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...Rule 3, paragraph 2. White rubber substituted for white marble home plate...
...Rule 10. Batsman's lines six feet long by four feet wide, with its nearest line six inches from the home base...
...Cornell Era says of the petition for voluntary prayers: "This request is an eminently reasonable one, and it is probably that this rule will shortly go the way of the old ranking system, and all other relics of a half mature civilization...
...pass a rule to the effect that: "If any eleven shall refuse to agree to the referee's decision, and shall delay the game more than five minutes, the game shall be declared forfeited, and shall be given to their opponents." This plan worms admirably in the different base ball leagues, where a nine finds fault with the umpiring, and it serves as a wholesome check on those inclined to 'kick...
Unfair play, often premeditated and sometimes concerted, was a permanent feature in all of the games, and although not always successful was rarely punished. Intentional offside play and unlawful interference with opponents who were not running with the ball, were the rule rather than the exception; and tackling below the hips, tripping, butting, tackling in touch (all of which are prohibited by the rules), were common and deliberate...