US1153899A - Playing-cards. - Google Patents

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30. I914.

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Patentedfiept. 231, 31%.5.

Application filed November 39, Mile. serial No. 87464.8.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ELI V. ELCOUIN, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Detroit, in the county of l/Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Playingllards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to-the accompanying drawings. z

This invention relates to a card game, and more particularly to a game by which all the possibilities, chances and science of a baseball game can be realized by the participants in the card game. 1

An object of my invention is to provide a card game which will afford consider-a le amusement to adults, as well as juveniles, and particularly baseball enthusiasts, the game including moves and plays of a regulaiprofessional baseball game..

The game a'paratus includes a deck of sixty cards an a diagram of a baseball diamond with o pawns to represent the players or e ,/on bases. The card deck is divided into hree divisions, namely, the pitchers card; the batters card, and the fielders card. Each one of these divisions contain twenty cards, and the backs and faces of the cards of the three divisions are of different design so that the players, participants in the game can readily distinguish the'cards.

in order that the following description of the card game can be fully understood,

reference will he lied to the drawings,

wherein Figure 1. is a View of one" of the pitchers cards of which there are three in the deck; Fig. 2 is a View of another pitchers card to of which there are four in the deck; 3 is a viewof another pitchers card o-f'which there are four in the deck; Fig. 4C is a view of anotherpitchers card of which there are four in the deck; Fig. 5 is a view of another pitchers card of which there are five in the deck; Fig. 3 is a view of a fielders card y-hf which there are four in the deck; Fig. 7 is a View of a fielders card of which there are two in the deck; Fig. 8 is a view of a fiel e card of which there are three in the decl ry Fig, 9 is a plan of afgamc apparatussh'oiyi the outline of a baseball dianondan'd "bawns for the bases thereof; Fig.

1.0 is a ,view of a fielders card of which there are three in the deck; Fig. i1 is a view of a fielders card of which there are two in the deck; Fig. 12 is a View of a fielders card of which tnerc are two in the deck; Fig. 13 is a similar card of which there are two in the deck; Fig. l-l is a view of av similar card of which there is one in the deck; Fig. 15 is a view of a similar card of which there is one in the deck; Fig.

16 is a view of one of the batters cards; and Five. 17, 18 and 19 are perspective 35 views of card suits illustrating therear face thereof.

T he pita/lows cards.Thc pitchers cards are to represent the different kinds of balls that are pitched during a game. The faces of the cards of this deck are illustrated by a hand holding a ball ready to be pitched. The manner in which the ball is held is characteristic of the kind of ball pitched. Five different kinds of balls are in this set and each are represented by a different color, as follows: 3 cards represent a spit ball and the ball is colored violet. 4 cards represent a drop ball and the color is yellow. at cards represent an out-curve and go the color is green. 4. cards represent an incurve and the color is blue. 5 cards represent a fast straight ball and the color is red. 4

The battcrs' cm'ds.'lhe batters cards are to represent the balls hit. A base ball play- 5 er is shown on the face of this set swinging a club. A ball is also shown just above the club and is colored in one of the five colors that represent the different kinds of balls pitched. Thus, there are five.balls colored red representing the five straight balls. that are in the pitchers deck, 4: balls colored blue representing in-curve, l balls colored green representing out-curve, 4 balls colored yellow representing drop-ball, 3 balls colored o5 violet representing spit-ball. A red ballon, the batters cards can onlyhit a fast straight ball. A yellow ball-on the batters cards can only hit a drop'ball, etc. On the bat- ,ters cards is also printed thc location of'loq the field towhich a ball is hit, and also the number of bases the batter is entitled to providing his hit is not stopped or caught by a fielder.

of this set are distributed as follows: 4 11 cards representing the short-stop, 2 cards representing the first baseman, 3 cards rep resenting the second baseman, 3 cards representing the third baseman, 2 cards repre= senting the right fielder,2 cards representing the left fielder, 2 cards representing the center fielder, 1 card representing the pitcher, 1 card representing the catcher. The names of the various positions of the fielders are printed on the face of the cards,

so that there' can be no mistake as to their position.

[low to play the game.To play the game with all the science that the game affords the players must first acquaint themselves with the cards. By knowing the deck and being thoroughly familiar with every card, the persons playing will find little dif ficulty inputting up-a strong game; After choosing who will pitch and who will be the batter, the pitcher will take the two sets (pitchers cards and fielders cards) keeping them separate, and the batter will take the batter's cards. After shuttling, each will draw five cards off the top of his decks, The pitcher draws five cards of the pitchers deck and five cards of the fielders deck. Placing the diagram of the diamond on the table, with the home plate in front of the person who is to bat first, the player will place one of the little figures on home base to represent the batter. The game is now ready to start. The pitcher selects anyone of his five cards, which represent the different kinds of balls pitched, and lays it down face up. The batter in order to hit the pitched ball must hold a card which has the same colored ball on it as the card that is *pitched. If so, he lays it down face up; if

cards and if he holds a ca rd that will stop or catch the ball hit by the batter, the batter is out, if not the batter will be entitled to as many bases as his card designates. The batter now draws a card from his set and the pitcher draws a ca rd from his pitchers deck. If the pitcher used a fielder to put the batter out, he must draw one card from his fielders deck. If no fielder was used, the person pitching may have his choice of discarding one of his fielders and drawing, to better his hand or if he thinks his hand is as strong as possible he need not discard. The game is continued by the pitcher'pitching another ball and the batter hitting it.

This is continued until the pitcher has de- The decks are then.

clared three. men out. exchanged and play resumed.

Five, seven, or nine innings constitute the game. The one havingthe largest score at the end of the game is the winner.

To better illustrate the possibilities of the game, a half an inning will be described as .it can be played with the. cards. The: pitcher throws a fast straight ball. The batter-sees he has two cards that can hit it, namely, a-

two base hit to left field and a. grounder to second base for one base. He chooses the latter, and the pitcher failing to hold a sec- 0nd base man in his hand the batter'issafe, I

After each draws a card the pitcher now throws an in curve. The batter can hit it pitcher holding no second base man, the runner is safe. The pitcher now throws a spit ball. The batter hits it to a short stop for one base. The pitcher holding ashort stop card the batter is out; the base runner remaining at second base. pitched is an out curve. The batter hits it to right field fortwo bases/ The pitcher holding a right fielder card, the batter is out. But the batter moves his base runner to third base on the out. The pitcher holding a third baseman in his hand throws out the card and the runneris declared the third man out. i

Rules of the game.

A hit (fly or grounder to the in or out 'to center field for three bases, but thinks the I The next ball field) is good for as many bases as is shown on the card, providing the ball is not caught or stopped by a fielder. If the ball is not caught or stopped by a fielder, the men who are on the bases when the ball was hit are entitled to as many bases as the hitter. If a fly ball is hit to the infield and is caught by a fielder, the batter out, and if men are on the bases, they must remain 011 that base which they occupied before the ball was hit.

Forced [)Za 3 s.\Vhen men arev on bases and a grounder is hit to the third baseman, short stop or second baseman, and the men are forced to advance, the man nearest home plate shall be declared out, if the ball is a stopped by any one of the three said players.

()n a forced play when the ball is batted to. the pitcher or first baseman andthe pitcher holds either one of these men in his hand that can stop the hit, the batter shall be declared out, (a sacrifice hit) and the base runner or runners shall each advance one basef A double play can be made on a forced play, providing the ball hit is stopped by second base anda ball-is'hi-tto second baseman and stopped by him, the man running to third base shall be declared out and in this case in order to complete the double play, (that is to retire the man who is forced to run from first base to second) the pitcher must hold. a short stop card in his hand.

(in fly hit to the outfield and the ball is caugl'it, any base runner or all base runners may advance one base, {if the batter so chooses to move his men) and shall be de clared safe if the pitcher does not hold the corresponding baseman in his hand. If the pitcher does hold such baseman in his hand, the base runner is declared out. If two or more runners advance on the only one base runner can be put out. That one being determined by the fielders card that the pitcher shall throw from his hand.

, A player may steal any base when a strike is called on a batter. The base runner is safe if the pitcher does not hold a fielder in his hand corresponding to the base which was stolen. It such card is held the base runner shall called out.

On a double or triple steal, only one base runner can be put out. The runner will he declared out by the pitcher providing he holds card (fielders card) corresponding to any one oi? the bases stolen.

Batter aafe.-When he hits a ball pitched, which is not stopped or caught by a fielder. When he steals a base and the pitcher does not hold the player corresponding to the base stolen. A base runner may steal a base only when the batter does not hit the ball pitched.

Batter is out.When three strikes are called. a batted ball with his fielders cards. When a. base runner steals a base and the pitcher holds a corresponding fielder in his hand.

card game represents ll possibilities, chances and science that can be displayed in base ball game. The pitcher and the fielder represent one team, the batter the opposed team. The pitcher and the fielders must always be aware of each others designs and plans, and therefore, in this game the pitchers and fields-rs cards are held by the same player. Before pitching the ball a player looks at his fielders, and sees \'l1tl'-l'l(-I' there is among them a. man he can depend upon to stop the ball when the bat tcr hits it. The batters part can be played most scientifically. Watching the outplayed pil'chers and fielders cards, he can often play a sure game, hitting the ball to a place on the field, where he knows there is no one to stop it, or steal a base, knowing beforehand that there is no baseman to hold his man.

When played by more than two persons the game is played in the following manner:

When. the pitcher can stop or catch- One player is a pitcher and fielder, the other players are all batters. The pitcher takes five of his cards and -five of the fielders cards, and one of the players (usually the player sitting opposite the pitcher) takes five batter cards. As soon as this man is out or gets his man on a base, the player puts the rest of his cards into the batters deck, and the next player to him takes five cards from the batters deck and continues the game, as second batter at the plate. When three men are out, the cards are exchanged and the player nearest to the pitcher becomes pitcher and fielder and the former pitcher becomes one of the batters. After 5, 7 or 9 innings as-per agreement, the player that made the most number of runs is the winner. Of coairse in this game everybody plays for himself, and if the batter reaches bases, it is the object of the next player to see that the batter shall not reach the home plate.

It is optional with the players to accept the following rule: A pitcher being afraid of his batter has the right to throw out a pitchers card face down, anda floall will be called on the pitcher. The batter has the right in such a case to discard one of his cards and draw another from l1lS" (l8Ck. This rule favors a pitcher and also makes the game slow.

i What I claim is 1. A deck of cards 01" 1156 in/playing a card game of base ball, including a plurality of suits and a plurality, of like cards in each 0 suit, one of said suits haying indicia thereon representing thediiferent kinds of balls that are pitched during a game; another suit, having indicia' thereon representing balls that are hit dying-a game, ard n aiother suit 105 having indicia thereon repres ting the difi ferent players in a game. i 'ro;n the foregoing it 18 apparent that the 2. A deck of cards jpi/use in playing a,

card game 0f base ball, including a/pitchers suit, abatters suit, and a fielders suit, each suit having a plurality of like cards and the cards of all of said suits having indicia thereon representing the different balls, players and plays of a baseball game.

3. A deck of cards for use in playing acard game of baseball, including a pitchers suit of twenty ca rds, a batters suit of twenty cards, and a fielders suit of twenty cards, each suit having a plurality of like cards and the cards of all of said suits having displayed thereon pictorial representations of players and devices used by players in the game of baseball.

4-. A deck of cards for use in playing a card game of baseball, including a pitchers suit of twenty cards displaying thereon pictorial representations of the various kinds of balls pitched during a game, said suit having a plurality of like cards; a batters suit of twenty cards displaying thereon pictorial representations of balls that can be hit during a game, locat1on of the field t0 WhlCll a ball is hit, and the number of bases a batter is entitled to; and a fielders suit of twenty cards displaying thereon pictorial representations of players inthe field, said batters and fielders suit having a plurality of like cards.

5. A deck of cards for use in playing a card game of baseball including a plurality of suits and a plurality of like cards in each suit, the cards of one suit having indicia on both sides thereof representing the different kinds of balls that are pitched during a game; the cards of another suit having indicia on both sides thereof representing the balls that are hit during a game, and the cards of another suit having indicia on both sides thereof representing the different players in a game. v

6. A deck of cards for use in playing a card game of baseball including a pitehers suit of twenty cards each displaying on one side thereof pictorial representations of players and devices used by players in the game of baseball and on the opposite sides thereof indicia identifying the cards with the pitchers suit, a batters suit of twenty cards each displaying on one side thereof pictorial representations of players and devices used by the players in the game of baseball and on the opposite side indicia identifying the cards With the batters suit, and a fielders suit of twenty cards each displaying on one side thereof pictoria-l representations of players and. devices-used by players in the game of baseball and on the opposite side thereof indicia identifying the cards with the fielders suit.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ELI V. ELCOUIN.

Witnesses ANNA M. Donn, CHAS. V. STAUFFIGER.

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