East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-11
PENDLETON IS
NOW IN LEAGUE
Forb-Mo Professional Base Ball
Games May Be Seen This Season
BY Local EandOm.
HUNT FOR PLAYERS is ON
Admission Fixed at Fifty Cents, In
Guiding Grandstand Seats-Efficient
Umpires TO BE Provided and Rigid
Rules Observed

At 1880 this morning, the meeting
of the Western Tri-state league dele
gates broke up with the league organ
lied, the constitution and bylaws
adopted and a tentative schedule of
games for the season arranged, and
the. delegates have returned to their
homes with the reports and the work
of lining up material for the contend
ing teams will be undertaken at once.
The principal difficulty at the ses-
sion yesterday came after a banquet
III the evening when the schedule was
taken up. Jack Cody of Boise pre-
sented one which he had prepared but
some objection was found to this on
account of the division of the sun
days There are to be II Sundays
during the four months of play and
the schedule submitted provided for
games in Boise and Walla Walla dur
ing ten of these and in Pendleton La
Grande on seven. Local delegates
contended for a division of nine and
eight and finally won out so that eight
Sunday games will be played in this
city. The Pendleton delegation was
also fortunate enough to land one
holiday game.
In all, forty-two games Will be play
ed in Pendleton and La Grande, If
the tentative schedule is adopted,
while Boise and Walla Walla will get
something like sixty apiece.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
the constitution and bylaws of the
Union association were adopted with
few minor changes. They are rated
one of the best set of laws in organ
lied baseball. Every phase of the
game is covered and the solidity of
the present league will guarantee its
strict observance.
These laws prohibit open pool gam
bling of any kind on the grounds; re-
qure annual dues of $100; place the
life of the league at 10 years; salaries
the secretary SO that business like
methods of management will follow;
gives an honorary president and a
board of directors complete control
over the club managers in all disputes,
and covers every other detail of base
ball which has heretofore made the
| game listless in eastern Oregon.
Admission FIFTY Cents.
After considerable discussion it was
| finally decided to make the admission
| charge for the games 90 cents straight.
including grandstand. Two ladies'
days will be in order every week and
one chidren's day. Walla Walla dele
| gates argued for 25 cent gate charges
and 25 cent grandstand charges for
| a time. but We're outclassed by the
replies that organized baseball means
a better class of ball than ever had
heretofore and requires money for
support. This is the price charged in
every league of any class and in many
towns, an extra grandstand charge is
made in addition to so cent gate.
First class umpires will be secured
by the president of the league and
will have absolute power over the
teams in the field A board of direc-
tors to have charge of the league af-
fairs was elected as follows: Jack
Cody, Boise; Grant Lincoln, La
Grande; l.. c.. Frazier, Pendleton, and
j. T. Crawford of Walla Walla. These
directors will hold meetings whenever
deemed necessary and will have com
plete authority in all disputes brought
before them. The president will have
power to act in every case possible
but at times questions will arise which
will need action by the directors.
The salary limit was placed at ST.,
200 as already advocated with the eX
pressed intention of raising it to 81,
500 next year and to $4,000 the yea
following. Each manager will be helt
strictly to account in THIS matter.
Manager Jess Garrett of the Pen
dleton team has already commenced
upon the work of securing materia
, for a pennant winning organization
He is using the telegraph and tele
phone freely to get in touch witt
players but will make no announce
ments until contracts are signed. Thi
afternoon he is down at Round-U
, Park watching the maneuvers of tn
, dozen or more players who hav
, been attracted to the city by the for
nation of the league He will leav
for Portland tomorrow in order t
put his business affairs in condtio
!, so that he can devote his entire tim
.. .. tc the development of a winning ae
gregation.