1913 EDITED BY JOHN B. FOSTER AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY 21 Warren Street, New York CONTENTS A Remarkable Base Ball Tournament A World's Series Problem American League Averages, Official American League Season of 1912 Base Ball Writers of the South Base Ball Worth While? Base Ball Playing Rules, Official Index to Playing Ready Reference Index to Base Ball Playing Rules, Spalding's Simplified-- Ball Ball Ground Balls, Providing Balls, Soiling Base Running Rules Bat, Regulation Batting Rules Benches, Players Coaching Rules Definitions, General Field for Play, Fitness of Field Rules Game, Regulation Gloves and Mitts, Regulation Ground Rules Innings, Choice of Players, Numbers and Position of Players, Substitute Pitching Rules Scoring Rules Scoring of Runs Umpires' Authority Umpires' Duties Uniforms Club Rosters of 1912, Official Diagram, Correct, of a Ball Field Editorial Comment Elementary School Base Ball Tournament Introduction John Tomlinson Brush National League Season of 1912 National League Averages, Official National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues-- American Association Appalachian League Blue Grass League Border League Canadian League Central Association Central Kansas League Central League Cotton States League Eastern Association Illinois-Missouri League Indiana-Illinois-Iowa League International League Kentucky-Ind.-Tenn. League Michigan State League "Mink" League New York State League New England League Nebraska State League North Carolina League Northwestern League Ohio and Pennsylvania League Ohio State League Pacific Coast League South Atlantic League Southeastern League Southern Association Southern Michigan Association Texas League Tri-State League Union Association Virginia League Western Canada League Western League New Faces in the Old League Notes Schedules-- American League International League National League Northwestern League Southern Michigan Texas League The Spalding Base Ball Hall of Fame The World's Series of 1912 The Umpires NOTICE--To give adequate representation to College and School Base Ball Teams, which heretofore has not been possible in the Guide owing to lack of room, "Spalding's Official Collegiate Base Ball Annual" will be issued in February. It will contain complete college records, pictures and information exclusively pertaining to College Base Ball. Price 10 cents. INTRODUCTION In preparing this issue of SPALDING'S OFFICIAL BASE BALL GUIDE for the season of 1913, it has occurred to the Editor that the season of 1912, and the period which followed its completion, have been filled, with a great deal of unusual and uncommon vicissitude.