Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
New York Team Has % Men
Eligibles and Boston One
Less.
RULES FOR The GAMES MADE
Club Winning Must Disband I'm,
mediately and It's Members
Are Forbidden to Play
in Exhibitions.

lhree players representing the New YORK
National League team and twenty-five
the Boston American League club will
battle for the worlds baseball cham
pionship which begins in New York city
on october 3. The eligible players as an
nounced by the national baseball COM
mission here to-day, are as follows:
New York National League club
Ames Becker. Burnes. Crandall. Doyle.
Devore. Fletcher, Groh, Hartley. Her
zog, McGraw, Marquard. Mathewson.
Mccormick, Merkle Meyers, Murray.
Robinson. Shafer. Snodgrass, Tesreau,
Wilson and Wiltse.
Boston American League club--Ball.
Bedent. Bradley, Cady, Collins. Carri-
gan. Engle, Gardner. Hail. Henriksen.
Hooper, Krug. Lewis. Nunamaker,
O'Brien, Pape. Stahl. Speaker. Thomas.
Wagner Wood and Yerkes.
The following additional bulletin con-
corning the series we'll as the revised
rules that will govern the games was
also issued to-day by the commission.
"The public is cautioned against pay
ing higher prices for admission than
those fixed by the commission, which
has the hearty cooperation from the
municipal authorities of each city in the
suppression VI t'hct SNdiPiHe
PLAY will begin on each grounds at
2oO p. m.
"A rain check coupon will be attached
TO every ticket placed on sale
The official ball of the National League
will be used on the National League
grounds and the official ball OF the Amer
ican League on the American League
grounds.
REVISED RULES FOR SERIES.
THE revised rules Of the commission
for the conduct OF the series are as fol.
lows:
"a scheduled game. postponed for legal
cause, called before 1t becomes a regula-
ton game or terminating with the score
tied shall, unless the schedule explicitly
provides to the contrary. be played OFF on
the grounds for which 1t was scheduled
before the succeeding scheduled game for
the other city shall be contested, and the
dates assigned for subsequent games,
SHALL thereupon. be moved forward
Before the commencement Of the sixth
game, the commission shall determine by
lot when and where the seventh 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 7 Of the regulations,
Jointly enacted for the government of the
worlds series by the National and
American Leagues shall notify all eligi-
BILE players as soon as it Is definitely as
certaned which teams will compete, that
they will be held individually amendable
TO all provisions OF the playing rules and
be subject to discipline for violation
their respective clubs.
1.-The umpires whose authority In these
contests shall be supreme. shall be sole
Judges OF the fitness of the grounds for
commencing or continuing a game, and
shall eject from the field any player who
uses improper language, employs unfair
tactics or violates any rule for the con.
duct of the game.
NO SPECTATORS ON FIELD.
spectators will not be permitted to en-.
croach or stand on the playing field at
any point. club that plans to accom-
modate patrons in excess Of the regular
seating capacity Of its plant, Is required
to erect. with the approval Of the munich
pal authorities. and permission of the
commission, safe. temporary stands OF
circus seats. with strong three-foot rail-
ing in front thereof. extending from the
erandstand or skirting the outfeld. The
left or right field emergency seats shall
be not less than 235 feet and the center
field seats shall not be less than 275 feet
from the home plate.
1.-THE team that wins the worlds cham
pionship is required to disband immediate.
" thereafter and its members arc for
hidden to participate as individuals or al
team In exhibition games during the
year In which such worlds series was de-
cided.
..1he players pool shall be restricted
10 60 per cent. OF the receipts Of the frs
Tour games after the deduction OF tho
commissions 10 per cent. thereof, re
gardless of whether one or more Of such
games rhail result In tie.
"a day during the following champion
shin season, to be agreed on by the com
mission and the victorious club. shall b'
designated for the presentation of TIT
championship emblem provided by tn
commission
PUT UP $4,000 FORFEIT.
"a certified check for $4,000. payabl
TO the order OF the chairman OF tn
commission, shall be deposited with tn
secretary of the commission by eacl
qualifying club three days before tn
commencement of the series. as guar
sntee that 1t WILL as provided in sectio
10 Of the Joint regulations for the gov
eminent of the world series, faithfully
carry out all OF the provisions of thes
rules and regulations and such other
that the commission may hereafte
make to govern such contest and that
will not exercise the arbitrary right O
privilege of abandoning the series until
has been completed and the champion
ship determined. Such certified check O
30 much of it's face value, as the com
missiGa may seem adequate. shall be for
feited and credited to the funds of tn
commission. 1: on investigation a club
adjudged to have violated any Of 1t
obligations.
Neither of the contesting clubs sha
give or pay any bonus or prize to an
or all OF its players before or after tn
completion OF the series. and a player re
leased by club to another club In tn
same league, shall not participate In tn
proceeds of such series as present @
reward from his former mates. tn
releasing club, or any of its off
Gals"
The official scorers appointed by tn