Clipping:The new League playing rules

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Date	Sunday, February 13, 1876
Text	The playing rules for the game in 1876 have been amended by the League in several small points,–perhaps a dozen in all,–but no radical changes have been made. In fact, the spectator will probably not note the difference in a game as he looks at it from the seats. The most notable change is that which makes a foul ball at once in play if caught on a fly, but not if caught on a bound. This will give a chance for some sharp points when the fielder as the preference between letting a ball bound or not in the outfield when it drops foul again, a sharp tip gives a chance for a pretty play from the catcher to the basemen. Again, a base-runner has a chance to return to his base on a foul bound without being put out. The beauty of this is that it takes away a certain discretionary power from an umpire who is slow in calling fouls.
Source	Chicago Tribune
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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