US1639894A - neuzil - Google Patents

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g 27 E. s, NEUZIL GAME 0R PUZZLE Filed June-18. 1926 levi@ Patented `Aug. 23, 1927.

UNITED STAT-Es EMIL NEUZIL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GAME `OR PUZZLE.

`Appleman mea June lis, 1926. sei-iai N0.`116,795.

`This mventionrela-tes to a game or puzzle and more particularly toa contest involving theplays of a baseball game.`

One `oit' the objects` of `the present invention l is to provide a game or puzzlewhich involves theigdilierent plays of a baseball game and in which anynumberl ofcontestants may take art.` y p Another object of the invention isto pro-k videa gameorpuzzle in which a score card is supplied to the contesta1its,wlio insert the proper` playsgin each inning. on the score card.` .y I Y A. ystill further `object of the invention yis lo provide au improved game or puzzle which involves the various plays ina baseball contest in whichthe plays are designated by certain combinations of symbols or letters, which symbols or letters may be placed opposite the names of the ,baseball players to indicatethe play during eacli inningof the game.` l

These'and other objects are accomplished in the manner hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

.Referring tothe drawings:

`Figure 1 shows one way in which the score card may be filled outto'complete the nine innings ofthe game; and i p Figure 2 is a4 guide'in which the different plays `of a baseball game are designatedby certain` combinations of two letters which include the letters a to y', inclusive, of the alphabet.

zIn` illustratingv` one embodiment of my inventionI have shown the same ascomprising a score card whichis shown in Figure il of thedrawingfwhich consists preferably of Y a `sheet of `papena pluralityof parallel ruled lines running horizontallyonthe sheet as shown at 10,and a plurality ot transversely arranged lines as shown at `11., dividing' the majorportion ofthe sheet in nine squares transversely of the sheet. kThese squares are numberedfrom 'l to 9, inclusive. and are designated by the word Innings at the top leflwhand corner of the sheet. Below the fword Innings in the vertical column are a pluralityot names indicatinmthe players, such as Mostil CF, Scott SSfCollins 2B, Sheely lBrFalk LF, etc. Thesey names indi# cate the players, and the abbreviations fol` lowing the names indicate the position the players occupy at a baseball'game, such as center field, short stop, etc. At the bottom of the sheet the word Runs appears, and

opposite the word Itunsvare the totals or K the number oit runs` made during each inning ofthe game. i A y 'Ihe'construction ot the score card above described and illustrated in Figure l ot the drawing is substantially like the score card or score sheet now used in connection with keeping score of a regular baseball gaine.' But in playing` my improved frame or solvingr the puzzle I preferably block out certainy squares as shown at 12 throughout the score card. leaving certain spaces as shown at 13 blank, which are to be filled in by those in the contest. In the blank spaces 13 each contestant inserts one combination of symbols or letters,`which designates a certain play in a baseball game, as indicated byv a guide which will hereinafter be described.

In Figure l ot the drawing I have blocked ,75 out live squares in each ot the innings 1l, l. 6, and 9, and tour Squares in cach of the inninas 2,3, 7, and 8, as indicated 'at-l2, but it will. of course be understood thatfa lesser number of squares may be blocked out. in which case there willbe a ,fgreater number of blank spaces to ber filled in b v the contestants; but when the game is beine played vor the puzzle solved each contestant isl supplied with a score card 'having the identical 85 number of s uares blocked out giving' all the contestants an equal chance in :Filling in the .blank squares.

The preferred rules of the contest in playingmy improved game are as follows: 90

No letter from a to fj is to be used more than once in scoring the plays for any one player :r for example, it' Mostils first turn at bat makes the two base hit and the letters ae are inserted in the first. square in the lirst inning, ythe contestant cannot use the letters aor c vin scoring' or filling).F in the first blankspaces under the innings 3. 5. 6. or 8. The same is true' about the other players. Y i

The second preferred rule in playing; mv improved lgame is that no coml'iination ot two letters representiun` a certain play in baseball can be repeated; tor example, a con testant cannot use ne or or, or any other `combination of two letters more than once throughout the entire score card.

In order to assist the contestants in supplying the proper combinations of letters to designatethe proper plays in the blank 11ek spaces on the score card, I have provided a yguide as shown in Figure 2 ot the drawing,

which comprises combinations ot two letters from a to j inclusive, as indicated at 14. For example, the letters ab indicate flied out, the letters ac indicate sacriiice hitg the letters ad indicatestruck out the letters ae indicates two base hit, etc., with a different combination 'of letters representing the different plays.

In playing the game the object is to insert the combination ot ,letters in each of ,the blank spaces Awhich will give the greatest number of runs and yet at thesame time complete a perfect scorecard, and thecon- 1testant scoringthe .greatest ,number of runs will be the Vwinner-fot `the contest.

AFor the purpose ofillustrating `one manner in \vliich the ,blank spaces may be-filled ont inorder to complete va perfect ,score Card,` I have shown that in scoring the runs the contestant follows the play just the same as it would be followed in areal baseball game; 'for instance, the contestantmaystart oii'as indicated in the Ldiawing, with l\lo stil makinga two base hit7 by placing theletters ac vin front of Ih isname in' thelirst inning. The contestant can then sacrifice Mostil to third. base `by placing the letters au in front of Scot-ts name, as .indicated in Ythe drawing. .The c ontestantcan. then score-a ru'n by placing the letters ed in front ot Collinsfname inthe first inning, which will indicate Collinsmade a sacrifice Hy, scoring Mostil and n'iaking one run with two out. Then ,in .ordcr tov complete the inning, Sheely, ytli e .last manto bat 4in the .irst `inningca n closetheinning by striking out, which would be 4indicated by the letters ad VIn a similar .manner the contestant canfill in the other innings from 2 ,to ,9, inclusive, observing the `4rules above referred to until the score card is completely rfilled out, with each inning being completed ,by having three men out,as requiredin a regular baseball game.

It will be understood in connection with playingmy improved game that a base runner maybe advanced two bases on a. hit designated as a single; and on a play designated as grounded out7 the. contestant can advance the runner one base'if itfisfthe lirst or second out in the inning. l

While in the above specification I have designated certain spaces to be left blank for the contestant to fill in, it .will of vcourse .be understood thatk thev number ,of blank spaces in Neach inning maybe increased or decreased .in playing Athe game orcsol'ving the puzzle, but ol? course it is desirable when playing,the game between Aone group ot contestants to provide score cards with the identical. number of Vspaces left blank.

While in the above specilication I have described one form which my invention may assume in practice, in which certain combi.- nation of letters represent certain plays it willof course be understood that other symbols or combination of symbols may be used andl other modifications made without de- ,partingdfrom the spirit and scope oi the invention, 'asfexpr'essed in the following claims.

What I .claim as my .invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

l. Inra game or puzzle the Icombination ol a yscore cardfhaving certain characters representing plays,la,guide having certaincombination of characters representing p lays 'of a baseball 'game whereby only certain combination of characters in said guide representing certain plays may/', be inscrtedfjon said V ,Score ,@ardior completing Said Sc'ereardi 2. In a gamecr puzzle comprising afscore card having blank spaces thereon', a having combinations of letters representing certain. plays in a baseball'-ga1ne,whereby y said combinations ofletters may be inserted in the blankspaceson Said ,scorecard for completing aperfect score card.y

` 3. In a baseball game ory puzzle comprisinga scorecard havinga plurality ofplayers and dividedgol in squareblanks forming different innings of the game, a guide comprising combinationsof two letters ofthe alphabet. from a to" j, inclusive, each combination of vtwollette'rs indicating acertain play vof a'baseballrrame, y whereliy said `letters ,may be insertedin ythe ,blank spaces on said score lcard forcornpleting a Iperfect score.

4. In. a baseball gamecor puzzle comprising a score card consisting of aplurality of players and a plurality ofblankspaces opposite the namesof said players, and fa lguide comprising a plurality lof combinati@'ns of rality of combinationslofft'wo letters of the alphabet, from a.,to j, inclusive, ,each of 'said' combinations of` letters designating a certain `play of aba'seballgarne, whereby cer tain combinations of letters maybe inserted 'inl thefblanklfspaces von .saidscore card for completing a perfectscorecard.

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