The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-09
Massachusetts Central League
Declares That Basketball Rules
Must Be Respected at Any
Cost
REFEREES WILL BE DROPPED
UNLESS BACKBONE is SHOWN
Players Will Be Permitted to
Figure As Members of Teams
in Other Leagues but Massa-
chusetts Central Contracts
Must Be Respected

,rossaoh,satts Central Basketball
1.eaeue through its president, Mlchaei
A.O'Rourke, made firm stahu aea'
rowdyism at it's meeting In the 0lioA
wood House yesterday. There was O.
review of the incidents that nave
anished excitement during the opeii'"e
yueeks of the season and an eHorl was
,,oda to trace the cause of squapples'
incompetent referees, IN the opii.,E
sl6f the directors, have been respollsiOio
for. several of the unpleasant U 1',H,aI.e
FENCES that have marred gaHie r. ia
strong rivalry has been eNluehtI. ,-a,n
probable that there VIII pe Z" me work
IN the staff of league officials tne ta &c
IF ~ at least two of the men on the sI I]ut
roc heen so raw in several spoIs &c oS
ooaioritv of members of the po@Io - ~
q believe that unless theIe 10
decjded Improvement in the Moi m,
Il will be necessary to drop al
or two. - +1,a league reads
One of the rules OF the le"e"e
as follows: =, oosas must be a
4,..dI'crbI1, competent and lmparIlai
..arson b such q man has not YET ap.
feared. but at times there nav GO
evidences of ability on the par VI ~, ot,T =
of the officials that make MN 40 tl -
the ideal as any. The RUE Is 49, III,
nv the league itself IN not plo o, iu LII o
cot Of officials that contains men WIN
have backbone enough 10 IlHs
tain down ON rowdylsm: co,,,o,, If
Tho nixup between Capt. ConIon Vi
maheter and Rourke of the fatIlei
Mathew team in Father Mathe" tINIi
Thursday night should not nave D Das
allowed to drag along as IL uiu; ~
cree Fred Burgoyne was ud1ee W ~ ~
eigh+ If two players squared OH at edcli
slSia. u hut had he possessed the com
oetencv" referred to in the othclal rules
Re tba league. he would have blown ms
I,-hietle and ordered the puglllsucaily
t,ciinad nlayers off the floor. In the
future the referee who doesnt snoW
+he sand necessary to make II uilu IS
stood to the players ana spect;9nI'T,l ~ :
+bot he is ruler Of the game, viii pe
Iror,nad from the league staff. MI
Rurgoyne isn't the only ofilclal WIN has
erred. .--.o 1,orr,an as
,oanaeer of the Catholic Young Men
T.vceum team and member OIL tne
hoard of directors was accepted. ma y
Dolan. the new manager OF the ~
ceums, was made member Vi ritI
board of directors. Mr.. po l.Ii nf tbe
continue to act as secretary VI 'ne
president O'Rourke expected com
m1nication from Leominster resdiu,
ing the prospects of that town placing
Team in the league. The mlssiVe hau
NOT reached MIR. O'Rourke up 10 las
night. It is probable that the town VIII
he included in the circuit if Mr.. omen
the Leominster promoter, renews MS
former plea for franchise. -.
THE schedule printed in The spy ldst
week was adopted. Tonight's game IN
rather Mathew Hall will give the rams ans
q chance to size UP the Lyceum team
Under its new management Georse
Dorman. until last week manager oI
the South Worcester tiYe VIII pe VII VII
the visiting team, the Woonsockets' anu
a hot battle will ensue.
It was voted to allow players 10 earn
on honest dollar by playing in ofneI
leagues but no player viii be allowed
to slip up in appearance as a member
IF anv Massachusetts, Central League
team at a scheduled game. Failure 70
resnect contracts with Massachusetts
Central managers in preference 10
chose of any other league Will be con-
eidered cause for suspension.