Out of bounds ball, under penalty of one stroke, as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played. Reference: "Rules of Golf 2012-2015, Rule 27-1 b. Ball Out of Bounds", published by the R&A - and approved by the United States Golf Association (USGA). A golf ball is "out of bounds" when all of it lies "out of bounds". A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds. Reference: "Rules of Golf 2012-2015, Section II Definitions". In skiing, an out of bounds area is considered one that is outside of the area
Play Ball: Stories of the Ball Field the Irish in Boston.": "His only literary work outside of his newspaper was the preparation of M. J. Kelly's book, 'Play Ball.'" King Kelly was a right fielder, catcher, and manager in various professional American baseball leagues from the late 1870s to the early 1890s. Kelly had played for the Chicago White Stockings for several seasons, but things grew more contentious as time passed there. Kelly drank heavily, occasionally requiring him to miss games or play drunk. In earlier seasons team owner Al Spalding had been willing to tolerate these events because of Kelly's skill and fan appeal. Spalding, following