Laws of Base Ball
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Sec 17. Players must make the bases in the order of striking, and when a fair ball is struck, and not caught flying nor on the first bound, the first base must be vacated, as also the second, and third bases, if they are occupied at the same time. Players may be put out upon any base, under these circumstances, in the same manner as when the striker when running to the first base.
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Sec 18. Players running the bases must so far as possible, keep upon the direct line between the bases; and should any player run three feet out of this line, for the purpose of avoiding the ball in the hands of an adversary, he shall be declared out.
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