The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-07-20
RULES FOR CONTEST FOR 1.-THE FRITZ
ScHeFEE BASE BALL cup" DUR.
INC SUMNER OF 1919.

and shall terminate August 2sth.
, Clubs fr0m Wise, lee OF Scott
Counties. aud none other shall De eligible
TO play
3 No one shall be eligible to play
with any club in any match game unless
he shall have actually resided within the
limits Of the said three counties. or one or
more Of them, continuously from July
10th. 1910. provided that a boy of at
school OF college shall be deemed 20 re-
side. and to have resided At the home Of
his parents. The words actually re
sided" as above used shall be construed
10 mean actual physical residence, pro
vided that temporary absence for a few
days. not exceeding thirty, shall not be
deemed 10 break ones residence
g. ln order 20 prevent. as far as possi-
BILE, unsecmly competition among clubs
for the same players. the following rules
prescribed. viz.
(a) Each club shall DE entitled 90
thirteen players and no more.
(bl No player shall De deemed play
cr Of amy club until he shall have signed
ans agreement with such club in substance
AZ follows. to-wit
81 hereby agree to play with the --
- Base Ball Club in the 1910 contest for
The FRITZ Schene Base Bali Cup"
lcl Each club desiring 90 enter the
contest shall. on or before July 25th. 1910,
deliver 10 J.. O. Petit. President of the
/ Athletic Association list Of not exceed
ing thirteen players
ld. 40 player shall Dee allowed CD play
on more than one club in the series Of
games therein provided and any club
signing player of another team. whether
hc has been released or not iu any of the
game. shall forfeit said game
iel a club may az any time change its
list of players 10y substituting new play
ers for the old provided same does not
conflict with sub paragraph "a and that
notice n writing is given twenty-foui
hours before game is called 10 the Presi
dent OF the Athletic Association
90 The President Of D e Athleti,
Association shall furnish each club Will
list of the players of all other clubs
and from time To time notify them Of an,
and an changes in such list.
3. A. soon as 70 il seen how man,
clubs will enter. the Association shal
arrange a schedule of games. so as q
make every club play every other club Al
equal number of games. and as nearly "a
possible 90 have each club play half IL
games on home grounds. and half GA th
grounds of others, provided that no clul
Z shall be required to play more than si
! games before season closes The tim
and place set for any game may be chang
cd by agreement of the two clubs. an
!. notice given by each of said clubs owe
i the telephone or otherwise 90 l. o Petit
or some other member OF the Base Ba
r Committee of this Association, and th
game shall then be played at such oths
n time OF place the same as if it had bee
e originally set therefor, unless agai
j. changed by mutual agreement Of bot
j. clubs and notice As aforesaid
e 6 a club failing except for unsyoidi
bic accident which prevents il from reacl
f ing the grounds. To be on hand and read
X for play Al the time and place set for a
d game shall forfeit the same 10 the oppo
z ing club.
It e. \ game not played OF finished, Il
y cause the umpire decided that il is L
p rainy OF too dark, or because Of unavoi
n able accident preventing one or both
the clubs from reaching the place of pl
, shall be played az such time as the Ba
>, Ball Committee Of the Athletic Assoc
:. tion may direct, Al place selected by
J; two opposing clubs aud in case Said clu
a cannot agree, at the grounds of Big Sto
m Gap.
ar s. An Umpire or Umpires shall
,o agreed upon for each game by the @
h tains Of the opposing mines, and II Il
cannot agree by thirty minutes before
II game is to be called. then he or they sh
ld be selected by such of the Base Ball Co
tn mittee as may be present on the groun
e, Q. The Rules of the National h
ne Ball League. SO far as applicable 81
ne govern i'm ali matters except where III c.
Oh fiict herewith.
AZ 80. IL any club disputes the eligibi
" of player of another club. such object
'e' must be made in writing, specifying
Ise grounds of objection, ana mailed
us handed to the opposing club and also,