Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-10

Is. Inc former
pays $3.50 for protection and gets 81 GOO
for any player drafted; the latter pays
SO and gets $500 for q drafted player
Drafting can only be done between Oct.
/ and Feb. L.
The Western association agreed to do
away with two of the most Objectionable
rules-namely, compelling players to
purchase their own uniforms and charg-
ing them so cents day while on a trip.
The Eastern association also decided to
make its playing season from May to
Oct. l.
Mr. Rogers presented the two new
forms of players contract NE had pre-
pared. One Is for a per o1 OF seven
months, and the other is the twelve
months form. The latter does not work
against the players financial interests,
as many players suppose. 1t simply
provides a new plan of dividing the sal
airy payments The payments need lot
necessarily be equally divided through
out the twelve months. A player may
arrange to taRe all but few hundred
dollars during the playing season and
the balance in the off months Should
he be released at any time during
the playing season, the club is
obliged to pay him the proper
tionate amount of his salary, based
upon the seven months system. That
is to say, II he were to lie released after
three months of service he would get
three-sevenths of his salary, not three
twelfths. And, furthermore, should his
club release him at the end of the sea-
son, he would be entitled to the full
amount of his salary, no matter how
many months his contract might have to
run. 1t is also stipulated in the twelve
month contract that the club shall have
no control over players actions during
the off months except as regards his
physical condition and moral habits.
These contracts were approved and
unanimously adopted by the league.
Many of the league players had already
been signed to the new twelve-month
contract.
The Committee ON Rules then made
its reports. The principal contest was
on the proposed change from four balls
emitting batsman to first base to three
balls. A change was beaten by a vote
of 10 to 2. The following playing rules
were then made:
THE players bench shall be twenty
five feet back from the base lines"
Rule 26. IF a team resorts to dilatory
practice for the purpose of having the
same called on account of darkness or
rain the umpire may forfeit the game
to the club not ut fault.
Added to Rule 80, Provided ball so
delivered that it touches the bat or
batsman in his position shall be counted
batted ball and in play"
Rule 8. IF ball strike fence less
than 235 feet from the home plate the
batsman shall be entitled to only two
bases"
Added to section 4, rule A, the words:
His person, except hand or forearm,
which makes n dead boil"
Added TO rule so: And not more than
two coaches who may be ono of tho
players in the game and any one In the
uniform Of the club at bat, shall be al
lowed at any one time"
Rule 90. "The umpire is the sole and
absolute judge of plays. In no instance
shall any person be allowed to question
the correctness of his decision on a play,
and no player shall leave his position in
the field, bases or bench to approach or
advise the umpire, except to show play
ing rule, and then only the captain. No
manager or any officer shall go on the
field under penalty OF forfeiture of the
game"
Added to section 2, rule SO: HE shall
also receive from the captains their
respective batting orders, which when
approved shall be followed as provided
by rule 49,"
Added to section 8, rule 68: IF a
bnse-runner advances base on fly out
or gains two bases on a single base-hit,
or an infield out, or attempted one, he
shall be credited with stolen base, pro-
vided that there Is a possible chance and
a palpable effort made to retire him."