Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-05
Safeguards Thrown
About World Series
By Associated Press.

New York, Oct. 3-Powers and
authority that are virtually auto
cratic are invested In the national
baseball commission for the conduct
or the worlds series in order that
the Dig games that annually wind up
the season shall be kept, as far as
possible, free from scandal. All the
important details Of the series as
well as the minor ones are arranged
by the commission, leaving to the
playing clubs only those arrange
ments that affect the actual play
ing of the games on their respective
home grounds.
During the recent grand jury in
vestigation of baseball in Chicago
the worlds series of 1919 was men,
toned In several instances, but the
rules and regulations governing the
big games disclose the fact that safe
guards are SO thrown about the
worlds series as to make it exceed
ingly dangerous to tafnper with or
endeavor to influence anything but
an honest decision in the games
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
sion certified check for $4,000 as
a guarantee Of good faith, to play out
the schedule so arranged by the
commission and to abide by therrules
and regulations promulgated by the
commission.
While it is well known that under
the present rules the championship
shall so to the club first winning
five games out of nine, the national
commission has the right to termi-
nate the series at any time it deems
the interest of baseball demands it
and to declare one of the clubs the
winner of the championship regard
less of previous performances.
Another safeguard is the provision
that prohibits either club partici-
pating in the worlds series from
giving to 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 shar-
ing in the receipts either as present
or reward from his former team
mates, the releasing club or any of
Its officials.
In order to prevent changes of
players from one team to another to
prepare for the worlds series in the
way of Strengthening team, a play
er to be eligible to take part in the
championship games must be bona
fide member of the Qualifying teams
and under a promulgated playing
contract on or before August 81. And
the Jurisdiction Of the national COM
mission over worlds series players
does not terminate with the final
game of the championship series, but
continues thruout the year in which
the championship is decided.
1t is provided in the regulations
that the teams participating in the
worlds series shall disband after the
close of the series and as teams or
individuals they are prohibited from
playing exhibition games during the
remainder of the year. In order to
insure the observance of this rule
the national commission retains from
the share of each player in the
cham piDnship series $500, which is
withheld until December 1. Then If
the players have not violated the rule
the money is returned to the play
ers with interest at six per cent from
the time it was SO retained
Arranging the schedule is one of
the important details that devolves
upon the national commission. In
most scissors this is not difficult
| task as the commission can go ahead
with it's schedule making as soon as
the pennant races have been decided.
However, this season was one that
has complications because Of the
closeness of the league races and the
uncertainty Of the winners almost
| to the end of the schedule. Under
such conditions the national commits
sion is required, when the pennant
winners are not decided within 10
! days Of the close of the season, to
meet and arrange tentative schedules
for every club having chance.
] If for any reason game is post
poned or terminated before it be-
comes a regulation game or termi-
mates in a tie score it shall be played
/! off in the city where originally
scheduled before the succeeding
scheduled games in the other city are
| played.
extending beyond the players con-
| tract season, the players are obliged
to continue at their contract rate to
| the end Of the series.
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