The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-29
RULES
For Contest For big Stone
Gap Athletic Association
Base Ball Cup" Dur
ing The Summer
OF 1912.

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, on May 18th, 1912, except
one man at Keokee, provided
that a boy off at school or col.
lege shall be deemed to reside.
and to have resided at the home
OF his parents. The words
"actually resided" as above
used shall be construed to mean
actual physical residence, pro.
lyided that temporary absence
for few days, not exceeding
thirty, shall not be deemed to
break ones residence.
In order TO prevent, as far
as possible, unseemly competi-
ton among clubs for the same
players, the following rules are
prescribed, viz.
| (a) Each club shall be emit
tied TO fifteen players and no
more.
(bl Each Club desiring to en-
ter the contest shall, on or be-
fore May nth, 1912, deliver to
K. b. Alsoyer, President of the
Athletic Association, a listof
not exceeding fifteen players.
Co No player shall be allow
ed to play on more than one
club in the series of games
herein provided, and any club
playing a player of another
team, whether he has been re.
leased or not, in any of the
games shall forfeit said game.
(d) a club may at any time
change its list of players by
substituting new players for
the old, notice in writing to be
given twenty four hours before
game Ia called to the President
of the Athletic Association.
(e) The President of the Ath
letic Association shall furnish
each club with list of the
players of all other clubs, and
from time to time notify them
of any and all changes in such
lists.
3. AS soon as it is seen how
many clubs will enter the AS
ISOLATION shall arrange sched
ule of games, so as to make
every club play every other
club an equal number of games
on home grounds, and half on
the grounds of others; provided
that no club shall be required
to play more than ten games
before season closes. The time
and place set for any game NAV
be changed by agreement of
the two club over the telephone
or Otherwise, to r. b. Alsover.
or some other member of the
Base Ball Committee of this
Association, and the game shall
then be played at such other
times, or place, the same as if
1t had been originally schedul
ed therefor unless again
changed by mutual agreement
of both clubs and notice as
aforehead.
8. A club failing, except for
unavoidable accident, which
prevents il from reaching the
grounds, to be on hand and
ready for play at the time and
place SGT for the game shall
forfeit the same to the opposing
club.
z. A game not played, or fin
ished, because the umpire de.
cides that it is too rainy, or too
dark, or because of unavoida-
BILE accident preventing one or
both of the clubs from reach
ling the place of play shall be
lplayed at such a time as the
Base Ball Committee of the
Athletic Association may d.
rect, at a place selected by the
two opposing clubs, and,in case
said clubs cannot agree, at the
grounds at Big Stone Gap.
| 8. An umpire, or umpire,
shall be agreed upon for each
game by the Captains of the
Opposing mines, and if they
cannot agree by thirty minutes
| before the game is to be called,
then he, or they, shall be select
led by such of the Base Bali