It is advisable to have some one to act as scorer for all of the lines; though it is practicable for the first player in each line to act as scorer for his line.
It is well also to appoint a scorerand linesman, to disqualify any players who cross the throwing line, and one player to stand behind the stool defender and return the balls that may go afield.
There are no center runners or fielders in this form of the game, as in some others An umpire is desirable, and a scorer and referee are needed for skillful teams.
An umpire, referee, and scorer are desirable in any form of the game, but not absolutely necessary except for match games.
And the strange thing about it is, there is no scorer who tells you that you are on deck.
No scorer is allowed to have at one time more than one score-card for each shooter, and no shooter is allowed to shoot without having an unfinished score-card deposited with the scorer.
Unless otherwise specified, each competitor will have a separate target provided and will fire his score throughout, when the target will be examined by the scorer and the score recorded.
The same person should always be appointed scorerin all match games, and he should be selected as well for his gentlemanly qualities as for his familiarity with the game.
Every club should appoint a regular scorer for the season, and he should be competent to record the fielding as well as batting score of the game.
No person shall be permitted to act as umpire or scorer in any match, unless he shall be a member of a Base-Ball Club governed by these rules.
The scorer may be regarded as the clerk of the game, and it is his duty to record the score of each player, and make a full and complete showing of each man’s standing throughout the game.
The scorer credited Ferry Hill with one more precious tally and, amid noisy encouragement, Chub stepped smiling back into the box.
And the coach hurried over to the scorer to arrange the new batting list.
So Chub shouted something to the umpire, the scorer slammed his book shut on a score of 8--7 and pandemonium had everything its own way.
Gilkes, with 12 not out, was top scorer on our side--except for Mr. Extras.
For Mr. Joseph Scorer had sold and been paid for that garden produce no less than sixteen times over.
Mr. Joseph Scorer met us at the door, and we forthwith took possession.
Scorer has been in my service for fifteen years, and I ought to know.
I'm afraid Mr. Joseph Scorer has a very short memory.
What on earth had made Mr. Joseph Scorer act in this way?
I assured him that they did not interest me, unless I had some ground of action against Mr. Joseph Scorer for the disturbance of my peaceful possession of his much-let habitation.
I can't believe William Scorer would do such a thing," he said, looking at us with eyes full of puzzled suspicion, as though he were not quite sure whether I had told him all I knew of the matter.
It was the action of a fool; and whatever else he was, Mr. Joseph Scorer could hardly be called a fool, except in this one point of utter inadequacy of motive.
If I could find Mr. Scorer I would jolly well like to wring his nasty little neck.
The referee, time-keeper and scorer chosen from the senior class took their places.
The scorer attempted to announce it, but her voice was lost in the noisy yells of the junior class in the gallery.
The first man to the bat in the ninth got a single, the next a two bagger, and by the time they had stopped hitting me, the scorer had credited the Cincinnati club with four runs, and we lost the game, 4 to 2.
Bescher followed with another triple, and, after that, the official scorer got writer's cramp trying to keep track of the hits and runs.
One scorer will prefer to make up his totals at the end of a game, another will elect to compute them at the termination of each deal; but either way the advantages of the score-sheet are apparent.
This scorer is a piece of copper or brass wire flattened out thin at the end E, which end is pressed firmly to the file teeth and pushed across the width of the file.
If the pins have lodged too firmly in the teeth to be removed, the scorer shown in Fig.
The scorer at the firing point then scores the shot as indicated by the marker.
At the expiration of the time limit the scorer will announce "Time.
Just as the time limit for each string expires the scorer shall announce, "Time.
In Matches C, D, E, and F the scorer should have a reliable stop watch, so that the timing will be accurate.
Archer had been a big scorer for the Incogs; then he went with Lord Hawke’s team to the Cape, and on his return had changed his style, and could score no more.
Dick nodded, and was about to answer, when the scorer called, "Randall, second try.
Dick rose, and was making ready for his run, when the scorer waved him back.
Every eye was turned on the shot ring, and the scorer called, "Ellis of Hopevale, first try.
A's scorer held the pear-shaped handle of the electric bell between his fingers, his elbows upon the table.
D's scorer was holding the handle of the bell against his left cheek, on a level with his eye.
E's scorer had time to see the men on his left fall, in a green or violet light.
C's scorer only came to himself twenty minutes later as the result of artificial respiration.
With a little more first-class cricket would have been one of the best bats in England; a rapid scorerwith great hitting powers.
The scorer remarked that he had better sharpen his pencil, and Jan retorted that he had better watch the over first.
Needing a scorer at one of the targets, he took poor Reardon and put him at work just when his last turn was coming on, and in spite of the fact that he had already served long hours at the job.
Then I heard the scorer briefly announce, "Mr. Godwin, miss!
He had as scorer an artillery sergeant who read the flags through field-glasses, and was an unusually long time in scoring the last shot.
Dick was a slow scorer as a rule, but he knew a full-pitch to leg when he saw one.
Tom and Dick made two bee-lines for the scorer and waited palpitatingly for the verdict.
The present system of scoring was first introduced by the writer in 1867, and since then has been adopted by every competent scorer in the country.
Neither shall the umpire or scorer be changed during a match, unless with the consent of both parties, except for reason of illness or injury, or for a violation of the above rules.
The scorer must first make himself familiar with the following abbreviations of words used to indicate the various movements and actions of the fielders, and these abbreviations will be found very easy to commit to memory.
The umpire shall also require that the game be recorded by a scorer for each of the contesting clubs.
The scorer of a base-ball match has either a simple task to perform, or a duty requiring his close attention to every movement of the players in the field.
Nor shall any person be permitted to act as umpire or scorer in any match unless he shall be a member of the National Association, or of a State branch thereof.
A referee and scorer were appointed from among the half-dozen non-shooting spectators.
In a loud voice the scorer announced the results, and the name of the next on the list.
Say, Loring says if I'll learn to score, I can be official scorer for the team.
Loring says if I'm scorer they'll take me with them when they go away to play.
You bring a book Saturday and sit by me, and I'll make a professional scorer of you in no time.
I suppose he's told you he is our official scorer now?
You'll have to lay the blame on me, then, if your scorer doesn't do you justice, Billings.
