The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-17
B4SEBILL RULES.
Presidents Young and Byrne Formulate
Regulations for Game.

Regulations for Game.
Washington, Sept. 16.-The National
League and American Association hav-
ing by a majority expressed the opin-
ion that the clubs winning first and
second places in the current baseball
championship race are entitled to play
a series of games for the possession
of the Temple cup the custodian of the
cup, President Young of the National
League and President Byrne of the
Brooklyn club, have announced the
rules and regulations governing such
series of games as follows:
First-The club finishing second in
the championship series shall have the
right to challenge the club winning
the championship to a series of games
for the possession of the cup. If the
club finishing first fails to accept the
challenge then the third club shall have
the right to challenge the second club.
If the club finishing second declines to
| make the challenge then the third
club shall have the 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 teams.
Three games must be played upon the
grounds of the challenged club and
three on the grounds of the challenging
club and the seventh if such must be
played to decide on such grounds as
may be mutually agreed upon If the
clubs cannot agree the committee re-
serves the right TO designate the
grounds for the playing of the odd
game and in the event of either club
failing to appear at the time and place
| designated the club at fault shall for
| felt such game. The series shall ter
| inmate when either club shall have won
| four games.
| Third-All games are to be played
| under the rules and regulations which
| govern regular championship contests.
| The umpires to have the same powers
and jurisdiction in the enforcement of
| discipline and responsible for their rul-
| ing as are conferred by the playing
! rules.
Fourth-Any player using abusive or
insulting language to an umpire, either
before or after the game, shall be ex-
cluded from any future game of the Sc
ries.
| Fifth-The president Of the league
shall have the right to designate three
umpires to officiate in the series of
games two of whom shall be assigned
| by him and act in each game. They
shall be paid for their services from the
receipts at the conclusion of each
game.
| Sixth-The management of grounds
on which games are to be played are to
donate them to the teams free of charge
and no club, aside from the players
| themselves, and their own employees, IS
| to derive any benefit from the games.
| Seventh-No player shall be permitted
Ito participate in any game who has not
been under formal contract to the club
playing him at least thirty days prior
| to September 30.
| Eighth-The entire receipts of all
games are to be the sole property of the
players of the contesting clubs, but from
| said receipts all expenses are to be
paid.
Ninth-Any fine imposed by the UNI
pire on a player during the progress Of
a game shall be forwarded to the pres
lident of the league by telegraph or mail,
and a player so fined shall not partici-
pate in any future game until such fine
has been paid. The fines imposed shall
be held by the president until the an
nual league meeting and disposed of as
the league may direct.
/ Tenth-The net receipts shall be di-
vided between contesting teams, so per
cent to the winning team and 40 per
cent to the losing team.
Eleventh-The captains or managers
of the teams shall agree on behalf OF
their players in writing that they will
be governed by the conditions laid down
If the teams entitled to play for the
Temple cup decline to abide by the rules
and regulations made by the committee
or if anything is done which appears to
lower the standard OF the games, an.
nouncement will be made that any
games played will not be for the Temple
cup and will not be played under the
auspices of the league, and the presi-
dent will cancel all assignments of um-
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