Beadle's Dime Base Ball Player (no. 9) (1870)
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i" aT . 7 iieles. Sic? ea * he hen 1870. Beadle’s Dime Series 1870.) N ew Rules and Averages | NINTH ANNUAL EDITION. | BY HENRY CHAD wick. BEADLE AND COMPANY, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. | um‘h News Uv., Llu & )21 «ae ag % "BASEBALL PLAYER. ;
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BEADLE’S DIME BASEBALL PLAYER: COMPRISING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION, TOGETHER WITH THE AMENDED RULES ADOPTED, RULES FOR THE FORMATION OF CLUBS : r INSFRUCTIONS FOR PLAYERS, AND THE _BASE-BALL AVERAGES OF 1869, a ae EDITED BY HENRY CHADWICK, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, . pa Re | a at ay ° NEW YORK: BEADLE AND COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 98 WILLIAM orager. at
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(tan [eee i | Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by BEADLE AND COMPANY, b 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 ” BASEBALL PLAYER. Tuts invigorating exercise and manly pastime me} now be justly termed the American Game of Ball, for though of En- g:ish origin, it has been so modified and improved ot 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 introduce the rules for playing the English Game of Rounders, from which Base-Ball is derived, We, therefore, quote as follows, from an English work on out- door sports: Rounders.—This game is played witha ball and bats, or sticke something of the form of a policeman’s trunclieon. 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 then chosen, one of wiich in. There may be five or more players on each side. dengue that there are five. One lad on the side that is out, stands in the iniddle of the five-sided . Space, and pitches the ball toward the middle of the hole. Ie is called the feeder. The batsman hits it off, if he can ; in which stick, and runs to the nearest station, thence and all round if the hit has been a far one. The other side are scouting, and trying to put him out, either by biting. ine batsman as he is running, or by sending the ball . . which is called “ grounding.” layer at the ‘hole may decline to strike the ball, but if he hits at it, and misses twice running, he is out. When a player makes the round of the stations back to hole, his side counts one to- } i
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8 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. should seldom, aim at the runners from a distance, but throw the ball up to tlic fecder or fo some one near, who will try to hit or to ground, as seems the most advisable. A caught all also puts the striker out, The above is_a very simple game,and one designed only for relaxation Quring the interval from. study in schools, and is en- tirely devoid of the manly features that characterize Base-Lall as played in this conntry, Boys and even girls can play Rounders without difficulty ; but Base-Ball, to be played thor- oughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that ‘Hiark the man of nerve. ‘But it is needless further to vomment on the meritorious fea- tures of or American game ; suflice it to say, that it is a recrea- tion that any one May be proud to excel in, as in order to do so, he must possess the characteristics of true manhood to a con- siderable degree. ‘The history of Base-Ball commences at a date anterior to the one we propose to start from » but our present perpose will be fully answered by tracing its, progress trem the organizationrol the Knickerbocker Club of New York, which started into ex- istence in the autumn of 1845. Tliere was a Club called the New York Club, whieh existed. before the Knickerbocker, but we shall not be far wrong if we award. to the latter club San ood. ois Wo thd sperrg od of the present game of Base- 1 : Before the organization. of the Knickerbocker Club, the rule of play, in reference wo putting a player out withthe ball, was yo throw it at him; but one or two severe accidents occurred ‘trom the practice of fliis plat, and the rules were clanced im, those placing men on each base, and making it requisite for 2% player to be touched by a Vall while in the hands of an’ wlwers sary. This latter rule whs the first imev tion on the primitive rules of the game familiar to every Sc heolboy in the Eustirn and Middle States. The following arc iw tirst regular rules ot Base-Ball we have any record of: They ave those adopted by the Knickerbocker Club in 1845, and by whieh—with one or ~ i ee RDF ‘carat of the first com vention CPs, care
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER 9 First Rules of Base Rall. Sectrow 1. The bases shall be from “home” to second base 2 ; from first to third base 42 paces equidistant. ECTION 2. The game to consist of 21 counts or aces, but at the conclusion an equal number of hands must be played. Section 3. The ball must be pitched and not thrown for the t. Section 4. A ball knocked outside the range of the first or third base is foul. Section 5. Three balls being struck at and missed, and the last one cauglit, is a hend out; if not caught, is considered fair, and the’ er bound to ran. Srerion 6. A ball being struck or tipped, and caught either flying or on the first bound, is a hand out, : ECTION 7. A player, running the bases, shal) be out, if the ball is in the hands of an adversary on the base, as the runner is touched by it before he makes. his base—it being under- mood, however, that in no instance isa ball to be thrown at him. , Section 8. A player running, who shall prevent an_adver- sary from catching or getting the ball before making his base, isa hand out. wt Section 9. If two hands are already out, a player running at ge struck, can not make an ace if the os out. Section 10. Three hands out, all out. Secrion 11. Players must take their strike in regular turn. Sectton 12. No ace or base can be made on a foul strike. Secrion 13. A runner can not be put out in making one base, whén a balk is made by the pitcher. Srerron 14. But one base allowed when the ball bounds 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 sys- tematic anc, to a certain extent, scientific game that is now such an attractive feature of our American sports and pas- times, ' The example afforded by the successful operation of the Knickerbocker Club, was soon followed by the formation of Othery and in the course of a few years the Gotham, Eagle, and Empire Clubs successively appeared on the ball grounds at Ho- boken, as competitors for the enviable notoriety the Knicker- bockers had by that time attained by means of the many
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10 DIME BASE-RALL PLAYER. interesting contests they had inangurateu. The Gotham Club was the next organization to that of the Knickerbocker, and the senior members of many of Ihe clubs uow in existence will, doubtless, long remember tlic interest and excitement attendant pon the prominent contests between these rival clubs. In fact, it is to this source in connection with the many auractive features of the game itself, that we may mainly attribute its cupid progress in popularity ; for it is well known that where a lively, well-contested, and exciting gare is in progress, there will ever be found crowds of interested spectators. Werat first designed giving the scores of several of the most prominent of these matches, but we find that such a course will require far more space than we propose occupying in a work like this, which is intended more as a compendium of Base-Ball than a complete and comprehensive work on the subject. We, therefore, continue our brief reference to the points of special interest in the history of the game, by giving the date of organ- ‘ization of each club that belonged to the National Associa- tion, up to the time of the first Convention of Base-Ball Players, which was held in New York, in May, 1857. Clubs. Organized. Location of Ground. Knickerbocker, Sept., 1845, Hoboken, Gotham, | 1 r Eagle, April, 1852, ‘ Oct 12,1 ‘a Excelsior, Dee, 8, 1854, South Putnam, May, 1855, Williams’ Newark, May 1,1 Ne Baltic, June 4, 1855, New York, Eckford, June 27, 1855, Greenpoint, Union, July 17, 1855, Morrisania, = + Continental, Oct., 1855, Yiisetenes, AUantic, 1855, Jamaica, I. 1, Harlem, March, 1856, New York, Enterprise, June 28, 1856, Bedford, Atlantic, Aug, 14, 1856, = Star, Oct, 1856, South Brooklyn, Gite dent, Jan., 1857, New York, 5 Match, 1857, New Brunswick, NJ, iesnapelivenn, March 4, 1857, New York, ae ee St Nicholas, April 28, 1857," Hoboken.
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a * DIME BASE-RALI. PLAYER. il As will be seen from the above rveord, the yeats 1855 ‘and 1856 were prolificof new clubs, and, of course, a great number of exciting contests tvok place, the result of whieh was the creatiou of a thorough furore for the game, and the manifesta- tion of a great degree of interest in the welfare and progress of this manly pastime, by the rapidly increasing numbers al the ailvvecaics uf out-dvor sports. - _ At the close of the season of 1856, a review of the many con- tests tat had taken place led to the knowledge'of the benefit thu: would accrue to the game, if a proper revision of the rules Were to be had, and a new code established. After several pre- liminary 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 & permanent code of rules by which all could, in future, be governed. In pur- . suance of this resolve, a call, signed by the officers of the Knick- erbocker Club—as the senior organization of the kind—was issued, and the ultimate result was the assembling of the dele- gates to the first Convention of Base-Ball Players, which con- Veution was held in New York City, in May, 1857. At this convention a series of rules and regulations were adopted, by which the various clubs, who were represented in the convention, were governed during the season of 1857. In March, 1858, the second convention was held, and at this meet- ing the annual convention was declared a permanent organiza- tion, and the requisite constitution and by-laws having been formes, the “ Nationa Associa TION oF BAsE-BALL PLAYERS” sprunv into existence. and commenced its useful career, which has ths fur been one 4s beneficial to the interests of the game, _ as it has been creditable to its respective members. The first annual meeting of this Association was held at th Cooner Institute, March 9, 1859, at which convention the rulcs and regulations were again revised and amended, in accordance wit) the improvements the experience of the previous season's play had rendered necessary. The officers of the Association, ton were re-elected. It was at this convention that the abo- lition of the custom of furnishing refreshments on the occasion of miffches was unanimously recommended. This custom, which originated in a desire to promote friendly intercourse
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13 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. between the members of the several clubs, had degenerated into _, one seriously detrimental to the interests of the game, owing to the spirit of emulation that arose among the clubs, each aspir- ing to excel the other in the expense and splendor of these en- tertainments, 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 lost all its objec- tionable features. For the benefit of those clubs desirous of belonging to the National Association—as all should that have the interest and welfare of the game at heart—we give the new Constitution of the Naticnal Association : a8,
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. . "S CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS oF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASE-BALL PLAYERS. CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE 1. This Association shall be called “ Taz NationaL Assocta- TION OF Base-Batu PLavers.” : ARTICLE Il. The objects of this Association shal! be to improve, foster, and | siniyat as the Americun Game of Base Ball, and to promote e cultivation of kindly feelings among the different members of Base-Ball Clubs and State Base-Ball Associations, ; ARTICLE IIL » Sectron 1. This Association shall be composed of delegates from the several State Buse-Ball Associations which have duly admitted to a representation in the Convention forming this Constitution, or which may be admitted to a representation in the manner hereinafler provided. Each State Association shall be entitled to one delegate for every ten clubs or fractional part of ten clubs belonging to such Association. No individual club shall be entitled to representation in this Association unless located in a State, Territory or District where there are not sufficient clubs to form a State Association, in which case such club or clubs shall be entitled to but one delegate, as in the case of a fractional part of ten clubs. Each de shall be enti- ; tled. to one vote. No delegate shall represent any club in a State Association unless he be a member of the club he repre- Senta, ps Sec. 2. Any State Base-Ball Association desiring to be re- in this Assoviation shall present, to the Recording , at least ten days previous to the annual meeting of this Association, a written official certificate, signed by the President and Secretary of the State Association they represent, giving the names and number of the clubs composing said As- sociation, date of their ization, names of their officers, and number of members to each club; also the date of organization of the State n, and the namies of their and the District of Columbia shall be co- “dered as within the meaning of this Section.
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14 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Src. 3. All applications shall be immediately submitted to the Committee on Nominations; but no such application shall be received by said Secretary. unless presented thirty days pre- vious to the annual meeting. . Said Committee shall thereupon ascertain the condition, character, and standing of such State Base-Ball Association, and report the same at the annual meet- ing, hia x the said application and their opinion thereon; anda ballot shall thereupon be had at such meeting upon the admis- sion of such State Base-Ball Aseociation, when, if two-thirds of the members present vote in favor thereof, such State Buse- Ball Association shall be declared duly entitled to representation in this Association. Any informality or irregularity in the form or substance of the application may be waived by a two-thirds vote of the members present at the annual meeting. Sec. 4. No State Association shall be represented in this As- sociation unless composed of ten elubs, numbering at least eighteen active members each, or by any delegate under twenty- one yeurs of age, or not_a member of a‘club belonging to'a State Association ; nor shall ‘any State Base-Ball Association - be so represented until its delegates haye puid the fees herein- after designated. ; Sec. 5. Any State Association oy pone after the adjonrn- ment of the annual meeting of this rciation may be elected , probationary members thereof afer conforming to the require- ments of, Sections second, third, and fourth, by the Nominatin Committee, They Shall be liable to the payment of dues an osgenatye tin and be ble to all the privileges of regular members of the Association until the next annual meeting, at Leta ee ee Sees in the same manner as regular members, : Buc. ‘1. The officers of this Aésociation shall bea President, first Vice-President, second a my Recording Secretary, Corresponding oe 'reasurer, Src. 2. All officers shall be elected by ballot on the second Wednesday of December, annually, and shall respectively hold office until the next annual meeting; or until their successors are elected. Sec. 3) Any vacancy in either of the offices may be filled at any meeting of the Association regularly organized, or by a majority vote of the Board of Officers, } a4 _.. ARTICLE Y. Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all ae to preserve order and see that the laws are carried into. ;oto-call extra méetings whenever he shall deem it necessary. He shall have no vote, except in the election of officers and new members, and except in equal divisions, when he shall have the easting-vote He shall eal) special meetings . “
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. ; 15 whenever requested to do so (in writing) by the Presidents of three State Base-Ball Associations; shall also appoint all com- mittees, unless otuerwise ordered. Sec. 2 It-shall be the duty of the First Vice-President to perform all the duties of the President in his absence ; and in the case of the absence of both the aforementioned officers, the Second Vice-President. sliall discharge all the dutics apper- taining to the President. - Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary to keep an accurate record of all the proceedings of the Association in a book ; to notify, by certificate, State Base-Ball Associations of their election ; to issue all notices of meetings, and oe the decisions of the Judiciary Committee once in two leading journals making base ball 6 spectra tay ten days after rendition - the — He sh dag ohoagd deliver ie 7 successor in office, all books, papers, or 0! TO Association in his possession. ery Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Corresponding to take charge of all communications, and reply thereto ‘in ac- cordance with such instructions as he may receive from the Association, and keep and record in a book a copy thereof; and he shall immediately deliver to his successor in office all “books or other y belonging to the Association, i Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall receive and hold all the funds of _the Association, and disburse the same as he may be authorized er te: on Maran Bie ony ey Bs - order of the President Secretary. He shall keep a correct account of all received and disbursed by him in a book to be pro- vided for that purpose, which shall at, all times be open to the inspection of any of the officers of the Association, or of any Cémumittes duly suthorized therefor BY the Asoclotion ¢ the shall report at the annual meetin . or Whenever required by a vote of the Association, and he shall immediately deliver to his po oa jemand Soe Ta oe es ag ame in appo that purpose by : , all the books, papers, or other property of tut A cde ieat te hs pow: ARTICLE VI. Sec. 1. The anntial meeting of the Association shall be held mm the second Wednesday in December, each year, at such Jace as the Association at the annual meeting may direct. Sec. 2. Special meetings shall be called by the ident, at she written request of the Presidents of three State Buse-Ball Associations, provided that at least one weck's notice of such ae omg Sag by pene een in — two journals niaking Base a specialiy, an each State Association -- in this Asoc shall be notte therot ma, jo" to ee am ree oon etry
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16 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. ‘ Sxo. 4. Eleven delegates shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; but a smaller number present at any adjourned -or regularly called meeting, may adjourn to any enecified day. ARTICLE VIL Sec. 1. No delegate shall be admitted into the Association unless he shall have filed with the Recording Secretary a cer- tificate of his election, signed by the President and Secretary of the State Association he may represent.» / 0 = “ARTICLE VUL Src: 1. Each’State Aséociation shall pay, throngh its dele to this Association, the sum of one dollar as an annual Sailr eae club belonging to such Association, Sec. 3. The Association at any meeting may levy an assess- ment upon each 6f the State Associations, belonging to this Association, Of such 8ums as may be deemed requisite to pay deficiencies or anticipated expenses. Seo 8. No délegate shall be entitled to. a vote atany mecting* if the Assecintion which le represeuts shall be in arrears for dues or assessiicnts; and if such Assuciafion shall be in arrears one year, it shall ceare to belong to this Association. Sec. 4. No State Association which, shall, admit to member- ship any clu) which shall adiit or retain a person as a wWember Abereof who has been guilty of conspiring with any person or rsons'to éause the loss of a match gume of ball in which he ‘one of thé céntestants—cither previous to or during the pro- gress’Of such ‘a yame of ball—shall be entitled to continue a member of this Association or admitted to membership thereof; and no new club shall be admitted 10 membership therein which has aniong its members any one who has been convicted of any such acti hs and ho inatch of ball shall be played ‘to h State Association which is a mem- by any club belonging ber of this Associa with any club which has or may have at any time any such person or persons among its members, nates penatt of forfeiture of membership to mas Stute Asso- - ciation. And no State Base-Ball Association shall be admitied to membership in this Association, unless it adopts im its con- stitution the sentiments or words contained in this section. * ARTICLE IX. Src. 1. The rules and regulations hereunto annexed. shall Sables all match games.of base ball played between clubs be- binky to the Suite Base-Ball Associations which are members of Association, : 4 cous ARTICLE X. Sec, 1, Within one week after the election of officers at the annual meeting, the President elect shall abpunt a committee of tive déleyntes (tbree to make a quorum), Who shall coustitute
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 17 * : a 4 : a Committee on Rules and Regtilations ; a Judiciary Committee of nine members (three to make a quorum); @ committee of tliree who shall constitute a Committee on Nominations; and a Printing Committee consisting of three, all of which commit- tees shall hold office fur one year or until their successors are @) ted. : ia ARTICLE XI, Sec. 1. All proposed alterations, additions, or amendments to the Constimution or By-Laws, or Rules and Reguhiions, shall be submitied, in writing, to the Cominittve on Rules, before whe annual meeting, and shall be by siid Committee reported at said annual meeting, with their opinion thereon ; and no such alteration, wldition,or amendment shall. be adopted unless it shall have been so proposed and reported nor unless two-thirds: of all the menibers. ‘present ata meeting regularly organized, shall vote im favor of such ‘alteration, addition, or amendment ‘to the Constinvion and By-Laws, and a majority in favor of altertions or amendments to the Rules and Regniations. All such alterations, addirions, or amendinents shall take effect im- Mediately atter the adjournment of the Convention at which they are adopted. ARTICLE XIL Sec. 1. This Association, by a two-thirds vote of the mern- bers present at any annual meeting, may admit to hanora membership any member thereof who has been an officer « this Asseciution, in good standing, or amember of any of the Conimnitices thereof. F aie [esha BY-LAWS. Section 1. The order of business at all meetings shall be aa RS) wri? x & > ay ; fea e? ; 2. Reading of minutes of eetete-aeeties: 3. Reports of officers and Nominating Committee. 4. Propositions aud. ballotings for new members. 5.. Dues and collected. . 6. Reports of Committees in the order of their appointment, 7. Untinislred business. 8 Election of officers, 9. New business. Sec. 2. No member sliall be allowed to discuss any questicn — aader debate without arising and addressing the Chair. Sec. 3. No member shall speak more than twice on any one question, nor more than five minutes at any time, unless by —_—oree
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18 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Src. 4. Every member present shall be eeeren Yo yee. on all questions, unless he is directly or personally interested, or excused by a vote of a majority of the members present. Sec. 5. Any member muy, at any time, call for the read of any article of the Constitution or By-Laws, or minutes o any meeting, or any other paper relating to the question then under consideration. Sec. 6. The yeas and nays shall be taken on any question at the request of five members, Sec. 7. Any member belonging to this Association, behaving in an ungentlemanly manner, or rendering himself obnoxious to the Association, may, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, be expelled. Sec, 8. All charges. against any member, or club belonging to any State Association, must be submitied in writing to the Secretary of such State Association belonging to the National Association, within thirty (30) days from the occurrence of the causes upon which they may be predicated ; and the elub or person against Whom suid charges are made shall be furnished with a copy thereof at the same time, by those belonging to said State Association making them, The Secretary of said Association shall record the same, and forthwith submit the nal to the Judiciary Commitice of said State As- vociution ; said committee shall investigate all complaints or tha! thus submitted to them, and render podgient hereon within fifteen days from the date of said cha witch de- tision shall be binding and final upon the parties concerned, Che Judiciary Committee of the National Association shall entertain all cha submitted to them in writing by any member or club belonging to any one Stute Association, agai any member or club belon; lo any other State Association, each being members of e National Association; and the same rules must be observed by them in-their procedure, as far as practicable, as are laid down for the Jud Committee of euch separate State Association. Each State ition is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a Judiciary Com- mittee, who are authorized and directed to try all charges against clubs or members belonging to their respective State Associatiors, The decisions of the State Judiciary Commi ice ir all cases shall be final.
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rr DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 19 RULES AND REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASE-BALL PLAYERS, December 8th, 1869. RULE FIRST. “THE BALL, BAT, AND BASES. Section 1. The ball must weigh not less than five nor more than five and one-quarter ounces avoirdupois, It must measure not less than nine and one-quarter nor more than nine and one- half inches in cireumference. It must be composed. of india- yarn, and covered with leather. Sxe. 2. Inthe first and third games of a series the ball shall be furnished by the cholleneing. club, and in the second game by the challenged club, t when “single” games are played only, the ball shall be furnished by the challenging club, In ull cases = a become the property of the, winning club as a t ¥ - + ey Src. The bat saust be round, and must not exceed two and a half inches in diameter in the thickest,part, It must be made of wood, and shall not exceed forty-two inches in length. Sec. 4. The bases must be four in number, placed at equal distances from each other, and securely fastened upon each cor- ner of a square whose sides are respectively thirty yards. The bases must be so constructed und placed 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 a a § a fil ee ghee ear: Punted white. © : £ Sec. 5. The base from which the ball is struck shall be desig nated the home base, and must be directly opposite to the second base; the first base must always be that upon the right hand, and the third base that upon the left hand side of the striker, when occupying his position at the home base. And in all-match games, a line connecting the home and first base , and the home and third base, as alse the line of the striker’s and pitcher's positions, shall be marked by the use of chalk, or other suitable material, so as to be distinetly seen by the um- pire. The base bag shall be considered the base, and not the pam to which it is or shonld be fastened. sd :
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* 20° DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 7 RULE SECOND. THE PITCHING DEPARTMENT. Sec. 1. Tae pitcher's position, shall be desiguated by,two lines two yards in length, drawn at right angles to the line from home to the second base, having their centers upon that line at two fixed iron plates, placed at points fifteen and seventeen yards distant from the home base, The pitcher, whei: ¢om- mencing to deliver the ball to the bat, must-stand within these lines, and must deliver the hall_as near as possible over the cen- pte the home base, and within the legitimate reach of the striker. : Sec. 2. Should the pitcher repeatedly fail to deliver to the striker fair balls, from any cauze, the umpire must call one ball ; aud if the pitcher persists in such action, Wo and three balls. When three balls: shall have been called, the striker shall take thé first buse without being pnt out; bat no base runner shall- take a base on third called balls unless he is obliged to vacate the base he occupies: No ball shail be called on the first ball pitched, and not until the ball has passed the home base. With sees a all unfair balls must be called whenever deliv- ered. > Sec. 3. All balls delivered by the pitcher which are not within the fair reach of the striker, such as balls pitched over the stri- ker’s head, or on the ground infront’! of home base, or pitched over the head of the batsman, or pitched to the side i to that which the batsman strikes from, or which hit the striker while he is stunding in his proper position, shall be considered unfair balls, and must be called whenever delivered. ‘Sec. 4: The ball ‘must be pitched, not jerked, thrown, or bowled to the bat; and whenever the pitcher makes any motion to deliver the ball to the’bat, he shall so deliver it, and he must not have either foot outside the lines of his position, either when commencing to deliver the ball or at the time of ‘its deli $ and if he fail in any of these particulars, then it shall be chired a bulk. When the piteher's arm is swung forward to deliver the ball to the bat, hisarm must bevstr and must swing perpendicularly to the side of the body." See. 5. No player shall be put out on any hit ball on which a Yelk ora ball has been called; and neither shall q strike or a foul ball be called or a base ran on such a hit bali But bases cam be run 6n called balls not hit, and pliyers: can be put out on called balls thrown to- bases; and any er a base on called balls shall be privileged to run all bases Le tan make beyond the buse given him. , RULE THIRD. Mo a THE BATTING DEPARTMENT. Sxc. 1. The striker. «ee in the net of striking at the ball, e x =
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‘\ DIME BASE. BALI. PLAYER. 21 mist stand astride of aclinealrawn 4hrong!. the center of the home base, novoexcecding three fegt trom. either side thereof, and parallet with! the front: line of the pitcher's. position; and he nitit not take wiy backward’ step when striking at the ball. Tlie penalty for an infringement of this rule shall be the calling of foul strike, and when three such: strikes have been called, the striker shall be declared out. — If a ball on which such a strike is culled be bit and eaught, either fit or-foul, the striker shall bedeelared out. No base shall be run on any such called strike ; but any player running the bases shall be allowed to return to tae base lie has lef without being put out. As soon as the stri- ker has struck a fair ball, he-shall be considered a player run- ning the buses. Sec. 2. Players must strike in regular rotation, and, after the first innings i& played, the turn commences with the player who stands On the list hext to the one who was the third player out. Any player failing-to take his turn at the bat afler the umpire hay called for the striker, unless by reason of illness or injury, or by consent of the captains of ‘the contesting nines, shall be vleclared out. : Sec. 3. Should the striker repeatedly refuse to strike at balls siteched to him within the legitimate reach of the bat, the um- cite shall call one strike ; and if the striker persists in such ac- ron, two and three strikes. When three strikes are called, and ‘xe ball be caught, either before touching the ground or upon ne first bound, the striker shall be declared out, provided the . alls struck at are not those on which: balls or balks, have been alled, or not those struck at for ads «eae of willfully strik- ng out. If three balls ure struck and missed, and the last one +8 not caught, either flying or upon the first botind, the striker must attempt to make his run, and he can be put out on the bases in the same manner as if he had struck a fair ball. No strike shall be called upon the first ball delivered. Sec. 4. The striker is out if a foul ball is eaught, either before toucliing the ground or upon the first. bound; or if a fair ball is st and the ball be held before touching the ground ; or if a fuir ball is struck, and the ball be held. by an adversary on = base ne oe touches ee} ot oes a ie ball aught 1¢ hands or person of a. pr before having touched the ground; orif a foul ball be simatiarly caught before having touched the ground but once. | No fair or foul ball, if caught from any other object than the person of a vlayer even before touching the ground, shall put a player out RULE FOURTE ; ; “BUREN TRA basen Src. 1 Pis must take their bases in the wuer of striking; and when a fir ball is struck, and not caught flying, the first ¥ . r
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4 22 DIME” BASE‘BALL PLAYER. base must be vacated, as also the second and third bases, if they are occupied at the same time. Players may be put out on any base under these circumstances, in the sume manner as when running to the first base. But the moment the bal) is caught, or the player running to first base is put out, other players run- ning bases shall cease to be forced to vacate their bases, and may return to them. No base-runner shall be forced to vacate a base unless as provided inthis section ; and no player running ~ the bases shall be allowed a substitute to run such bases unless for reason of illness or injury. Sec. 2. Any player ramming the bases is ont if at any time be is touched by the ball, while in play in the hands of an adver- sary, Without some part of his person bemg on the base. See, 3. No run or base can be made upena foul ball. Such a bull shall be considered 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 Wem, and may be ~ put out itt so returning, im the same manner as when ranning to first base. Neither can a run or base be made when a fair ball bas been caught without having touched the greund,; but such 2 ball shall be considered alive and in phiy, Tnsuch cases, also, players running bases shall return to ihem,and may be pus out in so returning, in the same manner as when running te first base; but players, when balls are so cangit, may run their bases immediately after the ball has been settled in the hands of the yin catehing it. Sec: 4. When a balk is made by the pitcher, every player ee bases must take one base, without being put out. Sec. 5. A player rmmning the bases shall, after touching the irra tet ebemome an one run; but if a fair bail be w } -are already out, no player running home at pasate : geet peta ee ow in the score of the the , or buses, is ry re touching tlie arian: ' . 6. Players running bases must touch them, and, so far. as is possible, keep upon the direct line ‘between them, and must touch them in the following order—first, second, third, ond By gem : ‘ates if oo eyo sae api order; and onld any run three out line, for the se of avoiling the ball in the hands of an adversary, be inal be declared out; or if he fail to touch each base he’ rans to, he shall be declared out, unless he return to such base before the ball be held on it. 4. f : Sxc. 7. If the player is prevented from making a base by the intentional obstruction of am adversary, he shall be entitled to that base, and shall not pe page. Any obstruction that could readily have been ayoidell shall be considered as intentional.
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a DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 23 RULE FIFTH. THE GAME, Sec. 1. The game 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 game; un- less it be mutually agreed on by the captains of the two nines » to consider the gume as drawn. But in case of no such agree- ment, the parties refusing to play, no matter from what cause, shall forfeit the ball, and the game thus forfeited shall be re- corded as a game won by nine runs to none. An innings must be concluded at the time the third hand is put out. Sec. 2. In playing all matches, nine players from each club shall constitute a full field; and they shall be members of the club which they represent. They also niust not have been members Of any other elub, either in or out of the National — Association—college clubs excepted—for sixty days immediate- ly prior to the match. Positions of players and choice of in- nings shall be determi by captains previously appointed for that purpose by the respective clubs. Every player taking part im a regular match game, no matter What number of innings «re played, shall be, in the meaning of this section of the rules, considered a member of the elub he plays with. Sec. 3. Whenever 2 match shall have been determined upon between two clubs, lay shall be called at the exact hour ap- ‘pointed ; and piel ther party fail to produce their players within thirty minutes Urerenfter, the Pak so failing shall’ ad- mit a defeat, and sliall forfeit the ball to the club having their nine players on the gore ready to play, and the game so for- feited shall be considered as won, and so counted in the list of matches; and the winning club shall be entitled to a score of nine runs to none for any game so forfeited, Should the de- linquent club fail to play on account of the recent death of one of its members, no sach forfeit shall be declared. Sec. 4, No ball shall be claimed or delivered—except as oth- erwise provided in these rules—unless it be won in a regular match game; and no match game shall be considered reguiar if any of the rules of the game:be violated by either of the con- testing clubs, whether by mutual consent or otherwise. Sec. 5. No n who shall be in arrears to any other club than the one he plays with, shall be competent to take part in any mateh game; and no player, notin the nine taking their positions on the field in the third innings of # game, shall be substituted for a player except for reason. of illness or injury, Sec. 6. No mat E anys hall be commenced when main is falling ; and neither shall play in any such game be continued after rain has fallen for five minutes. No match game shal) be postponed unless by the mutual consent of the contesting clubs ss
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24 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Sec. 7. Every match »made:shall be decided by the winnm, of two games out of three, unless a single game shall be mutu- ally agreed upon by tie contesting elubs,in which case the ball shall be furnished by the challenging club. All matches shall terminate before the close of the season; and no agreements Jetween clubs shal] be considered binding unless made in writ- ing. RULE SIXTH MISCELLANEOUS. Sec. 1. If an adversary stops the ball with his hat or cap, or if a ball -be-stopped in any way by any person or persons net engaged in the game, no priyer can be put out unless the ball shall first hive been settled in the hands of the pitcher, while he stands within the lines of his position. Sec. 2.. Any player who shall intentionally prevent an advyer- sary from catching or fielding the ball, shall be declared out; or if any player be prevented from making a base by the inten tional obstruction of an adversary, be shall be entitled to that base, and shall not be declared out even if touched with the bail. Sro 4. If the ball. from the stroke of a bat. first tonchrs the greaud, tue person of a player, or any other obj ct, be hind the line or range of home and the fir-t bee, or home and tue curd ba e, it shall be termed oul, and must be se deeured by the unp re, tinisked If the bail first: touches the ground. Lhe per- son of « player, or any other object either upon ot in front of the line or rauge of tuvse ba-es, it shall be considered fair If the ba Tbe dripped frou the hands of a player, it shall be con- ‘sidered a ninffed ball.” Seo 5 Ciubs may adopt snch rules respecting balls knocked beyoud or onside the bounds of thy tield as the circumstane-s of the ground may demand; aad these rules shal) govern all match- es payed upou the ground, provided that they are distinctly Made kuown to the umpire previous to the commencement of tue game, but not otherwise. RULE SEVENTH. DUTIES OF TUE UMPIRE Seo. 1. The umpire shal! taxe cire that the regu'ations respect- Ing the bull. bats, bases; aud the pitchers and siriker’s posi- tions are strictly observed. and he shail reqiire the Challe. ging club to furnish a baiVon whieu the size and weizht of the ball and naweof’ tue minufecturer shail be stamped. He shall Le tlie rule judge of tuirand uofaie play, and shall de cruine all disputes’ and ditldrene-s which may occur during the game; and there shall be no appeal from his deci-iou except through the Jadiciary: Committee of a State Association. of of — z
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= DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 25 that of the National Association. Ie shall take speeial care 4o @eclare all foul balls or balks immediately upon their eceur- rence, in a distinct and andible manner, He shall, in every in- stance, before leaving the ground, declare the winning club, and shall record his decision in the books of the scorers. The um- ire shall also require that the game be recorded by a scorer” ‘or each of the contesting clubs. In all matches the umpire shall be selected by the captains of the respective sides, aud shall perform all the duties aboye enumerated. No game, how- ever, shall be forteited from the failure of the umpire to record his decision or properly discharge his duties. Seo, 2. The umpire Any match shall determine when play shill be suspended ; an ye gaine Gan not be fairly concluded, it shall be décided by the last eqnal innings played; unless one nine shall have completed their inning, and the other nine shall have exceeded the score of their opponents in their uncom- pleted inning, in which case the nine having the highest seore shall be declared the winners, Also in ali games terminating similarly, the total score obtained shall be recorded as the score of the game, But no game shall be considered as played un- less five innings on each sie shall have been completed. Sec. 3. When the umpire calls “ play.” the game minst at once be proceeded witli; ane the party fuiling to take their ap- pointed position in the game within five minutes thereafter Shall forfeit the gume. All such forfeited games shali be re- corded as won by a score of nine runs to none, and the game So won shall be placed to the credit of the nine ready to con- tinue the @When the umpire calls “time,” play seall be sus} until he cails “play” again, and during the interim no player shall be put out, or base ran, or ball called. Sec. 4. When the umpire “calls” a game, it shall ecd; bat - when he merely suspends piay for any stated period, it may be - resumed at the point at which it was suspended, provided such suspension does not extend ny the day of the match. sec. 5. No person en <i in & match, either as umpic scorer, or player, shall be either directly or indirectly intereste in any bet upon the game. Nor shall any person be permitted to act as umpire or scorer in any match unless he shall be a member of a club belonging to the National Association, or of - a State branch thereof, Neither shall the umpire or scorer be changed dyring a match, unless with the consent of both par ties, except for reason of illness or injury, or for a violation of the above rules, : Sec. 6. No decision given by the umpire shall be reversed upon the testimony of any player; and neithershall the umpire be guided in his decisions by any such testimony; and no decision whatever shall be reversed except for a palpable infringement of the rules. The captains of each nine shall alone be allowed to appeal for a reversal of the decision of the umpire. : a
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26 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Src. 7. No person shall be permitted to approach or to speak with the umpire. or in any manner to interrupt or interfere during the progress of the game, unless by special request of the umpire, and any club willfully infringing any rule of the ume shall, after trial by the State Judiciary Committec, be jable, for the first offense, to the penalty of suspension from nrembership of the National Association, or a State branch thereof, for any period the said commitiee may direct, not ex- cceding one year ; and expulsion from such imembership for the second offense, All games in which any of the rulcs of the Association are infringed shall also be considered as forfeited gumeés, and shall be recorded bed pits won by a score of nine runs to none, and against the club infringing the rules. ony
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eo DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. . 2? a4 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, a loamy soil"should be laid down around the bases, and all the gravel removed therefrom, because, at the bases frequent talle eccur, and on gravelly soil injury, in such cases, will surely re- sult to both the clothes and body of the player, in the shape of scraped hands, arms, knees, etc. Tne ground should be well rolled, as it adds greatly to the pleasure of playing to have the whole field smooth and in good order; it will be found that such a course wil! fully compensate for the trouble and expense attending it. The proper size for a ground is about six hundred feet in length, by four hundred in breadth, although asmaller field will answer, The home base niust be full seventy feet trom the head or une field. The space of ground immediately behind the Heme base, and eccupied by the catcher, should be not only free fom 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 staples should be attached. If the blocks are of stone, have the staples inserted with lead; and if made of wood, let the staples be screwed in, not driven, for in he fatter case they will either become loose, or ultimately driven into the wood altogether ; in either case becoming en- ticely useless. “ “Measuring the Ground. There are several methods by which the ground may be cor- revtly measured; the. following is xs simple as any: Having determined on the point. of ae Lome base, measure from that point, down the field. aa hnelred oo! ‘rentpesenen, fret four
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28 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. inches, and the end will indicate the position of the second base; then take a cord one hundred and eighty feet long, fasten one ent at the home base, and the other at the second, and then grasp it in the center and extend it first to the right side, which will give the point of the first base; and then to thé'left, which will indicate the position of the third ; this will give the exact meas- urement, as the string will thus form the sides of a square whose side is ninety fect. Ona line from the home to the second base, and distant from the former forty-five feet, is the pitcher's first point, the second point being six feet further, on thesame line. The foul-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 10 assist the umpire in his decisions in reference to foul balls, they should be high enough from the ground, and painted, so as to be. dis- ’ sinctly seen from the umpire’s position, Flags are the best for she purpose, The Bases. The bases should be made of the best heavy canvas, and of double thickness, as there will be much jumping on them with spiked shoes, and if the best material is-nyi tscd, it soon wears out. The proper size of a base is about fourteen ipebes by seven- teen; but as long as it covers one square fori_of ground when secured to the base post, the requirements of the rules will be fultilled. The straps with which the bascs are held im position should be made of harness leather, about one and a half inches wide. They must pass‘entirely around the bases, and ve securely fastened to them. . New bases filled with hair and with- patent fastenings have recently been introduced, r Pitches Points and Home Bases. The location of the pitcher’s poinis and the, honte base are indicated by meahs of iron quois painted white; the latter must cover & square foot of surface. The pitcher's quoit should be square and about half the size of the home base plate. They should be cast with iron spikes running fiom the under «ale to keep them in place!
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 29 Thé Bat. The rule r-gulating the form and dimensions of the bat is as follows: “ Section 2, Rule 2d, The bat must be round, and must not exceed two arda half inches in diameter in the thickest part. lt must be made of yood, and must not exceed forty-two inches in length. Bats are ordirs “ily from thirty to forty inches in length, and from two to three p. sunds in weight, the former weight being most desirable. The description of wood 12s? in use is ash, but maple, white and piteli pine, and also hickory bat. are in common use, weight for the size governing theselection. For a bat of meditm weight, ash i pr>fe~able, as its fiber is totigh and elastic. The English willow hat vre*ently been used, and is favorably regarded by many. This lat*er wood is very light and‘close ia fiber, and answers the purpose t™.ter than any other wood for a light bat. ~~ * In the choice of a bat, select.a light:one, as it can be wic'ded better, and in match games it is desirable that the player be xb~ to strike qftick enough to meet the rapid pitching that has rv cently come in “We would not recommend a bat mucd “under two pounds neice as some weight is required to over come the resistance of” the ball. On Batting. Players have different modes, and adopt afferent styles of batting, . Some take the bat with the lef hand on the handle, and slide the right from the large end toward the handle; othera grasp it nearly one-third of the. distance from the small end, so that both hands appearnear t 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. Prac. tice with, one bat,..as 2: player thereby becomes more sure of striking than, he would. were he constantly to change his bat In -surilking. at the ball, do not try to hit it so hard that you throw yourself off your balance, but plant your feet firmly op the ground, and swing the bat in as natural a manner as possible ¥
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& a 30 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. The secret of hard-hitting lies in the quick stroke and firm position of the batsman the moment the ball is struck. This will account for some small and light men being hard hit- ters. Let the left foot be placed on the line indicated as the atriker’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 rub- ber and yarn, covered with leather, the proper weight being five and one-quarter ounges . avoirdupois, and its circumference nine and one-half» inches. The balls are easily made, but it would be advisable to obtain them from some well-known maker, as there will then be no chance of their being wrong in size or weight. The. covering is usually. sheepskin, and on a turf ground this covering will last some time. The Game. Base-Ball is played by nine players on a side: one side taking the bat, and the other the field. The latter occupy the follow- ing positions in the field: Catcher, Pitcher, First, Second and Third Basemen, Short Stop, and Right, Left and Center Fields- man. The side that wins the toss, have the choice of taking the bat or the field at their option, ‘The batsman stands at the home base, on a line drawn through its center—parallel to one extendiiig 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 succeeded by player after player until three are put dut, 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 in reaching the home base, up- touched by the ball in the hands of an adversary, and after suc- cessively touching the first, second, and third bases, he is.en- titled to score one run; and when he hits the ball far enough tc admit of his making the four bases before it is returned, he makes what is termed a home run. Nine innings are played on each side, and the party mdking the greatest number of rung win the match. In case of a tie, at the close of the ninth
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 31 innings, the game, by mutual consent, can be pro.onged innings after mnings, until one or other of the contesting sides.obtains the most runs, And if any thing occur to interrupt or puts stop to the game before tive innings on each side haye been played, the game must be drawn. The ruies and regulations 21 the game define all further particulars in reference to it, THE POSITIONS ON THE FIELD. The Catcher, ROO SD La ig alptiedrtyp dh shearer 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 accurately and swiftly to the bases, and also keep a bright look- out over the whole ficld. 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 }itcher 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 bounding, and send it to the second base as swiftly us 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 running from the second base to the third. As the position occupied by the Catcher affords him the best view of the field, the pursup Giling it is generally chosen captain, although the pitches is. sometimes eclected” for that honor. We would suggess, Luwever, that some other player than the pitcher be selected us captain, fron the fact that the physical labor attached to that position tends to inerease the player's excitement, especially ir the contest is & close one, and it is requisite that the captain should be as cow, and collected as possible. The Catcher, whenever he sees sev- eral fielders running to catch a ball, should designate by name, the one he deems most sure of taking it, in which case the others should refrain from thé actempt to catch the bail on the fly, and strive only to catch it in case of its being otherwise missed.
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32 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYEB. The Pitcher. This player’s position is behind a line two yards in length, drawn at right angles to a line from home to second base, and naving its center upon that line at a point distant forty-five feet from the former base. His movements, immediately preceding, and at the time of delivering the ball, are to be confine:! toa space of ground bounded by the above line, and one six feet In the rear of it; and while in the act of delivering the ball both of lis feet. must be within-the lines of his position, He must pitch the ball, not jerk or throw it; and he must deliver the ball as near as possible over the home base, and fairly for the striker, and sufficiently high to prevent its boundmg before it passes the base. If he fuils in this respect, it is the umpire’s duty to call dalls upon him, as prescribed’ in Section 2, Rule 2d. When n the act-of delivering the ‘ball, the pitcher must avoid having sither foot in advance cr in the rear of the lines of his position or otherwise a balk will be declared; this penalty is also inflict- ed when he moves with the apparent purpose of delivering the ball, and fails so to do. When a player attempts to run in to the home base while he is pitching, he should follow the ball to the home base ais soon as it leaves his hand, and be ready at the base to take it from the catcher. The Pitcher will frequently have to oceupy a base on occasions when the ‘proper guardian has left it to field the ball. And in cases‘where a foul ball has been struck, and the player running # base endeavors to return to the base be has left, the Pitcher shold run to the base the player is trying to return’to, and receive the ball from the fielder, in order tocomply with Section 3, Rule 4th. The Pitcher who can com- bine’ what is called “headwork "in pitching with an accnrate delivery is the most effective player in that postion. We would remind him that in cases where a player has reaclieé his first basz afier striking, it is the Pitcher's duty to pitch the ball to the hat, and not to the catcher; and should the batsman refuse ta$trike at good balls repeatedly pitched to him, it will be the umptre’s duty to call one strike, etc., according to Section %. Rule 3d.
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DIMRB BASE-BALL PLAYER 88 Short Stop. This position on the field isa very important one, for cn the activil y and judgment of the Short Stop depends the greater part of the in-fielding. His duties ure to stop all balls that come within his rench, and pass them to whatever base the striker may be running to—generally, however, the first base. In eact tase Hiis aim must be sure, and the ball sent in swiftly, anc rather low than high. He must back up the pitcher, and, when, oecasion requires, eover the third base when the catcher throws toit also’ back up the second and third bases when the ball is thrown in from the field! He shouhi be” fearless fieldcr, and one reddy and able to stop a swift ground-ball; and ** he can throw swiftly and accurately, it would be as well to bea little deliberate in sending ‘the ball to the first: base. as it is better to He sure and just in time, than to risk w wild throw by being in too greaf’a hurry. Ilis position is generally in the center of the triangle formed by the second and third bases and ‘the pitcher’s position, but le should change it according to his knowledge of the striker’s style of batting: Te must also be on the alert to take foul balls on the bound that ure missed on the fly by either the third baseman or pitcher, or ivdeed any other . player he can get near enough to to be effective in this respect. In doing this, however, he should be careful not to interfere with the fielder who is about catching the ball. In order to pre- vent liim deing so, the catcher should call to that ficlder who he thinks will best take the 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 success- <= tad aCe well-contested game. 2 _ First Rase. The First Baseman should play a little below his base,-and inside the line of the foul+ball post, as he will then get within reach of balls that would otherwise pass: him. The moment the ball-is struck, an 1 he finds thut it does not come near him, he should promptly rcturn-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 cu be put out at this. base without being touched by the bul, provided the fielder, © e
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4 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. with the ball in hand, touches the base with any part of his person before the striker reaches it. The player will find it good practice to stand with one foot on the base, and see how far he can reach and take the ball from the fielder; this prac- tice will prepare him for balls that are thrown short of the base. In the same manner he should learn to jump uv and take high balls. This position requires the player filling it to be the very best of catchers, as he will be required to hold 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 4 player is running to, as in some instances two and sometimes three players are put out by promptitude in this respect. For instance, we will suppose a player to .2 on each of the first, second, and third bases, and the striker hits the bal] to the short fielder, the latter sends 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 only requisite, under such circumstances, for the ball to be held on the base before the player reaches it—not the player to be touched with it—for each player to be put out. Should the bull, however, be sent to first base, and the striker be put out, in such case it will be requisite that each other player be touched with the ball, as in the first case they are forced from their bases, but in the latter they are not. We give this as ap illustration of a very pretty point of the game. Fer.the rule in reference to it, see Section, 1, Rule 4th, é _ Becond Base. This position is considered by many to be the key of the field, ~ and therefore requires an excellent player to occupy it. He should be an accurate and swift thrower, a sure catcher, and s thorough fielder. He should play a little back of his base, ard to the right or left of it, according to the habitualplay of the striker, but generally to the right, as most balls pass in that direction. He should back up the pitcher well, allowing no balls to pass both that player and himself too. When the striker reaches the first base, the Second Baseman should im- \ mediately return to his base qnd stand prepared to receive the ~~ hall from the catcher, and put out his »pponent by touching
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DIME RASE-BALL PLAYER. 83 him with the ball, which it,is requisite to do on this base se 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 player can be put out in returning to the base he has lett in the same manner as when running to the first base—sev rile 4th. When the catcher fails to throw the ball with accuracy to the Second Baseman, the latter should by all means manage to siop the ball, if be cam» not catch it, in time to pu 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 gener- ally sacrifice this base by giving his principal attention tw the ‘second. A player who catches with his left hand will not make ‘a good Third Baseman. The same advice in regard to the ‘proper niethod of practice for the first base, is equally applica- ‘ble'to thé Second and third, but it is not quite as necessary to, "the two latter as to the former. Should a player be caught be- ‘tween the bases, in running from one to the other, it ia the surest plan to run in and pnt the player out at once, instead of passing the ball backward and forward, as a wild throw, or a bal" missed, will almost ‘invariably give the player thy ase. All three of the basemen should ayoid, by all fair means, ob- structing the striker from reaching the base, as the penalty for any willful obstruction is the giving of the base to the striker. We scarccly need to remind each of the basemen that when ever they ask for judgment from the umpire, on any point of play, that they should forbear from commenting on the same, be it good or bad, but receive it in entire silence. Such is the course a gentieman will always pursue. * Lett Field. | ‘Puis position requires the ficider who occupies it to be a good runner, afine thrower, andan excellent and sure catcher; as prob-. | ably three ont of every six balls nit sre sent toward the left field -°F 2
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86 DIME BASE-BALI. PLAYER. on Center Field. The same qualities are requisite also in this position as ne- vessury 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 w here a hard-hitter is at the bat. Right Field. This position also requires a good player to occupy it. In fact the three positions in the out field depend upon the Joca- tion of the ground, as much as any thing, as to which of the three positions requires the best out fielder.” ; On Fielding In all cases the out-ticllers should be able to throw the ball from long fiell to the horne base, and afer they have either caught or stopped the ball, they should promptly return it either to the base requiring it, or to the pitcher, bat they should never hold the ball a moment lunger than is necessary to throw it, Another point of their tickling shonld be to sturt the mo- ment the ball is hit, and try their utmost to take it on the dy, and nut wait until it is abont tonching the ground. lear in mind that it is easier to run forward to take a ball, than, by be- ing tuo eager, to try and take it by ruoning backward, remember, however, that a ball hit high to long fie d invariably appears to be coming further than it really does, as, after it has reached its hight, it falls at a far more acute angle than it arose at; it there. fore requires considerable judgment to measure the precise dis- tance it will fall. < iA 2 The LBatsman. This ployer must take his p sition astride a line drawn throuzh the center of the home base, not exceeding in lengtbethree fret fran either side thereof, and parallel. with the line of the p'tch- er’s position. He can await the coming ofa suitable ba'l for him tostrike, but he should not be too fastidious in this respect, or otherwise he will be able to incur the penalty attached toa _ ovinlution of Section 1, Rulg 3d. 8S me batsmea are in the habit of waiting until the player, who has previously reacheg
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DIME 68ASE-BALL PLAYER. 2 . the first base, can make his second, but-a good Batsman strikes iM at the first good bal! pitched to kim, and this is detidedly the fuirest and best method to be adopted, as it is the most, likely to lead to a snecesstn) result, and keeps the game lively and inter- esting. The Batsman. when he has hit the ball, shonld drop his hat (not throw it behind A and ron for the first: base, net waiting to hear whether the ball has been declared foul or net, as if it be a foul ball he can easily return tothe base, but should it he fair, he will be well ou his way to pie base. > The umpire will call all foul balls immediaely they are strnck, but wil keep silent when the ball is « thirone. Although the rules expressly state whal the Batsinan ix todo, it. will be as well to refer here to the rules applicable to the striker, as they'can not be too ta. miliar to him = The Batsman is ont if he strikes att) < nal three times without hitting it. and if the third time the ball be strack at it is canght by the catcher either on the tly or first bennd; or, if the ball be tielded to the first base before the striker reach- es it; or, if he rnns from any base, except the home base. on a foul ball and the ball be held on the hase betore he can return to it: or, if a fair tall be caught on the fly; or, if at any time while running the bases, he be touched by the bul. while in play in the hands of an adversary, without seme 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 retura to the base he has left before the ball be held on it. If, however, he should succecd in this latter case in reaching the base before the ball, he can immedintely re-endeavor to make the base he was run- ning to without being obliged to await the ball's being heft by the piteher. 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 positiow wo reeeive it—before it reaches the base, or otherwise he can not be put ont without being touched by the ‘ball. In running the. buses, he should use his own judgment as to the proper time to muke a basesan- - less the captain calls tc 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 geen An direct a player in his movements « F _
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88 DIME BASE-BALI. PLAYER. a / Umpires and their Duties. The umrpire should be a player familiar with every peint of the game. The position of an Umpire is an honorable one, bat its duties are any thing but agreeable, as it is next to an impos- sibility to give entire satisfaction to all partics concerned in a match. It is almost unnecessary to remark that the first: duty ef an Umpire is, to enforce the rules of the gume with the strictest impartiality ; and in order to do so, it would be as well for him, the moment he assume$ his position on the ground, to close his eyes to the fact of there being any player, among the contestants, that is not an entire stranger to him; by this means he will free his mind from any friendly bius. He mu8t first see that the ball used has the size, weight, and maker's name stamp- ed-on it, in uccordance with Section 1, Rule 7th. Whenever a point is to be decided upon, rest the decision upon the first im- pression, tor however incorreet it, at any time, may be, & is inva- riably the most impartial one. The Umpire should avoid conversation with any party during a match game, and also turn a deaf ear to all ontsite comments on his decisions. Te should give all his decisions in a lond tone of voice, especially in cases of font balls, keeping silent when a fair ball is struck, He should also declare how and by whom the striker has been put out. When a striker persists in refusing to hit at good balls, in order to allow the player who has reached his first base to make his second, the umpire should not hesitate to enforce Section 3, Rule 3d, by calling out “ one strike,” and then two and three strikes, if such conduct is continued. A few instances of prompt enforcement of this rule, in such cases, would soon puta stop to this objectionable habit. In eases, too, when the pitcher delivers bulls, either to intimidate the batsman, by hitting him with the ball, or in such a manner Urat the batsman can not hit them, the Umpire should promptly enforce the rule lnid down for such eases, and call bulis on the pitcher, The Umpire shénltl keep a strict watch on the movemepts of the pitcher in delivering the ball, being carctil to notice, firstly, that he bas neither foot in advalice of the line of his position, when the ball is delivered ; gecondly, that his-arm, in the act’ of delivering, does not touch his sirle, and thereby cause the ball to be jerked instead of be- rd and thirdly, Re he delivers the ball with a straight -and also that he does not move his arm with any spparent purpose of delivering the ball, unless he does
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. DIMP BASE-BALL PLAYER. 39 actually deliver it; in either case, his failure to abide by the rules renders him liable to the penalty of a balk. The Umpire should require the batsman to stand astride a line, running through the center of the home base, parallel to a line from the first to the third base, and extending three feet on each side. Should the striker fail to do so, the Umpire must call “ fow strike” when the batsman strikes at the ball, and three sucb strikes puts him out. Whenever a foul ball is caught after re- bounding from the side of a building, a fence or a tree, provided it has not touched the ground, it should be considered no catch, and no player can be put out on such a catch. The Umpire should see that the spectators are not allowed to stand near, and especially within the line of the foul-ball post, or in any way interfere with or crowd upon the scorers. Ilis position is to the right of, and between the striker and catcher, in a line with the home and third base; in the case of a left-handed striker, he should stand on the left of thestriker. Whenever a Cisposition is evinced on the part of either side of the contest- ants in a match to prolong the game until darkness puts a stop to it, in order to secure an advantage obtained, but which by fair play would in all probability be lost, the Umpire should decide the game by the last innings that had been fairly played. There have been one or two instances where this contemptible conduct has been resorted to, and as it is a course that is dis- creditable to all concerned in it, it can not be too’ much con- demned. The Umpire should constantly bear in mind that upon bis manly, fearless, and impartial conduct in a match Sa SER Ue Saha aN or less, will derive te... . F ‘The Scorer. The same person should invariably be appointed to keep the score of all match games, and he should be one whose familiar- ity with the game will admit of his recording every point of it that occurs ina match. He should be one also whose gentle- manly conduct 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 tue Scarer should be kept entirely cleay ¥ ’
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40 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. of all persons, except those who are regularly engaged to re- port matches for the press; for the latter are entitled to every. attention under such circumstances, in return for their efforts to promote the interesis of the game Yy giving publicity to tLe many contests that take place, To avoid annoyance to the Scorer, the reporters should furnish the scorer with blank shects. Itules,.for the Formution of a Club. ” 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 sufficiently interested in the club to place it on a permanent footing; and especially is it requis- ite that'a majority of the members should be those able to de- yote a portion of their ting to the necessary practice ef the game, and at the same time be filly alive to the welfare of the club they join. Being satisfied in these respects, the next pre- ceeding is io adopt an appropriate: name, and one indicative o7 the locality of the elub, In this matter erre should be taken t avoid, if possible, the se'zction of 4 name already adopted. In framing tle Constituti: a and By-Laws of the Clib, avoid Nav- ing any tule that cap sot or will net be enforced, as it will other. wise lead to a lax’.y of discipline that will injuriousty affect those rules that ar. absolutely necessary for the existence of the club. The finer, if any, should be light, being thereby easier of collection, wd fully as effeetive as if of great umeunt. Tue officere of the elub should be men of influence with the mémibers the cof, and such as can always be present on the ve- casions app -inted either for meetings or for field exereise. ft isnot nece’siry that they should be good players, beyond the requisite ¢ vility to preperly represent the club on all ocensions. In ady ating new members, be sure that they are persons of good hg jits and character! “A person of 4 quarrelsome dispo- sition e'onld never be allowed to enter or remain,in any bcd club, 2 she will not only destroy the tinquouy that Should exist in suc) an association, but will also deter good men from jein- ing, * ony meted ym ery as namimaaingaet as firm a a, the club, aie t
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 41 CONSTITUTION. Article I. Bectros 1. This club shall be known as the —~ Base Ball Cluu of —- and shall consist, of not more thav tye srernbers. Article II. Szorton 1. Tho desirous of becoming members, can be at any mce.ing, but must be balloted for at the ensuing meeting. : , Sec, 2. Proposals or membership must be seconded by some member of the club other than the one proposing. Sec. 3: Ata halle, for membership = negative votes shal] exclude the candidire. Sec. 4. All pers ms who are elected members, must subseribe to the Constitution and By-Laws, pay their initiation fee and regular dues, and farnish their address to the Secretary of the club, within —— stays afler notice of election, or forfeit, all claim of members):ip. Sec. 5, Honorary members must be elected by & unanimous vote of the members a prersnh ata mecting. They are not required to pay either initiation fee or dues, but sre to be subject to the lyws of the club. Sec. 6. Any member desirous of sessing fron the club, must tender his resignation in writing at a regular mecting ; no eo aoe shall be accepied from any member who isin arrears to the club. Article III. Seerion 1 The officers of this club shall consist of a Presi- dent, Vice-I’resident, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Directors, whose terin of office shall be one year, Sec. 2. The election of officers shall be by ballot, and shall take place at the first regular meeting in ——. They shall be balloted for y.and must receive a ry et Sad all the votes polled, to entitle them to an election, aud enter upop their respective duties immediately thereafter. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all mectings ; to enforce a proper observance of the Constitution and By-Laws of the “lub; to appointall committees, not other- wise provided for, and have the casting vote in case of a tie Upon any question. ¥
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* 42 DIME BASE-BALL ¥LAYER. Sxc. 4. The duties of the Vice-President shall be to perform those of the President, in the absence of that. officer. Sxc. 5. The duties of the Secretary shal! be to keep all the books of the club, except those of the Treasurer, attend to all correspondence, call all meetings of theoch:b, keep a roll of the members, which he shal! call at the opening of every meet- ing; and such other duties a8 may be found in the following articles. Src. 6. The duties of the Treasurer shall be to receive and disburse all the funds of the club; keep a book of individual accounts; pay all bills made or approved by the President, and render vouchers for the same; and at regular meeting, when called upon to do so, report to the presiding officer the financial condition of the club. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the directors to take charge of the necessary implements of the club; determine the time to commence and the season for field exercise; and attend to all miscellaneous dutf€8 not otherwise provided for. Src. 8. In case of any office becoming vacant, the shall, be: ienmeadintely Aled ‘by anew cleation. =" Articole IV. Sxction 1. The stated meetings of the clu) shall be held monthiy, at 8 o'clock, P. M. =. Szc. 2. ——— members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at regular meetings. Src. 3. The President shall call extra meetings for business, at the written request of a regular quorum of members, or »when he may deem it expedient. Sec. 4. Tie days for field exercise shall be such as ma: ? apepretactedacs at the Tegular. meectings of e clu [ts Sxc. 5. All committees shall rt at the next meeting after their fas a agg when nature of their business re- quires a longer time. Article V. = i Sxcrron 1, Every alteration, amendment, or addition to the Constitution or By-Laws, shall be diclivered fo the President in writing, who shall publish the same to the club, and at the next —— meeting it shall be considered and adopted, if two of the members present concur Ha 10m
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DIME BASE-BAI/, PLAYER 43 BY-LAWS. Article L At the regniar meetings of the club, the following order of business shall be observed; 1st, calling the roll; 2d, reading the minutes of the previous meeting; 3d, collection of dues and fines; 4th, proposing members, and election thereof; 5th, re ports of committecs; and 6th, miscellaneods business. paper tion for adjournment shall always be in order.’ Article II. | All persons elected members of this club shall pay an initia- Vie dead os No expenses for refreshments on match days shall be paid out of the funds of this club, All such e pense be defrayed by individual subscriptions only. And al essments levied on the members of this club, shall be paid or not, at the ‘option of each membes assessed. _ Article I'v. Section 1. Any member who shall use profane cither at s meeting of the clab, ok dartig fleill exetciap, fined —— cents. Sec. 2. Any member dispating the’ aechion of the Umpire during field exercise, shall be — cents. Sec. 3. Any member refusing obedience to the Captain during fiéld exercise, and while he has. lawful authority, shall, pay a fine of —— cenfs. Sec. 4. Any member who shall absent himself from a -” iness meeting without a sufficient excuse, shall be fined Sec. 5. Any member, either at a meeting for business, or fi pnt eee te order when called upon to do 80 by Pane lot Elaeate hall te ed cope Sec. 6. Any member refusing wy Baader” Remeber posed by these By-Laws, or who shal] absent himself from field exercise for the space of three months, may be suspended or ex- peled by a vote of of the memberapresent at a regular a +
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“DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. = Sec 7. Any member under suspension is subject to dues, but can not either vote or participate in field exercise. : Article V, . Members when assembled for field exercise will be directed two Captains, who shall be designated by the presiding officer i 1ave absolute control of the g:me, and shal) designate each position the player is to ee eee tion can not be changed without will geo denignsie some member to act as Umpire, whose duty, on such occasions, shall be to keep the game in a book, reserv for that and also note all violations of the By-Laws. He decide all disputes relative to the game, and shall collect the fines incurred during. the game, and pay’ the the cant there be not a sufficient number of. )-members ¢ present-when a match be made up, pene not members, may be chosen to make ome whieh shall pot be broken up to admit members arriving on the ground later than the time appointed for commencing play. Ia all other cases members shal] Lave the preference, : Article VT. ; Auy alteratfon. addition, or amendment of these By-Laws shall be made in the sume manner as provided in Article —-, Bection —, of the Constitutions Our readers will perceive that the Constitution and By-Laws just given contain no fines for non-appearance on practice«days, experietice having shown that such-are almost useless, partly from the attending the collection of such small amounts, but principally from the valid excuses rendered by the absentee. — ; ... Clubs are now known either as “ Amateur” or “ Professional” - @lubs, according as they employ professional players in thei club. Any club having more than two professivnals in thei organization, is liable to be rated as a professional club. _ Ama teur clubs are allowed one professional player to take charge of a ground. Professional clubs are those who liave a majority of their nine composed of paid players. ; 2g = @ ic} = a i o ad ] i—¥ ® Q = 2. & Se | 5 mies r ‘ 4 ‘ a Mi neni a woanines
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER 45 rayne NATIONAL CONVENTION OF 1869. As usial each year, we give a detailed report of the proceed- tags of tke Annual Convention of the National A: on of Base Ball Players, from which it will be scen that though the meeting was less representative of the fraternity at large than any we have had for sonte years past, it was one which was marked by legislation which in one ar was more impor- tant as affecting the general welfure of the game than any pre- yious transactious since the Association became one composed of delegates from State organizations. But, unfortunately, it was important not so much from what was done to advance the interests of the e, as from what must necessarily have the reverse effect. In the first place, the controlling powgr in the Convention expunged the rule which divided the players into two classes, as their services in the field were volun- tary or paid for; by this, not only are all clubs placed on the same level as regards playing hy but all that has been previously done to place professional ball-playing upon a repy- - table ig has been'n : _ The experience of the past two seasons has conelusiyely shown how badly many ct dur professional clubs have been managed, and now, ta cap the climax, what must they do but carry the same blundering na in the Convention. Not eon tent with lowering the Lational game to the level of the hippos droming of the turf, thiy aim to get’ control of the Nationed Association, and especia‘ly of its Committee of Rules, the chair- man of which they know to be opposed to all “ring” tactics and management, and in fxyor of amateur club rules in the As- sociation, their object of course being to use both in the sprnin } jptessats of the profeswionals, if not of the worst phase _ bu! 3 ta fair esti there are net far from a thousand reeuiarly zed base-ball clubs located in ag pete hye nine to California, and from the St, Lawrence to the of Mexico. Of these, not fifty ean be ranked in any way as professional clubs ¢ in a recent account of the number limils the list to E.sicen. Xn it is the ambition of this very small minority fe thousand ; at least, suctris the conclusion forced upon us by the action of the profesional representatives in the way, of their too great confidence rt power to ~“le—has
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46 DIME BASE BALL PLAYER. in their own tands; but this fact does not relieve the profession- al leaders from the charge of blundering management in thus arraying themselves in direct opposition to the wishes of the majority. If we mistake not, there will be such a rally of the anuiteur clubs in the fall of 1870, to rescue the National Asso- ciation from the hands of the Philistines, that the short-sighted managers of the opposition will be made to regret the day that a ever attempted to use the National Association to serve the aporte] etn ne * ard pm 3 pak pag ees at the expense of reat majority of the ball-playing fraternity. ‘he thirteenth annual Convention of the National Keppclalicis was held at the rooms of the Lowell Club, of Boston, on tife 8th. of December, 1869. On that day the delegates from the sevcral State Associations which constitute the National Asso- ciation, assembled, at the rooms, corner of West and Mason streets, and shortly afterward the Convention was called to or- der by one of the delegates from Pennsylvania, Mr. J. 1. Rogers, who, as_second Vice- dent, assumed the duties of the pre- siding oficer of the Convention in the nce of the President and the firstyVice-President. In calling the meeting to order, he briefly addressed them on the subject of the flattering pros- of the national game, and alluded to the exteusion in eee ularity it had attained through the tour of the Cincinnati Club, the game now prevailing as a national pastime from the Atlan- tic 10 the Pacific, and from the St. Lawrence to the Gulf of — Mexico. roll wag then called, and of the list recorded on the books, no representatives responded to the call either from Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Maryland, Indiana, Dlinois, Wis consin, Louisiana or California, all of which States have or had State Associations. Those which sent delegates were as follows: New Yor«—Nine a reptescailing SO Ace clubs as follows:—J. Wildey, W. A. Conant, J. C. W. Glenn, T. Cantwell and C. Bailey ; Messrs. G. R. Minot, J. B. Wells ond A BR an ercing Is lace of the absentecs from the Eck ford, Eagle, Atlantic Clubs. New —Three delegates,representing twenty-one clube as follows:—J. H. Voom and C. O. Hudnnut; Bellan, of the Tri-Mountain, a in the place of Frank Wood. _ PENNSYLVANIA—Three delegates, representing a oe pane, as follows :--T. I. Rogers, E. H. Hayhurst and W. *~ , re . : Ou10o—T wo Solanates, resenting eleven clubs, a8 follows : Pre ie ata ag kg ag eg ey vant eins Mag pry of the. nt. de! e an 8 Buckeye Club, of Ginelnnai. te ag ey ane —No delegates, eleven clubs represented by Messr fal Coon, of Koshingian, and Cc. R. Byram, of Boston. ; ASSACHUSETTS — Two tes, representing seventeer elnbs, as follows :—Arch. MeCinre Bush. Mf M. ioaiee
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THYME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 47 District or Catumera—One delegate, representing five clubs :—Mr. Drinkard, acting im place of Mr. Gorman, Kentvexy— No delegate or representative, one club only sending credentials, The reports of officers being acxt in order, Mr. Rogers pre- sented his report as treasurer, the figures showing the receipts to have been $619, expenses, $424; balance in hand, $195. Lis accounts were then audited and found to be correct. The report of the secretary was brief, a suggestion of his to the effect. that certificates of membership were wanted being mn provided for. 1e reports of committees were next in order, that of the Nominating Committee being the first. On behalf of that com- mittee, Mr. Drinkard read the application of the Kentueky Club, of Louisville, for membership. It set forth that they had made due efforts to organize a State Association, but could not pro- cure the indorsement of a sufficient number of clubs, and they therefore applied for admission under the rule giving represent- ation to a fractional part of the required number of ten clubs, As Mr. Drinkard reported in favor of the admission of the club, quite a discussion ensued in regard to the constitutionality of such admission, the chairman of the Committee of Rules op- ine the admission on the ground that it was simply return- ng to individual club representation, inasmuch as it was almost _certain that there were more than ten base-ball clubs in Ken- psi Span senior and Juntos clubs. On putting the ques- tion to vote, the club was admitted by a nearly unanimous vote. The precedent thus established will, of course, throw open the -loors to the application of the Maryland clubs to tionary membership, the Olympic Club, of Baltimore, having similarly failed in their attempt to get up a State Association, or to reor- unize the former Association of Maryland, Single clubs from sonivern States, similarly situated to the Kentucky Club, ean ney, secording to this decision, become probationary mem- af Tn the absence of the chairman of abgames Committee of the National Association, Mr, Hayduirst, of tbat conimittee, seported “ No action taken.” 7 he Printing Commitice reported that they had printed the onvention Book free of expense. All these. reports were ed, eet The Convention then went into the business of electing offi- ers, and as the nominees fad, been decided upon. in ecaucns seeting, the voting did not occupy muclr time. . For President, Mr. Bosh, of the Harvard Club, and Mr. Rogers, of the Bachelor, of Philada., were nominated; but as the later declined, tle elec- tion of Mr. Bush was made unanimous. For first Vice-Presi- dent tuere were two nominees, viz.: Messrs, Westervelt, of New Jer@y, and Gershon, of Ohio, the former being elected by « vots
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43 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. of seventeen to six. For second Vice-President, Mr. Chadwick nominated Mr. L. P. Fuller, of Missouri, who was unanimously elected. The same delegate also nominated the Recording Secretary, Mr. Coon, who was twnammously_re-clected. For Treasurer, there were two nominations, viz.: Mr. M. M. Rogers andi W. A, Conant, As the former declined re election, the latter was nnanimonsly elected. On motion, the thanks of the Convention were tendered to the retiring officers, The important business of the Convention was now entered upon, viz.: the report of the Committee on Rules. On being called upen, Mr. Chadwick, the chairman of the committee, proceeded to read the report, and in his preliminary remarks he coniplimented the New England members of the fraternity, and also made special reference to the necessity of introducing a law in the Constitution recognizing the distinction of classes, in accordance With the section governing the status of profes- sional elubs eonteined in the rules. He also expressed his views - at length fh reference to changing the rule governing the com ition of + areaiey onthe one ee el te , Which ga premium for poor baiting at the ; po Se fielding. His remarks were attentively listened to throughout. On motion, it was decided to take up the Constitution and ‘laws first, and act upon them section by section, as read. Though the vere | Constitution is somewhat crude, and not caleed ee the condition of things, no amendments of any impor- tance were made. It was decided to change the day of the annual meeting from the first Wednesday in December to the last Wednesday in sr ra eg rem instead bof ink days’ notice being required on lication for membership, but ys were named. The dues, ton, weré lowered, from one dollar to fifty cents foreach club. State Associations w do well to lower their fees in pr jon. Certainly one dollar for dues, and two dollars for initiation fee, is all that is required 4 State Associa- tions. The article referring to honorary membership was changed so as to exclude this class from any appointments on committees. No such members were elected, however, none now Coie wey honor. After the C tution and By-laws had been acted upon, the ' .Convention took a recess for dinner. , Oa res the roll was aguin called, there being barely & on of m presént. he amendments made to the rules of the game were in sub- stance as follows: ; Tn rule first the section severing the ball was changed so as to inehide two sections, the one embracing the size, weight and conrposition of thé ball—which remains as before—and ihe paper Fmd matiner in which it is to be furvished tp Taaiclies. ‘pection of thé same rule was amended so as % » 7
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 49 to oblige clubs to mark out the lines of the pitcher's and strik- er’s positions, as is now done in regard to foul-ball lines. In rule second the pitcher is now required to deliver the ball within tke legitimate reach of the striker, instead of, as before, “fairly for the striker.” The change requires the batsman to be punished for refusing to strike at balls within bis legitimate rexel. Theréis also a new section, which describes unfair balls, ant all unfair balls must now be called by the umpire, no warn- ing being required to be given. The rule referring to balls now inflicts the penalty whenever the pitcher makes any motion to deliver thé ball, no matter what his intention Po be. This puts stop to such feints of delivery as those of Pinkham, of the Bekfords. The arm, in delivering the ball, must be held straielit when it is swung forward, and must swing perpendic- warly with the body. “This does not, in our opinion, prohibit a diserised underhand throw—in fact, no rale could readily be Werded so ns to prevent this style of throwing, for the motion is s» quick that itis next to an impossibility for the umpire to see deast, sich ins been the experience of umpires, and ovr opision coineides with it. The section of this rule which #pplies to the running of lmises on called balls, has been amended | sens to be plainly interpreted by all, and therefore no sach mis- take as thet made by Pratt, in the Athletic and Haymaker nuttch, en again ocenr. . In rule third, with the exception of a re-wording of some of the sections, the only important change made was that obliging the umpire to call strikes on the batsman whenever he refuses to strike'at balls within his legitimate reach. The umpire is not now, too, obliged to warn the striker. In fact, the striker has been placed on the samé footing as the umpire in this re- spect, as he’shoukl haye been from the first. ~ In rule fourth no changes of importance have been made, but the section referring to players running home when two hands are out has been recorded so as to make its meaning clear. As the rule now is, as amended, there must be two hands “ alread ont’ when a player is rinning home; if not, he can score h rin, provided he gets home before the third hand is put out, For instanee, ¢ a player starts to run home when bit cre hané is out, and the batsman has just struck a fair ball; and suppose the ball-just struck is fielded by short stop to second base, and the plover ranning to that base is put out, and like-~ wise the striker at first base by the double play; in such case the phiyer ranning home can score fis run even if he does not toncly thé Vase until after Te second hand is put ont, because he was ruining home from third before the second hand was “elready ont.” 2 Aw important amendment was made to rule five, the change ino the section referring to balls forfeited, for a refusal to play. % it was Jast season, all that the pevalty required was that the
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59 DIMF BASE-BALL PLAYER. _> ba!l_in such case should be forfeited... Now, in case of any club refusing to continue a game—no matter from what canse—they nol ony forfeit the ball, but they lose the game by a score of to 0. Another important change made is that which prohibits any bidl being claimed or delivered in any game except it be won in a“ regular” match game, and no game is considered regular in which any rule of the game has been violated, whether b mutual consent or otherwise, Of course, no such game, too, to be counted in the club averages, No changes of moment were made in the sixth rule, as the amendments submitted by the committee, which definitely es- tablished the status of professional clubs, were voted down. It is worthy of note in this connection, that the Cincinnati delegate considered the Cincinnati Club an amateur organization, with a professional nine. If the Cincinnati Club is not a professional club, then no such class of clubs exist. j » In rule seven a clause was introduced which prohibits any appeal from the decision of the umpire except through the Stule ~ Judiciary Committee or that of tie National Association, It was also decided that avy club scoring any number of rans in an uncompleted innings, provided the opposite party had finished their part of the innings, should he entitled te score she runs so obtained. The section of this rule, too, which re- fers to the umpire calling play, was re-worded, so.as to make all forfeited games, and marked by scores of 9 to 0, in which parties refuse to play after the umpire calls‘ play.” An- other section of the same rule, too, was so worded as to prohibit the umpire from deciding upon any point of play in dispute on the testimony of any player. This was a much-needed amend- ment. It was also decided to word the last section of this rule so as to make all games in which any rule of the game is vio- lated, forfeited games by a score of 9 to 0. After the rules and regulations had been disposed of, the pay- ment of dues was proceeded with. On motion, the annual dues were remitted to the amount of fifty cents, so as to include the present representatives in the reduction made for those of 1870 One of the New York nine then moved that the lty of expul- sion attached to Duffy, formerly of the Mutual Club, be reseindes, which was adopted. After this.act of forgiveness, thefollowing eee was presented, which was somewhat different in iis tenor and effect. It was as follows: . Resolved, that the Cincinnati Club be allowed twenty runs to be added to their score in their game with the Haymakers in Angust last, these runs to be added to their score of seventeen rans, making the totals, Haymakers, 17; Cincin 87; and in the opinion of the Convéntion, the Cincinnati Club are, in honor, bound to pay to the Haymakers their proportion of the gato-money, as. - £
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER 51 This met with opposition from the chairman of the Com- , mittee of Rules, who explained to the Convention that inas- ‘ much as no charges fcomiection with the ease in question had been presented before the preper legal tribunal of the Associa- tion, no action could be taken in meng to it, no matter how true the charges might be, the Convention recognizing nothing in the way of charges against a club unless emanating from the Judiciary Committee. On his motion, the resolution was laid upon the table by a decisive vote. Of motion, a vote of thanks was tendered the Lowell and Harvard Clubs, for their courtesies to the delegates, and theit hospitable reception as a body. On motion, Mr. Chadwick's Association Score-book—pub- lished by Peck & Snyder—was then indorsed by the Conven- tion as the Association Score-book for 1870. - After the usnal appropriation to the Secretary, and the adop- tion of a resolution not to print a Convention Bodk this year Mr. C. Ruthven Byram, editor of the National Chronicle, , having offered to print2,000 copies of the procecdings of the Convention uitously, a yote was taken on the selec- tion of the place of meeting of the next Convention, and New York was selected by a vote of 12 to 6. On motion, the Convention then adjourned to meet in New York on the last Wednesday in November, 1870. After the Convention was over, the Lowell Club.took charge of the de and after supper escorted them to Selwyn’s theater, from which place they were taken to the Parker House, ee wee Game apes; "atch thee Mayor of Bos- S64 Wie ii
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52 DIME, BASE-BALL PLAYER. ce ON SCORING IN BASE-BALL. The system of scoring now in vogue throughout the country Was first introduced by the author of this book in 1867, and ance then it has been very generally adopted. : ‘The scorer of a base-ball match has either to perform a very - sitnple task, or he Was a duty to attend to which require’ his close attéution to every movement of the players in the field, To record the simple outs and runs of a match requires only the use of the figures 1,2, and 3 for the purpose of recording the outs made by each player; and only a dot (.) foreach run scored; these ure added up at the close of the match, and the total of each placed opposite the name of the batsman nuaking them, the score of the runs made each innings being placed ist the foot of the colunn of each inning. This record only tives the simple scores of outs and runsin the game. To score a game, however, in such a manner as to provide correct and reliable data for a true estimate Of the skill of each Flayer at the bat and in the ficld in a game, involves consider- ‘ble. more work. We shall now describe in jul our latest and improved system of scoring in base-ball Matches, by means of which a full and correct analysis-of: each player’s skill can be readily arrived at, at the close of each season. . The only true estimate of a batsman’s skill, is that based on the number of times he makes his bases on hits, not by errors of the fielders, but by what is known as “clean” hitting. For instance, if a batsman hits a ball to the short stop, which the latter stops easily but throws wildly to the first base, the bats- man may thereby get home on the error and score his run, while he would not be really entitled to his first,.base by his hit. On the other hand he may, by a sharply-hit ground-ball, be enabled to reach his first base in safety by means of his good batting, and yet, by the inferior batting of his successor, he may be easily put out at second base from being forced off. It will be seen therefore that while in the one case he scores a run on a poor hit, in thé other he is charged with an out on good one. This shows how unreliable the score of outs and rune inns o otagian of ennd hattine x
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DIME, BASEBALL. PLAYER. 53 Before preceeding further we give a diagram of the score of a game, prepared for publication ina newspaper, which gives the full details of a regular match. We give a copy of the actual score ef the match played between the AUantic and Muutal Clabs on Oct. 12, 1868. The columns of figures. opposite each batsman’s name of each club give a full record of the principal points of play of each of the two nines both in batting and fielding. In batting we have the record vf the outs and runs each made; also the number of times the first base was made by “clean” hits, and the total bases so made; also the number of times each player was left on his base gfter making it by a good hit; also the number of times he made -his first base by errors of fielding. In the record of the ficlding-of each player, we have the figures showing the number of opponents each player put out on the bases; by fly-eatches fair and foul ; ay foul bound-catches, and also the number of times he assisted others in putting players out, with the total of those put out, and the total errors committed. A "= _. BATTING. y FIELDING. > fry oie woos ——, iin ee Pst | e8834 “Pgs Er) eeage & ATLANTIC. FE ee oe: 392233 asiiii oo SAPS 2 PERREEE Pearce, 8..8./0.i.4 383 440.0 %9 0 10 8 Sma. PAT RM Cf HOT O 3 Relate Pept ipa a8 | hag CR ogee: § 000000 Mile 8 a 88 8 0 682257 oa eee e Tse e ee ee a ie BO 000003 Potals vecscc.00-27 222028 1 6°] 17 7 21597 24 ¥
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64 : DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. BATTING. FIELDING. oS o ZBa8£ §sie. we Paes eeesaseg a a) » 2 ccs - MUTUAL. 3 Se2zaes gigi 3 Sepa g22: =35822 ih BEDS ESSERE C. Hunt, ¢. f. .8 £33 01 010011 AVYT, B.S. Jeeceee ee 100110 Wolters, Pui... 854,38 3 O81 000005 McMahon, fiss.2,4 5 7.1 1 010010 _ Swandell 3d b..... 4.1 3 5 2 1 006400 Mills, 1st'b.... 0... 12212 210080 Dockney, € 2.2... 503 40-0 023 0 812 Jewett. £ arte ie b 2000 0.0 Flanly,2d b...,... 3 8.8 3 0 1 $1 0-4 373 Toss Se 27 25 28 36 a 15° 6 8 9°27 20 PR ee Tr Atlantic -..5.0csvees seve fe [3 F ¢ ai Bits Sn. 5x... cds ge se 4 2 3 Umrmer.—Mr. Goldie, of the Union Club. Scorers.—Messrs, Delany and McCarty. Tie or Game.—Two hours and fifty minutes. Ovt on Fou1s.—Atlantic, 4 times: Mutual, 5 times. '. CaronEes on StriKEes.—Dockney, 8. Ron Out—McMahon by Ferguson. . Home Runxs.—Mills, of Atlantic, 1. First Bask on Cautep Ba.1s.—Ferguson, 3 times. Sirvuck Ovg—McDonald, 1: Mills, 1: Chapman, 1. Double play by Devyr, Flanly, and Mills. " The above score presents the record of the game at the close of the contest. We now proceed to show how the data from which the above analysis is made up, is recorded, during the progress of a game. The following is neatly a fac-simile of a score-sheet from Peck and. Snyder's Score-book (Mr. Chadwick's copyright) on which the data is recorded which yields the svalysis givea in the _——s pages ¥
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55 bmn DASE-DBALL PLAXER. In the score sheet, of which this is a copy, the full headings of each column appear; but in this we give only the initials of the words, Thas,to the left, the initials represent the words, Runs, Outs, First-base, Tetal Bases, Wulfs,Called Balls, Lefijand Tlome-rnns. On the right tee initials represent the words, Bases, Fly, L for foul fly-catches, D for foul bound-catehes, K for struck out, R for runs out, T for totals, and A for times assisted : In recording a game on this form of score-sheet we proceed as follows: Under the head of “Batsmen” we place the name of the batting nine, and opposite, under the head of “ Fielders,” we place the names of the opposing nine. These names we re-write on the other page of the beok, reversing their order Ly placing the names which have been recorded as the batting nine on one page, a8 the fielding nine on the other, and the fielding nine as the batsmen—the names of the two contesting nines thus appearing on the book twice, once as batsmen, and once as fielders, Over the heading “ Batsmen” we record the time of commencing the game, and this is done only on the page on which the names of the nine who first go to the bat are recorded, the figures of tae hour of the closing the game being . placed over the heading “ Fielders” on the other page. Over the figures of the innings we record where and when the game was played. ’ Each fielder is numbered from 1 to 9, and in recording, in the square of each innings, by whom players are put out, these figures are used to indicate the names of the fielders who put him ont. The following abbreviations of words used to record the n..rements of each player. during a game ape‘now used by all scorers throughout the country, sea system having been indorsed by the National Association. A—put out on first base. 2 Fp wt by bel fly-catches. B “--- “ second base. LD bs “ bound. catches Cc “« — “third base, ~~ RO * between the lases. H “~~ “home base. JR home runs. FF. “~~ by fly-catches, *K put out by three strikes, The above, at first sight, would appear to be a complitated ulphabet to remember, but whien the key is applied it will be at
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e - DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 57 once seen that a bey could easily impress it on his memory in a few minutes. The explanation is simply this—we use the first three letters of the alphabet to indicate the three bases; the first letter of the words “ Home” and “Fly,” and the last letter of the words * Bound,” “ Foul” and “Struck.” The following is the score-sheet of the Atlantic batting and Mutual fielding of the match of Oct. 12, 1868, the full score of which we gaye in the preceding pages. PIBLDEKS, 5. Swandell, 3 b. 8. Jewett, r. f. 9. Flantly, 2b. 6. Mills, 1 b. 7 Dockney, ¢. 3 | 2 wah 3° fs
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%~ 58 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. The above score not only gives the outs and runs made by each batsman in the game, but it also shows how he was put out and by whom. We will explain the first three innings by way of illustrating the system. Pearce was the first striker, and he was fielded out by Flanly, who passed the ball to Mills in time to put him out at first base, This is described us follows: The figure 1 on the lower line shows Pearce to be the first man out, and the figures above them stand in place of the names of the fielders putting him out, viz., 9 for Flanly—he being the ninth man on the list—and 6 for Mills, the letterA being in place of the word “ first base.” Smith was thesecond man out, as indicated by the figure 2; and he was put out at first base by the fielding of Devyr and Mills, the figure 2 being in place of Devyr's name—he being second on the list of fielders—and the 6 for Mills’ name. The third striker was Start, and he made a run, indicated by the dot(-) in the lower corner. Chapman was the fourth striker, and he struck out, the figure 3 showing him to be third hand out, and the letter K standing for “struck out.” The total.score of the inning is recorded ut the foot of the column. In the second innings Mills put out Crane at first base; Mills was fielded out by Flanly to Mills at first base; Ferguson scored a run, and Zettlein was third out on a foul bound by Dock- ney, the 7 being in place of Dockney’s name and the letters L D standing in place of the words “foul bound.” The total score of the inning is-recorded -as before, and below is the grand to- tal of the game as: far as played. In the-third inning McDonald led off by striking out, after which Pearce, Smith and Start scored runs. Then Chapman was pu@out at second base—shown by the letter B—by Flanly fielding the bail to Devyr at second base. Crane was left en the second base—shown by the figure and letter thus (2d) in the corner—and Mills was third hand out by the fielding of Swandell to Mills at first base. The total score of the tanings was 3, and the grand total of the Atlantic at the close of the in- ning was 5, shown by the figures at the foot of the column of the inning. Now all this figuring and abbreviating can be recorded with fase as fist as the movements of the players are made, but Y
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o DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 59 though the record shows not only how and by whom each bats- man was put out, and also his outs and runs, it does not show how he made his bases, whether by good hits or poor fielding, and as it is very important to get at such data in order to arrive at a correct estimate of a batsman’s skill in the game, we now proceed to illustrate our new system of recording bases on hits, a system, by the way, we have used in our reporting for ten years past, but it was only in 1867 that we first gave it publicity to any extent. How to Score Bases on Hits. The most reliable data on which to base an estimate of a batsman’s skill, is that of the reeord of the number of times he secures his first base by “clean hits,” that is, not by errors on the part of the fielder, such as wild throws, dropped fly-balls or palpable muffs, but by skillful batting only, In addition there is, of course, the data of the total number of bases so made; but inasmuch as scorers are apt to be mistaken in their estimate of the total bases scored on hits, this record is not as reliable gs that of the number of times the first base isso made, fur there is but a slight chance of mistakes being made in a record of how a batsman makes his first base. We have shown by what method the record of how and by whom a player is put out can be kept, and we now present the system of scoring bases on hits. A clean hit, giving the first base, is recorded by a mark as fol- lows, ¢. A similar hit, giving fhe second base, by a mark thus, $; and one giving the third base by a mark thus, + ; the letters h. r. marking a clean home run, yiz., a run scored from a ball hit to the outer field, out of the reach of the fielders. In re cording bases scored by errors in fielding, we use the following signs: For a wild throw we make this mark, —~. For de >pped fly-ball a round mark, thus, o, and fora muffed bali a mark, (+). Now by the above figures a full record can be made of bases made by clean hits and also by errors. We now come to the instructions in regard to what consti tutes bases on “clean hits.” A base is made on a clean hit when the ball is sent from Ue bat on of reach of a fielder,ard in sab a manner as to adit « f tLe latsinan’s making his first sewond or third hase before the be) © ded to either hase ~~
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vo DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, as the case may be. For instance, the batsman makes his 4rct base by a_clean hit when the ball is sent sharply along the ground out of reach of either of the in-fielders, or if he sends it “ safely” over their heads, and yet not far enough to the out- field to enable them to catch him out. He also is entitled to his base on his hit if he sends a hot ball to the short stop or third baseman, and the ball be, partially stopped_but. not in time to throw it to the base; and, of course, he is entitled to a ‘base on his hit if the ball be sent either over the heads of the out-ficlders or along the ground out of their reach, In fact, any “hot” ball which goes by the in-fielders to the out-fielders, from being out of reach, gives the batsman his base on a clean hit. The cases when batsmen are not entitled to bases on hits are as follows: Ist, when a ball from the bat is dropped by the fielder ; 2d, when, if well stopped, it be wildly thrown to the base ; 3d, if it be muffed by the fielder; 4th, if it be muffed by the baseman when thrown in to him; and 5th, when the player on any of the bases is put out by being forced to vacate his base, for in this latter case any ball hit to a fielder so as to enable him to put out a base-runner who is forced to vacate his base, would have put out the striker if it had been thrown to the first base instead of to the second*or third. It will be found an easy matter to record how the first basc ix made, as it is not difficult to estimate errors in the in-field, tut when we record the total number of bases made by clean hits, far more care and judgment is requisite. For instance, if the batsman offers the out-fielders a good chance for a fly-catel:, and from lack of skill in judging the ball they either fail to catch it, let it go by them, or if stopped fail to throw it in to the right Ise, no base should be given on the hit in the first case, and no extra Jutses from the failure to stop the ball or to throw it in properly. “It isonty by sharp, bounding balls to the out-fielder thi rie second base can be made on a clean hit, and third base ean only be made on a clean hit when the ball is sent either hounding or on the fly out of the reach of the outfielders. Ience it will be seen that chances for making more than the first base on clean hits de- crease in proportion to the number of bases the batsman tries to run, the first base being madé three times to the second’s once, and six times as often as the third is.
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- DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. @ LEADING CLUB RECORDS OF 1869. The most noteworthy éareer of a base-ball club recorded in the annals of the game was that of the Cincinnati Club for the season of 1869... This club was organized in July, 1866, and as a matter of general int A hes readers, we give below a brief sketch of the club and gs from its organization up to the _present season, “ P'in 1866 the first important game the elnb engaged in was with the Buckeye Club, on the old Union Cricket unds, at the foot.of Richmond chee ne fae a the eer was co of the follow ayers: H. Hoge, catcherand ca cane ee: B. Ellard, left field; J. Wm. Johnson, second nas J. C. Howe, first base ; H. Wright, pitcher; 8. L: Kemper, right fie; A. B. Champion, center field ; ©. E. Catlahan, short; C. A. Calvert, third base. Among othtts who played during the season on the nine Were. Quincy Corwine, C. W. Spooner, and Frank Chapman. The first game was a defeat, the Buckeyes ; serine to 18! Gould, tlielpresetit splendid first base of the “Red ge nine, was the captain und catcher of the Bucks this season, e add a calendar of the coreg Smee of the October 6thy Cincinnati x. Covington, 27 to 21; Oc- tober 13th, Cincinnati ex. Buckeye, 53 to 21; October 27tly, Cin- einnati_ rv. Bu 81 to 41, Jatter club thus winning the series. But in a tournament in November, in which the Buck- ha Live Ouks, and Eagles of Brooklyn, Ky., participated, the neinaatis carried off t Bhd ategs Early in 18 7 the club its present Union grounds, the old grounds hétving been found too small, Its career was a splendid success during this year, the only defeat sustained be- ing that from the Nationals, of Washington, 6n their western tour, the hitter sco 58 to10. The elub'made a trip to Louis- ville, and defeated all tie local clubs: the Louisvilles and Eagles, of Lonisville ihe Westerns and Actives, of Indianapolis; and the Hick ub of pe aa Ohio. The nine at the nig consisted of H. t, 6. Howe, J. W. Jolinson, . B. J. W. Neff, D. w A. B. Champion, W. Ro- rson a - Crooks. Afterward, B. Storer, J. R. McLean, ig ee Arden and 8, L, Kemper were put on. the Cinci and the professional e Sines Leonard, Sweasy and Dockney ie Cincinnatis, to keep their leading po- then ; to list Fisher, Doyle, Febiger and Hurley.
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635 DIME, BASE-BALL PLAYER, Cine:nuatie shen ontained Brainard and Alison. Gould left the Buck cy «se ys-ned the Cincinnatis, and was put on first base, wher’; ut ae yer since remained. Qn the opening day of the Cincinuatis they were beaten by a field composed mainly of the Buckevenine. The first contest between the rivals excited great interest, and, contrary to general expectation, the Red Stockings won by a score of 28 to 10. Besides those named, Howe, King, Jobusen and Grant were on the Cincinnati first nine. In the secon! enum between the two clubs the Cincinnatis were minus Hetinn ae M. ga me in, be place, hie ree Bucks = ported Bertir u a udle' m ngton for this game, Phe Red S Toma expect:tions, beating their rivals 20 to 12, The Cincinnati nine were beaten on their own prounds this year by the Atlantics, 20 fo 13; At- lantics, 40 tv 19; and Champion Unions, 12 to 8. They retali- ated, however,on the latter, next day, 13 to 12. On the eastern tour of the Red Stockings in September, they lost games to"the Olympics, of Washington; the Athletics and Keystones of Phil- adelj-hia; and Adantics, of New York. ay beat the Matuals, Philadel) ia Olympics, and Washington Nationals. They won all ether games during the season, saving the above. to 169, still bent upon obtaining a leading position as the mort successful nine in thecountry, the Cincinnatis, now known ar the ‘ Red Stoekings,” went to work in a business-like man- Net, wm wot together the first regularly trained professional nine which lad ever seen placed in the field. The old professionas pleyers were ull re-engaged, though. Hatfield failed to live ae to his«ontract. Radelidie, of. the Athletics, was also secured, but owing to a protest from his old club, the Cincinnatis re- lease him. Gould, who had previously played as an amateur, was taken as a professional. e rest ofthe nine secured were Geose Wright,4ate of the Unions; Leonard and Sweasy, of the. Backeyes; and C. A. McVey, of the Indianapolis Actives, ‘Tlu: jatier was in a measure an experiment, but turned out a splendid player, Hurley, of the Buckeyes, was engaged as sub- Sti wie, butonly remained about half the season, and then joined the @lympies, of Wash nm. The nine played the rest of the seusen wilhout any substitute, but as it turned out, did not require any. they took the ficld early this season, and frained for the eat :paign of 1869 as only tlie “ Red Stockings” had ever dene beture. ,In June they began their grand tour, at the close of which they returned home with a record of triumphs achieved over the crack clubs of the “home of the such as no otuer elub had ever before’ achieved. Not content with this, thoy accepted an invitation to visit the Pacific shores, and at Francisco aromend an interest in our national game similar Sun te Nie op the first grand tour of the Excelsior Club w ep, gy attame ld as | is found that the club, > +
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 63 its various tours, traversed by rail and steamboat, 10,879 miles. Again, by estimating the run around the buses at four hundred feet, which is about the length of the circuit, the nine ran, in base running alone, oné hundred and ninety-one and one-half miles. They have played before a total of 179,500 persons by a close computation. ‘The largest audience was ia their game with the Athlctics, of Philadelphia, on the grounds of the lat- ter, it being fair to estimate that inside and around the grounds there were over fifteen thousand people. Beluw we give the complete record of the games played by the “ Red Stocking” nine during 1869. f RE, Game. Date, Opp. Opposing Club. Played at 1 May 4, Great Western, Cincinnati...Cincinnati.. 45.. 9 2 ¢o 10, Kekionga, Ft. Wayne, Ind... do .. 86..8 8 do 15, Antioch, Yellow Springs, 0... do Sy 4 do 22, Kekionga, Ft. Wayne, Ind.,..Ft, Wayne.. 41.. 7 5 Jung 1, Independent, Olive iam cacties Mansfield.. 48..14 6 do 2, Forest City, Cleveland, O.....Cleveland.. 25.. 6 7 do 3, Niagara, oO. bp pit Mere Buffalo,. 42.. 6 8 do 4, Alert r, 10. ....«..uchester,. 18..-9 9 do , nion, Lansingburz, N, Y., burg.. 38..31 10 do 8, National, Albany, + eee-sAlbany.. 49.. 8 "11 do 1, Springfield, Mass. ...Springfield.. 80.. 5 12. do on.. 29.. 9 it do 2) Harvard, Bosion, Mass. do. 80041 1 on, oe J . 80..11 15 do 15, Mutual, New York... ; re oe 16 do 16, Atlantic, Brooklyn ........... » 82..10 1%. do 17, Eckford, New York..... ... -» Mia S 18. do 18, Irvington, Irvington, N. J..... Irvington.. 20.. 4 19 do 19, Olympic, Philadelphia ....Philadelpbia.. 22, .11 20 do 21, Athletic, do eee os 27..18 21. do 22, Keystone, do veo o<_ ee . 45, .30 22 do 24, M dl, Baltimore, Md. ....Baltimore.. 47.. 7 23. do 25, National, Washington..... Washington.. 24.. 8 24 do 28, Olympic, do’? Pyare ea: We D 23 July 3, do One ..Cincinnati.. 25..14 6% do 5, eee ae Oe do... 82.110 $i do. 10, Forest City, Ti... Rockford: : 84.113 283 do 13, Olympic, Washington....... Cincinnati.. 19.. 7 29 do 22, Buckeye, Cincinnati......-. do ... 71.15 80 do 24, Forest City, Rockford ..... do wee 81 do 80, Cream City, Milwaukee ..... Milwaukee.. 85...7 82 do 81, Forest City, Rockford.......... Chicago... 53. .32 38 * » cone) Ol do i irene: 28.. 7% ty, Syracuse, N.Y .Cincinnati.. 37.. 9 io* Go 5, do do do 'do.. do .. 86..2% <
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a DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Score. é : > i & Opposing Club, Played at é & 86 Aug. 6, Forest City, Cleveland, O....Cincinnati.. 43. .27 37 do Se Riverside, Portsmouth, O.. ‘Portsmouth .. 40.. 0 38 do 16, Eckford, New York ..”......Cincinnati.. 45._18 89 do 23, Southern, New Orleans, 4 do. . &..'3 40 do 26, Union, Lansin burg, NY. hgh de ye 41 do 81, Buckeye, Cincinnati, O,...... do ..103 . 8 42 Sept 2, Alert, Rochester, N. N.Y. yer. 8: do” .. $2..19 43 do 9, Olympic, Rg aby LAPS oo .. eee 8 44 do 15, Union, St. Louis, Mo. ......... St. Louis.. 70.. 9 45 do 16, Empire, - do a Ee tere ae" Taer- ie 46 do 85, Eagle, oe ee Cal..8an Francisco... 35.. 4 47 do.e7, do do. G0 do rae Se 48 do 29, Frcs, do do, do -- 66.. 4 49 do . sg do. do -- 04..5 50 Oct a do. do th Ay 51 do 1. Omaha, oulstn: OU #0 <cccacse's Omaha.. 65.. 1 52 do 12) Otoes, Nebraska Mtg OS ee ee Ons 3 53° do 13; Occidental, Quincy, Ill.......... Quincy.. 51.. 7 54° do 15, Marion, Indianapolis, Ing. pete ce! 55 do 18, Athletic, Philadelph _ Cincinnati. . i. 82 56 Nov 8, Kentucky, Louisville, Ky. ..-. Louisyille.. 59.. 8 57 do 6, Mutual, New Toh Py Cincinnati... 17.. 8 Totals. ...-.+.-++5 Le: sete * -eaperpae 2, 574 In addition to the above, th the club has played six picked-nine games, scoring ... 2.0. ..6...s.s0.0-- 282 63 re neagret 47-0 for Cincinnati; 10-6 for picked a —— Foetal rons. .%...wyiie. series. + 2,677 637 Number of games played .......,.-.-..+ sina a: = B7 «57 Do io ros A Re rer EP eee 57 #0 Fes number of runs. . OOS a Ra gel aan 574 ve per Ae Pt SAMY © tAs.9 $0.04 - 10-4 Grand total 0 « innings | played . ayo iN te pny «= 474 474 Average runs per innings ........ Bicclscerihese on 5-25 1-100 Trtal ne number of blank innings .................-8 68 253 Highest number blank inate received in single game 6 9 Number of gumes without blank innings.........- 23«0 Games double figures scored in single Mine ee 3 632 Nimber times 1b made on clean hit8...........-- 2,020 Total bases on’ Clean Nhit8: J... 4 05: 0~- aes 9eccre ses 8,323 Average of times 1 b made on Gléan bits 32052202: 87-11 Buse or a ve aemebhel Taha pays y's ing chest score a game... Kae aaicemire Lowest do _ ee a6 tants os Onsees ngs se. 40
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DIME DBASE-BALL PLAYER. 65 Highest scored in a single inning ...-.....-.-...., Total pumber fly-balls caught .... Do do foul do do .. Number tivies put out on bases... . Do Lm ima Spat aaa G9 Ta Number of double plays ...-.-.---+ +e cess eeeee he Do times put out on strikes............... 8 33 Do do run out...-.-- Se Fig go 32 The batting averages will be found under the proper head. THE LEADING AMATEUR CLUB. The record of the Star Club, of Brooklyn, comes next in order as the most successful organization of that class during 1869. The following score was prepared by Mr, John Sterling. and _ he can claim to be the only scorer of our leading clubs in his vicinity who lus taken the trouble of arranging hem: : > — Star. —Orre.— Date. Opposing Club, Where Played. . Ime ?.8. |B. 18. T.B June 12, Eagle of Flatbush. . ..Capitoline. .56 48 75. 16 12 16 Do iBetatoal of New York. do. © ..26 27 43 12 13.14 Do 26, Alpha of Brooklyn ... do ..17 17 23.15 17.17 July 3, Atlantic — do aa do ..10 15 21. 14 14 20 » Do_ 5, Lowell of Boston........ Boston® .27 24 28 . 15.19 24 Do 19, Olympic of Wush’ton.Capiioline. .59 44 62 11 13 14 Do 24, Alpha of Brooklyn... do. .31 33 46 20 16 24 Do 28, Powhatan do... . do ..26 24.34 11 912 Do 31, Harmonie do .... do — ..42 87 GI 25:19 24 Aug. 7, Eagle of Flatbush . Prospect Park. .37,26 46 21 13 19 Do 14, Mutual of New York... .Union..18 21 23 22 2 31 Do 28, Atlantic of Brooklyn. Capitoline. .22 23 41 27 31 44 Sept. 4, Athletic dei. do, ..5751106 10 14 22 Do 15, Champion of Jersey City. .J. Clty. .16 21 27 13, 14 20 Do 18, Powhatan of Brklyn.Capitoline, .42 43 73 19 15 23 Do 25, Atlantic do”. do ..13 16 23 17.16 24 Do 30, Oriental of New York. ...Union..18 18 319 10 14 oo e Piamntdsor sy c ‘Gapitoli Ot is 24 24 Bb 4 mpion of J’y City..Cupitoline. . i Do 16, Harmonic of Brkiyn. : " “atk 53 31.11 11 11 Do 26, Champion of J’'y City... do ..27 2734 8 8 9 Nov.18, Osceola of Brooklyn. . do ..413235 2 8 8 Total time occupied in playing, 52 hours 7 minutes ; average to a game, 2 hours 22 minutes; average to an innings, 16 min- utes 11 seeunds. = RECAPITULATION, __ Games played, 22; won by the Stars, 16; opponents, 6; in- on. tae 191; namber of outs, 373; number of runs, 617 wo 338; average tc a game, 28-1 to 15-8; to an innings, 3-44 to
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66 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 1-147; number of first base on hits, 600 to 336; average to a game, 27-6 to 15-6; to an innings, 3-27 to 1-145; total number of bases on hits, 903 to 445; number of runs in a game, 57 to 27; smallest nungver of runs in a game, 6 to 2; largest number of blank innings ina game, 5 to 8; number of games without blank innings, 3 to 0; number of times put out on fair flies, 191 to 175; on toul flies, 52 to 78; on foul bounds, 91 to 68; on throe strikes, 22 to 33; on first base, 154 to 137; on second base, 40 to 49; onethird base, 8 to 6; on home base, 7 to 1; run out, 8 to 6; number of times double figures scored in single innings, 11 to 1; best individual score of runs, 9 to 5; of first base on hits, 8 to 5; of total bases on hits, 17 to 8; longest game,3 hours and 5 minutes; shortest game, 1 hour and 30 minutes. THE LEADING COLLEGE CLUB. ‘Phe most successful nine of the College Clubs of the coun Auring 1869 was the noted Harvard Club of Boston. The fol- lowing is the list of games played, together with dates and score; games marked with a stur (*) were won: ; Date. Opposing Club, Innings. Harvard Opp. Apr. 27, * Lowell, of Boston.............. 9 41 22 22, * Fairmount, of Marlboro’ ...... -. 8 34 16 Do 25, Mutual, of New York........ re Ee 11 43 June 5, * Dartmouth, of Hanover, N.U.... 9 38 0 Do 12, Cincinnati, of Cincinnati........ 9 11 30 Do, 24, * Lowell, of Boston .............. 9 35 19 Do 26, * Williams, of Williamstown ..... 9 45 8 July 3, * Lowell, of _ ipsewieten~ 21 4 Do 5,* Yale,of New Haven............ 9 41 24 Do 7%, Eckford, of ee bel hig) Setar 9 5 11 Do 9, * Athletic, of Philadelphia........ 9 35 21 Do 10, Keystone, do gah aot n. | 18 24 Do 13, * National, of Albany...... meveee D 58 17 ’ Do 14, Union, of Lansingburg......... 9 10 23 Sept. 19, * Fairmount, of Marlboro’........ 9 40 14 Do 25, * Lowell, of Boston..,....... TE ay 16 Oct. 2; Clipper,.of Lowell .............5 17 17 Do 9, * Lowell, of Boston......... phate 32 4 Do 19, * Mutual, of Springfield.......... 9 26 1 Do 26, * Lowell, of Boston.......... psa 36 24 RECAPITULATION. 2 ' ‘Tlarvards Gpp. Ganies played. 6.5.06 c80iss sce. 02202 P20 20 OD ote, 5 N ~ veg Pans Sai hee oes in Pe Num innin <r Gemeedannete <a° Naraie Pe Somes eid 593 $53
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. 67 Biverage 10% POMC goo oa.nn.n0 ones acest cece vie 29-65 17-65 to an isang’ “8-43 2-04 Most blank innings in a game 5 9 Most runs.in a game gerd © runs in a game ete 5 ( Most runs in an inning... ......-+-.0+e. eens 20 i | oe times first buse on hits ................ ae 331 verage to a Wier abe ct > cabs shoe cg ~Snn aR v's 96 88 Total blank scores ...¢..0--).cesereesecees a Ue 30 Total men put out on fly....... Senne nt top 214 224 Dodo do do do bases.................. 248 223 THE LEADING JUNIOR CLUB. The leading Junior Club for 1869 was the Fly-Away Club of New York. This club was organized August 3d, 1866, since Which time they have played every season, each season being Mure successful than the one preceding. ~ During the past season of 1869, they played thirty-five games, Winning twenty-nine, losing five, nd playth one tie game With the Keystones, Jr. In thé early part of July, 1869, they Won the title of “Janior Cham ” of New York city, from the Marion Buse-Ball Club, which title they held through the Temainder of the season. The Fly-Away Club numbers at the present time one hun- dred and three active members, and the club is established on as good a stunding as any dnies club in New York, The t of the club is W.'H. Kelly, Jr., who was also elected President of the National Association of Junior Ball-Players, Xt their last meeting. LIST OF GAMES PLAYED. zt > Bs = ete. Opposing Ciub. R 1B. TB. R 1B. T.B uy 6, Union, Jr, New York....93 80 121 cae t) 10, Pitt, do ....65 ~62 “pl ane soaks ~~ \& Dnion, Je: a es - = m _ R, do NY, Athletic, Jr 0 Sr DS 3 te e do "27788" 83 51°14 151 Do 2% Pitt, do --97 93 128 S157 it June 4, Utarendon, do —- ~ . - 48 10, Sparta, Jr., do “ 5 Do teas do <.... 88°37. 8% 11 -1t- 16 Do Waterwitch do ....27 86 48 11 18 19
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68 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. : y-AwayY. Orroxe? Date. Opposing Club. = inet Rm 18. . Do 30, Blue Stockings, do ..--85 84 127 5 9 12 July 1, Magnolia, do~ + ....89 42 69 15 19 26 Do 5, Emeratl, Gcwernor’s Isi’d :.39 41 76 30 28° 54 Do 9, Blite Stockings, New York. .89 87 119 7. a Do 13, Marion, do - ol 2835 14 19 6 Do 15, Star, Jr, = do .-39° 40 88 =" o Do 22, Marion, do «.20° 235° 88 17 16 21 Do 27, * Independent, W'msburg ..19 24 383 14°18 24 ~ Do 80, Clarendon, New York... .. 40 37 55 24 238 48 Ang. 4, Aurora, d0!s-*" 32233 89 81 147 t*3~'3 Do’ 7, Fly-Awny, Jr; do ..0.8 56 59 101 14 11 15 Do 12, Independent, Wnisburg....12-16 19 24 27 38 Do 16, ¢ Athletic, Jr., New York...9 9 9 eo ors Do 17, United, ° do weld 10 oe" 17° 16 R4 Do 20, Keystone, do +225 28 47 25 26 41 Do 23, United, =~ . do -..468--61 12 14 20 Do 26, Aurora, do +. -43 44 a] 4.5.8 Sept. 3, Friendship, do _....51 55 9 10 15. 28 Do 9, Oriental, Jr., do +.-47 50 2, 8 5 Do 24, Gramercy, Sr... do «10.12, 16° 15 19 87 Do 27, Baltic, Jr., ‘ fo --.49 51.102 3.4.7 eg eM Eee a t. 12, Independent, W'msburg, . .. Do 15, Baltic, Jr., New = +65 67112 67 6 9 Do. 19, Friendship, do ...,..58 55 96 WM 14 26 Total, thirty-five games.. .1579 1584 2453 448 A78 730 Average toa game .... 45-11 45-26 70-09 12-80 13-66 20-96 Gare marked * was a social Dou do _—_¢ was forfei ; RECAPITULATION. Games played . . 02.0 piece steers BAUM Cape sco ncecote - & Games won.....% Stuns s oTe CCST TS ss SESS co Ub kv cscs ciel 25 err te eee Tewiewen Wegice sVessese side 5 ; Fly-Away. Opp. Greatest number of blanks to a game .............°5 9 Hixhest score ...... Atlin a 56ab0-e 5 oo er ee «97 ’ Lowest score 2.2.24... Noe a =e Be ay ie 6 34 Shortest full game of nine inuings, with the Marions.1-35 3-23 e ?
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"2 2 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER, o RECORDS FOR REFERENCE. | As a matter of record for reference at, any time, we give he- low interesting statistics of the two oldest ‘of the now promi- nént clubs of the country, viz, the Atlantic and Eckford Clubs, of Brooklyn. ot The Auntie Club, since its organization, has played with 10 Ieee than seventy-seven, different clubs, as ds Wallan es list will Show:—They have won ganics from the armony, Columbia, Continent), Ecktord) Putiiim, Excelsiro Pastime, Star, Enter- wise, Exercise, Resolute, Peconic, Athti¢, Mobawk, Alpha, ‘avhatn, Harmonie and Union Chibs, “of Brooklyn: Baltic, . Mates, Marlen, Tenry, Ecktord: Empire, Eagle, Ac- tive, Oriental and Olyinpic Clubs, of New York : Athletic, Key- stone, Olynipic, West Philadelphia and Quaker City Clubs, of Philadelphia » National and Olympic Clubs, of Waslitigton; Union and Empire Clubs, of St: Louis; Ontario and Excelsior Clubs, of Roetiester; Nussau and Princeton Clubs, of Prince- ton; Tri-Mountain, Harvard and Lowell Clubs, of Boston ; Ex- celsior wud Atlantic Clubs, of Clicago; Buckeye and Cincin nati Clubs, of Cincinnati; Liberty, of New Branswick; Union, of Morrisania; Newurk and Enrcka €lubs,-of Newark ; Cam. den, of Camden; Young Canadian, of Woodstock, Canada ; Charter Oak, of Harttord; Auantic, of Jamaica; Union (* Uvy- makers"), of Lansingburg; Irvington, of Irvington; Oriental of Green ; Central City, of Syracuse; Railway Union, of Clev + Detroit, of Detroit; Central City, of Jackson, Cream City, of Milwaukee; Forest City, of Rockford; Bloom. ington, of Bloomington; Active, of Indianapolis; Louisville, of Louisville; Union, of Plainfield; Yale, of New Haven; Olympic, of Paterson; Maryland, of Baltimore ; Champion, of Jersey City, and Eagle, of Flatbush. They have lost games with the Gotham, Eckford, Excelsivr, Mutual, Liberty, Irving: ton, Eureka, Athletic, Keystone; Union, of Morrisania; “ Hays m:tkers,” Cincinnati, National of Albany, and Niagara of Bos- ton; and have tied once with the Continental, Keystone, Em pire, * Haymakers,” und a picked nine of Boston. Ateastics. «| OPPCNEN Ts. Year. Games. Won. Lost. Tied. Runs. Average. Ruos. Av'age. 0 0 61 80-01 32 16-00 _ 09 oO. 10 26-01 27 6-03 0 14 249 81-01 - 15 = 15-05 1 0.219 27-03 12-08 I oO 349 2-01. 151 12-07 2 OO 287. WOT . lw 1 = oO 207 2-04 141 20-01 3 0 .98 1803. 60. 12-00 38. 0 226 20-06. °190 15-10
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= “70 DIME BASE-AlL LAYER, 1864.... 21 200-1) 304 88-060 214 10-04 1865.... 24 24 O 0 890. 87-02 393 16-09 1366....20 17 8 0 634 BI-lt 314 15-14 1867....26 19 6 1 736 28-03 442 17-00 1868....54 47 7 ©0 1845 2-09 617 11-23 1869 48 40 6 2 1,618 33-29 649 18-25 Totals, .264 25 84 5 8,318 8,634 Avera ye to @ gume.........-- 31-134 13-202 The Eckfores have, since their org:.nization, played with no ss than ext) tem clubs, consisting of the AUuntic, Putnam, “ontinente]. iar, Enterprise, Exercise, Resolute, Combination, Hrize Ten, Pwked Nine, Fulton, Powhatan, Excelsior, Mohawk, Peconic, 4 @’etic, Alaska, Alpha and Harmonie Ciubs, of Brook- ip ; Fase, Empire, Gotham, Harlem, Hoboken, Metrepoli utva’, ¥i. M. Vandyke, Active, Jasper College and Orient Clubs, ¢¢ New York; Union, of Morrisunin ; Newburg, of New- burg; Coion, of Elizabeth; Newark and Eureka, of Newark; Hudeo. River, of Newburg; Combination Nine, Olympic, Ath- letic, “West Philadelphia and Keystooe, of Philada.; Irvington, of Irvington; Oriental, of Greenpoint ; Unienville; Enterprise, of Manhasset; Excelsior, of Rochester; Yale, of New Haven; Tri-Mountain and Lowell Ciubs, of Boston; Unique, of Staten Island; Cypress, of East New York ; Olympic and. Nanonal, of Washingtou; National, of Albany > Maryland, of Baltimore; Rose Ll, of Fordham; Cincinnati and Buekeye, of Cincinnati; “Thoymakers,” of Lansingburg; Harvard, of Cambridge; On- tarie, of Oswego; Central City, of Syracuse ; Independent, of Mansfield; Detroit, of Deiroit; Young Canadian, of Wood- stock ; Resolute, of Elizabeth; Active, of Wappinger Falls. Ecxro \_ Oprosents. Year. Games, Won, Lost. Tied. Runs, pray Ra Av age. ogy Eaeg 4 3300 Ih 1856... Bam : 7-00 1857)... 6° 2)" "4 0. 198" 91-02 163. 27-01 1858...; 6 5 1 0 159 - 26-03 101 16-04 1839..0.12- 10 2 O 891 82-07 183. 15-08 1860.6. 17 15 2° (0 «458° 6-11 14-04 1861.... 11 8° 8 0 ~ 208° * 26-03 ° 198 =—-:18-00 13ST. 14. 2 PO, 443. 2i-1L» 259.5 16-08 pee oO” UO 1, “28-01 rt | Tus reed... B® 1! OU 10h -OOF 1A | 23-4 Oe... .. Te” Bee ge’ B25 % 22 . 2001 is66.... 19° 11 8 O 603 81-13. 800~ 15-15 1867.... 2B 6° 16 i 500s 21-17. 611, =: 26-11 1865.... 3F 23-19 ; 928 «=. 26-18 - G00 «17-05 1969... 55° «47 8 OF 1,557 28-17. 755 18-25 Cotals . .230 161 68 5 6,1 —peas —_— \-- Average toa game. !.........21-148 ~ 16-813
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a DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. CLUB AVERAGES OF RUNS. The following are the averages of runs obtained by such of the prominent clubs of the several States as have ha emges published in the National Chronicle, w order of the highest average. CLcUbs. i g Forest City, of Rockford........ 24 20 Nameless, ee Peekskill .......... 18 14 Fly Away (Jun'r) New York... .35 29 Maple Leaf, of Guelph, Canada... 6 4 ‘Atltletic. of Philadelphia........ 49 42 Niagara, of | Ri IES 13 6 Cincinnati, of Cincinnati........ 57 57 Wide Awake, of Tannton, Mass.. 4 3 Occidental, of Quincy, IIL. (Jun’r).15 14 Old Elm, of Pittsfield, Mass... ... 11 8 Empire, of St. Lonis............ 22 19 Fairmoust, of Marlboro’, Mass.. .20 17 Mutual, of Janesville, Wis....... 11 8 Excelsior, of Farmington, W Va. 5 38 ‘orest ee of Cleveland ....... 24 19 Woes: Glassboro’, N. 5388 Athletic, of Chicago ......0..... 7At 7 Dirigo, of Angusta, Maine... .... 10 9 of Worcester, Mass.....10 7 Atlantic, of Brooklyn Tam = Mansfield Sahn ctown, Gonn..10 8 Lone Star, of New Orleans... ...25 22 Catia, of Nor Seek Fb. wk ae City lem, of PPhilekelphia 8 5 Mutual, of New York....... +... 53 86 Pastime, of Baltimore. ....,.....12 6 National, of Albany .........5.. 8 4 Lowell, of Boston 2.2... ..2004. Eaule, of New York.......0++.- Harvard, of Boston... bh colvom clan ot =< Tri-Mountain, aatdod- \MaiBe dt Acushnet, of New Bedford, Mass. 6 2 _Keystone, of Philadelphia. ...... 38-19 oa Eekion of mre 5 5 ORES + 4 ese2g2"™ Si EEEEEEEICSLEECOSEEELESCESELI EEE 45-11 + their av We give them is
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ve] DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Star, of Brooklyn .......02..+-- 2216 0 617 23-01 15-08 Expert, of Philadelphia. ........ 8 3 1 225 28-01 36-07 Olympic, of Washington....°... 3622 0 987 > 27=15 18-21 Social, of Philwelpbia...... 2.2. 14 5 O 3839t 27-12 31-13 Pastime, of Brookline, Mass ....11 6 0 303 27-06 = Empire, of New York .......-++ 16. 8 0 487 27-05 401 Clipper, of Lowell, Mass......... 1915 1 510 2-16 - Dexter, of New York (Jun’r)....26,22 0. 660 25-10 20-2 Maryland, of Baltimore ......... 27 14 0 667 2-19 21-4 Athlete, of New York.........-. 11 7 0 267 24-03 2i-10 Oriental, of New York.......... 17 4 0 403 23-12 31-00 Alert, of Rochester. ,.....6....- 13 5 0 807 23-08 23-03 Union, of New York...24....... 15 5 O 349_ 23-04 26-09 National, of Washington. ....... 26 13. 0, 640 23-02 20-16 Mutual, of Springticid, Mass... .. 10 6 O 232 28-02. - Backers, Of Cincinnili.,.....3.. 14 6 0 317 22-09 36-10 Intrepid, of Brooklyn........... 9.4 0 203 22-05 22-08 owhatain, of Brooklyn......... 18 8 1 390 21-12 25-03 » Jetferson. of Washington........ 14 9 0 21-08 31-13 Union, of St, Louis....... aa 7 0 0 1538 21-06 37-06 Champion, of Jersey City....... 21-13 0 484 20-14 18-10 Atliletic, of Brooklyn. .......... 20 9 1 406 20-06 27-07 Olympic, of Philadelphia. ....... 15,5. 0 305 20-05. 23-00 Somerset, Of Boston. .....-6..6-- 2317 0 G84 19-63 18-0 Central City, of Syracuse....... 13, 3.0, 245 a Ipia, of Brooklyn ...........-15 4. 0 262, 16-12 2-H ixcelsior, of Brooklyn..........12 5 0 196 16-04 21-09 Olympic, 6 New York......... 18 0 0 286 15-16 53-09 Onion, of Washington..........10 1.0 156 15-06 236-04 clive, of New York...........6 0 0 94 15-04 33-03 ule, of New Haven ,..........5 1 0 7 14 21-01 roit, of Detroit. ....... eoeees T 2b O 108 15-038 Bi-6 ile, of Flatbush..............12 6 0 146 12-02 30-00 [rvington, of Irvington..,....... 9,0 0 103 11-04 27-08 Prrewer’s AVERAGES.—Most of the well-prepared club anal- yses which have thus fur been made out,neglected to give the paching averages, ‘The seezer of the Cincinnati Club gives the lowing figures of the pitching. He says Brainard pitched in 838 innings this season ia the Red-Swcking nine, »nd 405, yuns were made in these inuings—giving wn average of 1 ru to an in with 65 over. larry Wright pitehed in 118 tu- wee Gen hh 146 runs were scored—siving an average of ~ George Wright pitched ia 14 innings, in which 18 rans ps Lage is an ave! of eee a hour iT pitchers — McBride, in, Zettlein, ters, ete — should: be furnished. '
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. AVERAGES OF BASES ON HITS, wegegenggo-co SQOEee Er DE OSRwo | “ateoAy 1 ih ts hob Gd em ellabad “oSBIDAYy ATHLETIC (or Puriaverruta.) ATLANTIC. BSdankescenes ghgeessecsez PA ETT EH ot —.. SSSBSSS3R°8R
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4 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. CINCINNATI. Wright.Geo........... Br 804. «8 19 ~| O14 | 1044 Wajermans ici. ccb9 $57) 208 FBS [BIT 6 35 To bests eee {53 | 20 | 851 | 331 | 6 13 Wristit, 1... dcuscevez 57 21} 850 | B82 | 5 47 Leonard ....+ceseeees--| 64 | 211-1, 3.49 | B58 | 6 34 Sweasy.....ooccecesee =) 67 ° | 219 348 | 422 7 23 Os ate : | 67 | 217 | 3 46} 8634 6.21 | 3 eee eee tl... 57 | 217 | 346 | 848 | 6 06 Brainard...............| 53 | 195 | 880 | 278 | 5 03 ; BPabs cok de oees 3 22 5.8 Allon .8s5. 58 4... 683 8 20 6 29 Hoes. .000...2.4 53 8 19 441 Pinkham .........- 51 3 18 5 33 PTEACY . oan) oes oe. of 148 3.9 4 38 Mattin.. 0.2... 02.4... .[ 52 38 8 18 428 ears oom the raeeaen 3 6 4 31 Be Ged 1. Ga. ¢. 75 .%. 00s : : : es UPINCY 2s 06 eee eee eee Jewett. 16% 1. 05S... 980 2. 25, 46 AIO. «+ BS...» 06288 2.15 3 16 ee ae ee 2.1 29 he Le 21 5 9. 3 5 5 | 202 |.8 10 5 1 ; 196 8 4 419 | 174 + | 410 | 90 | 5.5 49 | 98 6-2 4 8 162 618 4 5 77 813 45 87 6 9 4 3 46 5 6 4 4 | 156 6 18 42: 8 5.3
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E. 7 KEYSTQN DIWE BASE-BALL PLAYER. FER Be 20 09 12 ND ws WE 69 Bw OD rm ole nm SAD He tet 09.09 GR CT Ti. HAP TAMORMe fie + G0 09 09 Ht 99 0 ca. Go aa} TESSARRESSTSRS SOBER RS Hees SQneeanaaas aaa i? PTH OORRRRRRIRQRRe 99 OP C2 G2 .R CI CR CR GI CR GI wrt tirtt CeCe RSVRIRSRBRARAS| OT ool oy Om One en pemsa penser, © Sew es ovemevoverG b+ mE a. @ Bite Venn (6 2 om Cite eo Bae [ee es ee ee ee ne ae Oe a Sie @ bP Oke. Diet o LoGe lols ites Me thaetyow oe, | SO ee ee ee aes Orhe coc pontoon tien ter eT ewe, + OR aL «Relies 6 « L eee at ier Sbipege itt: ges Eee Ege cee ‘PSe LErssEt lag be eStec bed de Bseccsdasaésze
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or wit 78 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. OLYMPIC (or WASHINGTON.) 34d 92 | 3.68 , 144] 5.76 80 | 8.08 | 121 | 4.66 73 | 3.0 | 108 | 41:15 21 | 3.0 29.) 4.14 40 | 2.66 | 58 | 8.86 69 | 2.65 | 82 | 845 68 | 2.63 | 76 | 8.45 62 | 2.58 | 86 | 3.58 19 | 3.37 | 88 |. 4.75 $8 | 2.37 | 50 | 8.13 58 | 2.12 | 86.) 8.44 10 | 2.0 11,4,:2.5 OLYMPIC (oF PrILaDELpuia.) a EE om )36)m)468 Rorke. Oe ei heels “4 ’ = 4 4 §2 “ew eo eS ke 8 | 2 | 24 43 Clinton ..7....ts ees. 15 ‘| 38 2-8 214 “Oram. os sosseesanet ones 18 2 22 29 SS OC ee Cy ee , v] i Sa eae 15 f 32-|-2-2 27 Hbth .. fo sccshssg.-- OD PP M494 29 Eideth te ..1:cthhsten- a, 8 1D 1-°4--4 21 ~ UNION (or LANSINGBURG. Bsr 84 | 146 410 6 18 “125 4 5 5 6 £3 425 8 19 4 30 313 4 30 3 10 418 38 422 3 41 2 41 : 44
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EAGLE. oe + + Stevens... 1.00.0 eee 12 53 4 4 Gaughan, A. .,..--.+--. 6 28 | 4 34 5 4 a a See 10 40 4 46 46 Gailagher., ....+...5.-. 12 45 31 51 4 8 De RAED Co eee 8 29 3 36 44 Winnicott............. 9 82 8 39 43 i, Oe ee ee ee ee 8 29 3 34 42 in ER A Bae “1 = : S 3 Gaughan, T. ........... 1 ve ek AE fe Soc ah 24 2 29 27 EXCELSIOR (or Broox.yn.) Chauncey, 25 | 3b 5 Benne? ofc os. ove so ees 7 18 24 82 8 5 . EE 9 20 2 2 30 3 8 pote CB Bo PRA 6 13 21 20 8 3 J LS SSE 9 18 2 0 82 3 5 Dahrman............... il 20 1 9 24 2 2 pS SRE Ses Pee 9 13 14 19 7s Thompson ............. 6 13 | 24) 2 0 en, eer ABS EP ES 10 12 1 2 18 13 Ln eR eA Se 7 iy 17 2 8 —- aS FAIRMOUNT (or Makizoro’, Mass.) eabeer gh nee 6.3 10.34 ey py PFS 5.83 8.53 5.15 88 5.03 88 4.95 6.0 4.91 7.88 4.21 8.4 4.15 7.15 4.11 | 6M 48° 614 45 6 6 817, 5.9 314 412 3 12. 42 3 6 43 3 4 44 8 3 4.9 2.18 8 2 “
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i DIME "BASE-BALI. PUAYER HARMONIC. Fennimans ssc... .....) 17 7 59 | 3.8 i) 414 Town... 24.3. ‘eas 16 48 3 0 7 416 harign + - 13 389 3 0 47 3.8 Lewis ... i4 89 211 54 3.12 Crosby .. 16 40 2.8 76 4.12 Lennon .. 6 17 2.5 24 4 0 teh ... 2 --| 18 80 2 4 36 2.10 mnett..4s..s..5--a--.| J1 | 26 | 2 4 | 83 | 210 Phillips. . gy. ....4..¢..-}-o8 | 118 | 2°38 | W482 Hes |}. oo. . 3.09 | 8E6 15 2°83 19 $4 FONE Fao 5s SS GO 5 it 2-1 14 24 Early .... Peer: 6 13 24 14 2 2 HARVARD. SUMMER SEASON. : 5.4 3.45 6. ae 3.38 4.9 3.29 4 86 3.2 3.8 Pitts. eas £ 2.84 3.58 WOR jcstge +} cepecpecte 2.75 4.2 Perrin ...... TSSTS CesT es 2.5 8.19 — see et beer eseee 2.47 3 po ne en + 2.14 2.64 wi, S7..1.-\1.5.. 4.83 | 87 |. 6.16 eFaastis 66026 i REAL 4. 39 65 Lo, ae ee ae 21 8.5 35 5 83 Lee Pe owe o Made 6 20 8.33 80 5. BA. Fo Hee Bad 6 20 3.38 24 4. Masta %. vis ed Pod 20 3.33 23 3.83 PEPIN doe Fee ob. HA ee del 8 17 2.83 25 4.16 Ws okie sees enn Pe 13 2.16 20 3.33 ONE ceric ders ig 12 2; 16 2.66
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LOWELL (or Bosron, Mass.) : Z 5 . 66 | 3.8 Fateh: cas. -b- ee Geo 9 B4 3. 4.78 MS 1. s,m oe oe ee 88 3. 5.75 Bradbury... .... +. -+-- 26 87 $.é 4.96 Jewell .. 05... cee a see us | H 8-20. |. 25 at Dillingham ........--> 5 2.27 Ro bowarts = ahem lees al 17 55 B.24 [7 | Smet Dennison .....- enh Te 29 3.22 47 5.23 ANIME J . 18 48 2.67 60 8.33 ph Re Serre | 19 45 2.37 64 8.37 89 135 7 9 69 119 79 Ps ee er i 16 76 412 89 5 9 Griswold, D..... eiths is 6 27 43 32 5 8 Collier... <a. Js. Pe ae 34 4.2 48 6 0 Seymour, J... Set 4 0 74 4 10 (Ne. Cat .c-se.-- + 3.10 62 5 7 Hashrouck........5.0. ae f 54 42 Griswold, G...... a 8 6 67 47 Seymour, Pip... 3.5 40-| 5 0 Crai 3.4 20-|.4°0 : Mass.) 09 CO me Co me 00 , Te AS ee FB Be eae 5 3 Bo Aa eR I A | 5 1 72 7 Harrington... 2.25 aL FOOU 5 0-} 2 5 Ca Riinae gegen 3.8) St} -5- 2 ae 8 6 8s 5. oS ee. a os 8 4-; 29°) 5 2 IS OP ee ce ea oe 8-3} 48°7° 5 Rae 0:29. dd: 1.5 BB | 45 4 Golbogiin ... 99. Eos oe 34 | 4 Sherwood. .... 2.8 21 4 ROY. v 1 eee 0 ; : Stoughton .......6..4-- 2 5 65 Hartnett . secs... eee gee] 6 5.3 at carc. weer cses <2 7; j 4 4-7 ai niin eRe 1 43 McDonald ....... ee 0 43 0 8 8 7 37
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80 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. SOMERSET (or Boston.) Goodwin se....csecesee 15 96 6.66 | 106 7.66 . Briggs ..... * 13 54 4.55 66 5.7 5 RE ee at) 19 85 4.5 111 5.84 pr ee Oe en re 10 44 4.4 46 4.60 debate. fos caesar ch ede 12 51 4.25 54 4.50 MMOH... Flivice nde 11 43 3.93 54 4.92 Rss. ees Tue 22 82 3.72 90 4.9 Robinson ...... sss... | io? 25 8.55 80 4.28 Burnett ...... 17 56 8.3 62 8.64 TMs « Bide} Vag «0 21 | 67 | 8.14 | 74 | 8.66 CM. 55. .4.-Sdse... 12 | 87 | 8.19-]- 45 | 8.75 Digutinett 2o..5 ibe vec 5 11 2.2 11 2.2 Buinibtt.. 3.05. -\ss-.- 18 | 45 | 2.1 | 48 | 2.68 STAR (or Brooxkziyn.) ee ees Se 14 52 8.71 380 5.71 Hant, B...é.-d.- a es 29 3.62 46 5.75 ToOTBIG, . Lak Jes ds ste s> 17 57 3.35 76 4.47 WEEE ve duhc toc endec% 20 66 3.3 100 5.0 sa Sey San ees | oy ae 22 2 3.27 | 147 6.68 Wei it ahve. 25. .i05% 22 | 71 | 3.21 | 118 | 5.14 SOME bo 5s do cBovdess 19 55 2.9 71 3.73 OL ee dowd si 18 | 52 |.2.89 | 80 | 4.44 Magi . 3 < G2... dds. 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 46 | 3.29 Cammings =; “| 92 | 60 | 9.73 | 91 | 4.14 Macdiarmed, T. ........ 6 13 2.17 20 8.33 WARREN, Jun’R, (oF Brooxiyn.) ra 4 Newcomb ...........-. 25 67 217 | 108 48 Heward \. <g6..5 +200 oooh ae 66 216 | 100 40 Stephens....... : 25 56 2 6 84 3 9 3.) 6 66 eee 24] 6 | 26); 8 | 88 DIRGIES Seam + be hor G02 17 89 2 5 52 31 Rogers. .... eT ee 52 22 78 3 8 Cooke ...... is are eee 25 47 1 22 66 216 ad Lf ee aS ee 14 23 19 34 =; Hendricksen ........... 6 10 14 18 0 GitGee . deeds 2. 5 8 13 14 24 Howell _,........ Desf muiwiis | s!e2o0 {
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> af DIME BASH-RALL PLAYER. 81 i) un THE UNIFORM OF CLUBS. There is more importance attached to the selection of a regu- lar wniforth for a base-ball club than the fraternity generally think there is. One of the last things a club should ‘find’ occa- sion to do, is to change the colors or form of its uniform, and therefore it is that, when a club is first organized, particular care should be taken to adopta tasteful and appropriate uniform. In doing this, the clubs have their choice of three styles: Firstly, a uniform of one color and material for the whole suit, viz: pnts, shirt, and cap, such, for instance, as the uniform worn by the Active Club of New York, and some of the College Clubs; secondly, a uniform similar to that worn by the Cincin- nati Club, viz: knee-breeches, colored stockings, and ordinary shirt and cap; thirdly, a uniform similar to that of the Crick- eters, with a flannel jacket added; and, lastly, the mixed, circus- style of dress, generally worn by junior clubs and country vil- lage organizations, in which bright red is a conspicuous color, Of the above styles of uniform, undoubtedly the most conifort- able, cool, tasteful and appropriate dress is the Knickerbocker style, the color of the™stockings giving the hue to the entire suit—this dress being worn by the Cincinnati Club, who are now universally known as the “ Red-stockings.” Next to this style comes that of one color, like that of the Actives of New York, and after that, suits like those of the Mutual Club—brown pt» and cap—-and the Excelsior—blue pants, white shirt and “te regard to material, flannel is of course the only suitable article for pants and shirt. The belts should always be of some yielding stuff, and should never be worn tightly round the body, The best kind of shoes are those known as Oxford ties. Those laced up the ankles weaken the muscles of the leg, and do not strengthen the ankles, as many erroneously suppose they do. The spikes in the shoes should never exceed a quarter of an inch in length, The most important article of the uniform in one respect is the cap, and this should not only be light, both ¥
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82 DIME BASH-BALL PLAYER in weight and color, but made so as to shade the signt and pro- tect the crown of the head with facilities for ventilation. We have seen no cap combining these qualifications so much as White's patent washable hats, his latest’ model of which will be quite the thing in New York thissummer, It is advisable to have a flannel jacket to wear in case of sudden change of weather, or to throw over the shoulders when in a perspiration and resting after play.
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es DIMB RasK-BALL PLAYER 83 NOTEWORTHY GAMES OF 1868, We give below the scores of the series of contests at base ba} played by leading players of New York, Boston, and Philadel- phia, with the English cricketers, who made themselves popu- lar among the base-ball fraternity in our Atlantic. cities by tak- ing up our national game as one of their specialties. In this respect they have ions our resident English cricketers an ex: ample of the absence of that prejucice against every game but their own, which it would be well for the interests of cricket in this country if they would follow. The English eleven played seven games of base ball while here—tueir first day’s visit to ‘the St. George’s grounds being marked by a practice game at base ball. Of these seven games six have been regular matches, and the two last were games played by nine of the eleven against nine base-ball players. As & matter of interest, we give below the scores of their principal games, and the averages of the cricketers’ play in all the games. The first regular game was played on the St. George’s grounds at the conclusion of the first cricket-match in September, eight second-class cricketers playing against the English players and Harry Wright. The score was as follows: x ELEVEN. x 1 R. Wright, F. SS q 3 pS Ss pee os kee 25 2 atthe & 3. Stadeseee t 2 Pooley, Cz 2......220206 1 2 Tarrant, 1st b.... ’ 9 Charlwood, 8. &.. ‘ 1 Shaw, 2d b....... a ; 1.3 0 Rowbotham, P. 3 Grifftths, $d .........9 1 Hap 3 Pigxwres .....-2->- Phe Cron oy or 113) $1415 Moffin. ......- FbCECS WR o SiebeeVee a] tisisass Whew 54 0 ack A. CUT, 55. v = 1/5 Sei pad hs haga waned thts Sone there in October, the English players having George Wright to aseist the Boston nine, including players from the Harvard Lowell, apd Trhmemntsin Cole We vive the aanre -
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84 DIME BaSE-BALL PLAYER AMERICAN NINE, o. zk a Hogers;¢: f ... ccccsscee 24 1 Pratt, 8.21.00). ¢ 8 8 Smit bé 31 Bush, C..... 6.» «wd 2 Rowbotham,r. f........ 21 Barrowsy2d by..+...4..4 2 Tarrant, lst b,.......s..3 71 Shaws TA Bice ccccces 0 BERD) Es a seumanr yes 0 Jewell, 8d B... se... ees 8 Pooley, 20°: .0 ee. se. 3 0 CU ger Ae oe | Charlwood, c. f......... 406 Suaithy LL Bilson A the 2 Shaw, 3d bu... .... sc. 0 Conant, f. £....+++0+-.-2 2 | Humpbrey,s. 8. .....-..8 0 Imemmaeise Adresse Jie 2 bf 21 3814/5 pb) 7) 819 American Nine». ........... 7 io 15 ) English Nine .....+...-.-.-. 440] 0 The third game was played at the concliision of the Phila- delphia cricket-:iatches, the Englishmen having Harrop to pitch for them, and the Athletics as their opponents, the odds of four its being given. The score is as follows: ALL ENGLAND. oO. &B. . SO e ovine “ide tone -actad 4 POOR O bev sc caveats s 42 2 Charlwood, 2d b........ 5 0 8 : m, Ist b...... 4 0 2 SHAW, BBieseeevseeeeesd 8 4 oY aro conten tc nth, 3 MIME, OF. s 2 coc soe 23 6 Griffiths, 8d b.. 2.2.6... 6 0 ..1 6 Po. SETI S. 1 > ae pu stash ee, 1f34 Sis seit ye 1 England ......,.,. cia 01 SD Ate ote . 6/1] 10 213 HeREPe lal3 3 at ike tort gail a thad played at the close of the last chekeraach in New York, and this time tlie cricketers played against eight cricketers, with Wright. We append the score: WRIGHT'S SIDE. o. x . = 0 2 2 3 2 8 1 1 0 4 1 3 1 . 3 Cc) Kewtal 24% wy a *
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DOOR RAST-RALI. PLATER, 85 CL re 2 al, AVIRA GS tout mi TTS 74 Vis rere HME \¢ uy. 6—10 All England. 2.00.0. 030... DVR cud Sas 1 2|8—17 Home Roxs — Morrison, Gibbes, Lillywhite, Norley, and wo cs On Tuesday, OctoWer 20th, they played their first game of base ball, “ nine of the eleven’s base-ball players,” their oppo nents being the noted nine of the Union club of Morrisania. The weather being favorable, the attendance of spectators was more numerous than on any of the cricket-days since the first match at cricket in September. The Englishmen were notable to present their full strength in the match on account of the ab- sence of Pooley, but they nevertheless had s good nine. The Union also did not have their full nine out, neither Smith nor Martin playing. In their Boston game the cricketers, with George Wright to assist them, were disposed of for 4 runs in a full game, and in Philadelphia, with Harrop to help them, they dored ll runs. In this game they played without assistance, und scored 21 runs, thereby showing: a gradual improvemeut from the first. ‘The two nines had a thoroughly impartial umpire in Colonel Frank Jones to decide disputed points, and the game proved to be an exceedingly enjoyable contest to the players and spec- tators alike. We append the full score: CRICKETERS. .k ze UNION, oo. ns i Sh? SE a ae) Goldie, Ist b. ...25..4 5 8 Rowbotham, P...... 1 1 | Austin, 2d b.....-: 345 Wilsher, Ist b....... 8 8 2.| Walker, 1. £ tweuw. 81 Tarrant, 2d b........2 3 2 45 Lillywhite, | Se 1 3 5 3 Shaw, s.6........ 5 58> 465 Jupp, 3d b.......- 5 2. 2° |. Shelly, 3d b........ 432 Charlwood, c, £.....2 | erry 5 6 Cen 6 5 TUNING . £05. coe ee tere Cricketers. .. ~+--2-++++++00+ WROE. «oo ce cscs cusecscccces Frest Bass sy Ciean Hrre—Cricketers, 21; Unions, 8% Frasr Base sy Exnons—Cricketers, 10; Unions, 13. Wert Pscwn oe Creee Hrra—(Wirketers 45. Unieves. SL
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Hows Rows—Wilsher, 3; Smith, 1; sees. 3; Pabor, 1; Wright, 1. Bast Prar—Put out by Wilsher, 14; Tarrant, 1 Trvugs Assistep—Shaw, 3; Lillywhite, 2; Jupp,2; Tarrant, 8; Rowbotham, 2. Put out by Goldie, 8; Austin, 5; Bellan, 1, Traxs AssistED—Bellan, 4; Wright, 3; Austin, 3; Birdsall, 1; Shelly, 1. _ Levr Ayren Ciean Hrre—Smith, 2; Tarrant, 1; Austin, 2; Birdsall, 2; Reynolds, 2; Pabor, 1. Frir-Catcugs—Smith, 3; Jupp, 3; Rowbotham, 2; Shaw,1; Tarrant, 1. Total, 10. Pabor, 4; Birdsall, 2; Bellau, 2; Gok die, 2; Walker, 1. Total, 11. Fou. Bounn-Catcurs—Smith, 2; Birdsall, 2. Dovusis. Piays—Shelly and Austin. Outs ox Fout Batis—Cricketers, 5; Unions, 7. Unrpre—Colonel Jones, of the National Club, Washington. Sconers—Messra, Chadwick and Lush. — Towe oF Gaua—Two hours and twenty-fiye minutes. ‘The following are the averages of the English wiegore.te the aLove games : PLAYERS. MATCHES. OUTS. AVERAGE. RUNS, AVERAGE. 5 8. 1.3. .3 0 Sy 10. 2.0 JF) 28 2 5 ge Swe 4° If"199 28 Ss rp 4. 1, 83 cS 2 6 30 4°20 F a4 (6, 18,° 23 ered | -$ Rowbotham......:..0. 5 15 8 0 semen Hos 9. Pooley ...... doe on eevee 8° JO, 81 2 opts | 10. Freeman Nodsiegess |2 4 20 ale oye 11. Humphrey ..... ashen $3 6 30 7 a? 12. Griffiths... ... bievinewe 3 9, @°T 0 00 The last time the cricketers handled a ball on the field in this country, was in a base-ball match, a scrub-game taking place on the old Union grounds at Morrisania; the day before the deven went home. On this occasion they were hospitably ex- vertained by the Union Club.
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DIMB BASE-BALL PLAYER 87 © THE BEST AVERAGES OF EACH YEAR. We present in this number of the Dime Book of Base Bal), a cémplete review of tne best averages of each year, from 1359 up tw Ixy. ~The fact that the early editions of the Dime Book are out of print, and that we have had several inquiries for porns of the books having the averages of 1860, ’61 and ‘62, bas led us to reprint the three best averages of each year, which will suffice to show who took the lead in the different clubs in the way of the best averages of outs and runs each year. 1859. ATLANTIC, Honoxen av. oUTs AV. RUNS AV. OUTS AV. RUNS Bh anal 111 8 8 perey Ne Bie 1 Oliver ......5.3 5 8 8/ J. Idell ....:. 66820 1 8 nat EE 1.1 8 4| Salisbury......3 4 Batic. KNICKERBOCKER. £. Durell ..... -2 2 8 2) H. Wright..... 20 2 Fisher. ....... 2 4) De Bost... $20. B50 Kettleman..... 25 3| Adams.... 2 8 __. Ecxrorp. Morvat. J. Grum;...... 3 7. ~iul | Beard ..i..¢.,. 34 Manolt ...... 2 8. 810| A.B. Taylor...2 1 81° etabe ues 2 3 4} Po ogegcens 381 Exrrre. Pastore, ign Set 0.3. .0 | Carfoll .,..<... 3-8, 3 0 Millet .....<... 3°S — 9 8} G. Bolt.,......1 € 3.0 Culyer ..... PS i eee te ee 24 20 EXcELsion. PurnaM. Leggett.......: 20 3 Barr ...7. 05.28 138 4 Russell ...... 5. 2 0 8 8} Sandford .....; a-3°"% ; Reynulds....::2 4 8 McKinstry.....2 2 2 4 GorHax. Sran. Curtis ..3..4..- 22 2 oe 43 Sumer; 2..8....8. Bo B28 gp or See 1 siGa8 MeK <cver ree Ticknor 2.. 2... Be€nk Jah
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bed” Bae re Fe Russell ...2....2 4 Thorne.. 5 3 EXcetstonr. Leggett.ssscced 6 ATLANTIC. Thomas ,.. any : 2 by be veqgess 2S: 5 Moorv.. R. Slote ...4... 3 Howe..... “ee Ecxrorp. Campbell ...... 2 Manolt . <...... 2 dosh Snyder... 3 or non 09 cococe orm more mae ona ote as KOM Burtis T. Van Cott, Jr. 2 Vanderwerken. 2 me i. B. Taylor... A. B. Taylor... “3 McMahon 3 SREP. swiitscnne Mc Tlastripgs Ed. Brown...., 2 0 4 3 2 5 0 ~~ won no 00 0D itd coe oe woe oro norte wore wroce one one to “com ono woe one
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DOE BASE-BALL PLAYER. toc ce et oe 29 89 09 no n0 bo Om Om OF we me Ow ony McCarth W. Kelly IY sees 1 C. Glover...... 2 RESOLUTE. Ss A = : 3 & & vw re) , “oe FAvoniva.. ‘ Balbticiods.. 2. 1 oe Be i) 3 wonwce Coco ce ht dD am eae occ wwe bot t one asnoce oan Qae wen Lalo aaad now oma
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é $0 DIME BASE-RALL PLAYER Morris Jerome... i. Chappell ...... 2 0 ATSLETIC, oo gai ie wee Pad.. 0 Fee Mcbride. . aaa 2 Flanly. ... Xs Bt! 1 A. Brainard.... 2. 2 8 2 i=} | & Ft “209 4 3 3 | had Uxton. 8 | Tlernigan...... = -% 2] Bassford....... 232 11 Abrams .......3 2 1863. Henny Eckrorp 0 | Tindson....... 1 6] Dr. Bell........ 2 5 5 | Patterson...... 2 Mourvat. 0 |-Brown.. «6 2 6 8 | Goldie. ........ 212 5 | McMahon......2 7 Nassav. 5 | Milspaugh..... 2 1 1 Hetty, ‘ Viede we 23 0 | Condit.....5... 2-8 RESOLUTE. 0 | M. Rogers ..... 3 0 3 | Morrison....... 2 1 farnock...... 2 2 Star. 8 | Waddell. .....4 2-7 8) Worth. . é..d.4 2 6 4 = Se ie! Union. 0 f eee ee wee : 1 6 hat dbs mes 5 5 ' Haigan .....,.. 3 5 1864. ATLANTIC. 2} Smith.......... 2-19 2)| Galvin ..... ia 6 1} Pearce ....... 3 2 Eacix. Z| ‘Hote .....s0. 8 8 6 j larke....-... 35 a CEOS oe -eeeees 30 moor, ee tok ne ee ~ bo 29 bo aot co 29 29 0 aac eo @ ~ AO tov wont on ownp oo
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EcxForRD. Hupsow Rrver. Well cic = 2 0| Adams......... 2 Pu ged Manolt.....--- 2.0 2 4] Millspaugh 23. °4¢0 Reach ....:.-.. 2 1 2 3 Oh foe 24 440 ENICKERBOCKER (of Abany ) 2 12 Gardner....... &. .Gin® ig 2 7| McDonald...... 2 0 8 4 2 6| Delavarge...... 3 0 Morvan. W. Cornwell... 3 0° 2 2) Goldie.........2 89° 2317 Leland......... 13 2 1) Aller.......0.. 216° 2 16 Wignavecc2 2c: 8 1 2 O|} Brown.......- 3 15 : Newark. 2 6 | Lewis......... 23.295 2 5| Osborn.......+ 21. 238 2 Baton ...... ¥o5 -8- HieR 8 RESOLUTE. 8 6| M Rogers.....3 8 2 7 8 2 Beh es 4.28 3 Carhart. ......: a i she Union. Wright, Geo....2 3 2 8 Birdsall.......2 5 2 Gibney....0.6.2)6 2 1/ Hanigan....... 3. 264 éheedee 2 udson ......- 23 2 ‘ 1865. nae. | me oe Collins ....++042 8 8 Ebbeits........2 8 8 8] Slote.....----- ee SS Stockman.....3 8 8 8 EMUB.. -- +++ ee Reeag EP _ . ATHLETIC. Ecxronp. McBride....... IT 4.8 .. xo) san ® 3 8 Eetgeeeet 2 28 314) AMills.......2 1. 823 ota, 214 812) J. Grum....... 38 1 - ATLANTIC. EcuEcric. Btart....0... 2. 8 9410) Dr. Bell .y..4..1 3. & 8 Bmith...%.%. 3 8 £5) “oe 14 54:2 Gees 8 6B IA Milknrbrey.. 9 22 ? — :
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DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Eure. De Mott. - genoa a Waterway ...2. 0 9 8 Kissam..,.%.... Russell... .... 2 3 3 Kelley...5 2.3 7. 2 mitre ty eee ; é Ex JERPRISE. McMahon . ous a Ed. Smith..... 2 1.4 Idle. ..y 4... 2 8 W. Coruweil... 2 0 3 c ect Ferguson;..,.. 2 8 1 Mystic. E “Reynolds...... 2 2 EUREKA. ~ C. — 2 8 Callawayy. .... 3 2 T. Dultons..... 25 Brientnall,....2 9 8 Thomas ....... 2 3 : Prouty EXcELsion, Parker .. wey. --2. ee | erreee 3 1 3. dowels: &..% 1 i ‘erre x sd iar E Thorne. he dee iw Dockney cast - . 2 rd a 2 ra n Hupson a Wolters Adams ........ 2 3..4 Mapes........2 8 8 Wilipangh =. 2 6° 8 ™M. Ro Keysrons. Lockwood OOPS... cccscee B A J. Wilson FaRier ... ssshies 283 8 Cuthbert.......111 2 : ; Mitchell... .... 1 KNICKERBOCKER. Macdiarmid . . Lamoure ...... ee Thomson.. . « 0 RB IR 30 68 COM, --seead e- 3 - ndson Kyicxernocxer (of N. F.) | g ee a 1: 3:*"3 Actrv= ote 3-4 Bunting ....... 3 81 ; 8.8. BO1 Jove. -..5.. “la3 ‘35 919) Wewed 8 8 ewe
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ATLANTIC. * Mat... 4. K.-3. 5. wid Smith ...:...-. x ee Ss So 41 ATHLETIC. McBride.:.... . 8.3. oie 1, pepe. m6. e Hayhurst... 18 6 4 54 24.38 ess 1 3 Albertson......°3 1 2 CuanteR Oax (of Hartford.) I eee ° . ? ne Sart y $84 A. Thomas..... 1.4 8 0 N. Smith...... 1 3 24 ee c= FF | 34 ConrEst. Pee a S| Tlough...... weatSs@ -~§.8 Tompkins... 2'3 8 1 Eacuz. N. B. Schafer. 2 3 8 0 MOstoR. 06 5s ee 2 25 W.B. Schaffer. 2 4 2 5 J. Grum......- 2.5..4 are Fee SE Ryan.....-402 2 810 ys 8 . Wy 2.3 _ A Sener 2.1 215 -Ryder.....- goin 211 Wilson ......., 3 14 Ford ooeee eee 2 13 Callaway...,.. 3 2 Excerxstox. Yea FS TS 7 DIY .. wewyn 4 Norton........ 3 ” Furor. Owens ........ 2 0 Hubbs.......+. 173 Storer .... 1 totem = i - - Oe ew bmw com me one 0 Com eww nao yore nee ono
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4°65 42 psu 3 11 ee tos ee Red 3 8 2 32 9-3 2 i Cuthbert ...... 1 8 PE eS ED 8 1 Weaver ....... 2 8 0 Van paal : ; 3 OD cc cmee ° im Sopp ea Sali Ee | . ‘Monaws.: . O'Conner......1 5° 5 0 Ll 3 40 OST uso. ees 8 6 Morvan: .- KR. Ylant...c lt eT! Goldie.......0. 25 4 2 SU icxteedes @ 6 8 M. M. Van Drxe. sae 44 4 3 4 of Albany.) ee 6 1 5 6 6b 2 City.) 40 Berthrong. .. oo 2 Fox Pre : 5 : B.58 2.3. D9. abhi Ouyrmptc (of Paterson.) Oe 40 Tynan... site 8 6 cKiernan.....2 7 .8 8 Fire oan-00%0.°8 2 Anspach.......2 2° 8 4 Croasdale’..2...2 3.38 4 Eli Holmes..... 2 2 1 Buder 0s AVPO? 1 4 Pree 4 Pacirtc.. evades. s 51 Van Pelt.../2.52 9 5 0 -13 48 ; Pxconic. Wright.......<6 2:0 §8.0 peo te 8 3 8 Thorp..i..4..02:35 3 2 : PownaTan, Snediker.......2 0 4 0 Shields . with 4 8 3 Clatk....8..62...1. Sius® 2 Tray «+. wenn i 23 Chases..ccceuer 8 23 Voge. . sobeceees B 21 Braz. _ Smith. cocsee S 4 1) ' Macdiarmid. 2 10 Wauke seis -
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Braz (of New Brunnvick.) Abrams. . 2 6°, 411 bad — ae . Z ~ - eG. Biss 49 Depa 4. 3 0| Unton (of Washington) Cassiday Ee tat | 8 4 ScunpRise. Pearson:.......2 1 8 3 Cathill......... 2° °8 1 4/| Quan sohee BB Oy Sloane......- pia, i Meagiliixansng 1 2 UNIONVILLE. Williams.......2 0 8 90 Una. Morris.........2 1 21 Theo, Van Cott. 2 0 3 0} Bennett........2 4. 2 0 Downs... +++ 24 Hathaway.....2 4 2 4 WATERBURY. ‘ G man..... ie je S| ‘Ustox. J. Blakeslee.....2 2 2 4 Smith......... 210 426] V. Blakeslee... 2 2 2 8 : 1867. AcTIvE. McBride....:.. 219....5.40 . Kelley ...... 8 0. 3 8) Sensenderfer... 220 5 28 ess 5 4 : ~ .. S ae Se sii | are 93 47 Active (of Buf Pearce. .s.+ss+% hemes 8-7 8| Crane.........8 1 818 SSE: 7 8 T Bei SB =7G,.5 tea a ete j Acrrve (of Indianapolia) | Taylors... 3 495 38 Vance......... 1 4 ; : Burton......... 2 5 5 2 A. Jones....... 1 8 Tae 21 65 — it Wa ik: ling...--- ° Auznt (of Newark.) ee SS ee ee So 2 8 5| Hulme.........2 4 6 8 Leet. c3 8 a. C2 "34 Buckeye. et .. F ul - 4... 9 8 Sls AMERICUS. -| Brookshaw......2 0 5 2 os a cay = 2 6 6 P muld...s seeee 2 4 4 6 Belly TELE G4 10 | Camacapa (of Hornelonie) i, ~ Simpson. ..... watts &°¢ rs ATHLETIC. a rea). i cee Reade ......... 3223 6 0° Strawn........ 26 46
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96 DIME BASE-BALL PLAYER. Douglass... .... 3 8 Comstock 3 Carrrau (of Washington.) Snowden... ~ Reynolds...... 2 1 CrxcrswaTt. i Wright. < Be ; : Schwartz. . OW i dees cae e 4 CreIcHToN - Bre ~~ as » ~~ Enact (of Flatbush) Vanderveer....2 2 evedo....<.. 2 1 | 2 J. Gru Nelson. . oom ~aoO Lewis.........23 4 6 2 1 0 7 6 0 a 1 Clyn 8 9 D. of neon rm 2 3 3 9 Tracy...%.4.. 3 0. .B © Exceusior (of Chicago.) Foley. .caiste 1 6 as Stearns...,....1 7° 6 3 Alston..,......2 8 6 5 OC rmepeaete Elmira.) coboteees 2 56 5 SG vd oe6 6 54 Tay rere 4 ye Farruount (of erases Russell... .... 210 0 Brady.........2 4 t 7 Tt. —6a2 8 46 ix. M le... 2 wae | Nalback. .2.... 1/8 44 Merrell..4.6...2 4 48 Harvanrp. SRAW. 5 wasecev's 4 68 Parker... awees 8 5 6 Amis. .. +0. +. ll 5 t
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a INDEPENDEST. Carnahan. ..... 2 7 8. FF. B68 1-4 : 1 MeCoy.. 22.55 wards 7 Browne 3 9 3 Nationa (of Washington) Geo. Wright... 2 6 6 IRVINGTON. E. Smith... .... 2:1 6 8 Wolters. ....... 2 9 ‘ 1 Studley........ Lewis. ..,.-+++- Campbell... 3 8 5 Neptune (of Zaston.) ms ~ Brensiger...... ik ar ae * JEYFERSON. Rinkle.......5.2 1 4 8 Soothes 9. Sah ar B ee 2 6 7 «os 6 6 2 Li deat noes 31 5 5 . phedie6ere 28 86 Lose Sar, (of Springfield, 0.)| Mellier a6 33 Davidson...... : 7 5 5 no quer Ss a3 Ration. ..1 & 6.8 - ee apman....- . LowELL. Malone.....--- 211 416 2 5 12 Flowers besbeed 26 .4 4 3 6 3| Morton secu =a 8
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foCrea.... OL Macdiarmid Harris Williams Edwards Uma. Van Cott....... 2 6 6 G. Stevens.....2 6 4 4 wrence......8 6 44 Umion (of Elmira.) 5) coke eww 8 Grigg Bachman......1 4 4 2 Porter... )..... 8 anwly Caaeinen) Flynn......... 0 ¥ ? ot King. 24 $818 Craver.........215 815 Untox (of Morrisania,) Martin......... 212 48 Goldie. 6.25.0. 216 4090 th .. seeeee 217 8 2B - Unton (of St. Louis.) R. Duncan. .... > Be | 6 7 + one gta 22 2 6 6 Pee 5 Waszay, BTW... 9 4, & 8 Ries ear 27 6 5 Crafts...... 1144 #48 Waren, Fin sccoee O §£ 8 Wilenk. 1.3 0 5 4 Van Siver...... 3 8 4
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BEST INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES. The following are the three best averages of buses on hits toe the season of 1869 : G. Wright, of the Cincinnati... a hol Reach, do Athletic s..... 46 242 McBride, do do = 93 cece. BF 182 The following are the best averages of each individual clab, We give the professionals first: G. Wright, of the Cincinnati .... 57 304 Rench, do Athletic .... tase 242 Addy, do Forest City .. es 124 oo. do Aiflantic...... 9 40 Kin do Union........ 34 146 Klchifelder, do — Keystone..... 2 «653 Lalone, do Olympié(W'n) 85 92 Flanley, do Mitunl....... 86 130 Patterson, do Eekford...... 62 178 Gibney, — -do- National. Be SiS 14 58 Schafer, do do (Philly 11 39 Goodwin, of the Somerset... 15 96 Whitney, do Fly Away.. 19 120 Paree n do Old Elm... 10 53 Dakin do Putnam.... @ 46 Goodw do Harvard... 6 29 Piere ‘ do Numeless... 18 89 Felton, do Fairmount. 20 88 Sievens, | do Eagle...... 12 53 Hi. Fitzgerald, do City Item... 8 33 avert, do ioorell coeele 17°06, Jobnsen, do. Star. pees 14 52 Fenniman, do. Harmonie... 17 59 Cocoran, do W eee ante ‘a's 53 dor Jette: 4 9 Temas: “do* Excelsior... 10 25 5 19 512 5 12 5 19 G4 10 44 5°12 9 9 5 579 205 821 4.414 GP Go7TT% 410 234-618 ah =S 7a F298 8.08 = 144 4.7 8.611 174° 4.3 3 22 203 58 - 311 sl 5 11 3.6 52.4 8 6.66 106 7.65 » 6.31 189 9.95 6 3 ~t2 6°S “& 6 1 59 & 5° 4.83 “37 6.16 » 43575018) 7 3 4 8° 134 614 456 69 4U 41 49 6 1 3.83 96 5.65 S:7t- 80. 6. T1 £:8 2 414 a2. <%5 6.7 3.0 = oS. 08.3.4 a TB av, id t0 44 y 2.0 y 8 ds.
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| ‘ BEADLE’S DIME STANDARD Games and Pastimes for 1870. BASE-BALL PLAYER. | Comprising New Rules and Regulations adopted ; Proceedings of the Thirteenth Convention of Ball-players; Leading Club Records of 1869, embracing a Complete record of the games played by the “Red Stocking” nine during the | Season ; also, the Base-Ball Averages of the principal clubs for 1869. } HAND-BOOK OF CROQUET. ). Acomplete guide to the Principles and Practice of theGame. This popular pas- time has, during the few years of its existence, rapidly outgrown the first vague And imperfect rules and regulations of its inventor; and, as almost every house at Which it is played adopts a different code of laws, it becomes a difficult matter fora stranger to assimilate his play to that of other people. It is, therefore, highly de- sirable that one uniform system should be generally adopted, and hence the object i this work is to establish a recognized method of playing the game. CRICKET AND FOOT-BALL. A desirable Cricketer’s Companion, containing complete instructions in the elements of Bowling, Batting and Fielding: also the Revised Laws of the game; Remarks on the Duties of Umpires; the Mary-le-Bone Cricket Club Rules and Reg- ulations ; Bets, etc., etc. By Henny CHapwiok, author of “ Base-Ball Player.” YACHTING AND ROWING. This volume will be found very complete as a guide to tha conduct of watercraft, and fall of interesting information alike to the amateur and the novice. The chap , ter referring to the recent great rowing race of the Oxford and Cambridge clubs, OB . the Thames, will be found particularly interesting. RIDING AND DRIVING. A sure guide to correct Horsemanship, with complete directions for the road and field; and a specific section of directions and information for female equ = Drawn largely from “Stonchenge's” fine manual, this yolume will be found all that can be desired by those seeking to know all about the horse, and his manage ment in harness and under the saddle, Waves, the tides, etc.; a Chapter for the School ; how to Sana Drowning; Dr. Franklin's * Code” for Swimmers. For sale by all Newsdeslers and Booksellers ; or will be sent singly or In pack Sees by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price—TEx Cutseach. BEADLE AND COMPANY, Publishers, 98 William 8t., N.Y. “ a if
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WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. HORSMAN’S Base Bali Emporium. 100 William Street, New York (LATE 105 Maren Lane.) . THE OLDEST HOUSE IN THE BUSINESS Clubs buying by the. et ese or half-dozen will be thishyoct wholesale sate ae vrelail — will be eenneet: Horsman’ 3 Ewen Ss vipa’ o> aa Pads) aaa Dita a ss woetee « Do. Bounding ce ‘wit the hidbinad actias John Van Horn’s Regulatio Eagle," i Ma and Cock of vn ¥ fi bay s S2 ssesses Pase Be Balle oe tr Sassanes? Hegnation Bo Sesssezey BASES, coinplete eat, $6 00. ‘Secend quay, # 50. Scone Booxs, $100 to $8 50 each. Seore Shéets, be. each. REN ete Oe ONIEFORMS A SPECIALTY. ; waiving uaa it experience in the manufactore of as. ayers i a agg. Ta ene uti good wa for Si LEATHER axp WEB BELTS, of all kinds, and at the Jowest prices. i SSRgens, CRICKET, AND ARCHERY. : SEND OR PRICE LIST,