SECTION. 13. The name of the Umpire.

INDEX TO RULES AND REGULATIONS.

RULE.
The Ground, 1
The Field, 2
Catcher's Lines, 3
Foul Lines, 4
Players' Lines, 5
The Captain's and Coachers' Lines, 6
Three-foot Line, 7
Pitcher's Plate, 8
The Bases, 9
Batsman's Lines, 10
The Home Base, 11
First, Second and Third Bases, 12
Lines must be Marked, 13
The Ball, 14
Weight and Size, (1) 14
Number Balls Furnished, (2) 14
Furnished by Home Club, (3) 14
Replaced if Injured, (4) 14
The Bat, 15
Material of (1) 15
Shape of (2) 15

THE PLAYERS AND THEIR POSITIONS.

Number of Players in Game, 16
Players' Positions, 17
Players not to Sit with Spectators, 18
Club Uniforms, (1) 19
Gloves, (2) 19
Players' Benches, 20

THE GAME.

Time of Championship Game, (1) 21
Number of Innings, (2) 21
Termination of Game, (a) 21
The Winning Run, (b) 21
A Tie Game, 22
A Drawn Game, 23
A Called Game, 24
A Forfeited Game, 25
Failure of the Nine to Appear, (1) 25
Refusal of One Side to Play, (2) 25
Failure to Resume Playing, (3) 25
If a Team Resorts to Dilatory Practice, (4) 25
Wilful Violation, (5) 25
Disobeying Order to Remove Player, (6) 25
Written Notice to President, (7) 25
No Game, 26
Substitutes, 27

RULE.
One or more substitute players, (1) 27
Extra Player, (2) 27
Base Runner, (3) 27
Choice of Innings—Condition of Grounds, 28
The Pitcher's Position, 29
Delivery of the Ball—Fair Ball, 30
Unfair Ball, 31
Balking, 32
Motion to Deceive, (1) 32
Delay by Holding, (2) 32
Pitcher Outside of Lines, (3) 32
A Dead Ball, 33
A Foul Strike, 34
Block Balls, 35
Stopped by Person not in Game, (1) 35
Ball Returned, (2) 35
Base Runner must Stop, (3) 35
The Batsman's Position—Order of Batting, 36
Where Players must Remain, (1) 37
Space Reserved for Umpire, (2) 37
Space Allotted Players "at Bat," (3) 37
Batting Rules—Fair Hit, 38
Foul Hit, 39
Bunt Hit, 40
Batted Ball Outside Grounds, 41
A Fair Batted Ball, 42
Strikes, 43
Ball Struck at by Batsman, (1) 43
Fair Ball Delivered by Pitcher, (2) 43
Attempt to Make Foul Hit, (3) 43
Foul Hit while Attempting a Bunt Hit, (4) 43
Ball Struck at after Touching Batsman's Person, (5) 43
Ball Tipped by Batsman, (6) 43
A Foul Strike, 44
The Batsman is Out, 45
Failing to Take Position at Bat in Order, (1) 45
Failure to Take Position within One Minute after
being called, (2) 45
If He Makes a Foul Hit, (3) 45
If He Makes a Foul Strike, (4) 45
Attempt to Hinder Catcher, (5) 45
Three Strikes Called by Umpire, (6) 45
Attempt to Make a Foul Hit After Two Strikes
have been Called, (7) 45
If Ball Hits Him While Making Third Strike, (8) 45
If He Hits a Fly Ball that can be Handled by
Infielder while First Base Occupied with Only
One Out, (9) 45
If Third Strike is Called, (10) 45

BASE RUNNING RULES.
RULE.
The Batsman Becomes a Base Runner, 46
After a Fair Hit, (1) 46
After Four Balls are Called, (2) 46
After Three Strikes are Declared, (3) 46
If Hit by Ball While at Bat, (4) 46
After Illegal Delivery of Ball, (5) 46
Bases to be Touched, 47
Entitled to Bases, 48
If Umpire Call Four Balls, (1) 48
If Umpire Award Succeeding Batsman Base, (2) 48
If Umpire Calls Balk, (3) 48
If Pitcher's Ball Passes Catcher, (4) 48
Ball Strikes Umpire, (5) 48
Prevented from Making Base, (6) 48
Fielder Stops Ball, (7) 48
Returning to Bases, 49
If Foul Tip, (1) 49
If Foul Strike, (2) 49
If Dead Ball, (3) 49

If Person of Umpire Interferes with Catcher, (4) 49
If the Ball Touches the Batsman's Person, (5) 49
Base Runner Out, 50
Attempt to Hinder Catcher from Fielding Ball, (1) 50
If Fielder Hold Fair Hit Ball, (2) 50
Third Strike Ball Held by Fielder, (3) 50
Touched with Ball After Three Strikes, (4) 50
Touching First Base, (5) 50
Running from Home Base to First Base, (6) 50
Running from First to Second Base, (7) 50
Failure to Avoid Fielder, (8) 50
Touched by Ball While in Play, (9) 50
Fair or Foul Hit Caught by Fielder, (10) 50
Batsman Becomes a Base Runner, (11) 50
Touched by Hit Ball Before Touching Fielder, (12) 50
Running to Base, (13) 50
Umpire Calls Play, (14) 50
When Batsman or Base Runner is Out, 51
Coaching Rules, 52
Scoring of Runs, 53