The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-23
By n. It. wORLEY.

An important meeting of the Amateur
Baseball Commission was held yesterday
evening and rules for the coming post
season series were drawn up and adopted
The regulations prescribed for the playing
OF the 1910 series are practically the same
as those IN force last fall, with a few eX-
ceptions. The matter of selecting the
playing fields was placed in the hands OF
the committee on grounds after a lengthy
discussion, and this/committee will also
decide what teams will play In sections
A and B. Those clubs desiring to play
on their own grounds viii play in the E
series in all probability, while the mines
who are willing TO compete at Capital
City Park will use that Enclosure and
come under the head of A
The appointing and dlscharging of UNI
pires viii be allotted 70 the president OF
the commission. and two arbiters will be
selected one being sent to each section
No names were mentioned last night. but
it is understood each league has favor
ite. as is always the case.
All teams participating in the series
must wear uniforms that harmonic in
color A player must have played in five
games TO be eligible TO contest in the
post-season series, while a pitcher must
have twirled at least three games. Each
league must post s15 as a forfeit before
August Is, or 1t cannot be considered as
a championship contender. Each club will
be allowed twenty men on its roster
Lastyear the number named was eighteen.
Should a team leave the Aeld before a
game Is finished or not show up at the
grounds, a fat fine VIII be chalked ur
against the nine committing the offense
Players so GET Prizes.
Each member OF the championship team
viii be presented with a watch fob and
each of the members Of the team finish
ing second Will get bronze watch fob.
the fobs being the gift OF the firm of A.
@. spalding g. Bros The winner in the
post-season series viii be allowed to con-
test with the championship amateur clubs
Of New York and Philadelphia for the
intercity championship.
President Bolgiano reported on the in
tercity series and stated that each team
would play four games, one with each
other at home and abroad, and that New
York would probably get the opening
game The Philadelphia Inquirer offers a
flag for the winner of the series. This
paper win also pay the expenses Of the
Philadelphia team, but the Washington
and New York contingents viii rely on
the receipts from the home games TO
defray the expenses incidental to the
journeys abroad. Each club win take
the entire receipts from the home games,
excepting in Philadelphia, where no adj
mission win be charged.
Before the local amateur commission
viii agree 10 let the pennant winner in
Washington compete with the other
cities for the intereity trophy each man.
ager OF the teams competing in the post
season championship series of the Pis-
trict must so on record as being willing
to compete in the out-of-town games
should his club win the local honor. This
viii insure Washington's being repre-
scented in the intereity series and will
prevent any team from withdrawing at
the last minute.
There will be no question as 10 the
eligibility Of players in Washington, as the
New York and Philadelphia people have
agreed to waive any protests they could
lodge against any Of the Washington
players The first game VIII probably be
On Saturday. September 10. between New