Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-11
NORWICH BASEBALL LEAGUE OPENS SAT.

The board of managers Of the Norwich
Boys Baseball League held a meeting at
the Y. M. c. A. Thursday at which ten
were present. The Following teams were
represented, Baltic B. L. C.'s, n. F. A.
Seconds, Colonial Jrs., Broadway and Y.
M. c. A. Juniors. Owing to bad weather
the schedule has been delayed and it was
voted to run through a schedule which
would call for each of the Norwich teams
playing each other once and the winner
to play Baltic series of three games.
Baltic B. L. C.'s hold the Ferguson cup
having headed the league last season.
and should they fail to win the series
Of three games from the winner of the
four Norwich teams they must play
post league series of three to determine
who shall become the permanent posses
sors of the Ferguson cup which was pre-
sented by Mr.. Ferguson. the jeweler, last
year.
The following schedule was drawn up:
Broadway vs. Y NJ C. A. Jrs., Satur-
day, June Il, 10 a. m, at park.
Colonial Jrs. VS.. N. F. A. ends, Tues
day, June Is, p m, at Academy
Colonial Jrs. vs. Y M. C. A. Jrs., Wed.
nesday, June 16, 7 p. m. Academy.
Colonial Jrs VS.. Broadway, Thursday,
June IT, at Z p. m, at park.
n. F. A. ends vs. Y NJ C. A. Jrs on
Thursday, June II, p. m, at Academy.
Broadway VS. N. F. A. ends, Saturday,
June 10, 10 a. m, Academy.
At a previous meeting of the league
last years constitution with some
changes was adopted. The constitution
| follows:
Article Name. The organization
shall be known as the Norwich Boys
Baseball League.
Article 2. Object The object of this
organization shall be to increase the
pleasure of playing baseball and to ere.
ate sportsmanlike habits of clean
speech, clean living and clean sports.
Article 3. Organization.
Section 1. There shall be a board Of
directors composed of the captains anG
| managers of each team and the Boys
work secretary of the Y. NJ c. A., tn,
latter to be termed league director.
shall be the duty of the board of mana
gers to arrange a schedule of games anC
consider and act upon complaints refer
red to it under the provisions of Articl
IS.
Section Q A. The league director
shall be in charge of all games and b.
responsible for the administration O.
the terms of this constitution. The leagu
director may appoint assistants to TAX
charge of such games as he is unable t
attend. These assistants to have tn
same authority as the league director il
those particular provisions which ar
contained in Article s.
Section g. An umpire will be chose
for each game from among the specta
! tors, the choice to- be agreeable to tn
captains concerned
Article ". Membership.
Section l. Membership shall be cor
, fined to boys who have not reached thei
) 18th birthday.
; Section 2. Before becoming men
Der each boy must sign an applicatio
blank which signifies his willingness
D accept the terms of this constitution
! Section 3. No boy who has not me
, the conditions of sections 1 and of tn
i article will be allowed to play in an
league game.
a Article V. Discipline.
Any member of the league may be SUI
, pended for smoking The league dire
tor or his assistants may suspend ar
player for the use of profane languag
!, ! The first offense may be passed by wit
= only a reprimand upon the second o
- Tense the played may be suspended fl
a portion or all of the game then
progress. Upon third offense the pla,
err shall be suspended from the league fl
! the remainder of the season
e Appeal may be made to the board
g managers