Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-09
SEASON SERIES RULES
Play Begins in Detroit Saturday
Afternoon at Two O'clock.
NEXT TWO GAMES IN CHICAGO
O'Day, KLEIN, sheridan and Connolly
TO Umpire-AH Prizes and
BOnuses to Players
Abolished.

TO Umpire-Au Prizes and
Bonuses to Players
Abolished.
CINCINNATI, o., Oct. S.-Beginning at
2 o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday Oc-
tober 10, the base ball teams OF Chicago
and Detroit. which have just won the clos
est recorded contests for the champion
ships of the National and American leagues
will meet at Detroit to enter up a slx-dsy
series of games for the base ball cham
pionship OF the world. But one game will
be played at Detroit before the scene shifts.
the Sunday AID Monday contests being
scheduled for Chicago, While the Tuesday
and Wednesday games are to be played at
Detroit, and the sixth game, IL one is neces-
sary. will then be transferred to Chicago.
There have been some additional rules
adopted governing such contests, although
In most respects the rules will be as pre-
vious similar games.
The National Base Ball commission will
be in charge, but the immediate control OF
the games is given to two umpires frSm
each league. For the National league,
Umpires O'Day and KLEIN were designated
by President Pulliam, while President
johnson of the American league named
Sheridan and Connolly to represent his or
| ganlzation.
Text of OmciaI Notice..
The complete notice as given out by the
national commission this afternoon fol-
lows:
All the rules heretofore adopted and ap-
proved by the National and American
leagues will apply to the series, as well
as the detail rules adopted by the COM
mission. since these games have been pro
found in the fourth annual report OF the
national commission. Since this report has
been issued one change has been made
providing for the appointment of four UNI
plres instead of two umpires, as follows;
Section IA. The president OF the National
league and the president of the American
their respective leagues and the umpires
so chosen shall be assigned TO duty and DC
subject to the order OF the chairman OF
the national commission.
The following additional rules have been
adopted since the first Of the year:
All Prizes Abolished.
Rule 17-Neither of the contesting clubs
sh all be permitted to pay a bonus or prfza
to any or all of it's players VINO may
take part In the series, either before or
after the same has been completed, and
the commission will retain the ceIsttied
check which each is required to deposit
under rule 6, until such time as they
may be satisfied that there. has been no
violation of this rule, and in case there
Is q violation OF this rule tnen sara GER
titled check shall be cashed and credited
to the funds of the National commission.
Rule 1S-In order to facilitate the ar
the worlds series, the National. commts-
sion will furnish to the conteSting clubb
all of the general admission tlckeIs, con-
set to be at the rate of 81 admission ana
the other at the rate OF Sl.bO ADMISSION.
All of the said tickets to have rain check6
attached for all games played ana the
following regulations with regard TO the
sale of tickets and the settlement therefoT
ca5 No tickets except reserved seat
coupon tickets shall be sold before the
gates are opened and all tickets other
than reserved seat tickets shall be only
sold at ball park ticket offices.
OBJ In order to furnish an accurate
check on turnstiles the home club before
each game shall furnish the business rep,
resentative of the commission WIN O. lst
Of tickets ot tn given n5m faSh of LICK tickets sei sold sh al
be taken each day and compared VIII
the turnstile register the larger amouh'
(c) The contesting clubs on the day
prior to the first game In the respective
cities shall furnish to the repTesentiI si 81
all reserved seats, settlement TO De maue
by the difference between the reserves
seats not sold and the number isteu-
Cd9 Each club shall set aside daily two
reserved seats for each eligible payer %
the visiting club, the same 10 De o otuh 'e anC
TO be paid for by that club.
The commission desires again TO car
particular attention to rule l6 g9yeInlht
these contests, which reads as tolloWs'
Authority of Umpires.
Rule 16-The authority OF the umpires II
these contests will be supreme, and IN
umpires are authorized to eject from IN
game all players engaging in vile and in
decent language and unfair tactlcs. beIoI
the distribution Of the prize money p n tas
cognizance of all reports by their umpire
and infllct such penalties as they see ~
I SO inflicted shall be taken from the priz
, money belonging to such players. =.
The, following details VIII govern nla y tn
Z i'm October, 1908, between the chicago Ma
tionai league club and the Detroit America
The Certified Cheeks-The certified check
> of $4,000 shall be deposited by each cru
with the secretary OF me me eGlHm ASS of IN
: schedule, and shall thereupon by me secre
4 tary Immediately be placed IN pam 10 III
i credit Of the National commission
Schedule of Games.
The Schedule-Saturday, October 10, De
troit; Sunday, October II, Chicago; MONDAY
October n Chiesgo; TUESDAY TgesSday' 0et9 1stroi /
Thursday, october Is, Chicago.
. The schedule as adopted was determine
. by lot as is provided by the rules. If an
j OF the games scheduled at any park is pos
l. poned on account OF ram or any otht
S cause, the teams will be required 10 pa
: able after such postponenent and at IN
same park; provided, however, that IN
3 game scheduled for the Chicago park o
g Sunday, October II, shall be played at tbs
park. A.,
e In case II becomes necessary to play n
e seventh game. the city in which II Is to /
! played will be determined by the commits
a sion as provided by Rule G, and at the tin
n designated by Supplemental Rule 4.
Players Eligible.
s. The following players will be eligible
participate in the games, and none other
, Chicago National league club: Brow
y Chance, Durbin, Evers, Frazer, HowaTl
Hoffman, Killing, Kroh, Lundgren, Ma
shall, Moran. Overall, Pfeister, Reulbac
Sheckard, Slagle. Schultz, Steinfeldt, Tink'
and Zimmerman.
h Detroit American league club: CoughlI
W Cobb, Crawford, Downs, Donovan, lone
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