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Ikros ^hctbaooRuoe N`ajies chr 2<15

Reiuoar ^eashj \oay4

\aie = Oeaiue Reiuoatkhjs

#> ^en. > Ammem4 \oayers s`aoo jht partknkpate wkt` ghre t`aj hje \HJ[Basebaoo ajm/hr ^hctbaoo hriajkzatkhj oeaiue at t`e sage tkge.

\aie 20 Ujrephrtem ^ubstktutes

Ruoe = ^en. 5 n`ajiem ruokjis th reghve ‟menoarem kjeokikboe poayer ajm restrkntem th

t`e bejn`‗

\aie 5< Battkji

Ruoe 0 ^en. 2 Meoetem Exneptkhj, \oay ajm Ruokji

\aie 50 Baserujjkji

Ruoe ; ^en. 2c Rewhrmem Eccent

\aie 39 Baserujjkji

Ruoe ; ^en. 0d nhrrentem t`krm sejtejne.

\aie 30 Baserujjkji

Ruoe ; ^en. 0o Rewhrmem

\HE >0 ^ubstktutkhjs

PSKKK Upmatem chr jew ruokji 

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2<15 Ruoes ajm Reiuoatkhjschr\HJ[ IKRO^ ^HC]BAOO

ABRA@AG FE[, \reskmejt / NEH

FAREJ REE^E, Mkrenthr hc ^hctbaoo Hperatkhjs 

\HJ[ BA^EBAOO AJM ^HC]BAOO

\.H. BHP 225

YA^@KJI]HJ, \EJJ^[OSAJKA 15><1-<225

]eoep`hje4 92=-225-1<3< • CAP4 92=-225-;052

Egako4 kjchLphjy.hri • www.phjy.hri 

Reprhmuntkhj kj w`hoe hr kj part prh`kbktem wkt`hut wrkttej pergksskhj crhg t`e nhpyrki`t hwjer.

Nhpyrki`t 2<15 by \HJ[ Basebaoo, Kjn. hc Yas`kjithj, \A.

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IRAJM ^OAG, JH-@K], \ERCEN] IAGE AYARM^

Cree awarm nertkcknates chr poayers w`h `kt a Irajm ^oag, hr w`h pktn` a Jh-@kt iage, hr a

\ercent Iage, gay be hbtakjem crhg \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo wkt`hut n`arie, w`ej t`e

apprhprkate kjchrgatkhj ks prhvkmem.

^ejm a phstnarm hr oetter kjmknatkji41.

 

]ype hc awarm (Jh-@kt, Irajm ^oag, \ercent Iage).

2.  \oayers jage ajm teag.

>.  Hpphskji teag jage.

=. 

Jage hc oeaiue hr thurjagejt oeveo kj w`kn` iage hnnurrem.

5. 

Jage hc ckeom w`ere iage was poayem.

3. 

Nkty ajm state w`ere iage was poayem.

9. 

Mate iage was poayem.

^kij t`e chrg, kjmknate yhur tktoe hr phsktkhj kj t`e oeaiue, ajm ammress ajm gako kt th4

\HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo

\.H. Bhx 225

Yas`kjithj, \A 15><1-<225

Kj hrmer th preserve t`e kjteirkty hc t`e awarms, boajf nertkcknates wkoo jht be kssuem.

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2<15 - \HJ[ IKRO^ ^HC]BAOO

]aboe hc Nhjtejts

]aboe hc Nhjtejts ........................................................................................................... ......... kNhggujknaboe Mksease \rhnemures ....................................................................................... kk

\oaykji Ruoes Kjmex .......................................................................................................... ...... kkkBanfirhujm .................................................................................................................. .......... 1

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ^1 Oeaiues ................................................................................................................. ............. >2 ]eags ................................................................................................................... ............. => Oeiao \oayers ............................................................................................................ ........... == Bhujmarkes .............................................................................................................. .......... 55 ^eoentkhj hc \oayers ..................................................................................................... ....... 53 ^n`emuoe ................................................................................................................ ............ 5

9 Ugpkres .................................................................................................................. ............ 30 ^nhrefeepers ............................................................................................................ ......... 3; ^phjshrs ................................................................................................................ ............ 31< Gajaiers ajm Nhan`es ................................................................................................... 3

\OA[KJI RUOE^1 Meckjktkhjs .............................................................................................................. ............ 02 \oaykji Ckeom ........................................................................................................... ......... 1;> Equkpgejt ............................................................................................................... ........ 21= \oayers ajm ^ubstktutes ................................................................................................. .. 235 ]`e Iage ................................................................................................................. ........ >2

3 ^`etoajm Ruoes „ \kjth Ruoes „ Gan`kje \ktn` ...................................................... >3->9->09 \ktn`kji (Cast \ktn`) .................................................................................................... ...... =<\ktn`kji (^ohw \ktn`) ............................................................................................................ =50 Battkji .................................................................................................................. ............ =;; Baserujjkji .............................................................................................................. ....... 531< Meam Baoo - Baoo kj \oay ................................................................................................... 9>11 Ugpkres .......................................................................................................................... 9912 \rhtests ......................................................................................................................... 011> ^nhrkji ................................................................................................................ ........... 0>1= \hkjt hc Egp`asks ..................................................................................................... K-PSKKK

]HURJAGEJ] \OA[ (Boue ^`amem \aies)Oeaiue/Ren ]eags ............................................................................................................ ... 0;Menkskhjs Nhggkttee ......................................................................................................... .. ;2\rhtests ajm \ejaotkes ....................................................................................................... ... ;>Equkpgejt ................................................................................................................... ......... ;=^eoent/]raveo ]eags ............................................................................................................. ;5

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kk 

NHGGUJKNABOE MK^EA^E \RHNEMURE^ 

Y`koe rksf hc hje at`oete kjcentkji ajht`er wkt` @KS/AKM^ murkji

nhgpetktkhj ks nohse th jhj-exkstejt, t`ere ks a reghte rksf t`at ht`er bohhm bhrje

kjcentkhus mkseases naj be trajsgkttem. Chr exagpoe, @epatktks B naj be presejt

kj bohhm as weoo as kj ht`er bhmy coukms. \rhnemures chr remunkji t`e phtejtkao chrtrajsgksskhj hc t`ese kjcentkhus aiejts s`huom kjnoume, but jht be okgktem th, t`e

choohwkji4

1.  ]`e boeemkji gust be sthppem, t`e hpej whujm nhverem ajm kc t`ere ks ajexnesskve aghujt hc bohhm hj t`e ujkchrg kt gust be n`ajiem bechre t`e

at`oete gay partknkpate.

2. 

Rhutkje use hc iohves hr ht`er prenautkhjs th prevejt sfkj ajm gunhus-

gegbraje exphsure w`ej nhjtant wkt` bohhm hr ht`er bhmy coukms ksajtknkpatem.

>. 

Kggemkateoy was` `ajms ajm ht`er sfkj surcanes kc nhjtagkjatem (kj

nhjtant) wkt` bohhm hr ht`er bhmy coukms. Yas` `ajms kggemkateoy acter

reghvkji iohves.=.

 

Noeaj aoo nhjtagkjatem surcanes ajm equkpgejt wkt` aj apprhprkate

mkskjcentajt bechre nhgpetktkhj resuges.

5. 

\rantkne prhper mksphsao prhnemures th prevejt kjdurkes nausem by jeemoes,

snaopeos ajm ht`er s`arp kjstrugejts hr mevknes.3.

 

Aot`hui` saokva `as jht beej kgpoknatem kj @KS trajsgksskhj, th gkjkgkze

t`e jeem chr egeriejny ghut`-th-ghut` resusnktatkhj, ghut`pkenes,

resusnktatkhj bais, hr ht`er vejtkoatkhj mevknes s`huom be avakoaboe chr use.

9.  At`oetkn trakjers/nhan`es wkt` boeemkji hr hhzkji sfkj nhjmktkhjs s`huomrecrakj crhg aoo mkrent at`oetkn nare ujtko t`e nhjmktkhj reshoves.

0.  Nhjtagkjatem thweos s`huom be prhperoy mksphsem hc/mkskjcentem.;.

 

Choohw anneptaboe iukmeokjes kj t`e kggemkate nhjtrho hc boeemkji ajm

w`ej `ajmokji bohhmy mresskjis, ghut` iuarms ajm ht`er artknoes

nhjtakjkji bhmy coukms.

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kkk 

RUOE MECKJK]KHJ RUOE ^EN]KHJ AR]KNOE

AO]EREM BA]  1 1Bat ^penkcknatkhjs > 1Batter ks hut 0 1 m

A\\EAO \OA[  1 2

\HE 1Acter tkge hut ; 0 k

^\ ; 0 k (=)Battkji hut hc hrmer 0 2 b - n (1 - =)Gay jht returj ; 1 i - kRujjer ; 0 c - k

A^^K^]^  1> 2 b (5)(a-m)

AU]HGA]KN HU]  ^\ = = b (1)

BAOONaooem by ugpkre 0 9 a - cCakr baoo 1 21 a - cChuo baoo 1 29 a - cKjtejtkhjaooy narrkem ; 5 d (2)Hccknkao > >Ujkjtejtkhjaooy narrkem ; 5 d (1)BAOO KJ \OA[ (OKSE BAOO)  1< 2 a - ab

1< >

BA^E OKJE  1 =

BA^E HJ BAOO^  1 >; 2 n

BA^E \A]@  1 =Rujjer jht hut ; ;Rujjer hut ; 0

BA^ERUJJER  1 5

BA^E^  > 3Mkgejskhjs > 3Rujjkji kj oeiao hrmer ; 1BA^E UG\KRE  11 1

11 >BA]  > 1@kttkji baoo senhjm tkge 0 5" 0 ; cKooeiao 1 >1

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kv 

" > 1 j" \^\ 3 b 3

^^\ 3 a 2Yarg-up > 2

BA]]EM BAOO  1 3

BA]]ERAuthgatkn Hut = = bBenhges a batter-rujjer ; 2N`hppkji mhwj hj baoo ^\ 1 15" ^\ 0 11 oEjters batters bhx wkt` 0 1 n - maj kooeiao/ aoterem bat 0 11 b - n" 1< 1 w - x@kjmerkji t`e natn`er 0 1 b" 0 >

@kt by pktn` 0 3 e - i" ^\ 0 9 n" C\ ; 2 c" 1< 1 m,h@kttkji a cakr baoo wkt` t`ebat a senhjm tkge" \HE 1;" 0 5" 0 ; cKjtejtkhjao waof ; 2 nJht tafkji phsktkhj kj 2< senhjms 0 1 e

Hj-menf batter 0 1>Hut 0 11^teppkji anrhss `hge poate w`koe 0 1 bpktn`er ks kj pktn`kji phsktkhj 1< 1 b^teppkji hut hc batter‛s bhx \HE 5" 0 1 a-b" 0 >" 0 11 m-e]`krm strkfe mrhppem by natn`er C\ ; 2 bY`ej t`krm hut ks game at bat 0 2 m

BA]]ER‛^ BHP  \HE 31 9

Mkgejskhjs 2 = nSkhoatkhj 0 1

BA]]ER - BA^ERUJJER  1 0; 2

Annkmejt prevejts rujjkji th 1< 1 `

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awarmem baseBatter - baserujjer ks hut ; 9Ihkji mkrentoy th ckrst base ; 9 cGhvkji banf th `hge ; 9 dHverrujjkji ckrst base ; 0 ` JH]ERujjkji hutskme t`ree- chht okje ; 9 i

BA]]ER‛^ HJ - MENF NKRNOE  2 = b

BA]]KJI HRMER  1 ;Chr meskijatem `ktter C\ 0 1=Hut hc hrmer 0 2

BOHNFEM BAOO  1 1<Hccejskve equkpgejt hj ckeom ; 5 i

BOHHM RUOE

^ee nhggujknaboe mksease prhnemures kj crhjt hc RuoeBhhf

BHP ^NHRE  1> 2

BUJ]  \HE 0C\ 1 11

Ykt` twh strkfes hj batter C\ 0 11 f^\ 0 11 o

NA\^  > 11 a

NA^]^  > 11 e

NA]N@  1 12

NA]N@ AJM NARR[  \HE 19 & 2<Kjtejtkhjaooy narrkem hut hc poay ; 5 d (2)Ujkjtejtkhjaooy narrkem hut hc poay ; 5 d (1)

NA]N@ER‛^ BHP  \HE 91 1>

Mkgejskhjs 2 = m^\ 9 > mC\ 9 > m

NA]N@ER‛^ HB^]RUN]KHJ  ; 2 m

N@AJIE HC UG\KRE^  11 5

N@ARIEM NHJCEREJNE^  \HE 1<

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vk 

Mecejskve 1 1= aC\ 9 11^\ 9 1<

Hccejskve 1 1= b5 1<

N@H\\EM BAOO  1 15

^\ 0 11 o

NOEA]^  > 0

NHAN@  1 13Assksts rujjer ; 0 gKjterceres wkt` t`rhw ; 0 j,qReghvao crhg iage 5 1<

11 ; ECCEN]]wh nhan`es 11 ; b

NHAN@E^ BHP  2 = e

NHJMK]KHJ HC CKEOM  5 2

NHUR]E^[ RUJJER  \HE 11C\ ; 1<

NRA^@  \HE 2=; 0 s

NRHY @H\  C\ 9 = c

MEAM BAOO  1 191< 1

^\ 1< >Kjtejtkhjaooy narrykji kjth meam baoo area ; 5 k, d

MECEJ^KSE ]EAG  1 10Mecejskve teag mkstrants batter C\ 9 9 JH]E (1)

^\ 9 0 JH]E (1)

]`rhwkji iohve at baoo ; 5 c

MEOA[EM MEAM BAOO  \HE 12Natn`er hbstruntkhj ; 2 m (1 - >)Metan`em equkpgejt `kttkji baoo ; 5 cKooeiao pktn` C\ 9 1 - 9, ;" ^\ 9 1 - 0Hbstruntkhj ; 5 b\oate ugpkre kjtercerejne ; 3 m

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vkk 

" \^\ 3 b 1<

ME^KIJA]EM \OA[ER/COEP  = 3 a

ME]AN@EM EQUK\GEJ]  ; 5 c

MKAGHJM MKGEJ^KHJ^  2 1 - =

MK^OHMIEM BA^E  1 1;Choohwkji a base ; 1 nJht hut kc hcc mksohmiem base ; ; oRujjer attegpts th nhjtkjue ; = n

MHUBOE BA^E  > 3 a

MHUBOE, IRHUJM RUOE  ; 5 k

MHUBOE \OA[  1 2<

MRH\\EM BAOO MURKJI YKJM U\  C\ 9 12^\ 9 ; m

MRH\\EM ]@KRM ^]RKFE  C\ ; 2 b0 11 a

MUIHU] NHJMUN]  \HE 1=

EDEN]KHJ CRHG IAGE  5 > c (3 - 9)

Aoterem bat 0 1 m0 11 b

Nras` ; 0 s JH]E^enhjm hccejse 11 ; ECCEN]

5 1<Skhoatkhj hc ruoes 11 1 d (>)

EQUK\GEJ] OEC] HJ CKEOM  \HE 15> 1<

EQUK\GEJ]  > 1 - 11

ERRHR  1> 2 b (3)

EP]RA \OA[ER  = 3 b

CAKR BAOO  1 21

CAKR ]ERRK]HR[  1 22

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vkkk 

CAFE ]AI  \HE 131 2>; 5 b (>)

CKEOMER  1 2=

CK]JE^^ HC IRHUJM  5 2

CO[ BAOO  1 25Narrkem kjth meam baoo area ; 5 d

CHRNE HU]  \HE 101 23; 0 n

CHREKIJ ^UB^]AJNE HJ  C\ 9 3

\K]N@KJI @AJM  ^\ 9 3

CHRCEK]EM IAGE  5 > cRenhrm 1> ;^nhre hc 5 5 nCHUO BAOO 1 29CHUO ]K\ 1 20

0 3 n

IAGE NAOOEM  5 > a

IOHSE^  > 9Kooeiao iohve usaie ; ; g^penkcknatkhjs > 9

IRHUJM RUOE^  2 2Mksnusskhj wkt` ugpkres 11 1 e

IRHUJM RUOE MHUBOE  ; 5 k

@EAMBAJM^  > 11 a

@EAMYEAR  > 11 a

@EKI@] HC \K]N@  ^\ 9 > n\^\ 3 b 11

@EOGE]  1 2;

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kx 

Mecejskve, Usaie, Nranfem, BrhfejAoterem, Hccejskve > 11 m

@HGE \OA]E  > =

@HGE RUJ  ; 5 `

@HGE ]EAG  1 ><

KOOEIAO BA]  \HE > & =1 >1

^pen hc bat > 1

KOOEIAOO[ BA]]EM BAOO  1 >2Batter ks hut 0 11 nRujjer gust returj ; 3 b

KOOEIAO BA]]ER  = 5 a

KOOEIAOO[ NAUI@] BAOO  1 >>Metan`em equkpgejt ; 5 cKooeiao iohve ; ; g

KOOEIAO \K]N@C\ 9 ‟1 - 9,;‗^\ 9 ‟1 - 3,0‗

KOOEIAO \K]N@ERExnesskve speem ^\ 9 > a

Reghvem crhg phsktkhj = >

KOOEIAO \OA[ER  1 >=

KOOEIAO RE-EJ]R[  = >

KJNHG\OE]E IAGE  5 > i

KJEOKIKBOE \OA[ER  1 >5

KJ COKI@]  1 >3

KJ DEH\ARM[  1 >9

KJCKEOM  1 >0

KJCKEOM CO[  1 >;0 11 i

Jht naooem \^\ 3 b 11

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^^\ 3 a 1<

KJDUREM \OA[ER (^ee Bohhm Ruoe Crhjt Nhver) 1< 1 `

Re-ejtry = >

KJJKJI  1 =<

Reiuoatkhj iage 5 >

KJ^UO]KJI REGARF^ ]HYARM\OA[ER^ HR UG\KRE^  11 ; a

KJ]EJ]KHJAOO[ MRH\\EM  \HE 21CO[ BAOO  0 11 `

KJ]EJ]KHJAO YAOF  \HE 22 & 2>C\ ; 2 n JH]E

^\ ; 2 n ECCEN]

KJ]ERCEREJNE  \HE 2=1 =1

Akmkji a rujjer ; 0 gAt `hge poate ; 0 j,r

1< 1 pBaoo `kttkji ugpkre ; 2 e

1< 1 c (>)By base nhan` ; 0 g,j,q

1< 1 c (2)

By batter 0 1 b0 >

1< 1 c (1)By hj menf batter 0 1> e

1< 1 c (2)By natn`er 0 >By poate ugpkre C\ ; 3 m

C\ 1< 1 qBy rujjer ; 0 d,f,o,p,r

1< 1 c (>) (3)

Nras` by rujjer ; 0 sHccejskve equkpgejt hj ckeom ; 5 iBy pkjth pktn`er \^\ 3 b 1<Rujjers returj ; 3 n

; 0 d - fY`koe ckeomkji chuo baoo 0 =Y`koe at bat 0 >

K]B  0 5

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xk 

5 11

DEYEOR[  > 11 cGemknao aoert braneoets/jenfoanes > 11 c

OEA\KJI  C\ 9 = c

OEASE IAGE (RE-EJ]R[)  = >^ubstktutes = 5

OEIAO MEOKSER[ HR \K]N@  C\ 9 2->^\ 9 2->

\^\ 3 b 11

OEIAOO[ NAUI@] BAOO (NA]N@)  1 =>

OEIAO ]HUN@  1 =2

OKI@]JKJI ^ACE][  5 2 a

OKJE MRKSE  1 ==

OHHF BANF RUOE  \HE 25; 0 t

‟OH^^, NREMK]EM ]H \K]N@ER‗  1> 3

GAN@KJE \K]N@  3 n 1-19

GA^F^ AJM ]@RHA] \RH]EN]HR^Ugpkres 11 1 nNatn`ers > ; a

C\ 9 1>Cane gasf > 11 m

GAPKGUG AJM GKJKGUG ARN  ^\ 9 > n\^\ 3 b 11

GK]]^  > 9Guotk - Nhohrem Iohves > 9

JH \K]N@  C\ 9 1<^\ 9 ;

\^\ 3 b 1<

HB^]RUN]KHJ  \HE 291 =5

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xkk 

; 5 bNatn`er hbstruntkhj ; 2 m

HCCEJ^KSE ]EAG  1 =3

HCCKNKAO BAOO  > >

HCCKNKAO ^NHREFEE\ER  1> 1

HJ MENF BA]]ER  0 1>Yarg up bats > 2

HJ MENF NKRNOE  2 = bSkhoatkhj 0 1> e

HU]CKEOM  1 =9

HSERRUJ CKR^] BA^E  \HE 20; 0 `; ; i

HSER^OKME  1 =0; 0 k

HSER]@RHY  \HE 2;1 =;; 5 i

Crhg pktn`kji poate ; 5 n

\A^^EM BAOO  1 5<C\ ; 5 n

\KJ]H \OA[KJI RUOE^  3 b 1-12

\K]N@ (CA^] \K]N@)  \HE ><Meokverem wkt` natn`er hut hc natn`ers bhx 9 > m

9 9Kooeiao 9 1-;

Jh pktn` menoarem 9 1<Quknf returj pktn` 9 1< bReturjem by natn`er 9 > e^okps crhg pktn`er‛s `ajm 9 12Yarg up pktn`es aoohwem 9 0

\K]N@ (^OHY \K]N@)Meokverem wkt` natn`er hut hc natn`ers bhx 9 > m@eki`t hc pktn` 9 > n

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xkkk 

Kooeiao 9 1-0Jh pktn` menoarem 9 ;Quknf returj pktn` 9 0^okps crhg pktn`er‛s `ajm 9 ; mYarg up pktn`es aoohwem 9 9

\K]N@ BEIKJ^  C\ 9 2

^\ 9 2

\K]N@ER (CA^] \K]N@)  \HE ><Nremktem wkt` ohss 1> 3Nremktem wkt` wkj 1> 5Mecejskve nhjcerejne 1 1= a

9 11Meokberateoy mrhppem hr rhooem baoo 9 5Cakos th pktn` baoo wkt`kj aoohttem tkge 9 > cChrekij substajne hj baoo 9 3

Kooeiao pktn` pejaoty 9 1-9,;0 9 bOeiao meokvery 9 > a-c\oaykji rujjers banf th base crhgeki`t chht nkrnoe ; 0 t\hsktkhj hc ceet 9 1^tep murkji meokvery 9 2Reghvao acter nhjcerejne wkt` gajaier 9 11^tartkji pktn`er 1 53Re-ejter = >]ape hj ckjier 9 3

Ujkchrg \HE >1> 11

Yarg up pktn`es aoohwem betweej kjjkjis 9 0

\K]N@ER (^OHY \K]N@) Nremktem wkt` ohss 1> 3Nremktem wkt` wkj 1> 5Mecejskve nhjcerejne 1 1= a

9 1<Meokberateoy mrhppem hr rhooem baoo 9 5

Cakos th pktn` baoo wkt`kj aoohttem tkge 9 > cChrekij substajne hj baoo 9 3Kooeiao pktn` pejaoty 9 1-3,0Oeiao meokvery 9 > a\hsktkhj hc ceet 9 1^tep murkji meokvery 9 2Reghvao acter nhjcerejne wkt` gajaier 9 1<^tartkji pktn`er 1 53Re-ejter = >

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xkv 

]ape hj ckjier 9 3Ujkchrg \HE >1

> 11Yarg up pktn`es aoohwem betweej kjjkjis 9 9

\K]N@ER‛^ \OA]E  2 = c

Nhjtant at meokvery C\ 9 2 bC\ 9 = c^\ 9 2

Eki`t chht nkrnoe C\ 2 = c\ktn`er t`rhws w`koe kj nhjtant wkt` C\ 9 ;

\K]N@ER‛^ ^KIJAO^  \HE ><C\ 9 1 b

\K]N@KJI MK^]AJNE^  2 >

\K]N@KJI \H^K]KHJ  C\ 9 1 a-e^\ 9 1 a-n

\KSH] CHH]  1 51

\OA]E UG\KRE  11 2

\OA[ BAOO  1 52Cakoure th resuge poay 5 > c (2)

\OA[ GAME B[ UJAJJHUJNEM ^UB^]K]U]E  = 5 a-b

\OA[ER^  =Gkjkgug jugber th poay = = a-bHccknkaooy ejterkji t`e iage = 5\hsktkhjs = 2Reghvem crhg iage = 5 n - m^`hrt `ajmem ruoe \HE >5 & >3

= =

\OA[KJI CKEOM  2Cktjess chr poay 5 2

\RH]E^]^  \HE >212

Nhrrentkji errhrs 12 2Menkskhjs 12 9Exagpoes 12 1Kjchrgatkhj jeemem 12 3

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Jhtkcknatkhj hc kjtejt 12 =]kge okgkt 12 5]ypes 12 2

QUKNF RE]URJ \K]N@  1 5>C\ 9 1< b^\ 9 0

RE-EJ]ER IAGE  = >

RE-EJ]R[, \EJAO][ CHR KOOEIAO  = >

RECU^KJI ]H \OA[  5 > c (2)

REIUOA]KHJ IAGE  5 >

REGHSAO CRHG IAGE  5 > c (3-9)

Battkji uskji aoterem bat 0 1 m0 11 bGajaier hr nhan` 5 1<Re-ejtry = >^ubstktute jht ajjhujnem = 5^enhjm hccejse 11 ; ECCEN]Skhoatkhj hc ruoes 11 1 d (>)

RE^KJ  C\ 9 3^\ 9 3

RE]URJ HC \K]N@ ]H \K]N@ER  C\ 9 > e^\ 9 > e

RESER^AO HC UG\KRE‛^ MENK^KHJ  11 3 b

RH^]ER^ (CEGAOE HJO[)  = 1 n

RUJ A@EAM RUOE  5 =

RUJJER  1 5=

Abajmhjs base ; 0 vAsskstem by ajyhje ; 0 gAwarm hc bases hj hvert`rhw hc baoohut hc poay ; 1 o

C\ ; 5 n; 5 i

Base steaokji C\ ; > a^\ ; 3 `

Bases thun`em kj oeiao hrmer ; 1

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Nhan` mraws t`rhw th `hge ; 0 jNhges kjth nhjtant wkt` ckeomerattegptkji th ckeom baoo ; 0 dNhges kjth nhjtant wkt` ckeomer jhtejtktoem th ckeom t`e baoo ; ; nNhurtesy rujjer C\ ; 1<Meokberate nhjtant wkt` a ckeomer

wkt` t`e baoo ; 0 sEjters teag area ; 0 vEjtktoem th amvajne wkt` okabkoktyth be put hut ; >Ejtktoem th amvajne wkt`hut okabkoktyth be put hut ; 5Cakos th feep nhjtant wkt` base ujtkopktn`em baoo rean`es `hge poate ^\ ; 0 uCakos th feep nhjtant wkt` base ujtkot`e baoo oeaves t`e pktn`er‛s `ajm C\ ; 0 t

Cakos th returj th base hr prhneem th jextbase w`ej baoo ks kj eki`t chht nkrnoe C\ ; 0 t (1)@kt by battem baoo \HE 2=

; 0 f, oKooeiao iohve ; ; gKooeiao pktn` C\ 9 9 ECCEN]

C\ ; 5 e^\ 9 1-0 ECCEN]

Kooeiao rujjer = 5Kjtejtkhjaooy fknfkji baoo ; 0 oKjterceres wkt` poay acter bekji

menoarem hut ; 0 rKjterceres wkt` poay bechre bekjimenoarem hut ; 0 dOeamkji hcc C\ ; 0 t

^\ ; 0 uOeavkji base acter returjkji ; 0 t (2)Oeavkji base hj aj appeao ; 0 c-kOeavkji base th shhj ; 1 c, `, fGksses `hge poate ; 0 kGust returj th base ; 3

Jht hut ; ;Hbstruntem ; 5 bHccejskve teag nhooentkji th nhjcuset`e mecejse ; 0 h

Hut ; 0Hverrujs ckrst base ajm attegptsth ih th senhjm ; 0 `\asses ajht`er rujjer ; 0 eRujjkji t`e bases kj reverse hrmer ; 1 m

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xvkk 

Rujjkji hut hc baseokje ; 0 aRujjkji start ; 0 w^trunf by cakr baoo w`koe hcc base \HE 2=

; 0 f^trunf by cakr baoo w`koe hj base \HE 2=

; ; f]wh hnnupykji a base at sage tkge ; 1 e

RUJ^ BA]]EM KJ  1> =

RUJ^ JH] ^NHREM  5 9; 1 c

Chrne hut 5 9 a-b

RUJ^ ^NHREM  \HE >>5 3

^ANRKCKNE CO[  1 55

^NHREFEE\ER‛^ ̂ UGGAR[  1> 9

^NHRKJI  1> 1-;Base `kt 1> >Bhx snhre 1> 2N`ariem wkt` ohss 1> 3Nremktem wkt` wkj 1> 5Chrcektem iages 1> ;Hccknkao snhrer 1> 1

Ruj snhrem 5 31> =

^thoej bases C\ 1> 0

^@HE^  \HE >=> 0

^@HR] @AJMEM ]EAG^  \HE >5 & >3= =

^KJIOE UG\KRE  11 =^`etoajm ^^\ 3 a 1-1=

^HC]BAOO  > >

^\EN]A]HR^, ABU^KSE OAJIUAIE  11 ; aAttanf ugpkre 5 > e

^\EEM HC \K]N@  ^\ 9 > a

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xvkkk 

^\KFE^  > 0

^]AR]KJI OKJEU\  = 1Jugber hc poayers C\ = 1 a,n

^\ = 1 b-n\hsktkhjs C\ = 2 a

^\ = 2 bRe-ejtry = >

^]AR]KJI \K]N@ER  1 53

^]EAOKJI  \HE >91 59

^\ ; 3 `C\ ; 0 t^\ ; 0 u

Oeavkji bases acter returjkji C\ ; 0 t (2)^nhrkji 1> 0Y`ej baoo oeaves pktn`er‛s `ajm C\ ; > aBaserujjer hut C\ ; 0 t

^]E\ ]AFEJ B[ \K]N@ER  C\ 9 2 a^\ 9 2

^]E\\KJI HU] HC BA]]ER‛^ BHP  \HE 50 10 >

0 11 m-e1< 1 b

^]RKFE  0 3Baoo `kttkji batter hj t`krm strkfe 0 11 aMrhppem t`krm strkfe C\ ; 2 b

^]RKFE THJE  1 50

^UB^]K]U]E  \HE >0

Nhurtesy rujjer \HE 11; 1<Jh substktute avakoaboe C\ = = a\EJAO][

^\ = = b\EJAO][

5 > cJhtkcy ugpkre = 5 aHccknkaooy kj iage = 5

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Re-ejtry = >

^UB^]K]U]E RUJJERAuthgatkn hut = = b (2)Kjdury th rujjer = > JH]E

^U^\EJ^KHJ HC \OA[  5 > c

11 0^`etoajm ^^\ 3 a 1-13

]A\E HJ \K]N@KJI @AJM  C\ 9 3^\ 9 3

]EAG  = 1Recuskji th poay 5 > c (1->)]h nhjtkjue poaykji = =Meoay hr `astej iage 5 > c (=)

@hge teag 5 1]h start iage C\ = = a^\ = = b

]@REE-CHH] OKJEMkgejskhjs 2 = aSkhoatkhj ; 9 i

]@RHA] \RH]EN]HR^  > ; aUgpkres 11 1 n

]@RHYKJI ]H A BA^E Y@KOE CHH] KJKJ NHJ]AN] YK]@ \K]N@KJI \OA]E  C\ 9 ;

]@RHYKJI IOHSE A] BAOO  ; 5 c

]KE IAGE  \HE >;Reiuoatkhj tke 5 > mJhj-reiuoatkhj 5 > i^nhre 5 5 b

]KGE  1 5;By ugpkre 11 0\oayer, gajaier, nhan` C\ 9 1< e

^\ 9 ; e

]KGE OKGK] RUOE  \^\ 3 b 1^^\ 3 a 1>

]RA\\EM BAOO  0 11 `

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]RK\OE \OA[  1 3<

]URJ A] BA]  1 31

UG\KRE^  11 1-;Equkpgejt / ujkchrg 11 1 n

Kjtercerejne ; 2 eKjtercerejne poate ugpkre ; 3 m

C\ 1< 1 qDumigejt 11 3Reversao hc menkskhj 11 3 a-b

UJKCHRG^Chr poayers > 11Chr ugpkres 11 1 nJugbers hj ujkchrgs > 11 n

SKHOA]KHJ^  11 ; a-b

YAOF (BA^E HJ BAOO^)  1 >; 2 n

YARG-U\ BA]^  > 2

YARG-U\ \K]N@E^ CHR REOKEC \K]N@ERC\ 9 0^\ 9 9

YKOM \K]N@  1 32C\ ; 5 n

YKJ NREMK]EM ]H \K]N@ER  1> 5

YKJM-U\  C\ 9 = a-c^\ 9 = a-c

YKJJKJI ]EAG  5 5

YRK^]BAJM^ HJ \K]N@ER  C\ 9 3^\ 9 3

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]@E \UR\H^E

]`e shctbaoo oeaiues chr ikros, ujmer \HJ[ Basebaoo, Kjn. amgkjkstratkhj, poay ujmer sohw pktn`hr cast pktn` shctbaoo ruoes ajm are meskijem th prhvkme aj hriajkzem renreatkhj antkvkty chrikros. ]`e shctbaoo oeaiues wkoo ejaboe shctbaoo hriajkzatkhjs, w`ere meskrem, th prhvkmenhgpajkhj oeaiues chr ikros ujmer a skjioe nhggujkty hriajkzatkhj.

]`e purphse hc t`e prhirag s`aoo be th kgpoajt kj t`e yhut` hc t`e nhggujkty kmeaos hc ihhmsphrtsgajs`kp, `hjesty, ohyaoty, nhuraie ajm reverejne, sh t`at t`ey gay be ckjer, strhjierajm `appker yhuji pehpoe w`h wkoo irhw th be ihhm, noeaj, `eaot`y amuots. ]`ks hbdentkve ks thbe rean`em by prhvkmkji supervksem, cuj, sace, nhgpetktkve at`oetkn iages. ]`e oeaiue hccknkaoss`aoo bear kj gkjm at aoo tkges t`at t`e attakjgejt hc exneptkhjao at`oetkn sfkoo hr t`e wkjjkjihc iages ks senhjmary ajm t`at t`e ghomkji hc cuture nktkzejs ks hc prkge kgphrtajne.

\HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo mhes jht okgkt partknkpatkhj kj kts oeaiues hj t`e basks hc mksabkokty. Aoooeaiues are requkrem th nhgpoy wkt` t`ks phokny ajm cakoure th mh sh s`aoo be irhujms chrrevhnatkhj hc hr recusao th rejew a oeaiue's ajjuao gegbers`kp.a.

 

A request chr reashjaboe ghmkcknatkhj th \HJ[ Basebaoo/^hctbaoo Ruoes by aj kjmkvkmuao

wkt` a mksabkokty, hr t`ekr represejtatkve, s`aoo be anneptem by ajy egpohyee hc \HJ[@eamquarters ajm ajy \HJ[ Hccknkao wkt` resphjskbkokty chr hriajkzkji hr supervkskji\HJ[ iages. \HJ[ s`aoo aoohw sun` a ghmkcknatkhj ujoess t`e ghmkcknatkhj whuomcujmagejtaooy aoter aj essejtkao aspent hc \HJ['s Basebaoo/^hctbaoo prhirag. Kc aj hccknkaobeokeves t`at a prhphsem ghmkcknatkhj whuom cujmagejtaooy aoter aj essejtkao aspent hc\HJ['s Basebaoo/^hctbaoo prhirag, t`e hccknkao s`huom nhjsuot t`e \HJ[ AMANhhrmkjathr. ]`e AMA Nhhrmkjathr wkoo, acter aj apprhprkate kjmkvkmuaokzem kjqukry t`atkjnoumes nhjskmeratkhj hc t`e poayer's spenkckn nkrnugstajnes ajm t`e purphse hc t`e ruoe,phokny, hr prantkne at kssue, menkme w`et`er th aoohw t`e ghmkcknatkhj. Yrkttej jhtknes`aoo be prhvkmem th t`e requesthr hc t`e ghmkcknatkhj wkt`kj chur (=) buskjess mays hc

t`e request. Aot`hui` \HJ[ wkoo resphjm apprhprkateoy ajm kj a reashjaboe aghujt hctkge th a request hc chr reashjaboe ghmkcknatkhj reiarmoess hc w`ej kt ks renekvem, kt ks`ki`oy renhggejmem t`at poayers ajm t`ekr cagkokes prhvkme jhtkne hc sun` a request kjoeaiue reikstratkhj gaterkaos prkhr th t`e start hc t`e seashj ajm kj thurjagejtreikstratkhj gaterkaos prkhr th t`e start hc a thurjagejt.

b. 

\HJ[ Basebaoo/^hctbaoo Ruoes mh jht okgkt poayers' rki`ts th skij oajiuaie kjterpreters, hrth ht`er auxkokary akms, murkji reiuoar seashj ajm thurjagejt iages. Ruoes okgktkjipershjs aoohwem kj teag muihuts s`aoo jht appoy th skij oajiuaie kjterpreters. Kjsktuatkhjs w`ere \HJ['s Basebaoo/^hctbaoo Ruoes aoohw nhan`es th be kj areas ht`er t`ajt`e muihut, a skij oajiuaie kjterpreter s`aoo be aoohwem th annhgpajy nhan`es kj hrmerth prhvkme nhggujknatkhj th a poayer. Ajy nhjnerjs wkt` t`e seoentkhj hc skij oajiuaie

kjterpreters hr t`e ohnatkhj hc sun` kjterpreters murkji iages s`aoo be ammressem th t`e\HJ[ AMA Nhhrmkjathr. Aot`hui` \HJ[ wkoo resphjm apprhprkateoy ajm kj a reashjaboeaghujt hc tkge th a request chr a quaokckem skij oajiuaie kjterpreter hr ht`er auxkokaryakm reiarmoess hc w`ej kt ks renekvem, kt ks `ki`oy renhggejmem t`at poayers ajm t`ekrcagkokes prhvkme jhtkne hc sun` a request kj oeaiue reikstratkhj gaterkaos prkhr th t`estart hc t`e seashj ajm kj thurjagejt reikstratkhj gaterkaos prkhr th t`e start hc athurjagejt.

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\HJ[ aosh hperates yhut` basebaoo prhirags kj twh-year aie oeveos crhg oeaiue aie ckvet`rhui` 10. Chr kjchrgatkhj ajm basebaoo ruoe bhhfs, nhjtant \HJ[ Basebaoo ajm ^hctbaoo@eamquarters.

OEAIUE^/]EAG^

Ikros ^hctbaoo oeaiues/teags gay be hperatem as ^`etoajm Oeaiues, chr poayers hc oeaiue aie3 ajm ujmer, \kjth Oeaiues, chr poayers hc oeaiue aie 0 ajm ujmer6 Gustaji Oeaiues, chr

poayers hc oeaiue aie 1< ajm ujmer6 Brhjnh Oeaiue, chr poayers hc Oeaiue aie 12 ajm ujmer6\hjy Oeaiue, chr poayers hc oeaiue aie 1= ajm ujmer6 Nhot Oeaiue, chr poayers hc oeaiue aie 13ajm ujmer6 ajm \aohgkjh Oeaiue chr poayers hc oeaiue aie 10 ajm ujmer & 2> ajm ujmer.

GEGBER^@K\

Oeaiues/teags gay benhge acckokatem wkt` \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo by ckokji a Gegbers`kpAppoknatkhj chrg wkt` \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo, \.H. Bhx 225, Yas`kjithj, \ejjsyovajka 15><1.Gegbers`kp are th be nhgpoetem hjokje at t`e \HJ[ webskte, www.phjy.hri.

A n`enf chr t`e gegbers`kp cee as kjmknatem hj t`e hj-okje appoknatkhj chrg ks th be sejt wkt`

t`e nhgpoetem chrg. ]`e chrg ks t`ej prhnessem at \HJ[ ajm nhpkes sejt th t`e prhper CkeomMkrenthr. A bhx hc suppokes ks t`ej gakoem th t`e oeaiue/teag, kjnoumkji nurrejt ruoe bhhfs ajmht`er ktegs.

Aoo gako crhg \HJ[ wkoo be mkrentem th t`e oeaiue nhjtant ujoess t`e oeaiue kjmknates ht`erwksehj t`e Gegbers`kp Appoknatkhj chrg.

Chr amgkjkstratkve purphses, \HJ[ ks mkvkmem kjth sevej zhjes6 Jhrt`, ̂ hut`, East, Yest, Aska-\ankckn, Narkbbeaj, ajm Eurhpeaj. Thjes are mkvkmem kjth Reikhjs, Reikhjs kjth ^entkhjs,^entkhjs kjth Mkstrknts ajm Mkstrknts kjth Areas ajm Ckeom Mkrenthrs are apphkjtem chr ean`.]`ese vhoujteers, ajm t`e stacc hc \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo, wkoo asskst yhu kj w`atever way t`eynaj, ajm wkoo supervkse thurjagejt poay.

\rkgary resphjskbkokty chr t`e hperatkhj hc yhur oeaiue, `hwever, okes wkt` t`e vhoujteers kjyhur nhggujkty. ]`e \HJ[ stacc ajm t`e vhoujteer Ckeom Mkrenthrs naj hccer amvkne ajmsuiiestkhjs basem hj t`ekr nhgbkjem experkejne hver gajy years, but jekt`er naj hperateyhur oeaiue chr yhu.

\HJ[ naj hccer a patterj hc oeaiue hperatkhj w`at tkge ajm experkejne `ave prhvej naj beeccentkveoy usem th hperate a oeaiue chr t`e yhuji pehpoe hc yhur nhggujkty. ]`e sunnesscuohperatkhj hc yhur oeaiue wkoo regakj oarieoy mepejmejt uphj t`e kjterest ajm memknatkhj hct`e vhoujteers kj yhur nhggujkty. 

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IAGE MKSK^KHJ BA^E^ \K]N@KJI RENHGGEJMEM CEJNE^

  Gkjkgug Gaxkgug

^OHY Ikros 3-ujmer 55' (13.93g) =<' (12.1;g) 15<' (=5.92g) 195' (5>.>=g)

\K]N@ Ikros 0-ujmer 55' (13.93g) =<' (12.1;g) 15<' (=5.92g) 195' (5>.>=g)

  Ikros 1<-ujmer 3<' (10.2;g) =<' (12.1;g) 15<' (=5.92g) 195' (5>.>=g)

  Ikros 12-ujmer 35' (1;.01g) =3' (1=.<2g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

  Ikros 1=-ujmer 35' (1;.01g) 5<' (15.2=g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

  Ikros 13-ujmer 35' (1;.01g) 5<' (15.2=g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

  Ikros 10-ujmer 35' (1;.01g) 5<' (15.2=g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

  Ikros 2>-ujmer 35' (1;.01g) 5<' (15.2=g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

 

CA^] Ikros 3-ujmer 55' (13.93g) =<' (12.1;g) 15<' (=5.92g) 195' (5>.>=g)

\K]N@ Ikros 0-ujmer 55' (13.93g) =<' (12.1;g) 15<' (=5.92g) 195' (5>.>=g)

  Ikros 1<-ujmer 3<' (10.2;g) >5' (1<.39g) 15<' (=5.92g) 195' (5>.>=g)

  Ikros 12-ujmer 3<' (10.2;g) =<' (12.1;g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

  Ikros 1=-ujmer 3<' (10.2;g) =>' (1>.11g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

  Ikros 13-ujmer 3<' (10.2;g) =>' (1>.11g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

  Ikros 10-ujmer 3<' (10.2;g) =>' (1>.11g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)  Ikros 2>-ujmer 3<' (10.2;g) =>' (1>.11g) 195' (5>.>=g) 2<<' (3<.;3g)

 OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ 1 - OEAIUE^

^entkhj 1  ]`e oeaiue s`aoo be t`e sgaooest ujkt hc hriajkzatkhj.a.

 

Ghre t`aj hje oeaiue kj t`e sage aie branfet, hr kj mkccerejt aie branfetsgay be hperatem by t`e sage set hc hcckners hr sphjshrkji hriajkzatkhj wkt`t`e apprhvao hc t`e Thje Mkrenthr.

^entkhj 2  ]`e oeaiues gust appoy ajjuaooy, prkhr th Gay 1 (Duje 1 chr Nhot ajm \aohgkjh) hr

prkhr th poaykji ckrst oeaiue iage w`kn`ever nhges ckrst chr a ‟Gegbers`kpNertkcknate‗ th avhkm a oate cee.a.

 

Extejskhj hc t`e mate chr ckokji t`e Gegbers`kp Appoknatkhj chrg gay beirajtem uphj wrkttej request th t`e Thje Mkrenthr.

^entkhj > 

]`e Gegbers`kp Nertkcknate ks kssuem ajjuaooy th ean` oeaiue by t`e Thje Mkrenthr,subdent th t`e choohwkji nhjmktkhjs4a.

 

]`e Thje Mkrenthr s`aoo ̀ ave t`e aut`hrkty th wkt`mraw hr recuse gegbers`kpchr dust nause, ajm s`aoo ikve wrkttej jhtkne th t`e Oeaiue hcckners as kjmknatemhj t`e Gegbers`kp Appoknatkhj chrg. ]`e oeaiue `as t`e rki`t hc appeao th\HJ[ @eamquarters.

b. 

]`e Gegbers`kp Nertkcknate expkres at t`e nhjnouskhj hc poay hc t`e seashjchr w`kn` kt was irajtem (Auiust >1) ajm gegbers`kp ks subdent th rejewaoajm re-exagkjatkhj t`e choohwkji year.

^entkhj = 

Aoo oeaiues are requkrem th metergkje t`at annkmejt kjsurajne nhveraie ks prhvkmemchr t`e poayers, nhan`es, gajaiers, hccknkao snhrefeepers ajm vhoujteer ugpkres kjt`ekr oeaiue wkt` a phokny prhvkmem by t`e oeaiue, skgkoar th t`at avakoaboe t`rhui`\HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo, hr a phokny prhvkmem by parejts hr ht`er shurne.

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a.  Annkmejts ajm kjdurkes naj hnnur w`koe partknkpatkji kj shctbaoo iages. ]hprhtent hur gegbers, aoo oeaiues ajm teags gust purn`ase annkmejtkjsurajne nhveraie ajm s`hw prhhc by reikstratkhj chr t`e poayers, gajaiers,nhan`es, hccknkaos, snhrefeepers, vhoujteers ajm ugpkres kj t`ekr oeaiue wkt`a phokny prhvkmem by t`e oeaiue, skgkoar th t`at avakoaboe t`rhui` \HJ[Basebaoo ajm ^hctbaoo.

b. 

Aoo acckokatem oeaiues ajm teags gust purn`ase oeaiue okabkokty kjsurajne wkt`

gkjkgug okgkts hc hje gkookhj mhooars, hj aj hnnurrejne phokny basks ajmjagkji \HJ[ Basebaoo/^hctbaoo Kjn. as aj ammktkhjao kjsurem. ]`e okabkoktyphokny gust aosh kjnoume partknkpajt oeiao okabkokty nhveraie hc hje gkookhjmhooars. ^un` nhveraie ks avakoaboe t`rhui` \HJ[ Basebaoo ajm ^hctbaoo.

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ 2 „ ]EAG^

^entkhj 1  Ean` teag s`aoo nhjskst hc jht ghre t`aj 10 jhr oess t`aj 12 poayers. ]`e jages hct`ese poayers s`aoo be okstem wkt` t`e poayer aiejt. A oeaiue naj nhjskst hc ajyjugber hc teags.

^entkhj 2 

A poayer‛s aie as hc Menegber >1 metergkjes t`e aie kj w`kn` t`e poayer ks eokikboeth poay choohwkji year.

JH]E 4 Oeaiue aie = ks t`e gkjkgug aie chr poayers kj \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo. 

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ > - OEIAO \OA[ER^

^entkhj 1  Oeaiue aie hc poayers kj t`e…a.

 

^`etoajm Oeaiue, poayers hc oeaiue aie 3 ajm ujmer, bhrj acter Men. >1.b.  \kjth Oeaiue, poayers hc oeaiue aie 0 ajm ujmer, bhrj acter Men. >1.n.

 

Gustaji Oeaiue, poayers hc oeaiue aie 1< ajm ujmer, bhrj acter Men.>1.

m. 

Brhjnh Oeaiue, poayers hc oeaiue aie 12ajm ujmer, bhrj acter Men. >1.e.  \hjy Oeaiue, poayers hc oeaiue aie 1= ajm ujmer, bhrj acter Men. >1.c. 

Nhot Oeaiue, poayers hc oeaiue aie 13 ajm ujmer, bhrj acter Men. >1.i.  \aohgkjh Oeaiue, 10 ajm ujmer, bhrj acter Men. >1.`.

 

]`hrhbrem Oeaiue, 2> ajm ujmer, bhrj acter Men. >1.

^entkhj 2 

Mates hc bkrt` hc najmkmates s`aoo be nertkckem by bkrt` nertkcknates, `hspktaonertkcknates, baptksgao nertkcknates, mrkvers‛ oknejses hr equkvaoejt reokikhus hr oeiaomhnugejts w`kn` s`huom be presejtem th a oeaiue hcckner prkhr th t`e oeaiue‛s ckrstreiuoaroy sn`emuoem iage.a.  Mhnugejts presejtem as prhhc hc mate hc bkrt` gust be oeikboe ajm gust bear

t`e oeikboe skijature hc aj aut`hrkzem hccknkao hc t`e kssukji aiejny.b.

 

Jhtarkzem stategejts crhg parejts are jht anneptaboe.

^entkhj > 

Oeaiue hccknkaos are ikvej t`e hptkhj hc prh`kbktkji t`e poayers crhg partknkpatkjihj teags kj ht`er jhj-sn`hoastkn prhirags.

\oayers s`aoo jht partknkpate wkt` ghre t`aj hje \HJ[ Basebaoo ajm/hr ^hctbaoohriajkzatkhj oeaiue at t`e sage tkge.

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OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ = „ BHUJMARKE^

^entkhj 1 

Use hc oeaiue bhujmarkes chr a Thje ks at t`e Thje Mkrenthr‛s mksnretkhj. Oeaiuebhujmarkes kc usem s`aoo be metergkjem by t`e oeaiue hcckners.

^entkhj 2 

A gap noearoy kjmknatkji t`e nurrejt bhujmarkes hc t`e oeaiue s`aoo be sejt th t`eThje Mkrenthr ajm s`aoo be repoanem uphj request.

a. 

Ujoess spenkcknaooy statem ht`erwkse t`e nejter hc t`e street s`aoo benhjskmerem t`e antuao mkvkmkji okje w`ej streets are usem as bhujmarkes.b.

 

Gaps gust kjmknate spenkckn bhujmarkes sun` as streets, rakorham tranfs, rkvers,hr sn`hho mkstrknts, phstao zhjes, gujknkpao okgkts hr skgkoaroy spenkckem areas.(1)

 

A meckjktkhj hc bhujmarkes sun` as ‟ckve gkoe ramkus‗ ks jht anneptaboe.

^entkhj > 

]`e Thje Mkrenthr, basem uphj t`e renhggejmatkhjs hc t`e Ckeom Mkrenthrsnhjnerjem, reserves t`e rki`t th amdust bhujmarkes kj t`e evejt hc hveroappkji hcterrkthrkao requests hr benause hc kjequktaboe nhjmktkhjs.

^entkhj = 

]`hui` bhujmarkes are jht spenkcknaooy restrkntem by phpuoatkhj hr area, bht` wkoo

be nhjskmerem w`ej bhujmarkes are apprhvem.^entkhj 5  Bhujmarkes chr ^`etoajm, \kjth, Gustaji, Brhjnh, \hjy, Nhot, \aohgkjh ajm

]`hrhbrem oeaiues sphjshrem by t`e sage irhup jeem jht be kmejtknao, jhr jeemt`ey nhkjnkme wkt` t`hse hc basebaoo oeaiues acckokatem wkt` \HJ[ Basebaoo.

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ 5 - ^EOEN]KHJ HC \OA[ER^

^entkhj 1 

^eoentkhj hc poayers s`aoo be kj annhrmajne wkt` prhvkskhjs set chrt` kj t`e \oayer^eoentkhj poaj amhptem by t`e oeaiue.

^entkhj 2 

Kt ks expentem t`at ean` oeiao poayer najmkmate wkoo be ikvej aj hpphrtujkty th try

hut chr a oeaiue teag.

^entkhj > 

]`e seoentkhj hc poayers chr oeaiue teags s`aoo be ujmer t`e mkrentkhj hc a poayeraiejt seoentem by t`e oeaiue, w`hse muty kt s`aoo be th seef, kj sh car as ks oeiao ajmprantknao, th gakjtakj a baoajne hc strejit` aghji t`e teags hc t`e oeaiue.

^entkhj = 

Thje Mkrenthrs gay estaboks` ruoes t`at metergkje w`et`er a teag ks eokikboe chrthurjagejt poay ujmer Renreatkhj/Oeaiue hr ]raveo/^eoent.

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ 3 „ ^N@EMUOE

^entkhj 1  ^n`emuokji ajm resn`emuokji hc oeaiue iages s`aoo be t`e resphjskbkokty hc t`e

oeaiue hcckners hr t`ekr apphkjtem represejtatkve, w`h s`huom jht sn`emuoe oesst`aj 12 reiuoar seashj iages chr ean` teag.a.

 

Oeaiues hc t`e sage aie branfet, hperatem by t`e sage set hc hcckners,sphjshrs, hr oeaiues crhg amdanejt areas, gay poay aj kjterohnfkji sn`emuoe.

^entkhj 2 

Oeaiue sn`emuoes s`huom jht requkre a teag th poay ghre t`aj twh iages kj hjemay.

^entkhj > 

]`e oatest startkji tkge hc oeaiue iages s`huom be4

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a.  ^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji Oeaiues4 94>< p.g. wkt` jh kjjkji th start acter;4<< p.g.

b.  Brhjnh Oeaiue4 04>< p.g. wkt` jh kjjkji th start acter 1<4<< p.g.n.

 

\hjy Oeaiue4 ;4>< p.g. wkt` jh kjjkji th start acter 114<< p.g.m.

 

Nhot, \aohgkjh Oeaiues4 1<4>< p.g. wkt` jh kjjkji th start acter 12 gkmjki`t.

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ 9 „ UG\KRE^ 

^entkhj 1 

]`ere s`aoo be at oeast hje stacc ugpkre whrfkji ean` iage.a.

 

^tacc ugpkres are t`hse meskijatem by oeaiue hccknkaos.b.

 

Ugpkres ht`er t`aj stacc ugpkres gust be aireem uphj, preceraboy kjwrktkji, by hpphskji gajaiers.

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ 0 „ ^NHREFEE\ER^

^entkhj 1  Kt ks renhggejmem hje pershj, hr serkes hc pershjs, be meskijatem as oeaiuesnhrefeepers.a.

 

^nhrefeepers meskijatem by t`e oeaiue s`aoo feep t`e hccknkao snhrebhhf at aoo

oeaiue iages.b. 

]eag ajm kjmkvkmuao battkji, `kttkji ajm ckeomkji statkstkns s`aoo be nhgpkoemat sun` phkjts murkji t`e seashj ajm at t`e nhjnouskhj hc t`e seashj asrequestem by oeaiue hccknkaos.

^entkhj 2 

]`e snhrefeeper s`aoo renhrm at bats, `kts, rujs, errhrs, strkfehuts, bases hj baoos,kjjkjis n`ariem th ean` pktn`er ajm tkge requkrem th poay ean` iage.a.

 

Kt ks renhggejmem t`at kj hrmer th be nhjskmerem t`e wkjjkji pktn`er, apktn`er s`huom retkre at oeast jkje batters ajm oeave wkt` a oeam t`at stajmsup chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e iage.

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ ; „ ^\HJ^HR^

^entkhj 1 

]eags hr oeaiues are th be sphjshrem hjoy by t`hse hriajkzatkhjs, ckrgs hrnhgpajkes w`hse antkvktkes hr prhmunts are jht metrkgejtao th t`e weocare hc yhut`.

OEAIUE REIUOA]KHJ 1< - GAJAIER^ AJM NHAN@E^ 

^entkhj 1 

A gajaier chr ean` teag s`aoo be apphkjtem by t`e oeaiue hcckners.a.  ]`e gajaier s`aoo be resphjskboe chr t`e trakjkji hc t`e teag, mkrentkhj ajm

supervkskhj hc t`e teag at iages ajm at ajy tkge t`e teag ks prantknkji hrtraveokji as a ujkt.

b. 

Kt s`aoo be t`e resphjskbkokty hc t`e gajaier th kjsure t`at t`e gajaier,

nhan`es ajm poayers regakj wkt`kj t`e muihut hr bejn` murkji t`e poaykji hcaoo iages.

n. 

Kt s`aoo be t`e resphjskbkokty hc t`e gajaier th kjsure t`at t`e gajaier,nhan`es ajm/hr poayers mh jht use thbannh, aonh`ho hr kooeiao mruis kj ajychrg kj t`e muihut hr hj t`e bejn`es hr t`e poaykji ckeom.

m. 

]`e gajaier s`aoo be resphjskboe th t`e oeaiue chr aoo equkpgejt aoo ujkchrgskssuem th t`e teag, ajm chr nhooentkhj ajm returj hc sun` equkpgejt ajmujkchrgs th t`e oeaiue at t`e nhjnouskhj hc t`e seashj.

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ECCEN] 4 Kc prhper supervkskhj hc use ajm nare hc equkpgejt ks jhtmeghjstratem, hr t`ere ks a oanf hc nhhperatkhj kj nhooentkhj ajm returj hcequkpgejt, t`e gajaier gay be reghvem by oeaiue hcckners.

^entkhj 2 

Jht ghre t`aj t`ree nhan`es gay be apphkjtem by t`e oeaiue hcckners (th asskstt`e teag gajaier kj cuockoogejt hc t`hse mutkes asskijem th t`e gajaier). Kt ksrenhggejmem t`at at oeast hje hc t`e gajaikji hr nhan`kji pershjjeo be a

cegaoe. (A thtao hc chur nhan`es.).

^entkhj > 

A gajaier hr nhan`, kc prhperoy ujkchrgem as mkrentem by t`e oeaiue, gay nhan`crhg ekt`er t`e ckrst hr t`krm base nhan`kji bhx hr kj bht` nhan`kji bhxes. Hjoypoayers kj ujkchrg gay be usem as t`e ht`er base nhan`, hr as base nhan`es, kc agajaier hr nhan` ks jht usem. \oayers s`aoo wear a ̀ eoget w`ej t`ey are hnnupykjiekt`er t`e ckrst hr t`krm base nhan`‛s bhx.a.  A base nhan` gay jht swktn` nhan`kji bhxes murkji aj kjjkji.b.

 

Ugpkres wkoo jht pergkt ghre t`aj hje hccejskve tkge hut kj ean` `aoc kjjkjith aoohw a gajaier hr nhan` th taof wkt` a batter.

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\HJ[ IKRO^ ^HC]BAOO \OA[KJI RUOE^ 

RUOE 1. MECKJK]KHJ^

^en. 1 

AO]EREM BA]. Aoterem bats are ajy bats t`at are subdentem th pressure kj ajy gajjert`at exneems t`at hc strkfkji t`e bat aiakjst aj apprhvem baoo traveokji at iage okfe

speems. ^un` exness pressure whuom kjnoume, but ks jht okgktem th, ajy nhgpresskhj,rhookji, poankji kj a vkne, `kttkji a statkhjary hbdent sun` as a phoe, etn.\oayers wkoo jht use ajy bat t`at s`hws ajy vkskboe skij hr wear hj t`e barreo, fjhb,nap hr poui. Ugpkres ajm/hr Mkrenthrs are aut`hrkzem kj t`ekr mksnretkhj th reghvecrhg poay ajy bat w`kn` s`hws wear sun` as whrj hcc hr nranfem irap`kns hr magaiembarreos, `ajmoes, tapers, pouis, naps hr fjhbs. Ugpkres ajm/hr Mkrenthrs kj t`ekrmksnretkhj gay reghve t`e hccejmkji bat crhg t`e iage hr thurjagejt ajm returj ktat t`e ejm hc t`e iage hr thurjagejt. Kc sun` a bat ks brhui`t banf kjth poay, t`enhan` ajm poayer hc sun` bat gay be suspejmem crhg \HJ[ poay chr up th hje year.

\OA[ 4 B 1 iets a base `kt wkt` aj aougkjug bat nhjtakjkji a whhmej `ajmoe.

RUOKJI4 ]`e baoo ks meam, batter ks hut, ajm baserujjers gay jht amvajne. ]`e batterks edentem chr uskji aj aoterem bat. 

^en. 2 

A\\EAO \OA[. Aj appeao poay ks a poay kj w`kn` aj ugpkre najjht gafe a menkskhjujtko requestem by a gajaier, nhan` hr poayer. ]`e appeao gust be game bechre t`ejext oeiao hr kooeiao pktn`, hr bechre t`e mecejskve teag `as oect t`e ckeom. ]`emecejskve teag `as oect t`e ckeom w`ej t`e pktn`er ajm aoo kjckeomers `ave noearoy oectt`ekr jhrgao ckeomkji phsktkhjs ajm `ave oect cakr terrkthry hj t`ekr way th t`e bejn`hr muihut area.

\OA[ 4 Ykt` R1 hj ckrst B2 `kts a mhuboe. R1 ihes th t`krm but cakos th thun` senhjm.Ugpkre hbserves t`ks but jh appeao ks game. B2 ihes th senhjm. ^kjne jh appeao `asgame, ks t`e prhnemure t`e sage as kc R1 `am thun`em senhjm8

RUOKJI4 [es. 

^en. >  BA^E HJ BAOO^. A base hj baoos pergkts a batter th iakj ckrst base wkt`hut okabkokty thbe put hut ajm ks awarmem th a batter by t`e ugpkre w`ej chur pktn`es are dumiem thbe baoos. (^\ HJO[) Kc t`e pktn`er meskres th waof a batter kjtejtkhjaooy, s`e gay mh shby jhtkcykji, t`e poate ugpkre w`h s`aoo awarm t`e batter ckrst base. (Ruoe ;, ^en. 2n)

^en. = 

BA^E \A]@. A base pat` ks aj kgaikjary okje t`ree ceet (<.;1 g) hj ekt`er skme hc a

mkrent okje betweej t`e bases.

^en. 5  BA^ERUJJER. A baserujjer ks a poayer hc t`e teag at bat w`h `as ckjks`em `er turjat bat, rean`em ckrst base, ajm `as jht yet beej put hut hr snhrem.

^en. 3 

BA]]EM BAOO. A battem baoo ks ajy pktn`em baoo t`at `kts t`e bat hr ks `kt by t`e batajm oajms ekt`er kj cakr hr chuo terrkthry. Jh kjtejtkhj th `kt t`e baoo ks jenessary.

^en. 9  BA]]ER‛^ BHP. ]`e batter‛s bhx ks t`e area th w`kn` t`e batter ks restrkntem w`koe kjphsktkhj wkt` t`e kjtejtkhj hc `eopkji `er teag th hbtakj rujs. ]`e okjes are

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nhjskmerem as bekji wkt`kj t`e batter‛s bhx. \rkhr th t`e pktn`, t`e batter gust `avebht` ceet ejtkreoy wkt`kj t`e okjes hc t`e batter‛s bhx.

^en. 0  BA]]ER-RUJJER. A batter-rujjer ks a poayer w`h `as ckjks`em `er turj at bat but`as jht yet beej put hut hr thun`em ckrst base.

^en. ;  BA]]KJI HRMER ]`e battkji hrmer ks t`e hccknkao okstkji hc hccejskve poayers kj t`e

hrmer kj w`kn` gegbers hc t`at teag gust nhge th bat. Y`ej t`e okjeup narm kssubgkttem, kt s`aoo aosh kjnoume ean` poayer‛s phsktkhj ajm ujkchrg jugber.

^en. 1< 

BOHNFEM BAOO. A bohnfem baoo ks a battem hr t`rhwj baoo t`at ks thun`em, sthppem hr`ajmoem by a pershj jht ejiaiem kj t`e iage, hr w`kn` thun`es ajy hbdent t`at ksjht part hc t`e hccknkao equkpgejt hr hccknkao poaykji area.

ECCEN] 4 ]`e baoo ks meam. Chr hccejskve equkpgejt nauskji a bohnfem baoo (ajmkjtercerejne), t`e poayer bekji poayem hj ks hut. Kc jh apparejt poay ks hbvkhus, jh hjeks naooem hut, but aoo rujjers gust returj th t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge hc t`emeam baoo menoaratkhj. ^ee Ruoe ;, ^entkhj 5n ajm ^entkhj 5i chr ejchrnegejt.

\OA[ 4 A bohnfem baoo ks naooem w`ej (a) kt `kts t`e nhan`, (b) kt strkfes a spentathr.

RUOKJI4 (a) Jh, (b) [es.

^en. 11 

BUJ]. (C\ HJO[) A bujt ks a oeiaooy tappem baoo jht swuji at, but kjtejtkhjaooy getwkt` t`e bat ajm tappem sohwoy wkt`kj t`e kjckeom.

^en. 12  NA]N@. A natn` ks a oeiaooy naui`t baoo w`kn` hnnurs w`ej t`e ckeomer natn`es a battemhr t`rhwj baoo wkt` `er `ajms hr iohve. oc t`e baoo ks gereoy `eom kj t`e ckeomer‛s argshr prevejtem crhg mrhppkji th t`e irhujm by shge part hc t`e ckeomer‛s bhmy hrnoht`kji, t`e natn` ks jht nhgpoetem ujtko t`e baoo ks kj t`e irasp hc t`e ckeomer‛s `ajms

hr iohve. Kt ks jht a natn` kc a ckeomer, kggemkateoy acter s`e nhjtants t`e baoo, nhookmeswkt` ajht`er poayer hr waoo, hr caoos th t`e irhujm ajm mrhps t`e baoo as a resuot hc t`enhookskhj hr caookji th t`e irhujm. Kj estaboks`kji a vaokm natn`, t`e ckeomer s`aoo `homt`e baoo ohji ejhui` th prhve s`e `as nhgpoete nhjtrho hc t`e baoo hr t`at ̀ er reoeasehc t`e baoo ks vhoujtary ajm kjtejtkhjao. Kc a poayer mrhps t`e baoo acter rean`kji kjth`er iohve th reghve t`e baoo hr w`koe kj t`e ant hc t`rhwkji t`e baoo, kt ks a vaokm natn`.

\OA[  (1)4 A oeiao natn` ks w`ej a ckeomer `homs t`e baoo kj `er (a) `ajm, (b) ujmer `erarg, (n) nap, (m) iohve.

RUOKJI4 (a) [es, (b) Jh, (n) Jh, (m) [es.

\OA[  (2)4 B1 `kts a okje mrkve w`kn ,̀ acter passkji C>, strkfes t`e ugpkre w`koe t`e baooks hver cakr irhujm. ]`e baoo rknhn`ets ajm ks ckeomem by C= w`koe stkoo kj coki`t.

RUOKJI4 ]`ks ks jht a natn`. ]`e baoo w`kn` strkfes ajyt`kji ht`er t`aj a mecejskve poayer w`koe kt ks kj coki`t, ks ruoem t`e sage as kc kt strunf t`e irhujm B1 whuom `ave thbe t`rhwj hut hr taiiem hut. 

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1< 

\OA[  (>)4 C> ajm C= bht` attegpt th ckeom a coy baoo. Bechre thun`kji t`e irhujm, t`ebaoo strkfes C= hj t`e `eam ajm w`koe stkoo kj t`e akr (`asj‛t thun`em t`e irhujm), ksnaui`t by C>.

RUOKJI4 ]`ks ks a oeiaooy naui`t coy baoo. 

\OA[  (=)4 B1 `kts coy th C0. C0 iets t`e baoo kj `er `ajms but mrhps kt (a) w`ej s`e caoos

th t`e irhujm ajm rhoos hver, hr (b) w`ej s`e nhookmes wkt` a ckeomer hr a waoo hr (n)w`ej s`e starts th t`rhw th t`e kjckeom. 

RUOKJI4 Kj (a) ajm (b) kt ks jht a natn`. Kj (n), kt ks a oeiao natn` kc baoo was `eom ohjiejhui` chr C0 th reiakj `er baoajne but t`ej mrhps kt kj a ghtkhj asshnkatem wkt` ajkjtejmem t`rhw. 

^en. 1> 

NA]N@ER‛^ BHP. ]`e natn`er‛s bhx ks t`at area wkt`kj w`kn` t`e natn`er gust stajmw`koe ajm ujtko4a.  (C\ HJO[) ]`e pktn` ks reoeasem. ]`e okjes are th be nhjskmerem wkt`kj t`e

natn`er‛s bhx.b.

 

(^\ HJO[) ]`e pktn`em baoo ks battem hr rean`es t`e natn`er‛s bhx. ]`e okjes areth be nhjskmerem wkt`kj t`e natn`er‛s bhx, AJM AOO \AR]^ HC ]@E NA]N@ER‛^BHM[ AJM/HR EQUK\GEJ] GU^] BE YK]@KJ ]@E NA]N@ER‛^ BHP UJ]KO ]@E\K]N@EM BAOO K^ BA]]EM HR REAN@E^ ]@E NA]N@ER‛^ BHP. ]`e natn`er ksnhjskmerem th be wkt`kj t`e natn`er‛s bhx ujoess s`e hr ajy hc `er equkpgejtthun`es t`e irhujm hutskme t`e natn`er‛s bhx.C\ Ruoe 9, ^en. 9. ^\ Ruoe 9, ^en. >m.

JH]E 4 Chr natn`er‛s bhx mkgejskhjs see Ruoe 2, ^en. =m.

^en. 1= 

N@ARIEM NHJCEREJNE. A n`ariem nhjcerejne tafes poane w`ej4a.

 

(Mecejskve Nhjcerejne) ]`e mecejskve teag requests a suspejskhj hc poay chr

ajy reashj.(1)

 

A represejtatkve (jht kj t`e ckeom) hc t`e mecejskve teag ejters t`e poaykjickeom th taof th ajy mecejskve poayer, hr

(2) 

A mecejskve poayer apprhan`es t`e muihut ajm renekves kjstruntkhjs. C\recers th Ruoe 9, ^en. 116 ^\ recers th Ruoe 9, ^en. 1<.

(>)  Kt ks jht a n`ariem nhjcerejne kc pktn`er ks reghvem crhg t`e pktn`kjiphsktkhj.

b. 

(Hccejskve Nhjcerejne) ]`e hccejskve teag request a suspejskhj hc poay thaoohw t`e gajaier, nhan` hr poayer th nhjcer wkt` t`e batter hr baserujjer.Recer th Ruoe 5, ^entkhj 1<.

^en. 15 

N@H\\EM BAOO. (^\ HJO[) A n`hppem `kt baoo ks hje at w`kn` t`e batter strkfesmhwjwarm wkt` a n`hppkji ghtkhj.

ECCEN] 4 Batter ks menoarem hut ajm t`e baoo ks meam. Recer th Ruoe 0. ^en. 1o -o.

^en. 13 

NHAN@. A nhan` ks a gegber hc t`e teag at bat w`h tafes ̀ ks hr ̀ er poane wkt`kj t`enhan`‛s bhx hj t`e ckeom th mkrent t`e poayers hc `ks hr `er teag kj rujjkji t`e bases.]wh nhan`es are aoohwem. Nhan`es naj `ave kj `ks hr `er phssesskhj kj t`e nhan`‛s

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bhx a snhrebhhf, pej hr pejnko, ajm aj kjmknathr, w`kn` s`aoo be usem chr snhrefeepkjihr renhrm feepkji purphses hjoy.

^en. 19  MEAM BAOO. ]`e baoo ks jht kj poay ajm ks jht nhjskmerem kj poay aiakj ujtko t`e pktn`er`as t`e baoo kj `er phssesskhj, ks wkt`kj eki`t ceet (2.== g) hc t`e pktn`er‛s poate ajmt`e poate ugpkre `as naooem ‟poay baoo.‗ A meam baoo okje ks nhjskmerem kj poay. Recer thRuoe 1, ^entkhj 5> chr ‟\oay Baoo.‗

^en. 10 

MECEJ^KSE ]EAG. ]`e mecejskve teag ks t`e teag kj t`e ckeom.

^en. 1; 

MK^OHMIEM BA^E. A mksohmiem base ks a base reghvem crhg kts prhper phsktkhj.

^en. 2<  MHUBOE \OA[. A mhuboe poay ks a poay by t`e mecejse resuotkji kj twh hccejskvepoayers bekji oeiaooy put hut as a resuot hc nhjtkjuhus antkhj.

^en. 21 

CAKR BAOO. A cakr baoo ks a battem baoo t`at4a.  ^ettoes hr ks thun`em kj cakr terrkthry betweej `hge ajm ckrst base hr betweej

`hge ajm t`krm base.b.

 

Bhujms past ckrst hr t`krm base hver cakr terrkthry.

n. 

Y`koe hj hr hver cakr terrkthry, thun`es t`e pershj, attan`em equkpgejt hrnoht`kji hc a poayer hr aj ugpkre.

m.  ]hun`es ckrst, senhjm hr t`krm base.e.

 

Ckrst caoos hr ks ckrst thun`em hj hr hver cakr terrkthry beyhjm ckrst, senhjm hrt`krm base.

c. 

Y`koe hver cakr terrkthry, passes hut hc t`e poaykji ckeom beyhjm t`e hutckeomcejne.

JH]E 4 A cakr coy s`aoo be dumiem annhrmkji th t`e reoatkve phsktkhj hc t`e baoo ajm t`e chuo okje, kjnoumkji t`e chuo phoe, ajm jht as th w`et`er t`e ckeomer ks hj cakr hr chuoterrkthry at t`e tkge s`e thun`es t`e baoo. Kt mhes jht gatter w`et`er t`e baoo ckrst

thun`es cakr hr chuo terrkthry, as ohji as kt mhes jht thun` ajyt`kji chrekij th t`ejaturao irhujm kj chuo terrkthry ajm nhgpokes wkt` aoo ht`er aspents hc a cakr baoo.

\OA[  (1)4 Battem baoo settoes hj ̀ hge poate.

RUOKJI4 Cakr Baoo.

\OA[  (2)4 Battem baoo ckrst `kts chuo irhujm ajm wkt`hut thun`kji ajy chrekij hbdentrhoos kjth cakr terrkthry betweej ckrst ajm `hge hr t`krm ajm `hge w`ere kt settoes.

RUOKJI4 Cakr Baoo.

^en. 22 

CAKR ]ERRK]HR[. Cakr terrkthry ks t`at part hc t`e poaykji ckeom wkt`kj ajm kjnoumkjit`e ckrst ajm t`krm base chuo okjes crhg `hge base th t`e bhtthg hc t`e extregepoaykji ckeom cejne ajm perpejmknuoaroy upwarm.

^en. 2> 

CAFE ]AI. A chrg hc hbstruntkhj w`kn` kgpemes t`e prhiress hc a rujjer. ]`erujjer mhes jht `ave th sthp hr sokme, hjoy sohw mhwj, th be nhjskmerem a cafe tai.

JH]E 4 Ujmer Ruoe ;, ^en. 5b (>), a poayer gay be reghvem crhg t`e iage chr a cafetai kjcrantkhj.

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CKEOMER. A ckeomer ks ajy poayer hc t`e mecejskve teag kj t`e ckeom.

^en. 25  CO[ BAOO. A coy baoo ks ajy baoo battem kjth t`e akr.

^en. 23 

CHRNE-HU]. A chrne-hut ks aj hut w`kn` naj be game hjoy w`ej a baserujjer ohsest`e rki`t th t`e base s`e ks hnnupykji benause t`e batter benhges a batter-

baserujjer, ajm bechre t`e batter-baserujjer hr a sunneemkji baserujjer `as beejput hut.

JH]E 4 Kc t`e chrnem rujjer, acter thun`kji t`e jext base, retreats chr ajy reashjthwarm t`e base s`e ̀ am oast hnnupkem, t`e chrne poay ks rekjstatem, ajm s`e naj aiakjbe put hut kc t`e mecejse tais t`e base th w`kn` s`e ks chrnem. 

\OA[  (1)4 R1 ks hj ckrst base. B2 `kts s`arp irhujmer th C> w`h ckrst thun`es ckrst baset`ej thun`es R1, w`h ks stkoo hj ckrst base. 

RUOKJI4 Hjoy B2 ks hut. C>‛s ant eokgkjatem t`e chrne t`ereby pergkttkji R1 th regakjhj ckrst. 

\OA[   (2)4 R1 hj ckrst base w`ej B2 `kts a s`hrt coy baoo th oect ckeom. R1 ihesapprhxkgateoy 5 ceet hcc base waktkji th see kc t`e baoo wkoo be naui`t. B2 rhujms ckrstbase ajm passes R1 ajm t`e ugpkre naoos B2 hut. ]`e baoo mrhps kj chr a base `kt. R1amvajnes th senhjm base ajm C= wkt` t`e baoo tais senhjm base bechre R1 sokmes kjtht`e base. 

RUOKJI4 ]`e chrne hut ks reghvem w`ej B2 passes R1 ajm t`erechre C= `am th taiR1. ]`e rujjer ks sace sokmkji kjth senhjm base kc s`e was jht taiiem.

^en. 29  CHUO BAOO. A chuo baoo ks a battem baoo t`at4

a. 

^ettoes kj chuo terrkthry betweej ̀ hge ajm ckrst base, hr betweej ̀ hge ajm t`krmbase.b.

 

Bhujms past ckrst hr t`krm base hver chuo terrkthry.n.

 

Y`koe kj hr hver chuo terrkthry, thun`es t`e pershj, attan`em equkpgejt, hrnoht`kji hc a poayer hr aj ugpkre, hr ajy hbdent chrekij th t`e jaturao irhujm.

m.  Ckrst caoos hr ks ckrst thun`em hver chuo terrkthry beyhjm ckrst hr t`krm base.e.

 

]hun`es t`e batter w`koe t`e baoo ks wkt`kj t`e batter‛s bhx.c. 

Rebhujms up crhg t`e irhujm hr `hge poate kggemkateoy ajm `kts t`e bat asenhjm tkge w`koe t`e batter ks kj t`e batter‛s bhx.

JH]E 4 A chuo coy s`aoo be dumiem annhrmkji th t`e reoatkve phsktkhj hc t`e baoo ajm t`e

 chuo okje, kjnoumkji t`e chuo phoe, ajm jht as th w`et`er t`e ckeomer ks hj chuo hr cakrterrkthry at t`e tkge s`e thun`es t`e baoo.

\OA[   (1)4 A cakr baoo ks naooem w`ej (a) t`e baoo `kts t`e bai ajm mecoents kjth chuoterrkthry, (b) t`e baoo bhujms crhg t`e kjckeom hver t`e base ajm oajms kj chuo terrkthry,(n) t`e baoo oajms wkt`kj t`e nhjckjes hc t`e kjckeom ajm rhoos chuo wkt`hut bekji thun`emby a ckeomer. 

RUOKJI4 (a) Nhrrent, (b) Nhrrent, (n) Caose. 

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\OA[  (2)4 Bat hc B1 breafs kjth pkenes as a resuot hc `kttkji a pktn`. ]`e battem baoo,bhujmkji hj chuo terrkthry kj mkrentkhj hc t`krm base, t`ej `kts t`e barreo hc t`e batnauskji t`e baoo th rhoo kjth cakr terrkthry kj crhjt hc t`krm base. C5 ckeoms t`e baoo ajmt`rhws kt th C>, w`h tais ckrst base bechre B1 rean`es kt. 

RUOKJI4 Chuo baoo, but B1 ks jht hut chr ̀ kttkji baoo a senhjm tkge. 

^en. 20 

CHUO ]K\. A battem baoo t`at ihes s`arpoy ajm mkrentoy crhg t`e bat th t`e natn`er‛siohve/gktt hr `ajm ks oeiaooy naui`t by t`e natn`er.

JH]E 4 Kt ks jht a chuo tkp ujoess naui`t6 ajm ajy chuo tkp t`at ks naui`t, ks a strkfe. Kj cast pktn` t`e baoo ks kj poay. Kj sohw pktn` t`e baoo ks meam. Kt ks jht a natn` kc kt ks arebhujm, ujoess t`e baoo ckrst thun`em t`e natn`er‛s `ajm hr iohve.

\OA[   (1)4 Baoo ihes mkrentoy crhg bat ajm rebhujms crhg prhtenthr (a) hc C2 acter`avkji thun`em `er iohve. (b) hc C2 wkt`hut ckrst `avkji thun`em `er iohve, (n) hcugpkre acter `avkji ckrst thun`em iohve hc C2. (m) hc ugpkre wkt`hut ckrst `avkjithun`em iohve hc C2. Kj ean` nase, baoo rebhujms kjth iohve hc C2 ajm ks `eom.

RUOKJI4 Kj (a), kt ks a chuo tkp ajm a strkfe. Kj (b), (n) ajm (m), kt ks a chuo wkt` baoobenhgkji meam w`ej kt thun`em C2 kj (b) hr ugpkre kj (n) ajm (m).

\OA[   (2)4 (C\ HJO[) Ykt` R1 hj senhjm. B2 `kts chuo tkp. Gay R1 amvajne wkt`hutrethun`kji senhjm8 Aosh, mhes kt gafe ajy mkccerejne kc t`e natn`er mrhps t`e battembaoo8

RUOKJI4 A chuo tkp ks t`e sage as ajy strkfe, `ejne R1 gay amvajne wkt`hutrethun`kji. Kc battem baoo ks jht naui`t, kt ks jht a chuo tkp ajm ks ruoem a chuo baoo.

^en. 2;  @EOGE]. A chrg hc prhtentkve `eamwear t`at gust be apprhvem by t`e Jatkhjao

Hperatkji Nhggkttee hj ^tajmarm At`oetkn Equkpgejt (JHN^AE). ^ee Ruoe > ^en. ;chr ammktkhjao kjchrgatkhj.

^en. >< 

@HGE ]EAG. ]`e `hge teag ks t`e teag hj w`hse irhujms t`e iage ks poayem. Kct`e iage ks poayem hj jeutrao irhujm, t`e `hge teag s`aoo be meskijatem by t`eoeaiue hcckners, gutuao aireegejt hr by a cokp hc a nhkj.

^en. >1 

KOOEIAO BA]. Aj kooeiao bat ks hje t`at mhes jht geet t`e requkregejts hc Ruoe >^entkhj 1.

^en. >2  KOOEIAOO[ BA]]EM BAOO. Aj kooeiaooy battem baoo hnnurs w`ej4a.

 

A batter‛s ejtkre chht ks nhgpoeteoy hut hc t`e bhx hj t`e irhujm w`ej s`e `kts

a baoo cakr hr chuo.b.

 

Ajy part hc t`e batter‛s chht ks thun`kji `hge poate w`ej s`e `kts t`e baoo.n.  ]`e batter `kts t`e baoo wkt` aj kooeiao bat.

\OA[  (1)4 Batter `kts a pktn`em baoo w`koe `er ejtkre chht ks nhgpoeteoy hut hc batter‛sbhx, kj nhjtant wkt` t`e irhujm, ajm t`e baoo ihes mkrentoy kjth t`e stajm be`kjm ̀ hge

 poate. 

RUOKJI4 Baoo ks meam. Batter ks menoarem hut. 

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\OA[  (2)4 Co meokvers baoo th Bo. Bo `as hje chht thun`kji `hge poate as s`e swkjisajm gksses pktn` nhgpoeteoy. 

RUOKJI4 A strkfe ks naooem. ]`ks ks jht aj kooeiaooy battem baoo. ‐]`e baoo gust be ̀ kt (cakrhr chuo) th ejchrne t`e kooeiaooy battem baoo ruoe. 

^en. >>  KOOEIAOO[ NAUI@] BAOO. Aj kooeiaooy naui`t baoo hnnurs w`ej a ckeomer natn`es a

battem hr t`rhwj baoo wkt` `er nap, gasf, iohve hr ajy part hc `er ujkchrg t`at ksmetan`em crhg kts prhper poane.

RECER ]H RUOE 1, ^EN]KHJ ==. 

^en. >=  KOOEIAO \OA[ER. Aj kooeiao poayer ks hje w`h ks jht oeiaooy a gegber hc t`eoeaiue/teag benause t`e poayer mhes jht geet t`e requkregejts as th aie ajm/hrreskmejne.

^en. >5  KJEOKIKBOE \OA[ER. Aj kjeokikboe poayer ks hje w`h ks oeiaooy a gegber hc t`eoeaiue/teag, but w`h ks kjeokikboe th poay kj a partknuoar iage hr iages benause hct`e okgktatkhjs set chrt` kj t`ese Ruoes & Reiuoatkhjs, hr as t`e resuot hc a prevkhus

ruoe.

^en. >3  KJ COKI@]. Kj coki`t mesnrkbes ajy battem, t`rhwj hr pktn`em baoo w`kn` `as jht yetthun`em t`e irhujm hr shge hbdent ht`er t`aj a ckeomer.

^en. >9 

KJ DEH\ARM[. Kj dehparmy ks a terg kjmknatkji t`at t`e baoo ks kj poay ajm aj hccejskvepoayer gay be put hut.

^en. >0 

KJCKEOM. ]`e kjckeom ks t`at phrtkhj hc t`e ckeom kj cakr terrkthry w`kn` kjnoumes areasjhrgaooy nhverem by kjckeomers.

^en. >;  KJCKEOM CO[. Aj kjckeom coy ks a cakr coy baoo (jht kjnoumkji a okje mrkve hr aj attegptem

bujt) w`kn` naj be naui`t by aj kjckeomer wkt` hrmkjary ecchrt w`ej ckrst ajm senhjmhr ckrst, senhjm ajm t`krm bases are hnnupkem, bechre twh are hut. ]`e pktn`er, natn`erajm ajy hutckeomer w`h phsktkhjs ̀ erseoc kj t`e kjckeom hj t`e poay s`aoo be nhjskmeremkjckeomers chr t`e purphses hc t`ks ruoe.

JH]E 4 Y`ej kt seegs apparejt t`at a battem baoo wkoo be aj kjckeom coy, t`e ugpkres`aoo kggemkateoy menoare ‟KJCKEOM CO[ - ]@E BA]]ER K^ HU]‗ chr t`e bejeckt hc t`erujjers. Kc t`e baoo ks jear t`e chuo okjes, t`e ugpkre s`aoo menoare ‟KJCKEOM CO[ - ]@EBA]]ER K^ HU] KC CAKR.‗

]`e baoo ks aokve ajm rujjers gay amvajne at t`e rksf hc t`e baoo bekji naui`t hr

rethun`em ajm amvajne acter t`e baoo ks thun`em, t`e sage as hj ajy coy baoo. Kc t`e ̀ ktbenhges a chuo baoo, kt ks treatem t`e sage as ajy chuo baoo.

Kc a menoarem kjckeom coy ks aoohwem th caoo ujthun`em th t`e irhujm ajm bhujnes chuobechre passkji ckrst hr t`krm base, kt ks a chuo baoo. Kc a menoarem kjckeom coy caoosujthun`em th t`e irhujm hutskme t`e chuo okjes ajm bhujnes cakr bechre passkji ckrsthr t`krm base, kt ks aj kjckeom coy.

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\OA[  (1)4 R1 ajm R2 are hj senhjm ajm ckrst bases respentkveoy, wkt` jhje hut. B> `ktsa `ki` php chuo betweej `hge ajm ckrst base w`kn` C> ohses ski`t hc kj t`e suj. Baoooajms hj chuo irhujm wkt`hut bekji thun`em ajm rhoos kjth cakr terrkthry `aocwaybetweej `hge ajm ckrst base. C1 pknfs up baoo ajm t`rhws th C=, nhverkji ckrst, w`hthun`es R2 wkt` baoo w`koe rujjer R2 ks hcc base. 

RUOKJI4 Kjckeom coy. B> ajm R2 are bht` hut. 

\OA[  (2)4 R1 ajm R2 are hj senhjm ajm ckrst bases respentkveoy, wkt` hje hut. B> `ktsa `ki` coy baoo w`kn`, kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, naj be `ajmoem by t`e senhjmbasegaj wkt` reashjaboe ecchrt. ]`e ‟kjckeom coy‗ ruoe ks menoarem by t`e ugpkre. ]`esenhjm basegaj kjtejtkhjaooy mrhps t`e coy baoo. R1, seekji t`e baoo mrhppem, rujs tht`krm base but ks t`rhwj hut. 

RUOKJI4 B> ks hut hj t`e ‟kjckeom coy.‗ ]`e baoo regakjs aokve. R1 ks aosh hut skjne t`ekjckeom coy tafes prenemejne hver t`e ‟kjtejtkhjaooy mrhppem coy baoo.‗  

^en. =<  KJK]KAO \OA[ HJ A CAKR BA]]EM BAOO. Y`ej t`e ckeomer `as a reashjaboe n`ajne thnatn` hr iakj nhjtrho hc t`e baoo t`at jh ht`er ckeomer (exnept t`e pktn`er) ̀ as thun`em.]`e ckeomer ks stkoo nhjskmerem th be gafkji aj kjktkao poay kc s`e cakos th iakj nhjtrho hct`e battem baoo ajm ks wkt`kj a step ajm a rean` (kj ajy mkrentkhj) hc t`e baoo.

^en. =1 

KJJKJI. Aj kjjkji ks t`at phrtkhj hc a iage wkt`kj w`kn` t`e teags aoterjate hjhccejse ajm mecejse ajm kj w`kn` t`ere are t`ree huts chr ean` teag. A jew kjjkjibeikjs KGGEMKA]EO[ acter t`e ckjao hut hc t`e prevkhus kjjkji.

^en. =2  KJ]ERCEREJNE. Kjtercerejne ks t`e ant hc aj hccejskve poayer hr teag gegber w`kn`kgpemes hr nhjcuses a mecejskve poayer attegptkji th exenute a poay.

^en. =>  OEIAO ]HUN@. A oeiao thun` hnnurs w`ej a rujjer hr batter-baserujjer w`h ks jht

thun`kji a base ks thun`em by t`e baoo w`koe t`e baoo ks senureoy `eom kj a ckeomer‛s`ajm. ]`e baoo ks jht nhjskmerem as `avkji beej senureoy `eom kc kt ks duiioem hrmrhppem by t`e ckeomer acter `avkji thun`em t`e rujjer, ujoess t`e rujjermeokberateoy fjhnfs t`e baoo crhg t`e ̀ ajm hc t`e ckeomer. Kt ks succknkejt chr t`e rujjerth be thun`em wkt` t`e `ajm hr iohve w`kn` `homs t`e baoo.

\OA[  (1)4 B1 ̀ kts irhujm baoo th ckrst basegaj w`h iat`ers kj t`e baoo, rujs hver th t`e ckrst baseokje, tais t`e rujjer, t`ej duiioes, bhbboes ajm mrhps t`e baoo. 

RUOKJI4 Kooeiao thun .̀ Rujjer ks sace. 

\OA[  (2)4 ]`e natn`er `as t`e baoo kj `er iohve w`ej s`e tais rujjer wkt` t`e iohve.

Baoo mhes jht nhge kj nhjtant wkt` t`e rujjer. 

RUOKJI4 ]hun`kji wkt` t`e iohve hr ̀ ajm w`kn` ̀ homs t`e baoo ks t`e sage as thun`kjiwkt` t`e baoo6 t`e rujjer ks hut. 

\OA[  (>)4 Ckrst basegaj, w`koe oykji hj t`e irhujm wkt` baoo kj rki`t `ajm tais ckrstbase wkt` oect `ajm prkhr th batter-baserujjer rean`kji ckrst base. 

RUOKJI4 Batter-baserujjer ks hut. Oeiao thun`. 

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^en. == 

OEIAOO[ NAUI@] BAOO. A oeiaooy naui`t baoo hnnurs w`ej a ckeomer natn`es a battemhr t`rhwj baoo, prhvkmem kt ks jht naui`t kj t`e ckeomer‛s `at, nap, gasf, prhtenthr,phnfet hr ht`er part hc `er ujkchrg. Kt gust be naui`t ajm ckrgoy `eom wkt` a `ajm hr`ajms.

RECER ]H RUOE 1, ^EN]KHJ >>. 

^en. =5 

OKJE MRKSE. A okje mrkve ks a coy baoo t`at ks battem s`arpoy ajm mkrentoy kjth t`e poaykjickeom.

^en. =3 

HB^]RUN]KHJ. Hbstruntkhj ks t`e ant hc4a.

 

A mecejskve poayer hr teag gegber w`kn` `kjmers hr prevejts a batter crhgstrkfkji hr `kttkji a pktn`em baoo.

b.  A ckeomer, w`koe jht kj phssesskhj hc t`e baoo, hr kj t`e ant hc ckeomkji a battem baoo,w`kn` kgpemes t`e prhiress hc a baserujjer w`h ks oeiaooy rujjkji bases.

^en. =9 

HCCEJ^KSE ]EAG. ]`e hccejskve teag ks t`e teag at bat.

^en. =0  HU]CKEOM. ]`e hutckeom ks t`at phrtkhj hc t`e ckeom w`kn` ks hutskme t`e mkaghjm

chrgem by t`e baseokjes hr t`e area jht jhrgaooy nhverem by aj kjckeomer ajm wkt`kjt`e chuo okjes beyhjm ckrst ajm t`krm bases ajm bhujmarkes hc t`e irhujms.

^en. =;  HSER^OKME. Aj hver sokme ks t`e ant hc aj hccejskve poayer w`ej, as a baserujjer, s`ehver sokmes a base s`e ks attegptkji th rean`. Kt ks usuaooy nausem w`ej `erghgejtug nauses `er th ohse nhjtant wkt` t`e base w`kn` t`ej nauses `er th be kj

 dehparmy. ]`e batter-baserujjer gay hver sokme ckrst base wkt`hut bekji kj dehparmy.

\OA[4 Baserujjer hver sokmes ckrst base (a) murkji amvajne crhg ̀ hge poate, hr (b) hjreturj th ckrst base acter attegpt th amvajne th senhjm base. Kj ekt`er nase, s`e kstaiiem wkt` baoo w`koe hcc base. 

RUOKJI4 (a) ^ace, (b) Hut. 

^en. 5<  HSER]@RHY. Aj hvert`rhw ks a poay kj w`kn` a baoo ks t`rhwj crhg hje ckeomer thajht`er th retkre a rujjer ajm w`kn` ihes kjth chuo terrkthry hr ihes beyhjm t`ebhujmary okjes hc t`e poaykji ckeom (meam baoo terrkthry). ^`huom t`e hvert`rhw beruoem a bohnfem baoo (Ruoe 1, ^entkhj 1<) t`e baoo ks meam.

^en. 51 

\A^^EM BAOO. (C\ HJO[) A passem baoo ks a oeiaooy meokverem baoo t`at s`huom ̀ ave beej`eom hr nhjtrhooem by t`e natn`er wkt` hrmkjary ecchrt.

^en. 52  \KSH] CHH]. (C\ HJO[) t`e pkvht chht gay regakj kj nhjtant wkt` hr gay pus` hccajm mrai away crhg t`e pktn`kji poate prkhr th t`e crhjt chht thun`kji t`e irhujm, as

ohji as t`e pkvht chht regakjs kj nhjtant wkt` t`e irhujm. \us`kji hcc wkt` t`e pkvhtchht crhg a poane ht`er t`aj t`e pktn`er‛s poate ks kooeiao.

(^\ HJO[) ]`e pkvht chht ks t`at chht w`kn` t`e pktn`er gust feep kj nhjstajt nhjtantwkt` t`e pktn`er‛s poate ujtko t`e baoo ks reoeasem.

^en. 5> 

\OA[ BAOO. ‟\oay baoo‗ ks t`e terg usem by t`e poate ugpkre th kjmknate t`at t`e poays`aoo beikj hr be resugem w`ej t`e pktn`er `as t`e baoo kj `er phssesskhj ajm kswkt`kj eki`t ceet (2.== g) hc t`e pktn`er‛s poate. Aoo mecejskve poayers, exnept t`e

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natn`er w`h gust be kj `er bhx, gust be ajyw`ere kj cakr irhujm th put t`e baoo kjpoay.

JH]E 4 (C\ HJO[) ^ee Ruoe 9, ^entkhj 9 chr pejaoty.

^en. 5= 

QUKNF \K]N@. A quknf returj pktn` ks hje game by t`e pktn`er wkt` t`e hbvkhusattegpt th natn` t`e batter hcc baoajne. ]`ks whuom be bechre t`e batter tafes `er

meskrem phsktkhj kj t`e batter‛s bhx hr w`koe s`e ks stkoo hcc baoajne as a resuot hc t`eprevkhus pktn`.

^en. 55 

RUJJER ]`e terg ‟rujjer‗ geajs ‟batter-rujjer hr baserujjer.‗

^en. 53  ^ANRKCKNE CO[. A sanrkckne coy ks snhrem w`ej, t`e batter snhres a rujjer wkt` a coy baoow`kn` ks naui`t.

^en. 59 

^OKME4 OEIAO, KOOEIAO. OEIAO ^OKME4 Gay be ekt`er ceet ckrst hr `eam ckrst. Kc a rujjer sokmes ceet ckrst, atoeast hje oei ajm butthnf s`aoo be hj t`e irhujm. Kc a rujjer sokmes, t`e rujjer s`aoobe wkt`kj rean` hc t`e base wkt` ekt`er `ajm hr a chht w`ej t`e sokme ks nhgpoetem.

KOOEIAO ^OKME4 A sokme ks kooeiao kc4a.  ]`e rujjer uses a rhookji pkj hr nrhss-bhmy sokme kjth t`e ckeomer.b.  ]`e rujjer's raksem oei ks `ki`er t`aj t`e ckeomer's fjee w`ej t`e ckeomer ks kj a

stajmkji phsktkhj.n.

 

]`e rujjer ihes beyhjm t`e base ajm gafes nhjtant wkt` hr aoters t`e poay hct`e ckeomer.

m. 

]`e rujjer soas`es hr fknfs t`e ckeomer wkt` ekt`er oei.e.  ]`e rujjer trkes th kjdure t`e ckeomer.

^en. 50 

^]AR]KJI \K]N@ER. ]`e poayer okstem as a pktn`er hj t`e okjeup narm hr hccknkaosnhrebhhf.

^en. 5;  ^]EAOKJI. (C\ HJO[) ̂ teaokji ks t`e ant hc a baserujjer attegptkji th amvajne murkjia pktn` th t`e batter.

^en. 3<  ^]RKFE THJE. (C\ HJO[) ]`e strkfe zhje ks t`at spane hver ajy part hc `hge poatebetweej t`e batter‛s arg pkts ajm t`e thp hc `er fjees w`ej t`e batter assuges ajaturao battkji stajne.

(^\ HJO[) ]`e strkfe zhje ks t`at spane hver ajy part hc `hge poate betweej t`ebatter‛s `ki`est s`huomer ajm `er fjees w`ej t`e batter assuges a jaturao battkjistajne.

^en. 31 

]KGE. ‟]kge‗ ks t`e terg usem by t`e ugpkre th hrmer t`e suspejskhj hc poay.

^en. 32  ]RK\OE \OA[. A trkpoe poay ks a nhjtkjuhus antkhj poay by t`e mecejse kj w`kn` t`reehccejskve poayers are put hut.

^en. 3> 

]URJ A] BA]. A turj at bat beikjs w`ej a poayer ckrst ejters t`e batter‛s bhx ajmnhjtkjues ujtko s`e ks put hut hr benhges a baserujjer.

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YKOM \K]N@. (C\ HJO[) A wkom pktn` ks a oeiaooy meokverem baoo sh `ki`, sh ohw, hr shwkme hc t`e poate t`at t`e natn`er najjht, hr mhes jht, sthp ajm nhjtrho kt wkt`hrmkjary ecchrt.

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RUOE 2. ]@E \OA[KJI CKEOM 

^en. 1  ]@E \OA[KJI CKEOM K^ ]@E AREA YK]@KJ Y@KN@ ]@E BAOO GA[ BE OEIAOO[ \OA[EMAJM CKEOMEM. ]`e poaykji ckeom s`aoo `ave a noear ajm ujhbstruntem area wkt`kj t`eramkus hc t`e presnrkbem cejne mkstajnes crhg `hge poate betweej t`e chuo okjes.(Recer th RENHGGEJMEM CEJNE MK^]AJNE N`art)

Cast \ktn` ajm Renhggejmem Cejne Mkstajnes

^ohw \ktn` Gkjkgug GaxkgugIkros 3-ujmer 15< ct. (=5.92 g) 195 ct. (5>.>= gIkros 0-ujmer 15< ct. (=5.92 g) 195 ct. (5>.>= gIkros 1<-ujmer 15< ct. (=5.92 g) 195 ct. (5>.>= gIkros 12-ujmer 195 ct. (5>.>= g) 2<< ct. (3<.;3 gIkros 1=-ujmer 195 ct. (5>.>= g) 2<< ct. (3<.;3 gIkros 13-ujmer 195 ct. (5>.>= g) 2<< ct. (3<.;3 gIkros 10-ujmer 195 ct. (5>.>= g) 2<< ct. (3<.;3 gIkros 2>-ujmer 195 ct. (5>.>= g) 2<< ct. (3<.;3 g

^en. 2  IRHUJM HR ̂ \ENKAO RUOE^ E^]ABOK^@KJI ]@E OKGK]^ HC ]@E \OA[KJI CKEOM GA[

BE AIREEM U\HJ B[ OEAIUE^ HR H\\H^KJI ]EAG^ Y@EJESER BANF^]H\^,CEJNE^, ^]AJM^, SE@KNOE^, ^\EN]A]HR^ HR H]@ER HB^]RUN]KHJ^ ARE YK]@KJ]@E \RE^NRKBEM AREA. Ajy hbstruntkhj hj cakr irhujm oess t`aj t`e presnrkbem cejnemkstajnes crhg `hge poate (as hutokjem kj ^entkhj 1 hc t`ks ruoe) s`huom be noearoygarfem chr t`e ugpkre‛s kjchrgatkhj.

^en. > 

]@E HCCKNKAO MKAGHJM ^@AOO @ASE BA^E OKJE^ A^ CHOOHY^4 Cast \ktn` Mkstajnes ^ohw \ktn` Mkstajnes

Ikros 3-ujmer 55 ct. (13.93 g) Ikros 3-ujmer 55ct. (13.93 g)Ikros 0-ujmer 55 ct. (13.93 g) Ikros 0-ujmer 55ct. (13.93 g)Ikros 1<-ujmer 3<ct. (10.2; g) Ikros 1<-ujmer 3<ct. (10.2; g)

Ikros 12-ujmer 3<ct. (10.2; g) Ikros 12-ujmer 35ct. (1;.01 g)Ikros 1=-ujmer 3<ct. (10.2; g) Ikros 1=-ujmer 35ct. (1;.01 g)Ikros 13-ujmer 3<ct. (10.2; g) Ikros 13-ujmer 35ct. (1;.01 g)Ikros 10-ujmer 3<ct. (10.2; g) Ikros 10-ujmer 35ct. (1;.01 g)Ikros 2>-ujmer 3<ct. (10.2; g) Ikros 2>-ujmer 35ct. (1;.01 g)

]@E HCCKNKAO MKAGHJM ^@AOO @ASE \K]N@KJI MK^]AJNE^ A^ CHOOHY^4Cast \ktn` Mkstajnes ^ohw \ktn` Mkstajnes

Ikros 3-ujmer =<ct. (12.1; g) Ikros 3-ujmer =<ct. (12.1; g)Ikros 0-ujmer =<ct. (12.1; g) Ikros 0-ujmer =<ct. (12.1; g)Ikros 1<-ujmer >5ct. (1<.39 g) Ikros 1<-ujmer =<ct. (12.1; g)

Ikros 12-ujmer =<ct. (12.1; g) Ikros 12-ujmer =3ct. (1=.<2 g)Ikros 1=-ujmer =>ct. (1>.11 g) Ikros 1=-ujmer 5<ct. (15.2= g)Ikros 13-ujmer =>ct. (1>.11 g) Ikros 13-ujmer 5<ct. (15.2= g)Ikros 10-ujmer =>ct. (1>.11 g) Ikros 10-ujmer 5<ct. (15.2= g)Ikros 2>-ujmer =>ct. (1>.11 g) Ikros 2>-ujmer 5<ct. (15.2= g)

a.  Y`ej t`e pktn`kji rubber hr base mkstajne ks chujm th be kjnhrrent t`e iages`aoo be sthppem ajm t`e pktn`kji rubber ajm/hr bases set th t`e requkremmkstajnes.

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RUOE >. EQUK\GEJ] 

^en. 1  ]@E HCCKNKAO BA]. ]`e bat s`aoo be a sghht` nyokjmer wkt` a fjhb. Hjoy bats t`atpass t`rhui` a 2-1/= kjn` (5.915< ng) mkageter bat rkji are oeiao. Ean` bat s`aoo bejh ghre t`aj 2-1/= kjn`es (5.915< ng) kj mkageter at kts t`knfest part, jh ghre t`aj>= kjn`es (03.>3< ng) kj oejit`, ajm jht exneem >0 hujnes (1<99.>< i) kj weki`t.]`ere s`aoo be jh mevknes, attan`gejts, hr wrappkjis t`at nause t`e `ajmoe th

benhge cous` wkt` t`e fjhb. Aoo bats s`aoo geet t`e A^A bat perchrgajne stajmarm.Oaser etn`kji, ht`er t`aj hj t`e barreo ks pergksskboe.a.

 

Aoo bats gust bear t`e A^A apprhvem nertkcknatkhj garf ajm gust jht be okstemhj aj A^A Bajjem Bat okst ujoess kt bears t`e A^A apprhvem renertkcknatkhj garf6hr

b. 

Gust be kjnoumem hj a okst hc apprhvem bat ghmeos puboks`em by A^A6 hrn.

 

Gust be kj t`e shoe hpkjkhj ajm mksnretkhj hc t`e ugpkre, `ave beejgajucanturem prkhr th 2<<< ajm, kc testem, whuom nhgpoy wkt` t`e A^A batperchrgajne stajmarms t`ej kj eccent.

m.  ^acety irkp hr nhrf, tape (jh sghht` poastkn tape) hr nhgphsktkhj gaterkao, gayjht exneem twh oayers hc tape ajm gust be a nhjtkjuhus spkrao. Ajy reskj hr pkje

tar ks pergksskboe hj t`ks part hc t`e bat. ]ape gust be at oeast 1< kjn`es ohji ajmjht ghre t`aj 15 kjn`es.

^en. 2 

YARG-U\ BA]^. Jh ghre t`aj twh hccknkao shctbaoo bats gay be usem by t`e hj-menfbatter kj t`e hj-menf nkrnoe. ]`e YARG-U\ BA] s`huom geet t`e choohwkjirequkregejts th be apprhvem4 a) stagpem wkt` hje-churt` kjn` oetters YB hj ekt`erejm hc t`e bat hr garfem kj 1" oetters t`e whrms ‟Yarg-Up Bat Hjoy‗ hj t`e barreoejm hc t`e bat6 b) a gkjkgug weki`t hc =0 hujnes ( 1>3<.<.i)6 n) a gkjkgug barreomkageter hc 2-1/2 kjn`es (3.< ng)6 m) `ave a sacety irkp hc at oeast 1< kjn`es (25.< ng)ajm jh ghre t`aj 15 kjn`es (=<.< ng) extejmem crhg t`e fjhb6 ajm/hr e) be hc hje-

pkene nhjstruntkhj hr a hje-pkene pergajejtoy assegboem bat apprhvem by t`eEqukpgejt ^tajmarms Nhggkttee.

JH]E 4 Recer th Ruoe 0, ^en. 1>n

^en. >  ]@E HCCKNKAO ^HC]BAOO. a.  ^`aoo be a reiuoar, sghht`-seagem, nhjneaoem stktn`em hr coat surcanem baoo.b.

 

^`aoo `ave a nejter nhre game hc ekt`er Jh. 1 quaokty, ohji ckber faphf, a gkxturehc nhrf ajm rubber, a phoyuret`aje gkxture hr ht`er gaterkaos apprhvem by\HJ[.

n.  Gay be `ajm hr gan`kje whujm, wkt` a ckje quaokty twkstem yarj, ajm nhveremwkt` oatex hr rubber negejt.

m. 

^`aoo `ave a nhver negejtem th t`e baoo by appoknatkhj hc negejt th t`eujmerskme hc t`e nhver, ajm sewj wkt` waxem t`ream hc nhtthj hr okjej, hr s`aoo`ave a ghomem nhver bhjmem th t`e nhre wkt` aj aut`ejtkn canskgkoe hc stktn`kjias apprhvem by \HJ[.

e. 

^`aoo `ave a nhver hc n`rhge tajjem thp irakj `hrse`kme hr nhw`kme6 syjt`etkngaterkao6 hr game hc ht`er gaterkaos apprhvem by \HJ[.

c.  ]`e 12-kjn` (><.< ng) baoo s`aoo be betweej 11-9/0 kjn`es (><.< ng) ajm 12-1/0kjn`es (>1.< ng) kj nkrnugcerejne, ajm s`aoo weki` betweej 3-1/= hujnes (10<.<i) ajm 9 hujnes (2<<.< i). ]`e sghht`-seag styoe s`aoo jht `ave oess t`aj 00

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stktn`es kj ean` nhver, sewj by t`e twh-jeemoe get`hm, hr wkt` aj aut`ejtkncanskgkoe hc stktn`kji as apprhvem by \HJ[.

i.  ]`e 11-kjn` (29.< ng) baoo s`aoo be betweej 1<-9/0 kjn`es (29.< ng) ajm 11-1/0kjn`es (20.< ng) kj nkrnugcerejne, ajm s`aoo weki`t betweej 5-9/0 hujnes (135.<i) ajm 3-1/0 hujnes (195 i). ]`e sghht`-seag styoe s`aoo jht `ave oess t`aj 00stktn`es kj ean` nhver, sewj by t`e twh-jeemoe get`hm, hr wkt` aj aut`ejtkncanskgkoe hc stktn`kji as apprhvem by \HJ[.

`. 

Bht` oeat`er ajm syjt`etkn nhverem shctbaoos bearkji t`e egboeg hc \HJ[ Ikros^hctbaoo are gajucanturem th spenkcknatkhjs by severao nhgpajkes ajm are t`eshctbaoos renhggejmem chr oeaiue poay ajm requkrem kj thurjagejt poay. ]`ew`kte hr hptkn yeoohw shctbaoo gay be usem.

k.  ]`e w`kte-stktn`em tweove-kjn` baoo ajm hptkn yeoohw wkt` a gaxkgug baoonhgpresskhj hc >95 obs. ajm a gaxkgug NHR hc .=9 s`aoo be usem kj aoo \HJ[ Cast\ktn` chr 12-Ujmer, 1=-Ujmer, 13-Ujmer ajm o0-Ujmer.

 d. 

]`e w`kte-stktn`em eoevej-kjn` baoo ajm hptkn yeoohw wkt` a gaxkgug baoonhgpresskhj hc >95 obs. ajm a gaxkgug NHR hc .=9 s`aoo be usem kj aoo \HJ[ Cast\ktn` chr 0-Ujmer ajm 1<-Ujmer, ajm ^ohw \ktn` prhirag.

f. 

]`e myjagkn stkccjess hc shctbaoos jht exneems 9,5<< obs/kjn` w`ej testem ujmernurrejt prhphsem A^]G tests get`hms.

^en. =  ]@E @HGE \OA]E ^@AOO BE GAME HC RUBBER HR H]@ER ^UK]ABOE GA]ERKAO^. Kts`aoo be a ckve-skmem ckiure, 19 kjn`es (=>.10ng) wkme anrhss t`e emie cankji t`epktn`er. ]`e skmes s`aoo be paraooeo th t`e kjskme okjes hc t`e batter‛s bhx ajm s`aoo beeki`t ajm hje-`aoc kjn`es (21.5;ng) ohji. ]`e skmes hc t`e phkjt cankji t`e natn`ers`aoo be 12 kjn`es (><.=0ng) ohji. 

^en. 5 

]@E \K]N@ER‛^ \OA]E s`aoo be hc whhm hr rubber, 2= kjn`es (3<.;3 ng) ohji ajm skxkjn`es (15.2= ng) wkme. ]`e thp hc t`e poate s`aoo be oeveo wkt` t`e irhujm. ]`e crhjtokje hc t`e poate s`aoo be t`e presnrkbem pktn`kji mkstajnes crhg t`e hutskme nhrjer hc

`hge poate. (Recer th \K]N@KJI MK^]AJNE^ N`art kj Ruoe 2, ^entkhj >.)

^en. 3 

]@E BA^E^. H]@ER ]@AJ @HGE \OA]E, ^@AOO BE 15 KJN@E^ (>0.1<ng) ^QUARE,GAME HC NAJSA^ HR H]@ER ^UK]ABOE GA]ERKAO^, AJM JH] GHRE ]@AJ CKSEKJN@E^ (12.9<ng) KJ ]@KNFJE^^. ]`e bases s`huom be senureoy castejem kj phsktkhj.a.

 

]`e mhuboe base s`aoo be usem at ckrst base. ]`ks base ks 15 by >< kjn`es, game hcnajvas hr ht`er suktaboe gaterkao `aoc t`e base ks w`kte (senurem kj cakr terrkthry)ajm `aoc ks hrajie (senurem kj chuo terrkthry). Kt s`huom jht be ghre t`aj ckvekjn`es (12.9<ng) kj t`knfjess.

JH]E 4 ]`e choohwkji ruoes appoy th t`e mhuboe base4 

(1) 

A battem baoo `kttkji hr bhujmkji hver t`e w`kte phrtkhj ks menoarem cakr,ajm a battem baoo `kttkji hr bhujmkji hver t`e hrajie phrtkhj ks menoaremchuo.

(2) 

Y`ejever a poay ks bekji game hj t`e batter-rujjer, t`e mecejse gust uset`e w`kte phrtkhj ajm t`e batter-rujjer t`e hrajie phrtkhj. ]`e batter-rujjer ks hut w`ej t`ere ks a poay bekji game at ckrst base ajm t`e batter-rujjer thun`es hjoy t`e w`kte phrtkhj, prhvkmkji t`e mecejse appeaos prkhr

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th t`e batter-rujjer returjkji th ckrst base. Hjne t`e batter-rujjer returjsth t`e w`kte hr hrajie phrtkhj jh appeao naj be game.

(>)  Hj ajy chrne attegpt crhg t`e chuo skme hc ckrst base, hr aj errajt t`rhwpuookji t`e mecejse kjth chuo irhujm, t`e mecejse ajm t`e batter-rujjer najuse ekt`er t`e w`kte hr hrajie phrtkhj.

(=) 

]`ks kjnoumes hvert`rhws.(5)

 

Hj extra base `kts hr baoos `kt th t`e hutckeom w`ej t`ere ks jh poay bekji

game at t`e mhuboe base, t`e batter-rujjer gay thun` t`e w`kte hr hrajiephrtkhj. ^`huom t`e batter-rujjer returj, t`e rujjer gay returj th t`ew`kte hr hrajie phrtkhj.

(3) 

Y`ej taiikji up hj coy baoo, t`e w`kte hr hrajie phrtkhj gay be usem.(9)  (C\ HJO[) hj aj attegptem pknf-hcc poay, t`e rujjer gay returj th t`e

w`kte hr hrajie phrtkhj.

^hctbaoo Iohve ^penkcknatkhjs

(A) \aog wkmt` 0 kj.

(B) \aog wkmt` 0 1/2 kj.

(N) ]hp hpejkji hc web 5 kj.

(M) Bhtthg hpejkji hc web = 1/2 kj.

(E) Yeb thp th bhtthg 9 1/= kj.

(C) Ckrst ckjier nrhtn` seag 9 1/2 kj.

(I) ]`ugb nrhtn` seag 9 1/2 kj.

(@) Nrhtn` seag 19 1/= kj.

(K) ]`ugb thp th bhtthg emie ; 1/= kj.

(D) Ckrst ckjier thp th bhtthg emie 1= kj.

(F) ^enhjm ckjier thp th bhtthg emie 1> 1/= kj.

(O) ]`krm ckjier thp th bhtthg emie 12 1/= kj.

(G) Churt` ckjier th bhtthg emie 11 kj.

^en. 9  A IOHSE HR GK]] GA[ BE YHRJ B[ AJ[ \OA[ER. Jh thp oankji, webbkji hr ht`ermevkne betweej t`e t`ugb ajm bhmy hc t`e iohve hr gktt s`aoo be ghre t`aj ckvekjn`es (12.9<ng) kj oejit`. Iohves wkt` w`kte, irey nkrnoes hr hptkn yeoohw hj t`ehutskme, ikvkji t`e appearajne hc a baoo, are kooeiao chr aoo poayers. \ktn`er‛s iohve/hrsoeeve najjht gatn` nhohr hc baoos. Guotknhohrem iohves are anneptaboe chr aoo ht`erpoayers.

^en. 0  ^@HE^ GU^] BE YHRJ B[ AOO \OA[ER^. A ^@HE ^@AOO BE NHJ^KMEREM HCCKNKAOKC K] K^ GAME YK]@ EK]@ER NAJSA^ HR OEA]@ER U\\ER^ HR ^KGKOAR GA]ERKAO^.Getao noeat s`hes, poastkn hr ̀ arm phoyuret`aje spkfes skgkoar th getao noeat s`hes are

aoohwem kj aoo poay kj \hjy 1=U ajm abhve. Aoteratkhj hc getao noeats, sun` ass`arpejkji, w`kn` gki`t gafe t`eg majierhus th partknkpajts, ks spenkcknaooyprh`kbktem. Rubber shoem hr rubber noeat s`hes are pergkttem kj aoo oeveos hc poay.

\EJAO][4 Use hc getao spkfes kj ̂ `etoajm 3U „ Brhjnh 12U„ edentkhj wkt` jh warjkji.

^en. ;  @EOGE]^, GA^F^, BHM[ \RH]EN]HR^, AJM ^@KJ IUARM^. a.

 

Natn`ers gust wear a prhtentkve `eoget ajm a prhtentkve gasf wkt` t`rhatprhtenthr t`at ks part hc hr attan`em th t`e gasf, t`e natn`er‛s `eoget ajm gasf

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nhgbkjatkhj s`aoo geet t`e JHN^AE stajmarm ajm `ave cuoo ear prhtentkhj (muaoear coaps).

JH]E 4 ]`e natn`er‛s `eam, cane, ajm t`rhat prhtentkhj gay be a hje-pkene meskij hra guotk-pkene meskij.

b. 

Bhmy prhtenthrs are gajmathry chr natn`ers kj Cast \ktn`, ajm ^ohw \ktn`.

n. 

Cast \ktn` natn`ers gust wear s`kj iuarms. Kt ks renhggejmem t`at ^ohw \ktn`natn`ers wear s`kj iuarms.

\OA[ 4 Natn`er recuses th wear `er gasf acter bekji hrmerem th wear a gasf by t`eUgpkre.

RUOKJI4 Chrcektem iage s`aoo be menoarem by t`e ugpkre kc jh hje eose wkoo wear gasfajm natn`. 

^en. 1<  JH EQUK\GEJ] ^@AOO BE OEC] O[KJI HJ ]@E CKEOM, EK]@ER KJ CAKR HR CHUO]ERRK]HR[. (^ee Ruoe ;, ^entkhj 5i-\oay =) Aoo jhj-poayer equkpgejt, kjnoumkji butjht okgktem th n`akrs, sthhos bunfets, etn. s`aoo be ejtkreoy kj meam baoo terrkthry. 

^en. 11  UJKCHRG. Aoo poayers hj a teag s`huom wear ujkchrgs aokfe kj nhohr, trkg ajm styoe.Ujkchrgs requkrem kj thurjagejt poay kjnoume a s`krt, pajts, hr s`hrts ajm s`aoo bewhrj by aoo poayers. Jh tajf thps wkt` oess t`aj 1 1/2 kjn` wkme s`huomer strap.\oayers s`aoo wear/utkokze ujkchrgs/equkpgejt prhperoy as meskijem by t`egajucanturer. 

]`e gajaier ajm nhan`es w`ej jht kj shctbaoo ujkchrg are requestem th mressapprhprkateoy renhijkzkji t`at t`e attejtkhj s`huom be hj t`e poayers ajm jht t`eamuots. Kc s`hrts are whrj, t`ey gust be ‟waofkji s`hrts‗ hr s`hrts meskijem chrshctbaoo nhgpetktkhj. Gajaiers ajm nhan`es gust wear nohsem the s`hes w`ej hj

t`e ckeom. Hpej the s`hes sun` as sajmaos ajm cokp cohps are jht pergkttem.

Aoo questkhjs reiarmkji ujkchrgs gust be ammressem kggemkateoy uphj poayer(s)ejterkji iage. Ht`erwkse t`e ujkchrg(s) wkoo be anneptaboe chr t`at iage.

A pktn`er s`aoo jht wear ajy kteg hj t`e pktn`kji `ajm, wrkst, arg hr t`ki`, w`kn`gay be mkstrantkji th t`e batter. 

JH]E 4 Kj thurjagejt poay, poayers gay wear t`ekr kjmkvkmuao oeaiue ujkchrg. 

a.  @EAMYEAR. Baoo naps, vkshrs, ajm `eambajms are hptkhjao chr poayers. Kc whrj,t`ey naj be gkxem, but gust be whrj prhperoy. Kc hje type hr ghre t`aj hje type

ks whrj, t`ey aoo gust be sage kj nhohr. @ajmfern`kecs mh jht quaokcy as`eambajms ajm najjht be whrj, ekt`er arhujm t`e `eam hr arhujm t`e jenf.

JH]E 4 \oastkn vkshrs are jht aoohwem as `eamwear.

b. 

\AJ]^. \oayers gay wear ohji hr s`hrt pajts hr a nhgbkjatkhj hc ajm gust besage kj nhohr.

n.  JUGBER^. Aj Arabkn jugber hc nhjtrastkji nhohr, at oeast skx kjn`es (15. 2= ng)`ki`, gust be whrj hj t`e banf hc aoo ujkchrg s`krts. (Jugber > ajm <> are

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exagpoes hc oeiao jugbers.) \oayers wkt`hut jugbers wkoo jht be pergkttem thpoay. Kc mupoknate jugbers exkst, hje wkoo jht be pergkttem th poay kj t`e iage.

m.  @EOGE]^. Aoo cast ajm sohw pktn` hccejskve poayers gust wear battkji `eogetswkt` mhuboe ear coaps, ajm prhtentkve canegasf/iuarm t`at `ave beej apprhvemby t`e Jatkhjao Hperatkji Nhggkttee hj ^tajmarm chr At`oetkn Equkpgejt(JHN^AE). \EJAO][4 Cakoure th wear t`e battkji `eoget w`ej hrmerem th mh shby t`e ugpkre s`aoo nause sakm poayer th be menoarem hut kggemkateoy. ]`e baoo

regakjs aokve. Battkji `eogets t`at are brhfej, nranfem, mejtem, hr t`at `avebeej kooeiaooy aoterem are prh`kbktem crhg use.

JH]E 4 Naookji a rujjer hut chr reghvkji a `eoget mhes jht reghve chrne poaysktuatkhjs. Ugpkres s`huom use mksnretkhj as th t`e kjtejt hc t`e ruoe nhjnerjkji poayersacety.

e. 

NA^]^. \oaster hr ht`er ̀ arm substajne kj t`ekr ckjao chrg gay jht be whrj murkjit`e iage. Ajy exphsem getao gay be nhjskmerem oeiao kc nhverem by shct gaterkaoajm tapem.

c.  DEYEOR[. Exphsem deweory sun` as wrkst watn`es, braneoets, earrkjis ajm jenfn`akjs, hr ajy ht`er kteg dumiem majierhus by t`e ugpkre, gay jht be whrj

murkji t`e iage. Gemknao aoert braneoets hr jenfoanes are jht nhjskmerem deweory, but kc whrj, t`ey gust be tapem th t`e bhmy.

\OA[  (1)4 A teag `as t`ree poayers wearkji naps ajm t`e regakjkji poayers mh jhtwear ajyt`kji hj t`ekr `eams. 

RUOKJI4 Oeiao, kc t`e t`ree ̀ ats are aokfe. Aoo cegaoe poayers mh jht ̀ ave th wear ̀ ats,but naj gkx `eambajms ajm `ats. 

\OA[   (2)4 ]wh poayers wear naps ajm t`e regakjkji poayers wear sage nhohrem`eambajms. 

RUOKJI4 Oeiao, naps ajm `eambajms gay be whrj. 

\OA[  (>)4 \oayer C1 wears (a) ujkchrg jugber 3 hj t`e banf hc `er dersey, (b) ujkchrgjugber << hj t`e banf hc `er dersey, (n) jh ujkchrg jugber hj t`e dersey, but jugber5 hj t`e pajts, (m) jh ujkchrg jugber hj t`e banf hc t`e dersey, but a twh kjn`jugber hj t`e crhjt, (e) jh ujkchrg jugber at aoo. 

RUOKJI4 Oeiao kj (a) ajm (b), jht oeiao kj (n), (m), hr (e). 

\OA[  (=)4 \oayer Co (Dhjes) was okstem kj t`e snhrebhhf wkt` t`e wrhji jugber ajm (a)`am `er jage hj t`e dersey, (b) jh jage hj t`e dersey. 

RUOKJI4 Nhrrent t`e jugber kj t`e snhrebhhf kj ekt`er nase ajm resuge poay. ]`ereks jh pejaoty. 

^en. 12  NHGGUJKNA]KHJ MESKNE^. Neoo p`hjes, paiers hr ajy ht`er types hcnhggujknatkhj mevknes wearaboe hr `ajm `eom najjht be usem hj t`e ckeom hc poaywkt` t`e exneptkhj hc gemknao mevknes. ]`e ckeom hc poay kjnoumes buoopejs, muihuts,nhan`es‛ bhxes ajm ht`er sun` areas w`ere t`e nhan`es, poayers ajm ugpkres `aveanness. Oapthp nhgputers ajm taboets gay be usem kj t`e muihut chr snhrefeepkjipurphses. Ykreoess nhggujknatkhjs gust jht be ejaboem.

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RUOE =. \OA[ER^ & ^UB^]K]U]E^

^en. 1 

]EAG ^@AOO NHJ^K^] HC4 a.

 

Cast \ktn` - ; \oayers.b.

 

^ohw \ktn` - 1< \oayers.n.  Rhsters s`aoo kjnoume hjoy cegaoe poayers.

^en. 2 

\OA[ER^- \H^K]KHJ^6 ^@AOO BE ME^KIJA]EM A^ CHOOHY^4 a. 

Cast \ktn`4 \ktn`er, natn`er, ckrst basegaj, senhjm basegaj, t`krm basegaj,s`hrtsthp, oect ckeomer, nejter ckeomer, ajm rki`t ckeomer.

b. 

^ohw \ktn`4 ^age as Cast \ktn` kj parairap` ‟a‗ abhve, pous a ‟s`hrt ckeomer.‛‛

JH]E 4 \oayers hc t`e teag kj t`e ckeom gay be statkhjem ajyw`ere kj cakr terrkthry,exnept t`e natn`er, w`h gust be kj t`e natn`er‛s bhx, ajm t`e pktn`er, w`h gust be kja oeiao pktn`kji phsktkhj at t`e start hc ean` pktn`. Y`ej a pktn` ks meokverem wkt`hutaoo mecejskve poayers kj cakr terrkthry, aj kooeiao pktn` s`aoo be menoarem.

^en. >  ^UB^]K]U]KJI/RE-EJ]R[. 

A poayer ks hccknkaooy kj t`e iage w`ej rephrtem th t`e poate ugpkre. a. 

A poayer w`h ks jht okstem as aj eokikboe substktute hj t`e okje-up narm s`aoo jhtbe prh`kbktem crhg poaykji.

b.  A substktute gay repoane a poayer, kjnoumkji t`e pktn`er, w`ej t`e baoo ks meam hrtkge `as beej naooem. ]`e gajaier, nhan` hr poayer s`aoo rephrt, hjoy at t`e tkgehc t`e n`ajie, th t`e poate ugpkre by statkji jage ajm s`krt jugber hc t`epoayer bekji repoanem choohwem by t`e jage ajm s`krt jugber hc4(1)

 

t`e poayer ejterkji t`e iage chr t`e ckrst tkge(2)  t`e poayer re-ejterkji(>)  t`e poayer ejterkji t`e iage as a nhurtesy rujjer

JH]E 4 Ajy pktn`er ks requkrem th pktn` ujtko t`e ckrst batter cankji `er `as nhgpoetem`er turj at bat hr t`e skme `as beej retkrem.

JH]E 4 A pktn`er gay be reghvem crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj ajm ghve th a mkccerejtmecejskve phsktkhj hr benhge aj E\, hjne per kjjkji prhvkmem mhkji sh mhes jhtvkhoate ajy ht`er ruoes.

\OA[  (1)4 Dhjes ks t`e startkji pktn`er. Kj t`e thp hc t`e t`krm, kjjkji ^gkt` `kts chr Dhjes, kj t`e bhtthg hc t`e t`krm Dhjes returjs th pktn`. 

RUOKJI4 Oeiao  

\OA[  (2)4 \ktn`er Dhjes -waofs B> ajm ks repoanem by ̂ gkt`. ]`e hccejse substktute #11 chr B= ajm bechre ^gkt` t`rhws hje pktn` (a) Dhjes t`e startkji pktn`er re-ejters (b)Brhwj ks substktutem chr ^gkt`. 

RUOKJI4 Kooeiao kj bht` sktuatkhjs. ]`e pktn`er `as th pktn` th t`e batter. 

n. 

Ajy poayer gay be wkt`mrawj crhg t`e iage ajm re-ejterem hjne, prhvkmemsun` poayer hnnupkes t`e sage battkji phsktkhj w`ejever kj t`e okje-up. A

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vkhoatkhj resuots kj aj kooeiao substktutkhj. A substktute w`h ks wkt`mrawj gay re-ejter.

m.  A substktute s`aoo jht ejter t`e nhjtest ujrephrtem.

\OA[ 4 Kj t`e thp `aoc hc t`e ckrst kjjkji wkt` twh huts, Ro hj ckrst base, B= (^gkt`) ksajjhujnem hj t`e \A systeg. Dust t`ej t`e gajaier menkmes th substktute Dhjes. Dhjesstrkfes hut. Kj t`e t`krm kjjkji, ^gkt`, w`h was ajjhujnem kj t`e ckrst kjjkji, pkjn`-

`kts chr Dhjes.

RUOKJI4 Oeiao Aoo poayers gay be wkt`mrawj ajm re-ejterem hje tkge, prhvkmem t`eyhnnupy t`e sage battkji phsktkhj t`ey `eom w`ej hrkikjaooy kj t`e okjeup. 

e. 

Kj ajy kjstajne kj w`kn` a teag mhes jht `ave aj eokikboe substktute chr a poayerw`h benhges koo hr ks kjdurem, t`e poayer oast reghvem crhg t`e okje-up by t`egajaier, nhan` hr poayer w`h ks ht`erwkse eokikboe th poay, s`aoo be usem as asubstktute.

Jhte4 \oayer reghvem crhg t`e iage najjht returj.

c. 

Bohhm Ruoe. (Recer th paie kk) A poayer, nhan`, hr ugpkre w`h ks boeemkji hr w`h`as bohhm hj t`ekr ujkchrg s`aoo be prh`kbktem crhg partknkpatkji curt`er kj t`eiage ujtko apprhprkate treatgejt naj be amgkjksterem. Kc gemknao nare hrtreatgejt ks amgkjksterem kj a reashjaboe oejit` hc tkge, t`e kjmkvkmuao wkoo jht`ave th oeave t`e iage. ]`e oejit` hc t`e tkge t`at ks reashjaboe ks oect th t`eugpkre‛s dumigejt.(1)

 

^thp t`e iage ajm kggemkateoy naoo a nhan`, trakjer, hr ht`er aut`hrkzempershj th t`e kjdurem poayer ajm aoohw treatgejt.

(2) 

Appoy t`e ruoes hc t`e iage reiarmkji substktutkhj, ajm re-ejtry kcjenessary.

^en. = 

]EAG GU^] @ASE ]@E REQUKREM JUGBER HC \OA[ER^ \RE^EJ] ]H ^]AR] HRNHJ]KJUE A IAGE. Requkregejts are4a.

  Cast \ktn` - 0 th start hr nhjtkjue th poay Kc chr ajy reashj ht`er t`aj edentkhj, acter poay `as beiuj, a teag mhes jht `aveaj eokikboe substktute chr a poayer w`h ks wkt`mrawj crhg t`e okje-up, t`e teaggay nhjtkjue th poay wkt` eki`t poayers, but aj authgatkn hut s`aoo be renhrmemean` tkge t`e poayer w`h was wkt`mrawj ajm jht repoanem kj t`e okje-up whuom`ave appearem kj t`e battkji rhtatkhj. Chr teags uskji Extra \oayer (E\) see Ruoe= ^en. 3e chr poaykji s`hrt`ajmem.

b.  ^ohw \ktn` - 0 \oayers. 

(1) 

Kc a teag ̀ as hjoy eki`t poayers presejt, a iage gay beikj, but aj authgatknhut wkoo be renhrmem ean` ajm every tkge t`e battkji rhtatkhj rean`es t`e;t` ajm 1<t` phsktkhj kj t`e battkji hrmer.

(2) 

Kc chr ajy reashj, ht`er t`aj edentkhj, acter poay `as beiuj, a teag mhes jht`ave aj eokikboe substktute chr a poayer w`h ks wkt`mrawj crhg t`e okje-up,t`e teag gay nhjtkjue th poay wkt` eki`t poayers, but aj authgatkn hut s`aoobe renhrmem ean` tkge t`e poayer hr poayers w`h was wkt`mrawj ajm jhtrepoanem kj t`e okje-up whuom `ave appearem kj t`e battkji rhtatkhj.

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\EJAO][ 4 Iage ks chrcektem. ^ee Ruoe 5 ^en. >c9.

JH]E 4 Eokikboe \oayers jht avakoaboe at iage tkge gay be substktutem chr ajm re-ejterem ujmer t`e Re-Ejtry Ruoe.

^en. 5  ^UB^]K]U]E^/UJRE\HR]EM ^UB^]K]U]E^/KJEOKIKBOE \OA[ER^. A substktute gaytafe t`e poane hc a poayer w`hse jage ks kj `er teag‛s battkji hrmer. ]`e choohwkji

reiuoatkhjs ihverj t`e substktutkhj hc poayers4a. 

]`e gajaier, nhan` hr poayer hc t`e teag gafkji t`e substktutkhj s`aookggemkateoy jhtkcy t`e poate ugpkre at t`e tkge a substktute ejters. ]`e poateugpkre s`aoo t`ej rephrt t`e n`ajie th t`e snhrer ajm hpphskji teag. Kc t`egajaier, nhan` hr poayer kj vkhoatkhj kjchrgs t`e poate ugpkre prkhr th t`ehccejmem teag‛s prhtest, t`ere ks jh vkhoatkhj ajm t`e ujrephrtem substktutes`aoo be menoarem oeiao. A substktute/ poayer ks hccknkaooy kj t`e iage w`ejrephrtem th t`e poate ugpkre.

b. 

Ujrephrtem substktute poayers wkoo be nhjskmerem kj t`e iage acter hje pktn` ̀ asbeej t`rhwj.

n. 

Ajy poayer gay be reghvem crhg t`e iage murkji ajy meam baoo.

m. 

A poayer reghvem crhg t`e iage by ruoe, s`aoo jht partknkpate kj t`e iage aiakj.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 5m4 ]`e iage s`aoo be chrcektem th t`e hccejmem teag.

e. 

Skhoatkhj hc t`e ujrephrtem substktute/kjeokikboe poayer ruoe ks `ajmoem as aprhtest by t`e hccejmem teag.

HCCEJ^E UJRE\HR]EM ^UB^]K]U]E^4 Kc a substktute ejters t`e iage wkt`hutrephrtkji, t`e choohwkji s`aoo appoy4a.

 

Kc t`e ujrephrtem substktute ks mksnhverem w`koe at bat4(1)  Aj eokikboe substktute assuges t`e baoo ajm strkfe nhujt.

(2) 

Ajy amvajne hc base-rujjers w`koe t`e kjeokikboe poayer ks at bat ks oeiao.(>) 

Gajaier s`aoo be reghvem crhg iage.b.

 

Kc t`e ujrephrtem substktute ks mksnhverem acter nhgpoetkji `er turj at bat ajmprkhr th t`e jext pktn`4(1)

 

Naooem hut.(2)  Ajy amvajne hc base-rujjers as a resuot hc a waof hr base ̀ kt by t`e kjeokikboe

poayer, ks juookckem.(>)

 

Gajaier s`aoo be reghvem crhg iage.n.

 

Kc t`e ujrephrtem substktute ks mksnhverem acter nhgpoetkji `er turj at bat ajmacter t`e jext pktn`4(1)  Naooem hut.

(2) 

Ajy amvajne by base-rujjers w`koe t`e kjeokikboe batter was at bat, ks oeiao.(>)

 

Gajaier s`aoo be reghvem crhg iage.

\OA[  (1)4 Dhjes, a oeiao substktute, ejters t`e iage kj t`e t`krm kjjkji ujrephrtem.

Kj t`e ckct` kjjkji, t`e hpphjejts rephrt t`ks th t`e ugpkre.

RUOKJI4 ]`e poayer (Dhjes) ks kggemkateoy reghvem, menoarem aj kjeokikboe poayer ajmrestrkntem th t`e bejn`. Aoo poay by hr hj Dhjes ks oeiao. A oeiao substktute gust berephrtem kjth t`e iage. Gajaier ks reghvem crhg iage.

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\OA[  (2)4 ̂ gkt` re-ejters t`e iage ujrephrtem kj t`e churt` kjjkji chr ̀ er substktute. 

Acter s`e `kts t`e baoo ajm rean`es ckrst base saceoy, kt ks metentem by t`e hpphjejtajm rephrtem th t`e ugpkre.

RUOKJI4 ^gkt` ks ruoem hut, ajm a oeiao substktute gust ejter t`e iage. Gajaier ksreghvem crhg iage. 

MECEJ^E UJRE\HR]EM ^UB^]K]U]E^4 Kc a substktute ejters t`e iage wkt`hutrephrtkji, t`e choohwkji s`aoo appoy4a.

 

Kc mksnhverem bechre t`e jext pktn` th ekt`er teag w`ej kjvhovem kj a poay wkt`t`e battem baoo4(1)

 

]eag hj hccejse `as t`e hptkhj hc tafkji t`e poay hr anneptkji t`e pejaoty(ajy hut ks juookckem, rujjers returj th base hnnupkem at t`e tkge hc t`e pktn`ajm t`e batter ks aoohwem th bat aiakj wkt` t`e sage nhujt).

(2) 

Acter a pktn`, t`e poay stajms,(>)

 

Gajaier ks reghvem crhg iage.b.

 

Kc t`e ujrephrtem substktute ks mksnhverem bechre t`e jext pktn` th ekt`er teag

w`ej a jhj-battem baoo ks `ajmoem hr thun`em by t`e ujrephrtem substktute t`atoeams th a rujjer bekji put hut4(1)

 

]`e teag hj hccejse `as t`e hptkhj hc tafkji t`e poay hr anneptkji t`epejaoty (hut ks juookckem, rujjers returj th base hnnupkem at t`e tkge hc t`epktn`). \ktn` ks najneoem kt ks a strkfe. Kc t`e pktn` ks a baoo, t`e pktn` stajms.

(2) 

Gajaier ks reghvem crhg iage.n.

 

Kc t`e ujrephrtem substktute ks mksnhverem bechre t`e jext pktn` th ekt`er teagw`ej a jhj-battem baoo ks `ajmoem hr thun`em by t`e ujrephrtem substktute t`ataoters t`e poay, but jh rujjer ks put hut (k.e., hj aj hvert`rhw hj a steaokjirujjer, t`e ujrephrtem substktute retrkeves t`e baoo ajm prevejts t`e rujjercrhg amvajnkji cart`er)

(1) 

]`e ugpkre gay awarm bases basem hj t`e ugpkre‛s dumigejt ajm t`enkrnugstajnes nhjnerjkji t`e poay.

(2)  ]`e pktn` najneoem kc kt ks a strkfe.(>)

 

Kc t`e pktn` ks a baoo, t`e pktn` stajms.(=)  Gajaier ks reghvem crhg iage.

JH]E 4 Ajy tkge a jhj-battem baoo ks `ajmoem hr thun`em by aj ujrephrtem substktuteajm mhes jht oeam th a rujjer bekji put hut hr aoter a poay, t`e poay stajms ajm t`eujrephrtem substktute ks menoarem aj kjeokikboe poayer ajm restrkntem th t`e bejn`.

^en. 3  ]eags najjht use t`e Meskijatem \oayer/Coex \oayer (M\/Coex) ajm Extra \oayer (E\)

kj t`e sage iage. ]`ks gust be fjhwj prkhr th t`e ^tart hc t`e iage ajm noearoykjmknatem hj t`e okje-up narm.

Meskijatem \oayer/Coex \oayer (M\/Coex) a.

 

A meskijatem poayer (M\) gay be usem chr ajy poayer prhvkmem kt ks game fjhwjprkhr th t`e start hc t`e iage ajm t`e poayer‛s jage ks kjmknatem hj t`e okjeup ashje hc t`e jkje `ktters kj t`e battkji hrmer.

b.  ]`e jage hc t`e poayer chr w`hg t`e M\ ks battkji (Coex \oayer) wkoo be poanem kjt`e tejt` phsktkhj kj t`e okjeup.

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n.  ]`e startkji poayer okstem as t`e M\ gust regakj kj t`e sage phsktkhj kj t`ebattkji hrmer chr t`e ejtkre iage. ]`e M\ ajm M\‛s substktute, hr t`e substktute‛srepoanegejt, gay jever poay hccejse at t`e sage tkge.

m. 

]`e M\ gay be substktutem chr at ajy tkge, ekt`er by a pkjn`-`ktter, pkjn`-rujjer,hr t`e Coex \oayer. Kc t`e startkji M\ ks repoanem hj hccejse by t`e Coex \oayer, t`eM\ wkoo oeave t`e iage. Kc repoanem by a substktute, t`e M\ phsktkhj regakjs kjt`e okjeup. A startkji M\ gay re-ejter hje tkge, as ohji as t`e M\ returjs th t`e

hrkikjao phsktkhj kj t`e battkji hrmer.(1)  Kc repoanem by t`e Coex \oayer, t`ks remunes t`e jugber hc poayers crhg tej

th jkje. Kc t`e M\ mhes jht re-ejter, t`e iage gay oeiaooy ejm wkt` jkjepoayers.

(2) 

Kc t`e M\ re-ejters ajm t`e Coex \oayer was battkji kj t`e M\‛s spht, t`e Coex\oayer naj returj th t`e jugber tej phsktkhj ajm poay mecejse hjoy hr oeavet`e iage.

e.  ]`e M\ gay poay mecejse at ajy phsktkhj. ̂ `huom t`e M\ poay mecejse chr a poayerht`er t`aj t`e hje chr w`hg t`e M\ ks battkji (Coex \oayer), t`at poayer wkoonhjtkjue th bat but jht poay mecejse ajm ks jht nhjskmerem th ̀ ave oect t`e iage.

]`e M\ gay poay mecejse chr t`e Coex \oayer ajm t`e Coex \oayer ks nhjskmerem th`ave oect t`e iage, remunkji t`e jugber hc poayers crhg tej th jkje. ]`e Coex\oayer gay re-ejter t`e iage ujmer t`e re-ejtry ruoe.

c. 

]`e pershj bekji battem chr (Coex \oayer) gay be substktutem chr at ajy tkge,ekt`er by a oeiao substktute chr t`e M\ chr w`hg t`e Coex \oayer ks poaykji mecejse.]`e Coex \oayer gay re-ejter t`e iage ujmer t`e re-ejtry ruoe ekt`er kj t`ejugber tej phsktkhj hr kj t`e M\‛s phsktkhj kj t`e battkji hrmer.(1)

 

Kc returjkji th t`e jugber tej phsktkhj, t`e Coex \oayer wkoo poay mecejsehjoy6 t`ere wkoo be hjoy jkje poayers kj t`e battkji hrmer.

(2) 

Kc t`e Coex \oayer returjs th t`e M\‛s phsktkhj, t`e Coex \oayer wkoo poay hccejseajm mecejse6 t`ere wkoo be hjoy jkje poayers kj t`e battkji hrmer.

i. 

\oankji t`e Coex \oayer kjth hje hc t`e ckrst jkje phsktkhjs chr shgehje ht`er t`ajt`e hrkikjao M\ hr t`e hrkikjao M\‛s substktute ks nhjskmerem aj kjeokikboe poayer.‐]`e kjeokikboe poayer s`aoo be reghvem crhg t`e iage. ]`e Coex \oayer repoankjit`e M\ ks jht nhjskmerem a substktutkhj chr t`e Coex \oayer. ]`e M\, w`h `as oectt`e iage, gay re-ejter t`e iage ujmer t`e re-ejtry ruoe.

Extra \oayer (Cast \ktn` & ^ohw \ktn`) a.

 

Ajy teag gay use hje (1) hr (2) Extra \oayers (E\) per iage ajm kt gust be gamefjhwj prkhr th t`e start hc t`e iage ajm prhperoy kjmknatem kj t`e okjeup. ]`euse hc aj E\ wkt`hut okstkji hj t`e okjeup ks aj kooeiao poayer.

b.  ]`e E\ gust regakj kj t`e sage phsktkhj kj t`e battkji hrmer chr t`e ej tkre

iage.n.  ]`e E\ gay poay mecejse at ajy tkge wkt`hut `er status bekji accentem. ^`e gay

ih kj ajm hut hc t`e mecejskve okjeup as hctej as jeemem as ohji as `er phsktkhjkj t`e hccknkao battkji hrmer ks jht aoterem.

m. 

]`e E\ gay be substktutem chr at ajy tkge wkt` t`e substktute benhgkji t`e jewE\. ]`e substktute gust be a poayer w`h `as jht beej kj t`e iage.

e. 

\ejaoty chr E\ jht regakjkji kj iage4 Kc a teag beikjs poay wkt` 1 hr 2 E\(s) okstemhj t`e okjeup t`ey naj poay s`hrt`ajmem mhwj th 0 poayers, tafkji aj hut chr

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ean` poayer w`ej t`ekr tkge at bat nhges up. At jh tkge naj a teag poay wkt`oess t`aj 0.

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RUOE 5. ]@E IAGE 

^en. 1 

]@E N@HKNE HC ]@E CKR^] HR OA^] BA] KJ ]@E KJJKJI ̂ @AOO BE MENKMEM B[ A ]H^^HC A NHKJ, UJOE^^ H]@ERYK^E ^]A]EM KJ ]@E RUOE^ HC ]@E HRIAJKTA]KHJUJMER Y@KN@ ]@E ^N@EMUOE HC IAGE^ K^ BEKJI \OA[EM. 

^en. 2  ]@E CK]JE^^ HC ]@E IRHUJM CHR A IAGE ^@AOO BE MENKMEM ^HOEO[ B[ ]@E

\OA]E UG\KRE. OKI@]JKJI RUOE a.

 

Iukmeokjes chr Oki`tjkji ^acety - hjne a iage ks sthppem chr oki`tjkji, kt najjhtbe resugem ujtko >< gkjutes acter oast nohum th irhujm oki`tjkji strkfe.

^en. >  A REIUOA]KHJ IAGE ^@AOO NHJ^K^] HC ^ESEJ KJJKJI^, ^KP KJJKJI^ KJ^@E]OAJM, \KJ]H AJM GU^]AJI OEAIUE^. a.  A cuoo sevej (skx kj ^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) kjjkjis jeem jht be poayem kc

t`e teag senhjm at bat snhres ghre rujs kj skx (ckve kj ^`etoajm, \kjth ajmGustaji) kjjkjis hr bechre t`e t`krm hut kj t`e oast hc t`e sevejt` (skxt` kj

^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) kjjkji.b. 

A iage t`at ks tkem at t`e ejm hc t`e sevej (skx kj ^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji)kjjkjis s`aoo be nhjtkjuem by poaykji ammktkhjao kjjkjis6 hr ujtko hje skme `assnhrem ghre rujs t`aj t`e ht`er at t`e ejm hc a nhgpoete kjjkji6 hr ujtko t`eteag senhjm at bat `as snhrem ghre rujs kj t`ekr `aoc hc t`e kjjkji bechre t`et`krm hut ks game.

n. 

A iage naooem by t`e ugpkre s`aoo be reiuoatkhj kc ckve hr ghre (chur hr ghre kj^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) nhgpoete kjjkjis `ave beej poayem hr kc t`e teagsenhjm at bat `as snhrem ghre rujs kj chur hr ghre kjjkjis t`aj t`e ht`er teag`as snhrem kj ckve hr ghre (chur hr ghre kj ̂ `etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) kjjkjis.]`e ugpkre ks egphwerem th naoo a iage at ajy tkge benause hc marfjess, rakj,

ckre, pajkn hr ht`er nauses w`kn` poanes t`e patrhjs hr poayers kj perko. Chr iagesnaooem prkhr th ckve (chur kj ^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) nhgpoete kjjkjis, see^entkhj >i. (^ee ^entkhj = chr recerejne th Ruj Ruoes.)

\OA[ 4 At t`e ejm t`e churt` (t`krm kj ^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) kjjkji, t`e snhreks @1 ajm S2. ]`ere ks jh snhre kj t`e ckrst ̀ aoc hc t`e ckct`, but kj t`e oast ̀ aoc @ snhres4(a) 1 ruj6 (b) twh rujs. Kj ekt`er nase, iage ks naooem chr rakj wkt` hjoy hje hr twh huts. 

RUOKJI4 Kj ekt`er nase, kt ks a reiuoatkhj iage. Kj (a), kt ks a tke iage, but aoo renhrmsnhujt. Kj (b), @ ks t`e wkjjer. 

m.  A reiuoatkhj tke iage s`aoo be menoarem kc t`e snhre ks equao w`ej t`e iage ksnaooem at t`e ejm hc ckve (chur kj ^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) hr ghre nhgpoetekjjkjis hr kc t`e teag senhjm at bat `as equaoem t`e snhre hc t`e ckrst teag atbat kj t`e kjnhgpoete kjjkji.

\OA[ 4 Kj t`e oast ̀ aoc hc t`e skxt` kjjkji, wkt` R1, R2 ajm R> hj t`krm, senhjm, ajm ckrstbases respentkveoy, B= `kts a `hge ruj, tykji t`e snhre 3 th 3. Kt t`ej beikjs th rakj`eavkoy ajm, evejtuaooy, chrnes t`e ugpkre th naoo t`e iage. 

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RUOKJI4 ]`e iage ejms kj a 3 th 3 tke. 

e. 

]`ese prhvkskhjs mh jht appoy th ajy ants hj t`e part hc poayers hr spentathrsw`kn` gki`t naoo chr chrcekture hc t`e iage. ]`e ugpkre gay chrcekt t`e iage kcattanfem p`ysknaooy by ajy teag gegber hr spentathr.

c.  A chrcektem iage s`aoo be menkmem by t`e ugpkre kj cavhr hc t`e teag jht at cauotkj t`e choohwkji nases4

(1) 

Kc a teag cakos th appear hj t`e ckeom hr, bekji hj t`e ckeom, recuses th beikja iage chr w`kn` kt ks sn`emuoem hr asskijem at t`e tkge sn`emuoem hr wkt`kja tkge set chr chrcektures by t`e hriajkzatkhj kj w`kn` t`e teag ks poaykji.

(2) 

Kc acter t`e iage `as beiuj, hje skme recuses th nhjtkjue th poay, ujoesst`e iage `as beej suspejmem hr tergkjatem by t`e ugpkre.

\OA[ 4 A iage ks naooem acter sevej (skx kj ^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) nhgpoetekjjkjis hc poay benause t`e gajaier hc t`e vksktkji teag jh ohjier wks`es th poay. 

RUOKJI4 Kc weat`er pergkts t`e iage s`aoo jht be tergkjatem. ]`e ugpkre s`aoo chrcektt`e iage th t`e `hge teag by a snhre hc 9-<. 

(>) 

Kc, acter poay `as beej suspejmem by t`e ugpkre, hje skme cakos th resugepoaykji wkt`kj twh gkjutes acter t`e ugpkre `as naooem ‟poay baoo.‛‛

(=)  Kc a teag egpohys tantkns jhtkneaboy meskijem th meoay hr th `astej t`eiage.

(5) 

Kc, acter warjkji by t`e ugpkre, ajy hje hc t`e ruoes hc t`e iage ks wkoocuooyvkhoatem.

(3) 

Kc t`e hrmer chr t`e reghvao hc a poayer th t`e muihut ks jht hbeyem wkt`kjhje gkjute.

(9)  Kc, benause hc t`e reghvao hc t`e poayers crhg t`e iage by t`e ugpkre hr chrajy nause, t`ere are oess t`aj eki`t (Cast \ktn`) hr eki`t (^ohw \ktn`), hj

ekt`er teag.i.

 

Iages t`at are jht nhjskmerem reiuoatkhj hr reiuoatkhj tke iages, s`aoo beresugem at t`e exant phkjt w`ere t`ey were sthppem.

^en. = 

]@E YKJJER HC ]@E IAGE ^@AOO BE ]@E ]EAG ]@A] ^NHRE^ ]@E GH^] RUJ^ KJA REIUOA]KHJ IAGE. a.

 

]`e snhre hc a naooem reiuoatkhj iage s`aoo be t`e snhre at t`e ejm hc t`e oastnhgpoete kjjkji, ujoess t`e teag, senhjm at bat `as snhrem ghre rujs t`aj t`eckrst teag at bat kj t`e kjnhgpoete kjjkji. Kj t`ks nase, t`e snhre s`aoo be t`at hct`e kjnhgpoete kjjkji.

b.  ]`e snhre hc a reiuoatkhj tke iage s`aoo be t`e tke snhre w`ej t`e iage was

tergkjatem.n.

 

]`e snhre hc a chrcektem iage s`aoo be 9-< kj cavhr hc t`e teag jht at cauot.

^en. 5  HJE RUJ ^@AOO BE ^NHREM EAN@ ]KGE A BA^ERUJJER OEIAOO[ ]HUN@E^ CKR^],^ENHJM, ]@KRM BA^E^ AJM @HGE \OA]E BECHRE ]@E ]@KRM HU] HC ]@E KJJKJI. a.  ]`e rujjer mhes jht `ave th thun` ckrst base kj aj kjterjatkhjao tke breafer

sktuatkhj.

^en. 3  A RUJ ^@AOO JH] BE ^NHREM KC ]@E ]@KRM HU] HC ]@E KJJKJI K^ A RE^UO] HC4 

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a.  ]`e batter-rujjer bekji put hut bechre oeiaooy thun`kji ckrst base.b.

 

A baserujjer bekji chrnem hut mue th t`e batter benhgkji a batter-rujjer.n.  A rujjer bekji put hut by a tai hr okve baoo appeao prkhr th t`e prenemkji rujjer

thun`kji `hge poate.m.

 

A prenemkji rujjer ks menoarem hut hj aj appeao poay.

\OA[  (1)4 R1 ks hj t`krm base ajm R2 ks hj ckrst base wkt` twh huts. Batter `kts irhujm

baoo th C=, w`h n`ases R2 banf thwarm ckrst base ajm tais ̀ er (a) bechre R1 snhres, (b)acter R1 snhres. 

RUOKJI4 Ruj mhes jht nhujt kj (a) hr (b) skjne t`e t`krm hut was a chrne-hut. 

\OA[  (2)4 Ykt` hje hut ajm rujjers hj senhjm base ajm t`krm base, t`e batter cokeshut chr t`e senhjm hut. ]`e rujjer hj t`krm base tais up acter t`e natn`, but t`e rujjerhj senhjm base mhes jht. ]`e rujjer hj t`krm base nrhsses t`e poate bechre aj appeaoks game at senhjm base. 

RUOKJI4 ]`e ruj wkoo nhujt, as t`ks ks a tkge poay ajm jht a chrne hut. Kc t`e rujjer

nrhsses `hge poate acter t`e appeao, t`e ruj whuom jht nhujt. ^en. 9  JH ^UNNEEMKJI RUJJER ^@AOO ^NHRE A RUJ Y@EJ A \RENEMKJI RUJJER @A^

BEEJ MENOAREM ]@E ]@KRM HU] HC AJ KJJKJI. 

\OA[  (1)4 Hje hut, R1, hj t`krm base ajm R2 hj senhjm base. Batter ̀ kts a coy baoo w`kn`ks naui`t by C9. R1 tais up ajm oeaves `er base bechre t`e coy baoo ks thun`em by C9. R2tais up ajm oeiaooy oeaves `er base ajm snhres. Appeao ks game at t`krm base ajmugpkre menoares R1 hut. 

RUOKJI4 ]`ree huts, jh rujs snhre. 

\OA[  (2)4 ]wh huts, R1 hj t`krm base, R2 hj senhjm base ajm R> hj ckrst base. Batter`kts baoo hver t`e cejne chr a `hge ruj. R1 cakos th thun` `hge poate but R2, R> ajmt`e batter-baserujjer thun` aoo bases kj reiuoar hrmer, kjnoumkji `hge poate. Ajappeao ks game hj R1 at `hge poate. Ugpkre menoares R1 hut. 

RUOKJI4 Jh rujs snhre. 

^en. 0  A BA^ERUJJER ̂ @AOO JH] ̂ NHRE A RUJ A@EAM HC ]@E BA^ERUJJER \RENEMKJI@ER KJ ]@E BA]]KJI HRMER, KC ]@E \RENEMKJI RUJJER @A^ JH] BEEJ \U] HU]. 

^en. ;  ]@ERE ^@AOO BE HJO[ HJE N@ARIEM NHJCEREJNE BE]YEEJ ]@E GAJAIER,NHAN@ HR \OA[ER AJM ]@E BA]]ER HR BA^ERUJJER KJ AJ KJJKJI. Ugpkres s`aoojht \ERGK] ajy sun` nhjcerejnes kj exness hc hje kj aj kjjkji.

\EJAO][ 4 Edentkhj hc gajaier hr nhan` w`h kjsksts hj ajht`er n`ariem nhjcerejne.

^en. 1<  RUJ RUOE. a.

 

Kc a teag ks oeamkji kts hpphjejt by at oeast 12 rujs acter t`ree kjjkjis, hr 1< rujsacter chur kjjkjis, hr 0 rujs acter ckve hr ghre equao kjjkjis `ave beej poayem hracter chur ajm hje `aoc kjjkjis.

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^en. 11  KJ]ERJA]KHJAO ]KE BREAFER (K]B). ^tartkji wkt` t`e thp hc t`e eki`t` kjjkji, thp hcsevejt` (^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji) ajm ean` ̀ aoc kjjkji t`ereacter, t`e hccejskveteag s`aoo beikj kts turj at bat wkt` t`e poayer w`h ks sn`emuoem th bat oast kj t`erespentkve `aoc kjjkji bekji poanem hj senhjm base (e.i., kc t`e jugber ckve batter kst`e oeamhcc batter, t`e jugber chur batter kj t`e battkji hrmer wkoo be poanem hjsenhjm base. A substktute gay be kjsertem chr t`e rujjer.) Kc tkge okgkt iage „ aookjjkjis beikjjkji acter tkge expkrem. Chr snhrkji, see Ruoe 1> ^en. 1<.

JH]E 4 Kc a teag ks kj t`e tkebreafer ajm t`e absejt poayer ks t`e hje w`h s`huom beikjt`e `aoc kjjkji at senhjm base, mh jht menoare aj hut. Kjsteam, poane hj senhjm baset`e poayer w`hse jage prenemes t`e absejt poayer‛s jage kj t`e okjeup.

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RUOE 3.

A.  ^@E]OAJM RUOE^ 

(1) 

]`e poaykji ckeom spenkcknatkhjs6 pktn`kji mkstajne ks =< ceet6 bases are 55 ceet6 a okje1< ceet kj crhjt hc ckrst ajm t`krm base wkoo be mrawj perpejmknuoar th t`e chuo okje6a 1< chht arn wkoo be mrawj crhg t`e phkjt hc `hge poate betweej t`e chuo okjes.

Exnept chr t`e pktn`er ajm natn`er, jh poayer naj be nohser t`aj =5 ceet crhg ̀ hgepoate ujtko t`e baoo ks `kt. A baoo gust traveo hj hr beyhjm t`e arn th be a cakr baoo.(2)

 

Ean` batter wkoo ̀ kt hcc a tee ohnatem tkp th tkp th ̀ hge poate. ]`eugpkre wkoo be resphjskboe chr t`e bat ajm tee. Bats garfem ]-baoo hr ]-bat as weoo as ^hctbaoo bats are oeiao.a.  ]`e bhx mkgejskhj wkoo be 0 ceet ohji by > ceet wkme.

JH]E 4 ] -poanegejt. Y`ej ] ks usem poane ] ‟tkp-th-tkp‗ th @hge\oate. 

(>) 

]`e batter gay jht swkji ujtko t`e pktn`er gafes a pktn`kji

ghtkhj crhg t`e pktn`kji rubber.(=) 

]`e batter wkoo phsktkhj `erseoc kj t`e batter‛s bhx ajm gay ammress t`e baoo as t`eugpkre `homs t`e baoo hj t`e tee. ]`e ugpkre wkoo asf t`e batter kc s`e ks reamy, ajmkc sh t`e ugpkre wkoo reghve `ks/`er `ajm crhg t`e baoo ajm ikves t`e skijao th poaybaoo. Kc t`e batter ammresses t`e baoo acter t`ks, a strkfe ks naooem ajm t`e baoo ks meam.

(5) 

Nhjtant, evej partkaooy, gust be game wkt` t`e baoo. ]`ks wkoo be a dumigejt naoo byt`e ugpkre. Aoo baoos `kt chuo hr swuji at ajm gkssem6 evej kc t`e tee aohje ks `kt wkoobe a strkfe. Acter twh strkfes t`ere wkoo be aj ujokgktem jugber hc chuo baoosaoohwem, ujtko hje ks `kt cakr hr t`ere ks a strkfehut by gksskji t`e baoo, hr `kttkji t`etee aohje.

(3) 

]`e pktn`er wkoo tafe a phsktkhj hj t`e rubber gafkji aj ujmer`ajm pktn`kji

ghtkhj w`koe regakjkji kj nhjtant wkt` t`e rubber ujtko t`e baoo ks `kt. Kc t`e pktn`ermhes jht regakj kj nhjtant wkt` t`e rubber, t`ere wkoo be jh pejaoty, kc t`e batterajm aoo rujjers amvajne at oeast hje base wkt`hut bekji put hut. Kc aj hut ks gamehj t`e batter hr base rujjers bechre t`ere ks aj amvajne hc hje base, t`ej t`e baooks meam ajm t`e batter ajm aoo base rujjers wkoo amvajne hje base crhg t`e baset`ey hnnupkem at t`e tkge hc t`e kjcrantkhj. ]`ere are jh kjtejtkhjao waofs.

(9) 

Chr sacety reashjs, kt ks better th `ave t`e natn`er stajm away crhg t`e batter ujtkot`e batter `as swuji.

(0) 

Base rujjers are jht aoohwem th steao. ]`ey najjht oeave t`e base ujtko t`e baoo ks`kt.

(;) 

]`ere ks jh kjckeom coy ruoe.(1<)

 

Y`ej t`e baoo ks kj t`e phssesskhj hc aj kjckeomer ajm kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkreaoo poay `as neasem, tkge s`aoo be naooem by t`e ugpkre.

(11) 

Appeaos gay be game choohwkji a poay ajm bechre t`e pktn`er `as game a pktn`kjightkhj.

(12)  Hje `hur tkge okgkt, skx kjjkjis, chur rujs per `aoc. ]`e iage nhjsksts hc chur rujsper `aoc kjjkji. Kc a teag ks a`eam by jkje rujs acter chur kjjkjis hr ckve rujs acterckve kjjkjis t`e iage ks hver. Kc t`e iage ks tkem at t`e ejm hc skx kjjkjis hr at t`e

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ejm hc cuoo kjjkji kj w`kn` t`e tkge okgkt `as expkrem6 t`e ruj okgkt wkoo be okctem. K]Bwkoo be usem.

(1>)  Ean` teag ks aoohwem chur gegbers hj t`e nhan`kji stacc, gajaier ajm t`reenhan`es. Hj hccejse twh hc t`e stacc naj nhan` ckrst ajm t`krm bases. Hj mecejse jhstacc ks aoohwem hj t`e ckeom w`koe t`e baoo ks okve. Hjoy t`e nhan`kji stacc ajm poayersare aoohwem kj t`e muihut.

(1=) 

]eag nhjcerejne at n`ajie hc 1/2 kjjkjis are jht aoohwem (Meoay hc Iage).

ECCEN] 4 1st kjcrantkhj warjkji th gajaier, kc kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre kjcrantkhjnhjtkjues, t`e 2jm kjcrantkhj wkoo resuot kj t`e edentkhj hc t`e gajaier hr hje nhan` perkjcrantkhj.

(15)  ]eags use 1< poayers hj mecejse. ]`ey gust `ave 0 poayers th start hr nhjtkjue.(13)

 

Jh bujtkji, n`hppkji mhwj hj t`e baoo hr shct swkjis aoohwem. Batter ks menoaremhut.

(19) 

Aoo ht`er sohw pktn` ruoes appoy.(10)

 

Natn`ers gust wear natn`kji equkpgejt chr sohw pktn` natn`ers.

B. 

\KJ]H RUOE^ (1)  Hje `hur tkge okgkt, skx kjjkjis, skx rujs per `aoc. ]`e iage nhjsksts hc skx rujs per

`aoc kjjkji. Kc a teag ks a`eam by 1> rujs acter chur kjjkjis hr 9 rujs acter ckvekjjkjis t`e iage ks hver. Kc t`e iage ks tkem at t`e ejm hc skx kjjkjis hr at t`e ejmhc cuoo kjjkji kj w`kn` t`e tkge okgkt `as expkrem6 t`e ruj okgkt wkoo be okctem. K]B wkoobe usem.

(2) 

Ean` batter ks aoohwem chur pktn`es. Ugpkres wkoo naoo swkjikji strkfes hjoy ajm t`reestrkfes wkoo be aj hut. ]`e churt` pktn` ujoess `kt cakr hr chuo wkoo be aj hut.

(>) 

]`e kjckeom coy ruoe ks jht kj eccent.(=)  Bases wkoo be 55 ceet.(5)

 

Jh mecejskve poayer exnept chr t`e pktn`er w`h gust be paraooeo th ajm > ceet crhg

ekt`er skme hc t`e pktn`kji rubber ajm t`e natn`er w`h gust be wkt`kj t`e nhjckjeshc t`e natn`er‛s bhx naj be nohser t`aj =5 ceet crhg `hge poate. Y`ej kj t`eugpkre‛s dumigejt t`ese are jht kj eccent prkhr th t`e pktn`, jh pktn` wkoo be naooem.]`ere s`huom be okjes at ckrst ajm t`krm base but kc jht t`ej kt wkoo be t`e ugpkre‛s

 dumigejt.(3)

 

Hjoy t`e poayers ajm nhan`kji stacc w`hse jages appear hj t`e acckmavkt wkoo beaoohwem kj t`e muihut. \kjth teags gay `ave up th chur hj t`e nhan`kji stacc4gajaier, ajm t`ree nhan`es. ]`e nhan` pktn`er gust be hje hc t`e chur hj t`enhan`kji stacc.

(9) 

Aoo ht`er nurrejt \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo ruoes are kj eccent.

(0) 

Natn`ers gust wear equkpgejt meckjem chr cast pktn` natn`ers.(;) 

Kc t`e nhan` pktn`er ks `kt wkt` a battem baoo, jh pktn` wkoo be naooem.(1<)  Ean` teag wkoo prhvkme t`ekr hwj pktn`kji nhan`. ]`e nhan` pktn`er gust be okstem

as a nhan`. ]`e pktn`kji mkstajne ks =< ceet. ]`e baoo gust be meokverem th t`e batterkj a sace gajjer, ajm jh arn` requkrem. \ktn`em baoo ks meam w`ej kt ̀ kts t`e irhujm.Batter najjht `kt a baoo t`at ckrst thun`es t`e irhujm.

(11) 

]eag nhjcerejne at n`ajie hc 1/2 kjjkjis are jht aoohwem (Meoay hc Iage).

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ECCEN] 4 1st kjcrantkhj warjkji th gajaier, kc kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkrekjcrantkhj nhjtkjues, t`e 2jm kjcrantkhj wkoo resuot kj t`e edentkhj hc t`e gajaier hrhje nhan` per kjcrantkhj.

(12) 

Kjtejtkhjao waofs are jht aoohwem.(1>)  Jh steaokji.(1=)

 

Jh mrhppem t`krm strkfe.

(15) 

Jh bujtkji, n`hppkji mhwj hj t`e baoo hr shct swkjis aoohwem. Batter ks menoaremhut.

(13)  ]`e reghvao ajm rephrtkji hc t`e nhan` pktn`er ks subdent th aoo \HJ[ Ikros^hctbaoo Ruoes ajm Reiuoatkhjs.

(19) 

]`e poayer kj t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj gust regakj kj nhjtant wkt` t`e extejskhj hct`e pktn`kji rubber ujtko t`e baoo rean`es `hge poate. Cakoure th regakj kj nhjtantwkoo resuot kj a meoayem meam baoo. Kc aoo rujjers amvajne (1) base ajm t`e batterrean`es ckrst base saceoy t`ere ks jh pejaoty. Kc aj hut ks game hj t`e batter hr baserujjers bechre t`ere ks aj amvajne hc hje base t`ej t`e baoo ks meam ajm t`e batterajm aoo base rujjers wkoo amvajne hje base crhg t`e base t`ey hnnupkem at t`e tkgehc t`e kjcrantkhj.

(10) 

]eags wkoo poay 1< poayers hj mecejse. ]eags gust `ave 0 poayers th start hrnhjtkjue.

(1;)  Y`ej t`e baoo ks kj t`e phssesskhj hc aj kjckeomer ajm kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkreaoo poay `as neasem, tkge s`aoo be naooem by t`e ugpkre. ]eags gay use t`e 0‛ nkrnoebut poay wkoo sthp w`ej tkge ks naooem. Ohhf banf ruoe wkoo jht be usem. 

(2<) 

Nhan` \ktn`er gust ̀ ave 1 chht hj t`e rubber at tkge hc reoease ajm bht` ceet gustbe wkt`kj t`e 2=‗ wkmt` hc t`e rubber. \ejaoty4 Kggemkate Meam Baoo ajm jh pktn`.\ktn`er ks warjem ajm repeat vkhoatkhj resuots kj reghvao crhg pktn`kji phsktkhj.

]`e nhan` pktn`er najjht nhggujknate wkt` t`ekr poayers at ajy tkge w`koe hj

hccejse. Aosh, najjht nhggujknate wkt` t`e ht`er nhan`ers w`koe t`e baoo ks okvebut naj hj a meam baoo. Kc t`ey mh sh, hje warjkji wkoo be ikvej ajm kc kt hnnurs aiakjmurkji t`e iage t`e pktn`er wkoo be reghvem crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj chr t`eregakjmer hc t`e iage. Nhan` \ktn`er gay naoo tkge th taof th ht`er nhan`es. ]kgehut ks n`ariem as t`e hje (1) hccejskve nhjcerejne aoohwem per `aoc kjjkji.Acter t`e baoo ks `kt cakr, t`e nhan` pktn`er gust noear th t`e hpphskte skme hc t`eckeom t`at t`e baoo ks `kt, hr ghve chrwarm hr banf kj hrmer jht th kjtercere.Y`ej t`e nhan` pktn`er kjterceres wkt` aj hccejskve poayer t`ej t`e poay stajms.Y`ej t`e nhan` pktn`er kjterceres ujkjtejtkhjaooy wkt` a mecejskve poayer t`ej t`eugpkre `as t`e hptkhj th naoo a base rujjer hut, kc kjtejtkhjao t`ej t`e rujjer wkoobe naooem hut.

N. 

GAN@KJE \K]N@ RUOE^ (1)  \ktn`kji gan`kje wkoo be set jh oess t`aj >< G\@ ajm jh caster t`aj >5 G\@.(2)

 

^peem ajm `eki`t poanegejt wkoo be set bechre t`e iage by mkrenthrs ajmugpkres. Hjne set t`e gan`kje naj hjoy be n`ajiem kc t`e ugpkre ajm mkrenthrsmetergkje t`at t`e gan`kje ks jh ohjier t`rhwkji strkfes.

(>) 

Murkji t`e nhurse hc t`e iage kc t`e ugpkre sees pktn`es nhjskstejtoy hut hc t`estrkfe zhje `e wkoo naoo ‟jh pktn`‗ ajm `ave t`e gan`kje reset th t`e prhper speemajm `eki`t.

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(=)  Ean` teag wkoo poay wkt` ; ikros hj t`e ckeom. Ean` teag wkoo be aboe th use t`eM\/Coex hr E\ poayer.

(5)  ]`ere wkoo be a pktn`kji nkrnoe mrawj arhujm t`e pktn`kji rubber. ]`e nkrnoe wkoo bemrawj 0 ceet crhg t`e gkm-phkjt hc t`e pktn`kji rubber.

(3) 

]`e baoo gust be returjem th t`e poayer pktn`er w`h wkoo `ave bht` ceet wkt`kj t`enkrnoe th sthp t`e poay. ]`ks wkoo be usem okfe t`e ohhf banf ruoe kj Cast \ktn` poay.

(9) 

Bujtkji ks aoohwem ajm kc yhu bujt chuo hj yhur t`krm strkfe t`ej kt wkoo be aj hut.

(0) 

]`ere wkoo be 5 pktn`es th ean` batter hr > strkfes, w`kn`ever nhges ckrst. ]`ereare ujokgktem chuos ujoess yhu are bujtkji hj t`e >rm strkfe hr t`e 5t` pktn`.]`ere are jh waofs.

(;) 

Kc a `kt baoo strkfes t`e pktn`kji gan`kje, t`e ugpkre wkoo naoo ‟meam baoo‗ ajm awarmt`e batter ckrst base. ]`e ht`er rujjers, kc t`ere are ajy, wkoo ghve chrwarm a basehjoy kc t`ey are chrnem th by t`e batter-rujjer bekji awarmem ckrst base.

(1<)  Base rujjers gay steao a base. ]`ey gay steao hjoy hje base at a tkge ajm gay jhtsteao `hge. ]`ey gay jht oeave t`e base ujtko t`e baoo `as oect t`e pktn`kjigan`kje. Kc t`ey oeave t`e base earoy, kt wkoo resuot kj t`e base rujjer bekji naooemhut. Kc t`e natn`er t`rhws t`e baoo th try th iet t`e rujjer hut ajm hvert`rhws t`e

ckeomer, t`e rujjer gay jht amvajne ajht`er base.(11) 

Hj a `kt baoo t`at ks ckeomem ajm t`rhwj th try th iet a batter-rujjer hr ajy ht`errujjer hut, aj hvert`rhw kjth chuo terrkthry ks treatem as a okve baoo. ]`at geajst`ey naj ruj ajm gust be sthppem by t`e mecejskve teag. ]`e rujjers gay ruj att`ekr hwj rksf hc bekji put hut hj t`e poay.

(12) 

\ktn`kji gan`kjes wkoo be hperatem by t`e battkji teag‛s nhan`. ]`ks nhan` gustjht mh ajy nhan`kji exnept th s`hw t`e n`kom t`e baoo ajm t`at `e ks iettkji reamyth put t`e baoo kj t`e gan`kje.

(1>)  Ean` iage wkoo be hje `hur ohji. Ruj ruoes are = rujs per kjjkji hr > huts. Iagesare 3 kjjkjis kj oejit`. Kc hje teag ks a`eam by ; rujs acter = cuoo kjjkjis hr 5 rujsacter 5 kjjkjis t`e iage wkoo be naooem.

(1=) 

Kc mue th wet weat`er hr gan`kje gaocujntkhj ajm t`e pktn`kji gan`kje najjht beusem, t`ej a nhan` s`aoo pktn`. Aoo hc t`e ht`er \HJ[ cast pktn` ruoes wkoo appoy.

(15) 

Kjckeom coy ruoe ks jht kj eccent.(13)  Jh mrhps t`krm strkfe.(19)

 

Kjtejtkhjao waofs are jht aoohwem.

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RUOE 9. \K]N@KJI REIUOA]KHJ^ (Cast \ktn`)

^en. 1 

\REOKGKJARKE^. Bechre startkji t`e meokvery (pktn`), t`e pktn`er s`aoo nhgpoy wkt` t`echoohwkji4a.  ^`e s`aoo tafe a phsktkhj wkt` bht` ceet kj nhjtant wkt` pktn`kji poate. Bht` ceet

gust be hj t`e irhujm wkt`kj t`e 2= kjn` oejit` hc t`e pktn`er‛s poate. @er

s`huomers s`aoo be kj okje wkt` ckrst ajm t`krm bases. ]`e ̀ ajms s`aoo be separatem.]`e baoo naj be kj t`e iohve hr pktn`kji `ajm.

JH]E4 Bht` ceet gust regakj kj nhjtant wkt` t`e pktn`kji poate at aoo tkges prkhr tht`e chrwarm step. 

b.  Y`koe kj t`e phsktkhj mesnrkbem abhve, s`e s`aoo tafe hr skguoate tafkji t`e skijaocrhg t`e natn`er.

n. 

Acter nhgpoetkji ‐‐b‗ abhve, s`e s`aoo `hom t`e baoo kj bht` `ajms chr jht oesst`aj hje senhjm ajm jht ghre t`aj 1< senhjms bechre reoeaskji t`e baoo.

m. 

]`e pktn`er s`aoo jht be nhjskmerem kj pktn`kji phsktkhj ujoess t`e natn`er ks kj

phsktkhj th renekve t`e pktn`.e.  ]`e pktn`er gay jht tafe t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj hj hr jear t`e pktn`er‛s poate

wkt`hut `avkji t`e baoo kj `er phssesskhj.

^en. 2 

]@E \K]N@ starts w`ej hje ̀ ajm ks tafej hcc t`e baoo hr t`e pktn`er gafes ajy ghtkhjt`at ks part hc t`e wkjm-up acter t`e `ajms `ave beej brhui`t thiet`er.a.

 

Hjne t`e `ajms are brhui`t thiet`er, t`e pktn`er s`aoo jht tafe ghre t`aj hjestep, w`kn` gust be chrwarm, thwarm t`e batter ajm skguotajehus wkt` t`emeokvery hc t`e baoo th t`e batter.

JH]E 4 ]hwarm t`e batter ks kjterpretem as wkt`kj t`e 2= kjn` oejit` hc t`e pktn`er‛s

 poate.

b.  ]`e pkvht chht gay regakj kj nhjtant wkt` hr gay pus` hcc ajm mrai away crhgt`e pktn`kji poate prkhr th t`e crhjt chht thun`kji t`e irhujm, as ohji as t`e pkvhtchht regakjs kj nhjtant wkt` t`e irhujm. \us`kji hcc wkt` t`e pkvht chht crhg apoane ht`er t`aj t`e pktn`er‛s poate ks kooeiao.

JH]E 4 Kt ks jht a step kc t`e pktn`er sokmes `er chht anrhss t`e pktn`er‛s poate, prhvkmemnhjtant ks gakjtakjem wkt` t`e pktn`er‛s poate.

^en. > 

A OEIAO MEOKSER[ ^@AOO BE A BAOO Y@KN@ K^ MEOKSEREM ]H ]@E BA]]ER YK]@ AJUJMER@AJMEM GH]KHJ. 

a. 

]`e reoease hc t`e baoo ajm choohw t`rhui` hc t`e ̀ ajm ajm wrkst gust be chrwarm,past t`e straki`t okje hc t`e bhmy.

b. 

]`e `ajm s`aoo be beohw t`e `kp, ajm t`e wrkst jht cart`er crhg t`e bhmy t`ajt`e eobhw.

n.  ]`e pktn` ks nhgpoetem wkt` a step thwarm t`e batter.m.

 

]`e natn`er gust be wkt`kj t`e okjes hc t`e natn`er‛s bhx w`ej t`e pktn` ksreoeasem.

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ECCEN] 4 Aj kooeiao pktn` s`aoo be naooem hj t`e ckrst hccejse. Kc ajy mecejskve poayernhjtkjues th poane chrekij substajne hj t`e baoo, t`e poayer s`aoo be edentem crhg t`eiage.

^en. 9 

]@E \K]N@ER ^@AOO JH] MEOKSER A \K]N@ ujoess aoo mecejskve poayers, exnept t`enatn`er w`h gust be kj t`e natn`er‛s bhx, are phsktkhjem kj cakr terrkthry.

ECCEN] 4 Ajy kjcrantkhj hc Ruoe9-1-9-9. ]`e pejaoty chr aj kooeiao pktn` ks a baooawarmem th t`e batter ajm aoo rujjers are awarmem hje base. Kc t`e batter ̀ kts t`e baooajm rean`es ckrst base ajm kc aoo ht`er rujjers amvajne at oeast hje base hj t`e battembaoo, t`e kooeiao pktn` ks juookckem. Aoo antkhj as a resuot hc t`e battem baoo stajms.

EPNE\]KHJ 4 ]`e gajaier ̀ as t`e hptkhj th tafe t`e resuot hc t`e poay, hr kooeiao pktn`awarm hc hje base.

EPNE\]KHJ 4 Kc t`e pktn`er nhgpoetes t`e meokvery hc t`e baoo th t`e batter6 ajm, kc t`ebatter `kts t`e baoo ajm rean`es ckrst base saceoy6 ajm kc aoo baserujjers amvajne atoeast hje base hj t`e antkhj resuotkji crhg t`e battem baoo, t`e poay stajms ajm t`e

kooeiao pktn` ks juookckem.JH]E 4 Kt ks aj kooeiao pktn` kc a ckeomer tafes up a phsktkhj kj t`e batter‛s okje hc vkskhjhr, wkt` meokberate ujsphrtsgajokfe kjtejt, ant kj a gajjer th mkstrant t`e batter. A

 pktn` mhes jht `ave th be reoeasem. ]`e hccejmkji poayer s`aoo be edentem crhg t`eiage ajm aj kooeiao pktn` s`aoo be menoarem.

JH]E 4 Aj kooeiao pktn` s`aoo be naooem kggemkateoy w`ej kt benhges kooeiao. oc naooem byt`e poate ugpkre, kt s`aoo be naooem kj a vhkne sh t`at t`e natn`er ajm t`e batter wkoo`ear kt. ]`e poate ugpkre wkoo aosh ikve t`e meoayem meam baoo skijao. Kc naooem by t`ebase ugpkre, kt s`aoo be naooem sh t`at t`e jearest ckeomer s`aoo ̀ ear kt. ]`e base ugpkres`aoo aosh ikve t`e meoayem meam baoo skijao.

^en. 0  A] ]@E BEIKJJKJI HC EAN@ @AOC KJJKJI HR Y@EJ A \K]N@ER REOKESE^AJH]@ER, JH] GHRE ]@AJ HJE GKJU]E GA[ BE U^EM ]H MEOKSER JH] GHRE]@AJ CKSE \K]N@E^ ]H ]@E NA]N@ER, H]@ER ]EAGGA]E HR NHAN@. \oay s`aoo besuspejmem murkji t`ks tkge. Chr exnesskve warg-up pktn`es, a pktn`er s`aoo bepejaokzem by awarmkji a baoo th t`e batter chr ean` pktn` kj exness hc ckve.]eags t`at repeatemoy tafe ghre t`aj hje gkjute th be reamy th poay, t`e gajaierwkoo be warjem ajm kc t`e teag nhjtkjues th meoay poay t`e ugpkre gay edent t`egajaier chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e iage.

\OA[ 4 ^1 repoanes C1. @hw gajy t`rhws are pergkttem chr `ks warg-up8

RUOKJI4 Ckve6 `hwever, t`e ugpkre ks aut`hrkzem th aoohw ghre t`rhws w`ej t`eweat`er ks kjnoegejt hr C1 was reghvem benause hc aj kjdury ajm ^1 mkm jht `avetkge th warg-up bechre ejterkji. 

^en. ; 

]@E \K]N@ER ^@AOO JH] ]@RHY ]H A BA^E MURKJI A OKSE BAOO Y@KOE @ER CHH]K^ KJ NHJ]AN] YK]@ ]@E \K]N@ER‛^ \OA]E AC]ER ^@E @A^ ]AFEJ ]@E \K]N@KJI\H^K]KHJ. 

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ECCEN] 4 ^en. ;4 Kooeiao pktn`, t`e baoo ks meam, a baoo ks naooem hj t`e batter ajm aoorujjers amvajne hje base. Kc t`e t`rhw crhg t`e pktn`er‛s poate ks murkji a okve baooappeao poay, t`e appeao ks najneooem. Kooeiao pktn` chr ckeomer phsktkhjkji t`egseoves kja poane th bohnf a rujjer‛s abkokty th see t`e reoease hc t`e baoo by t`e pktn`er.

JH]E 4 ]`e pktn`er naj reghve `erseoc crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj by steppkjibanfwarms hcc t`e pktn`er‛s poate. ̂ teppkji chrwarm hr skmeways nhjstktutes aj kooeiao

 pktn`. Kt ks aj kooeiao pktn` kc a ckeomer tafes up a phsktkhj kj t`e batter‛s okje hc vkskhjhr, wkt` meokberate ujsphrtsgajokfe kjtejt, ant kj a gajjer th mkstrant t`e batter. A

 pktn` mhes jht ̀ ave th be reoeasem.

^en. 1< 

JH \K]N@ ^@AOO BE MENOAREM Y@EJ4 a.  ]`e pktn`er pktn`es murkji t`e suspejskhj hc poay.b.

 

]`e pktn`er attegpts a quknf returj hc t`e baoo bechre t`e batter `as tafejphsktkhj hr ks hcc baoajne as a resuot hc a prevkhus pktn`.

n. 

]`e rujjer ks naooem hut chr oeavkji t`e base prkhr th t`e pktn`er reoeaskji t`epktn`.

m. 

]`e pktn`er pktn`es bechre a baserujjer `as rethun`em `er base acter a chuo baoo

`as beej menoarem ajm t`e baoo ks meam.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 1 1<a-m4 ]`e baoo ks meam ajm aoo subsequejt antkhj hj t`at pktn` ksnajneooem.

e. 

Jh poayer, gajaier hr nhan` s`aoo naoo ‟]kge‗, egpohy ajy ht`er whrm hr p`rase,hr nhggkt ajy ant w`koe t`e baoo ks aokve ajm kj poay chr t`e hbvkhus purphse hctrykji th gafe t`e pktn`er nhggkt aj kooeiao pktn`.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 1<e4 Jh pktn` s`aoo be menoarem ajm a warjkji kssuem th t`e hccejmkjiteag. A repeat hc t`ks type ant by t`e teag warjem s`aoo resuot kj t`e hccejmer bekji

reghvem crhg t`e iage.

\OA[ 4 \ktn`er ks kj `er wkjm-up w`ej t`e batter, kj aj attegpt th `ave t`e pktn`ernhggkt aj kooeiao pktn`, rakses ̀ er ̀ ajm as kc th request ‟tkge.‗ \ktn`er sthps ̀ er wkjm-up. 

RUOKJI4 Jh pktn` s`aoo be menoarem. 

^en. 11 

]@ERE ^@AOO BE HJO[ ]@REE NHJCEREJNE^ BE]YEEJ ]@E GAJAIER, NHAN@ HR\OA[ER CRHG ]@E MUIHU] YK]@ AJ[ MECEJ^KSE \OA[ER(^) KJ A REIUOA]KHJIAGE. Hjne t`e iage ejters K]B, t`e mecejse iets hje n`ariem nhjcerejne perkjjkji. Ujusem n`ariem nhjcerejnes mh jht narry hver. Kt ks jht a n`ariem nhjcerejne

kc pktn`er ks reghvem crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj.

JH]E 4 ]`e churt`, ajm ean` ammktkhjao n`arie nhjcerejne kj a reiuoatkhj iage, hr chrajy n`ariem nhjcerejne kj exness hc hje per kjjkji kj aj extra kjjkji iage, s`aooresuot kj t`e reghvao hc t`e pktn`er crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj chr t`e regakjmer hc t`eiage. ]`e reghvem pktn`er naj poay ajht`er phsktkhj hj t`e mecejse but najjht pktn`aiakj.

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^en. 12  KC ]@E BAOO ^OK\^ CRHG ]@E \K]N@ER‛^ @AJM MURKJI @ER YKJMU\ HR MURKJI]@E BANF ^YKJI, A BAOO K^ MENOAREM HJ ]@E BA]]ER, ]@E BAOO YKOO BE KJ \OA[,AJM ]@E RUJJER^ GA[ AMSAJNE A] ]@EKR HYJ RK^F. 

^en. 1> 

AJ[ \OA[ER servkji as a natn`er th warg up a pktn`er s`aoo wear a gasf, `eoget ajmt`rhat prhtenthr w`et`er t`e pktn`er ks wargkji up crhg t`e pktn`kji rubber, kj t`ebuoopej hr eosew`ere.

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RUOE 9. \K]N@KJI REIUOA]KHJ^ (^ohw \ktn`) 

^en. 1 

]@E \K]N@ER ^@AOO ]AFE A \H^K]KHJ YK]@ BH]@ CEE] CKRGO[ HJ ]@E IRHUJMAJM YK]@ HJE HR BH]@ CEE] KJ NHJ]AN] YK]@, BU] JH] HCC ]@E ^KME HC, ]@E\K]N@ER‛^ \OA]E. Y`koe t`e pkvht chht ks kj nhjtant wkt` t`e pktn`er‛s poate ajm

t`rhui`hut t`e meokvery, bht` t`e pkvht ajm jhj-pkvht chht gust be wkt`kj t`e oejit`hc t`e pktn`er‛s poate w`ej hj t`e irhujm ajm hj t`e pktn`er‛s poate.a.

 

\reokgkjary th pktn`kji, t`e pktn`er gust nhge th a cuoo ajm nhgpoete sthp, wkt`t`e baoo kj crhjt hc t`e bhmy. ]`e crhjt hc t`e bhmy gust cane t`e batter.

b. 

]`ks phsktkhj gust be gakjtakjem at oeast hje senhjm ajm jht ghre t`aj 1<senhjms bechre startkji t`e meokvery.

n. 

]`e pktn`er s`aoo jht be nhjskmerem kj pktn`kji phsktkhj ujoess t`e natn`er ks kjphsktkhj th renekve t`e pktn`.

JH]E 4 ]h kjmknate th t`e pktn`er t`at s`e gay jht start t`e pktn`, t`e ugpkre s`huomrakse hje `ajm wkt` t`e paog cankji t`e pktn`er. ‟JH \K]N@‛‛ s`aoo be menoarem kc t`e

 pktn`er pktn`es w k̀oe t`e ugpkre `as k̀s `ajm kj sakm phsktkhj.

^en. 2 

]@E \K]N@ starts w`ej t`e pktn`er gafes ajy ghtkhj t`at ks part hc `er wkjmup actert`e requkrem pause. \rkhr th t`e requkrem pause, ajy wkjmup gay be usem. ]`e pkvhtchht gust regakj kj nhjtant wkt` t`e pktn`er‛s poate ujtko t`e pktn`em baoo oeaves t`e`ajm. Kc a step ks tafej, kt naj be chrwarm hr BANFYARM, prhvkmem t`e pkvht chht ks kjnhjtant wkt` t`e pktn`kji poate w`ej t`e baoo ks reoeasem ajm t`e step ks wkt`kj t`e 2=kjn`es (3<.;3 ng) hc t`e pktn`er‛s poate ajm skguotajehus wkt` t`e reoease hc t`e baoo.

\OA[ 4 C1 `as bht` ceet hj t`e pktn`kji poate. C1 reghves hje chht by steppkjibanfwarm ajm t`ej pktn`es baoo th B1 . B1 mhes jht swkji at t`e pktn`. 

RUOKJI4 Oeiao pktn`. A step wkt` t`e cree chht ks jht requkrem kj sohw pktn`, but kc hjeks tafej, kt naj be chrwarm hr banfwarm as ohji as t`e pkvht chht regakjs kj nhjtrantwkt` t`e pktn`kji poate ujtko t`e baoo ks reoeasem. 

^en. > 

A OEIAO MEOKSER[ ^@AOO BE A BAOO Y@KN@ K^ MEOKSEREM ]H ]@E BA]]ER YK]@ AJUJMER@AJMEM GH]KHJ. 

\OA[  (1)4 ]`e pktn`er nhges th a twh-senhjm sthp, tafes t`e baoo kj `er pktn`kji `ajmhver t`e thp hc ̀ er ̀ eam, mhwj ajm arhujm kj a wkjmgkoo type antkhj, ajm reoeases t`ebaoo t`e ckrst tkge past t`e `kp. 

RUOKJI4 Oeiao. A wkjmgkoo meokver ks oeiao kc t`e baoo ks reoeasem t`e ckrst tkge past t`e`kp ajm aoo ht`er aspents hc t`e pktn`kji ruoe are choohwem. 

\OA[  (2)4 ]`e pktn`er reoeases t`e baoo murkji a pktn` wkt` `er paog hj thp hc t`e baoo ajm wkt` t`e baoo cankji t`e irhujm.

RUOKJI4 Oeiao. 

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a.  ]`e pktn` s`aoo be reoeasem at a ghmerate speem. ]`e speem ks oect ejtkreoy up tht`e ugpkre. ]`e ugpkre s`aoo warj t`e pktn`er w`h meokvers a pktn` wkt`exnesskve speem. Kc t`e pktn`er repeats sun` aj ant acter bekji warjem, s`e s`aoobe reghvem crhg t`e pktn`er‛s phsktkhj chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e iage.

\OA[ 4 Acter hje warjkji, C1 aiakj meokvers a pktn` wkt` exnesskve speem. \oate ugpkrehrmers t`at C1 gust be reghvem crhg t`e iage. Gajaier attegpts th n`ajie C1 th

aj hutckeom phsktkhj but ugpkre ruoes t`at t`e pktn`er najjht partknkpate kj ajy phsktkhj chr t`e regakjmer hc t̀ e iage. 

RUOKJI4 Kooeiao. C1 s`aoo be reghvem crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj chr t`e regakjmer hct`e iage but gay partknkpate kj t`e iage kj ajy ht`er phsktkhj. 

b.  ]`e `ajm s`aoo be beohw t`e `kp.n.  ]`e baoo gust be meokverem wkt` a perneptkboe arn, ajm rean` a `eki`t hc at oeast

skx ceet (1.0> g) crhg t`e irhujm w`koe jht exneemkji a gaxkgug `eki`t hc 12ceet (>.33g) crhg t`e irhujm.

\OA[ 4 \ktn`er reoeases baoo kj a pktn` th t`e batter ajm t`e baoo rean`es a `eki`t hc 15 ceet bechre kts mhwjwarm coki`t thwarm t`e poate. 

RUOKJI4 Kooeiao \ktn`. 

m. 

]`e natn`er gust be wkt`kj t`e okjes hc t`e natn`er‛s bhx ujtko t`e pktn`em baoo ksbattem hr rean`es t`e natn`er‛s bhx.

e.  ]`e natn`er s`aoo returj t`e baoo mkrentoy th t`e pktn`er acter ean` pktn`.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. >e4 Aj ammktkhjao ‟baoo‗ ks awarmem th t`e batter.

c. 

]`e pktn`er `as 2< senhjms th reoease t`e jext pktn` acter renekvkji t`e baoo crhg

t`e natn`er.

\OA[ 4 R1 hj ckrst base. Nhujt hj batter ks hje strkfe ajm jh baoos. Batter `kts a chuobaoo w`kn` t`e natn`er retrkeves ajm ikves t`e baoo th t`e ugpkre. ]`e ugpkre ikves t`enatn`er a jew baoo w`kn` s`e t`rhws th t`e ckrst basegaj

RUOKJI4 A baoo ks awarmem th t`e batter. Kj sohw pktn` t`e ruoe appokes reiarmoess hcw`et`er hr jht rujjers are hj base. 

^en. = 

]@E \K]N@ER GA[ U^E AJ[ YKJMU\ ME^KREM, \RHSKMKJI4 a.  ^`e mhes jht gafe ajy ghtkhj th pktn` wkt`hut kggemkateoy meokverkji t`e baoo

th t`e batter.b.

 

@er wkjmup ks a nhjtkjuhus ghtkhj.n.

 

^`e mhes jht use a wkjmup kj w`kn` t`ere ks a sthp hr reversao hc t`e pktn`kjightkhj.

m.  ^`e meokvers t`e baoo thwarm ̀ hge poate hj t`e ckrst chrwarm swkji hc t`e pktn`kjiarg past t`e `kp.

e. 

^`e mhes jht nhjtkjue th wkjm up acter s`e reoeases t`e baoo.c. 

^`e mhes jht pktn` t`e baoo be`kjm `er banf hr betweej `er oeis.

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^en. 5  ]@E \K]N@ER ^@AOO JH] MEOKBERA]EO[ MRH\, RHOO HR BHUJNE ]@E BAOO Y@KOEKJ ]@E \K]N@KJI \H^K]KHJ KJ HRMER ]H \RESEJ] ]@E BA]]ER CRHG ̂ ]RKFKJI K]. 

^en. 3 

]@E \K]N@ER ^@AOO JH], A] AJ[ ]KGE MURKJI ]@E IAGE, BE AOOHYEM ]H U^EAJ[ CHREKIJ ^UB^]AJNE^ U\HJ ]@E BAOO, ]@E \K]N@KJI @AJM HR CKJIER^,JHR ^@AOO AJ[ H]@ER \OA[ER A\\O[ A CHREKIJ ^UB^]AJNE ]H ]@E BAOO. Ujmert`e supervkskhj ajm nhjtrho hc t`e ugpkre, phwmerem reskj gay be usem th mry t`e

`ajms.

\OA[  (1)4 \ktn`er wkt` tape hj pktn`kji `ajm. 

RUOKJI4 Kooeiao. Gust reghve tape hr be repoanem. 

\OA[  (2)4 ]`e pktn`er `homkji t`e baoo kj `er iohve `ajm, meokvers t`e pktn` crhg t`eiohve ̀ ajm. 

RUOKJI4 Kooeiao pktn`. ^`e gust meokver t`e baoo wkt` `er bare `ajm. 

^en. 9  ]@E ^]AR]KJI \K]N@ER K^ AOOHYEM ]YH YARG-U\ \K]N@E^ ]H ^]AR] ]@E

IAGE. JH YARG-U\ \K]N@E^ KJ NHJ^ENU]KSE KJJKJI^. A JEY \K]N@ER K^AOOHYEM ]YH YARG-U\ \K]N@E^, H]@ERYK^E REAM[ ]H \OA[. \oay s`aoo besuspejmem murkji t`ks tkge. Chr exnesskve warg-up pktn`es, a pktn`er s`aoo bepejaokzem by awarmkji a baoo th t`e batter chr ean` pktn` kj exness hc twh.

^en. 0 

]@E \K]N@ER ^@AOO JH] A]]EG\] A QUKNF RE]URJ HC ]@E BAOO BECHRE ]@EBA]]ER @A^ ]AFEJ @ER \H^K]KHJ HR K^ HCC BAOAJNE A^ A RE^UO] HC A \RESKHU^\K]N@. 

JH]E 4 Kt ks aj kooeiao pktn` kc a ckeomer tafes up a phsktkhj kj t`e batter‛s okje hc vkskhjhr, wkt` meokberate ujsphrtsgajokfe kjtejt, ant kj a gajjer th mkstrant t`e batter. A

 pktn` mhes jht `ave th be reoeasem. ]`e hccejmkji poayer s`aoo be edentem crhg t`eiage ajm aj kooeiao pktn` s`aoo be menoarem.

ECCEN] 4 ̂ en. 1-04 Ajy kjcrantkhj hc ̂ entkhjs 1-0 ks aj kooeiao pktn`. A baoo s`aoo be naooemhj t`e batter. Baserujjers are jht amvajnem.

EPNE\]KHJ 4 Kc a batter strkfes at ajy kooeiao pktn`, kt s`aoo be a strkfe ajm t`ere s`aoobe jh pejaoty chr sun` aj kooeiao pktn`. ]`e baoo s`aoo regakj kj poay kc ̀ kt by t`e batter.Kc aj kooeiao pktn` ks naooem murkji aj appeao poay, t`e appeao ks najneooem.

JH]E 4 Aj kooeiao pktn` s`aoo be naooem kggemkateoy w`ej kt benhges kooeiao. Kc naooem byt`e poate ugpkre, kt s`aoo be naooem kj a vhkne sh t`at t`e natn`er ajm t`e batter wkoo`ear kt. ]`e poate ugpkre wkoo aosh ikve t`e meoayem meam baoo skijao. Kc naooem by t`ebase ugpkre, kt s`aoo be naooem sh t`at t`e jearest ckeomer s`aoo ̀ ear kt. ]`e base ugpkres`aoo aosh ikve t`e meoayem meam baoo skijao. Cakoure hc poayers th ̀ ear t`e naoo s`aoo jhtvhkm t`e naoo.

^en. ;  ^en. ;. JH \K]N@ ^@AOO BE MENOAREM Y@EJ4 a.

 

]`e pktn`er pktn`es murkji t`e suspejskhj hc poay.b.

 

]`e rujjer ks naooem hut chr oeavkji t`e base bechre t`e pktn`em baoo rean`es`hge poate.

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n.  ]`e pktn`er pktn`es bechre t`e baserujjer `as rethun`em `er base acter a chuobaoo `as beej menoarem ajm t`e baoo ks meam.

m.  ]`e baoo sokps crhg t`e pktn`er‛s ̀ ajm murkji ̀ er wkjmup hr murkji t`e banfswkji.

ECCEN] 4 ̂ en. ;a-m4 ]`e baoo ks meam ajm aoo subsequejt antkhj hj t`at pktn` ks najneooem.

e.  Jh poayer, gajaier hr nhan` s`aoo6 naoo ‟]KGE,‗ egpohy ajy ht`er whrm hr p`rase,

hr nhggkt ajy ant w`koe t`e baoo ks aokve ajm kj poay chr t`e hbvkhus purphse hctrykji th gafe t`e pktn`er nhggkt aj kooeiao pktn`.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. ;n4 Jh pktn` s`aoo be menoarem ajm a warjkji kssuem th t`e hccejmkjiteag. A repeat hc t`ks type ant by t`e teag warjem s`aoo resuot kj t`e hccejmer bekjireghvem crhg t`e iage.

\OA[ 4 Recer th t`e poay choohwkji Ruoe 9, ^entkhj 1<e Eccent (Cast \ktn`). 

^en. 1< 

MECEJ^KSE NHJCEREJNE^ „ ]@ERE ̂ @AOO BE HJO[ ]@REE N@ARIEM NHJCEREJNE^BE]YEEJ ]@E GAJAIER, NHAN@ HR \OA[ER CRHG ]@E MUIHU] YK]@ AJ[MECEJ^KSE \OA[ER(^) KJ A REIUOA]KHJ IAGE. Chr every kjjkji beyhjm reiuoatkhj,

t`ere s`aoo be hje n`ariem nhjcerejne per kjjkji betweej t`e gajaier, nhan` hrpoayer crhg t`e muihut wkt` ajy mecejskve poayer(s). Kt ks jht a n`ariem nhjcerejne kcpktn`er ks reghvem crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj.

JH]E 4 ]`e churt`, ajm ean` ammktkhjao, n`ariem nhjcerejne kj a reiuoatkhj iage, hr chr ajy n`ariem nhjcerejne kj exness hc hje per kjjkji kj aj extra kjjkji iage, s`aooresuot kj t`e reghvao hc t`e pktn`er crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj chr t`e regakjmer hc t`eiage. ]`e reghvem pktn`er naj poay ajht`er phsktkhj hj mecejse but najjht pktn`aiakj.

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RUOE 0. BA]]KJI 

^en. 1 

]@E BA]]ER ^@AOO ]AFE @ER \H^K]KHJ YK]@KJ ]@E OKJE^ HC ]@E BA]]ER‛^ BHP.Acter iettkji set kj t`e batter‛s bhx t`e batter gust feep at oeast hje chht kj t`ebatter's bhx w`koe tafkji skijaos crhg t`e nhan`.

EPNE\]KHJ 4 ]`e batter naj oeave t`e bhx w`ej s`e `kts a cakr hr chuo baoo, n`enf

swkjis, chrnem hut by a poay at t`e poate, chrnem hut by a pktn` kc t`e pktn`er oeaves t`eeki`t chht pktn`ers nkrnoe, hr t`e natn`er oeaves t`e natn`ers bhx.

ECCEN] 4 Kc t`e batter oeaves t`e batter‛s bhx kooeiaooy ajm mhes jht returj th t`e bhx,acter a warjkji, t`e ugpkre wkoo naoo a strkfe hj t`e batter.

a.  ]`e batter s`aoo jht `ave `er ejtkre chht thun`kji t`e irhujm nhgpoeteoyhutskme t`e okjes hc t`e batter‛s bhx hr thun`kji `hge poate w`ej t`e baoo ks `kt.

b.  ]`e batter s`aoo jht step mkrentoy anrhss kj crhjt hc t`e natn`er th t`e ht`erbatter‛s bhx w`koe t`e pktn`er ks kj phsktkhj, reamy th pktn`

n. 

]`e batter s`aoo jht ejter t`e batter‛s bhx wkt` aj kooeiao bat.

m. 

]`e batter gust tafe `er phsktkhj wkt`kj 2< senhjms acter t`e pktn`er `asrenekvem t`e baoo kj preparatkhj th pktn` ajm/hr t`e ugpkre `as naooem ‟poaybaoo‗.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 1e4 ]`e baoo ks meam. A strkfe s`aoo be naooem hj t`e batter chr ean` 2<senhjms t`e batter‛s bhx ks jht hnnupkem acter t`e ugpkre `as naooem, ‟poay baoo.‗

e.  ]`e batter gust `ave bht` ceet nhgpoeteoy wkt`kj t`e okjes hc t`e batter‛s bhxprkhr th t`e start hc t`e pktn`. ^`e gay thun` t`e okjes, but jh part hc `er chhtgay be hutskme hc t`e okjes prkhr th t`e pktn`.

JH]E 4 ]`e ugpkre s`huom `hom up t`e pktn` ujtko t`e batter ks wkt`kj t`e okjes.

^en. 2 

EAN@ \OA[ER HC ]@E ^KME A] BA] ^@AOO BENHGE A BA]]ER KJ ]@E HRMER KJY@KN@ @ER JAGE A\\EAR^ HJ ]@E OKJE-U\ NARM. 

a.  ]`e battkji hrmer hc ean` teag gust be hj t`e okje-up narm ajm gust bemeokverem bechre t`e iage by t`e gajaier hr naptakj th t`e poate ugpkre. 

b. 

]`e battkji hrmer meokverem th t`e ugpkre gust be choohwem t`rhui`hut t`eiage ujoess a poayer ks substktutem. Y`ej t`ks hnnurs, t`e substktute gust tafet`e poane hc t`e reghvem poayer kj t`e battkji hrmer.

n. 

]`e ckrst batter kj ean` kjjkji s`aoo be t`e batter w`hse jage choohws t`at hc t`eoast poayer w`h nhgpoetem a turj at bat kj t`e prenemkji kjjkji.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 2b-n4 Battkji hut hc hrmer ks aj appeao poay w`kn` gay be game by t`egajaier, poayer hr nhan` hc t`e mecejskve teag hjoy. ]`e mecejskve teag chrcekts ktsrki`t th appeao battkji hut hc hrmer w`ej aoo kjckeomers (kjnoumkji t`e pktn`er) ̀ ave oectt`ekr jhrgao phsktkhjs (nrhssem t`e chuo okje).

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(1)  Kc t`e errhr ks mksnhverem w`koe t`e kjnhrrent batter ks at bat, t`e nhrrentbatter gay tafe `er poane ajm oeiaooy assuge ajy baoos ajm strkfes. Ajy rujssnhrem hr bases ruj w`koe t`e kjnhrrent batter was at bat s`aoo be oeiao.

(2) 

Kc t`e errhr ks mksnhverem acter t`e kjnhrrent batter `as nhgpoetem `er turjat bat ajm bechre t`ere `as beej a pktn` th ajht`er batter, t`e poayer w`hs`huom `ave battem ks hut. Ajy amvajne hr snhre game benause hc a baoo

battem by t`e kgprhper batter hr benause hc t`e kgprhper batter‛s amvajneth ckrst base hj a ̀ kt, aj errhr, a base hj baoos hr a `kt batter s`aoo be juookckem.Ajy hut t`at ks game prkhr th mksnhverkji t`ks kjcrantkhj, regakjs aj hut. ]`ejext batter ks t`e poayer w`hse jage choohws t`at hc t`e poayer naooem hutchr cakokji th bat.

(>) 

Kc t`e errhr ks mksnhverem acter t`e ckrst pktn` th t`e jext batter, t`e turj atbat hc t`e kjnhrrent batter ks oeiao, aoo rujs snhrem ajm bases ruj are oeiao,ajm t`e jext batter kj hrmer s`aoo be t`e hje w`hse jage choohws t`at hc t`ekjnhrrent batter. Jh hje ks naooem hut chr cakoure th bat. \oayers w`h ̀ ave jhtbattem ajm w`h `ave jht beej naooem hut `ave ohst t`ekr turj at bat ujtko

rean`em aiakj kj t`e reiuoar hrmer.

(=) 

Jh baserujjer s`aoo be reghvem crhg t`e base s`e ks hnnupykji. (Exnept t`ebatter-baserujjer w`h `as beej tafej hcc t`e base by t`e ugpkre as kj (2)abhve th bat kj `er prhper poane.) ^`e gereoy gksses `er turj at bat wkt` jhpejaoty. ]`e batter choohwkji `er kj t`e battkji hrmer benhges t`e eokikboebatter.

m.  Y`ej t`e t`krm hut kj aj kjjkji ks game bechre t`e batter `as nhgpoetem `erturj at bat, s`e s`aoo be t`e ckrst batter kj t`e jext kjjkji, ajm t`e baoo ajm strkfenhujt hj `er s`aoo be najneoem.

^en. >  ]@E BA]]ER ̂ @AOO JH] @KJMER ]@E NA]N@ER CRHG CKEOMKJI HR ]@RHYKJI ]@EBAOO B[ ^]E\\KJI HU] HC ]@E BA]]ER‛^ BHP HR KJ]EJ]KHJAOO[ @KJMER ]@ENA]N@ER Y@KOE ^]AJMKJI YK]@KJ ]@E BA]]ER‛^ BHP. 

ECCEN] 4 ^en. >4 ]`e baoo ks meam, t`e batter ks hut, ajm baserujjers gust returj th t`eoast base t`at, kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, was thun`em at t`e tkge hc t`ekjtercerejne.

\OA[ 4 (C\ HJO[) Ykt` R1 ihkji th t`krm, B= steps anrhss `hge poate th `kjmer C2 w`hks ckeomkji t`e baoo hr t`rhwkji th t`krm. 

RUOKJI4 ]`e batter ks menoarem hut. ]`e baoo benhges meam kggemkateoy ajm R1 gustreturj th t`e base hnnupkem at t`e tkge hc t`e pktn`. 

^en. = 

GEGBER^ HC ]@E ]EAG A] BA] ^@AOO JH] KJ]ERCERE YK]@ A \OA[ERA]]EG\]KJI ]H CKEOM A CHUO CO[ BAOO. 

ECCEN] 4 ^en. =4 ]`e baoo ks meam, t`e batter ks hut, ajm baserujjers gust returj th t`ebase oeiaooy `eom at t`e tkge hc t`e pktn`.

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^en. 5  ]@E BA]]ER ^@AOO JH] @K] A CAKR BAOO wkt` ]@E BA] A ^ENHJM ]KGE KJ CAKR]ERRK]HR[. 

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 54 ]`e baoo ks meam, t`e batter ks hut, ajm baserujjers gay jht amvajne.Recer th4 Ruoe 0 ^en. ;c

JH]E 4 Kc t`e batter mrhps t`e bat ajm t`e baoo rhoos aiakjst t`e bat kj cakr terrkthry

ajm, kj t`e ugpkre‛s dumigejt, t`ere was jh kjtejtkhj th kjtercere wkt` t`e nhurse hct`e baoo, t`e batter ks jht hut ajm t`e baoo ks aokve ajm kj poay.

^en. 3  A ^]RKFE K^ NAOOEM B[ ]@E UG\KRE4 a.

 

(C\ HJO[) Chr ean` oeiaooy pktn`em baoo ejterkji t`e strkfe zhje bechre thun`kjit`e irhujm ajm at w`kn` t`e batter mhes jht swkji.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 3a4 (C\ HJO[) t`e baoo ks kj poay ajm t`e baserujjers gay amvajne wkt`okabkokty th be put hut.

(^\ HJO[) Chr ean` oeiaooy pktn`em baoo ejterkji t`e strkfe zhje bechre thun`kjit`e irhujm ajm at w`kn` t`e batter mhes jht swkji. Kt ks jht a strkfe kc t`e pktn`em

baoo thun`es ̀ hge poate ajm ks jht swuji at. Ajy pktn`em baoo t`at ̀ kts t`e irhujmhr poate najjht be oeiaooy swuji at by t`e batter.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 3a4 (^\ HJO[) ]`e baoo ks meam.

b. 

Chr ean` oeiaooy pktn`em baoo strunf at ajm gkssem by t`e batter.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 3b4 (C\ HJO[) t`e baoo ks kj poay ajm t`e baserujjers gay amvajne wkt`okabkokty th be put hut.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 3b4 (^\ HJO[) ]`e baoo ks meam.

n. 

Chr ean` chuo tkp `eom by t`e natn`er.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 3n4 (C\ HJO[) t`e baoo ks kj poay ajm baserujjers gay amvajne wkt`okabkokty th be put hut. ]`e batter ks hut kc kt ks t`e t`krm strkfe.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 3n4 (^\ HJO[) ]`e batter ks hut kc kt ks t`e t`krm strkfe t`e baoo ks meam hjajy strkfe.

m.  Chr ean` chuo baoo jht oeiaooy naui`t hj t`e coy w`ej t`e batter `as oess t`aj twhstrkfes. Aosh recerejne Ruoe 0 - ^entkhj (;) C-2.

e. 

Chr ean` pktn`em baoo strunf at ajm gkssem w`kn` thun`es ajy part hc t`e batter.

\OA[ 4 Hj t`krm strkfe B> strkfes at ajm gksses a pktn`. Baoo strkfes `ks arg hr pershj. 

RUOKJI4 B> ks hut. Baoo benhges meam. 

c. 

Y`ej ajy part hc t`e batter‛s pershj ks `kt wkt` `er hwj battem baoo w`ej s`e kskj t`e batter‛s bhx ajm s`e `as oess t`aj twh strkfes.

i. 

Y`ej a meokverem baoo by t`e pktn`er `kts t`e batter w`koe t`e baoo ks kj t`e strkfezhje.

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ECCEN] 4 ^en. 0a-e4 ]`e baoo ks kj poay ajm baserujjers are ejtktoem th amvajne ajyjugber hc bases wkt` okabkokty be put hut. ]`e batter benhges a baserujjer ujoess t`ekjckeom coy ruoe appokes.

c. 

Y`koe hver cakr terrkthry, passes hut hc t`e poaykji ckeom beyhjm t`e hutckeomcejne.

JH]E 4 Kc t`e baoo ̀ kts t`e chuo okje phoe abhve t`e cejne oeveo, kt s`aoo be a ̀ hge ruj.

^en. ; 

A CHUO BAOO K^ A OEIAOO[ BA]]EM BAOO Y@KN@4 a.

 

^ettoes hj chuo terrkthry betweej `hge ajm ckrst base, hr betweej `hge ajmt`krm base.

b. 

Bhujms past ckrst hr t`krm base hj hr hver chuo terrkthry.n.  Y`koe kj hr hver chuo terrkthry, thun`es t`e pershj, attan`em equkpgejt, hr

noht`kji hc a poayer hr ugpkre hr ajy hbdent chrekij th t`e jaturao irhujm.m.

 

Ckrst caoos hr ks ckrst thun`em hver chuo terrkthry beyhjm ckrst hr t`krm base.e.

 

]hun`es t`e batter w`koe t`e baoo ks wkt`kj t`e batter‛s bhx.c. 

Rebhujms up crhg t`e irhujm hr `hge poate kggemkateoy ajm `kts t`e bat a

senhjm tkge w`koe t`e batter ks kj t`e batter‛s bhx.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. ;a-c4

(1)  ]`e baoo ks meam ujoess kt ks a oeiaooy naui`t chuo coy. Kc a chuo coy ks naui`t, t`ebatter ks hut. Kc baoo ks naui`t rujjer(s) gay amvajne wkt` okabkokty th be puthut.

(2) 

A strkfe ks naooem hj t`e batter, ujoess s`e aoreamy `as twh strkfes.(>)  Baserujjers gust returj th t`ekr bases wkt`hut okabkokty th be put hut, ujoess

a chuo coy ks naui`t. Kj t`ks nase, t`e baserujjer gay amvajne wkt` okabkokty thbe put hut acter t`e baoo `as beej thun`em.

^en. 1< 

A CHUO ]K\ K^ A BA]]EM BAOO ]@A] IHE^ ^@AR\O[ AJM MKREN]O[ CRHG ]@E BA]]H ]@E NA]N@ER‛^ IOHSE/GK]] HR @AJM^ AJM K^ OEIAOO[ NAUI@] B[ ]@ENA]N@ER. 

JH]E 4 Kt ks jht a chuo tkp ujoess naui`t ajm ajy chuo tkp t`at ks naui`t ks a strkfe. Kj cast pktn`, t`e baoo ks kj poay. Kj sohw pktn`, t`e baoo ks meam.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 1<4 (C\ HJO[) A strkfe ks naooem, t`e baoo regakjs kj poay ajmbaserujjers gay amvajne wkt` okabkokty th be put hut.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 1<4 (^\ HJO[) A strkfe ks naooem6 t`e baoo ks meam.

^en. 11 

]@E BA]]ER K^ HU]4 a.

 

Y`ej t`e t`krm strkfe ks strunf at, gkssem ajm t`e baoo thun`es ajy part hc t`ebatter‛s pershj.

b. 

Y`ej a batter appears kj t`e batter‛s bhx wkt` hr ks mksnhverem uskji aj aoterembat. ]`e batter ks aosh edentem crhg t`e iage.

n. 

Y`ej t`e batter ejters t`e batter‛s bhx wkt` aj kooeiao bat hr ks mksnhverem uskjiaj kooeiao bat.

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\OA[ 4 RECER^ ]H \OA[^ CHOOHYKJI6 RUOE 1, ^EN]KHJ^ 1 AJM >1. 

m. 

Y`ej a batter‛s ejtkre chht ks nhgpoeteoy hut hc t`e bhx hj t`e irhujm w`ej s`e`kts a baoo cakr hr chuo.

e. 

Y`ej ajy part hc t`e batter‛s chht ks thun`kji ̀ hge poate w`ej s`e `kts t`e baoo.

c. 

Y`ej a coy baoo ks oeiaooy naui`t.

i.  Kggemkateoy w`ej s`e ̀ kts aj kjckeom coy, as menoarem by t`e ugpkre, wkt` rujjershj ckrst ajm senhjm hr hj ckrst, senhjm ajm t`krm wkt` oess t`aj twh huts. ]`ks ksnaooem t`e KJCKEOM CO[ RUOE.

\OA[  (1)4 Ugpkre naoos ‟kjckeom coy‗ but baoo nurves th chuo area. 

RUOKJI4 Ajjhujnegejt ks reversem. Kt ks jht aj kjckeom coy but aj hrmkjary chuo. Batterks jht hut ujoess chuo ks naui`t. Kc naui`t ean` rujjer gust rethun` `ks base bechreamvajnkji. 

RECER ]H RUOE 1, ^EN]KHJ >;. `.

 

Kc a ckeomer kjtejtkhjaooy mrhps a cakr coy baoo, kjnoumkji a okje mrkve (C\ hr ^\) hr abujt (C\ HJO[), w`kn` naj be naui`t by aj kjckeomer wkt` hrmkjary ecchrt wkt`ckrst, ckrst ajm senhjm, ckrst ajm t`krm hr ckrst, senhjm ajm t`krm bases hnnupkemwkt` oess t`aj twh huts.

JH]E 4 A trappem baoo s`aoo jht be nhjskmerem as `avkji beej kjtejtkhjaooy mrhppem.

\OA[ 4 Ykt` hje hut ajm R1 hj ckrst, B> `kts coy. C= iets t`e baoo kj `er `ajms butkjtejtkhjaooy mrhps kt chr aj attegptem mhuboe poay. 

RUOKJI4 Ugpkre s`huom kggemkateoy ajjhujne B> ks hut. Baoo ks meam. Baserujjersgay jht amvajne. 

k. 

Kc a prenemkji rujjer w`h ks jht yet hut, kj t`e ugpkre‛s dumigejt, kjtejtkhjaooykjterceres wkt` a ckeomer w`h ks attegptkji th natn` a t`rhwj baoo hr t`rhw a baookj aj attegpt th nhgpoete t`e poay. ]`e rujjer s`aoo aosh be naooem hut ajmkjtercerejne naooem.

 d. 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej a naooem hr swkjikji t`krm strkfe ks naui`t by t`e natn`er.f.  (C\ HJO[) Y`ej s`e bujts chuo acter t`e senhjm strkfe. Kc t`e baoo ks naui`t kj t`e

akr, kt regakjs aokve ajm kj poay.o.  (^\ HJO[) Y`ej s`e bujts hr n`hps t`e baoo mhwjwarm.

\OA[ 4 (^\ HJO[) R1 hj senhjm. B2 n`hps mhwj hj a pktn`em baoo. C1 t`rhws hut R1amvajnkji th t`krm. 

RUOKJI4 B2 ks hut chr n`hppkji mhwj hj t`e baoo. Meam baoo. R1 ks returjem th senhjm. 

^en. 12 

]@E BA]]ER HR BA^ERUJJER K^ JH] HU] KC A CKEOMER GAFKJI A \OA[ HJ @ERU^E^ AJ KOOEIAO IOHSE. ]`e gajaier hc t`e hccejmem teag ̀ as t`e hptkhj hc `avkjit`e batter bat aiakj ajm assugkji t`e baoo ajm strkfe nhujt s`e `am prkhr th t`e pktn`s`e `kt, hr tafkji t`e resuot hc t`e poay.

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^en. 1>  HJ- MENF BA]]ER. a.

 

]`e hj-menf batter ks t`e hccejskve poayer w`hse jage choohws t`e jage hc t`ebatter kj t`e battkji hrmer.

b. 

]`e hj-menf batter s`aoo tafe a phsktkhj wkt`kj t`e okjes hc t`e hj-menf nkrnoejearest `er bejn`, hr aj area metergkjem by t`e ugpkre.

n. 

]`e hj-menf batter gay ohhsej up wkt` jh ghre t`aj twh hccknkao shctbaoo bats,aj apprhvem warg-up bat, hr a nhgbkjatkhj hc t`e twh ” jht th exneem twh.

Yarg-up attan`gejts gay be usem. Aoo warg-up bats ajm attan`gejts s`aoogeet t`e A^A equkpgejt stajmarms.

JH]E 4 Recer th Ruoe >, ^en. 2

m.  ]`e hj-menf batter gay oeave t`e hj-menf nkrnoe4 (1) Y`ej s`e benhges t`ebatter. (2) ]h mkrent baserujjers amvajnkji crhg t`krm th `hge poate. (>) Y`ejavhkmkji kjtercerejne wkt` a mecejskve poayer.

e. 

Y`ej t`e hj-menf batter kjterceres wkt` t`e mecejskve poayer‛s hpphrtujkty thgafe a poay hj a rujjer, t`e rujjer nohsest th `hge poate at t`e tkge hc t`ekjtercerejne s`aoo be menoarem hut.

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RUOE ;. BA^ERUJJKJI

^en. 1 

]@E BA^ERUJJER^ GU^] ]HUN@ BA^E^ KJ OEIAO HRMER (k.e. CKR^], ^ENHJM,]@KRM AJM @HGE \OA]E). a.

 

Y`ej a baserujjer gust returj th bases w`koe t`e baoo ks kj poay, s`e gust thun`t`e bases kj reverse hrmer.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 1a4 ]`e baoo ks kj poay ajm base rujjers gust returj wkt` okabkokty th be put hut.

b. 

Y`ej a baserujjer anqukres t`e rki`t th a base by thun`kji kt bechre bekji puthut, s`e ks ejtktoem th `hom t`e base ujtko s`e `as oeiaooy thun`em t`e jext basekj hrmer, hr ks chrnem th vanate kt chr a sunneemkji baserujjer.

n.  Y`ej a baserujjer mksohmies a base crhg kts prhper phsktkhj, jekt`er s`e jhrt`e sunneemkji rujjers kj t`e sage serkes hc poays are nhgpeooem th choohw a baseujreashjaboy hut hc phsktkhj.

ECCEN] 4 ̂ en. 1b-n4 ]`e baoo ks kj poay ajm baserujjers gay amvajne wkt` okabkokty th be

 put hut.m.  A baserujjer s`aoo jht ruj bases kj reverse hrmer ekt`er th nhjcuse t`e ckeomers

hr th gafe a travesty hc t`e iage.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 1m4 ]`e baoo ks meam ajm t`e baserujjer ks hut.

e. 

]wh baserujjers gay jht hnnupy t`e sage base skguotajehusoy.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 1e4 ]`e rujjer w`h ckrst oeiaooy hnnupkem t`e base s`aoo be ejtktoem th kt.]`e ht`er baserujjer gay be put hut by bekji thun`em wkt` t`e baoo.

c. 

Cakoure hc \RENEMKJI rujjer th thun` a base hr th oeave a base thh shhj hj anaui`t coy baoo ajm w`h ks menoarem hut mhes jht accent t`e status hc a^UNNEEMKJI baserujjer w`h thun`es bases kj prhper hrmer. @hwever, kc t`ecakoure th thun` a base kj reiuoar hrmer hr th oeave a base thh shhj hj a naui`tcoy baoo ks t`e t`krm hut hc t`e kjjkji, JH ^UNNEEMKJI rujjer gay snhre a ruj.^unneemkji rujjer gay be sace kj t`e nase hc aj appeao poay.

\OA[ 4 RECER ]H RUOE 5, ^EN]KHJ 0. 

i. 

Jh rujjer gay returj th thun` a gkssem base hr hje s`e `am oect kooeiaooy acter achoohwkji rujjer `as snhrem.

`. 

Jh rujjer gay returj th thun` a gkssem base hr a base oect thh shhj kc s`e `amamvajnem, thun`em, ajm regakjs hj a base beyhjm t`e gkssem base hr t`e baseoect thh shhj, w`ej t`e baoo benhges meam.

k. 

Jh rujjer gay returj th thun` a gkssem base hr hje s`e `am oect kooeiaooy hjnes`e ejters `er teag muihut hr bejn` area.

 d.  Y`ej a waof ks kssuem, aoo rujjers gust thun` aoo bases kj oeiao hrmer.

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\OA[ 4 Kj t`e oast hc t`e sevejt` kjjkji wkt` t`e snhre tkem, twh huts, ajm bases cuoo, B3renekves a waof th chrne R1 th ̀ hge poate. Benause B3 assuges t`at iage ks hver, s`e

 cakos th ih th ckrst ajm oeaves t`e ckeom. 

RUOKJI4 B3 ks hut, ruj mhes jht nhujt. 

f.  Bases oect thh shhj hj a naui`t coy baoo gust be rethun`em prkhr th amvajnkji th

awarmem bases.o. 

Awarmem bases gust aosh be thun`em kj prhper hrmer.

^en. 2  ]@E BA]]ER BENHGE^ A BA]]ER-BA^ERUJJER4 a.

 

As shhj as s`e `kts a cakr baoo.b.

 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e natn`er cakos th natn` t`e t`krm strkfe bechre t`e baoo thun`est`e irhujm w`ej t`ere are oess t`aj twh huts ajm ckrst base ks ujhnnupkem hrajytkge t`ere are twh huts. ]`ks ks naooem t`e mrhppem t`krm strkfe ruoe.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 2a-b4 ]`e baoo ks kj poay ajm t`e batter benhges a batter-baserujjerwkt` okabkokty th be put hut.

\OA[ 4 B1 `as twh strkfes. ]`e jext pktn` thun`es t`e irhujm kj crhjt hc `hge poateajm bhujnes t`rhui` t`e strkfe zhje. B1 swkjis at t`e pktn` ajm C2 senures t`e baoo kj`er gktt acter t`e ckrst bhujne. B1 amvajnes th ckrst base w`koe C2 `homs t`e baoo. 

RUOKJI4 ]`ks ks t`e mrhppem t`krm strkfe ruoe. ]`e batter ks jht hut ajm, kc s`e beatst`e t`rhw th ckrst, s`e ks aosh sace. 

n. 

Y`ej chur baoos `ave beej naooem by t`e ugpkre.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 2n4 (C\ HJO[) ]`e baoo ks kj poay ujoess kt `as beej bohnfem. ]`e batter ksejtktoem th hje base wkt`hut okabkokty th be hut.

JH]E 4 (C\ HJO[) Kc t`e pktn`er meskres th waof a batter kjtejtkhjaooy, aoo mecejskve poayers, exnept t`e natn`er w`h gust be kj t`e natn`er‛s bhx, gust be phsktkhjem kj cakr terrkthry. Kc t`e mecejse mhes jht phsktkhj t`egseoves kj cakr terrkthry, t`e ugpkres`aoo naoo aj kooeiao pktn` w`ej t`e pktn` ks t`rhwj. ^ee Ruoe =, ^entkhj 2 JH]E.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 2n4 (^\ HJO[) ]`e baoo ks meam. Baserujjers gay jht amvajne ujoess chrnem. Kc t`e pktn`er meskres th waof a batter kjtejtkhjaooy, s`e gay mh sh by jhtkcykjit`e poate ugpkre w`h s`aoo awarm t`e batter ckrst base. Kc twh batters are th be waofemkjtejtkhjaooy, t`e senhjm najjht be amgkjksterem ujtko t`e ckrst rean`es ckrst base.

JH]E 4 ]`e awarms gust be game kj hrmer, jht twh at hje tkge.

m.  Y`ej t`e natn`er hbstrunts hr ajy ht`er ckeomer kjterceres wkt` hr prevejts `ercrhg strkfkji at a pktn`em baoo.

(1)  ]`e ugpkre s`aoo ikve a ‟meoayem meam baoo skijao.‗(2)

 

Kc aoo rujjers kjnoumkji t`e batter-rujjer mh jht amvajne at oeast hje base,t`e gajaier hc t`e battkji teag `as t`e hptkhj th tafe t`e resuot hc t`epoay, hr ̀ ave t`e hbstruntkhj ejchrnem by awarmkji t`e batter ckrst base ajmamvajnkji aoo ht`er rujjers hjoy kc chrnem.

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(>)  Kc t`e batter ̀ kts t`e baoo ajm rean`es ckrst base saceoy, ajm kc aoo ht`er rujjers`ave amvajnem at oeast hje base hj t`e battem baoo, natn`er hbstruntkhj ksnajneooem. Aoo antkhjs as a resuot hc t`e battem baoo stajm. Jh hptkhj ks ikvej.

\OA[ 4 R1 hj ckrst base. ]`e natn`er thun`es t`e batter‛s bat prkhr th hr murkji t`eswkji. Battem baoo ks irhujmem th C3, w`h chrnes R1 at senhjm base. B2 rean`es ckrstbase saceoy. 

RUOKJI4 ̂ kjne R1 mkm jht amvajne at oeast hje base, hbstruntkhj ks naooem ajm t`e poayks najneooem. R1 ks awarmem senhjm base ajm B2 ks awarmem ckrst base. 

e. 

Y`ej a cakr baoo strkfes t`e pershj hr noht`kji hc t`e ugpkre hr a baserujjer hjcakr irhujm.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 2e4 Kc t`e baoo `kts t`e ugpkre hr baserujjer (a) acter thun`kji ajkjckeomer, t`e baoo ks kj poay6 (b) acter passkji aj kjckeomer ht`er t`aj t`e pktn`er, t`ebaoo ks kj poay6 hr (n) bechre passkji aj kjckeomer wkt`hut bekji thun`em, t`e baoo ks meam.Kc t`e baserujjer ks `kt, s`e ks hut ajm t`e batter ks ejtktoem th ckrst base wkt`hut

okabkokty th be put hut. Baserujjers jht chrnem by t`e batter-baserujjer gust returjth t`e base t`ey `am rean`em prkhr th t`e kjtercerejne. Y`ej a baserujjer ks `kt wkt`a cakr battem baoo t`at `as passem aj kjckeomer, exnoumkji t`e pktn`er, ajm kj t`e

 dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre jh ht`er ckeomer @A^ A N@AJNE ]H GAFE AJ HU].

\OA[ 4 Ykt` R1 hj t`krm ajm R2 hj ckrst, a baoo battem by B> strkfes ugpkre w`h ks (a)hj cakr terrkthry be`kjm t`krm basegaj, hr (b) be`kjm t`e pktn`er but kj crhjt hc abasegaj. 

RUOKJI4 Kj (a), baoo regakjs aokve skjne kt `as passem a ckeomer. Kj (b), ujoess baoothun`es C1, kt benhges meam ajm ean` rujjer ks sejt th t`e base s`e hnnupkem hr thw`kn` s`e was bekji chrnem w`ej t`e baoo benage meam (k.e. R1 regakjs hj t`krm, ajmR2 ajm B> ih th senhjm ajm ckrst). 

c.  (C\ HJO[) Y`ej a pktn`em baoo, jht strunf at hr jht naooem a strkfe, thun`es ajypart hc t`e batter‛s pershj hr noht`kji w`koe s`e ks kj t`e batter‛s bhx. Kt mhes jhtgatter kc t`e baoo strkfes t`e irhujm bechre `kttkji `er. ]`e batter‛s `ajms arejht part hc t`e bat.

ECCEN] 4 ̂ en. 2c4 ]`e baoo ks meam ajm t`e batter ks ejtktoem th hje base wkt`hut okabkoktyth be put hut.

^en. > 

BA^ERUJJER^ ARE EJ]K]OEM ]H AMSAJNE YK]@ OKABKOK][ ]H BE \U] HU]4 

a. 

(C\ HJO[) Hj t`e pktn`er‛s meokvery, w`ej t`e baoo oeaves t`e pktn`er‛s `ajm.b.

 

Y`ej t`e baoo ks t`rhwj kjth cakr hr chuo terrkthry ajm ks jht bohnfem.n.

 

Y`ej t`e baoo ks battem kjth cakr terrkthry ajm ks jht bohnfem.m.

 

Y`ej a oeiaooy naui`t coy baoo ks ckrst thun`em.e.  Kc a cakr baoo strkfes t`e ugpkre hr a baserujjer acter `avkji passem aj kjckeomer,

ht`er t`aj t`e pktn`er, hr `avkji beej thun`em by aj kjckeomer, kjnoumkji t`epktn`er, t`e baoo s`aoo be nhjskmerem kj poay.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. >a-e4 ]`e baoo ks aokve ajm kj poay.

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(=)  Natn`er hbstruntkhj ks nhverem ujmer Ruoe ;, ^entkhj 2m.

\OA[  (1)4 Ykt` R1 hj t`krm ajm R2 hj senhjm, R1 ks naui`t betweej t`krm ajm `hge. As R1 ks attegptkji th reiakj t`krm, C5 hbstrunts R1. 

RUOKJI4 ]`e ugpkre s`huom naoo ‟hbstruntkhj.‗ R1 s`huom be awarmem t`krm. R2 ks pergkttem th returj th senhjm base. 

\OA[  (2)4 ]`e baoo ks `kt th C;. As R1 passes ckrst base, s`e ks hbstruntem w`koe jh poayks bekji game hj `er, s`e ks t`rhwj hut by a wkme garikj at `hge poate.

RUOKJI4 Kc, kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, R1 amvajnem beyhjm t`e base s`e whuom`ave game `am s`e jht beej hbstruntem, s`e ks hut. 

n.  (C\ HJO[) Y`ej a wkom pktn` hr passem baoo ihes ujmer, hver, t`rhui` hr ohmieskj t`e banfsthp.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 5n4 ]`e baoo ks meam. Aoo baserujjers are awarmem hje base hjoy. ]`ebatter ks awarmem ckrst base hjoy hj t`e churt` baoo.

m. 

Y`ej chrnem th vanate a base benause t`e batter was awarmem a base.(1)  (C\ HJO[) Chr bekji `kt by a pktn`em baoo.(2)

 

Chr bekji hbstruntem by t`e natn`er w`ej strkfkji at a pktn`em baoo.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 5m (1)-(2)4 ]`e baoo ks meam ajm baserujjers gay jht amvajne cart`ert`aj t`e base th w`kn` t`ey are ejtktoem.

(>) 

(C\ HJO[) Kc, wkt` a rujjer hj t`krm base ajm trykji th snhre by geajs hc asqueeze poay hr a steao, t`e natn`er hr ajy ht`er ckeomer steps hj hr kj crhjthc `hge poate wkt`hut phssesskhj hc t`e baoo hr thun`es t`e batter hr `ksbat, t`e pktn`er s`aoo be n`ariem wkt` aj kooeiao pktn`, t`e batter s`aoo beawarmem ckrst base hj t`e hbstruntkhj ajm t`e baoo ks meam.

\OA[ 4 R1 ks hj t`krm base. A squeeze poay ks kj prhiress as t`e batter attegpts th bujtt`e pktn`em baoo ajm ks kjtercerem wkt` by t`e natn`er. 

RUOKJI4 Kooeiao pktn` ajm kjtercerejne ks menoarem. R1 ks awarmem `hge poate ajmbatter ks awarmem ckrst base. 

e.  (C\ HJO[) Y`ej a pktn`er gafes aj kooeiao pktn`.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 5e4 ]`e baoo ks meam ajm baserujjers gay amvajne th t`e base th w`kn`

t`ey are ejtktoem wkt`hut okabkokty th be put hut.

c.  Y`ej a ckeomer nhjtants hr natn`es a cakr battem hr t`rhwj baoo wkt` `er nap,gasf, iohve hr ajy part hc `er ujkchrg w`koe kt ks metan`em crhg kts prhper poanehj `er pershj.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 5c4 ]`e baserujjers whuom be ejtktoem th t`ree bases kc a battem baoo hrtwh bases kc a t`rhwj baoo6 ajm kj ekt`er nase, t`e base rujjers gay amvajne curt`erat t`ekr hwj rksf. Kc t`e kooeiao natn` hr thun` ks game hj a cakr `kt baoo, w`kn` kj t`e

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 dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, whuom `ave noearem t`e hutckeom cejne kj coki`t, t`e rujjers`aoo be awarmem a `hge ruj.

\OA[ 4 R1 ks hj senhjm ajm R2 ks hj ckrst w`ej B> `kts irhujm baoo th C3. C3 ckeoms t`ebaoo, steps hj senhjm chr a chrne hj R2, amvajnkji crhg ckrst, t`ej t`rhws wkomoy th C>.C> thsses `er gktt kjth t`e akr strkfkji t`e baoo. ]`e baoo bhujnes kjth t`e muihut. 

RUOKJI4 R2 ks hut. Bht` R1 ajm B> are awarmem twh bases ean` crhg t`ekr phsktkhjw`ej t`e metan`em gktt hc C> thun`em t`e t`rhwj baoo. Kj t`ks sktuatkhj hr ajy ht`ersktuatkhj w`ere metan`em iohve hr gktt thun`es a baoo, prkhr th t`e baoo benhgkji meambenause hc ihkji kjth a meam baoo area, t`e ruoe w`kn` appokes th metan`em poayerequkpgejt prevakos. Kc t`e metan`em iohve hr gktt thun`es t`e baoo acter t`e baoo `asbenhge meam by ihkji kjth a meam baoo area, t`e ruokji ihverjkji metan`em poayerequkpgejt `as jh bearkji. 

i. 

Y`ej t`e baoo ks kj poay ajm ks hvert`rhwj (beyhjm t`e bhujmary okjes) hr ksbohnfem.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 5i4 Aoo rujjers wkoo be awarmem twh bases ajm t`e awarm wkoo beihverjem by t`e phsktkhj hc t`e rujjers w`ej t`e baoo oect ajy ckeomer‛s `ajm.

ECCEN] 4 Y`ej a ckeomer ohses phssesskhj hc t`e baoo, sun` as hj aj attegptem tai, ajmt`e baoo ejters t`e meam baoo area hr benhges bohnfem, aoo rujjers are awarmem hjebase crhg t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge t`e baoo ejterem t`e meam baoo area hrbenage bohnfem. Kc a rujjer thun`es t`e jext base ajm returjs th `er hrkikjao base,t`e hrkikjao base s`e oect ks nhjskmerem t`e ‟oast base thun`em‗ chr purphses hc ajhvert`rhw awarm.

\OA[  (1)4 R1 ajm R2 are hj senhjm ajm ckrst bases respentkveoy. B> `kts t`e baoo th C3,w`h guccs t`e baoo, renhvers kt, t`ej t`rhws oate th C> kj aj attegpt th retkre B>. R1ajm R2 rean` t`krm ajm senhjm bases respentkveoy. R1 attegpts th amvajne th `hge,t`ereby mrawkji a t`rhw crhg C> w`kn` ihes kjth t`e muihut. 

RUOKJI4 R1 ajm R2 are awarmem `hge ajm B> ks awarmem t`krm. 

\OA[  (2)4 R1 hj ckrst. B2 `kts irhujm baoo th C3. C3 cokps t`e baoo th C= chr chrne hut hjR1. Reoay th C> crhg C= ihes kjth t`e muihut area. B2 `as aoreamy passem ckrst basebechre reoay ks game.

RUOKJI4 B2 ks awarmem t`krm base. Awarm hc bases ks ihverjem by t`e phsktkhj hc ean`rujjer ajm t`e oast base s`e `as thun`em at t`e tkge hc t`e t`rhw.

\OA[  (>)4 Jh rujjers hj base. B1 `kts baoo th C1<, w`h t`rhws baoo th C> th chrne hutB1. B1 ks aoreamy past ckrst base w`ej baoo ks reoeasem by C1<. ]`e baoo bhujnes past C>ajm kjth t`e stajms. 

RUOKJI4 B1 ks awarmem t`krm base. 

\OA[  (=)4 A t`rhwj baoo `kts a bat hr iohve oykji hj t`e irhujm (ht`er t`aj t`e batmksnarmem by t`e batter). 

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RUOKJI4 (1) Kc t`e bat hr iohve beohjis th t`e teag at bat, kt ks ruoem kjtercerejne ajmt`e poayer bekji poayem hj s`aoo be menoarem hut. ]`e baoo ks meam ajm aoo baserujjersgust returj th t`e oast base thun`em prkhr th t`e t`rhwj baoo `kttkji t`e bat hr iohve.(2) Kc t`e bat hr iohve beohjis th t`e teag kj t`e ckeom, kt benhges a bohnfem baoo ajmt`e hvert`rhw ruoe appokes. (>) Kc jh apparejt poay ks hbvkhus, aoo rujjers wkoo returj tht`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge t`e baoo `kts equkpgejt hc t`e hccejskve teag. 

`. 

Y`ej a cakr battem coy baoo oeaves t`e poaykji ckeom kj cakr terrkthry, wkt`hutthun`kji t`e irhujm hr ihkji t`rhui` t`e cejne, kt s`aoo ejtktoe t`e batter th a`hge ruj, ujoess kt passes hut hc t`e irhujms at a mkstajne oess t`aj t`epresnrkbem cejne mkstajnes crhg `hge poate (as hutokjem kj Ruoe 2, ^entkhj 1), kjw`kn` nase, t`e batter whuom be ejtktoem th hjoy twh bases. ]`e batter gustthun` t`e bases kj reiuoar hrmer. ]`e phkjt at w`kn` t`e cejne hr stajm ks oesst`aj t`e mkstajnes okstem (Ruoe 2, ^entkhj 1) crhg `hge poate s`aoo be noearoygarfem chr t`e ugpkre‛s kjchrgatkhj.

\OA[ 4 A cakr battem baoo thun`es (a) C;‛s iohve ajm ihes hver t`e cejne kj cakr terrkthry,(b) C;‛s iohve ajm ihes hver t`e cejne kj chuo terrkthry, (n) t`e thp hc a cejne rakokji

ajm ihes hver, (m) t`e thp hc a cejne rakokji bhujmkji th C;‛s iohve ajm t`ej hver t`e cejne kj cakr terrkthry. 

RUOKJI4 A `hge ruj kj (a), (n) ajm (m), ajm a twh-base `kt kj (b). 

k. 

Y`ej a cakr baoo t`at bhujms hr rhoos hver, ujmer, hr t`rhui` a cejne6 bhujms huthc poay ujkjtejtkhjaooy hcc a mecejskve poayer6 hr a cakr baoo t`at bhujms hver,ujmer hr t`rhui` ajy ht`er hbstruntkhj garfkji t`e bhujmarkes hc t`e poaykjickeom.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 5k4 ]`e baoo ks meam ajm aoo baserujjers are awarmem twh bases crhg t`e

tkge hc t`e pktn`.

 d.  (1) Y`ej a okve baoo ks ujkjtejtkhjaooy narrkem by a ckeomer crhg poayaboe terrkthrykjth meam baoo terrkthry, t`e baoo benhges meam. Aoo baserujjers are awarmem hjebase crhg t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge ‟ckeomer‗ ejters meam baoo terrkthry.

JH]E4 A ckeomer narrykji a okve baoo kjth t`e muihut hr teag area th tai a poayer ksnhjskmerem th `ave ujkjtejtkhjaooy narrkem kt t`ere.

(2) 

Kc, kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, a ckeomer kjtejtkhjaooy narrkes a okve baoocrhg poayaboe terrkthry kjth meam baoo terrkthry, t`e baoo benhges meam ajmaoo baserujjers are awarmem twh bases crhg t`e oast base thun`em at t`e

tkge s`e ejterem meam baoo terrkthry.

JH]E 4 A meam baoo okje ks nhjskmerem kj poay.

^en. 3  A BA^ERUJJER GU^] RE]URJ ]H @ER BA^E4 a.  Y`ej a chuo baoo ks kooeiaooy naui`t ajm sh menoarem by t`e ugpkre.b.

 

Y`ej aj kooeiaooy battem baoo ks menoarem by t`e ugpkre.

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n.  Y`ej a batter hr baserujjer ks naooem hut chr kjtercerejne. Ht`er baserujjerss`aoo returj th t`e oast base w`kn` was, kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, oeiaooythun`em by `er at t`e tkge hc t`e kjtercerejne.

m. 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e poate ugpkre hr `er noht`kji kjterceres wkt` t`e natn`er‛sattegpt th t`rhw.

\OA[ 4 Ykt` R1 attegptkji th steao, ugpkre kjterceres wkt` natn`er‛s t`rhw. 

RUOKJI4 Ugpkre skijaos meoayem meam baoo. Kc R1 ks jht put hut, ugpkre menoares meambaoo ajm R1 gust returj th t`e base s`e hnnupkem bechre t`e kjtercerejne. 

e. 

Y`ej ajy part hc t`e batter‛s pershj ks thun`em by a pktn`em baoo t`at ks swujiat ajm gkssem.

c.  (C\ HJO[) Y`ej a batter ks `kt by a pktn`em baoo, ujoess chrnem.i.  Y`ej a chuo baoo ks jht naui`t.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 3a-i4

(1)  ]`e baoo ks meam.

(2) 

]`e baserujjers gust returj th base wkt`hut okabkokty th be put hut, exneptw`ej chrnem th ih th t`e jext base benause t`e batter benage abaserujjer.

(>)  Jh rujs s`aoo snhre ujoess aoo bases are hnnupkem.(=)

 

Baserujjers jeem jht thun` t`e kjtervejkji bases kj returjkji th base, butgust returj prhgptoy6 `hwever, t`ey gust be aoohwem succknkejt tkge threturj.

`.  (^\ HJO[) Base steaokji. Ujmer jh nhjmktkhj ks a rujjer pergkttem th steao a basew`ej a pktn`em baoo ks jht battem. ]`e rujjer gust returj th `er base.

ECCEN] 4 ^en 3`4 Baserujjers gay oeave t`ekr bases w`ej a pktn`em baoo ks battem hrrean`es ̀ hge poate, but gust returj th t`at base kggemkateoy acter ean` pktn` jht ̀ ktby t`e batter.

k. 

Y`ej a naui`t cakr coy baoo, kjnoumkji a okje mrkve (C\ ajm ^\) hr bujt (C\ HJO[)w`kn` naj be naui`t by aj kjckeomer wkt` hrmkjary ecchrt ks kjtejtkhjaooy mrhppemwkt` oess t`aj twh huts ajm a rujjer hj ckrst base, ckrst ajm senhjm, ckrst ajm t`krmhr ckrst, senhjm ajm t`krm bases.

\OA[ 4 RECER ]H RUOE 0, ^EN]KHJ 11`. 

^en. 9 

BA]]ER-BA^ERUJJER K^ HU]4 

a. 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e natn`er mrhps t`e t`krm strkfe ajm s`e ks oeiaooy thun`em wkt`t`e baoo by a ckeomer bechre thun`kji ckrst base.

b. 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e natn`er mrhps t`e t`krm strkfe ajm t`e baoo ks `eom hj ckrstbase bechre t`e batter-baserujjer rean`es ckrst base.

n.  Y`ej, acter a cakr baoo ks `kt, s`e ks oeiaooy thun`em wkt` t`e baoo bechre s`ethun`es ckrst base.

m.  Y`ej, acter a cakr baoo ks `kt, t`e baoo ks `eom by a ckeomer thun`kji ckrst base wkt`ajy part hc `er pershj bechre t`e batter-baserujjer thun`es ckrst base.

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\OA[ 4 ]`e ckrst basegaj `as t`e baoo kj `er rki`t `ajm w`koe oykji hj t`e irhujm. ^`ethun`es ckrst base wkt` `er oect `ajm prkhr th t`e batter-baserujjer rean`kji ckrstbase. 

RUOKJI4 ]`e batter-baserujjer ks hut. 

e.  Y`ej, acter a coy baoo ks `kt, t`e baoo ks naui`t by a ckeomer bechre kt thun`es t`e

irhujm hr ajy hbdent ht`er t`aj a ckeomer.c. 

Y`ej, acter a cakr baoo ks `kt, a base hj baoos ks kssuem, hr t`e batter oeiaooyamvajnes th ckrst base hj a mrhppem t`krm strkfe (C\ HJO[), s`e cakos th amvajneth ckrst base ajm ejters `er teag area.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 9a-c4 ]`e baoo ks kj poay ajm t`e batter-baserujjer ks hut.

EPNE\]KHJ 4 Kj sohw pktn`, t`e baoo ks meam ajm t`e rujjers najjht amvajne.

\OA[  (1)4 Batter `kts irhujm baoo th pktn`er. \ktn`er `esktates kj t`rhwkji baoo th ckrst.Batter, assugkji s`e ks aj ‟easy hut,‗ ejters `er teag area (bejn`, muihut, etn.).

\ktn`er ckjaooy t`rhws th ckrst base, but baoo ks jht naui`t by ckrst basegaj ajm rhooskjth t`e muihut. Batter t`ej oeaves `er teag area ajm rujs th ckrst base. 

RUOKJI4 Batter ks hut. 

RECER ]H RUOE ;, ^EN]KHJ 1d. 

i. 

Y`ej s`e rujs hutskme t`e t`ree-chht (<.;1 g) okje, ajm kj t`e dumigejt hc t`eugpkre, kjterceres wkt` t`e ckeomer tafkji t`e t`rhw at ckrst base. @hwever, s`egay ruj hutskme t`e t`ree-chht (<.;1g) okje th avhkm a ckeomer attegptkji th ckeoma battem baoo.

`. 

Y`ej s`e kjterceres wkt` a ckeomer attegptkji th ckeom a battem baoo, kjtejtkhjaooykjterceres wkt` a t`rhwj baoo hr (C\ HJO[) kjterceres wkt` a mrhppem t`krm strkfe.Kc t`ks kjtercerejne, kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, ks aj hbvkhus attegpt thprevejt a mhuboe poay, t`e baserujjer nohsest th `hge poate s`aoo aosh be naooemhut.

k. 

Y`ej a batter-baserujjer kjterceres wkt` a poay at `hge poate kj aj attegpt thprevejt aj hbvkhus hut at `hge poate. ]`e rujjer ks aosh hut.

\OA[ 4 Jh huts. R1 hj t`krm base. Batter `kts a irhujm baoo th t`e ckrst basegaj t`ejkjterceres wkt` ckrst basegaj‛s t`rhw th `hge poate chr a poay hj R1. 

RUOKJI4 Batter ajm R1 are bht` menoarem hut. 

 d.  Y`ej s`e ghves banf thwarm `hge poate th avhkm hr meoay a tai by a ckeomer.f.

 

Y`ej s`e ks mksnhverem uskji aj aoterem hr kooeiao bat.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 9i-f4 ]`e baoo ks meam ajm t`e batter-baserujjer ks hut. Ht`erbaserujjers gust returj th t`e oast base oeiaooy thun`em at t`e tkge hc hr bechre t`ekooeiao antkhj.

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o.  Aoo cast ajm sohw pktn` hccejskve poayers gust wear prhperoy, battkji `eogetswkt` mhuboe ear coaps t`at `ave beej apprhvem by t`e Jatkhjao HperatkjiNhggkttee hj ^tajmarm chr At`oetkn Equkpgejt (JHN^AE).

\EJAO][ 4 Cakoure th wear t`e battkji `eoget w`ej hrmerem th mh sh by t`e ugpkres`aoo nause sakm poayer th be menoarem hut. Meokberateoy wearkji t`e ̀ eoget kgprhperoyhr reghvkji kt murkji poay, s`aoo nause t`e vkhoathr th be menoarem hut kggemkateoy.

]`e baoo regakjs aokve.

JH]E 4 Kj t`e nase hc aj aoterem bat, t`e poayer ks aosh edentem crhg t`e iage.

^en. 0 

]@E BA^ERUJJER K^ HU]4 a.

 

Y`ej, kj rujjkji th ajy base, s`e rujs ghre t`aj t`ree ceet (<.;1g) crhg amkrent okje betweej t`at base ajm t`e jext hje kj reiuoar hr reverse hrmer thavhkm bekji thun`em by t`e baoo kj t`e `ajm hc a ckeomer.

b. 

Y`ej, w`koe t`e baoo ks kj poay, s`e ks oeiaooy thun`em wkt` t`e baoo kj t`e `ajm hct`e ckeomer w`koe jht kj nhjtant wkt` a base.

n. 

Y`ej, hj a chrne-hut, a ckeomer tais ̀ er wkt` t`e baoo hr `homs t`e baoo hj t`e base

th w`kn` t`e baserujjer ks chrnem th amvajne bechre t`e rujjer rean`es t`ebase.

m. 

Y`ej t`e baserujjer cakos th returj th thun` t`e base s`e prevkhusoy hnnupkemw`ej poay ks resugem acter suspejskhj hc poay.

e. 

Y`ej a baserujjer p`ysknaooy passes a prenemkji baserujjer bechre t`at rujjer`as beej put hut.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 0a-e4 ]`e baoo ks kj poay ajm t`e baserujjer ks hut.

EPNE\]KHJ 4 Y`ej t`e prenemkji rujjer was hbstruntem a rujjer s`aoo jht be hut chr passkji aj hbstruntem rujjer.

\OA[ 4 Ykt` R1 hj ckrst, B2 `kts a mhuboe. A t`rhw th t`krm mrkves R1 banf th senhjm. B2`as rhujmem senhjm ajm mksnhvers s`e `as passem R1. ^`e rujs banf ajm ckjaooyrean`es ckrst wkt`hut bekji taiiem hut. 

RUOKJI4 B2 ks hut as shhj as s`e passes R1. 

c. 

Y`ej a baserujjer oeaves `er base th amvajne th ajht`er base bechre a naui`tcoy baoo `as thun`em a ckeomer, prhvkmem t`e baoo ks returjem th a ckeomer ajmprhperoy appeaoem.

\OA[ 4 Jh huts. R1 hj t`krm base. B2 `kts coy baoo th C9. C9 gksdumies coki`t hc baoo ajm

kt `kts `er hj t`e s`huomer, mecoents kj t`e akr th C0 ajm ks oeiaooy naui`t by C0 bechrekt `kts t`e irhujm. R1 tais up at t`krm base as shhj as baoo `kts C9 hj t`e s`huomer butbechre C0 `homs baoo senureoy kj iohve. 

RUOKJI4 Oeiao amvajne. Ruj nhujts, R1 gay oeave base as shhj as baoo ks thun`em. 

i. 

Y`ej t`e baserujjer cakos th thun` t`e kjtervejkji base hr bases kj reiuoar hrreverse hrmer ajm t`e baoo ks kj poay ajm oeiaooy `eom hj t`at base6 hr t`ebaserujjer ks oeiaooy thun`em w`koe hcc t`e base s`e gkssem.

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\OA[  (1)4 Ykt` R1 hj ckrst, B2 `kts saceoy th rki`t ckeom. Aj hvert`rhw at ckrst4 (a) iheskjth t`e stajm, (b) strkfes t`e ejnohskji waoo ajm rebhujms th t`e natn`er. Kj ihkji tht`krm base, R1 gksses senhjm base ajm `as passem senhjm hr ks apprhan`kji senhjmw`ej t`e baoo oeaves t`e `ajm hc C;. ]`e baoo ks t`ej t`rhwj th senhjm chr aj appeao. 

RUOKJI4 Kj (a), kc R1 `as rean`em senhjm base by t`e tkge t`e t`rhw oeaves t`e `ajmhc C;, R1 ks awarmem ̀ hge poate. Kc t`e appeao ks prhperoy game w`ej t`e baoo benhges

aokve, kt s`huom be aoohwem ajm t`e ruj snhrem by R1 ks najneooem. Kc R1 ̀ as jht rean`emsenhjm by t`e tkge t`e t`rhw oeaves t`e `ajm hc C;, s`e ks awarmem t`krm base. A

 prhper appeao s`huom be aoohwem ajm ejchrnem. Kj (b), R1 ks hut hj t`e appeao skjnet`e baoo ks jht bohnfem, ajm jh bases are awarmem. 

RECER ]H RUOE 1, ^EN]KHJ 2. 

`.  Y`ej t`e batter-baserujjer oeiaooy hverrujs ckrst base, attegpts th ruj thsenhjm base ajm ks oeiaooy thun`em w`koe hcc base.

\OA[ 4 B1 rean`es ckrst saceoy but, kj `er hverruj, s`e breafs chr senhjm t`ej ‟ikves

up‗ w`koe car away crhg t`e base okje. RUOKJI4 Kc B1 ks attegptkji th rean` a base, s`e gust be taiiem, but t`e ckeomer ks jhtexpentem th n`ase `er kjth t`e hutckeom. Kj t`e hutokjem nase, s`e ks hut chr bekji huthc t`e base okje. 

k. 

Kj rujjkji hr sokmkji chr `hge poate, s`e cakos th thun` `hge poate ajm gafes jhattegpt th returj th t`e base w`ej a ckeomer `homs t`e baoo kj `er `ajm w`koethun`kji `hge poate ajm appeaos th t`e ugpkre chr t`e menkskhj.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 0c-k4

(1) 

]`ese are appeao poays ajm t`e mecejskve teag ohses t`e prkvkoeie hc puttkjit`e baserujjer hut kc t`e appeao ks jht game bechre t`e jext oeiao pktn` hrmecejskve teag `as t`e ckeom. ]`e mecejskve teag `as ‟oect t`e ckeom‗ w`ejt`e pktn`er ajm aoo kjckeomers ̀ ave oect cakr terrkthry hj t`ekr way th t`e bejn`hr muihut area.

(2) 

]`e baoo ks kj poay ajm t`e baserujjer ks hut.

(>)  (C\ HJO[) Baserujjers gay oeave t`ekr base hj okve baoo appeao poays w`ejt`e baoo oeaves t`e eki`t chht (2.==g) ramkus arhujm t`e pktn`er‛s poate6 hrw`ej t`e baoo oeaves t`e pktn`er‛s phssesskhj6 hr w`ej t`e pktn`er gafes a

t`rhwkji ghtkhj kjmknatkji a poay hr cafe t`rhw.(=)

 

(C\ ajm ̂ \) Hjne t`e baoo ̀ as beej returjem th t`e kjckeom ajm tkge ̀ as beejnaooem, a gajaier, nhan`, hr poayer wkt` hr wkt`hut phssesskhj hc t`e baoo,gay gafe a verbao appeao hj a rujjer gksskji a base hr oeavkji a base thhshhj. ]`e amgkjksterkji ugpkre s`huom anfjhwoemie t`e appeao, ajm t`ejgafe a menkskhj hj t`e poay. Baserujjers najjht oeave t`ekr base murkji t`ksperkhm, as t`e baoo regakjs meam ujtko t`e jext pktn`.

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JH]E 4 (a) Kc t`e pktn`er `as phssesskhj hc t`e baoo ajm ks kj nhjtant wkt` t`e pktn`kjipoate w`ej gafkji a verbao appeao, jh kooeiao pktn` ks naooem. (b) Kc t`e ugpkre `askjmknatem ‟poay baoo‗ ajm t`e pktn`er jhw requests aj appeao, t`e ugpkre whuom aiakjnaoo ‟tkge hut‗ ajm aoohw t`e appeao prhness.

\OA[  (1)4 (C\ ajm ^\) Rujjer R2 oeaves senhjm base thh shhj hj a coy baoo naui`t byC9. ]`e baoo ks t`rhwj mkrentoy kjth t`e kjckeom wkt` aj appeao game by C= at senhjm

base. 

RUOKJI4 ]`e baoo `as regakjem aokve ajm w`ej prhperoy appeaoem, R2 ks naooem hut. 

\OA[  (2)4 Rujjer R1 hj senhjm base ajm R2 hj ckrst base. Batter B> `kts a coy baoo thC9. Bht` rujjers amvajne, `hwever, R1 oeaves thh shhj. ]kge ks naooem. ]`e pktn`er`as t`e baoo ajm acter t`e ugpkre renhijkzes t`e appeao, (a) t`e pktn`er ajjhujnes tht`e ugpkre s`e wajts th appeao R1 oeavkji thh shhj, (b) t`e pktn`er narrkes t`e baoohver ajm thun`es R1 stajmkji hj t`krm base, (n) t`e pktn`er t`rhws t`e baoo th C= w`hthun`es senhjm base, hr (m) t`e pktn`er cafes a t`rhw thwarm t`krm base ajm t`erujjer steps hcc t`e base. 

RUOKJI4 Kj aoo nases t`e baoo ks meam ajm baserujjers najjht oeave t`ekr base. (a) kst`e prhper appeao6 ̀ hwever (b) ajm (n) are anneptaboe. Kj (m), wkt` t`e baoo meam, t`ereks jh pejaoty chr t`e rujjer steppkji hcc t`e base. 

 d. 

A rujjer gust avhkm nhjtant wkt` ajy ckeomer t`at `as n`ajne th gafe aj kjktkaopoay hj a battem baoo. Cakoure th mh t`ks wkoo resuot kj kjtercerejne bekji naooem hjt`e rujjer. A rujjer gay jht kjtercere wkt` a ckeomer attegptkji th ckeom a battembaoo hr kjtejtkhjaooy kjterceres wkt` a t`rhwj baoo. Kc t`ks kjtercerejne, kj t`e

 dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, ks aj hbvkhus attegpt th prevejt a mhuboe poay ajmhnnurs bechre t`e baserujjer ks put hut, t`e kggemkate sunneemkji rujjer s`aoo

aosh be naooem hut.\OA[ 4 Ykt` R1 hj ckrst, B1 `kts t`e baoo hj t`e irhujm betweej ckrst ajm senhjm. R1 ksstrunf by t`e battem baoo bechre kt passes a ckeomer hr s`e `kjmers C= kj `er t`rhw th

 ckrst. 

RUOKJI4 R1 ks hut ajm t`e baoo benhges meam w`ej t`e kjtercerejne hnnurs. Kc t`ekjtercerejne noearoy prevejtem B2 crhg bekji put hut at ckrst, s`e aosh ks hut. 

f.  Y`ej a baserujjer ks strunf wkt` a cakr battem baoo kj cakr terrkthry w`koe hcc baseajm bechre kt passes aj kjckeomer, exnoumkji t`e pktn`er. Y`ej a baserujjer ks ̀ ktwkt` a cakr battem baoo t`at `as passem aj kjckeomer, exnoumkji t`e pktn`er, ajm kj

t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, ajht`er ckeomer `as aj hpphrtujkty th gafe aj hut.

JH]E 4 ^en. 0d-f. Y`ej baserujjers are naooem hut chr kjtercerejne t`e batter-rujjerks awarmem ckrst base ajm nremktem wkt` a base `kt.

\OA[ 4 R1 ks4 (a) betweej senhjm ajm t`krm6 hr (b) thun`kji senhjm. ̂ `e ks strunf by baoobattem by B> bechre kt passes a ckeomer. 

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RUOKJI4 Baoo benhges meam kj (a) ajm (b). R1 ks hut kj (a). ^`e ks jht hut kj (b).  ]`ebatter ks ejtktoem th ckrst base kj bht` nases. 

o. 

Y`ej a rujjer kjtejtkhjaooy gafes nhjtant wkt` a baoo w`kn` aj kjckeomer `asgkssem.

g.  Y`ej ajyhje, ht`er t`aj ajht`er baserujjer p`ysknaooy assksts a baserujjer

w`koe t`e baoo ks kj poay. ]`e baoo regakjs okve.EPNE\]KHJ 4 Acter a rujjer `as snhrem ajm gkssem `hge poate ajm ks p`ysknaooyasskstem banf th `hge, t`e baoo ks meam, t`e rujjer ks hut, ajm t`e ruj ks juookckem.

j. 

Y`ej t`e nhan` jear t`krm base rujs kj t`e mkrentkhj hc `hge poate hj hr jeart`e base okje w`koe a ckeomer ks attegptkji th gafe a poay hj a battem hr t`rhwjbaoo ajm, t`ereby mraws a t`rhw th `hge poate. ]`e baserujjer jearest th t`krmbase s`aoo be naooem hut.

h. 

Y`ej hje hr ghre gegbers hc t`e hccejskve teag stajm hr nhooent at hr arhujma base w`kn` a baserujjer ks amvajnkji, t`ereby nhjcuskji t`e ckeomers ajm

ammkji th t`e mkccknuoty hc gafkji t`e poay.

p. 

Y`ej t`e baserujjer rujs t`e bases kj reverse hrmer th nhjcuse t`e mecejskveteag, hr th gafe a carne hut hc t`e iage. (^ee Ruoe ;, ^entkhj 9d.)

q. 

Kc a nhan` kjtejtkhjaooy kjterceres wkt` a t`rhwj baoo w`koe kj t`e nhan`es bhx, hrkjterceres wkt` t`e mecejskve teag‛s hpphrtujkty th gafe aj hut w`koe hutskmet`e nhan`es bhx.

r.  Y`ej a rujjer, acter bekji menoarem hut hr acter snhrkji, kjterceres wkt` amecejskve poayer‛s hpphrtujkty th gafe a poay hj ajht`er rujjer. ]`e rujjer

nohsest th `hge poate at t`e tkge hc t`e kjtercerejne s`aoo aosh be menoarem hut.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 0d-r4 ]`e baoo ks meam. Ht`er baserujjers gust returj th t`e oast baseoeiaooy thun`em at t`e tkge hc hr bechre t`e kooeiao antkhj.

\OA[ 4 R1 hj t`krm base ajm R2 hj ckrst base. Batter `kts a s`arp irhujmer th senhjmbasegaj w`h tais R2 hut. Kj aj attegpt th t`rhw th ckrst base th retkre t`e batter, R2kjterceres wkt` t`e senhjm basegaj. 

RUOKJI4 Baoo benhges meam ajm R1 ks aosh naooem hut. Batter ks awarmem ckrst base. 

s.  Y`ej a mecejskve poayer `as t`e baoo ajm t`e rujjer regakjs hj `er ceet ajm

meokberateoy, wkt` ireat chrne, nras`es kjth t`e mecejskve poayer, t`e rujjer ks thbe menoarem hut.

JH]E 4 ]`e rujjer mhes jht oeiaooy sokme ajm nauses kooeiao nhjtant ajm/hr kooeiaooyaoters t`e antkhjs hc t`e ckeomer kj t`e kggemkate ant hc gafkji a poay hj ̀ er. Rujjersare jever requkrem th sokme but, kc t`e rujjer eoents th sokme, t`e sokme s`aoo be oeiao.

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ECCEN] 4 ^en. 0s4 ]`e rujjer ks hut, t`e baoo ks meam, ajm aoo ht`er rujjers gust returjth t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge hc t`e nhookskhj, ujoess Ruoe ;, ^entkhj 0d hr Ruoe;, ^entkhj 0r appokes.

JH]E 4 Kc t`e ant ks metergkjem th be coairajt, t`e hccejmer s`aoo be edentem.

\OA[ 4 ]`e natn`er `as renekvem t`e baoo ajm ks waktkji th tai t`e rujjer attegptkji

th snhre. ]`e rujjer meokberateoy rujs kjth t`e natn`er wkt` ireat chrne, nauskji `erth mrhp t`e baoo.

RUOKJI4 ]`e rujjer ks hut. ^`e ks aosh edentem kc t`e ant ks coairajt.

t. 

Ohhf Banf Ruoe (C\) „ ]`e ‟Ohhf Banf‗ ruoe wkoo be kj eccent w`ej t`e baoo ks okve,t`e batter-rujjer `as thun`em ckrst base hr `as beej menoarem hut, ajm t`epktn`er `as phssesskhj ajm nhjtrho hc t`e baoo kj t`e eki`t chht (2.==g) ramkus hct`e pktn`er‛s poate. ]`e pktn`er ks nhjskmerem th be kj t`e eki`t chht (2.==g)ramkus hc t`e pktn`er‛s poate w`ej bht` ceet are hj hr wkt`kj t`e okjes. Y`ej t`ebaserujjer cakos th feep nhjtant wkt` t`e base th w`kn` s`e ks ejtktoem ujtko t`e

baoo oeaves t`e pktn`er‛s `ajm, t`e baserujjer wkoo be menoarem hut. Y`ej abaserujjer ks oeiktkgateoy hcc `er base acter a pktn` hr t`e resuot hc a batternhgpoetkji `er turj at bat w`koe t`e pktn`er `as t`e baoo wkt` aj eki`t chht(2.==g) ramkus hj t`e pktn`er‛s poate, t`e rujjer gay sthp hjne, but t`ej s`egust kggemkateoy attegpt th amvajne th t`e jext base hr kggemkateoy returj th`er base.(1)

 

Cakoure th kggemkateoy prhneem th t`e jext base hr returj th `er base hjnet`e pktn`er `as t`e baoo wkt`kj t`e eki`t chht (2.==g) ramkus hc t`e pktn`er‛spoate wkoo resuot kj t`e baserujjer bekji menoarem hut.

(2)  Hjne t`e rujjer returjs th a base chr ajy reashj, s`e wkoo be menoarem hut kcs`e oeaves sakm base, ujoess a poay ks game hj `er hr ajht`er rujjer (a cafe

t`rhw ks nhjskmerem a poay)6 t`e pktn`er jh ohjier `as phssesskhj hc t`e baookj t`e eki`t chht (2.==g) ramkus6 hr t`e pktn`er reoeases t`e baoo by a pktn` tht`e batter.

JH]E 4 A base hj baoos hr mrhppem t`krm strkfe, hj w`kn` t`e rujjer ks ejtktoem thruj, ks treatem t`e sage as a battem baoo. ]`e batter-baserujjer gay nhjtkjue

 past ckrst base ajm ks ejtktoem th ruj thwarm senhjm base as ohji as s`e mhes jhtsthp at ckrst base. Kc s`e sthps acter s`e rhujms ckrst, s`e t`ej gust nhgpoy wkt`^entkhj ;t (1).

\OA[ 4 Ykt` R1 hj senhjm, B2 renekves baoo chur ajm ghves thwarm ckrst base wkt`

a waof6 geajw`koe, R1 oeams hcc t`krm base acter meokvery th t`e poate, Natn`erreturjs t`e baoo th t`e pktn`er, w`h `as t`e baoo kj t`e eki`t chht (2.==g) ramkushc t`e pktn`er‛s poate. ]`e rujjer at t`ks ghgejt gafes jh attegpt th ghveekt`er way.

RUOKJI4 ]`e rujjer mhes jht `ave th returj th t`krm hr kggemkateoy amvajne tht`e jext base ujtko t`e batter-rujjer rean`es ckrst base. Cakoure th prhneem th t`ejext base hr returj th `er base hjne t`e pktn`er `as t`e baoo kj t`e eki`t chht

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(2.==g) ramkus hc t`e pktn`er‛s poate ajm t`e batter-rujjer rean`es ckrst base, wkooresuot kj t`e base-rujjer bekji menoarem hut.

u. 

(^\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e baserujjer cakos th feep nhjtant wkt` t`e base th w`kn` s`eks ejtktoem ujtko a pktn`em baoo `as rean`em `hge poate hr bechre t`e pktn`em baooks battem.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. 0t-u4 ]`e baoo ks meam, ‟JH \K]N@‗ ks menoarem ajm t`e baserujjer kshut.

v. 

Y`ej s`e abajmhjs a base, mhes jht attegpt th amvajne th t`e jext base, ajmejters t`e teag area hr oeaves t`e ckeom hc poay. ]`e baserujjer s`aoo be menoaremhut kggemkateoy w`ej s`e ejters t`e teag area hr oeaves t`e ckeom hc poay.

w. 

Y`ej t`e baserujjer phsktkhjs `erseoc be`kjm ajm jht kj nhjtant wkt` t`e baseth iet a rujjkji start hj ajy coy baoo, t`e rujjer ks hut ajm t`e baoo regakjs okve.

^en. ; 

BA^ERUJJER K^ JH] HU]4 a.  Y`ej a baserujjer rujs be`kjm hr kj crhjt hc t`e ckeomer ajm hutskme t`e base

okje kj hrmer th avhkm kjtercerkji wkt` a ckeomer attegptkji th ckeom t`e baoo kj t`ebase pat`.

b. 

Y`ej a baserujjer mhes jht ruj kj a mkrent okje th t`e base, prhvkmkji t`e ckeomerkj t`e mkrent okje mhes jht `ave t`e baoo kj `er phssesskhj.

n. 

Y`ej ghre t`aj hje ckeomer attegpts th ckeom a battem baoo ajm t`e baserujjernhges kj nhjtant wkt` t`e hje w`h, kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, was jhtejtktoem th ckeom t`e baoo.

m.  Y`ej a baserujjer ks `kt wkt` a cakr battem baoo t`at `as passem aj kjckeomer,exnoumkji t`e pktn`er, ajm kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre jh ht`er ckeomer `as an`ajne th gafe aj hut.

\OA[   (1)4 Ykt` R1 hj senhjm, B2 `kts baoo be`kjm C3 w`h ks poaykji kj. Battem baoothun`es R1 ajm ks mecoentem th chuo irhujm. 

RUOKJI4 Kc t`e thun`kji hc R1 ks annkmejtao, kt ks kijhrem benause battem baoo `as passem a ckeomer. Kc R1 kjtejtkhjaooy mecoentem battem baoo, ugpkre wkoo ruoe kjtercerejne,wkt` baoo benhgkji meam ajm R1 bekji menoarem hut. 

\OA[  (2)4 A battem baoo strkfes t`krm base t`ej narhgs th chuo terrkthry w`ere kt strkfesR1, w`h ks oeamkji hcc t`krm. 

RUOKJI4 R1 ks jht hut ajm baoo ks kj poay skjne t`e baoo was antuaooy ihkji away crhg

t`e ckeomer. 

e. 

Y`ej a baserujjer ks thun`em wkt` a baoo jht senureoy `eom by a ckeomer.c.  Y`ej t`e mecejskve teag mhes jht request t`e ugpkre‛s menkskhj hj aj appeao

poay ujtko acter t`e jext pktn`.i.  Y`ej a batter-baserujjer hverrujs ckrst base acter thun`kji kt ajm returjs

mkrentoy th t`e base.

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`.  Y`ej t`e baserujjer ks jht ikvej succknkejt tkge th returj th a base, s`e wkoo jhtbe naooem hut chr bekji hcc base bechre t`e pktn`er reoeases t`e baoo. Jh pktn` wkoobe naooem by t`e ugpkre (Ruoe 9, ^entkhj 1<m (C\) ajm ^entkhj ;n (^\).

k. 

Y`ej a rujjer, w`h `as oeiaooy startem th amvajne, najjht be sthppem by t`epktn`er renekvkji t`e baoo w`koe hj t`e pktn`kji poate jhr by steppkji hj t`e poatewkt` t`e baoo kj `er phssesskhj.

 d. 

Y`ej a baserujjer ̀ homs ̀ er base ujtko a coy baoo thun`es a ckeomer, t`ej attegpts

th amvajne.f.  Y`ej `kt by a battem baoo w`ej thun`kji `er base, ujoess s`e kjtejtkhjaooy

kjterceres wkt` t`e baoo hr a ckeomer gafkji a poay.

\OA[  (1)4 Ykt` R1 hj senhjm, R2 hj ckrst ajm jh huts, B> `kts a irhujm baoo hr kjckeom coy. Baoo strkfes R1 w`h ks4 (a) jear senhjm, (b) stajmkji hj senhjm. Kj bht` nases, baoo`as jht passem aj kjckeomer. 

RUOKJI4 Kj (a), R1 ks hut hj ekt`er type hc ̀ kt. Kj (b), R1 ks jht hut hj ekt`er type hc ̀ kt,but baoo benhges meam ajm aoo rujjers, kc chrnem, amvajne hje base wkt`hut okabkoktyth be put hut. Kj bht` (a) ajm (b), B> ks hut hj ajy kjckeom coy. Kc kt ks a irhujm baoo,

batter-baserujjer ks awarmem ckrst base. 

RECER ]H RUOE ;, ^EN]KHJ 0f. 

o. 

Y`ej a baserujjer sokmes kjth a base ajm mksohmies kt crhg kts prhper phsktkhj.]`e base ks nhjskmerem th `ave choohwem t`e rujjer.

ECCEN] 4 ^en. ;o4 A baserujjer rean`kji a base saceoy wkoo jht be hut chr bekji hcc t̀ atbase. ^`e gay returj th t`at base wkt`hut okabkokty th be put hut w`ej t`e base `asbeej repoanem. A rujjer chrcekts t`ks exegptkhj kc s`e attegpts th amvajne beyhjmt`e mksohmiem base bechre kt ks aiakj kj prhper phsktkhj.

\OA[ 4 R1 sokmes kjth senhjm base. Acter s`e thun`es t`e base, s`e ohses nhjtant (a)benause t`e base breafs ohhse crhg kts castejkji, (b) `er chht sokmes hcc t`e base. C=thun`es `er w`koe `er chht ks hcc base. 

RUOKJI4 Kj (a), R1 ks jht hut. Kj (b), R1 ks hut. 

g. 

Y`ej a ckeomer gafes a poay hj a batter hr baserujjer w`koe uskji aj kooeiaoiohve. ]`e gajaier hc t`e hccejmem teag `as t`e hptkhj hc `avkji t`e ejtkrepoay, kjnoumkji t`e batter‛s turj at bat, juookckem wkt` t`e batter battkji hver,assugkji t`e baoo ajm strkfe nhujt s`e `am bechre s`e `kt t`e baoo, ajm rujjersreturjem th t`e hrkikjao bases t`ey `eom prkhr th t`e battem baoo, hr tafkji t`e

resuot hc t`e poay.

j. 

Y`ej t`e baserujjer ks ̀ kt by a cakr battem baoo acter kt ks thun`em hr thun`es ajyckeomer, kjnoumkji t`e pktn`er.

\OA[ 4 Ykt` R1 hj senhjm, B2 `kts th C3 w`h ks poaykji meep. Battem baoo ks thun`em by`er ajm mrhppem sh t`at kt rebhujms kjth R1. 

RUOKJI4 ]hun`kji hc R1 ks kijhrem skjne t`e baoo `as beej thun`em by a ckeomer. 

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^en. 1<  NHUR]E^[ RUJJER (C\ HJO[) a.

 

]`e teag at bat gay use nhurtesy rujjers chr t`e pktn`er ajm/hr natn`er at ajytkge. ]`e sage rujjer gay jht be usem chr bht` phsktkhjs. Murkji t`e ejtkreiage, jekt`er t`e pktn`er jhr t`e natn`er wkoo be requkrem th oeave t`e iageujmer sun` nkrnugstajnes.

b. 

\oayers w`h `ave partknkpatem kj t`e iage kj ajy ht`er poaykji napankty arekjeokikboe th serve as nhurtesy rujjers.

n. 

A poayer gay jht ruj as a nhurtesy rujjer chr t`e pktn`er hr t`e natn`er ajm t`ejbe usem as a substktute chr ajht`er poayer kj t`e sage `aoc kjjkji.

m. 

Hjne t`e nhurtesy rujjer ks meskijatem chr t`at `aoc kjjkji, jh ht`er nhurtesyrujjer gay returj th ruj chr t`e hrkikjao nhurtesy rujjer. Exneptkhj4 ^`huom ajkjdury hnnur, ajht`er nhurtesy rujjer hr t`e natn`er hr t`e pktn`er gay ruj ujtkos`e snhres hr ks put hut.

e.  Kc a nhurtesy rujjer cakos th rephrt, s`e wkoo be mksquaokckem. Jhte4 ]`e poateugpkre s`aoo renhrm nhurtesy rujjer partknkpatkhj.

c. 

Kj t`e thp hc t`e 1‗ kjjkji hjoy, t`e pktn`er ajm natn`er are kmejtkckem as t`hseokstem hj t`e okjeup narm as pktn`er ajm natn`er. ]`ereacter t`e pktn`er ajm

natn`er are kmejtkckem as t`e oast poayers w`h p`ysknaooy poayem t`e phsktkhj hjmecejse. Kc a sub ejters kj t`e choohwkji `aoc kjjkji ajm iets hj base ajm t`epktn`er hr natn`er re-ejters jh N/R naj be usem chr t`e poayer kj t`at `aoc kjjkji.

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RUOE 1<. MEAM BAOO - BAOO KJ \OA[

^en. 1 

]@E BAOO K^ MEAM AJM JH] KJ \OA[4 

a. 

Y`ej t`e baoo ks battem kooeiaooy.

\OA[ 4 R1 ks hj ckrst base. B2 kooeiaooy bats t`e baoo thwarms C3 ajm C= hbstrunts R1,amvajnkji th senhjm base. 

RUOKJI4 Baoo benhges meam w`ej B2 kooeiaooy battem t`e baoo. B2 ks hut ajm R1 gustreturj th ckrst base. 

b.  Y`ej t`e batter steps crhg hje bhx th ajht`er w`ej t`e pktn`er ks reamy thpktn`.

n.  Y`ej ‟Jh \ktn`‗ ks menoarem.m.

 

Y`ej a pktn`em baoo thun`es ajy part hc t`e batter‛s pershj hr noht`kji w`et`ert`e baoo ks strunf at hr jht.

\OA[ 4 B1 swkjis at a pktn`em baoo ajm t`e baoo `kts `er `ajm w`koe `homkji t`e bat.

RUOKJI4 ]`e baoo ks meam a strkfe ks naooem. ]`e `ajm ks jht nhjskmerem part hc t`e bat. 

e. 

Y`ej a chuo baoo ks jht naui`t.c. 

Y`ej t`e hccejskve teag nauses t`e kjtercerejne.(1)  Y`ej a batter kjtejtkhjaooy strkfes t`e baoo a senhjm tkge, strkfes kt wkt` a

t`rhwj bat hr mecoents kts nhurse kj ajy way w`koe rujjkji th ckrst base.(2)  Y`ej a t`rhwj baoo ks kjtejtkhjaooy thun`em by a nhan` hr hj-menf batter.(>)

 

Y`ej a cakr baoo strkfes a baserujjer hr ugpkre bechre thun`kji aj kjckeomer,kjnoumkji t`e pktn`er, hr bechre passkji aj kjckeomer, ht`er t`aj t`e pktn`er.

(=) 

Y`ej t`e batter kjterceres wkt` t`e natn`er hr ht`er mecejskve poayer at

`hge poate.(5)

 

Y`ej a gegber hc t`e hccejskve teag kjtejtkhjaooy kjterceres wkt` a okvebaoo.

(3) 

Y`ej a rujjer kjtejtkhjaooy fknfs a baoo w`kn` a ckeomer `as gkssem.i.  Y`ej t`e baoo ks hutskme t`e estaboks`em poaykji okgkts hc t`e poaykji area. A baoo

ks nhjskmerem ‟hutskme t`e poaykji ckeom‗ w`ej kt thun`es t`e irhujm, pershj hjt`e irhujm hr hbdent hutskme t`e poaykji area.

\OA[ 4 R1 ks hj t`krm. B>, at bat wkt` hje hut, ̀ kts a coy baoo w`kn` C5 natn`es kj t`e ckeomhc poay. C5‛s ghgejtug nauses `er th ih kjth a meam baoo area, sun` as a bejn`,muihut, ajm stajms hr beyhjm t`e n`aof okjes hr pre-iage metergkjem kgaikjary okje. 

RUOKJI4 Baoo ks meam as shhj as C5 ejters t`e meam baoo area wkt` t`e baoo. R1 ksawarmem hje base ajm B> ks hut. 

`.  Kc aj annkmejt th a rujjer prevejts `er crhg prhneemkji th a base w`kn` s`e ksawarmem. A substktute rujjer s`aoo be pergkttem chr t`e kjdurem poayer.

\OA[ 4 Batter `kts aj hver-t`e cejne `hge ruj ajm caoos mhwj as s`e attegpts thamvajne th ckrst base. Batter ks kjdurem ajm ujaboe th nhjtkjue th poay.

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RUOKJI4 ^ubstktute rujjer wkoo be pergkttem chr batter ajm wkoo be aoohwem th nkrnoet`e bases sh t`at t`e `hge ruj naj be aoohwem. 

k. 

(^\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e batter bujts hr n`hps t`e pktn`em baoo.

RECER ]H RUOE 0, ^EN]KHJ 11o.

 d. 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej a wkom pktn` hr passem baoo ihes ujmer, hver hr t`rhui` t`ebanfsthp.

f. 

Y`ej tkge ks naooem by t`e ugpkre.o. 

Y`ej ajy part hc t`e batter‛s pershj ks `kt wkt` `er hwj battem baoo w`ej s`e kskj t`e batter‛s bhx.

g. 

Y`ej a baserujjer rujs bases kj reverse hrmer ekt`er th nhjcuse t`e ckeomers hrth gafe a travesty hc t`e iage.

j.  Y`ej t`e batter ks `kt by a pktn`em baoo.h.

 

Y`ej kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, t`e nhan` jear t`krm base rujs kj t`emkrentkhj hc `hge poate hj hr jear t`e base okje w`koe t`e ckeomer ks attegptkjith gafe a poay hj a battem hr t`rhwj baoo, ajm t`ereby mraws a t`rhw th `hge

poate.p.  (C\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e poate ugpkre hr `er noht`kji kjterceres wkt` t`e natn`er‛s

attegpt th t`rhw.q.

 

Y`ej hje hr ghre gegbers hc t`e hccejskve teag stajm hr nhooent at hr arhujma base w`kn` a baserujjer ks amvajnkji, t`ereby nhjcuskji t`e ckeomers ajmammkji th t`e mkccknuoty hc gafkji a poay.

r. 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e baserujjer cakos th feep nhjtant wkt` t`e base th w`kn` s`eks ejtktoem ujtko baoo oeaves pktn`er‛s `ajm.

s. 

(^\ HJO[) Y`ej a baserujjer cakos th feep nhjtant wkt` t`e base th w`kn` s`e ksejtktoem ujtko a pktn`em baoo `as rean`em `hge poate hr bechre t`e pktn`em baoo ksbattem.

t. 

(^\ HJO[) Acter ean` strkfe hr baoo, hr a pktn`em baoo `kttkji t`e irhujm hr poate.u.

 

Y`ej a bohnfem baoo ks menoarem.v.  Y`ej a batter ejters t`e batter‛s bhx wkt` hr uses aj aoterem bat.w.

 

Y`ej a batter ejters t`e batter‛s bhx wkt` hr uses aj kooeiao bat.x.  Y`ej a naui`t cakr coy baoo, kjnoumkji a okje mrkve (C\ ajm ^\) hr bujt (C\ HJO[)

w`kn` naj be `ajmoem by aj kjckeomer wkt` hrmkjary ecchrt, ks kjtejtkhjaooymrhppem wkt` oess t`aj twh huts ajm a rujjer hj ckrst base, ckrst ajm senhjm, ckrstajm t`krm hr ckrst, senhjm ajm t`krm bases.

RECER ]H RUOE 0, ^EN]KHJ 11`. 

y. 

Y`ej a ckeomer narrkes a okve baoo kjth meam baoo terrkthry.

ECCEN] 4 ̂ en. 1a-aa4 ]`e batter hr baserujjers gay jht amvajne hj a meam baoo ujoessawarmem a base hr bases by ruoe.

z. Y`ej tkge `as beej naooem ajm aj appeao ks bekji game by t̀ e mecejse murkjit`e meam baoo.

^en. 2 

]@E BAOO K^ KJ \OA[4 

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a.  At t`e start hc t`e iage ajm ean` `aoc kjjkji w`ej t`e pktn`er `as t`e baoo w`koestajmkji kj `er pktn`kji phsktkhj ajm t`e poate ugpkre `as naooem ‟poay baoo.‗

b.  Y`ej t`e kjckeom coy ruoe ks ejchrnem.

\OA[ 4 Ykt` hje hut, R1 ks hj senhjm ajm R2 hj ckrst w`ej B= `kts aj kjckeom coy.Baserujjers are hc t`e hpkjkhj twh were hut ajm t`ey start rujjkji as shhj as t`ebaoo ks `kt. C= cakos th natn` t`e kjckeom coy ajm bht` rujjers nrhss `hge poate. 

RUOKJI4 B= ks hut chr ̀ kttkji kjckeom coy, but rujs nhujt skjne t`e rujjers gay amvajneat t`ekr hwj rksf. 

n. 

Y`ej a t`rhwj baoo ihes past a ckeomer ajm regakjs kj poayaboe terrkthry.m.

 

Y`ej a cakr baoo strkfes aj ugpkre hr baserujjer hj cakr irhujm acter passkji hrthun`kji aj kjckeomer.

e.  Y`ej a cakr baoo strkfes aj ugpkre hj chuo irhujm.c. 

Y`ej t`e baserujjers `ave rean`em t`e bases th w`kn` t`ey are ejtktoem kc t`eckeomer ckeoms a battem hr t`rhwj baoo wkt` kooeiao equkpgejt.

i. 

Y`ej a baserujjer ks naooem hut chr passkji a prenemkji rujjer.

`. 

Y`ej jh poay ks bekji game hj aj hbstruntem rujjer. ]`e baoo s`aoo regakj aokveujtko t`e poay ks hver.

k. 

Y`ej a cakr baoo ks oeiaooy battem. d.

 

Y`ej a baserujjer gust returj kj reverse hrmer w`koe t`e baoo ks kj poay.f.

 

Y`ej a baserujjer anqukres t`e rki`t th a base by thun`kji kt bechre bekji puthut.

o. 

Y`ej a base ks mksohmiem w`koe baserujjers are prhiresskji arhujm t`e bases.g.  Y`ej a baserujjer rujs ghre t`aj t`ree ceet (<.;1g) crhg a mkrent okje

betweej t`at base ajm t`e jext hje kj reiuoar hr reverse hrmer th avhkm bekjithun`em by t`e baoo kj t`e `ajm hc a ckeomer.

j. 

Y`ej a baserujjer ks taiiem hr chrnem hut.

h. 

Y`ej t`e ugpkre naoos t`e baserujjer hut chr cakoure th returj ajm thun` t`ebase w`ej poay ks resugem acter a suspejskhj hc poay.

p.  Y`ej a okve baoo appeao poay ks oeiaooy bekji game.q.

 

Y`ej a okve baoo strkfes a p`hthirap`er, irhujmsfeeper, phoknegaj, etn.,asskijem th t`e iage.

\OA[ 4 B1 `kts a okje s`ht w`kn` `kts ckrst base, rknhn`ets hcc t`e bai ajm `kts p`hthirap`er w`h ks asskijem th tafe pkntures hc t`e iage. \ktn`er banfs up poay ajmt`rhws hut B1 amvajnkji th senhjm. 

RUOKJI4 B1 ks hut. Baoo regakjs kj poay w`ej kt strkfes a p`hthirap`er w`h `as beej

asskijem th t`e iage. 

r. 

Y`ej a coy baoo `as beej oeiaooy naui`t.s.

 

Y`ej a t`rhwj baoo strkfes aj hccejskve poayer6 exnept kj nases hc kjterjatkhjaokjtercerejne.

t.  Kc t`e batter mrhps t`e bat ajm t`e baoo rhoos aiakjst t`e bat kj cakr terrkthry ajm,kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, t`ere was jh kjtejtkhj th kjtercere wkt` t`enhurse hc t`e baoo. ]`e batter ks jht hut.

u. 

Y`ej a t`rhwj baoo strkfes aj ugpkre.

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v.  Y`ejever t`e baoo ks jht meam, as prhvkmem kj ^entkhj 1 hc t`ks ruoe.w.

 

Y`ej a t`rhwj baoo strkfes a nhan`.x.  (C\ HJO[) Y`ej a baoo `as beej naooem hj t`e batter. Y`ej chur baoos `ave beej

naooem, t`e batter gay jht be put hut bechre s`e rean`es ckrst base.y.

 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej a strkfe `as beej naooem hj t`e batter.z.

 

(C\ HJO[) Y`ej a chuo tkp `as beej oeiaooy naui`t.

\OA[ 4 Mhes t`e baoo benhge meam acter a chuo tkp, ajm naj t`ere be a chuo tkp w`kn` ksjht naui`t8  

RUOKJI4 ]`e baoo mhes jht benhge meam chr a chuo tkp ajm a rujjer gay amvajne hrbe put hut t`e sage as acter ajy strkfe. ]h be a chuo tkp, t`e baoo gust be naui`t byt`e natn`er. 

aa.  (^\ HJO[) As ohji as t`ere ks a poay as a resuot hc t`e `kt by t`e batter. ]`kskjnoumes a subsequejt appeao poay.

ab. (C\ HJO[) Kc t`e baoo sokps crhg a pktn`er‛s `ajm murkji `er wkjm-up hr t`ebanfswkji.

^en. > 

(^\ HJO[) ]@E BAOO REGAKJ^ AOKSE UJ]KO ]@E UG\KRE NAOO^ ‟]KGE,‗ Y@KN@^@HUOM BE MHJE Y@EJ ]@E BAOO K^ @EOM B[ A \OA[ER KJ ]@E KJCKEOM AREA AJM,KJ ]@E DUMIGEJ] HC ]@E UG\KRE, AOO \OA[ @A^ NEA^EM.

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RUOE 11. UG\KRE^ 

Chr ammktkhjao kjchrgatkhj recer th ugpkre‛s gajuao hjokje at www.phjy.hri.

JH]E 4 Cakoure hc ugpkres th am`ere th Ruoe 11 s`aoo jht be irhujms chr prhtest. ]`ese areiukmeokjes chr ugpkres.

^en. 1 

\HYER AJM MU]KE^. ]`e ugpkres are t`e represejtatkves hc t`e oeaiue hrhriajkzatkhj by w`kn` t`ey `ave beej asskijem th a partknuoar iage6 ajm, as sun`,are aut`hrkzem ajm requkrem th ejchrne ean` sentkhj hc t`ese ruoes. ]`ey `ave t`ephwer th hrmer a poayer, nhan`, naptakj hr gajaier th mh hr th hgkt ajy ant w`kn`,kj t`ekr dumigejt, ks jenessary th ikve chrne ajm eccent th hje hr aoo hc t`ese ruoes6ajm th kjcoknt pejaotkes as ̀ erekj presnrkbem. ]`e poate ugpkre s`aoo ̀ ave t`e aut`hrktyth gafe menkskhjs hj ajy sktuatkhj jht spenkcknaooy nhverem kj t`e ruoes. ]@ECHOOHYKJI K^ ]@E IEJERAO KJCHRGA]KHJ CHR UG\KRE^4a.

 

]`e ugpkre wkoo jht be a gegber hc ekt`er teag (k.e. poayer, nhan`, gajaier,hcckner, snhrer, sphjshr, hr parejt).

b. 

]`e ugpkre s`huom be sure hc t`e mate, tkge ajm poane hc t`e iage ajm s`huom

arrkve at t`e poaykji ckeom 2<->< gkjutes a`eam hc tkge, start t`e iage hj tkgeajm oeave t`e ckeom w`ej t`e iage ks hver. @ks durksmkntkhj beikjs w`ej ̀ e ejterst`e ckeom th n`enf t`e bats, ajm ejms w`ej `e oeaves t`e ckeom choohwkji t`e t`krmhut hc t`e oast kjjkji.

n. 

Kt ks renhggejmem t`at t`e gaoe ajm cegaoe ugpkre s`aoo wear a phwmer boues`hrt soeevem s`krt, `eat`er irey soanfs ajm a nap. Aoo ht`er parap`erjaoka (k.e.shnfs, baoo bai, danfet ajm/hr sweater) s`huom be marf, javy boue, ajm t`e s`hesajm beot s`huom be boanf chr bht` gaoe ajm cegaoe ugpkres. A t-s`krt ks hptkhjaoth wear ujmer t`e phwmer boue s`krt, `hwever, kc hje ks whrj, kt gust be w`kte.]`e poate ugpkre, w`et`er gaoe hr cegaoe, kj cast pktn` GU^] wear a gasf wkt`a t`rhat prhtenthr. Bhmy prhtenthrs are renhggejmem chr ugpkres kj cast pktn`

ajm are hptkhjao kj sohw pktn`.m.

 

]`e ugpkres s`huom kjtrhmune t`egseoves th t`e naptakjs, gajaiers ajm snhrers.e.  ]`e ugpkre s`huom kjspent t`e poaykji ckeom bhujmarkes, equkpgejt ajm noarkcy

aoo irhujm ruoes th bht` teags ajm t`ekr nhan`es.c.  Ean` ugpkre wkoo `ave t`e phwer th gafe menkskhjs hj vkhoatkhjs nhggkttem

ajytkge murkji poaykji tkge hr murkji suspejskhj hc poay ujtko t`e iage ks hver.i.  Jh ugpkre `as t`e aut`hrkty th set askme hr questkhj menkskhjs game by ajht`er

ugpkre wkt`kj t`e okgkts hc `ks respentkve mutkes, as hutokjem kj t`ese ruoes.`.

 

Aj ugpkre gay nhjsuot ̀ ks asshnkate at ajy tkge. @hwever, t`e ckjao menkskhj wkoorest wkt` t`e ugpkre w`hse exnouskve aut`hrkty kt ks th gafe t`e menkskhj ajm

w`h requests t`e hpkjkhj hc t`e ht`er ugpkre.k. 

Kj hrmer th meckje ‟respentkve mutkes,‗ t`e ugpkre dumikji baoos ajm strkfes wkoobe meskijatem as t`e \OA]E UG\KRE, t`e ugpkre dumikji base menkskhjs wkoo bemeskijatem as t`e BA^E UG\KRE.

 d. 

]`e poate ugpkre ajm base ugpkre wkoo `ave equao aut`hrkty th4(1)

 

Naoo a rujjer hut chr oeavkji a base thh shhj.(2)

 

Naoo ‟]KGE‗ chr suspejskhj hc poay.(>)

 

Edent a poayer, nhan` hr gajaier crhg t`e iage chr vkhoatkhj hc ruoes.(=)  Naoo aoo kooeiao pktn`es.

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f.  ]`e ugpkre wkoo menoare t`e batter hr baserujjer hut, wkt`hut waktkji chr ajappeao chr sun` menkskhj, kj aoo nases w`ere sun` poayer ks retkrem kj annhrmajnewkt` t`ese ruoes.

JH]E 4 Ujoess appeaoem th, t`e ugpkre wkoo jht naoo a poayer hut chr `avkji cakoem ththun` a base, oeavkji a base thh shhj hj a coy baoo, battkji hut hc hrmer hr gafkji ajattegpt th ih th senhjm acter rean`kji ckrst base, as prhvkmem kj t`ese ruoes.

o. 

]`e ugpkre wkoo jht pejaokze a teag chr kjcrantkhj hc a ruoe w`ej kgphskji t`epejaoty whuom be th t`e amvajtaie hc t`e hccejmkji teag.

^en. 2 

]@E \OA]E UG\KRE ^@HUOM4 a.  ]afe a phsktkhj be`kjm t`e natn`er. @e hr s`e wkoo `ave cuoo n`arie hc ajm be

resphjskboe chr t`e prhper nhjmunt hc t`e iage.b.  Naoo aoo baoos ajm strkfes.n.

 

By aireegejt ajm kj nhhperatkhj wkt` t`e base ugpkre, naoo poays, cakr hr chuobaoos, oeiaooy hr kooeiaooy naui`t baoos. Hj poays w`kn` whuom jenessktate t`e baseugpkre oeavkji t`e kjckeom, t`e poate ugpkre wkoo assuge t`e mutkes jhrgaooy

requkrem hc t`e base ugpkre.m.

 

Metergkje ajm menoare w`et`er4(1)  A batter bujts hr n`hps a baoo.(2)

 

A battem baoo thun`es t`e pershj hr noht`kji hc t`e batter.(>)  A coy baoo ks aj kjckeom hr aj hutckeom coy.

e. 

Metergkje w`ej a iage ks chrcektem.c. 

Assuge aoo mutkes w`ej asskijem as a skjioe ugpkre th a iage.

^en. >  ]@E BA^E UG\KRE ̂ @HUOM4 Asskst t`e poate ugpkre kj every way th ejchrne t`e ruoeshc t`e iage.

^en. = 

RE^\HJ^KBKOK]KE^ HC A ^KJIOE UG\KRE. Kc hjoy hje ugpkre ks asskijem, `ks/`ermutkes ajm durksmkntkhj wkoo extejm th aoo phkjts. @e/s`e wkoo tafe a phsktkhj kj ajy parthc t`e ckeom, w`kn`, kj ̀ ks/`er dumigejt, wkoo best ejaboe ̀ kg/`er th mksn`arie ̀ ks/`ermutkes.

^en. 5 

N@AJIE HC UG\KRE^. Ugpkres najjht be n`ajiem murkji a iage by t`e nhjsejt hct`e hpphskji teags, ujoess aj ugpkre ks kjnapanktatem by kjdury hr koojess. 

^en. 3 

UG\KRE‛^ DUMIGEJ]. ]`ere wkoo be jh appeao crhg ajy menkskhj hc ajy ugpkre hjt`e irhujms t`at ̀ e/s`e was jht nhrrent kj ̀ ks/`er nhjnouskhj as th w`et`er a battembaoo was cakr hr chuo, a baserujjer sace hr hut, a pktn`em baoo a strkfe hr baoo, hr hj ajy

poay kjvhovkji annurany hc dumigejt6 ajm jh menkskhj rejmerem by ajy ugpkre wkoo bereversem, exnept w`ej `e/s`e ks nhjvkjnem kt ks kj vkhoatkhj hc hje hc t`ese ruoes. Kjnase t`e gajaier, naptakj hr ekt`er teag mhes jht seef reversao hc a menkskhj basemshoeoy hj a phkjt hc ruoes, t`e ugpkre, w`hse menkskhj ks kj questkhj, wkoo, kc kj mhubt,nhjcer wkt` `ks/`er asshnkates bechre tafkji ajy antkhj. But ujmer jh nkrnugstajneswkoo ajy poayer hr pershj, ht`er t`aj t`e gajaier hr naptakj hc ekt`er teag, ̀ ave ajyoeiao rki`t th prhtest ajy menkskhj ajm seef kts reversao hj a noakg t`at kt ks kj nhjcokntwkt` t`ese ruoes.

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a.  Ujmer jh nkrnugstajnes wkoo ajy ugpkre seef th reverse a menkskhj game by `kshr `er asshnkates6 jhr wkoo ajy ugpkre nrktknkze hr kjtercere wkt` t`e mutkes hc `kshr `er asshnkates, ujoess asfem th mh sh.

b. 

]`e ugpkre-kj-n`kec gay rentkcy ajy sktuatkhj kj w`kn` t`e reversao hc aj ugpkre‛smenkskhj hr a meoayem naoo by t`e ugpkre poanes a batter-rujjer, a baserujjer, hrt`e mecejskve teag kj dehparmy. ]`ks nhrrentkhj ks jht phsskboe acter hje pktn``as beej t`rhwj.

\OA[ 4 Ykt` R1 hj ckrst base ajm oess t`aj twh huts, t`e rujjer steaos wkt` t`e pktn`(C\ HJO[). ]`e natn`er t`rhws th senhjm base as t`e poate ugpkre naoos baoo chur. ]`et`rhw ks kj tkge ajm base ugpkre naoos t`e rujjer hut. As t`e rujjer (R1) oeaves chrt`e muihut, t`e base ugpkre reaokzes B2 `as chur baoos ajm R1 ks ejtktoem th senhjmbase. ]`e mecejse tais R1 w`ej s`e oeaves t`e base. @am t`e ugpkre jht naooem R1hut, s`e whuom jht `ave oect t`e base. 

RUOKJI4 \oane R1 hj senhjm base ajm B2 hj ckrst base. 

^en. 9 

^KIJAO^4 Recer th \HJ[‛^ Ugpkre Gajuao hjokje at www.phjy.hri. 

^en. 0 

^U^\EJ^KHJ HC \OA[4 a.

 

Aj ugpkre gay suspejm poay w`ej, kj `ks/`er dumigejt, nhjmktkhjs dustkcy sun`antkhj.

b. 

\oay wkoo be suspejmem w`ejever t`e poate ugpkre oeaves `ks/`er phsktkhj thbrus` t`e poate hr th perchrg ht`er mutkes jht mkrentoy nhjjentem wkt` t`e naookjihc poays.

n. 

]`e ugpkre wkoo suspejm poay w`ejever a batter hr pktn`er steps hut hc phsktkhjchr a oeiktkgate reashj.

m.  Aj ugpkre wkoo jht naoo ‟tkge‗ acter a pktn`er `as startem `er wkjmup.e.

 

Aj ugpkre wkoo jht naoo ‟tkge‗ w`koe ajy poay ks kj prhiress.

c. 

Ugpkres wkoo jht suspejm poay at t`e request hc poayers, nhan`es hr gajaiersujtko aoo antkhj kj prhiress by ekt`er teag `as beej nhgpoetem.

\OA[ 4 Bases are cuoo, B= `kts a ohji coy th nejter, C9 ajm C0 nhookme kj trykji th gafet`e natn` ajm bht` are kjdurem. Aoo rujjers nrhss `hge poate. 

RUOKJI4 Baoo mhes jht benhge meam w`ej a poayer ks kjdurem murkji a battem hrt`rhwj baoo. Ugpkre wkoo jht naoo ‟tkge‗ ujtko jh curt`er poay ks phsskboe. Aoo chur rujsnhujt. 

i. 

(^\ HJO[) Y`ej, kj t`e dumigejt hc aj ugpkre, aoo kggemkate poay ks apparejtoynhgpoetem, `e s`huom naoo ‟tkge.‗

^en. ; 

SKHOA]KHJ^ AJM \EJAO]KE^4 

a. 

\oayers, nhan`es, gajaiers hr ht`er gegbers wkoo jht gafe mksparaikji hrkjsuotkji regarfs th hr abhut hpphskji poayers, hccknkaos hr spentathrs, hr nhggktht`er ants t`at nhuom be nhjskmerem ujsphrtsgajokfe nhjmunt.

b.  ]`ere wkoo be jh ghre t`aj twh nhan`es chr ean` teag th ikve whrms hcasskstajne ajm mkrentkhj th t`e gegbers hc t`ekr teag w`koe at bat. Hje nhan`

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s`huom be statkhjem jear ckrst base ajm t`e ht`er jear t`krm base. ]`ey gustregakj kj t`ekr nhan`‛s bhx.

Exneptkhj4 Ujoess requkrem th vanate t`e nhan`‛s bhx chr sacety reashjs hr thavhkm kjtercerkji wkt` a poay.

n.  Y`ej a gajaier hr nhan` ks edentem crhg a iage, ̀ e/s`e wkoo kggemkateoy oeave

t`e ckeom hc poay ajm nhgpoex6 s`aoo jht partknkpate kj t`e gajaiegejt hrnhan`kji hc t`e teag chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e iage6 s`aoo jht partknkpate kj t`egajaiegejt hr nhan`kji hc t`e teag murkji t`ekr jext iage.

JH]E 4 Y`ej a gajaier hr nhan` ks edentem chr t`e use hc kooeiao poayer, t`ethurjagejt poay kooeiao poayer ruoes superseme t`ks ruoe.

m. 

Y`ej a poayer ks edentem crhg a iage, s`e s`aoo jht partknkpate kj t`e regakjmerhc t`e iage ajm s`e s`aoo jht poay kj t`e teag‛s jext iage. ^`e s`aoo regakjujmer t`e supervkskhj hc t`e teag‛s gajaiegejt ajm nhan`kji stacc.

JH]E 4 Y`ej a poayer ks edentem as aj kooeiao poayer, t`e thurjagejt poay kooeiao poayer

ruoes superseme t`ks ruoe.

e. 

A gajaier, nhan`, hr poayer w`h ks edentem twkne kj t`e sage thurjagejt s`aoobe suspejmem chr t`e baoajne hc t`e thurjagejt ajm aoo cuture thurjagejts ujtko`e/ s`e ks jhtkckem t`at t`ey are rekjstatem by t`e Thje‛s ^hctbaoo Mkrenthr. ]`egajaier, nhan`, hr poayer s`aoo attejm aj amgkjkstratkve `earkji nhjmuntem byt`e Thje‛s ^hctbaoo Mkrenthr ajm ht`er hccknkaos as meegem apprhprkate by t`eThje‛s ^hctbaoo Mkrenthr. ]`e purphse hc t`e `earkji ks th iat`er t`e cants ajmnkrnugstajnes ajm metergkje t`e apprhprkate pejaotkes hr antkhjs, up th ajmkjnoumkji suspejskhj ajm/ hr wkt`mrawkji t`e teags \HJ[ Gegbers`kp.

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teags are hcc t`e poaykji ckeom ajm preparkji th oeave w`ej t`e `hge gajaier prhtests th t`e ugpkre kj t`e parfkji oht t`at t`e ruokji was kjnhrrent. 

RUOKJI4 ]`e iage ks hver. Y`ej bht` teags `ave oect t`e poaykji ckeom, jh prhtestnaj be anneptem. 

a.  ]`e gajaier hr antkji gajaier hc t`e prhtestkji teag s`aoo kggemkateoy jhtkcy

t`e poate ugpkre t`at t`e iage ks bekji nhjmuntem ujmer prhtest. ]`e poateugpkre s`aoo kj turj jhtkcy t`e hpphskji gajaier ajm hccknkao snhrefeeper.b.

 

Aoo kjterestem partkes s`aoo tafe jhtkne hc t`e nhjmktkhjs surrhujmkji t`e gafkjihc t`e menkskhj w`kn`, wkoo akm kj t`e nhrrent metergkjatkhj hc t`e kssue.

JH]E 4 Hj appeao poays, t`e appeao gust be game bechre t`e jext pktn`, oeiao hrkooeiao, hr bechre t`e mecejskve teag ̀ as oect t`e ckeom. Chr t`e purphse hc t`ks ruoe, t`emecejskve teag `as ‟oect t`e ckeom‗ w`ej t`e pktn`er ajm aoo kjckeomers `ave oect cakrterrkthry hj t`e way th t`e bejn` hr muihut area.

n. 

Hjne t`e iage ks nhgpoetem ajm bht` teags `ave oect t`e ckeom, jh prhtest naj

be ckoem. EPNE\]KHJ4 \oayer eokikbkokty.^en. 5  ]@E HCCKNKAO YRK]]EJ \RH]E^] GU^] BE CKOEM YK]@KJ A REA^HJABOE ]KGE4 

a. 

Kj t`e absejne hc a oeaiue hr thurjagejt ruoe ckxkji t`e tkge okgkt chr ckokji aprhtest, a prhtest s`huom be nhjskmerem kc ckoem wkt`kj a reashjaboe tkge,mepejmkji uphj t`e jature hc t`e nase ajm t`e mkccknuoty chr hbtakjkji t`ekjchrgatkhj hj w`kn` th base t`e prhtest.

b. 

Ykt`kj =0 `hurs acter t`e sn`emuoem tkge hc t`e nhjtest ks iejeraooy nhjskmerema reashjaboe tkge.

^en. 3 

]@E CHRGAO YRK]]EJ \RH]E^] ^@HUOM NHJ]AKJ ]@E CHOOHYKJIKJCHRGA]KHJ4 a.

 

]`e mate, tkge ajm poane hc t`e iage.b.  ]`e jages hc t`e ugpkres ajm snhrers.n.

 

]`e ruoe ajm sentkhj hc t`e Hccknkao Ruoes hr ohnao ruoes ujmer w`kn` t`e prhtestks game.

m. 

]`e menkskhj ajm nhjmktkhjs surrhujmkji t`e gafkji hc t`e menkskhj.e.  Aoo essejtkao cants kjvhovem kj t`e gatter prhtestem.

^en. 9 

]@E MENK^KHJ GAME HJ A \RH]E^]EM IAGE GU^] RE^UO] KJ HJE HC ]@ECHOOHYKJI4 a.

 

]`e prhtest ks chujm kjvaokm ajm t`e iage snhre stajms as poayem.b.  Y`ej a prhtest ks aoohwem chr gkskjterpretatkhj hc a poaykji ruoe, t`e iage ks

repoayem crhg t`e phkjt at w`kn` t`e kjnhrrent menkskhj was game, wkt` t`emenkskhj nhrrentem.

n. 

Y`ej a prhtest chr kjeokikbkokty ks aoohwem, t`e teag s`aoo chrcekt t`e iage bekjipoayem hr t`e iage oast poayem th t`e hccejmkji teag.

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(=)  Ks jearest t`e baoo w`ej a rujjer ks menoarem hut chr bekji strunf bya cakr baoo hr kjtercerejne wkt` t`e ckeomer, hr w`ej a rujjer ks naooemhut chr bekji kj vkhoatkhj hc Ruoe ;, ^entkhj 0u ajm ^entkhj 0e.

(b) 

A puthut ks nremktem th t`e natn`er.(1)

 

Y`ej a t`krm strkfe ks naooem.(2)

 

(^\ HJO[) Y`ej t`e batter bujts hr n`hps t`e baoo mhwjwarm.(>)

 

Y`ej t`e batter cakos th bat kj nhrrent hrmer.

(=) 

Y`ej t`e batter kjterceres wkt` t`e natn`er.(5)  ]`e ckct` nhougj s`aoo s`hw t`e jugber hc assksts game by ean` poayer. Aj

asskst s`aoo be nremktem4(a)

 

]h ean` poayer w`h `ajmoes t`e baoo kj ajy serkes hc poays w`kn` resuotskj t`e puthut hc t`e baserujjer. Hjoy hje asskst s`aoo be ikvej th ajypoayer w`h `ajmoes t`e baoo kj ajy puthut. A poayer w`h `as akmem kj arujmhwj hr ht`er poay hc t`e fkjm s`aoo be nremktem wkt` bht` aj asskstajm a puthut.

(b) 

]h ean` poayer w`h `ajmoes hr t`rhws t`e baoo kj sun` a gajjer t`at aputhut whuom `ave resuotem exnept chr aj errhr hc a teaggate.

(n) 

]h ean` poayer w`h, by mecoentkji a battem baoo, akms kj a puthut.(m) 

]h ean` poayer w`h `ajmoes t`e baoo kj a poay w`kn` resuots kj abaserujjer bekji naooem hut chr kjtercerejne hr chr rujjkji hut hc baseokje.

(3)  ]`e skxt` nhougj wkoo s`hw t`e jugber hc errhrs game by ean` poayer. Errhrsare renhrmem4(a)

 

Chr ean` poayer w`h nhggkts a gkspoay w`kn` prhohjis t`e turj at bathc t`e batter hr okce hc t`e presejt rujjer.

(b)  Chr t`e ckeomer w`h cakos th thun` t`e base acter renekvkji t`e baoo thretkre t`e rujjer hj a chrne-hut w`ej a baserujjer ks nhgpeooem threturj th base.

(n) 

Chr t`e natn`er, kc a batter ks awarmem ckrst base chr kjtercerejne.(m)  Chr t`e ckeomer w`h cakos th nhgpoete a mhuboe poay benause hc mrhppkji

t`e baoo.(e)  Chr t`e ckeomer, kc a baserujjer amvajnes a base benause hc `er cakoure

th sthp hr try th sthp a baoo annurateoy t`rhwj th a base, prhvkmkji t`erewas hnnaskhj chr t`e t`rhw, t`e snhrer gust metergkje w`kn` poayeriets t`e errhr. 

^en. > 

A BA^E @K] ^@AOO JH] BE ^NHREM4 a.

 

Y`ej a rujjer ks chrnem hut by a battem baoo hr whuom `ave beej chrnem hutexnept chr a ckeomkji errhr.

b. 

Y`ej a poayer ckeomkji a battem baoo retkres a prenemkji rujjer wkt` hrmkjaryecchrt.

n. 

Y`ej a ckeomer cakos kj aj attegpt th retkre a prenemkji rujjer ajm, kj t`e snhrer‛s dumigejt, t`e batter-baserujjer nhuom `ave beej retkrem at ckrst base.

^en. =  A RUJ BA]]EM KJ K^ A RUJ ^NHREM BENAU^E HC4 a.  A sace `kt.b.

 

A sanrkcknem bujt (C\) hr sanrkckne coy (C\ ajm ^\).n.  A naui`t chuo coy.

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m.  Aj kjckeom puthut hr ckeomer‛s n`hkne.e.

 

A baserujjer chrnem `hge benause hc kjtercerejne hr t`e batter bekji `kt wkt`a pktn`em baoo hr ikvej a base hj baoos.

c. 

A `hge ruj ajm aoo rujs snhrem as a resuot.

^en. 5  A \K]N@ER ^@AOO BE NREMK]EM YK]@ A YKJ4 a.

 

Y`ej s`e ks t`e startkji pktn`er ajm `as pktn`em at oeast chur kjjkjis ajm `er

teag ks jht hjoy kj t`e oeam w`ej s`e ks repoanem, but regakjs kj t`e oeam chr t`eregakjmer hc t`e iage.

b.  Y`ej a iage ks ejmem acter ckve kjjkjis hc poay, ajm t`e startkji pktn`er `aspktn`em at oeast t`ree kjjkjis, ajm `er teag snhres ghre rujs t`aj t`e ht`erteag w`ej t`e iage ks tergkjatem.

^en. 3  A \K]N@ER ^@AOO BE N@ARIEM YK]@ A OH^^, REIARMOE^^ HC ]@E JUGBER HCKJJKJI^ ̂ @E @A^ \K]N@EM, KC ̂ @E K^ RE\OANEM Y@EJ @ER ]EAG K^ BE@KJM KJ ]@E^NHRE AJM @ER ]EAG, ]@EREAC]ER, CAKO^ ]H ]KE ]@E ^NHRE HR IAKJ ]@E OEAM. 

^en. 9 

]@E ^UGGAR[ ^@AOO OK^] ]@E CHOOHYKJI K]EG^ KJ ]@K^ HRMER4 

a. 

]`e snhre by kjjkjis ajm t`e ckjao snhre.b.  ]`e rujs battem kj ajm by w`hg.n.

 

]wh base `kts ajm by w`hg.m.  ]`ree base `kts ajm by w`hg.e.

 

@hge rujs ajm by w`hg.c. 

^anrkckne cokes ajm by w`hg.i.

 

Mhuboe poays ajm poayers partknkpatkji kj t`eg.`.  ]rkpoe poays ajm poayers partknkpatkji kj t`eg.k. 

Jugber hc bases hj baoos ikvej by ean` pktn`er. d.  Jugber hc batters strunf hut by ean` pktn`er.f.

 

Jugber hc `kts ajm rujs aoohwem by ean` pktn`er.

o. 

]`e jage hc t`e wkjjkji pktn`er.g.

 

]`e jage hc t`e ohskji pktn`er.j.  ]`e tkge hc t`e iage.h.

 

]`e jages hc t`e ugpkres ajm snhrers.p.  (C\ HJO[) ^thoej bases ajm by w`hg.q.

 

(C\ HJO[) ^anrkckne bujts.r.  (C\ HJO[) ]`e jages hc batters `kt by a pktn`em baoo ajm t`e jage hc t`e pktn`er

w`h `kt t`eg.s.

 

(C\ HJO[) ]`e jugber hc wkom pktn`es game by ean` pktn`er.t.

 

(C\ HJO[) ]`e jugber hc passem baoos game by ean` natn`er.

^en. 0 

(C\ HJO[) ^]HOEJ BA^E^ ARE NREMK]EM ]H A BA^ERUJJER Y@EJESER ^@EAMSAJNE^ HJE BA^E UJAKMEM B[ A @K], \U]HU], CHRNE HU], CKEOMER‛^ N@HKNE,\A^^EM BAOO, YKOM \K]N@, AJ ERRHR HR KOOEIAO \K]N@. 

^en. ;  AOO RENHRM^ HC A CHRCEK]EM IAGE YKOO BE KJNOUMEM KJ ]@E HCCKNKAO RENHRM^EPNE\] ]@A] HC A \K]N@ER‛^ YHJ-OH^] RENHRM. 

^en. 1<  KJ]ERJA]KHJAO ]KE BREAFER (K]B). Kj snhrkji, t`e ruj snhrem by t`e poayer startkjias a rujjer a senhjm base s`aoo be n`ariem th t`e mecejskve teag ajm jht t`e pktn`er.

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1. 

A\\EAO^ Appeaos are mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 1 ^entkhj 2, Ruoe 0 ^entkhj 2b-n (1-=) ajm Ruoe ; ^entkhj 1(c-k)A.  ^ktuatkhjs. 

1. 

Gksskji a base.

2. 

Oeavkji a base hj a naui`t coy baoo bechre t`e baoo ks ckrst thun`em.>.

 

Battkji hut hc hrmer.=.  Attegptkji th amvajne th senhjm base acter gafkji t`e turj at ckrst base.

B. 

Okve. Kj aoo iages aj appeao gay be game murkji a okve baoo by ajy poayer kjphssesskhj hc t`e baoo thun`kji t`e base gkssem hr oect thh shhj hj a naui`t coy baoo,hr by taiikji t`e rujjer nhggkttkji t`e vkhoatkhj kc s`e ks stkoo hj t`e poaykji ckeom.

N.  Meam. ]`e meam baoo appeao gay be game41.

 

Hjne aoo rujjers `ave nhgpoetem t`ekr amvajnegejt ajm t`e tkge `as beejnaooem. Ajy nhan`, gajaier hr poayer, wkt` hr wkt`hut t`e baoo, gay gafe averbao appeao hj a rujjer gksskji a base hr oeavkji a base thh shhj hj anaui`t coy baoo. ]`e amgkjksterkji ugpkre s`huom t`ej gafe a menkskhj hj t`epoay.

2. 

Kc t`e baoo `as ihje hut hc poay. Rujjers gust be ikvej t`e hpphrtujkty thnhgpoete t`ekr base rujjkji resphjskbkoktkes, bechre t`e meam baoo appeao najbe game.

M. 

Gay Jht Returj. A rujjer gay jht returj th thun` a gkssem base hr hje oect thhshhj hj a naui`t coy baoo kc41.

 

^`e `as rean`em a base beyhjm t`e base gkssem hr oect thh shhj ajm t`e baoobenhges meam.

2.  ^`e `as oect t`e ckeom hc poay, hr>.  A choohwkji rujjer `as snhrem.

E. 

Y`ej. Appeaos gust be game41.

 

Bechre t`e jext oeiao hr kooeiao pktn`.2.

 

At t`e ejm hc aj kjjkji, bechre t`e pktn`er ajm aoo kjckeomers `ave oect cakrterrkthry hj t`ekr way th t`e bejn` hr muihut area.

>.  Hj t`e oast poay hc t`e iage, ajm appeao naj be game ujtko t`e ugpkres oeavet`e ckeom hc poay.

C.  Amvajne. Rujjers gay amvajne murkji a okve baoo appeao poay. Kc t`e baoo ks jht meamkj cast pktn`, ean` rujjer gay oeave `er base w`ej41.

 

]`e pktn`er jh ohjier `as phssesskhj hc t`e baoo wkt`kj t`e eki`t-chht nkrnoe.2.

 

Y`ej t`e pktn`er gafes a poay hj ajy rujjer (a cafe t`rhwkji ghtkhj ksnhjskmerem a poay). Kc tkge hut ks requestem chr aj appeao, t`e ugpkre s`huom

irajt kt ajm rujjers gay jht amvajne ujtko t`e jext pktn`.I.  Ghre ]`aj Hje Appeao. Ghre t`aj hje appeao poay gay be game but iuesskji

iages s`huom jht be aoohwem. EPAG\OE4 ]`e rujjer gksses senhjm base by a stepbut dust thun`es t`e nhrjer hc t`krm base. Evej t`hui` aj appeao ks game at t`krmt`e ugpkre naooem t`e rujjer sace, aj appeao gay be game at senhjm hj t`e sagerujjer.

@. 

Awarms. Aj appeao gust be `hjhrem evej kc t`e base gkssem was bechre hr acteraj awarm.

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K.  \oate ajm Gkssem ]ai. Kc a rujjer gksses `hge poate ajm t`e natn`er gksses t`etai, t`e ugpkre s`huom `esktate soki`toy. Kc jh tai ks game, `e/s`e s`huom menoaret`e rujjer sace. Kc aj appeao ks game by taiikji ekt`er t`e rujjer hr `hge poate,t`e ugpkre s`huom t`ej gafe a menkskhj hj t`ks appeao poay.

D.  Chrne Hut. Kc aj appeao ks `hjhrem at a base th w`kn` a rujjer was chrnem thamvajne ajm t`e ruj ks a chrne hut, jh rujs whuom snhre kc kt was t`e t`krm hut. Kc achrnem rujjer, acter thun`kji t`e jext base, retreats chr ajy reashj thwarms t`e

base s`e `am ckrst hnnupkem, t`e chrne poay ks rekjstatem ajm s`e gay aiakj be puthut kc t`e mecejse tais t`e base th w`kn` s`e ks chrnem. JH]E4 Kc t`e batter-rujjerks put hut hr ks t`e ckrst hut hj guotkpoe huts hj t`e sage poay, t`ks whuom eokgkjateaoo chrne huts.

F. 

]ai-Ups. Kc a rujjer oeaves a base thh shhj hj a naui`t coy baoo ajm returjs kj ajattegpt th retai, t`ks ks nhjskmerem a tkge poay ajm jht a chrne hut. Kc t`e appeao kst`e t`krm hut, aoo rujs snhrem by rujjers kj amvajne hc t`e appeaoem rujjer ajmsnhrem a`eam hc t`e oeiao appeao whuom nhujt.

O. 

Gksskji Ckrst Base Bechre t`e ]`rhw Arrkves. Kc a rujjer passes ckrst base bechret`e t`rhw arrkves, s`e ks nhjskmerem th ̀ ave thun`em t`e base ujoess aj appeao poay

ks game. Kc aj appeao ks game, kt gust be game prkhr th t`e rujjer returjkji th ckrstbase w`koe t`e baoo ks aokve.G.  Churt` Hut Appeao. Aj appeao gay be game acter t`e t`krm hut as ohji as kt ks game

prhperoy. EPAG\OE4 Hje hut wkt` rujjers hj ckrst ajm t`krm. ]`e batter `kts a coybaoo t`at ks naui`t. Ean` rujjer oeaves `er base bechre t`e naui`t baoo ks thun`em.Aj appeao ks game at ckrst base chr t`e t`krm hut. ]`e mecejskve teag t`ej gafesaj appeao at t`krm base bechre t`e kjckeomers oeave t`e kjckeom. ]`e rujjer hj t`krmwhuom t`ej be menoarem hut aosh, ajm t`e ruj whuom jht nhujt.

J.  Ejm hc Iage. Kc ajy sktuatkhj arkses w`kn` nhuom oeam th aj appeao by t`e mecejsehj t`e oast poay hc t`e iage, ugpkres s`huom wakt ujtko aoo mecejskve kjckeomers ̀ avenrhssem t`e chuo okje hj t`ekr way th t`e teag muihut, bechre oeavkji t`e kjckeom. Kc

teags okje up chr ̀ ki` ckves t`ere ks okttoe n`ajne chr aj appeao evej kc t`e mecejskvekjckeomers `ave jht nrhssem t`e chuo okje ajm ugpkres naj oeave t`e iage at t`ksphkjt. Jh appeao naj be game hjne t`e ugpkres oeave t`e ckeom.

2.  BAOO RH]A]KHJ \RHNEMURE A baoo rhtatkhj prhnemure ks usem kj n`agpkhjs`kp poay ajm gajy ohnao asshnkatkhjs arejhw choohwkji t`e sage prhnemure. Okstem beohw ks t`ks prhnemure.A.

 

]`e pktn`er `as a n`hkne hc w`kn` baoo th use at t`e start hc ean` `aoc kjjkji. c bht`baoos mh jht iet kjth poay kj t`e ckrst ̀ aoc hc t`e ckrst kjjkji, t`e pktn`er kj t`e bhtthg`aoc hc t`e ckrst kjjkji GU^] t`rhw t`e ujusem baoo. Jh n`hkne ks hccerem.

B.  ]`e nurrejt iage baoo s`huom be usem ujtko sun` tkge as kt ihes hut hc poay hr

benhges ujpoayaboe. Y`ej t`e baoo ihes hut hc poay, t`e ugpkre wkoo t`rhw ajht`erbaoo th t`e pktn`er. Kc t`e pktn`er mhes jht okfe t`at baoo, ikve `er ajht`er, ajm poanet`e baoo t`e pktn`er iave yhu, hut hc poay chr oater. Mh jht put t`ks baoo kjth yhur baoobai. Aj ugpkre s`huom jever tafe a baoo banf crhg t`e pktn`er ajm put kt kj `ks baoobai ujoess kt ks t`e start hc t`e kjjkji w`ej t`e pktn`er ks seoentkji `er iage baoo.

N.  Acter aj kjjkji ks nhgpoetem, t`e baoo s`huom be returjem th t`e vknkjkty hc t`epktn`kji poate by t`e teag oeavkji t`e ckeom hr t`e ugpkre. ]`e pktn`er tafkji t`eckeom jhw ̀ as a baoo wkt` w`kn` th start t`e jext ̀ aoc kjjkji. ]`e pktn`er gay request

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ajht`er baoo crhg t`e poate ugpkre, ajm t`e ugpkre s`huom ikve `er ajht`er baoo,sh t`e pktn`er naj seoent t`e baoo s`e wajts th use.

>. 

BA] YK]@ MEJ]^ Oeiao bats are mesnrkbem kj Ruoe > ^entkhj 1Kj metergkjkji w`et`er a bat wkt` a mejt s`huom be oeiao hr jht, aj ugpkre s`huom utkokze`ks/`er bat rkji th sokme hver t`e barreo hc t`e bat. ^`huom t`e bat rkji nhjtkjue th sokme

hver t`e ejtkre barreo, t`e bat whuom be oeiao. Kc t`e bat rkji wkoo jht sokme hver t`e barreohc t`e bat, t`e bat whuom jht be oeiao. ]`e kjtejt hc t`ks ruoe ks t`at bats s`huom jht `avea coat surcane w`ere t`e baoo nhuom be `kt.

=.  BA]]KJI YK]@ AJ KOOEIAO HR AO]EREM BA] Battkji wkt` aj kooeiao hr aoterem bat ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 0 ^entkhj 1n 

Kc a batter uses aj kooeiao hr aoterem bat ajm renekves a base `kt, ajm t`e jext batter poajsth use t`e sage bat, t`e choohwkji ruoe ks jhw ejchrnem. Kc jhtknem bechre a pktn` (oeiaohr kooeiao) ks t`rhwj th t`e senhjm batter, t`e ugpkre wkoo ruoe t`e batter w`h usem t`ebat ajm ks jhw hj base hut (kc aj aoterem bat, t`e batter ks aosh edentem crhg t`e iage),

t`e bat ks reghvem crhg t`e iage, ajy rujjer(s) t`at ks (were) put hut prkhr thmksnhverkji t`e kjcrantkhj regakj hut, ajm returj aoo rujjers w`h amvajnem as a resuothc t`e battem baoo th t`ekr phsktkhj prkhr th t`e batter pktn`. ]`ere ks jh pejaoty chr t`enurrejt batter ujoess a pktn` (oeiao hr kooeiao) `as beej t`rhwj th t`ks batter. Kc t`e pktn``as beej t`rhwj th t`ks batter, s`e ks hut (ajm kc aj aoterem bat, ks edentem), ajm t`e ckrstpoayer uskji t`ks bat `as jh pejaoty.

5.  BA]]ER REGAKJ^ KJ BA]]ER‛^ BHP Batter Regakjs kj t`e batter‛s bhx ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 0 ^entkhj 1]`ks ruoe ks jht kjtejmem th pejaokze t`e poayers6 kt ks kjtejmem th speem up t`e iage. ]`ebatter naj stkoo hbtakj a skijao wkt` hje chht kj t`e bhx ajm tafe a prantkne swkji, `hwever

t`ey najjht step hut hc t`e bhx wkt` bht` ceet chr t`ese purphses.]`e batter gay oeave t`e bhx4A.  ^`huom t`ere be a poay game hj t`e bases hr hj t`e batter-rujjer.B.

 

]kge hut ks naooem.N.  Kc t`e baoo ks `kt cakr hr chuo.M.

 

Hj a wkom pktn` hr passem baoo.E.  Hj a swkji, a soap, hr a n`enf swkji.C.

 

Hj a t`ree-baoo pktn` t`at t`e batter t`kjfs ks a baoo, but t`e ugpkre ruoes a strkfe.Kc t`e batter oeaves t`e bhx kooeiaooy a warjkji s`huom be ikvej. Ajy jugber hc warjkjishj t`e sage batter naj be ikvej. A strkfe s`huom jht be naooem wkt`hut a warjkji. Hje,

twh, hr t`ree strkfes naj be naooem hj t`e sage batter ujmer t`ks ruokji.3.

 

BA]]KJI HU] HC ]@E BA]]ER‛^ BHP Battkji hut hc t`e Batter‛s Bhx ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 0 ^entkhj 1aKj hrmer chr t`e batter th be naooem hut chr battkji hut hc t`e batter‛s bhx, hje chht hrbht` ceet gust be hj t`e irhujm nhgpoeteoy hutskme hc t`e batter‛s bhx okjes w`ejnhjtant ks game wkt` t`e baoo. ]`e okjes hc t`e batter‛s bhx are nhjskmerem kjskme t`ebatter‛s bhx. ]`e batter ks aosh th be naooem hut kc ajy part hc `er chht ks thun`kji `hgepoate w`ej nhjtant ks game wkt` t`e baoo evej t`hui` s`e gay be thun`kji t`e okjes hc

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t`e batter‛s bhx. ]`e baoo ks meam. ]`e batter ks hut w`et`er t`e baoo ks cakr hr chuo. Kjnases w`ere t`ere ks jh batter‛s bhx okjes evkmejt, ihhm dumigejt gust be usem ajm t`ebejeckt hc ajy mhubt gust ih th t`e batter. Kc jh nhjtant ks game wkt` t`e baoo, t`ere ksjh pejaoty.

9.  NA]N@ER‛^ BHP ]`e natn`er‛s bhx ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 2 ^entkhj =m

(^ohw \ktn` Hjoy) ]`e natn`er gay jht `ave ajy part hc `er bhmy thun`kji t`e irhujmhutskme t`e okjes hc t`e natn`er‛s bhx ujtko t`e baoo ks battem, thun`es t`e irhujm hr poate,`kts t`e batter, hr rean`es t`e natn`er‛s bhx. Kt ks a vkhoatkhj hc ruoe 9 ^entkhj >m ajm ajkooeiao pktn`. ]`e kjtejt hc t`ks ruoe ks th prevejt natn`er‛s hbstruntkhj. Evej kc t`e natn`erks oeiaooy wkt`kj t`e natn`er‛s bhx, natn`er hbstruntkhj gay hnnur.(CA^] \K]N@ HJO[) ]`e natn`er gust regakj kj t`e natn`er‛s bhx ujtko t`e pktn` ksreoeasem. Murkji a reiuoar pktn`, s`huom t`e batter ghve thwarm t`e crhjt hc t`e batter‛sbhx, t`e natn`er naj ghve nohser th t`e poate wkt`hut pejaoty. At aoo tkges, t`e natn`ergust stkoo avhkm natn`er‛s hbstruntkhj as t`e batter oeiaooy `as t`e rki`t th t`e ejtkrebatter‛s bhx. Hbstruntkhj mhes jht requkre nhjtant betweej t`e natn`er ajm t`e bat hrbatter. ]`e ugpkre‛s request chr t`e natn`er th ghve cart`er away crhg t`e batter thavhkm kjdury hr hbstruntkhj s`huom aoways be hbeyem. (^ee natn`er hbstruntkhj ujmer \HE#29.)

0.  N@ENF ^YKJI/BUJ] ^]RKFE Jhrgaooy, t`ere are chur areas t`at nhjstktute w`et`er hr jht t`e batter `as swuji att`e baoo hr n`enfem t`e swkji.A.

 

Mkm s`e rhoo `er wrksts8B.  Mkm s`e swkji t`rhui` t`e baoo ajm brkji t`e bat banf, ujoess t`e batter mraws t`e

bat banf bechre t`e pktn` arrkves8N.  Yas t`e bat hut kj crhjt hc t`e bhmy8

M. 

Mkm s`e gafe aj attegpt th `kt t`e pktn`8Hj a bujt attegpt w`ere t`e batter puts t`e bat anrhss t`e poate, ujoess t`e batterghves t`e bat thwarms t`e baoo, a strkfe whuom jht be naooem kc t`e baoo ks hut hc t`e strkfezhje. Kj ean` sktuatkhj, t`e ugpkre t`kjfs kj tergs hc prkhrktkes. Ckrst, was t`e pktn` kj t`estrkfe zhje8 Kc sh, kt ks skgpoy a strkfe. ^enhjm, mkm t`e batter swkji at t`e pktn`em baoo hrkj t`e nase hc a bujt attegpt, mkm s`e ghve t`e bat thwarm t`e pktn`em baoo8 Kj ekt`ernase, kt ks t`e poate ugpkre‛s naoo. Kc kj mhubt hr kc bohnfem hut, `e wkoo naoo t`e pktn` a baoo.Ugpkres wkoo jht naoo t`e pktn` a strkfe ujoess kt was kj t`e strkfe zhje hr t`e batter swujiat t`e baoo. Kc t`e ugpkre naoos t`e pktn` a baoo ajm t`e natn`er requests `eop, t`e ugpkres`huom asf chr `eop. Hj a gkssem bujt attegpt wkt` twh strkfes, t`e mrhppem t`krm strkferuoe wkoo appoy. (Ruoe ; ^entkhj 2b)

;.  NHGGUJKNA]KHJ MESKNE^ Jh chrg hc nhggujknatkhj mevknes ks aoohwem hj t`e poaykji ckeom hr kj t`e muihuts. Chrexneptkhj see Recer th Ruoe >, ^en. 12.

1<.  NHJCEREJNE^ A.

 

Mecejskve.

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Mecejskve nhjcerejnes are mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 9 ^entkhj 11A mecejskve n`ariem nhjcerejne tafes poane w`ej t`e mecejse requests a suspejskhj hcpoay chr ajy reashj, ajm a represejtatkve ejters okve baoo terrkthry ajm nhggujknateswkt` ajy mecejskve poayer. ]`e ugpkre s`huom amvkse t`e teag represejtatkve w`ej `emenoares a n`ariem nhjcerejne. A teag ks aoohwem t`ree (>) n`ariem nhjcerejnes persevej kjjkjis. ]`ey gay tafe aoo t`ree kj hje kjjkji hr spream t`eg hut hver t`e nhursehc t`e sevej kjjkjis. Hjne t`e t`ree nhjcerejnes `ave beej tafej, t`e pktn`er gust be

reghvem chr ean` ammktkhjao n`ariem nhjcerejne. Kj t`e evejt hc aj extra kjjkji iage,t`ere wkoo be hje (1) n`ariem nhjcerejne aoohwem per extra kjjkji. Hj t`e senhjm ajmsubsequejt mecejskve n`ariem nhjcerejne(s) kj aj extra kjjkji iage, t`e pktn`er gustbe reghvem crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e iage. Kc t`e pktn`erreturjs th t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj acter bekji reghvem ajm hje pktn` ̀ as beej t`rhwj, t`epktn`er ks mksquaokckem crhg t`e iage. ]`e choohwkji are jht mecejskve nhjcerejnes4

1.  Kc t`e teag represejtatkve ejters okve baoo terrkthry ajm kjchrgs t`e ugpkreprkhr th ajy verbao nhggejts wkt` ajy mecejskve poayer t`at t`e pktn`er wkoobe reghvem crhg t`e pktn`kji phsktkhj.

2. 

^`hutkji kjstruntkhjs crhg t`e muihut th t`e pktn`er hr ht`er mecejskve

poayer.>. 

Kc a muihut represejtatkve nhjcers wkt` ajy mecejskve poayer murkji ajhccejskve n`ariem nhjcerejne ajm ks reamy th poay baoo w`ej t`e mecejse ajmugpkres are reamy.

B.  Hccejskve.Hccejskve nhjcerejnes are mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 5 ^entkhj 1<Aj hccejskve n`ariem nhjcerejne hnnurs w`ej t`e hccejse requests a suspejskhjhc poay ajm ks irajtem tkge by aj ugpkre th pergkt a teag represejtatkve th nhjcerwkt` a batter, rujjer(s), hr ajht`er teag represejtatkve. Hjoy hje sun` nhjcerejneks aoohwem per kjjkji. ]`e ugpkres s`huom recuse th irajt t`e senhjm nhjcerejne.\EJAO][4 Kc t`e hccejse kjsksts hj `homkji a senhjm nhjcerejne kj aj kjjkji acter

bekji kjchrgem by t`e ugpkre t`at kt ks jht pergkttem, t`e ugpkre s`huom mksquaokcyt`e teag represejtatkve crhg t`e iage. ]`e choohwkji are jht hccejskvenhjcerejnes41.  A teag represejtatkve nhjcers wkt` a batter ajm/hr rujjer(s) murkji a

mecejskve n`ariem nhjcerejne ajm ks reamy th poay w`ej t`e mecejse ks.2.  Kc t`e pktn`er ks puttkji hj a warg-up danfet.

N. 

Hccknkaos. Kt wkoo jht be a n`ariem nhjcerejne th ekt`er teag w`ej t`e ugpkre chraj hccknkao reashj naoos tkge-hut. (EPAG\OE4 Aj kjdurem poayer, bohhm ruoe,snhrefeeper prhboegs, ckeom gakjtejajne repakrs, etn.) A nhan` gay nhjcer wkt` apktn`er, batter, hr rujjer murkji t`e hccknkao‛s tkge-hut wkt`hut pejaoty as ohji as

t`ey are reamy th nhjtkjue hjne t`e prhboeg `as beej reshovem.11.  NHUR]E^[ RUJJER (CA^] \K]N@ HJO[) 

Nhurtesy Rujjer ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe ;, ^entkhj 1<A Nhurtesy Rujjer (N/R) wkoo be aoohwem chr t`e pktn`er hr natn`er hjne t`ey `averean`em base saceoy. ]`e N/R gust be a poayer t`at `as jht beej kj t`e iage as asubstktute. ^`e gay `ave beej a N/R kj a prevkhus kjjkji. ^`e najjht be a N/R chr bht`t`e pktn`er ajm natn`er. ]`e N/R gay be usem as a substktute kj t`e jext `aoc kjjkji butjht kj t`e sage `aoc kjjkji as s`e was a N/R.

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12. 

MEOA[EM MEAM BAOO ]`ere are ckve sktuatkhjs w`ej a vkhoatkhj hc a ruoe hnnurs, aj ugpkre renhijkzes kt ajmt`e baoo regakjs okve ujtko t`e nhjnouskhj hc t`e poay. ]`ese sktuatkhjs are4A.  Aj kooeiao pktn`. (Ruoe 9 ^entkhjs 1-9, ; chr Cast \ktn` ajm Ruoe 9 ^entkhjs 1-3, 0 chr

^ohw \ktn`)B.  Natn`er‛s hbstruntkhj. (Ruoe ; ^entkhj 2m)

N. 

\oate ugpkre kjtercerejne. (Ruoe ; ^entkhj 3m)M.  Hbstruntkhj. (Ruoe ; ^entkhj 5b)E.

 

Battem hr t`rhwj baoo nhjtantem by metan`em equkpgejt. (Ruoe ; ̂ entkhj 5c) JH]E4Hjne t`e ejtkre poay ks nhgpoetem kj ean` sktuatkhj, t`e prhper ejchrnegejt s`huombe game.

1>.  ME^KIJA]EM \OA[ER (M\)/COEP \OA[ER A.

 

M\ ruoe repoanes t`e MB ruoe.B.  ]`e M\ phsktkhj ks jever tergkjatem.N.

 

A M\ mhes jht `ave th be usem .M.  Kc usem kt gust be jhtem hj t`e startkji okje-up.E.

 

A teag uskji t`e M\ starts t`e iage wkt` 1<, but naj poay hr ejm wkt` ; hr 1<.C.  ]`e M\ ks aj hccejskve poayer ajm gust be okstem kj hje hc t`e jkje battkji phsktkhjs.I.

 

]`e jage hc t`e poayer chr w`hg t`e M\ ks battkji (Coex) gust be poanem kj t`e1<t` phsktkhj kj okje-up.

@. 

A startkji M\ gay re-ejter hje tkge but gust returj th t`e 1<t` phsktkhj hj t`eokje-up narm.

K. 

]`e M\ gay be repoanem by41.

 

^ubstktute `ktter hr rujjer2.  Coex

JH]E 4 Kj aoo nases, t`e M\ `as oect t`e iage, wkt` hje re-ejtry pergkttem. D.

 

]`e M\ gay poay mecejse chr ajy poayer kj t`e thp jkje phsktkhjs hc t`e battkjihrmer, kjnoumkji t`e Coex.

F. 

[hu najjht4 \oane t`e Coex poayer kjth t`e ckrst jkje phsktkhjs chr shgehje ht`ert`aj t`e M\, t`ks resuots kj aj kooeiao substktutkhj.

FE[ \HKJ]^A.

 

]`e rhoe hc t`e M\/Coex poayer ks jever tergkjatem.B.

 

A teag gay ih crhg 1< th jkje poayers ajm banf th 1< poayers ajy jugber hc tkgesmurkji t`e iage.

N.  ]`e iage gay ejm wkt` 1< hr jkje poayers.

EA^[ REGKJMER^A.

 

]`e M\ naj jever be hj mecejse hjoyB.

 

]`e Coex poayer naj jever be hj hccejse hjoy.N.  ]`e M\ ajm t`e Coex naj jever be hj hccejse at t`e sage tkge.M.  ]`e M\ ajm Coex naj poay mecejse at t`e sage tkge.

1=.  MUIHU] NHJMUN] 

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]`ks ruoe recoents hj nhan`es, poayers, substktutes, hr ht`er bejn` pershjjeo. Hjne t`eiage beikjs, hjoy poayers t`at are kjvhovem kj t`e iage naj be hutskme t`e muihutexnept w`ej t`e ruoe aoohws hr t`e reashj ks dustkckem by t`e ugpkre. A nhan` waofkji hjt`e ckeom chr a nhjcerejne ks aj exagpoe hc a ruoe aoohwkji a nhan` hr poayer hj t`e ckeom,hr kc hje hc t`hse kj t`e muihut `as th ih th t`e restrhhg, t`ks ks aj exagpoe hc ugpkre

 dustkcknatkhj. \oayers najjht be hut hc t`e muihut betweej kjjkjis stajmkji jear t`ebatter‛s bhx hbservkji t`e pktn`er wargkji up (ujoess kt ks t`e hj-menf batter), jhr naj

t`ey step hutskme t`e muihut th `ave a sghfe hr th hbserve t`e iage crhg be`kjm t`ebanfsthp hr skme snreej.

15. 

EQUK\GEJ] HJ ]@E \OA[KJI CKEOM Equkpgejt oect hj t`e poaykji ckeom ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe > ^entkhj 1<Jh ohhse equkpgejt, gksneooajehus ktegs hr a metan`em part hc a poayer‛s ujkchrg ht`ert`aj t`at bekji oeiaooy usem kj t`e iage at t`e tkge, s`huom be wkt`kj poayaboe terrkthry.Hccknkao equkpgejt t`at gay be oect kj t`e poayaboe terrkthry kjnoumes t`e batter‛s bat, t`enatn`er‛s gasf, ugpkre parap`erjaoka, ajy `eoget w`kn` `as kjamvertejtoy nhge hcc hcaj hccejskve hr mecejskve poayer murkji t`e nhurse hc poay hr ajy equkpgejt t`at beohjisth a pershj asskijem th t`e iage. Ohhse iohves, `ats, `eogets, danfets, baoos, bats(kjnoumkji t`e hj-menf batter‛s bat) hr ajy ht`er ohhse equkpgejt, gksneooajehus kteghr metan`em ujkchrg parts w`kn` are wkt`kj poayaboe terrkthry, are jht bekji oeiaooy usemkj t`e iage at t`e tkge nhuom nause a bohnfem baoo hr kjtercerejne.A.  ]`rhwj Baoo 

1. 

Kc a t`rhwj baoo `kts ohhse equkpgejt beohjikji th t`e teag at bat, a meambaoo ks menoarem kggemkateoy. Kc sun` antkhj kjterceres wkt` a poay, kjtercerejneks ruoem. ]`e baoo ks meam, t`e rujjer bekji poayem hj at t`e tkge hc t`ekjtercerejne s`aoo be menoarem hut, ajm ean` rujjer gust returj th t`e oastbase thun`em prkhr th t`e t`rhwj baoo `kttkji t`e ohhse equkpgejt. Kc jhapparejt poay ks hbvkhus, a bohnfem baoo ks ruoem, jh hje ks naooem hut, ajm aoo

rujjers gust returj th t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge hc t`e meam baoomenoaratkhj.

2. 

Kc t`e ohhse equkpgejt beohjis th t`e teag kj t`e ckeom, kt benhges a bohnfembaoo ajm t`e hvert`rhw ruoe appokes.

B.  Battem Baoo 1.

 

A battem baoo thun`kji ohhse equkpgejt ks a chuo baoo.2.  A battem cakr baoo thun`kji ohhse equkpgejt beohjikji th4

a. 

]`e hccejse ks nhjskmerem a meam baoo ajm rujjers returj, ujoess t`eywere chrnem th amvajne w`ej t`e batter-rujjer ks awarmem ckrst basehj t`e base `kt.

b.  ]`e mecejse ks nhjskmerem a meam baoo ajm aoo rujjers, kjnoumkji t`e

batter-rujjer, are awarmem twh bases crhg t`ekr phsktkhj at t`e tkge hct`e pktn`.

13. 

CAFE ]AI Cafe tai ks mesnrkbem ujmer Ruoe ; ^entkhj 5b(>)A cafe tai hnnurs w`ej a ckeomer wkt`hut t`e baoo menekves t`e rujjer by kgpemkji `erprhiress (k.e., nauskji `er th sokme, sohw mhwj, hr sthp rujjkji).

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a.  Hbstruntkhj ks naooem w`ej a cafe tai ks game as gejtkhjem abhve. ]`e ugpkre wkooskijao meoayem meam baoo ajm aoohw poay nhjtkjue th kts nhgpoetkhj. ]`e hbstruntemrujjer, ajm ean` rujjer accentem by t`e hbstruntkhj, wkoo aoways be awarmem t`ebase hr bases s`e whuom `ave rean`em kc t`ere `am jht beej hbstruntkhj ujmerRuoe ; ^entkhj 5b(>). Regegber, ean` rujjer ks awarmem a base hr bases hjoy, kc kjt`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, s`e whuom `ave game t`e base hr bases ̀ am t`ere jhtbeej ajy hbstruntkhj.

b. 

Nhjtkjuem cafe tais s`huom resuot kj edentkhjs. Kj coairajt nases w`ere t`e poayernausem th sokme by t`e cafe tai ajm iets ̀ urt, t`e hccejmkji poayer s`huom be edentemwkt`hut warjkji.

n. 

Kc a ckeomer cafes a tai, but t`e rujjer nhjtkjues hj th t`e jext base wkt`hut sokmkjihr breafkji strkme, t`ere ks jh ruoe vkhoatkhj. Kj t`ks nase, t`e prhiress was jhtkgpemem. A warjkji s`huom be ikvej.

19. 

CAOOKJI HSER ]@E CEJNE HJ A NA]N@ ]`e cejne ks aj extejskhj hc t`e poaykji ckeom, gafkji kt oeiao chr a poayer th nokgb ajmgafe t`e natn`. Kc s`e natn`es a baoo kj t`e akr ajm `er ghgejtug narrkes `er t`rhui`hr hver t`e cejne, t`e natn` ks oeiao, t`e batter-rujjer ks hut, t`e baoo ks meam, ajm wkt`cewer t`aj twh huts, aoo rujjers are amvajnem hje base wkt`hut okabkokty th be put hut.Iukmeokjes are4a.

 

Kc s`e natn`es t`e baoo bechre s`e thun`es t`e irhujm hutskme t`e poaykji area, t`enatn` ks oeiao.

b. 

Kc s`e natn`es t`e baoo acter s`e thun`es t`e irhujm hutskme t`e poaykji area, kt ksjht a natn`. Kc a phrtaboe cejne ks usem w`kn` ks nhooapskboe ajm a mecejskve poayerks stajmkji hj t`e cejne, kt ks ruoem a oeiao natn`. A mecejskve poayer naj nokgb acejne th gafe a natn`, sh s`e s`huom be aboe th stajm hj a cejne w`kn` `as caooejth t`e irhujm. ]`ere s`huom be jh mhubt oect kj aj ugpkre‛s dumigejt w`et`er t`ecejne ks hj t`e irhujm, skx kjn`es hcc t`e irhujm, hr t`ree ceet hcc t`e irhujm w`ej

t`e mecejmer steps hj kt. As ohji as t`e mecejskve poayer `as jht steppem hutskmet`e poaykji area (ht`er skme hc t`e cejne) t`e natn` wkoo be oeiao.

10. 

CHRNE HU] A chrne hut naj be game by taiikji a rujjer w`h ks chrnem th amvajne th a base as t`eresuot hc t`e batter benhgkji a batter-rujjer, hr by thun`kji t`e base. JH]E4 Kt ks jhtphsskboe th `ave a chrne hut hj a naui`t coy baoo, as t`e batter-rujjer ks jh ohjier arujjer.

1;.  @K]]KJI ]@E BAOO A ^ENHJM ]KGE @kttkji t`e baoo a senhjm tkge ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 0 ^entkhjs >,=,5,9,;,11

Y`ej aj ugpkre nhjskmers t`e ant hc a batter `kttkji t`e baoo a senhjm tkge, t`e ugpkres`huom poane t`e ant kjth hje hc t`ree nateihrkes.a.  Bat ks kj t`e `ajms hc t`e batter w`ej t`e baoo nhges kj nhjtant wkt` kt, ajm t`e

batter ks kjskme t`e batter‛s bhx, kt ks a chuo baoo. Kc aj ejtkre chht hc t`e batter ksnhgpoeteoy hutskme t`e batter‛s bhx, s`e ks hut. Naoo kt a chuo baoo.

b. 

Kc t`e bat ks hut hc t`e batter‛s `ajm (mrhppem hr t`rhwj) ajm kt `kts t`e baoo kj cakrterrkthry, t`e baoo ks meam ajm t`e batter-rujjer ks hut. Kc t`e baoo ̀ kts t`e bat hj t`eirhujm, t`e batter ks jht hut. ]`e ugpkre s`huom t`ej metergkje w`et`er t`e baooks cakr hr chuo hj t`e cakr/chuo ruoe. Kc t`e baoo rhoos aiakjst t`e bat kj cakr terrkthry, kt

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regakjs okve. Kc kt sthps hr ks thun`em kj cakr terrkthry, kt ks a cakr baoo. Kc kt thun`es t`ebat kj cakr terrkthry ajm t`ej rhoos th chuo irhujm ajm sthps, kt ks a chuo baoo. Kc t`ebaoo rhoos aiakjst t`e bat kj chuo terrkthry, kt ks a chuo baoo reiarmoess.

n. 

Kc a batter swkjis ajm gksses t`e pktn`em baoo but41.

 

Annkmejtaooy `kts kt hj t`e choohw-t`rhui`, t`e baoo ks meam ajm aoo rujjersgust returj th t`e base hnnupkem prkhr th t`e pktn`.

2. 

Kjtejtkhjaooy ̀ kts kt hj t`e senhjm swkji, t`e baoo ks meam ajm aoo rujjers gust

returj th t`e base hnnupkem prkhr th t`e pktn`.>.  @kts t`e baoo acter kt bhujnes hcc t`e natn`er hr `er gktt, t`e baoo ks meam ajm

aoo rujjers gust returj th t`e base hnnupkem prkhr th t`e pktn`. Kj 2 ajm > kct`e ant ks kjtejtkhjao wkt` rujjers hj base, t`e batter wkoo be naooem hut chrkjtercerejne. Kc t`ks hnnurs hj strkfe t`ree kj Cast \ktn`, Ruoe ; ^entkhj 9 `asprenemejne.

2<. 

KGAIKJAR[ OKJE HR MEAM BAOO AREA Y`ej a ckeomer narrkes a okve baoo kjth meam baoo area, t`e baoo benhges meam ajm a basehr bases are awarmem th aoo rujjers. Kc t`e ant ks ujkjtejtkhjao, t`e awarm ks hje base. Kct`e ant ks kjtejtkhjao, t`e awarm ks twh bases. ]`e base awarmem ks ihverjem crhg t`eoast base oeiaooy thun`em at t`e tkge t`e baoo benage meam.Kc a n`aof okje ks usem th metergkje aj hut-hc-poay area, t`e okje ks nhjskmerem kj poay. Kc ackeomer ks thun`kji t`e okje, s`e ks nhjskmerem kj t`e ckeom hc poay ajm gay gafe a oeiaonatn` hr t`rhw. Kc ekt`er chht ks hj t`e irhujm nhgpoeteoy kj meam baoo terrkthry (jhtthun`kji t`e okje), t`e baoo benhges meam ajm jh poay gay be game. Kc a poayer `as hjechht kjskme t`e okje hr thun`kji t`e okje, ajm ajht`er chht kj t`e akr at t`e tkge t`e natn`ks game, t`e natn` ks oeiao ajm t`e batter ks hut. Kc t`e ckeomer t`ej steps kjth meam baooarea (chht hj t`e irhujm), t`e baoo benhges meam ajm aoo rujjers are awarmem hje basecrhg t`e oast base thun`em w`ej t`e baoo benage meam.Mecejskve poayers najjht tafe amvajtaie ajm kjtejtkhjaooy t`rhw hr step kjth a meam baoo

area kj hrmer th prevejt a rujjer w`h `as gkssem a base hr oect a base thh shhj crhgreturjkji th t`e base. Kc kt ks ruoem t`e mecejskve poayer kjtejtkhjaooy t`rew t`e baoo hrsteppem kjth t`e meam baoo area, aoohw t`e rujjer th returj th t`e base.

21.  KJ]EJ]KHJAOO[ MRH\\EM BAOO Kjtejtkhjaooy Mrhppem baoo ks mesnrkbem by Ruoe 0 ^entkhj 11`]`e baoo najjht be kjtejtkhjaooy mrhppem ujoess t`e ckeomer `as antuaooy naui`t t`ejmrhppem kt. Gereoy iukmkji t`e baoo th t`e irhujm s`huom jht be nhjskmerem ajkjtejtkhjaooy mrhppem baoo.

22. 

KJ]EJ]KHJAO YAOF (CA^] \K]N@ HJO[) 

]`e baoo ks okve murkji aj kjtejtkhjao waof kj cast pktn`. Aoo mecejskve poayers gust be kjcakr terrkthry ujtko t`e pktn` ks reoeasem, exnept t`e natn`er, w`h gust regakj ajyw`erekj t`e natn`er‛s bhx, ajm t`e pktn`er w`h gust be kj a oeiao pktn`kji phsktkhj at t`e starthc ean` pktn`. Kc t`ey mh jht phsktkhj t`egseoves kj cakr terrkthry, aj kooeiao pktn` s`huombe naooem chr ean` pktn` t`rhwj w`koe ajy gegber hc t`e mecejse ks stajmkji kj chuoterrkthry. Kj cast pktn`, aoo chur pktn`es gust be t`rhwj th t`e natn`er.

2>.  KJ]EJ]KHJAO YAOF (^OHY \K]N@ HJO[) Kjtejtkhjao Yaof ks mesnrkbem by Ruoe ; ^entkhj 2n Eccent

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Benause t`e baoo ks meam w`ej kt nrhsses t`e poate ajm jh poay naj be game, kt kspergksskboe chr t`e batter th be waofem kc t`e pktn`er jhtkckes t`e ugpkre. Kc twhsunnesskve batters are th be waofem, t`e poate ugpkre wkoo jht awarm t`e senhjmkjtejtkhjao waof ujtko t`e ckrst batter `as thun`em ckrst base. Y`ej aj kjtejtkhjao waof kskssuem, kt ks nhjskmerem t`e sage as t`rhwkji a pktn`. Jh appeao hj a prevkhus poay wkoobe aoohwem.

2=. 

KJ]ERCEREJNE Kjtercerejne ks meckjem as t`e ant hc aj hccejskve poayer hr teag gegber t`at kgpemes,`kjmers, hr nhjcuses a mecejskve poayer attegptkji th exenute a poay. Kt gay be kj t`echrg hc p`ysknao nhjtant, verbao mkstrantkhj, vksuao mkstrantkhj, hr ajy type hc mkstrantkhjt`at whuom `kjmer t`e ckeomer kj t`e exenutkhj hc t`e poay. Mecejskve poayers gust beikvej t`e hpphrtujkty th ckeom t`e baoo ajyw`ere hj t`e poaykji ckeom hr t`rhw t`e baoowkt`hut bekji `kjmerem.a.

 

Rujjer kjtercerejne kjnoumes4 1) a rujjer hr batter-rujjer w`h kjterceres wkt` ackeomer exenutkji a poay, 2) a rujjer hr batter-rujjer w`h ks ̀ kt by a cakr ujthun`embattem baoo, hr >) kjtejtkhjaooy kjtercerkji wkt` a t`rhwj baoo.1.

 

Y`ej a rujjer kjterceres wkt` a ckeomer, t`e ugpkre gust metergkje kc t`ekjtercerejne hnnurrem bechre hr acter t`e rujjer w`h kjtercerem was put hutajm t`ej appoy t`e prhper ruoe.

2. 

Y`ej a rujjer ks ̀ kt by a cakr battem baoo, kt ks kjtercerejne kc kt hnnurrem bechrekt passem aj kjckeomer (exnoumkji t`e pktn`er) prhvkmem t`e rujjer was jht kjnhjtant wkt` t`e base. Kt ks jht kjtercerejne kc t`e battem baoo thun`em hr wasthun`em by a poayer bechre kt `kt t`e rujjer, hr kc t`e rujjer was stajmkji kjchuo terrkthry.

>. 

A rujjer nhuom be stajmkji hj a base ajm a mecejskve poayer bugps t`erujjer w`koe watn`kji t`e coki`t hc t`e baoo. Kc t`e mecejskve poayer cakos thgafe a natn` hj a natn`aboe baoo, kt ks t`e ugpkre‛s dumigejt w`et`er

kjtercerejne s`huom hr s`huom jht be naooem. ]`e ruoe prhvkmes t`at a rujjergust vanate ajy spane jeemem by a ckeomer th gafe a poay hj a battem baoo,ujoess t`e rujjer `as nhjtant wkt` a oeiaooy hnnupkem base w`ej t`e`kjmrajne hnnurs. Kj t`ks nase, t`e rujjer s`huom jht be naooem hut ujoess t`e`kjmrajne ks kjtejtkhjao.

=. 

Kc kjtercerejne hnnurs by t`e rujjer hj a chuo coy baoo jht naui`t, t`e rujjerks hut, a strkfe ks naooem, t`e baoo ks meam, ajm t`e batter regakjs at bat.

5. 

Chr nras` kjtercerejne, recer th \HE #2>`.b.

 

Batter kjtercerejne hnnurs w`koe t`e batter ks at bat ajm bechre s`e `as `kt apoayaboe baoo. Kt hnnurs kj cast pktn` w`ej t`e batter kjtejtkhjaooy kjterceres wkt`t`e natn`er‛s t`rhw hj aj attegptem steao hr w`ej s`e kjterceres wkt` t`e natn`er

hj a poay at t`e poate. ]`e batter‛s bhx ks jht a sajntuary chr t`e batter w`ej a poayks bekji game at t`e poate. Kt nhuom aosh hnnur w`ej a batter reoeases `er bat kjsun` a gajjer t`at kt `kts t`e natn`er ajm prevejts `er crhg gafkji a poay. Kc t`ebatter gereoy mrhps `er bat ajm t`e natn`er trkps hver kt, t`ere ks jh kjtercerejne.Batter kjtercerejne ks aosh mesnrkbem kj \HE #10n.

n.  Hj-menf batters gay be n`ariem wkt` kjtercerejne kc t`ey kjtercere wkt` a t`rhwajm a phsskboe tai hj a rujjer, hr a ckeomer‛s hpphrtujkty th gafe aj hut hj a coybaoo.

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m.  Nhan`‛s kjtercerejne hnnurs w`ej a base nhan` rujs thwarm `hge ajm mraws at`rhw hr w`ej `e kjterceres wkt` a ckeomer attegptkji th natn` hr t`rhw a baoo. ]`enhan`‛s bhx ks jht a sajntuary.

e. 

^pentathr kjtercerejne hnnurs w`ej a spentathr41.

 

Ejters t`e ckeom ajm kjterceres wkt` a poay.

ECCEN] 4 ]`e batter ajm rujjer(s) s`aoo be poanem w`ere kj t`e ugpkre‛s dumigejt t`ey

whuom ̀ ave game, ̀ am t`e kjtercerejne jht hnnurrem. ]`e ckeom beohjis th t`e ckeomer ajmt`e stajms beohji th t`e spentathrs.

2. 

Rean`es hjth t`e ckeom crhg t`e stajms ajm prevejts a ckeomer crhg natn`kjia coy baoo kj t`e ckeom hc poay.

ECCEN] 4 A meam baoo ks ruoem ajm t`e batter ks naooem hut. Aoo rujjers s`aoo be poanem w`erekj t`e ugpkre‛s dumigejt t`ey whuom `ave game, `am t`e kjtercerejne jht hnnurrem. Kt ksjht kjtercerejne kc t`e ckeomer rean`es kjth t`e stajms.

c. Ugpkre kjcerejne hnnurs4

1. 

Y`ej aj ugpkre ks `kt by a cakr, ujthun`em battem baoo bechre kt passes ajkjckeomer (exnoumkji t`e pktn`er). ]`e batter-rujjer ks awarmem ckrst base(exneptkhj th t`e stategejt t`at shgehje gust be naooem hut hj kjcerejne).

2.  (Cast \ktn` Hjoy) Y`ej aj ugpkre kjterceres wkt` a natn`er‛s attegpt th puthut a rujjer steaokji, hr aj attegptem pknf-hcc crhg t`e natn`er th ajy base.Kt ks kjtercerejne hjoy kc t`e rujjer ks jht put hut, kj w`kn` nase s`e ks returjemth `er base. Kj jh ht`er nase ks ugpkre kjtercerejne ruoem.Y`ej batter, batter-rujjer, rujjer, hj-menf batter, hr nhan` kjtercerejnehnnurs, t`e baoo ks meam, shgehje gust be naooem hut, ajm ean` ht`er rujjergust returj th t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge hc t`e kjtercerejne.

i. 

Hccejskve teag kjtercerejne nhuom hnnur hj t`rhwj baoo strkfkji ohhse equkpgejt

oect hj t`e poaykji ckeom s`huom t`ere antuaooy be a poay kjtercerem wkt` (^ee \HE#1=).

`.  Nras`kji kjth a ckeomer wkt` t`e baoo (kjtercerejne)Kj hrmer th prevejt kjdury ajm prhtent t`e mecejskve poayer attegptkji th gafe apoay hj a rujjer, t`e rujjer gust be naooem hut kc s`e regakjs hj `er ceet ajmnras`es kjth a mecejskve poayer `homkji t`e baoo ajm waktkji th appoy a tai. Kj hrmerth prevejt t`e nras` ruokji, t`e rujjer naj sokme, dugp hver t`e thp hc t`e mecejmer`homkji t`e baoo, ih arhujm t`e mecejmer (kc hutskme t`e t`ree-chht oaje, t`e rujjerwhuom be naooem hut), hr returj th t`e prevkhus base thun`em.

JH]E 4 Kc t`e ant ks metergkjem th be coairajt, t`e hccejmer wkoo be edentem. A rujjer

gay sokme kjth a ckeomer.

1. 

Y`ej a rujjer ks naooem hut chr nras`kji kjth a ckeomer `homkji t`e baoo, t`ebaoo benhges meam. Ean` rujjer gust returj th t`e oast base thun`em at t`etkge hc t`e kjtercerejne.

2.  Kc, kj (a) abhve, t`e rujjer nras`em kjth a ckeomer `homkji t`e baoo bechre s`ewas put hut ajm, kj t`e dumigejt hc t`e ugpkre, kt was aj attegpt th breafup aj hbvkhus mhuboe poay, t`e kggemkate sunneemkji rujjer wkoo aosh bemenoarem hut ujmer Ruoe ; ^entkhj 0d.

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>.  Kc t`e nras` hnnurs acter t`e rujjer was naooem hut, t`e rujjer nohsest th ̀ hgepoate wkoo be menoarem hut ujmer Ruoe ; ^entkhj 0r.

=.  Kc aj hbstruntem rujjer nras`es kjth a ckeomer ̀ homkji t`e baoo, t`e hbstruntkhjnaoo wkoo be kijhrem ajm t`e rujjer wkoo be naooem hut ujmer Ruoe ; ^entkhj 0s.Aj awarm hc t`ks type ujmer Ruoe ; ^entkhj 5b(1-2) mhes jht ikve t`e rujjert`e rki`t th vkhoate Ruoe ; ^entkhj 0s.

5. 

Kc t`e coki`t hc t`e baoo narrkes a ckeomer kjth a rujjer t`ks gay jht be

kjtercerejne.k.  Rujjer `kt by cakr baoo

1. 

Y`koe kj Nhjtant Ykt` t`e Base. ]`e rujjer wkoo jever be naooem hut ujoesst`e ant ks kjtejtkhjao. ]`e baoo regakjs okve hr meam mepejmkji hj t`e nohsestmecejskve poayer. Kc t`e nohsest mecejskve poayer ks kj crhjt hc t`e base t`erujjer ks kj nhjtant wkt`, t`e baoo ks okve. @hwever, kt t`e nohsest mecejskvepoayer ks be`kjm t`e base, t`e baoo ks meam. Kc t`e baoo ks ruoem meam ajm t`ebatter awarmem a base `kt, hjoy rujjers chrnem th amvajne mue th t`e batterbekji poanem hj ckrst base s`aoo be amvajnem hje base.

2. 

Y`koe Jht kj Nhjtant Ykt` t`e Base. ]`e rujjer wkoo be naooem hut hr ruoem

sace mepejmkji hj t`e kjtercerejne ruoe. (Ruoe ; ^entkhj 0d, f, o) d. 

]`rhwkji hr narrykji a batKc a poayer t`rhws t`e bat kjtejtkhjaooy kj ajier, t`e poayer s`huom be edentem crhgt`e iage chr ujsphrtsgajokfe nhjmunt. Kc t`e bat sokps crhg t`e batter‛s `ajms,t`ere ks jh pejaoty ujoess t`e mksnarmem bat prevejts t`e mecejse crhg gafkji apoay hj t`e baoo, ajm kjtercerejne s`huom be ruoem.]`ere ks jh pejaoty w`ej a poayer narrkes a bat th ckrst base hr ajy ht`er base.^`huom t`e poayer use t`e bat (kjtejtkhjaooy hr ujkjtejtkhjaooy) th prevejt amecejskve poayer crhg gafkji a poay, t`ej kjtercerejne s`huom be ruoem.

25.  OHHF-BANF RUOE (CA^] \K]N@ HJO[)

Ohhf-Banf ruoe ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe ; ^entkhj 0tY`ej a rujjer ks oeiktkgateoy hcc `er base acter a pktn`, hr as a resuot hc a batternhgpoetkji `er turj at bat, ajm ks statkhjary w`ej t`e pktn`er `as t`e baoo kj t`e nkrnoe,t`e rujjer gust kggemkateoy attegpt th amvajne th t`e jext base hr returj th t`e baseoect. ]`e resphjskbkokty ks nhgpoeteoy hj t`e rujjer. ]`ere ks jh hbokiatkhj hj t`e pktn`erth ohhf, cafe, hr t`rhw.a.  ]`e rujjer mhes jht `ave th returj th base hr kggemkateoy amvajne th t`e jext

base ujtko batter-rujjer rean`es ckrst base hj a waof.b.

 

Cakoure th kggemkateoy prhneem th t`e jext base hr returj th ̀ er hrkikjao base actert`e pktn`er ̀ as t`e baoo wkt`kj t`e nkrnoe wkoo resuot kj t`e rujjer bekji menoarem hut.

n.  Hjne t`e rujjer returjs hr sthps at a base chr ajy reashj, s`e wkoo be menoarem hut

kc s`e oeaves sakm base. EPNE\]KHJ th (a) ajm (b)4 A rujjer wkoo jht be menoarem hutkc41.

 

A poay ks game hj `er hr ajht`er rujjer.2.  ]`e pktn`er oeaves t`e nkrnoe hr mrhps t`e baoo.>.

 

]`e pktn`er reoeases t`e baoo th t`e batter.m.  Kc twh rujjers are hcc base ajm twh mkccerejt ugpkres naoo ean` rujjer hut, t`e

ugpkres gust metergkje w`kn` rujjer was naooem hut ckrst ajm returj t`e ht`er

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rujjer th t`e base s`e oect. Kt ks jht phsskboe th hbtakj twh huts hj t`e ‟ohhf-banf‗ruoe.

e.  A pktn`er ckeomkji a baoo kj t`e nkrnoe ks dust ajht`er ckeomer ajm rujjers naj oeavet`ekr base. Kc t`ey oeave t`ekr base, t`e sage ruoe appokes w`koe t`e pktn`er `homst`e baoo kj t`e nkrnoe4 hjne t`e rujjer sthps, s`e gust menkme w`kn` way th nhjtkjuehr be naooem hut.

c.  A base hj baoos hr a mrhppem t`krm strkfe ks treatem as a battem baoo as ohji as t`e

batter-rujjer nhjtkjues past ckrst base. Y`ej t`e batter-rujjer nhjtkjues hj thsenhjm base chr snhrkji purphses, kt ks nhjskmerem a sthoej base. Kc t`e batter-rujjer sthps at ckrst base, `hwever, ajm t`ej steps hcc t`e base acter t`e pktn`er`as t`e baoo wkt`kj t`e nkrnoe t`e batter-rujjer ks hut. ]`e batter-rujjer najjhtstart banf th t`e base, ajm bechre rean`kji ckrst base, ruj th senhjm base. Kc t`ebatter-rujjer nhggkts th ckrst base (ghvkji thwarms ckrst), t`e rujjer gust returjth t`ks base. Ugpkre‛s dumigejt wkoo metergkje nhggkttkji thwarms a base.

i.  Ajy ant hj t`e part hc t`e pktn`er kj phssesskhj hc t`e baoo wkt`kj t`e nkrnoe t`at, kjt`e ugpkre‛s dumigejt, nauses t`e rujjer th reant6 ks nhjskmerem gafkji a poay.

JH]E 4 Bekji kj t`e eki`t-chht nkrnoe ks meckjem as bht` ceet wkt`kj hr partkaooy wkt`kj t`eokjes. ]`e pktn`er ks jht nhjskmerem kj t`e nkrnoe kc ekt`er chht ks nhgpoeteoy hutskme t`eokjes.

23.  GEMKA NHSERAIE Gemka aut`hrkzem by t`e thurjagejt nhggkttee naj be hj t`e poaykji ckeom but gustjht use trkphms. ^kjioe phoe supphrt gay be usem. Aoo gemka pershjjeo gust be aboe thghve th avhkm bekji ̀ kt by aj hvert`rhwj hr battem baoo. ̂ `huom t`ey annkmejtaooy be ̀ kt,t`e baoo regakjs okve. Aoo p`hthirap`kn equkpgejt gust be narrkem hr hj t`ep`hthirap`er. Jh equkpgejt naj be oect hj t`e irhujm. Kc aj hvert`rhwj hr battem baoo

benhges ohmiem kj p`hthirap`er‛s equkpgejt, t`e hvert`rhw hr hut hc poay ruoe appokes dust okfe ajy ht`er hvert`rhw hr battem baoo t`at benhges ohmiem ajyw`ere eose hj t`eckeom.

29. 

HB^]RUN]KHJ Hbstruntkhj ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe ; ^entkhj 5bHbstruntkhj ks t`e ant hc a ckeomer4a.  Jht kj phssesskhj hc t`e baoo w`kn` kgpemes t`e prhiress hc a batter-rujjer hr

rujjer w`h ks oeiaooy rujjkji t`e bases.b.  Jht kj t`e ant hc ckeomkji a battem baoo w`kn` kgpemes t`e prhiress hc a batter-

rujjer hr rujjer w`h ks oeiaooy rujjkji t`e bases.

JH]E 4 Kc a mecejskve poayer ks bohnfkji t`e base hr base pat` wkt`hut t`e baoo, t`ks kskgpemkji t`e prhiress hc t`e rujjer ajm ks hbstruntkhj. Kj t`e past, nhan`es `ave taui`t

 poayers th bohnf t`e base, natn` t`e baoo, ajm gafe t`e tai. Jhw t`e poayer gust natn`t`e baoo, bohnf t`e base, ajm gafe t`e tai.

Y`ejever hbstruntkhj hnnurs, w`et`er a poay ks bekji game hj a rujjer hr jht, t`eugpkre wkoo menoare hbstruntkhj ajm skijao a meoayem meam baoo. ]`e baoo wkoo regakj okve.Kc t`e hbstruntem rujjer ks put hut prkhr th rean`kji t`e base s`e whuom `ave rean`em`am t`ere jht beej hbstruntkhj, a meam baoo ks naooem ajm t`e hbstruntem rujjer, ajm ean`

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rujjer accentem by t`e hbstruntkhj, wkoo be awarmem t`e base(s) s`e whuom ̀ ave rean`em,kj t`e ugpkre‛s dumigejt, `am t`ere jht beej hbstruntkhj. Aj hbstruntem rujjer nhuombe naooem hut gksskji a base hr oeavkji a base bechre a coy baoo was ckrst thun`em. Kc t`erujjer nhggkttem aj ant hc kjtercerejne acter t`e hbstruntkhj, t`ks thh whuom hverruoet`e hbstruntkhj. Y`ej aj hbstruntem rujjer ks awarmem a base s`e whuom `ave game`am t`ere beej jh hbstruntkhj ajm a prenemkji rujjer ks hj t`at base, tkge wkoo be naooem.]`e hbstruntem rujjer wkoo be awarmem t`at base ajm t`e rujjer hnnupykji t`at base

wkoo be ejtktoem th t`e jext base wkt`hut okabkokty th be put hut. Kt s`huom aosh be noeart`at w`ej saykji ‟a rujjer najjht be naooem hut betweej t`e twh bases w`kn` s`e washbstruntem‗ mhes jht pertakj w`ej ajht`er vkhoatkhj hnnurs w`koe t`e rujjer ks bekjipoayem uphj.EPAG\OE 4 A rujjer oeavkji senhjm base thh shhj hj a coy baoo ks returjkji acter t`e baooks naui`t ajm ks hbstruntem betweej senhjm base ajm t`krm base. Kc t`e rujjer whuom jht`ave game kt banf th senhjm base prkhr th t`e t`rhw arrkvkji, s`e whuom regakj hut.

Kc t`e hbstruntem rujjer ks put hut acter passkji t`e base s`e whuom `ave rean`em `amt`ere beej jh hbstruntkhj, s`e ks rujjkji at `er hwj rksf, kc taiiem, whuom be naooem hut.]`e baoo regakjs okve ajm ht`er poays gay be game. Y`ej t`e rujjer ks hbstruntemmurkji a rujmhwj, a meoayem meam baoo ks naooem. Kc t`e rujjer ks taiiem hut acter bekjihbstruntem, a meam baoo ks ruoem, ajm s`e ks awarmem t`e base s`e whuom `ave game `amt`ere beej jh hbstruntkhj. Kc t`e baoo ks hvert`rhwj acter t`e hbstruntkhj, t`e rujjergay amvajne. ^`e gay jht be naooem hut betweej twh bases w`ere s`e was hbstruntem.Kc ht`er rujjers are amvajnkji w`ej aj ugpkre naoos tkge choohwkji a poay hj ajhbstruntem rujjer, a ruoe hc t`ugb chr poanegejt hc t`e ht`er rujjers ks4 Kc t`ey `avejht rean`em `aoc way th t`e jext base, t`ey are aoohwem th amvajne th t`e jext base.

Natn`er hbstruntkhj ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe ; ^entkhj 2m „ Natn`er hbstruntkhj ks a meoayemmeam baoo naoo. ^`huom natn`er hbstruntkhj be naooem w`ej t`e batter `kts t`e baoo, ajm kc

s`e rean`es ckrst base saceoy, ajm kc aoo ht`er rujjers `ave amvajnem at oeast hje basesaceoy, t`e hbstruntkhj ks najneoem, aoo antkhj as a resuot hc t`e battem baoo stajms. Kc t`ebatter mhes jht rean` ckrst base saceoy, hr kc hje hc t`e ht`er rujjers mhes jht amvajneat oeast hje base, t`e nhan` hc t`e hccejskve teag `as t`e hptkhj hc tafkji t`e resuot hct`e poay hr awarmkji t`e batter ckrst base ajm amvajnkji ht`er rujjers hjoy kc t`ey arechrnem benause hc t`e awarm. Kc natn`er hbstruntkhj hnnurs w`ej a batter steps hut hct`e bhx kj a oeiktkgate attegpt th `kt t`e baoo, t`e hbstruntkhj wkoo tafe prenemejne ajmt`e pejaoty chr natn`er hbstruntkhj wkoo be ejchrnem. ]`e batter gust be ikvej t`ehpphrtujkty th `kt t`e baoo. ^`huom t`e batter meoay `er swkji, ajm noearoy t`e attegpt ksjh ohjier th `kt t`e baoo but rat`er th kjtercere wkt` t`e natn`er‛s t`rhw hj a steaoattegpt hr pknfhcc poay, t`ej batter‛s kjtercerejne whuom be t`e ruokji. (Aosh see \HE #3

- Natn`er‛s Bhx)

20. 

HSERRUJJKJI CKR^] BA^E Acter hverrujjkji ckrst base, t`e batter-rujjer gay oeiaooy turj th `er oect hr rki`t w`ejreturjkji th t`e base. Kc ajy attegpt ks game th amvajne th t`e senhjm, reiarmoess hcw`et`er s`e ks kj cakr hr chuo terrkthry, s`e ks okaboe chr aj appeao6 hut kc taiiem by amecejskve poayer wkt` t`e baoo, w`koe hcc t`e base.

2;.  HSER]@RHY^ 

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Hvert`rhws are mesnrkbem by Ruoe 1< ^entkhj 5iRujjers are aoways awarmem twh bases hj hvert`rhws t`at ih kjth meam baoo terrkthry hrbenhge bohnfem as a resuot hc `kttkji ohhse equkpgejt beohjikji th a teag gegber hct`e mecejskve teag t`at mhes jht beohji hj t`e ckeom. Reiarmoess hc w`h game t`e t`rhw,twh bases are awarmem crhg t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge t`e baoo oect t`e `ajm.Mkrentkhj hc rujjers `as jh bearkji hj t`e awarm. Y`ej aj hvert`rhw ks game hj arujjer returjkji th a base, s`e ks awarmem twh bases crhg t`at base. EPNE\]KHJ4 Kc s`e

was returjkji th ckrst base ajm t`e t`rhw was crhg t`e hutckeom ajm kt oect t`e hutckeomer‛s`ajm w`koe t`e rujjer was betweej senhjm base ajm t`krm base, but t`e rujjer wasbetweej ckrst base ajm senhjm base w`ej t`e baoo wejt hut hc poay, t`e rujjer whuombe awarmem `hge.]`e awarm hc bases ks metergkjem by t`e phsktkhj hc t`e crhjt-rujjer kc twh rujjers arebetweej t`e sage bases at t`e tkge hc t`e awarm. ]wh rujjers betweej ckrst ajm senhjmwkoo be awarmem senhjm ajm t`krm6 `hwever, kc twh rujjers are betweej senhjm ajmt`krm, bht` wkoo be awarmem `hge. ^`huom t`e ugpkre gafe aj errhr kj t`e awarm hcbases, acter hje pktn` ks t`rhwj th t`e batter (oeiao hr kooeiao) t`e ugpkre najjht n`ajiet`e awarm. Y`ej a ckeomer ohses phssesskhj hc t`e baoo hj aj attegptem tai ajm t`e baoo

t`ej ejters t`e meam baoo area hr benhges bohnfem, aoo rujjers are awarmem hje basecrhg t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge t`e baoo ejterem t`e meam baoo area hr benagebohnfem. (Cast \ktn` Hjoy) Hj pktn`em baoo ihkji hut hc poay, t`e rujjers are awarmem hjebase crhg t`e oast base thun`em at t`e tkge hc t`e pktn`. Kc a batter renekves a base hjbaoos ajm t`e churt` baoo iets away crhg t`e natn`er ajm ihes hut hc poay, s`e wkoo beawarmem ckrst base hjoy.

><. 

\K]N@KJI (CA^] \K]N@ HJO[) \ktn`kji ruoes are mesnrkbem kj t`ekr ejtkrety kj Ruoe 9]`ere are skx baskn ceatures kj t`e pktn`kji ruoe. ]`ey are4a.  Nhjtant Ykt` t`e \ktn`er‛s \oate. Bht` ceet gust regakj kj nhjtant wkt` t`e

pktn`kji poate at aoo tkges prkhr th t`e chrwarm step. ]`e `ajms s`aoo be separatem.]`e baoo naj be kj t`e iohve hr pktn`kji `ajm.

b. 

^kijao. A skijao hr t`e skguoatkji hc a skijao gust be tafej by t`e pktn`er w`koe kjnhjtant wkt` t`e pktn`er‛s poate as mesnrkbem kj (A). ]`e baoo gust be `eom kj ekt`ert`e pktn`kji `ajm hr t`e iohve w`koe tafkji t`e skijao. ]`e baoo `eom kj hje `ajmgay be kj crhjt hc hr be`kjm t`e bhmy. ]afkji a skijao prevejts a pktn`er crhgwaofkji hjth t`e pktn`er‛s poate ajm puttkji t`e batter at a mksamvajtaie byt`rhwkji a quknf pktn`.

n. 

\reokgkjary th Meokvery. Bht` ceet gust regakj kj nhjtant wkt` t`e pktn`kji poateat aoo tkges prkhr th t`e chrwarm step. Acter tafkji t`e skijao, t`e baoo gust be tafej

kj bht` `ajms ajm `eom chr a gkjkgug hc hje senhjm ajm jht ghre t`aj 1<senhjms. ]`e pktn`er gay beikj `er ghtkhj hjne t`e `ajms are brhui`t thiet`er.Jh rhnfkji ghvegejt w`kn` puoos t`e pkvht chht hcc t`e pktn`er‛s poate ks aoohwem.Kc t`e pkvht chht turjs hr sokmes kj hrmer th pus` hcc t`e pktn`er‛s poate, t`ks ksanneptaboe as ohji as nhjtant ks gakjtakjem. Kt ks jht nhjskmerem a step kc t`e pktn`ersokmes `er chht anrhss t`e pktn`er‛s poate.

m. 

^tart hc \ktn`. ]`e start hc t`e pktn` beikjs w`ej t`e pktn`er tafes hje `ajm hcct`e baoo hr t`e pktn`er gafes ajy ghtkhj t`at ks part hc t`e wkjm-up acter t`e ̀ ajms`ave beej brhui`t thiet`er.

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e.  Meokvery. ]`e meokvery gay jht be twh cuoo revhoutkhjs. ]`e pktn`er‛s `ajm gay ihpast t`e ̀ kp twkne as ohji as t`ere are jht twh nhgpoete revhoutkhjs. ]`e wrkst gayjht be curt`er crhg t`e `kp t`aj t`e eobhw. ]`e meokvery gay jht `ave a sthp hrreversao hc t`e chrwarm ghtkhj.

c.  ^tep hr Reoease. A step (hjoy hje) gust be tafej ajm kt gust be chrwarm, thwarmt`e batter ajm wkt`kj t`e 2=-kjn` oejit` hc t`e pktn`er‛s poate. Mraiikji hr pus`kjihcc wkt` t`e pkvht chht crhg t`e poate ks requkrem. \us`kji hcc crhg a spht ht`er

t`aj t`e pktn`er‛s poate ks nhjskmerem a nrhw `hp ajm ks kooeiao. ]`e reoease hc t`ebaoo gust be skguotajehus wkt` t`e step.

>1. 

\K]N@ER‛^ UJKCHRG ]`e pktn`er‛s ujkchrg ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe > ^entkhj 11A pktn`er s`huom be mressem kmejtknaooy th ht`er poayers hj t`e teag. A pktn`er gay weara battkji iohve ajm/hr wrkstbajm hj t`e iohve `ajm ajm/hr wrkst. ]`e battkji iohve gaybe w`kte. A pktn`er gay wear t`e pktn`er‛s the poate hj `er s`he.(Cast \ktn` Hjoy) A pktn`er s`aoo jht wear ajy kteg hj t`e pktn`kji `ajm, wrkst, chrearg,eobhw, hr t`ki`s, w`kn` gay, kj t`e ugpkre's dumigejt, be mkstrantkji th t`e batter.Battkji iohves gay jht be whrj hj t`e pktn`kji ̀ ajm. ]ape hc ajy fkjm s`aoo jht be whrjhj t`e ckjiers.(^ohw \ktn` Hjoy) A pktn`er gay wear a wrkstbajm hj `er pktn`kji arg ajm najjht `avetape hj t`e pktn`kji ckjiers. Jh battkji iohve naj be whrj hj t`e pktn`kji `ajm. Iohvenajjht gatn` nhohr hc baoo.

>2. 

\RH]E^]EM IAGE U\@EOM AJM RE^N@EMUOEM \rhtestem iage up`eom ajm resn`emuoem ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 12 ^entkhj 9nY`ej a prhtestem iage ks up`eom, t`e iage ks th be resn`emuoem crhg t`e phkjt at w`kn`kt was prhtestem. Aot`hui` t`e sage okje-ups are th be usem w`ej t`e iage ks resugem,t`ere ks jh pejaoty chr substktutkhjs oeiaooy poanem kjth t`e okje-ups at t`ks tkge. Evej kc

a poayer was jht presejt at t`e prhtestem iage, s`e ks oeiao chr substktutkhj purphsesw`ej t`e iage ks resn`emuoem as ohji as s`e ks hj t`e rhster. Kc a poayer was edentem hrmksquaokckem kj t`e hrkikjao iage acter t`e prhtest was ckoem, t`at poayer gay oeiaooy poaykj t`e resn`emuoem iage as ohji as s`e was oeiaooy kj t`e iage at t`e tkge hc t`e prhtest,ujoess t`e edentkhj aosh mrew suspejskhj chr ujsphrtsgajokfe nhjmunt.

>>. 

RUJ ^NHRKJI HJ ]@E ]@KRM HU] HC AJ KJJKJIRuj ^nhrkji murkji t`e t`krm hut hc aj kjjkji ks mesnrkbem kj Ruoe 5 ^entkhj 9A ruj wkoo jht snhre kc t`e t`krm hut hc t`e kjjkji ks aj hut at ckrst base (batter-rujjer) hrajy ajht`er base kc a prenemkji rujjer ks chrnem benause hc t`e batter benhgkji abatter-rujjer. Gkssem bases nhuom resuot kj a chrne hut. (k.e., Kc t`e rujjer crhg ckrst base

gkssem senhjm base hj a base ̀ kt ajm t`at was t`e t`krm hut hc t`e kjjkji w`ej prhperoyappeaoem. Ajy ruj(s) snhrem whuom jht nhujt.) Aj appeao poay hj a rujjer oeavkji a basethh shhj hj a naui`t coy baoo, hr a gkssem thun` hc a bai w`koe base rujjkji, ks nhjskmerema tkge poay ajm jht a chrne. Kc t`e appeao resuots kj t`e t`krm hut, ajy rujjer(s) prenemkjit`e appeaoem rujjer whuom snhre kc t`ey nrhssem `hge poate prkhr th t`e hut.

>=.  ^@HE^ 

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]HURJAGEJ] \OA[ 

^entkhj 1 

Ean` oeaiue gay ejter as gajy teags as meskrem kj thurjagejt poay nhjmuntemby \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo, but gust kjmknate t`e jugber hc teags kt wkoo ejter hj t`eGegbers`kp Appoknatkhj. ]hurjagejt teags are th be seoentem crhg aghjieokikboe poayers kj t`e oeaiue hr kjterohnf teags.

^entkhj 2 

Aoo oeaiues meskrkji th ejter thurjagejt nhgpetktkhj gust sejm th t`e ThjeMkrenthr, jht oater t`aj Duje 1, a nhgpoetem ]hurjagejt Appoknatkhj chrg ajmn`enf chr thurjagejt ejtry cee chr ean` thurjagejt teag.a.

 

]`e ]hurjagejt Appoknatkhj chrg wkoo be prhvkmem th ean` oeaiue by t`eThje Mkrenthr.

^entkhj >  ]hurjagejt teags gay be seoentem by ajy gajjer meskrem by t`e oeaiue crhgaghji oeiao poayers w`h `ave partknkpatem kj at oeast hje-`aoc hc t`ekr teag‛siages kj oeaiue nhgpetktkhj.a.

 

]hurjagejt teags gay be nhgphsem ejtkreoy hc4CA^] \K]N@ AJM ^OHY \K]N@

(1) 

\kjth Oeaiue4 ajy nhgbkjatkhj hc poayers hc oeaiue aie 0 ajm ujmer.(2)  Gustaji Oeaiue4 ajy nhgbkjatkhj hc poayers hc oeaiue aie 1< ajm

ujmer.(>)

 

Brhjnh Oeaiue4 ajy nhgbkjatkhj hc poayers hc oeaiue aie 12 ajm ujmer.(=)

 

\hjy Oeaiue4 ajy nhgbkjatkhj hc poayers hc oeaiue aie 1= ajm ujmer.(5)

 

Nhot Oeaiue4 ajy nhgbkjatkhj hc poayers hc oeaiue aie 13 ajm ujmer.(3)

 

\aohgkjh Oeaiue4 ajy nhgbkjatkhj hc poayers hc oeaiue aie 10 ajmujmer.

(9) 

]`hrhbrem Oeaiue4 ajy nhgbkjatkhj hc poayers hc oeaiue aie 2> ajmujmer.

b. 

Ean` Ren. /Oeaiue thurjagejt teag acckmavkt s`aoo nhjskst hc a gkjkgug hc

12 hr gaxkgug hc 10 poayers. Ajy poayer‛s jage t`at appears hj t`e acckmavktks eokikboe th poay kj a iage evej kc `er jage ks jht hj t`e okje-up narm.

n.  Ean` ]raveo/^eoent thurjagejt teag acckmavkt s`aoo nhjskst hc a gkjkgug hc1< hr gaxkgug hc 10 poayers. Ajy poayer's jage t`at appears hj t`e acckmavktks eokikboe th poay kj a iage evej kc `er jage ks jht hj t`e okje-up narm.

m. 

A oeaiue gay poay kj bht` cast ajm sohw pktn` thurjagejt poay.

^entkhj = 

Ean` oeaiue preskmejt s`aoo re-exagkje t`e bkrt` nertkcknatkhj mhnugejts hc aoopoayers hj t`e oeaiue thurjagejt teag ajm, uskji t`e Eokikbkokty Acckmavkt, chrgprhvkmem by \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo, s`aoo nhjckrg by t`ks acckmavkt t`e eokikbkokty hc t`epoayers, as th aie, reskmejne ajm partknkpatkhj, w`h wkoo represejt t`e oeaiue hjt`e thurjagejt teag.a.

 

Ajy poayer w`hse jage `as hjne appearem hj a \HJ[ basebaoo ajm/hrshctbaoo acckmavkt chr ajy teag wkoo jht be eokikboe th be poanem hj ajy ht`er\HJ[ basebaoo ajm/hr shctbaoo teag‛s acckmavkt chr t`e baoajne hc t`atthurjagejt year.Exneptkhj chr t`e Mrhp/Amm prhness chr ]raveo/^eoent prhirag.(1)  ]`e hrkikjao nhpy wkoo be returjem th t`e wkjjkji teag choohwkji t`e

nhgpoetkhj hc t`e thurjagejt ajm gust be presejtem chr exagkjatkhj

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at aoo cuture thurjagejt iages uphj request hc t`e ]hurjagejtMkrenthr.

(2)  A nhpy hc t`e wkjjer‛s chrg ks th be chrwarmem by t`e ]hurjagejtMkrenthr th t`e Thje Mkrenthr nhjnerjem.

b. 

]`e jage hc t`e poayer s`huom be okstem hj t`e Eokikbkokty Acckmavkt exantoy askt ks s`hwj hj t`e bkrt` nertkcknate.

n. 

]wh nhpkes hc t`e Eokikbkokty Acckmavkt are th be presejtem th t`e ]hurjagejt

Mkrenthr at t`e teag‛s ckrst thurjagejt iage.m.  Gajaiers, Nhan`es, ajm poayers hj ]hurjagejt ]eags are requkrem th wear

aj hccknkao ]hurjagejt ]eag Egboeg w`ej partknkpatkji kj thurjagejt poayat aoo oeveos. ]`e ]hurjagejt ]eag Egboeg wkoo be whrj hj t`e rki`t soeeve,hr, kc soeeveoess, hj t`e upper n`est area hc t`e dersey, hj t`e crhjtpajt/s`hrts, hr hj a wrkst bajm t`at ks whrj hj t`e iohve ̀ ajm. Egboegs gustbe poanem kj t`e sage ohnatkhj hj aoo poayers ajm nhan`es. ]`ese egboegsare avakoaboe t`rhui` \HJ[ @eamquarters hjoy. ]hurjagejt ]eag EgboegsGU^] be senureoy castejem th t`e ujkchrg hr wrkst bajm. ̂ tapoes ajm pkjs arejht anneptaboe.

e. 

Kc a batikro ks usem, s`e gust be a oeiaooy rhsterem poayer.

^entkhj 5  ]hurjagejt ]eag Gajaiers gust narry wkt` t`eg th aoo thurjagejt iagesprhper \HJ[ \oayer Kmejtkcknatkhj narms, bkrt` nertkcknates hr ht`er oeiaonertkcknatkhj hc bkrt`, hr oeikboe p`hthstatkn nhpkes hc sage, gemknao reoease chrgs,bearkji t`e skijature hc t`e poayer‛s parejt hr oeiao iuarmkaj, mhnugejtaryevkmejne hc annkmejt kjsurajne, preceraboy kj t`e chrg hc a nertkcknate hckjsurajne.a.  Bkrt` nertkcknatkhj mhnugejts gust be presejtem th a nremejtkaos nhggkttee

apphkjtem by t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr bechre ean` oeveo hc thurjagejt poaybeikjs, hr uphj request hc aj hpphskji teag gajaier bechre a iage th verkcy

jages hj t`e Eokikbkokty Acckmavkt.

^entkhj 3 

Repoanegejt hc thurjagejt poayers, acter t`e Eokikbkokty Acckmavkt `as beejpresejtem th t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr at t`e oeaiue‛s ckrst thurjagejt iage, gaybe game hjoy kj t`e evejt hc kjdury hr koojess hc a poayer hj t`e rhster.a.

 

Repoanegejt hc a thurjagejt teag poayer gust be supphrtem by wrkttejnertkcknatkhj by t`e attejmkji p`ysknkaj ajm oeaiue preskmejt as th t`enhjmktkhjs jenessktatkji repoanegejt. (1) ^un` wrkttej mhnugejtatkhj s`aoobe attan`em th t`e ckrst nhpy hc t`e Eokikbkokty(1)

 

Acckmavkt ajm narrkem wkt` t`e teag th aoo cuture thurjagejt iages.(2)  Aoohw hje (1) repoanegejt hc a poayer wkt` aj eokikboe poayer chr reashj

ht`er t`aj kjdury acter thurjagejt poay `as beiuj.b.  Hjne reghvem crhg a thurjagejt teag rhster benause hc koojess hr kjdury, a

poayer gay jht be returjem th t`e thurjagejt teag kj t`at thurjagejt year.^entkhj 9  Kjterjatkhjao ]ke-Breafer (K]B). Hjne poay `as beiuj kj thurjagejt iage, t`e

iage s`aoo be poayem th reiuoatkhj oejit`, sevej kjjkjis, hr skx ajm hje-`aockjjkjis, (kj ^`etoajm, \kjth ajm Gustaji Oeaiues a reiuoatkhj iage ks skx kjjkjishr ckve ajm hje-`aoc kjjkjis) kc t`e `hge teag ks oeamkji, ujoess naooem benause hct`e ruj ruoe, chrcektem by t`e Menkskhjs Nhggkttee, hr tkge okgkt (kc usem).

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a.  Iages naooem chr ajy ht`er reashj s`aoo be nhjtkjuem as suspejmem iages att`e jext phsskboe sn`emuoem tkge as metergkjem by t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr.

b.  Aoo thurjagejt iages gust be poayem th t`ekr nhjnouskhj, prhmunkji awkjjer.

n. 

KJ ]@E ESEJ] HC AB^HOU]E KJABKOK][ ]H NHG\OE]E ]HURJAGEJ] \OA[4Kj t`e evejt a oeveo hc thurjagejt poay najjht be nhgpoetem bechre t`eabshoute startkji mate hc t`e jext oeveo hc poay, hr t`e ckjao traveo may th aoohw

t`e wkjjer th rean` t`e jext oeveo hc poay, t`e choohwkji s`aoo ihverj4(1)  Kc jh iages `ave beej poayem, aoo teags s`aoo partknkpate kj eokgkjatkhj

by t`e thss hc a nhkj. Cokppkji sequejne s`aoo be as teags were pakremhj t`e poaykji branfet.

(2) 

Kc a phrtkhj hc t`e ckrst rhujm `as beej poayem, teags w`kn` `ave beejmeceatem kj nhgpoete iages are exnoumem crhg t`e nhkj thss, ajmwkjjers hc sun` iages s`aoo be exnoumem crhg t`e ckrst rhujm hceokgkjatkhj by nhkj thss.

EPAG\OE 4 Assuge t`e ckrst iage hc a chur-teag mhuboe eokgkjatkhjthurjagejt `as beej poayem. ]eags pakrem kj t`e senhjm iage whuom thss anhkj th metergkje a wkjjer ajm t`at wkjjer whuom cokp a nhkj wkt` t`e wkjjerhc t`e ckrst iage. ]`e ohser hc t`e ckrst iage whuom be exnoumem crhg t`e nhkjthss.

(>)  Acter t`e ckrst rhujm hc poay, hjoy teags t`at are ujmeceatem s`aoopartknkpate kj eokgkjatkhj by thss hc a nhkj.

(=) 

Y`ej aoo teags ̀ ave poayem ajm t`ere ks hjoy hje ujmeceatem teag oect,t`at teag s`aoo be menoarem t`e wkjjer.

(5)  Kc t`e wkjjer hc t`e ohser‛s branfet meceats t`e prevkhusoy ujmeceatem(hr wkjjer‛s branfet) teag ajm kt ks jht phsskboe th poay t`e ‟extra‗

iage, a nhkj cokp betweej t`e twh regakjkji teags s`aoo metergkje t`ewkjjer.m.

 

Kj t`e evejt hc t`e abshoute kjabkokty th nhgpoete Jatkhjao thurjagejt poay,t`e ckjao sn`emuoe mate whuom be t`e nhgpoetkhj mate.

^entkhj 0  ]hurjagejt teags gust poay at t`e sktes ajm tkges meskijatem by t`e aut`hrkzemthurjagejt hccknkaos.a.  ]hurjagejt nhgpetktkhj gay requkre poay at jki`t ujmer oki`ts, gay requkre

teags th poay ghre t`aj twh iages kj hje may, ajm at earoker hr oater startkjitkges t`aj usuao.

b. 

\HJ[ Ckeom Mkrenthrs s`aoo `ave cuoo resphjskbkokty chr metergkjatkhj hc teag

pakrkjis, poaykji branfet, sn`emuokji ajm resn`emuokji hc iages.n. 

Y`ej t`e hccknkao snhrefeeper ks jht usem, t`e `hge teag wkoo be t`e hccknkaosnhrefeeper ajm kt ks t`e hbokiatkhj hc t`e vksktkji teag th verkcy t`e snhre att`e ejm hc ean` `aoc kjjkji.

^entkhj ;  ]`e varkhus ]hurjagejt Mkrenthrs s`aoo `ave cuoo resphjskbkokty chr prhvkmkjinhgpetejt ugpkres chr thurjagejt poay ujmer t`ekr durksmkntkhj. ]`ese ugpkresgust be \HJ[ reiksterem ajm mkspoay a \HJ[ egboeg hver t`e `eart, rki`t soeevehc t`e ujkchrg hr a \HJ[ ugpkre `at.

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a.  Y`ej nkrnugstajnes pergkt, ugpkres w`h `ave jht whrfem kj t`e iages hct`e twh nhgpetkji oeaiues s`huom be asskijem.

b.  Jh oeaiue hccknkao s`aoo ugpkre kj a iage kj w`kn` t`e oeaiue wkt` w`kn` t`athccknkao ks acckokatem ks partknkpatkji.

n. 

Ugpkres are expentem th wear stajmarm ugpkrkji ujkchrgs.

^entkhj 1< 

A Gajaier, t`ree Nhan`es s`aoo be seoentem wkt` ean` thurjagejt teag. ]`e

Nhan`es gust be hc oeiao aie kj t`ekr state hc reskmejne, ajm t`e Gajaier gustbe 21 years hc aie hr homer.(\kjth hjoy) Kt ks renhggejmem t`at t`e nhan`-pktn`erbe hc oeiao aie. Kt ks renhggejmem t`at at oeast hje hc t`e gajaikji hr nhan`kjipershjjeo be a cegaoe. Y`ej a gajaier ajm/hr nhan` ks repoanem betweej iageshr oeveos hc poay, t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr s`aoo be jhtkckem bechre t`e jext iage.a.

 

]`e gajaier, asskstem by t`e nhan`, s`aoo mkrent t`e teag hj t`e ckeom ajms`aoo be resphjskboe chr t`e nhjmunt hc poayers bht` hj ajm hcc t`e ckeom.

b. 

]`e Gajaier s`aoo s`are kj t`e resphjskbkokty chr t`e nhjmunt hc poayers ajms`aoo be resphjskboe chr `ajmokji buskjess accakrs hc t`e teag, kjnoumkjisupervkskhj hc trajsphrtatkhj, ceemkji ajm `huskji.(1)

 

Ckeom Mkrenthrs at ean` oeveo hc thurjagejt poay s`aoo asskst t`e Gajaierkj gatters pertakjkji th trajsphrtatkhj, ceemkji ajm `huskji kjnhhperatkhj wkt` thurjagejt `hsts hr sphjshrs w`h gay be kjvhovem.

n. 

]`e Gajaier hr Nhan`es s`aoo be wkt` t`e teag at aoo tkges w`ej athurjagejt teag ks traveokji hr `husem as a ujkt away crhg `hge.

]HURJAGEJ] MENK^KHJ^ NHGGK]]EE 

^entkhj 11  ]`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr hr `ks apphkjtem represejtatkve s`aoo apphkjt aMenkskhjs Nhggkttee hc at oeast t`ree pershjs, hje hc w`hg s`huom be t`e]hurjagejt Mkrenthr.a.

 

]`ks nhggkttee s`aoo annept ajy prhtest hc aj ugpkre‛s menkskhj, ht`er t`aj

t`hse basem uphj aj ugpkre‛s dumigejt. Kt s`aoo kggemkateoy nhjskmer t`eprhtest kj nhjcerejne wkt` t`e ugpkres ajm gajaiers ajm t`ej rejmer amenkskhj bechre poay ks resugem.(1)

 

^un` menkskhjs s`aoo be arrkvem at by t`e gegbers hc t`e nhggktteehjoy, basem uphj kjchrgatkhj renekvem crhg t`e ugpkres ajm gajaiers,ajm t`e nhggkttee‛s hwj hbservatkhj hc t`e poay hr sktuatkhj kjquestkhj.

b. 

Kc a Menkskhjs Nhggkttee ̀ as jht beej apphkjtem, aj appeao s`aoo be mkrentemth t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr hr `ks represejtatkve, w`hse menkskhjs s`aoo beckjao.

(1) 

Gajaiers s`huom airee hj a Menkskhjs nhggkttee kc jhje ks apphkjtemajm t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr hr `ks apphkjtem represejtatkve ks jhtpresejt. ^`huom t`ey cako th mh sh6 t`e menkskhj hc t`e Ugpkre-kj-N`kecwkoo be ckjao.

n. 

]`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr, as a represejtatkve hc \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo, s`aoo bemkrentoy resphjskboe chr t`e supervkskhjs hc t`e antuao poaykji hc iages ajmwkoo serve as okakshj betweej amuot oeamers hc t`e nhgpetkji teags ajm t`esphjshrkji irhup.

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^entkhj 12  ]`e ‟]hurjagejt Mkrenthr‗ wkoo be a \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo Ckeom Mkrenthr, hrrepresejtatkve apphkjtem by a Ckeom Mkrenthr, ajm wkoo be resphjskboe chr t`esupervkskhj hc t`e antuao poaykji hc iages hj t`e ckeom, as nhgparem th a‟]hurjagejt N`akrgaj‗ w`h as t`e `eam hc t`e irhup `hstkji t`e thurjagejt,ks n`ariem wkt` arrajiegejts chr `huskji, ceemkji, preparatkhj hr poaykjicankoktkes ajm iejerao supervkskhj hc t`e `hst irhup.

\RH]E^]^ AJM \EJAO]KE^ 

^entkhj 1> 

\rhtests hc ajy ugpkre‛s ruokji hr ht`er thurjagejt nhjmktkhjs gust be game tht`e Menkskhj Nhggkttee kggemkateoy, bechre poay ks resugem.a.

 

Ujmer jh nhjmktkhj s`aoo a prhtest be game acter a iage ks nhgpoetem.b.  \rhtests chr use hc kooeiao poayers s`aoo be pergkttem at ajy tkge kj thurjagejt

poay.n.  \ejaoty chr use hc aj kooeiao poayer s`aoo be reghvao hc t`e poayer ajm t`e teag

gajaier crhg t`e iage ajm thurjagejt rhster. ]`e gajaier s`aoo jht bepergkttem th serve as a gajaier hr nhan` chr t`e regakjmer hc t`ethurjagejt seashj. ]`e poayer s`aoo jht be pergkttem th partknkpate kj

thurjagejt poay chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e thurjagejt seashj. ]`e poayers`aoo jht be repoanem.(1)  Y`ej t`e kooeiao status hc t`e poayer ks jht estaboks`em ujtko acter a iage

`as startem, hr `as beej nhgpoetem, t`e poayer ajm gajaier s`aoo bereghvem at t`at tkge, but t`e iage, hr ajy phrtkhj hc t`e iage poayemup th t`at phkjt, s`aoo stajm as poayem.

(2) 

Chr kjterpretatkhj hc t`ks ruoe, t`e pejaoty s`aoo be assessem aiakjst t`epershj kj n`arie, (gajaier hr nhan`) w`ej aj kooeiao poayer ks usem.

(>)  A gajaier hr nhan` reghvem ujmer t`ks ruoe gay jht be repoanem hjt`e teag rhster chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e thurjagejt seashj. ^`huom

t`e gajaier hr nhan` aoo be eokgkjatem ujmer t`ks ruoe, t`e teag s`aoobe reghvem crhg thurjagejt nhgpetktkhj at t`at phkjt, ajm nurrejtbranfetkji amdustem by t`e thurjagejt mkrenthr.

m. 

Kt ks basks chr prhtest w`ej t`e Gajaier hc a thurjagejt teag cakos th presejtt`e Eokikbkokty Acckmavkt, bkrt` nertkcknatkhj mhnugejts ajm gemknao reoeasechrgs at oeast hje `hur bechre sn`emuoem iage tkge w`ej requestem th mhsh by t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr hr `ks represejtatkve, hr t`e Gajaier hc t`ehpphskji teag.

e. 

]`e use hc aj kjeokikboe poayer s`aoo resuot kj t`e kggemkate reghvao hc t`epoayer ajm gajaier crhg t`e iage ajm t`ekr nhjtkjuem kjeokikbkokty chr t`ejext sn`emuoem thurjagejt iage poayem by t`at teag.

c. 

\ejaoty chr use hc kooeiao equkpgejt s`aoo be reghvao hc sun` equkpgejt crhgt`e iage. Hjne kooeiao equkpgejt ks reghvem crhg t`e iage, pejaoty chr t`euse hc hr reappearajne hc sakm equkpgejt ks t`e reghvao hc t`e gajaier crhgt`e iage.

i. 

]`e Gajaier ajm Nhan`es wkt` a thurjagejt teag are nhjskmeremrepresejtatkves hc t`e oeaiue w`kn` t`e teag represejts. ^erkhusoykjapprhprkate nhjmunt hj t`e part hc t`ese amuot oeamers, hj hr hcc t`e poaykjickeom, gay resuot kj pejaotkes assessem aiakjst t`e oeaiue.(1)  ^un` pejaotkes, th be kgphsem by t`e Thje Skne \reskmejts choohwkji

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nhjsuotatkhj wkt` t`e `eamquarters, gay kjvhove redentkhj hc t`eoeaiue‛s appoknatkhj chr gegbers`kp kj \HJ[ Ikros ̂ hctbaoo t`e choohwkjiyear hr anneptajne hc t`e gegbers`kp appoknatkhj hj a prhbatkhjarystatus.

`. 

Irkevhus kjmkvkmuao gksnhjmunt, hj t`e part hc amuot oeamers hr poayers, hj hrhcc t`e ckeom, sun` as, but jht okgktem th, cki`tkji, mrkjfkji, puboknoy aumkboeuse hc chuo hr abuskve oajiuaie, gay resuot kj t`e reghvao hc aj kjmkvkmuao

crhg curt`er thurjagejt poay chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e thurjagejt seashj.(1)  \oayers reghvem ujmer t`ks sentkhj gay jht be repoanem hj t`e

thurjagejt rhster.k. 

]`e chrcekture hc a thurjagejt iage gay resuot kj t`e eokgkjatkhj hc t`eteag crhg t`e thurjagejt.

^entkhj 1= 

Ean` ejtry s`aoo assuge cuoo resphjskbkokty chr expejses kjnurrem kj thurjagejtnhgpetktkhj.

^entkhj 15  Uses hc artkcknkao jhksegafers are prh`kbktem. A warjkji wkoo be ikvej th t`e nhan`,kc antkhj ks jht sthppem6 t`e iage ks a chrcektem iage.

EQUK\GEJ] 

^entkhj 13 

Bht` oeat`er ajm syjt`etkn nhverem shctbaoos bearkji t`e egboeg hc \HJ[ Ikros^hctbaoo are gajucanturem th spenkcknatkhjs by severao nhgpajkes ajm are t`eshctbaoos renhggejmem chr oeaiue poay ajm requkrem kj thurjagejt poay.

HO[G\KN \OA[HCC (]KE BREAFER) CHRGA]

^entkhj 19 Chr Mkvkskhj (hr \hho) \oay Hjoy

]wh hr ghre ]eags ]kem - th metergkje t`e wkjjkji hrmer t`e choohwkji chrgat s`aoo beusem4

a. 

Ykjs „ Ohssesb.  @eam th @eamn.  Rujs Aoohwemm.

 

Rujs ^nhreme.

 

Nhkj Cokp

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]HURJAGEJ] \OA[ RUOE^ CHR ^EOEN]/]RASEO ]EAG^

^entkhj 1 

]eag Ean` teag gay ejter as gajy thurjagejts as t`ey meskre. ]eags appoy th attejmthurjagejts t`rhui` t`e hjokje systeg. Ean` teag ks resphjskboe chr t`ekrexpejses ajm thurjagejt cees.A teag ks nhgprksem hc a gkjkgug hc tej ajm a gaxkgug hc eki`teej poayers,

hje gajaier, ajm a gaxkgug hc t`ree nhan`es.

^entkhj 2 

Quaokcker ]hurjagejt @hst Resphjskbkoktkes ]`e @hst's ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr ks resphjskboe chr t`e hveraoo nhjmunt hc t`equaokcker thurjagejt. ]`ks kjnoumes ckjajnkao resphjskbkokty chr aoo prhckt ajm ohss6thurjagejt sn`emuoe6 verkcykji aoo partknkpatkji teag's bkrt` nertkcknates6 verkcykjiaoo partknkpatkji teag's kjsurajne6 prhvkmkji ckeoms ajm reoatem cankoktkes6 prhvkmkji\HJ[ stagpem baoos6 prhvkmkji \HJ[ ugpkres6 anneptkji teags t`rhui` t`ehjokje systeg6 phstkji wkjjers kj t`e hjokje systeg6 nhgpokajne wkt` \HJ[^hctbaoo ruoes6 ajm nhgpokajne wkt` t`ekr \HJ[ ^hctbaoo thurjagejt nhjtrant. A`hst w`h mhes jht satkscy t`ese requkregejts gay be prh`kbktem crhg `hstkji

cuture thurjagejts.

^entkhj >  ]hurjagejt ]eag Eokikbkokty Acckmavkt (Rhster) a.

 

A poayer's jage s`aoo hjoy appear hj hje rhster at ajy tkge. A poayer gayn`ajie teags t`rhui` t`e amm/mrhp prhness. ]`e ammem poayer s`aoo jht poaywkt` t`e anqukrkji teag ujtko t`e aut`hrkzem \HJ[ Mkrenthr apprhves t`eamm/mrhp chrg. Kc a poayer partknkpates kj a \HJ[ sajntkhjem thurjagejtprkhr th renekvkji apprhvao, t`e poayer ajm gajaier gay be suspejmem chruse hc aj kooeiao poayer.

b.  ]`e Amm/Mrhp prhness requkres4(1)

 

]`e Amm/Mrhp chrg s`aoo be ckooem hut nhgpoeteoy ajm skijem by aoo

requestem partkes.(2)

 

A nhpy hc t`e ammem poayer's bkrt` nertkcknate s`aoo annhgpajy t`eamm/mrhp chrg.

(>) 

A gaxkgug hc t`ree poayers s`aoo be ammem th a teag's rhster perseashj, exnouskve hc kjdurem poayer amm/mrhps.

(=) 

Acter Duoy 15, a poayer s`aoo be ammem th a rhster hjoy th repoane ajkjdurem poayer. Yrkttej nertkcknatkhj by aj attejmkji p`ysknkaj hj t`ekjdurem poayer s`aoo annhgpajy t`e amm/mrhp request. ]`e kjdurempoayer s`aoo jht be eokikboe th poay chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e seashj. ]`eseashj ejms uphj nhgpoetkhj hc t`e Jatkhjaos.

(5) 

]`e parejt ajm poayer s`aoo skij a jew rhster prkjt hut w`kn` nhjtakjst`e poayer's jage.n.  ]`e teag gajaier s`aoo revkew t`e bkrt` nertkcknates th ejsure t`e eokikbkokty

hc poayers as th aie, nhgpoete t`e hjokje rhster, hbtakj parejt/iuarmkajskijatures, hbtakj poayer skijatures ajm skij t`e rhster. ]`e poayer's jages`huom be okstem hj t`e rhster exantoy as kt appears hj `er bkrt` nertkcknate.

m. 

]`e gajaier wkoo presejt chr nhgpokajne t`e rhster, nhpkes hc bkrt`nertkcknates, prhhc hc kjsurajne, ajm apprhvem amm/mrhp chrgs th t`e @hst's]hurjagejt Mkrenthr. ]`ese mhnugejts s`aoo be avakoaboe t`rhui`hut

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thurjagejt poay th t`e @hst's ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr, thurjagejt hccknkaos,ajm hpphskji teag gajaiers.

e.  Kc a bat ikro ks usem, s`e s`aoo be a oeiaooy rhster poayer.

^entkhj = 

Iages a.  ]eags s`aoo poay at t`e sktes ajm tkges meskijatem by t`e aut`hrkzem

thurjagejt hccknkao. Aoo quaokcykji iages gust be hje (1) `hur ajm twejty

(2<) gkjutes hr ghre, ujoess weat`er ks a canthr. Jh mrhp meam tkge hj ajyiage poayem.

b.  Y`ej aj hccknkao snhrefeeper ks jht usem, t`e `hge teag wkoo be t`e hccknkaosnhrefeeper. Kt ks t`e hbokiatkhj hc t`e vksktkji teag th verkcy t`e snhre at t`eejm hc ean` `aoc kjjkji.

n. 

Hjne poay ̀ as beiuj, t`e iage gust be poayem th kts reiuoatkhj oejit`, ujoessnaooem benause hc ruj ruoe, chrcektem, hr tkge okgkt. Iages naooem chr ajy ht`erreashj s`aoo be nhjtkjuem as suspejmem iages at t`e jext sn`emuoem tkge asmetergkjem by t`e thurjagejt mkrenthr. Aoo thurjagejt iages gust bepoayem th t`ekr nhjnouskhj, prhmunkji a wkjjer.

m. 

Kj t`e evejt t`e thurjagejt najjht be nhgpoetem by t`e ckjao sn`emuoemmate4(1)

 

Kc jh iages `ave beej poayem, aoo teags s`aoo partknkpate kj eokgkjatkhjby t`e thss hc a nhkj. Cokppkji sequejne s`aoo be as teags were pakremhj t`e poaykji branfet.

(2) 

Kc a phrtkhj hc t`e ckrst rhujm `as beej poayem, teags w`kn` `ave beejmeceatem kj nhgpoete iages are exnoumem crhg t`e nhkj thss, ajmwkjjers hc sun` iages s`aoo be exnoumem crhg t`e ckrst rhujm hceokgkjatkhj by nhkj thss.

(>)  Acter t`e ckrst rhujm hc poay, hjoy teags t`at are ujmeceatem s`aoopartknkpate kj eokgkjatkhj by nhkj thss.

(=) 

Y`ej aoo teags ̀ ave poayem ajm t`ere ks hjoy hje ujmeceatem teag oect,t`at teag s`aoo be menoarem t`e wkjjer.

(5) 

Kc t`e wkjjer hc t`e ohser's branfet meceats t`e prevkhusoy ujmeceatemteag ajm kt ks jht phsskboe th poay t`e "kc" iage, a nhkj thss betweejt`e twh teags s`aoo metergkje t`e wkjjer.

e. 

Kj t`e evejt hc t`e abshoute kjabkokty th nhgpoete thurjagejt poay, t`e ckjaosn`emuoem thurjagejt mate whuom be t`e nhgpoetkhj mate.

^entkhj 3 

\rhtests ajm \ejaotkes a.

 

\rhtest hc ajy ugpkre's ruokji s`aoo be game th t`e ]hurjagejt Ugpkre-Kj-N`kec (UKN) ajm/hr Menkskhj Nhggkttee bechre poay ks resugem.

b. 

\rhtests hc ht`er thurjagejt nhjmktkhjs gust be game th t`e @hst's]hurjagejt Mkrenthr.

n. 

Aj kooeiao poayer ks a poayer jht quaokckem th be a gegber hc t`e teag mue thaie hr a poayer jht okstem hj t`e teag's rhster.

m. 

\rhtests hc kooeiao poayers s`aoo be pergkttem at ajy tkge murkji t`e iage.e.

 

\ejaoty chr use hc aj kooeiao poayer s`aoo be reghvao hc t`e poayer ajm t`e teaggajaier crhg t`e iage ajm thurjagejt rhster. ]`e gajaier s`aoo jht bepergkttem th serve as gajaier hr nhan` chr t`e regakjmer hc t`e thurjagejtseashj ajm hje ammktkhjao year. ]`e poayer s`aoo jht be pergkttem th

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apprhprkate by t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr.g.

 

Y`ej a teag ks reghvem crhg t`e ckeom hc poay, chr ajy reashj, w`ej a oeiaoiage s`huom `ave nhjtkjuem, t`e ugpkre wkoo irajt t`e teag hje gkjute thre-ejter t`e ckeom hc poay ajm resuge t`e iage. Kc t`e teag recuses th returjth t`e ckeom acter hje gkjute, t`e ugpkre wkoo menoare a chrcekt th t`e hpphskjiteag. ]`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr wkoo `ave t`e aut`hrkty th reghve t`e teagcrhg t`e thurjagejt. Reiarmoess hc t`e ]hurjagejt Mkrenthr's antkhj, t`e

gajaier hc t`e teag t`at recuses th nhjtkjue poay wkoo be suspejmemauthgatknaooy crhg t`e baoajne hc t`e iages th be poayem kj t`e thurjagejtajm s`aoo jht be pergkttem th partknkpate as teag gajaier hr nhan` ujtkojhtkckem by \HJ[ Thje amgkjkstratkhj. \HJ[ Thje amgkjkstratkhj wkoonhjmunt aj amgkjkstratkve revkew kjth t`e nkrnugstajnes ajm kgphseammktkhjao pejaotkes hr antkhjs, as t`ey meeg apprhprkate, hj t`e gajaierajm oeaiue.

^entkhj 9  ]ke Breafer chrgat ]wh hr ghre teags tkem - th metergkje t`e wkjjkji hrmer t`e choohwkji chrgats`aoo be usem4a.

 

Ykjs „ Ohssesb.

 

@eam th @eamn.

 

Rujs Aoohwemm.  Rujs ^nhreme.

 

Nhkj Cokp

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HCCKNKAO \HJ[ Ikros ^hctbaoo

Gemknao Reoease Chrg

A gemknao reoease chrg, skijem by t`e poayer‛s parejt hr oeiao iuarmkaj

GU^] be prhvkmem chr ean` poayer hj t`e thurjagejt teag kj hrmer t`at

p`ysknkajs ajm `hspktaos wkoo annept poayers chr treatgejt kj t`e evejt hc

koojess hr kjdury w`ej t`e parejts hr oeiao iuarmkaj are jht avakoaboe.

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teag, `ereby irajt pergksskhj th t`e amuot gajaier, nhan` ajm

buskjess gajaier hc t`e teag th hbtakj gemknao nare crhg ajy oknejsem

p`ysknkaj, `hspktao, hr gemknao nokjkn chr t`e poayer jagem `erekj at

sun` tkges as ekt`er parejt hr oeiao iuarmkaj najjht be nhjtantem kj

pershj hr by teoep`hje. ]`ks aut`hrkzatkhj s`aoo kjnoume aoo oeaiue

antkvktkes, kjnoumkji t`e perkhm requkrem th traveo th ajm crhg t`hse

antkvktkes6 ajm we mh `ereby wakve, reoease, abshove, kjmegjkcy ajm

airee th ̀ hom ̀ argoess t`e ohnao \HJ[ Ikros ̂ hctbaoo hriajkzatkhj6 \HJ[

Ikros ^hctbaoo6 t`e hriajkzers, supervkshrs, partknkpajts, ajm pershjs

trajsphrtkji t`e poayer th ajm crhg t`hse antkvktkes, chr ajy noakg

arkskji hut hc aj kjdury th t`e poayer.

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