At plate meetings, in "Summer" or league ball, the "old High School" rule is often referenced as the safety and force play parameters under which we will be playing. Problem is, no one really knows what it says. Coaches usually say "old High School slide rule". That doesn't cover it, so most of us say "the safety rule is slide or avoid, no malicious contact and add within arm's length to that for a force play". That's essentially it. In 1990's or so, HS added no contact beyond the bag (and, of course, now it's even more restrictive), but leagues play that there can be contact -- if slide or avoid is adhered to -- and fielder is protected by arm's length. It was essentially OBR with "no malicious" added. Do any of you old timers happen to have a 60's or so copy of the HS rule book -- or the real verbiage of the old rule? We're trying to eliminate the reference at plate meetings but it's like trying to convince a coach that his guy shouldn't be on 2nd base because the ball that plonked him was also ball four. Thanks!