May 3ré I94I,
vr,Powaréd Tngleman,
¢ Dept. of Physical Education,
University of Fansas,
Lawrence Kansas.

bear Mr, Engleman;
received which is;

Replying to your inquiry just

Premise; |
"our base ball class has been discussing the follow-
a rule on the play diagrammed on the accompaning
orm
To explain the play in ert 2
The batter hite a ground ball down the first base
line, There is a base runner on first base, The base~
runner immediately starts for second base, The first
baseman traps the ball and steps on first retiring the
batter, Now the question is; vhat is the statue of the
runner? |
(A)s _ _ be put ovt at second by merely tagging second
se
(3); Yuet he be tagged out?
(c}; Can he return safely to first if he is eble to do 80
and still be safe or is he forced to take second the
minute the bell ie hit?” (End of quote.)

Rule Application; yhen base runners are out:
“ple 49;
See, 113 !
“if,whea the beteman becomes a bace runner,
the firet bese,or the first and second bases, |
or the first,second and third bases be occup~
jed,any base runner so occupying @ base shail
eease to be entitled to hold it,and may be put
gut at the next base in the same manner 468 in
(A) running to firet base,or by being touched with
the 1 in the hané of a fielder at any time
before any base runner following him in the batt-
| ing order be put out,vuniess etc.” (Bnd of quote)
definition of a Force Flay:
mule 525 (second Paragraph);
A force out can be made only when @ base runner
(3) legally loses the risht to a base he occupies by
: reason of the bateman becoming @ base-runuer and
he is thereby forced to advance.” (nd of quote)