The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-08
AMATEUR BASEBALL.
Puget Sound League Holds Its
Annual Meeting.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST OUTLOOK.
Prospects of a Successful Season-Pisfs-
burg Makes Play for "kid" camp
Baseball smalltaik.

| The Puget Sound Amateur League heio
| its second annual meeting yesterday as
| Puyallup and took steps which Will go
| long way in putting amateur basebaii III
| this section on sound basis. perma-
/ nent organization was effected, which Will
do away with the irregular proceedings OF
| last wear and insure the carrying on OF the
! leagues affairs on equitable ana business
| like principles. The four clubs OF last
| years leagues were represented, the dele
| gates being: Puyallup. G. l.. Stewart ana
i III. GROCER: Olympia, w. d. Shearer; Ia
coma, B. Cory and G.. t. Babbitt; Seattle,
| c. G. Vaughan and G. Mantor.
| The greater portion of the me citing was
| occupied in the discussion and adoption
| of a constitution and bylaws, the enforce
| ment of which will work great improve
ment in the methods of the league, both
| on and off the field. One of the most i'm
portant sections is that requiring each
| club to deposit with the treasurer an ap-
proved bond of 500 as guarantee that it
will play through the season. Each club
will be assessed $40 to be used in the pur-
chase of championship pennant.
Professionalism will be weeded out as
nearly as possible, and no player will be
allowed to take part in any game whose
status in this respect has not been passed
upon by the board of directors. The only
exceptions presumed to a full corps of
amateurs are two men, who took part in the
games of the league last season, and who,
although they have played professionally
for a short time, have permanently retired
from that field and can hardly be classed
as professionals.
A great reform is also aimed at in the
umpiring. The secretary is directed to
select a staff of umpires of the best ma
terial available, who will be paid for their
services. They are to receive so much per
game, the amount being taken from the
gate receipts of that day. The umpire
will be empowered to fine any player
whose conduct shall make it necessary,
and on a repition of the offense the player
shall be removed from the game. The
fine is to be deducted from the share OF
the receipts belonging TO the club of which
the offender is a member.
A schedule of games was not adopted
and will not be until the Pacific North
west Leagues schedule is made out, SO
that the dates of the Seattle and Tacoma
amateurs at home may not conflict with
those of the professionals. The season
will probably begin some time between the
middle of April and the first of May, and
it is intended that each club shall have
twenty-four games if there are to be tour
cities in the league. In case more clubs
are admitted, the number of games will be
changed. As at present planned each club
will have twelve games at home and twelve
abroad. Each club will play four games
in each of the other three towns. Guaran-
To he
lesser expense of transportation between
any two towns, have been adopted. The
visiting clubs have, however, the option
of taking so per cent. of the gate and
grand stand receipts in preference to the
guarantee.
The officers of the league chosen at
yesterdays meeting are as follows: Presi-
dent. C. l.. Stewart, Puyallup; vice presi-
dent, w. d. Shearer, Olympia; secretary
and treasurer, 4. 3. Ingersoll, Seattle.
There VIII also be board of directors, to
be composed of the president of the league,
ex officio, and one member selected by
each club. The board is to have the gem
eral supervision and management of the
affairs of the league. 1t is the sole tribu-
nal to determine disputes between clubs
and its findings in such cases are final.
The league as now constituted consists
of Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and Puyal-
lup, but it is not improbable that Snohom-
ish and Centralia will be added to the cir
cult. Both towns supported clubs last
season and are anxious for membership in
the amateur league. In each of the four
old towns the clubs are backed by re-
sponsible men, and the prospects for a
successful season, both in playing sense
and financially, are excellent