1974

"Ail infield fly is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive or an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, or first, second, and third bases are occupied, before two are out. The pitcher, catcher, and any outfielder who stations himself in the infield on the play shall be considered infielders for the purpose of this rule.

"When it seems apparent that a batted ball will be an infield fly, the umpire shall immediately declare 'infield fly' for the benefit of the runners. If the ball is near the baseline, the umpire shall declare 'infield fly, if fair.'

"The ball is alive, and the runners may advance at the risk of the ball being caught or retouch an advance after the ball is touched, the same as on any fly ball. If the hit becomes a foul ball, it is treated the same as any foul.

"Note: if a declared infield fly is allowed to fall untouched to the ground, and bounces foul before passing first or third base, it is a foul ball. If a declared infield fly falls untouched to the ground outside the baseline, and bounces fair before passing first or third base, it is an infield fly."—Aside: The Common LawOrigins of the Infield-Fly Rule, 123 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1474, n.2 (1975), quoting Official Rules of Baseball Rule 2.

Ah—the glory of the game of baseball. The Braves go on to the World Series.

News from Peter Coutrakon is that after 18 years with Citibank he recently took a job with Sanwa Business Credit Corporation. His new assignment is in Chicago, and he and his wife, Jo Ann (Trinity '73), and their three children will be relocating in Lake Forest, III., from New Canaan, Conn. Peter chaired the alumni interviewing operation in Connecticut for the past two years and we're certain BruceWilliamson will steer him to the right places.

Tom Ludlow, chief financial officer at Bell Atlantic Business Supplies, writes to remind us to please pay class dues. Participation fell 2.8 percent this year and we had to absorb a 21.3-percent increase in Alumni Magazine subscription rates from last year.

Who would not have wanted to be in JayConger's shoes last year? Jay took a sabbatical and spent much of it in France as a visiting professor at INSEAD, a European business school. He also finished his new book entitled Learning to Lead, which looks at whether or not we can train managers to become leaders. Next year Jay is teaching at the Harvard Business School as a guest professor.

Jon Dale has set up his own ad agency in the San Francisco Bay area. He reports that his family is doing well and that he just returned from three weeks of selling in Asia and the Middle East, where Desert Storm has generated tremendous loyalty to the United States.

Tom Guidi and his wife, Karen, and three children Jason 13, Lauren 4, and Ryan 2 live in Danvers, Mass. Tom practices law with the firm of Hamen Way & Barnes and focuses primarily on the area of real estate and representation of small business. He's no longer fencing but still manages to play a few hoops.

Cameron Rashti is living in London with his wife, Soussan, and six-year-old son Cyrus. He is an associate principal with Perkins & Will, Architects, and he heads up the ongoing work on new office and retail facilities on the Canary Wharf project in London.

Jack Martin has been working on translations of the infield fly rule (which I provided) for various organizations including the Yeats Society of Australia and the greater Zimbabwe Cricket Society. Good luck, Jack.

Next month, news about Rick Ranger's summer in Alaska.

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