The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-01
.WHOPPING CROWD
FOR OPENER HERE
GOOD ADVICE BY
Mr.. GRONNIGER
Is Given to Local President and
Manager Concerning
League Games.

President R. ]. Galley OF the
Clarksbnrg Baseball Association and
Manager Ferd Drumrn or the clarlSs-
burg baseball team, have received a
letter from James d. GronnInger,
president OF the Pennsylvania and
West Virginia baseball league In
which he makes the following sugges-
tions in order that the interests OF
baseball may be elevated and that the
clubs may SECURE the patronage of
the best people of the cities OF the
league:
Grounds.
Keep your grounds in clean, tidy
condition at all times. Have your
grounds lined daily when at home,
your batting boxes lined, your, foul
flags up and foul lines extended to the
fences. These conditions when full
filled will greatly assist our umpires
who have great amount Of respon-
sibility when working under the best
of conditions, The grounds must be
roped off, so that no spectator can
gain access to the playing field. II
at any time the spectators are permit
ted to come within the ropes the
game will be stopped by the umpire
and II the crowd Is not removed by
the home management within fifteen
minutes the game will be forfeited by
the club at fault.
Players Bench.
See that your grounds are equipped
with benches large enough to ac-
commodate all the players of the two
teams.
Uniforms
Each team must be uniformed. No
player will be permitted to play in
any game unless his uniform conforms
with the uniform worn by the team
with which he Is playing.
Drinking Water.
The home club will see that drinking
water Is supplied to both teams dur
ing the games,
Police.
The home management at all times
must have at least two (2) policemen
in attendance at every championship
game or games. The duties OF these
officers are to preserve order, keep
spectators from the playing field. TO
remove any player. whether local
player or member OF the visiting team
from the field upon the direction Of
the umpire. and to protect the UNI
pire from assault before, during or at
ter any game or games, by any play
er or players, spectator or spectators,
Upon failure to comply with any Of
these rules the home club shall be
fined according to the constitution of
the league.
Players.
Notify your players that the UNI
pires are the sole judges of the game
and they have been strictly instruct
ed by the president not to tolerate in
any degree. rowdyism, vulgarity, pro-
family or questioning of the umpire's
decisions. Any player infringing up
on these rules shall be fined and the
amount Of the fine deducted from his
salary by the club manager Of which
club he is member and forwarded to
the president OF the league on or be-
fore the succeeding pay day.
Field Captain or Manager In Uniform
The field captain or manager in
uniform are the only persons permit
ted to question a decision of the UNI
pire. and then only at the time when
he can produce the rule showing the
umpire wherein he has made n mis-
take A decision involving Judgment
alone is not questionable by any one.
Manager not in uniform will not be
permitted to coach or TO question any
decision, nor to occupy any other po-
sItion on the playing field than his
own bench.