Evening journal., 1915-04-22

tine. Russell Essick. Edw. slavin.
Harry Duffy.
The league umpires this year will
be: Robert Cunningham, Joseph
Shawbach, William Maloney.
The club playing grounds will be:
Vandever- Seventeenth and Spruce.
Bancroft-Wator Tower (No 1 dia-
mond)
Eastlake -Twonty-ninth and Mar
ket streets.
Eden-Eden Park (No. I diamond)
Browntown-E Eighth avenue and
Duncan.
Pioneers Van Buren street park
diamond
Officers OF the league this year are:
Arthur c. Davies, president: Samuel
NJ. Rachlin. secretary; J. f. Grad
wohl, treasurer.
Rules of the League.
The name of this league shall be
the Wilmington League of Will
mington-Del
The league shall consist of six
clubs Nandeyer. Bancroft. Brown
town. Eden. Eastlakc and Pioneers.
Baseball games of this league shall
be played as per schedule beginning
on April "A, and ending September
is. 1915.
The officers of this league shall
consist of a president, secretary and
treasurer, and a board Of arbitration
to be composed of not more than five
men
The president of the league shall
call meetings of the league. preside
] oil inc nun
players contracts and releases. pub
lish same, assign umpires TO be Sc
I lected by the president
The secretary shall record the min
utes of all meetings of the league,
shall issue notices for meetings Of
the league at the suggestion of the
president
The treasurer shall keep all funds.
shall hold bond moneys OF the clubs
of the league and pay all bills ap-
proved by the league
No club shall be deposed from tho
league unless such club forfeits all
rights in the league for violations of
rules of the league.
All players used by the clubs of
this league shall sign the formal
contract of the league agreeing 10
play with one certain team. Said con
tract shall be approved by the presi-
dent No club shall have under con
tract at any one time during the sea.
son more than 15 men. In case oI
release of any player the manager
Of the club releasing him shall noti.
, fy the president Of such release. A re.
. leased player shall not play with
, any other club in the league unit
, rs days after his contract shall b,
approved by the president. No player
: shall be signed by any managers II
= this league after August IA except b,
l. agreement of five managers of tn,
, league
All single afternoon games of this
:, league shall begin between g and 3.3l
@ O'Clock DOuble-hoaders shall star
J, between 2.15 and go o'clock.
Umpires shall report at games q
j. minutes before start of game an,
e shall have authority given majo
league umpires. except that they can
:. not fine PLAYERS. The president of IN
+ league shall have authority to sus
IS pend any ball player for impropc
n conduct on the field during any gam
d of this schedule
Playing rules governing the Ma
e tional and the American League
D. shall govern this league The oficia
r Wright and Dilson Wilmingto
v. League ball shall be used by al
teams Of this league.
% Any club forfeiting a game OWN
m 20 dispute or for any other reason
4 shall pay a fine of not less than on
n dollar nor more than FIVE dollars. SUI
iecf to tho finding Of fhe hoard ,
arbitration.
In case any club shall have insu
P fcient players TO start or finish
n. game. owing TO unavoidable acciden
III such club shall use not more tina
b. two extra players 10 be furnished I
Of the opposing club. In no case sha
X either of these players re a pitcho
ne Any manager in this league WI
shall allow an Ineligible player