Newark post., 1913-04-23

AT meeting Oh tlc Ii1-Nouutt
'cap,Ic managers held in Elkton
last Saturday, the following set OF
rules was drawn up and adopted
by the rules committee, composed
.of DR.. Charles A. Kriete of Aber-
deem, Bert Everson Of Newark, and
Fred II. Letfier Of Elkton.
Several of the clubs made re-
quests for players outside OF their
allotted districts. Now listen. Hark
Aberdeen, three players, grdnted;
IIavre de Grace, three players,
oranted; Elkton, three players,
aranted; Newark, only last gear 8
1,lavers and none others, granted;
Elk Mills. Jackson of last year s
Newark Club, granted.
It makes fellow feel like sing
ing "Jerusalem, we re losing 'em. -
Everything seems just as clear
as mud to see through.
Rule 1.-The Tri-County Base
ball League shall consist of SIX
clubs during the season OF 1913,
namely: Elkton, Oxford, Aber.
{ieen. Havre de Grace, Newark and
Fix Mills.
Rule 2-The season shall open
on Saturday, May 10, and close
Monday, September l, Labor Day
each club TO play twenty games.
Two games shall be scheduled for
Fourth Of July, but none for Sat
urday, July ). 1913.
Rule 3-No player shall receive
for his services during any game or
at any time any compensation III
any manner or form, either from
the club that he plays with or from
any individual, except under the
following regulations: Where a
club shall charge admission to de-
fray expenses Of conducting and
carrying on the game of baseball
and where there shall be balance
of money the manager of such club
may divide such money as is taken
in at said games and from other
sources among the players of said
team at the end Of the season OF
1913, but no money shall be divided
before the end of the season.
Rule NO player will be eli,
gible to play on any of the said
teams who has received money foI
his services during the present sea.
son and unless he has been a resi-.
dent Of the respective territory
that has been assigned the club for
six months prior to the opening OF
this league. Under no considera.
tion shall one team transfer any
player or players from one team tc
another during the season Of 1913
Rule 5-Should a team in this
league violate any of these rules
the game played shall be forfeited
to the opposing team, and the team
fined the sum Of $40, to be taker
out of the guarantee money in the
hands Of the treasurer.
Rule 6-Should any player offe,
TO buy or sell a game, he shall be
suspended from the league for the
remainder Of the season; shoulC
any manager offer to buy or sell {
game, he shall be fined $25, this
amount to be taken from the guar
antee money i'll the hands Of the
treasurer.
Rule AT each game played {
guarantee Of $40 shall be paid tc
the visiting club at the end of five
innings; but five innings must bC
played to call it a game
Rule S-Should there come {
rain storm or the grounds be too
wet to play and a visiting club shall
appear on said visiting grounds
the sum of So shall be paid it to de
fray travelling expenses.
Rule 9-No ex-major league
player is eligible to participate il
any of the Tri-County League
games, except by consent of the
league in session.
Rule 1O-Each club shall deposit
with the treasurer the sum of $2s
on or before May l, 1913, as a guar
antee that it will play out the
schedule and not violate the rules
and each club shall be required