Clipping:Coaching restrictions
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| Date | Wednesday, November 24, 1886 |
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| Text | [reporting on the joint rules committee meeting 11/17/1886] Coaching has been wonderfully cut down and reduced. The new rules on coaching first start out by confining the two coachers to the narrow territory opposite first and third bases, as practised by the American Association in the latter part of last season. In the next place but two coachers are allowed at any time and the “extinction” penalty will apply if any other player opens his mouth to coach. The rest of the nine at bat must remain on the bench until called to bat and mus sit down as soon as they make a run or are retired from the bases. Then the two coachers are confined in their work to “words of caution or direction or command to the base-runner alone.” They are prohibited strictly from addressing any word to or concerning the batter or any member of the opposite team. The words used are, “words that may refer to or reflect upon.” the penalty for an infringement of this rule is, after one warning, to debar the club of the offending coacher from all further coaching privileges during the game. The committee pledged itself to ask the League and Association to strictly instruct all umpires to take special pains in carrying out the latter of this rule. No longer will we hear the merry war whoop of “Make him put it there, “ Now, Bobby, an old-time hit,” or “it only takes on to hit it.” But we may still hear Arlie's baritone encouragement of “Whoa! Bill, “”That's the way,” and “Get away, Jim. |
| Source | The Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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