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ADOPTED RULES
The Eclipse Base Ball Club of Northville has adopted, and will play
home matches, according The Revised Rules of the Game for
1867, by Henry Chadwick, with the following revisions, additions,
clarifications, and omissions:
I. The .no stride rule. is NOT in effect. A striker must
remain in the striker.s box when batting, but may shift and lift his
feet.
II. First base may not be overrun unless field conditions are hazardous
and safety of the players is a concern. The .Captain. of the
Eclipse Base Ball Club will be solely responsible for implementation of
the rule.
III. Open lead-offs are allowed. Stealing bases is allowed.
The base runner may steal the next base only on a muff by the behind
(catcher). A .muff. is defined as the ball contacting the
ground twice after hurled by the hurler (pitcher) before it is returned
by the behind to the hurler. If a player steals and it is determined
that the ball was not muffed, he shall not have a free return to the
base. Base runners may steal at their risk on an overthrown
.pick off. attempt.
IV. Balls struck, that reach the hill and weeds in right field and
right center field will become an automatic ground rule double or
single depending upon which part of the hill is reached by
the ball. Players will be shown the single/double demarcation
line prior to the start of the match. Click for photo. This includes balls that reach
the hill on the fly, or on a bound. If the ball is struck in
the area and bounds out onto the field of play, the ball is considered
.live.. A ball caught on the bound or fly is an out even if
it has or may reach the hill. If the ball reaches this same area on a
throw, the ball is.dead. and players shall hold or be awarded the
closest base.
V. An inanimate object such as a tree or lamp post shall be considered
part of the ground for bound rule purposes. The left field lamp post is
completely in fair territory.
VI. Cursing, spitting and sliding into a base is ungentlemanly and such
conduct is subject to public reprimand by the umpire.
VII. Open fielding. Position players are NOT required to
field their position no more than two paces off of the base they are
stationed at, or to play .straight away. in the outfield.
VIII. NO FREE RETURNS on balls struck in foul territory. For
a runner to be called out, the ball must first be touched by the hurler
on the fielding team who may position themselves anywhere on the
field. This shall be a .force. play. The hurler
does NOT have to be within the .pitcher point..
X. The bound rule shall apply to fair and foul balls. Foul
balls are outs only if caught by a fielder.
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