Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-12
THE DIAMOND.
NO MORNING
 BALL GAMES

Must Cease Such is the
 Ultimatum Issued To- Day
 Other Base Ball News.
 There can be no further baseball playing by any league or teams in any league on Sunday mornings this sea- son. Such is the ultimatum issued to- day and persistence in the playing of those games will result in the abandon ment of base ball during every portion of Sunday. This ultimatum is im- perative and emphatic and the presi- dent of the City Amateur league was notified to-day that if the public want base ball on Sunday it must be played in the afternoon. Word was also sent to the president of the Greater Waterbury league as this ultimatum affects the latter league alone. There is no doubt but that base ball will be allowed on Sunday afternoons as here tOfOre conducted but those who sent out the order to stop Sunday morning base ball mean just what they say and they wish to give fair warning before extreme measures will be resorted to.
 The managers of the City Amateur league held a meeting last evening at the St. Josephs' rooms and transacted a raft of business. New rules which have just been promoted were adopted unanimously. The most important ones are as follows:
 A team that proves detriment to the league, in that the manager of such team is not making an effort to have winning team, will be dropped from the league on the vote of four managers.
 A disputed decision on the field will be settled by the umpire, the two cap tains and the president. Players who refuse to abide by the umpire's decis- ion will be suspended, and team which refuses to obey the decision will merit forfeiture of the game. Ap- peals, however, can be taken to the league.
 The rule in force for the past three years that player must have been resident of this city at least thirty days prior to the opening of the league was rigidly endorsed.
 After the adoption of the new rules considerable time was given to the ar- engagements for the annual promenade of the league, which will be held at City hall on Friday evening, April 2S. This dance will be one of the events of the year because the league man. ageis expect to give something out of the ordinary run of dances. All the G11IO-anInmiffonc fod In rk night and everything looks bright for very successful affair." i1fcketg are selling rapidly and it is expected that City hall will be filled to overfowing on the night of the dance.
 GREATER WATERBURY RULES.
 At meeting of the Greater Water- bury Amateur baseball league held last night at St Patrick's parish ly- ceum, the following rules were adopted for the coming season:
 Spalding ball to be used exclusively.
 No player will be allowed to receive any pay for playing in the league.
 All games will be forfeited if ap- proved.
 Each team will be allowed two City AhdtCul icosuS pids uub tucy Cdil- not participate in battery.
 Any player participating in more than two games, in the City Amateur leag,.e, will be classed as a city league player.
 Every game must consist of at least five innings.
 Managers will not be allowed to protest decisions on the field. The cap- tains will do whatever talking there is to be done.
 In the beginning of the third series any player will not be allowed to play with any team other than the team which he has been playing with.
 A player must live not more that five miles from the center of the city and must be a resident of the city one month before the league opens.
 The umpire's decisions shall be final.
 ROGERS WILL STICK.
 Bridgeport. April 12.-Terry Rog- CTS, the crack shortstOp of the New Haven baseball team, was asked what he intended to do this season