Clipping:The UA playing rules

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Date Wednesday, December 19, 1883
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[reporting on the UA convention] The playing rules were so changed that the batter has full latitude to stand as he chooses, while the pitcher is restricted in his delivery, as in the American rules. The foul bound is done away with, as in the League rules, and batsmen have to run on a missed third strike. As for the ball and rules book, Wright and Ditson of Boston were awarded the contract to furnish the same. There will be a staff of three umpires appointed at a salary of $140 per month, and substitutes at $10 per day and expenses when in service. St.

Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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