the play of the mem ' the Atlantic, Eckford; Enterprise, Excelsior! Resolute and Star clubs of Brooklyn; the Active, Em- ire, Eagle, Gotham, Mutual and Union clubs of New ork; the Athletic of eapercrt Sa Hudson River of Newberg, Knickerbocker of Albany, and Eureka and Newark of Newark, etc. ; 2 In order to obtain an accurate estimate of a player’s skill, an analysis, both of his play at the bat and in the field, should be made, inclusive of the‘way in which he was put out; and that this may be done, it is requisite that all first-nine contests should ‘be recorded in a uni- form manner, and, to facilitate matters, we give the following copy of the blank form we fill up in mak- a out our reports for publication, ‘The form ‘is as ollows +: : : :
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wi DIME BASE-BALa b%AYER. 49 ae No er on OnE Cxuon, PLAYERS. o. | R. PLAYERS. Oo] BR 3 il Re a ees a TE site 2 GF TE Oe: ea ia 380 Faq LES. gE — ee of} Jy Gos ob todas et it sabull ash a aits = 8 » 9 ee ee a INNINGS. CLUBS. 1/2)3)415|51|7/819| rorazs. Ompmez, Mr, ——— » of the ———————Club. Scorers, Messrs. and Passed Balls——-: i idee on which bases are run are counted as Home Runs are made when the batsman goes the round of the bases and reaches home before being touched with the ball, and without having stopped a
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co 50 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. moment on any of the bases while going round, A “clean home run,” is one made before the ball returns from the outer field. Home runs: can-therefore be made through loose fielding or-wild throwin,g as wellas from long hits to the outer field. ; Striking out, is when a batsman strikes three times at a ball and failing to hit it is either caught out by the - catcher, or put out at the first base. In both cases it is recorded as “struck out,” and not as-being out from the catch or at the base, . Fly Catches. Under this head every fly catch is re corded, whether foul or fair. - I Foul Balls. Fly or bound catches, either from foul balls or “tips,” are all included under the head of “foul balls.” Missed Catches. We charge a catch as missed, if the ball touches the fielder’s hands and he fails to hold it. Left on Bases. The number of.times a player is left on bases, should be recorded, as it frequently happens that a good hit fails to be rewarded with a run, on oe fault of the striker following the one making the it. Run Out. When a player is put out between the bases, from being touched, he is ey with being “ran out,” and the credit of the fielding goes to the player touching him. : Tn giving the averages of the several clubs this year, we have not only excluded ali clubs not ‘belonging to the National Association, but likewise all who have not played-five first-nine games during the season, And of those we have given, we. have excluded the names of all players who took part in less than five of these first-nine games ; and in future this 1 ule will be strictly adhered to in this work. We give the clubs, as well ag the players, in alphabetical order, and at the close, giva the names of those making the best average in each club. ti bal
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 51 f “The following are the averages of the Clubs belong. ing to the National Association for 1865: ACTIVE. — aj G a | g : . Qo f dt & & | a 4 S a 5 ty ‘ = e153) & 1 Sie 4.1) 4 |Orm Crawford, 2 3119/38 1} O| 0 Ebbetts, 2 3/39;8 8] O14 Hatfield, 8 0} 12/2 2] OF 0 Hibbard, 2123} 13|2 2) OF 2 Kelley, 210 },44}212) 1} 1 Page, 2.6] 58 |313} 0; 0 Rogers, 811] 30|)2 2] O; 2 Rooney, 2 9) 46/214) O} 2 Rooney, G@. 213} 383/210} 0} 0 Stockman, 8 8/2713 31.0) 2 Vanderwerken 8 6/19/22 3] OF 2 Walker, 2131 3012 2) -0/} 8- ATHLETIC. Berkenstock, | 15 | 88/2 8 | 59/314] 0) 1 Gaskill, C. 11 | 387] 3 4) 39/3 6}-0} 0 Gaskill, E. 8} 2413 0)31|3 7] 0] 0 Hayhurst, 10 | 80/3 0} 30;3-0} 0} 0 Neinfelder, 15} 51} 3 6) 54;3 9] 0] 1 juwengene, 6) 52) 38 4) 47)215) 0} 0 McBride, 15 | 31) 2 1/60/4,0|] 1) 2 Reach, 15)) 44.) 214) 57) 312) Of} 1 Smith, 12°) 81) 2 7) 88}3 2) 0] 0 Wilkins, 11'| 39 | 3 6] 36}3-38] Of} 2
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DIME BASH-BALL PLAYER. 53 EMPIRE. Duncan, 117 29/2 2) 31/2 9) OF 1 Jewett, 12:| 85 | 2111] 88|.2 9} OD Kelley, 14} 35/2 7| 45/3 3]. 0} 1.. artin, 141 37/2 9136/12 8] 0} 2 Miller, 12 | 39/8 8127/2 381.0} 2 Russell, 6 | 13/2 3/18/38 8).0) 0 Ryder, 12] 40|38 4/24/2 0].0} 8 estervelt, 7/16) 2 2/20; 2 6] 1) 2 Wilson, 15 | 4012101 45/3 0] 0| 8 Waterman 138 Ss Ol 43 rs" 4) tL 0 Ward, 18 | 4513 6128/2 2| 0] 4 ENTERPRISE. Cornwell, W. 7/21 (8 0} 25/8 4//01.0 Cornwell, RK. | 5/15/38 0/17|8 2).0]| 0 Cook, 12 | 88/3 2|34/210].0) 0 Connorton, 6| 21/8) 8) 11]1 5.0} 0 Edwards, 10 | 88/8 2|81)/8 Lb) apo Ferguson, 5|14)2 4)1¢6/3 1}; 0; 0 ewell, 8-| 2012 4/7381) 2 7) 1) 0 Leland, 7 119-}2 B:)2t418—-0|-0| -0 Murtha, 12.| 88 | 8 21 85-|211] 010 O'Neil, 2 (8 iiss 41 2 o Smith, E. Md /128 |7D: Tel4e ia | Boe EUREKA. Bomeisler, 14] 42/8 0) 425/383 0] O}-4 Brientnall, 13.) 85/2 9| 43/38 4).0] 2 Callaway, 14} 4213 0/52/1310] 0} 2 Collins, It} 4013-71) 85 +32} OF 1 Faitoute, 14 [18% } 2 9 so) Aa] 1) 1 Fryatt, Si BP ek ae bt Op Littlewood, 11,.| 84/8 1] 30/2 8] OT] 0 Mills, 14188}2101/45/3 8] O| 1 Northrop, 10.| 30/3 0/32/38 2] oO] oO Pennington, 6|16)/2 4/15/2 3] o] 1 Thomas, 10-1. 2712 7| 3313 8) of 0
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54 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER: EXCELSIOR. Brainar 7| 20/2 6/25|8 4] 1] 0 Clyne, dy 7|22)3 1) 26/3 5] 01.0 Flanly, B/11'|2 1/22/44 2] of-o Fletcher, 7115/2 1/24/83 3] o|} 0 Jewell, 6/19 |3 1) 22/8 4] Of-2 Mitchell, 6/ 16/2 4/2018 2] o} 0 McCullough, 6|/ 11/2 1/16/38 1] O41 Patchen, 6|17|}2 &{21)}3 3] Of-0 ( GOTHAM. J Beadle, 10 | 30)8 0 20);2 O07 01 3 Cohen, 9/ 28/2 611812 0] 01 8 Courtney, 5/13|}2 8/10/2 0] o| 2 Dockney, 9) 25}2°7126)/2 8] 1 2 Gilmer 5/12/23 3111/2 1] oO} 23 Hatfield, 7/2012 6/16/23 2] of 1 Simmonds, 6) 19|3 1: 10/1 4) .0}01 Stevens, 8) 26/3 1/12:/1 8LoOl-8 Wright, H. 7116 }:2 2) 22/3 1] 04.00 Wright, W. 5/15/3 0] 911 4}. 0)}°0 HUDSON RIVER. Adams, i|%)2 8/414 1 1 Boyd, 10 | 30;3 0} 2/2 2 1 Fisher, 12 | 44;3 8| 86/38 O| 0 S 11 | 30)2 8) 87)3 4 1 Hadi, [H|aee a1 8/8 8] 3] 2 indley. 1 Leonard, 712814 o]19/2 5 0 Mapes, 12 | 3|2 8/48/83 7 2 Millspaugh, | 8/| 22/2 6/| 30/3 6 0 Miller, | 12} 40|3 4/31)/2 7 2 Bii 6;18/8 0) 783 1) o7 7 Bush, 5/18/38 3/1212 21 0} 6 Corey, 6|17/}2 5/1712 5] of 'o Fo 5/18/38 3/14]2 aleoloo Lamoure, 5/1212 2116) 3 £12019
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DIME BASE-RALL PLAYER, 55 KEYSTONE. ‘Brown, 9/21);2 8) 21/2 3 I Cope, U1, 23.)2 21184438 2) 2] 4 Cuthbert, 12°} 28} 111.) 838}2 9) 1) 1 Deal, 8) 22 ):2) @117)/3 1) 01 4 Dick, 12} 83/2 9/2912 5] 0] 1 Frazier, 2) 17 | 2) 8.1122 138 17°07) 0 ey 10 | 81)8 1/25)}2 5/0! 0 Mulholland, 8|82)4,0/1311 5] 0} 28 Wallace, 11 | 83).8 0/20}/1 9} 0} 2 Wood, 12 | 80] 2 6/3312 9].1] 2 KNICKERBOCKER (OF NEW YO ) 3 13, 14. Den ill, 3 2 0] 0} 0 5 Ss 0]; 01 0 ; 5 8--2-| 0-1-0 5 8 4\ PF» H 3 22] 0] 0 Kissam, 5 8 1] 0] 0 5 8 1] of *o Thomas, 81 8 11214 Od Of°0 "0 10 tae ta, MO Brown, 11 |-29)2 7/3478 17 1/0 Goldie, 18 | 84/2 8/38)/212] 0] 4 Hunt, 6/16)/2 4)/14/2 2) 14) 4 Harris, 8/28/38 4/12]/1 4}0} 9 McMahon, 15 | 86/2 6 | 43/2313) o| © Patterson, 18 | 42/3 8/32/2 6| ol 4 Thorn, 9/28/38 1/16/1 7] 0] 4 Zeller, 14 | 87}2,9| 8712-91 11 0 et | 87 2 9] 1] 0 MYSTIC, Clark, R514 1/2 4) 13]2 3 0) 0 ‘Dalton, T. 10 | 25 | 2 6/25/2 5] o}.0 Glover, C. 11} 30/2 8/30/2 8] 0] 9 Glover, W. 9/381)3 4/16/11 7} .0}.9 Graham, 7/2914 1118/1 6] o| 9 Haines, 11] 82/210} 26/2 4]: 01.6 Kelley, 56/14/}2 4/ tule 4 0} 1 Manson, 10} 31/3 1}.22/2 2] of 4 Reynolds, J. 18°| 26) 2 2] 87}3 4 trye4 Saunders, TI 21/3 0/1819 4 0 1
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a _ DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, UNION. Abrams, ~ Ssresee yar ft t_s thine Austin, | 20-|-2--6- |-20|-2-6}-0}-0 Birdsall, 21 | 621.220 | 48/2 6] 0} 2 Collins, 8 | 2272 6|16)/2 0} 0} 1 Durell, 18 | 52} 216 | 42/2 6|.0}. 2 Hannegan , 21) 551218) 64;38 Ty 87] 2 udson, 19 |} 461}2°8/63/3 6| 1] 2 Ketcham, 19 | 47/2 9|50|212| 2} 8 Nicholson, 17 | 46 /212|39/2 5/01] 4 Pabor, — 14) 48/8 2\|18|/1 47 0} 4 Smith, hor P63 [2.1K |'65 | 82"| 2] 8 BEST AVERAGES OF EACH CLUB BROOKLYN. Tag gh FS ase 3°98 foro 1 ad cy eg od ie TO pee or reg ee RSA cle Hest 4 932° 7 O11 PHILADELPHIA. Habits con Oe a ere 2 ere ps #] 21) 2 1) 60|4-0| 1 2 Cope, | it| 23} 1{ s4| 3 1] 4 1 NEWARK. att. 6) 15) 8 0O| 21)4 1] 0; 1 Dea | 5| i] 8 #| 10 S41. thd Terrell, 5| 11] 2 1] 12/2 2] o| 4
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= 58 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, WASHINGTON. amoure, | 5| 12/2 2| 16/3 1] 0} 0 NEWBURG. ‘Adams, 11 2572 3) 42 ay) 01 2 gr matches, has all “the gilt taken off the gingerbread, as the saying is, by these matter-of-fact figures, given at the close of the season ; and we are frequently sur- prised to find that the modest but efficient worker, who has played earnestly and steadily through the season, apparently unnoticed, has come in, at the close.of the race, the real victor. = ¢ Another good effect of this’ annual analysis of a club’s play is, to impart an additional incentive to ex- ertion the ensuing season. By this. means, Se besides endeavoring to win a match for the honor o the Club, is in question, that something being neither | more nor less. than the honor of taking the ead, not | nly in your Club, but among the whole fraternity, clow we give the Additional Statistics: of the sea- son’s play, connected with the Clubs whose averages at the bat we have previously given. |
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DIME BASR-BALL PLAYER. 59 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS. Tae Active Crus played in sixteen games with Clubs belonging to the National Association, during 1865, of which they won ten and lost six. The Clubs they defeated were the Newark, Resolute, Enterprise (twice), Athletic, Union (twice), Eagle, Gotham, and Empire. The Clubs: they lost games with were the Union, Empire, Atlantic, Mutual (twice), and Eureka. In the above games they scored a total of 381 runs against 259, their average of runs being 23 and 13 over to a match, and 2 runs and, 97 over to an innings. Their highest score in a match was 54, and their low- est 8; their highest in an innings being 14. Tum Armee Crus played in seventeen. games with Association Clubs, during 1865, of which they won fourteen and lost three... The Clubs they defeated were the Keystone (twice), Eureka (twice Eagle, Union (twice), Resolute (twice), Gotham, Star, Empire, National (of Washington), and Hxcelsior., The Clubs they lost games with were the Active (once), and the Atlantic (twice).) Inthe aboye games they scored a total of 578 runs, against 284; their average of runs being 83 to a match, with 12 over, and 3 to an domings, with 120 over. Their highest score in a match was 87, and their lowest 12, their highest ‘score in a single in- ning being 20. "are ATLANTIC CLUB played in seventeen games with Association Clubs during 1865, and won all of - them, en oe Gotham (twice), Union _— Empire (twice), Keystone, Mutual (twice), Star, Eureka (twice), Active, Eagle, National (of Washington), Eck- ford (twice), and:Athletic (twice). In these games they scored a total of 578 runs against 310; their average of runs being 82, with 2 over, and 3 runs to an inning, with 119 over. Their highest score in a match was 63, and their lowest 13; their highest score in a single inning being 19. Tus Eaaiz Crup- played in ten games with Asso- ciation Clubs during 1865,.0f which they won one and Jost nine. The Club they defeated was the Star; those they lost games with being the Athletic, Newark, Eck-
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‘60 DINE BASE-BALL PLAYER. ford, Gotham, Atlantic, Empire, Active, Hudson River, and Mutual. In the abeve games they scored a total of 142 runs, against 380; their average of runs being 14 to a match, with 2 over, and 1 run‘toan inning, with 54 over. ‘Their highest score in a match was 31, and _— lowest 6; the highest in»a single inning being 9. i Tam Ecxrorp Cuvp played in fourteen games with Association Clubs during 1865, of which they won eight and lost six. The Clubs rs defeated were the Newark, Eagle, Empire (twice), Mutual (lost. through the action of three men, afterward expelled from the Mutual Club), Enterprise (twice), and Gotham. The Clubs they lost games with were, the Union (twice), Keystone, Mutual, and Atlantic (twice). In their games they scored a total of 325 runs, against 283; their average of runs being 23 to a match, with 3 over, and 2 runs to an inning, with 77 over. Their highest siete in a — men alee og wad 85 their est score in a ei ing 17. - ! Tue Evpre Cion ern in fifteen games with As- sociation Clubs during 1865, of which they won seven and lost eight. The Clubs they defeated were the Mys- tic (twice), Active, Resolute, Gotham, Enterprise, and Eagle. Those they lost games with were the Atlantic (twice), Mutual (twice), Eckford, Athletic, Keystone, and Active. In these games they scored a total of 874 against 888 ; their average of runs being 24 to a match, ’ with d4over, and 2 runs to an inning, with 122 over. Their highest score in a match was 50, and their low- est 3; their highest score in a single inning being 17). Tux EnrEerrriss Crus played in twelve games with Association Clubs during 1365, of which they won ’ one and lost eleven. The Club they defeated was the Hudson River Club; and those they lost games with were the Gotham, Star (twice), Active (twice), Empire, Eckford (twice), and Excelsior (twice). In these games they scored a total of 316 runs, against 409 ; their aver- age of rans being 26 runs to a match, with 4 over, and 3 rans'to an inning, with Jover. Their highest score in a match was 41, and their Jowest 12; their highest in a single inning being 138. -
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 64 Tue Evrexa Civs played in fourteen games with Association Clubs ie 1865, of which they won nine and lost five. The Clubs they defeated were the Union (twice), Keystone, Pioneer (twice), Mutual, New- ark, Americus, and Active. 'Those they lost gamea with were the Athletic (twice), Mutual, and Atlantic (twice). In these games they scored a total of 403 runs, against 213; their average of runs being 28 to a match, with.13 oyer, and 3 runs to an inning, with 30 Ca, EF eset score ina cng was he: shete owest 65 est in a single inning being 16. Tue EXCELSIOR CLUB eat tren mened with As sociation Clubs during 1865—exclisive of three amateur games with the Knickerbockers—of which they won ‘our and lost three. The Clubs they defeated were the Union (twice), and the Enterprise (twice). Those they lost es with being the Pioneer (of Newark), Na- tional (of Washington), and Athletic, In these games they scored a total of 222 runs, against 198; their aver- age of runs being 81 to_a match, with 5 over, and 3 runs to an inning, with 54 over. Their highest score in a match was 46, and their lowest 11; their highest in a single inning being 16. P THE ctic CLuB played in five es with As- sociation Clubs during 1865, of which t vy won three, lost one, and drew one. The Clubs they defeated were the Americus (twice) and Mystic; the Club they lost a game with being the Mystic ; the drawn game was with the Knickerbocker. In these games they scored a total of 154 to 94; their average of runs being 80 to a match, with 2 oyer, and 3 runs to an inning, with 85. over. Their highest score in a match was 45, their lowest being iw their highest in a single inning being 14. THE JOTHAM CLUB played in eleven matches with Association Clubs during 1865—exclusive of three games on the ice with the Atlantic Club—of which they won four and lost seven. ‘The Clubsthey defeated were the Enterprise, Eagle, and Hudson River (twice). Those they lost games with were the Athletic, Mutual (twice), Atlantic, Empire, Eckford, and Active, In these games they scored a total of 199 runs, against 248; their average of runs being 18 toa match, with
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62 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER one over, and 2 runs to an inning, with 3 over. Their highest score in a match was 36, and ‘their lowest 4; their highest in a single inning being -12. Tre Hopson Rrver Crus played in twelve games with Association Clubs during 1865, of which they won six and lost six. The Clubs they defeated were the Monitor, Mystic (twice), Enterprise, Eagle, and Knick- erbocker (of Albany). Those they lost games with were the Gotham (twice), Enterprise, Mutual’ (twice), and Union. In these games they scored a total of 849 runs against 318; their average of runs being 29 to a match, with one over, and’3 runs to an inning, with 25 over. Their highest score ina match was 62, and bmg lowest 5; their highest in a single inning being 6. Tue Keystone Civn played in twelve games with Association Clubs, of which they won four and lost cight. The Clubs they defeated were the Eckford, Resolute (twice), and Empire. ‘Those they lost games with were the Athletic (twice), Star ( ce), Eureka, Mutual, Atlantic, and Union. In these games they scored a total of 264 runs, against 339; their average of runs being 22 to a match, with 2 over, and 2 runs to an inning, with 76 over. Their highest score in a match was 45, their lowest being 5; their highest in a =e inning being 13. KNIckernocker Oxvs played in five first-nine games during 1865, of which they’ won one, lost three, and drew one. The Club they defeated was the Ex- celsior, and those they lost games with were the Excel- sior and Green Clubs; the drawn game bein with the Eclectic. In these games they scored a tot of 143, against 163; their average of runs were 28 to a match, with 8 over, and 3 runs to an inning, with 14 over. Their highest score in 2 match was 45, and bial Bt or 20; their highest score in a single inning ing 16. : Tt KNICKERBOCKER CiuB (of Al ) layed in six games with Association Clubs during 1 55, of which they won four and lost two. The Clubs they defeated were the National cr Albany), Utica (twice), and Reso- lute. Those they lost games with were the National
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DIMB BASE-BALL PLAYER. 63 (of Albany) and Hudson River. In: these games the; scored a total of 145 runs, against 98; their average runs being 24 toa match, with 1 over, and 2 ruhstoan inning, with 35 over. Their highest score ina match was 55, and their lowest 18; their highest score ina single inning being 15. af nz Murua Cius played in sixteen games with Association Clubs during 1865, of which they won twelve and lost four. ‘The Clubs they defeated were the Empire (twice), Gotham (twice), Keystone, Eureka, Hudson River (twice), Eckford, Active (twice), and Eagle. The latter was’ the shortest full game of the season. The Clubs they lost games with were the At- lantic (twice), Eureka, and Eckford—the latter being the game in which three men were bribed to “sell the game. In these games they scored a total of 368 runs, against 251; their average of runs being 23 to a match, and 2 runs to an inning, with 110 over—nearly 3 runs. ‘Their highest score in a match was 86, and their lowest 11; their highest score in a single inning being 13: ry i Tum Mystic Crus played in twelve games with As- sociation Clubs during 1865, of which they won four and lost eight. The Clubs a defeated were the Pioneer, Americus (twice), and Mystic. Those they Jost games with were the Empire (twice), Hudson River (twice), Pioneer, Union (twice), and Eclectic. _In these games they scored a total of 259, against 432; their average of runs being 21 to a match, with 7 over, and 2 runs to an inning, with 55 over. Their highest score in a match was 48, and the lowest 5; the highest score in a single inning being 14. Tue Navtonan Cius (of Washington) played in five first-nine games with Association Clubs during 1865, of which they won three and lost two. The Clubs they defeated were the Jefferson (twice) and the Excelsior. Those they lost games with were the Athletic and Atlantic. “In these games they scored 4 total of 125, against 181; their average runs being 25 to a match, and 2 runs, with 41) over, to an inning. ‘Their highest score ina match was 36, and their low- est 12; their highest score in a single inning being 16,
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64 DIMB BASE-BALL PLAYER, Tae Newark Cvs played in six games with Asso- Gation Clubs during 1865, of which they won one and lost five. The Club they defeated was the le ; those they lost. games wit as the Active, Ecktord, Union (twice), and Eureka, In these games they scored a total of 92 runs, against 150; their average of runs being 15 to ® matcli, with 2 over, and one run to an inning, with 39 over. Their highest score in a match was 43, and their lowest 8; their highest ina single inning pelea #0 ; ‘HE Pronger Cuus (of Newark) played in seven games with Association Clubs during 1865, of which they won two and lost five. The Clubs they defeated were the Mystic and Excelsior. Those they lost games with were the Union (twice), Eureka (twice), and Mys- tic. In these games they scored a total of 129 runs to 121; their average of runsbeing 21 to a match, with 3 over, and 2 runs to.an inning, with 21 over. Their highest score in a match was 60, and their lowest 4; their highest in a single inning being 11, THe LUTE CLuB played in seven games with Association Clubs during 1865, and lost all. The Clubs they me with were the Athletic (twice), Ac- tive, Empire, Keystone, and Knickerbocker (of Albany). In these games they scored a total of 136 runs, against 225; their average of runs being 19 to a match, with 3 over, and 2 runs to an inning, with 10 over, Their hignest score in a match was 30, and: their lowest 12; their highest in a le inning being 8. Tue Stax Cxvs played in nine games with Associa- tion Clubs during 1865, of which they won four and lost five. The Clubs they defeated were the Keystone (twice) and Enterprise (twice). Those they lost games with were the Eagle, Athletic, Atlantic, and Union (twice). In these games they scored a total of 251 rans to 324; their average of runs being 27 to a match, with 8 over, and 3 runs to aninning, with 23 over. Their highest score in a match was 47, and their lowest 12; their iihetia scinels tang being 19. : THe Unton Oxvs played in 7 ee games with Association Clubs 1865, which they won thirteen and lost ten. The Clubs they defeated were
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ag DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 65 the Eckford Seger Pioneer (twice), Active, Newark (twice), Keystone, Mystic (twice), Star (twice), and Hud- son River. Those they lost games with were the Athletic (twice), Eureka (twice), Excelsior (twice), At- lantie (twice), and Active (twice). In these games, with the exception of one Pioneer match, they scored atotal of 550 runs, against 416; their average of runs was 22 to a match, and 2 runs to an inning, with 174 ever. Their highest score in a match was 57, and their ren 5; their highest score in a single inning being
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— wm" v by oe 6 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. & \i ovo) BEST AVERAGES SINCE 1858. The following are tne three best averages made each season since 1858 : 1859. Birr, of the Piiclats Club, Rte Mornis, “ . Star rer ey Grom,” ° “Eckford pe el BS 7 ~ ceo coc co Ded ‘ ' ‘ is 1860. Tracer, of the Excelsior Club, oe Grou, + Eckford “ «- - « Borris, “ Gotham “ -- 1861. Srart, of the Enterprise Club, - - CAMPBELL, of the Eckford “ - - PEARCE, - 4° 1862. Cretenton, of the Excelsior Club, - - Morris, “Star - Dr. BELL, «“ _H. Eckford“ - - = 1863. Woon, of the Eckford Cink; “+ - - SpRAGuE, be 2 - MANOLT, “ “ Pe - <a m Cwef sth = neo et ' ‘ ‘ ’ RRO 29 Ww 09 wt 09 we aS awe ora 29 09 aR 1864. C. Sarrn, of the Atlantic Club, -- GALVIN, ° is Pearce, “ 3 Myles ' ' RwWr comm wiiwmr wwc§ BAW Ctr w a _ 1865. Mrrenet, of | the Star Club, - - - Sart, Atlantic Club, - - «“ electic “"- = Dr. BELL, Bs so A _ oor we 0D OF ~~ oF worst =e coco ee CO
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BHADLHE'’»s JIMB SONG BOOKS. I 8 Light of other days, [N H tiove svaaaten Iand tik to mocking-bird, | Nettie is no more, It la recorded, Little Jenny Dow, T wish Iwas in Dixie 1|Lixzie dies to-night, I wish Iwas in Dixie 3|Lone starry Bourse i Juliana Johnson, ‘Long, long, weary day 1 Lily Ray, j [Lost Rosabel, Mary, avourneen, — ae ee ny, Meeting of the waters|Our luddie’s dead, Maggie by my side, Near the banksof that) Rouse, vrothers, rouse, ie, pride of vale, Ob, if | had some one,/Shall we know each t Mary Muy, Oh, take me back, = [Silence and tears, Mary’swelcome home!Ob, whistle, I'll come,| Silver moonlit winds, Masaa’s in de ground, |Old black Joe, Sleeping I dreamed, ping|Old folks at home, |Stur of the twilight, Ridin’ in a railroad, |'Teddy O’Neale, That's what’s matter, Massa moore a ee) My brudder Gam, My canoe is on Ohio, Rock me to sleep, My old house,my dear|Row, brothers, row, My mountain home, |Row, row your boat, |Three tishers, Messenger bird, Newfoundland dog, |She wept her life awa,| Widow Malone, Nelly Bly, sighing for thee, Woman's resolution, No, thank you, sir, | Silver midnight moon .- Ohdon’t you remembr|Some one to love, Oh, I'm a bachelor, {Tapping at window, Oh, pilot’tis fearful, The sea, the sea, Old Tronsides, ay [Ts but a little flower, Old K, Y. Ky, * [Viva L’America, Old stage coach Western trapers’ song Our Union,rig’t or w’g| Wild rose, . Over the suramer sea,| We'll meet in heaven Paddy Boghree, What are wild waves ween Mary's escape,| What fairy music, fer’s song, Why have my loved. Revolutionary times,|Zingarina. ar girl, Billie Boy, ” Ring de banjo, Bny a broon Roy Nell as No. 9. Call me not back, phieck, ut that’s! , nv aiden’s prayer, |Come back, massa, Neighin, Basket-maker’s child, Come, oh, come, Sleighing a Be quiet,do,or ’lcall| Dear fother,’ve com Stir of « at Blarney, Fannie Grey, = ares die,|Bonnie Doon, _ Gatfer Grey, U, md he wil ha Bonnie new moon, |Gentle Annie Ray, Virginia belle, [Bowld sojer boy, | jttigh Daddie, | t moonlit se ow ar you,conacri Way down {n Cairo, beinaedbee boat eae I dreamed iny mee } Captain, I know a pair of hazel, | Castles in the alr, T know mother weeps, ‘Come to ole gum tree|I love the merry sun, Come where my love,}I’'ll tell nobody, Come where moonb’s,|!’m coming home to, Cruiskeen lawn, I muse on thee, [Do they think of me!|In the chamois Down at the barbecué/ Jennie June, Willie, my brave, Will you list to met Z No. 8. A life on the ocean, . aoale of the vale, 'There’s asigh in heart Scenea that brightest,|’Way down in Maine, No, 11, A curious circ Bill and I, Boy with auburn hair Currie Lee, Darling Norah’s mine Dear mother call uve, Evangeline, Every house’d has its, Fairy dreams, eae geE? ‘The coutof other days Grafled into the army pelcays Whee he Grandmother told me The first Lavette How are voutelegrap!The ham fat man,” : loved that old fag,ipia knitting Rong, Preienber the hour,|The old church bell e'd tell me, |The vacant chair, * Jennie Lorn, The wherewithal, Katy avourneen, % Kind friends are wear, Thou wilt come never Old house far away, Our captain’s last, HMStaN, |Our sweeshearts at, Parting of the sailor's, Robin Adair, Ring iny mother wore Singular dreama, lenping for the flag, Song of a thousand, The bell-ringer, The bluejay’s melody sec Three roguish chayu Vette, fia enna Love’s perfect cure, Watehiog for at Mother, dearest, [ aml yor Mother kissed theo, When od lend ycountry so dear, Within the sound of, My little valleyho ° My love is on the bat, |©%! Would the war. No Irish need apply, Oh, give usa mary of, No. 13, ‘Old John Jones,” .’|A song for the times Old Josey, life by de galley, On the field of battle,| An old man would be, On the shores of Tenn, | Barney O’Hea, Our country und flag, | Beautiful dreamer, Rock beside the sea, | Be sure you call xs, Shall we meet again t/ Bonnie breast-knota, Thebachelor’s lament|Christ will care for, ‘The day our mother, {Clara Kane, The nation shall not,|Close his eyes, his The regular cure, Come in and shut the, ‘The song of the guard |Cutfee’s war song, The rhinoceros, Finagan’s wake, The Virginia rosebud,| High times, good, ‘They pray for us at, |l dream of my mother *Tis midnight on the,| ddream forevermore Tom Thumb’s weddin |! you've only got a, Trust to luck. I know a little widow Was my brother in, Ili be home to-morro, Willow cot, Tit wait for thee at, Would I were with, |In this bewutiful land, track, You say I know not. | watch for thee in, Jonathan wanten wif Awet sheet and flow’g]Do you remember! | Jessie of Dumblan , Katy did, Katy didn“t Bonny Eloise, | *leatatie, Katie Bell, ¢ No.12. leitiy wordgandent Brightl Bi es tehepry; Keep this Bible near, Ah,he kissed mewhen/Kixs me, as of old, By the lone rivers! ide, Le rma smuggler, Kiss me, darling, |A lit, farm well tilled} Kiss wre ouce more, are oe on ae fees erat! Gna) peniene Belt ee well, Ley me * rest, Lape ann) is ray, arry’s good - ve ir aon; on the canawl, paay down by silver, |Grave of Kitty Clyde, |Long, lon, ‘fe Babylon fa fallen, | Merry little birdaare, Come, maid, with me, Hannah's at window Love me little, Jove, |Beautiful Rose, Molly dear,good nig't Down by river side, | Hark,the vesper hy ma; me no chaplet, Bread and cheese, etc.| Mother, we Dream is past, rp of wild win ir. Hill,pray be still, Brother's fainting at,|My wife is & most, Ella Leene, Household clock, Miseries of sneezing, |\Consin Jedediah, Oh, I should like to, Ellen Bayne, I breathe once more, rd comfort me,|Dalay Deans Oh, why am I so hap, aan 11 Lily, dear, |[ dream ea mother|Murmuring -. [Dream on, Littie, ¢ flag or no flag, F ell, mobher, ll be no submissive, My Emma Loui Ella Clay, One single kiss, — Ghiesr hot 80 green, T’m not an ugly man, Nigger put down jug, Farmer's dan hter, |Our Willy dear ia, Good-by, Linda, love, Jumie’s on the sea, |Oh, I shall weat 8, |Footstepson the stair, Sam Slick,the Yank He iby, thy dreams Jennie wi’ blue e’e, |Oh, sing to me those,/He’s gone to the arms,|She was all the worl Hal, oy aa Jockey hatand feathr: Rally round the »|U'm going to fight mit,|Sunshine and cloud. H rd times, come, Johnny's so bashful, [Rocked in the cradle, Isabel, lost Isabel, | Sweet Evelin: : mane ne frien’ Joys we've ta Roses lie along way, |I sailed in the good, |Tell me, mother, can, Pa fd sai vicles,|Juanita, Stars and Stri; Jack on the green, ose evening bel rf had ral " Kind words never die Stop dat knockin hs Jenny Brown and I, |Thy mother will roe th i ». My Dixie} Kissing through bara, Sunny hours childhod y is my darling! Tony Pastor's combin Em going home Kies me good-night, |Switzer’s song of hom, John There’s no such girl, ron ower sor ailiege, se slord's pel, ‘Tell mother I die, here are plenty of Pm hinkin; of thee, |List to conven bells, The blind boy, I see ek in irentas, Mary Blane, The child of the regi‘t, Jennie wi? brown hair| Miller's 80D, ° — The evacuation, fennie’s coming o'er, | Mine own, es Y,fut)The merry vintage, 8 secre! 6 oe | Mother, ny Ee Oh, are ye poh oa The arg nid \ itlock of Kinlork, |My mountain Holts Oh’ bless pa Pincers " aa * Inty Kentucky bi
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BEADLE’S DIME SONG BOOKS, o, 14. When will he come, » The ‘hlnb- ed bo: | Richmond is ours. Santa Claus, mM — ae jg, | Whom the moon with} The cracksinan’sch’t,) Sherinan’s march, | She sleeps beneath, A sjreeh bear see | W {ll my darl’g| The invalid corps, "| That's where the, | Sing, birdie, sg J . ver can be bef} The little brown cot, | The Colleen Bawn, , Sing me to alee datling, Angels listen when, | Will you meet me, | The new skedaddle, | The dream of home, | Souebod: Eee ce of, ‘ Will you wed ime. | The snow-white bl’s, | The negro emancip on, | ‘Taploce,” i Bright you Mugaic, | The swords were 37, | The bachelor’s song, | ‘The cot where the, Bruner tell mean |) 2 awO.rkB. gh ec The prisoner's hope, | The first kiss abithe, Caries "0p PR Os Ee | The untanable shrew ‘The soldier’sweleome| The fields of home. Colaundin” '* guardian Bachelor's la ¥ Twas off the blue, | ‘The sour. lo-tree, | The green Shenand! h Corporal Schoapps, ") Charming Say, We Alull be known, Those Inugling eyes,| The liberty bird, De day ob liberty’s, | Come home, father,” 1 When Johnny ¢omes, | Toll the bell mourn "y| Phe n lanl bugle Den you'll re aber | Comnudes, touch the. When the boys come,| Tramp, iy a tramp,! The a stellt, Dow’ by the river, | Cont Dean, 1, You don’ kniow bow.) Virtory at. tn, he school of Jolly, 3 y i Sue oss w ship that never, | es oul mM EL No. 16. We are marchi | Phe “tel tigent cont'd Five o'clock in the, weroes, : ean not bid thee go, | pray for me?) Benatifal Annie, ~ Zu ii, They all pastel eon ” Vd choose ta he bab: iF Lil. Sheridan, |} Brave boys ate the; y “love thee ws long, | Friends of the ans | “ Onoiiag 8 home,” 7 No. 17. oe ted f'm dying far from, |. Ge aave John Bull, i Dark-vcyed Norina, 0. Tobi _ d ti Pm a ladies’ man, i black many) Do-you think of the, | A cashla gal mochree| vi lawrende th F never had a | const?) Farous oil firms, | Allis well at ho Wialtiner at tle ¥ In this old chai th itt | Follow the drum, | All yesterday I bapa geet ed Dae ou de way, to-night, | Gen. Sherman and, Awiy on the rie,} Woes dvonk wo! It’s no ase teasing, voices, | Grant's the man, ~- Lani w hen Fen * ity Just after the batile, young man, | I built a bridge of, enians tig! ie! pane rene -: th meg oem Cushla agus machree,!" peapie's ay oute ing on the sly, Cute O'Shane, Vaall up in Dixie, | Ellie Rhee, * rates Little Alice | Lay nand, | I vante to go home, _ | Farewell song of, POCK'T SOMINTERS Lottie in the lane, Be face to, I've 4 home in sige) , Futher’s come homie, Nos. 1, 2, Sand 4. Miury Fay, Lora V Jeff. in Good-by, old. glory, —_ Maudie Moore, Molly Deokan, | Johnny Was we "s woo'g, | He's got hisdiseharge! These most unique "Mer-naid’s song, Motherpwhen the war Josephine to Napo’ iy” It ia the miller’s, Song Books contain Mother’ s gentle voles | Mount, "boys, mount, Lay me down and, | I wonder why he, an unusually cholve Of «’ the airts the, | My beautiful Lizzie, | Limerick is beantifal, Jimmy's wooing, selection of NRW AND People will talk, My country so dear, | Listen, dear Fanny, | Jessie Lee, STANDARD ®ONGR, in ¥ “St ig softly, low ve,” Mi own, my guiding, ae Vale, Just ax of old, such a shape 24 to ren- oftly now, Tenderly, | i My | Lorena, - Little Tad, der each a vest rock Stan} up for Unelé:, K _| Mind ou that! Lost star of my ge mane awn) Sweet littl Nell, N izht and starl’t Marebing thro book ce sixty | ‘The corporal’ stake f Che Jet him reat, | My little angel, Hires my fee, four pages, printed bir ‘The courtin’ time, Oh, take me to.thy, | My mother’s cot, My bean that went, | a clears wales pearl daught’rs ddrewin, | on why did you die? My pretty, qnadroon, My mother. did i type, on beautifal par ‘The maida of C Old cabi abit heme, Oh, send me a flower, N yAtert per, Prepared express ‘The ninstrel’a tear, | Ole massa on trabbela One by one they, Nicodenurs Jo in, ly for them, ee ‘The wnnsic ate win’w, | Our eolor-guard, | Our dear N. 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