The morning times., 1895-09-17
TEMPLE CUP PRIZE TRIALS
Rules for the Contest by Presi-
dents Young and Byrne.
SERIES OF SEVEN GAMES
Club Finishing Second IN Cha m pion-
ship Games May Challenge the
Cha mplons-If 1t Fails TO Do So,
the Third Club Has the Right-Net
Receipts to Go to the Players.

President Young of the National Lea que,
and President Byrne, of the Brooklyn Club,
who We're appointed custodians OF the
Temple Cup, yesterday gave out the fol-
lowing:
The National League and American
Association having, by n majority vote,
expressed the opinion that the clubs win
ming first and second places in the current
baseball championship race are entitled
10 play a series of games for the possession
of the Temple Cup, II becomes the duty Of
the undersigned, in conformity with the
power conferred upon them, to make such
rules, regulations and conditions as they
deem proper governing such series Of
games.
First-The club finishing second in the
championship series shall have the right
TO challenge the club winning the cham
pionship to a series of games for the
possession of the Temple Cup. If the
club finishing first fails to accept the chal-
lengc, then the third club shall have the
right to challenge the second club. If
the challenge, then the third club shall
have the right to do SO.
SEVEN GAMES TO BE PLAYED.
second-The series shall consist of seven
games and no more. The games must be
arranged In schedule order by the cap
tains or managers of the contesting teams;
three games must be played upon the
grounds OF the challenged club and three
on the grounds OF the challenging club
(if six games are necessary, and the sew
enth game (if such must be played to de-
eide the series) on such grou nds as may
be mutually agreed upon by the two clubs.
In case they cannot agree, this committee
reserves the right to designate the grounds
for the playing of such odd game, and in
tue event OF either club falling TO appear
at tile time and place designated, the
club at fault shall forfeit the game. The
series shall terminate when either club
shall have won four games. The cham
pion club shall have the right, il 1t SO
elects, to have the first three games
played on its own grounds. All games
must be played as scheduled.
Third-AlI games are to be played under
the rules, regulations and conditions which
govern regular championship contests.
The umpires are to have the same powers
and jurisdiction in the enforcement of dis
cipline and respect for their rulings as are
conferred upon them by the playing rules,
this to Include imposition OF fines and
exclusion from the game.
NO ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.
Fourth-Any player using abusive or in
sulting language to an umpire, either be-
fore or after the game, shall be excluded
from participation in any future game of
the series.
Fifth-Tbe president of the league shall
have the right to appoint and designate three
umpires to offieiate in the series Of games,
two of whom shall be assigned by him and
act in each game They shall be paid
from the receipts at the conclusion of each
game such sums as may be.agreed upon
between them and the president OF the
league.
Sixth-The management or club owners
OF the grounds upon which the games are
to be played are To donate them TO the
teams free of charge, and it is understood
that no club, aside from the players them
selves and their own employees, is tu derive
any benefit from the games
Seventh No player shall be permitted
toparticipate in any game who has not been
under formal contract to the club playing
him, at least thirty days prior to September
80.
Eighth-The entire receipts OF all the
games are to be the sole property of the
players of the contesting clubs. 1t is
understood, however, that from said re-
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Ticket sellers, ticket takers and other
necessary employees, Observation-Disclosures III
ingexpenses, advertising, etc, andcompensa-
satioD of umpires as referred to in Rule o.
DIVISION OF RECEIPTS.
Ninth-Any yfineimposedbyth the umpireona
player during the progress ofthe game, shall
be forwarded to the president of the league
by telegraph or maitbefore the next game
is played, and player SO fined shall not be
eligible to participate in any future game
until such fine or fines have been paid. The
fines, if any shall be imposed, shall be held
by the president until the annual league
meeting and disposed OF as the league may
direct.
Tenth-The net receipts shall be d.
vided between the contesting teams ON the
basis of 60 per centum To the winning
team and 40 per centum 10 the losing
team The mode of settlement of receipts
of the games to he left entirely TO the
managers of the cuntesting teams.
Eleventh.-The captains or managers OF
the teams shall agree on behalf of their
players, In writing, to the president OF
the League that they will be governed by
the conditions herein laid down. If the
VANS entitled to play for the "Templa
Cup decline to abide by the rules, regu-
iations and conditions made by this COM
mittee, or IL anything is done which will
appear to lower the standard of the games,
announcement will Immediately lie made
that any games played will not be for the
Temple Cup" will not be played under
the auspices of the League, and the presi-
dent will at once cancel all assignments of
the appointed umpires.
n E. YOUNG,
c. II. BYRNE,
Committee.
Washington, September 16, 1895.