[greymule]

The clock in our tournament was mounted over the fence in dead center. Therefore, the PU, with the clock visible over the pitcher's head, must have had responsibility. I'm not sure exactly what the clock did when the digital countdown hit zero, but it must have lit up or buzzed or blinked or something obvious. (No microchips back then. It must have been a mechanical system like the old basketball scoreboards.)

The clock started when the pitcher regained possession of the ball, but I'm not sure of all the details, like what happened if runners were on or the batter stepped out or a pickoff was attempted. I'm also not sure exactly what had to be started or completed by the time the clock ran down.

The NJ newspapers mentioned the clock and the MLB reps but made a much bigger deal over the fact that Bernice Gera umpired some of the games. Some people attended just to see a woman umpire.

I think the clock was gone the next year, and the big news was that Jim Bouton brought his knuckleball to the tourney (for our team).