The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-23
SCHOOL BOYS
AT BASEBALL
Grade School League Now Running
in Full Blast.
WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING
PLACE WHERE GREATEST PLAY
ERS FIRST LEARN GAME.

The Grade School league, composed Of
eight of the leading grade schools in
the city, is now running in full blast,
and the race is fairly on for The Her
aid gennant. Few of the growu-up
fans realize the interest in a league Of
this kind. While they are eagerly talk
ing about the players and games i'm the
big leagues. every schoolboy in the city
and many schoolgirls. together with the
teachers and principals. are far more
interested in what their boys" are do
ing. 1t is just such games as these that
start the development of ball players
who afterward. as a profession. make
large salaries for themselves playing
baseball
The Grade School league in this city
, is we'll organized and have in Phil Bar
ter a capable president, whose only in
terest is to see that every team in the
league gets a square deal" So far
1 there has been little or no trouble be
tween the teams beyond the intense
rivalry that has already developed.
The league has a secretary. a hustling
youngster of the Lafayette school by
the name of Clinton Neuman, who can
give many a patron of baseball games
for years pointers on the national game.
A constitution and bylaws to govern
the league has been drawn up and sub
Scribed TO by the captains of the differ
eut teams. and as it might be interest
ing TO older heads to see how the
youngsters manage their affairs. il is
published herewith:
Bylaws of the School League.
This organization shall be known as
the Grade School league Of Salt Lake
city. and shall be comprised of the fol-
lowing schools Oquirrh. Lafayette,
Washington. Webster. Sumner. Wa
satch. Lowell and Union.
To n
team and to finish out the official sched-
ule as agreed upon.
Each team agrees to play none but
regular registered students. and the
captain of each team must. before the
season opens. hand into the president
of the league the names of his players,
together with a statement from his
principal that all the players are bOni-
fide students of the school represented.
In case it is necessary for any reason
Whatever to change the lineup after
the season opens. the names Of the
players must be handed in to the presi-
dent. together with a statement from
the principal that the new players are
bona-hde students, before they will be
allowed to play.
The Victor No. 81 ball has been adOpt-
ed as the official ball
Each team viii furnish a ball for each
game played. CNOt necessarily a new
one. but i'm fit condition to Dlav with
team shall have it's choice of the balls
left.
The captain Of each team will bring
an umpire with him, making two UNI
pires at each game, one for balls and
strikes. and one on bases. the umpires
TO change after each inning
The captain Of each team shall bring
two students To act as policemen. max
ing four boys at each game to keep
spectators off the playing grounds
The captain OF each team will be held
strictly responsible for the two above
clauses.
In case of postponed games the cap
tatns Of the opposing teams shall settle
among themselves the date to play the
POSTPONED game.
All championship games shall be sew
on innings. unless score is tied. when
additional innings shall he played
All disputes shall he sent i'm to tho
president, and his decisions shall be
final.
Each team shall furnish an official
scorer. who must affiliate at each game.
making two scorers at each game: and
these scores must furnish the secretary
with a score of each game played
Duly signed by the teams of the
league.
CLINTON NEUMAN. Secretary.
1Cl South Main Street.