The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-09

ASSOCIATION
ADOPTS RULES
ALL MANAGERS AND PLAYERS
OF TWILIGHT LEAGUE MUST
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WHICH WILL GOVERN TEAMS
COMPOSING THIS LEAGUE.

The following are the rules adopted
by the baseball committee Of the Play
ground Association to govern the
Twilight League this season.
The Spirit of tho League.
The league endeavors to foster clean
sport between gentlemen. The follow
ing statements express the spirit to be
sought and maintained in such sport
1t is the privilege and duty of every
committee and person connected with
the league to embody these principles
in his own actions and to earnest ad-
vocate them before others:
(a) The rules of games are to be
regarded as mutual agreements, the
spirit or letter Of which one should no
sooner try to evade or break than one
would any other agreement between
gentlemen. The stealing Of advantage
in sport is to be regarded in the same
way as stealing of any other kind.
OBJ No action is to be done nor
course of conduct pursued which would
seem ungentlemanly or dishonorable If
known to ones opponents or the public
(c) No advantages are to be sought
over others except those in which the
game is understood to show super
iority.
(d) Advantage should not be taken
of the laxity Of officials in interpreting
and enforcing rules.
(e) Decisions OF officials are to be
abided by. even when they seem unfair
20 Ungentlemanly or unfair means
are not to be used even when they are
used by opponents.
(g) Good points in others should be
appreciated and suitable recognition
given.
1. Each team shall pay a registra-
ton fee of $500
2. The league shall be limited to
eight teams
3. The season shall open on June
End and close on August 25th, leaving
time to play off tie and postponed
games.
4. That no player now on any pro-
fessional or eni-professional team he
allowed to play in the Twilight
League
5. That no player. who within
year has been with any professional or
emi-professional team be allowed to
play in the Twilight League.
6. That no team playing in the
Twilight League shall be permitted to
play against any professional or semi
professional team.
Z. That managers signing this
agreement agree that their players are
not to receive remuneration for their
services and that a violation Of this
rule will cause suspension OF manager
or player violating Il.
8. That no team be allowed to carry
more than fourteen men.
9. That no team shall be allowed to
sign new players after August 1.
10. That managers Of league teams
be required to furnish signed lists OF
their players before the 18th of May,
on 18th Of June and LIST Of August.
IL. That no player signed on one
team be allowed to play on another
team. unless first released in writing
by the manager of the first team and
then he shall be allowed only one such
change. The manager of the league is
to be given twenty-four hours notice
of player desiring to play in a schedule
game after having been released by
one team to another. The official
game shall be FIVE go innings, with
three 90 innings to count IL the game
has to be called for any reason.
IL. That in case a regular game ID
stopped by rain or other cause wherein
neither team is at fault, before the re-
CURED number of innings have been
completed and the umpire and players
leave the ground, and then later con-
ditions arise that make it possible to
continue the game, It shall not be con-
tinued, but played over at later date.
If the required number Of innings
three-shall have been played, the
game shall count.
10. Managers or players guilty OF
ungentlemanly conduct toward other
players, the umpire, manager of the
league for a number Of games which
in his discretion is suff Gent to the of
Tense, but for a second offense the sus-
pension must be final Quitting" and
raging are included in the above.
IA. The baseball committee reserves
the right to transfer players, impose
fines, amend these rules and do what
ever it sees Mt for the good Of the
league at any time.
Is. The manager Of the league shall
have absolute power while on duty
during games, etc., until the baseball
committee has time to approve or dis
approve his acts.
10. All registrations should be
handed or mailed to Mr. H. z. Hopper,
Director Of Fairgrounds, accompanied
by the fee Of $500, before May 25th.