The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS TO
START SEASON SOON
al Ready for Beginning Of Baseball Race Among
Youngsters in Public School System-First
Game April l0Few Changes in
Rules Of Last Year

This VIII be Inc sixth consecutive
season for the Grammar school Base
ball League. and IT promises to be the
best Of all The Times Dispatch Ina:
again agreed 70 present u trophy
shield, WITH the names OF the players
Inscribed thereon to the school which
turns out the champion team. Tbs
league VIII be divided into three sec
tons and the team winning out IL
each section viii play series OF
games for the Championship The datea
for these games win bc May o and IL
Tho League Will be run under the
following regulations
|. Boys. to ho eligible for places on
the teams must be under sixteen yea re-
of age April OF This year. !olation
OF this rule VIII mean Forfeiture 81!
the games played
z, Each captain must furnish TIE
umpire with written batting order
for his team before tile beginning OF
the game.
3 The captains viii he expected to
! secure umrires for the games when IL
Is impossible for the league managers
ITO do so. Air, Jones Viii secure UNI
pircs from tile High school.
D. Each team Will be expected to fur
ninh league ball In good condition
for each game: the bali belonging 10
b
niuSs.
! D. In order that official records ot
! INC league DO kept. the captain OF The
! winning team must send III on 81 pos.
tdl card to Mr.. Reithard. care Contra,
Y. Nj. {. a.. the score OF tho game, the
names OF the umpires and tho approx.
mate number OF spectators or fans
present. This should be mailed on the
I day Of the game.
Anu l,p,, ,,-b.,,, ,,.z,,,. ~
In school work Is unsatisfactory may
DC deharred by the principal from,
playing on his school team.
! l. IN order that the games NAV Dc
/ played without any disorder every
PLAYER is expected 10 abide by the UNI.
pire's decisions. Let every player con
/ duet himself like ~ true sportsman am
/ help make the league this year III,
best ever. Bad language Is ungentie
| manly and therefore prohibited
| s. The Eames In the western sec
| ton VIII be played on the northeas
I diamond. in Byrd Park. permiss,o,
+ having been given by tho Council Com
1 mittea 1t is hoped that the games II
/ the eastern section may be played OF
! Christ Church Association diamond. a:
has been the custom during, tho pas
| three or four years. The Southsid.
schooi teams Will play on diamond
I SN!-S'SN DS MUTUAL agreement. al
! games are to start at o'clock Post
! poned games win be played at tim,
and place mutually agreed upon by I'll,
! two teams.
3 Each school entering VIII be re-
| CURED TO send TO W. I. i>eithard
/ physical director OF the Central Y. Al
| & y. on or before April an agree.
t ment signed by the principal as fol.
(, lows:
J I'VE wish TO join tho Grammar
school Baseball League OF Richmond
! and In SO doing agree as follows:
| O. To abide by the decision OF the
umplres
.. Not to drop out of the leugue un-
I'll the season closes
/, C. To conduct ourselves as gentle
! men on tho Held.
tTeam sgnntures.l
Substitute sisnatures>
~ certify that each Of tho boys IN
the above list Is a tho present time e
| pupil in my school. and entitled TO be
on the team"
signature principally
The governing committee az the
league Is composed or -. II. Ruck err
Stonowali Jackson school; a. II. Eitz-
gerald, Jefferson school; c. IL Dunn
away. Sidney school: S. +, Duke. Mich