The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-11
PLANS FOR 1914
BASE BALL SEASON

re de Trace teams not having repre-
sentatives present at either OF the
Elkton or Newark meetings it was de-
cided to drop those two clubs from the
circuit.
Representative We're present from
Port Deposit, Rising Sun, North East,
all Of whom made application for adj
mission into the circuit. Rising Sun
and Port Deposit were admitted. Each
club was ordered to post SO with the
Treasurer before any further business
was transacted. The following rules
were adopted:
Rule The Tri-County League
shall consist of six clubs during the
season of 1914, namely Elkton, Ok
ford, Port Deposit, Newark, Rising
Sun and Elk Mills.
Rule 1.-The season OF 1914 shall
open on Saturday, May II, and close
on Monday, September /, each club 10
play 20 games. Two games shall be
scheduled for Fourth Of July.
Rule 3-No player shall receive for
his services during any game or at any
time any compensation in any manner
or from either the club that he plays
with or from any individual, except
under the following regulations: When
a club shall charge admission to de-
fray expenses Of CONDUCTING and car
rying on the game Of base ball and
when there shall be balance of
money in the hands of the Treasurer
at the end of season, 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 1914,
but no money shall be divided before
the end of the aeason.
Rule Mo player will be eligible
to play on any one of the said teams
who has received money for his SER
vices during the present season and
unless he has been a resident of the
respective trritory that has been as
signed the club for six months prior
to the opening CT this league. Under
no consideration shall one team trans
fer any player or players from one
team TO another during the year of
1914.
Rule Should a team in this
league violate any of these rules the
game played shall be forfeited 10 the
opposing team, and the team fined the
sum of SO to be taken out of the
guarantee money in the hands of the
treasurer.
Rule 6--Should any player offer to
buy or sell a game, he shall be sus-
pended from the League for the re-
mainder of the season; should any
manager offer to buy or sell a game,
ne shall be fined $25, this amount to
be taken from his guarantee money in
the hands of the treasurer.
Rule AT each game played a
guarantee of $40 shall be paid to the
visiting club at the end of five innings;
but five innings must be played to call
it game.
Rule Should there come a rain
storm or the grounds be TOO wet to
play, and a visiting club shall appear
on said visiting grounds the sum of 50
shall be paid it to defray travelling
expenses.
Rule 9-No eX- Major League player
is eligible to participate in any of the
Tri-County League games except by
consent of the League in session.
Rule l0-Each club Shall deposit
with the treasurer the sum of S25 on
or before April is. 1914, as a guaran-
tee that it will play cut the schedule
and not violate the rules, and each
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