Evening journal., 1915-08-31
SIX TEAMS AFTER
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Fight For City Amateur
Title Will Open in Earnest
on Saturday
RULES, SCHEDULE
ARE ADOPTED

Teams claiming the independent
baseball championship Of this county
have arranged a schedule for a series
Of games to decide the honor. The
first game will be played next Sat
urday.
Under the rules and according to
the schedule the title will be decided
by a series Of games between Ches-
rook East End, Delaware Hard Fibre
fremont, Continental Fibre and Will
del. In the series each team will play
each contestant for the title one
game.
AT the meeting the following rules
were adopted to govern the contests
Games-Games to be played Sep
tember 4, September (morning).
September (afternoon), September
| II and September 1S Games pre-
vented by rain or other causes to be
played at a later date.
Grounds-The grounds on which all
games are to be played are 10 be Sc
lected by the managers of the op-
posing teams.
Guarantees and eXpenses-All ques-
tons regarding guarantees and ex-
penses Of visiting teams are TO be
matters TO be decided by the man
ayers of the opposing teams.
Players-TO be eligible to play in
the series a player must have his
name in at least FIVE box scores or
have been carried by the team as a
utility player for a period of ten
games No player is to receive pay
for playing in a game during the
series. Amateurs only are to take
part
Rating-The rating of clubs is to
= be on a percentage basis of games
: won and lost
Eligibility of clubs To be eligible
TO enter the series a club must have
played al least fifteen games during
the season and must have won at
I least ten games.
! Umpires-E Each team will provide
e one umpire But all games are to
s be umpired by two neutral umpires.
: The following list of umpires was
D submitted by the managers of the
teams and was approved: Delaware
Hard Fibre. Hughey Daney; fremont
D Harry Johnson; Chesrook, George
Primrose; East End. Joseph Shaw
( back; Continental Fibre Company
k Holland Messick; Wildel, William
Duffy.
y The following umpires will umpire
( the initial games 10 be played on
+ Saturday: Chesrook- East End, John
l. son and Duny: Delaware Hard Fibre
u fremont, Primrose and Messick; VIE
del Continental Fibre Company
q Daney and a substitute, probably Nc
! Cullough.
a The meeting was attended by Man
ayers Wilets of ChesroOk, Regan ol
e fremont. Johnson of Delaware Hard
o Fibre. Salter of East End, Jackson oi
N Continental Fibre, Strawbridge o.
y Wildel
t The following list of players was
N submitted by the managers OF the
= teams and was approved;
II East End-W Salter, managers II
at salter. e. Lux. H. Lux. captain; F
& Regnaur. C. Koitsch. Sabotta, ID. Pat
ton, j. Neither, r. McElroy, II. Steb
ct ner. F. Goryantes, H. Mclslroy, Eek
r. wick Carlen.
IS Chesrook- Hansen, Mason, Cold
ID stein. captain: McGlanighan, Johnson
l. Hanley. Ogden, Johnston, Booth
le Kleinstuber. Cole, Willets, assistant
A. manager: Condor, manager.
d. Tremont-Pennock, Johnson, Rea
son. Ruf. Gray, Dougherty, Tinsman
Staih. Briscoe, captain; Mccullough
Cantwell, Regan, manager; Spire, bus
&c mess manager
10 Delaware Hard Fibre Company
Is Scott, Brickley, Young e. Essick
es captain r. Essick, II. Merrill, p
I'd slavin. L. McCardle, II. Duff, J. Getz
IS enberg, w. Hawke. p. Grant d
re Grant, Bradford. Davis.
Continental Fibre Co.-Harrigan
=. Whirlow, Fulton, Montgomery, Ora
8 per. Moore. A. Grove, w. Grove, Rob
; inson. Slack, Fossett, Sharpe, Gray
Whiteman, Spence Ellison.
. Wildel-Stafford Conners W. Mich
. OILS. Duffy. A. Strawbridge, captain
- r. Stillwell. McCullen, r. StrawbridgC
Smith, Munshower B. Nichols, c. Far
" ley Hess, +. Strawbridge, manager
= Kee.