European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Mott important part at tee Ball if leaching baseball rules a president of Little league tee Ball in the suburbs everybody wins by Michael Winerip new York times he inventor of tee Ball should win lha Nobel prize of american suburban living in the old Days they Lei 6 and 7-year-Oldo Pilch to each other and the score was 17-93 in the Bottom o the first when the ump finally called the game about Midnight on account of darkness. A Iho parents got abnormal blood pressure and Inq next Day entire Loams Ware rushed to Iho school nurse s office suffering from exposure then Abner to bal Day had the smart idea of idling the Little ones hot Iho Ball off a Waist High Lubber too. Afler each player on a Loam hits once Iho inning is Over oven i there Aio no oils within hous of the first tee Ball Gamo chaos had been reduced in some outlying suburbs by As much As 48 percent. In the first of two games one saturday the tides of the Garden City South Teo Ball league Gol the Lisl iwo girls on base. Amanda Ulmer. 7, was duo up but before she led Thod Goul Chrissie Grey 6, the cleanup hitter turned to her and said Amanda let s not get our pants dirty right away o.k.?" often a whole tee Ball game is played with the holders never getting anyone out. So Whall gloves look belter when they re not used Loo much we Hale to yield said Amanda. It s Boring said Kathleen Moran How can anybody like to Field 1 of my god. 1 Lino it said Amanda. Joo Peirono president of the Little league in Garden cily ny., says the most important part of tee Ball is leaching baseball s rules. The dugout a Lor players said Perm kid Brothers should not be in Sheie. Pet dogs should not to in hero " Noona keeps score until a Lew years ago Tec sail players did t even have baseball wants. They used to come to the Field see the Oldiv kids and feel bad said Perron so in Gal them pants " Thor arc Only two teams in the Guys division they play each other the Enloe 18-t Arno season us very Nice said Mary Annn Grey. T Idos manager. To an gel to be Good friends the tides Scota five runs in the Lap of the Lisl but no one Menli Onod anything about in Walling dior Lurn to hit Kalhleen swung an imaginary Bat at an comply Lee on the sidelines and m a whisper said she hits another Homo run " Halfway through the game in stalled sprinkling and All the clippers even the ones who weren t up. Pul on halting helmets. Thoy liked the sound of ram pm gig against choir Heads a few tides fielders complained but Groy Lold them to won i Molt " Lauren Cor Sicri. The shortstop said we won t melt and Polly soon Hoy were All saying. We won l Molt we wan i  there was Only one out Iho entire game when Kim Magnuson scooped up a grounder and throw to Dana  at Rel later Dana would say i like gelling people  the boys game was More focused. But nol Loo the dodgers manager John Nyhen assigned Sieve co Victo Centerfield Good said Sieve Whai s Centrefold when Iho reds manager Lold Nicky Rontiris to play shortstop. The boy ran to the exact spol Nickel yelled his manager Jim of scold come Bach Nicky you forgot your Mill id the first inning. The dodgers stalled even themselves gelling three people out in an inning. The third baseman Bryan Baebler. Kept saying three in one inning three in one inning " believe in or  said the dodgers manager we average seven oils a game there la so much uniform and so Little boy in s hard at times to Tell who s who. Though parents seem to know Whan Fiory meal he hit a grounder to second his fatties Ghoul of that was a great hit son nor Are theae boys old enough to know they Are supposed to be Model Teboul their Longs it s hard they feel like such Happy Leals. After Chris Polloni hit a Ball All the Way to the Lonce he ran out onto the Field and should. Dad. Did you like my hit they love scoring. They touch Home Plato and in fools so Good they Bounce on it a Law times More. They Don l want to Leavel after one of the smallest Paul Norica. Scored he was so excited he grabbed the hands of spectators and jumped around like a Newborn Grasshopper. The reds manager had to Tell them when the Gamo was Over. Yet said Nicky did we win we  said Mascole. Yoh we Bolh won to said Yem both teams shouted to won we wort Nyhan a shored the dodgers Lof a pos game speech. I want to say you Guys played Well today he said. You got soveral oils. I like Iho Way you  then the manager opened a bag and gave each dodger a chocolate Candy bar Lor excellent cooperation. Hazard. Wien iwo Veteran rules officials were asked recently to name the tour pros who know the rules Best there was o Long pause. Tom Watson the questioner offered. To wrote a Book about the rules.". No he s  said one expert. Jack Nicklaus in t bad said the other hesitantly but he s not  How Aboul do Finsterwald one finally said he has l played Iho tour in 20  the irony a int Golf is a game that prides itself on everyone playing scrupulously by lha rules. Host Gates who play Livo or More rounds a year do know the rules said big Williams a former Urga president and a renowned rules authority. They know where to Lee up their Ball what the penalty is for out of Bounds that you can l keep the Ila Stiek in the Hole when pulling on the Given that the Ball is lost after a five minute search and so on surprisingly with Lew exceptions they even play by them. I think people underestimate the average golfer s working knowledge of the  Williams is right. Most golfers can get around 18 holes without seriously breaking the Law 99 percent of the Lime. The trouble occurs when an unusual set of circumstances develops or when someone is asked to explain a ruling. Just Aboul now is the prime season for rules questions. All those questions that build up Over a weekend of Golf. ,. Lay 31,1988 Start pouring  said Hannigan. Women ask a disproportionate number of rules questions they May account for 25 percent of the Golf played but half of All our questions come from  Hannigan s favorite rules interpretation occurred in the Early 1970s when he was the number one line o defense at Golf House and fielded a question from a rules official at a Lour Namel in the metropolitan new to area. It seems thai a Well known tour pro had grown impatient and driven his Ball into the group ahead of him. Another tour pro playing in the bombarded group whacked the Ball Bach Down the Fairway. Strong words were exchanged recalled Hannigan. Then the first pro claimed thai the second pro should be penalized to hitting a wrong Ball or Al least Lor making a practice stroke. I ruled no penalty and this later was upheld in a decision of  Richard s. Tufts a former Urga president once simplified the rules Down to two Greal principles Pfay the course As you find in and play the Ball As ii lies. If you Ever have a serious question about the Lules you May write the Urga at Golf House far Kins . 07931. The phone number is 201 234-2300. One of the resident experts will hand Down a ruling Over Hie phone and cite a precedent in the decisions on the rules of Golf he will follow up with a letter and a copy of the appropriate decision the service a provided free of charge. The stars and stripes Page 16