The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-02-27

There was meeting of the Burlington
County Base Ball League at Beldin's h1'
Burlington. on Tuesday evening. All the
clubs that were in the league last year
were represented with the exception Of
Bordentown and Florence President
Holt was instructed to communicate with
those clubs and find out at once if they ex-
pect to remain in the association, as there
are other clubs ready to take their place.
A committee, consisting of Hood, of
Beverly, Cunningham, of Burlington, and
Kingdom, of Mount Holly, was appointed
to revise the constitution and to prepare
new rules
| A resolution was adopted that no man
/ ager is to engage any player who played
with club of last year when the season
closed, until he had shown his release
from his former manager.
A salary limit was adopted which will
permit the engagement of good teams. but
will prevent players from imposing upon
managers and win also stop players from
leaving one club to go to another because
the latter offers more money.
Among the new rules suggested is one
increasing representation in the League
from one to two members from each
club, only one of whom viii have VOTE
both being given the privilege of speak
I ing on any subject. Another rule that
will be adopted will look to the playing
off of postponed games. Last season the
league was quite fortunate In this matter,
there being but one rainy Saturday. All
the clubs but Bordentown and Mount Holly
played this game off, but the manager of
the former continually found an excuse for
not playing the game, the main holdout
being for an increased guarantee. Aflthis
will be remedied this year.
Brother Spooner says he has had enough
of managing. He is naturally proud of
leading Beverly on to victory and the pen
nant; and now he will let some other fell
low take hold. White Hill will also pro-
badly travel under the guidance of some
one else than Mr. Seward.
All rumors about this and that player
being engaged are set at rest by the res
olution requiring player of last year to
show his release before being secured by
any other club.
The rule of last year requiring a list of
players to be made out in advance will De
rescinded.
Election for officers of the league will.
take place in April.
Palmyra has started out in earnest.
George N. Winner has become interested
in the sport and we all know that what
ever George gets to work at does not
stand still.
Mr. Cunningham, of the Burlington
club, is going to engage manager this
season. Like many other managers, he
found the active work too much of tax
upon his time. Cunningham is a gentle
man, one with whom it is pleasure to
deal. His presence on the field will be
missed
Rogers. who played in the field for Bev-
erly last season, has announced his in
tention to play with Merchantville this
year.
The city paners-are getting
work on the situation in this COUNT
daily says Riverside is going to joih
league and that Delanco will not haEN
club. This may be the result in the end
but just at present it is all guess work.
If Riverside is admitted one of the clubs
in some other part of the county must
withdraw, and thus far no organization
has signiied any such intention. Then,
again, if Riverside gets in the interest in
that section will be aroused to such an ex-
tent that Delanco would be able to main
tain good club. Last year Mount Holly
got the credit of sending unfounded reports
to the city papers. Thus far the mis-
statements have gone from other places.