The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-15
EXPENSE RULINGS
TOPEEvE PLAYERS
SuperStitiouS Players Kick al
Clean Uniforms,
MUST STAY WITH CLUB
No More Liquor or CigaretS
10 Excess,

NEW YORK, March ib-For the first
time In the history Of baseball all play
srs In the National league Will bo treat
I'd alike this season There Will be- no
more OF the pe,trd and pampefed pIhYef
who will receive special privileges be-
cause he has a grand openAfflngeiS yen.
has been adopted by the league, and some
OF the players nfe going 10 he thoched
when they get their first glimpse AT the
new code
The iron hand Of discipline will fall
heavily on bushcr and star alike, Just no
soon M they hit tho southern training
camps. There Is binding clnurn In the
pIayerE contracts which forces them
10 obey the rules 10 the letter Hereafter
the players will have tu stop AZ tho no
tells designated by the clubs or their cG-
penss money will be withheld
Must stop with Club.
In the past many players visited win
friends or relatives In various cities and
,ecelyed their expense allowance just the
same Now they must stop at the hotel
with the club. Each player II allowed "
|. day for meals In cities where the cluD
stops At hotels on the European plan.
Meal money on trains will be allowed
st the rate Of 81 IS each meal When the
train 10 scheduled 10 leave after o'clock
D. m, no allowance will be made for The
80. r. hrsaLiast unless train does not
rssch ths elub's destination by 3 o'clock
= M
This 10 one rule which IL sure TO bring
forth a storm Of protest from the super
stluous PLAYERS ina, mas so Sty 10 S,n
esndinG them unIo,' w Wv n.r
Nsir uniforms In A. clean condition as
possible, both at home and on tho road
Hhik At home the uniforms viii be
Aunoefeo AZ mc hpo's VI '"' N'u'
vhehe'er fepu"ou.
Demand Clean urforms
Whenever club s N A~lnning sueaE'
many players and managers irmly De
lisvs that II ls bad luck TO touch the
uniforms and 30 In the past many pay
ers appeared In spangles which looked as
n they had been dragged through the
mud
Hsres another rule whlch VIII MAKE
TIE lordy players come down 70 eerth'
players must caro- Tor thelr own nag
gage In getting TO and from the depot
and their homes. Players must make
their own arrangements In seeking thelT
homes upon arrival at the home city OF
the club. No taxlcab fare VIII be al
lowed In Visiting cities"
That rule smashes q precedent which
has been established In the National
league for good many years. Players
got into the habit OF travelling back and
forth from the hotels In taSls and could
not think OF carrying even grip Nov
they will have to travel hke ordinary
mortals.
tt Bar Al Outsiders
No nersons c.h,r than members OF the
team and offIcinls OF the club will be
slIoved In the clubhouse or on the play
srsi bench Another rule which will make
A hard Tor .ome OF the players reads:
.Nons az The pIayer. will he permltte ed
~ use ,nto.IcatIn liouors or clrarets TO
eYeess during the trninIng or playing se1-
.cn .nd tbe nueatlon as 10 whether
i,cnor. n, c,gatsts ara beInF used 10
sscs.. bv snv niayer ia 10 he deter
,ninsd nv ,hs manager and no one lse "
Ths ,,,i.s relating IN the dining of play-
- LII h. .,i,ssr ,hnn eve, before When
. ,,.vsr 4. rred Tor usjng ohscene Ian
S,,,s,. gnm. tha fine must he
III hy IN nj, ysr ana viii moi he res
AZ 49, w 49, cisc,,n.,ancas In ~.
as sanh I'll u" ,',a 80. hs,,e .nys 10 sxcs.. In
p'a.t. I'LL pscan.a ,hay Srsv tbnt N
.S, sn rnsd 49,. r,nn.v ,vonId ha nsiI
unoy ~.n l'"sm III uao III, wo r,or" -
~ 'ne M shuo. s, WI " nI,,b pya4.
.ns w mn's oy ~, ios,, g..
amount OF ms ilne' INC Cluo VIII 10 Hheu