From a league member:
During one of our games last year, a male runner from first base intentionally slid and took out the legs of our male shortstop to prevent an easy double-play. A slight altercation ensued, which then began to involve both teams until cooler heads prevailed. (Honestly, I was surprised that no one was ejected.) However, in my opinion, our shortstop had every right to be angry. With the first-base-side and right-field-side of second base completely clear, this runner intentionally took a late sliding path on the third-base-side of second base that directed him right into the legs of our shortstop, knocking him over and preventing the double-play.
Since Major League Baseball has cracked down on this dangerous type of play, there is definitely NO place for it in any recreational league, especially with our large variety of ages, skill sets, and physical fitness levels. Concerned about this event, I looked through the Slide/Surrender rules and saw no mention of this issue. What is SBA's league policy on Chase-Utley-Type Takeout Slides?
Our league rules state the following:
CONTACT: A player who intentionally makes contact with a player from another team and, in the umpire’s judgment, uses excessive or inappropriate force, that player may, at the umpire’s discretion, be called out and/or ejected from the game.
In the play mentioned above, the runner should have been ejected from the game.