The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-17
CONTEST FOR THE TEMPLE CUP.
Preparations For Closing the
Baseball Year.
PRESIDENT Young. OF the National League,
aud President Byrne. OF the BROOKLYN
Club Formulate Eleven Rules For the
Contest-The Club Finishing Second to
Challenge tho Winner, And So On.

NHohohSo THO winner, And So On.
WARRINGTON, Sept 16.-President N.
T.. Young, of the National League, and
President Byrne, OF the Brooklyn Club,
constituting committee tv formulate
rules by which the contest for the
temple Cup shall be played, to-day
issued the rules, eleven in number, for
the contest. They are as follows:
"First-The club finishing second in
the championship series shall have the
right to challenge the club winning
the championship to series OF games
LOT the possession OF the Temple Cup.
If the club finishing first fails 10 &C
cept the challenge then the third club
snail have the right to challenge the
second club II the club finishing
| second declines to make the challenge.
| then the third club shall have tho
right TO do so
"Second-The series shall consist of
| seven games and no more. The games
must be arranged in scheduled order by
the Captains or managers OF the contest.
ing teams; three games must be played
upon the grounds OF the challenged club
III elk games are necessary, and the
seventh Qf such must be played to de-
clue the serles) en- such grounds as NAV
be mutually agreed upon by the two
clubs
In case they cannot agree, this com
mlt1ee reserves the right to designate
the grounds for the playing OF such odd
game, ana In the event of either club
failing to appear at the time and place
designated, the Stub shall forfeit such
game The series shall terminate when
either club shall havo won four games.
me champion club shall have the right,
IT it SO elects, 10 have the first three
games played on its own grounds All
games must be played as scheduled"
The rules further provide that all
games are to be played under the regu-
lations and conditions which govern tho
| regular championship Contests; the
| president OF the league shall designate
toree umpiras to ofiicia,e in the series
OF games, two Of whom shsll be as
signed by him to act in each game: the
lnanag- mt of the grounds on which
thesgames are to be played are to donate
them to the teams free OF charge; no
player shall be permitted to par .icips to
In any game who has not been under
formal contract to the club playing him
at least thirty days prior to Septe n Der
80; The entire net receipts of all games
the contesting clubs; the net receipts
shall be divideed between the contest
Ing teams on the basis of sixty per
| ceneum to the winning and forty DOR
| centum to the losing team.
IL anything is done which will appear
20 lower the standard Of the games, an
announcement will be made that any
| games played will not be fer the Temple
Cup, Will not be played under the
auspices Of the league and the president
will at once cancel all assig nments of
the appointed umpi-es.
National League Games.
BOSTON, Sept. 16 Baltimore won the
game in the seventh inning to day,
scoring five unearned runs on comb
nation Of wild pitches by Stivetts, rank
errors by Long and Mccarthy, with poor
umpiring by Murray and a three Dagger
by Bsodie. Boston rallied in the eighth,
but with men on second and third and
none out WAS only able to score q single
run.
Score:- u
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and Camel.
Al Washington: r
Wash1in gton.~.. =. 4oo4l!os1-MiG d 81 + Z
brooklyn .......... al 5300001-12 rs o
Grim. ~
Second Game: RH
Washington ...."......... $4,000 o 8
Brooklyn. 1 0320-1l
Mcclure; Abbey and Grim.
At New York: r. II. K
New York .......... 0OO102-5 s
Philadelphia ..... 4 OF 5 Is 10
Clements.
At Cleveland: II II z
Cleveland ......... 002OO1Ox- II
Cincinnati........" 90 900 UOUO-O
Vaughn.
The Louisville-St Louis game post
poned on account wet grounds.
The Pittsburg- Chicago game post
poned on account rain