The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-14
INDUSTRIAL TELLS
 WHY GAMES WERE TAKEN FROM CAAIN N
Editor of the Farmer

Sporting, Editor of the Farmer
 In order to place the Industrial League in it's true light with the sport ing public of the city. we ask you to publish the action taken at our meet ing of Tuesday evening.
 As is perhaps well known, the Lake team failed to place nine men on the field at either of it's first two sched- uled games. same being forfeited to the U M. C. Company and Locos on the field.4
 The Arms team withdrew from the league after playing three games los- ing, to Singers and American Chain and winning from Crane Company. The league acted separately on both the Lake and Arms question and voted to award each team who had not played either club a win in order to bring out the schedule even. At la ter meeting, the Chain Company rep resentative moved that the Arms Company games awarded to U. M. c. Company and Locos be thrown out and vote was taken accordingly, When vote was taken on the same action on the Lake games, two thirds vote was lacking and therefore, the motion was not carried.
 Due to the dissension which arose in regards to these games, the presi- dent instructed the supervisor of National League on this matter acting under Article 2, Section B., Part 4, which, states that the Spalding Nation al League rules. will govern the in- dustrial League. MT. Heyd1er.. secre- r x- communication, quotes Rule, 3, Sec ton 59, which reads as follows:-l Games participated in fby clubs which have withdrawn, disbanded. or forfeited their membership without completing their championship series hwith all other league clubs. Such lowing extent:
 'The Board shall ascertain the least number of championship games play ed by such retired club with any club remaining in the league, and shall from the first game participated in during the championship series by such retired club, count in the series of each league club similar num- Der of games. and all other games participated in by and With such re- tired club, shall not be counted in by the championship series; provided, that if such retired club shall have failed to play at least one champion ship amefwith every league club, all games participated in by it shall be thrown out entirely
 Under this ruling the league could take no other. action, other than to expunge from the records all games fal lrnr ov-f !, and Lake Company which they voted to do, instructing supervisor of SCOT CTS to act accordingly. r Acting on protest of Manager Mo Cam. of the U. M. c. Company rela- tive to the playing of a one Williams by the American Chain Company the league awarded these two games to the Chain Company opponents act ing according to Article 4, Section 4 which reads:-
 "No player is eligible to play in any or all of the last three games of the last three games of the season that has not played in at least three games prlor 10 the said three games of the schedule, this ruling not to affect proposed games.
 A ruling from MT. Heydler was re- AeioiNo lo uouDle header, that the first game was the regularly scheduled game. the second the post poned. The league voting to sustain their rules ordered the, Locos and Singer games won by Chain Company forfeited to the former teams. Earlier In the season, MT. Healey claimed a game won by the Crane Company due to an ineligible player, therefore. their action Tuesday night was in Keeping with the policy of the league for years back. to uphold their rules and keep their actions above board in all cases regardless of who the offender might be-
 Trusting you can devote your valued space to this article, I remain,
 Yours truly,