The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-21
BASE BALL.
THE EASTERN MAINE LEAGUE.


Bangor May 11th, when it was decided that
the personnel OF the league should be Bangor
Brewer. Old Town and Belfast. Old Town
taking the place of Dover-Foxcroft The
season is to commence June 9th. Officers were
elected and constitution and by-laws were
adopted. The officers chosen were: John P.
Frawley. Bangor, president; H. c. Buzzell.
Belfast, vice president; ]. A. Reilly, Brewer,
secretary and treasurer.
The principal features of the bylaws as
adopted by the meeting include the following
points:
The salary limit of the teams shall be $3.50 a
week, the treasurer of each association to
make a sworn statement to the amount of
salaries paid each week. and file it with the
secretary of the league.
The regular guarantee to visiting teams
should be $40 with rain guarantee of s25.
The home team shall notify the visiting team
in ample time on days when game is to be
postponed and Belfast shall be notified before
A. M. Teams to play in Belfast and the
Belfast team shall leave home at least five
hours before the time the game is called and a
penalty shall be imposed upon team not on
the grounds at the schedule time.
| Postponed games shall be played off, unless
otherwise agreed upon, on the next regular
visit of the team to the city where the post
poned game was to have been played
Each local association shall appoint an official
scorer, who shall forward all scores to the
secretary of the league.
Two umpires shall be engaged by the league.
neither to be from any city in the league; the
expense to be divided equally by the clubs of
the league. The umpires shall have all the
authority delegated to umpires in Spaulding's
Official Baseball Guide.
Each local association shall provide police
sufficient to keep the playing field clear, 25 feet
outside of first and third base lines, 40 feet
each side and 80 feet back of home plate.
They shall protect the players from any acts
of violence from the spectators.
At the close of the season pennant, to cost
not exceeding $40, shall be awarded the team
winning the largest percentage of games, to be
paid for by the three others teams.
Special meeting of the executive board shall
be called by the secretary at the request of
two members, upon seven days notice and all
regular and special meetings shall be held in
Bangor.
No team shall secure the services of any
released by the team who exercised the right
of ownership, after the opening game.
The schedule will open on Tuesday, June 8,
with the Easterns at Bangor and Belfast in
Old Town. Two games a week will be played
IN each city.
last Friday evening the local organization
was perfected and the following officers were
elected: H. C. Buzzell. president; T. Frank
Parker, treasurer; Orrin ]. Dickey, secretary;
w. J, Dorman, George l Keating. DR.. Her
bert E. Knowlton, Augustus Coburn, Eben F
Littlefield, S. S. L. Shute and Thomas W. Loth-
rop, directors; H. G. Buzzell and Amos A. Col
cord members of the executive board that in
cudes two from each city represented in the
league 1t was voted to give dance in the
near future to raise funds and George Darby
was elected chairman of arrangements. Among
those present was Mayor Dunton, who is an
enthusiast and much interested in the team.
with number OF college players and others.
Amos Cocord gave a report of the recent
meeting in Bangor of the Easte Maine
League Association, which he attended. An
other meeting will be held in the grand jury
room tomorrow, Friday. night. Belfast won
the pennant last season, and it is intended to
have a better team this year if possible. BAN
gor, Brewer and Old Town are making like en-
deavors and good games assured.
THE OLD TOWN TEAM
Manager Chute of the Old Town team of the
Eastern Maine League was in Bangor last
week to see that the grand stand and grounds
at the Webster field are In right condition for
the opening of the season there June 9th,
when Belfast and Old Town will cross bats.
The Bangor Commercial says: "Mr. Chute
has nine all picked, but they will be given
tryout and any that don't measure up to the
necessary standard will just have to step one
side. Among the men he has signed on is
Dutch Howard of Newport, one of the best
known players in this part of the State, for
the last two or three years an important factor
in county games and with Calais in the Maine
NEW DIuuSW ISdkNS AAS NSSAoA &c tHoe lis
men are all ready to open the season, that he
has not exceeded the salary limit, and wont,
but he intends to give Old Town real baseball.
of the kind that every lover of clean sport can
appreciate The uniforms are all ordered from
Chicago. and when they appear on the field
with Old Towns mark on their breasts there
will be big crowd to give them cordial well
come and send off"
BELFAST HIGH G; CAsTINE HIGH 2,
Belfast High defeated Castine High on the
Congress street grounds Wednesday after
noon May 18th by score of 8 to 2. Belfast
batted hard, but some good fielding by Castine
kept the score down. Smith held Castine to
three scattered hits. The score:
BELFAST.
alb. r. bh. po. a. e.
Cottrell. c,.,,, 0 10 2 2
omltn, D
Roberts, 2b................ z
Hatch, ss..................
Cannon, cf................. D 0
Jipson, 1b................. l 0
Waterman, rf..........
Vaughan, lf.."............. ! 0
johnson, 3b............... 2