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- The Huntington Champion Hill Toppers from Huntington, Indiana
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- Base Ball is a polite game
- Matches are conducted with the highest standards of sportsmanship, courteous behaviour and respect for others.
- There will be no swearing, spitting, scratching, alcohol, chewing of tobacco or wagering.
- Players shall not comment on the umpire's calls.
- The Umpire
- Calls foul tics immediately
- Can ask players or cranks in assistance in making a call.
- Does not call balls, and may call strikes if necessary.
- Levies fines, immediately, for disrespectful conduct.
- Hurling
- The ball must be presented and hurled underhanded, not jerked or thrown.
- The ball must be delivered as close as possible over the center of home plate or wherever the striker wishes.
A Striker is Out When -- A batted ball is caught on the fly or one bound off the ground.
- A fielded ball is thrown to first base ahead of the striker's sprint to the bag.
- After three swinging or called strikes. Foul tics are not strikes.
- Other Differences
- Players do not wear gloves or other protective equipment.
- There is no sliding, leading off, stealing bases, or overruns of first base.
- Players crossing home plate must report to the tallykeeper's table and ask the tallykeeper to please tally his ace. Once tallied, he then strikes the bell.
- A runner may advance at his own peril if the striker's ball is caught on one bound, fair or foul.
- TERMINOLOGY
- Batter = Striker
- Pitcher = Hurler
- Catcher = Behind
- Run! = Leg it!
- Score a Run = Tally an Ace
- Fan = Crank
- Ground Ball = Daisy Cutter
- Out = Dead
- Error = Muff
- Ball Player = Ballist
- Hurray! = Huzzah!
- Jay 'Toots' Redner
- Rod 'Bow Legs' Stine
- Tom 'Spud' Swaidner
- Roger 'Postman' Torres
- Gary 'Dodger' Rowe
- Matt 'Trooper' Teusch
- Dennis 'Pops' Wiegmann
- Jeff 'Swede' Yngstrom
- Larry 'Bird Dog' Morrison
- George 'Bones' Foster
- Brian 'Fish' Carpenter
- Eric 'Hamhocks' Fricke
- Brandon 'Legs' Whitesell
- Phil 'Grasshopper' Shively
- Stan 'Sawdust' Hippensteel
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