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T. I. GALLAGHER.

GAME. APPLICATION PIILED 11.11.1910.

9 1 r Patented Sept. 13,1910.

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' GAME.

' specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

I Application filed April 11, 1910. Serial No. 554,896.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. GALLA- GHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charlestown, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Games, of

is 'a specification.

' This invention re ates to games and particularly to parlor base ball games.

The object of the present invention is the provision of a parlor base ball ame in which the several moves or plays ound in the national game may be carried out upon a board on which there is mounted the respective players.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of novel means for,pitching the ball to the batsman and at the same time automatically moving the bat to meet the ball so that it is driven into the field and further means-for interrupting the progress of the ball at the different layers stations so that it may be determin the number of bases a batter will get for a. given hit. v

Further objects of the invention will appear'as the specific description which follows is read in connection with the accom-- panying,drawings' which forfii' apart of thisspecification, and in which-:1.

Figure 1 is a top plan viewf Fig. 2 .is a bottom plan View. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view takenon the line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 isa detail sectional view on the line 4l of Fig. 1. I

Referring more especially to the drawing,

1 represents a board of substantially rec I be properly kept.

' Mounted upon the face of the board are projecting wires 6 turn ed at each players posltion which surroun suitable sockets 7 in which the ball which is used in the play is adapted to fall. The wires 6 partially surround the sockets 7 and form interrupting means which the ball engages in its travel over the board. These devices are arranged at first, second and third bases and at right, left and center field positions. One is also arranged at the short-stops position.

Slidably mounted in brackets 8 mounted on the underneath side of the board is an operating rod 9 whose outer end 10 is formed into a hook whereby the rod may be retracted. Suitable springs surround the rod between the brackets 8 and are numbered 11 on the drawing. Intermediate the ends of the rod is secured an arm 12 which projects vertically through a slot 13 in the which is pivoted upon the under side of the board as at 16 and has connected to its opposits end an L-shaped rod 17 which projects up through a slot 18 on the board adjacent the home plate c. One end of this L-shaped member comprises the bat 19 which is adapted to strike the ball when pitched by the arm 14. a

In the operation of the device, the rod 9 is retracted a ainst the tensions of the spring 20 and a mar le or other suitable substitute 21 is placed in engagement with the cup 14. The arm is then released and flying forward under the impetus of the springs will pitch the ball over the board toward the home plate 0. At the same time the rod The outer end of the rod 9 has secured to it a lever 15 connected end ofthe lever 15 will be movedforward thus drawing back on the L-shaped member 17\and bringing the batinto engagementlwith the ball. The ball is thus knocked out into the field, and when stopped by.either one of the wires 6 at any one of the players positions will drop into the aperture 7 and a certain score is given therefor according to the hit made. If the ball passes all of the wires, it is considered a the board adapted to project a ball, a lever air of springs surroundingpivoted to the board on its underside, and having connection at one end with the ,rod, said lever having its opposite end projecting through the board, and a bat earriedby 5 the said lever and adapted to operate over the'board in the opposite direction to 'the projecting arIn.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS F. GALLAGHER.

Witnesses RIoHARD A. ANDREOLI, DANIEL J. SWEENEY.

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