What is a call

[xbumpire]

I meet a question as I check the foul ball term.Let us assume a play:Batter Hit a pop up near the on-deck circle.the 1st baseman and catcher chase the fly ball,the ball first touch the mitt of the catcher,bounce out mitt in air,then 1st baseman catch the ball before it land the dirt.shoul I call a "catch" batter is out.
And what about if the pop up fly ball touch the shouder of the catcher then catch by the 1st baseman?
How to understand the foul ball term "......or that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to the natural ground. ......."

[LDUB]

It is a catch in both. Read the definition of a catch.

A CATCH is the act of a fielder in getting secure possession in his hand or glove of a ball in flight and firmly holding it; providing he does not use his cap, protector, pocket or any other part of his uniform in getting possession. It is not a catch, however, if simultaneously or immediately following his contact with the ball, he collides with a player, or with a wall, or if he falls down, and as a result of such collision or falling, drops the ball. It is not a catch if a fielder touches a fly ball which then hits a member of the offensive team or an umpire and then is caught by another defensive player. If the fielder has made the catch and drops the ball while in the act of making a throw following the catch, the ball shall be adjudged to have been caught. In establishing the validity of the catch, the fielder shall hold the ball long enough to prove that he has complete control of the ball and that his release of the ball is voluntary and intentional. A catch is legal if the ball is finally held by any fielder, even though juggled, or held by another fielder before it touches the ground. Runners may leave their bases the instant the first fielder touches the ball. A fielder may reach over a fence, railing, rope or other line of demarcation to make a catch. He may jump on top of a railing, or canvas that may be in foul ground. No interference should be allowed when a fielder reaches over a fence, railing, rope or into a stand to catch a ball. He does so at his own risk. If a fielder, attempting a catch at the edge of the dugout, is "held up" and kept from an apparent fall by a player or players of either team and the catch is made, it shall be allowed.

[xbumpire]

The pop-up first touch the fielder in foul territory,Why don'y you call a foul ball.as foul ball saying"....or that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to the natural ground.... "

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by xbumpire
The pop-up first touch the fielder in foul territory,Why don'y you call a foul ball.as foul ball saying"....or that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to the natural ground.... "

The ball becomes foul as soon as it's touched. It becomes a catch when it's controlled by the fielder (before it touches the ground).

Both definitions are needed so that a ball that is (first) touched in foul territory and then lands in fair territoyr is ruled an uncaught foul ball.

[JJ]

"Foul Ball" does not necessarily mean "Dead Ball". All it means it that the ball is not fair. It is still subject to be a catch (as Bob said), and as such may remain live and in play (provided the fielder doesn't violate the provisions of entering dead ball territory depending on what level of ball you're doing).