Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-30

three players representing the New
York National League team and %
the Boston American League club will
battle for tie worlds baseball cham
pionship. which will begin in New
York City. Oct. s. The eligible play
ers rs announced by the National
Baseball Commission here, are as fol-
lows:
New York National League Club
Ames. Becker, Burnes, Crandall,
DOYLE. Devere. Fletcher. Groh. Hart
ley. Her2og, McGraw. Marquard.
Mathewson, Mccormick, Merlkle, Mey-
ers, Murray, Robinson. Shafer, Snod-
grass. 1esreau. Wilson and Wiltse.
Boston American League Club-Ball,
Bedient, Bradley. GadT, Collins, Car
rigan. Engle. Gardner. Hall. Henrik
sen. Hooper. krug. Lewis, Nunamaker.
O'Brien, Pape, Stahl, Speaker. Thorn
as. Wagner, Wood and Yerkes.
The following additional bulletin
concerning the series as well as the
revised rules that will govern them
was also issued. toaay, BY the com
mission:
The public is cautioned against
paying higher prices for admission
than those fixed by the commission,
which has the hearty cooperation
from the municipal authorities of each
city in the suppre ssion of ticket scalp
ing.
play will begin on each grounds.
at > p. NJ.
"A rain check coupon Will be at
tached TO every ticket placed on sale.
THE official ball of the National
League will be used on the National
League grounds and the official bill
of the American League on the Amer
lean League grounds.
The revised rules of the commits
sion for the conduct of the series are
as follows.
"A scheduled game. postponed for legal
cause, called before il becomes Il regu-
lation game or terminating with the
score tied. shall, unless the schedule ex
plicitly provides to the contrary. be play
ed off on the grounds for which II was
scheduled before the succeeding sehed-
uled game for the other city shall be
and the dates assigned for
games shall, thereupon, be
moved forward
Before the commencement of the sixth
game. the commission shall determine by
lot when and where the seyentn game
shall be played in the event that an ad-
ditional game be required to decide the
winner of the series.
"The secretary of the commission, as
required by Section of the regulations.
jointly enacted for the governme of the
worlds series by the National and Amer
lean Leagues, shall notify all eligible
players as soon as it is definitely ascer-
tanned which teams will compete. that
they will be held individually amenapIe
to all provisions of the playing rules and
be subject to discipline for violation
thereof regardless of the expiration of
their contracts with their respective
clubs
THE umpires, whose authority in these
contests shall be supreme, shall be sole
Judges of the fitness of the grounds for
commencing or continuing game, and
shan eject from the field any player who
uses improper language, employs unfair
tactics or violates any rule for the con-
duct of the game.
spectators will not. be permitted to en-
croach or stand on the playing field at
modate patrons in excess of the regular
seating capacity of its plant. is required
to erect. with the approval of tine munie-
ipal authorities, and permission of the
commission, safe, temporary stands or
circus seats, with a strong three-foot
railing in front thereof extending from
the grand stand or skirtng the outfield.
The left or right field emergency seats
shall be not less than 2S5 feet and the
center field seatss shall not be less than
2I5 feet from the home plate.
THE team that wins the worlds cham
is required to disband immedi-
ately thereafter and its members are
forbidden to participate as individuals or
as a team in exhibition games during the
year in which such worlds series was
decided.
The players pool shall be restrict
ed to 60 per cent. of the receipts of
the first four games after the dedue
ton of the commissions 10 per cent.
thereof, regardless of whether one or
more of such games shall result in 4
tie.
"A day during the following cham
pionship season, to be agreed on by
the commission and the victorious
club, shall be designated for the pre-
sentation of the championship emblem
provided by the commission.
"A certified check for $4,000, pay
able to the order of the chairman of
the commission, shall be deposited
with the secretary of the commission
by each qualifying club three DAYS
before the commencement Of the Sc
ries, as a guarantee that it will, as
provided in Section 10 of the joint
regulations for the government of the
worlds series, faithfully carry out all
of the provisions of these rules and
regulations and such others that the
commission may hereafter make to