Clipping:The bases in ice baseball
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| Date | Saturday, January 26, 1867 |
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| Text | The base lines should be marked on the ice in the form of the letter T, the lines being six feet long and four inches wide. The first line, at first base, crosses the foul ball line at right angles, and extends three feet on each side of it. All a base runner has to do, when making the first base, is to cross this line; the moment he does so he makes his base, and he may either stop at the base or continue on, turning to the right, however, as he gradually returns and occupies the base. Should he skate outside the range of the line of six feet, placed on the ice at right angles with the line from first to second base–this line touching the end of the other base line–he is off his base, and can be put out in returning just as if he had his foot off the base on the field. The rule in making the other bases is the same. After crossing the line of the base, the base runner must turn to the right and return to his base as soon as he well can do so, without suddenly stopping, which he is not obliged to do. In running two or more bases, he must cross both lines at the base, as the second line must be crossed before he can make the next base. |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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