Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-04
Practically Complete Power
Il. Arrange Details; o.. The
Worlds Series, Games Is
Given Commission In An
Effort To Prevent Fraud.

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New York, Oct. 4.-Powers and
authority that are virtually a%utocratic
are invested in the national baseball.
commission for the conduct of the
worlds series in order that the big
games that annually wind up the
season shall be kept, as far as possible,
free from scandal. All the important
minor mes are arranged by the COM
mission, leaving to the playing clubs
only those arrangements thai affect
the actual playing of the games on
their respective home grounds.
During the recent grand jury inves-
tigation of baseball in Chicago the
worlds series of 1919 was mentioned
in several instances, but the rules and
regulations governing the big games
disclose the fact hat safeguards are
SO thrown about the worlds series as
to make 1t exceedingly dangerous to
tamper with or endeavor to influence
anything but an honest decision in the
games.
Must Deposit $4,000.
Three days before the beginning of
the series each year the owners of
the contesting clubs are Obliged. each
to deposit with the national commits
guarantee of good faith, to play out
the schedule so arranged by the COM
mission and to abide by the rules and
regulations promulgated by the com
mission.
While it is well known that under
the present rules the championship
shall go to the club first winning five
games out Of nine, the national com
mission has tho right to terminate the
series at any time it deems the inter
est Of baseball demands it and to de-
clare one of the clubs the winner OF
the championship regardless Of pre-
vious performances. j.
Another safeguard is the provision
that prohibits either club participating
in The worlds series from giving tc
any of it's players a bonus or prize
and any player released by either OF
the clubs to any other club in the
league is prohibited from sharing ir
the receipts either as a present or re.
ward from his former teammates, the
releasing club or any of its officials.
In order to prevent changes q
players from one can to another tc
prepare for the worlds series in the
wayNof Strengthening a team. a player
to be eligible to take part in the
championship games must be a bons
1ide member Of the qualifying team.
and under a promulgated playing con
tract on on before August 81. AnC
the jurisdiction of the national com
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does not terminate with the final gam,
Of the championship series, but con
tinues throughout the year in which
t the championship is decided. 81.
: Hold Back Pay.
1t is provided in the regulation
that the teams participating In tn,
worlds series shall disband after tn,
close Of the series and as teams O.
individuals they are prohibited from
e playing exhibition games during tn
s remainder Of the year In order t
e insure the observance Of this rule tn
national commission retains from tn
share Of each player in the. champion
ship series $500, which is Withheld,
until December 1. Then if the player
have not violated the rule the none
Is is returned to the players with inter
est at 6 per cent from the time it wa
d so retained.
Arranging the schedule is n O
8 the important details that devolve
y upon the national commission. Il
most seasons this Is not a difficult. tasl