The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-18
Changes Are Made
in Playing Rules
by Commissioners
Lengthy Debate Held at
Murphy's and Needed
Changes Are Effected

The amateur baseball commission
OF Richmond met Lass night At
Murphy's hotel for the purpose OF
revising the constitution and play
ing rules of the organization as
needed. After much harranguing
and debate the constitution ana
rules for season games were
changed as the event OF past times
has made il seem necessary.
The changes in the constitution
as made last night were: the com
mission is to meet at the call or th2
president, and will not have a
regular meeting night, the second
Wednesday OF each month. as mere
tefore. The board OF governors was
reduced from FIVE members %
three, the second vice-president and
treasurer being eliminated This
board was also given more au-
thority to act, to decide all appeals
from presidents of leagues and all
other business connected with the
leagues.
The secretary is also the score
tnry OF the board OF governors, and
will not be allowed to vote in either
though he may take part IN discus
sion.
In the rules Of season playing
n player or manager against whom
charges have been preferred must
be tried In five days instead OF the
previous ten. Rule five was elimln-
ated. Rule seven was amended TO
read: No member of team play
ing In any organized league not I'M
der the commission, other than a
closed league, or a league playing
% any other day than Saturday
shall be eligible 10 play on team
IN any league under the commits
Stop provided that the league has
been invited to Join the commission
and has declined the invitation.
Rule ten was amended 50 that
new contracts and transfers II play
Nrx must be registered with the
escretary of the com mission imm"-
diatety. and the rest of the sentence
eliminated. The rule was further
arnended 30 thai any PLAYER who
has been H. member of any team
operating under the national agree
p,ent shall be ineligible 70 play un-
der the commission after June l2
ryf that year. Rule eleven was
eliminated after the first sentence,
Rnie fourteen was made TO read
that managers must get the consent
of the president of their league 10
get waivers on any player or MAJ"
trades Rule nineteen now Ft1+s
that any mana ger VINO PAsA}S tA'' -
eligible player or tries TO influence
n PLAYER to ask for transfer or
release will he fined sl.oo me
has, sentence Of the paragraph WIS
eliminated. ...
Under the revised rule twenty
franchises for teams in any league
under the Jurisdiction OF the com
Ynisxsion Will be II the toiiowfffF
prtcee: Glass A. $40 eei~ iasss~ -
$3.50: Class c. s. 90, In ~ i ls
tventy-two the word commission
Vas changed to board in both cases
where ii is used
A n~w rule WAS added which
rrads. No contracts Will De a'-
rented bv the secretary of the com
mission in which there has heFh m
.er+ea any special clauses pertain
ing 10 releases, etc.
Orcers for the next season W'F"
rrheduled to have been elected -
n,ght but due 70 the length ar tine
deh,fe not ait ~ t4t----F u ---+-- : az
rome over, much less the election o.
nn,cars. Fer this purpo*'. = rect !,
tnr OF the commission. vii ht- an
81 Murphys on Friday night oe'"-
Der 81.