The Washington times., 1923-05-19

big independent series which in t
the outstanding sporting event of
in July. Entries will close June
will be a flock of them.
For, as Johnny McCann, mana
1t last nights organization meetin
for not getting in last year" An
thinking the same.
At this early date fierce strug-
gle is brewing. Some of the teams
that figured prominently last sea
son are back as strong as ever,
and there are newcomers to the
field that give promise of offering
stiff competition.
The independent series Of 1923
will be hard fought, or leaders in
the game know nothing.
This years championships will
be governed by a commission OF
five men elected by the ball teams
with the writer as the chair
meeting Of the independents last
nAsnt at Spalding's. Four other
members Of the commission will
be elected at a meeting to be
called next week. At the same
time a secretary to the commits
sion viii be named.
The rules of 1922 were used as
q basis tor formulating the co1dl-
tons of this years event.
Two additions of Importance were
made, viz: In order to be eligible
for the finals, a player must take
part in three sectional games or
be present with the team at the
time three sectional games are
played.
Unless the eligibility of a player
10 concerned, no protest will be de-
cided until after the sectional games
have been played. This rule was
Instituted in order to keep down
undesirable friction.
Here are the rules and conditions
under which the series will be
played.
TIE entries will close OIL June
IL. The rules and conditions CT
the series follows.
The officials shall be chairman,
secretary and an executive COM
mittee, all to be chosen by repre-
sentatives of various teams and
clubs present at the series Organi-
Sation meeting at Spalding's, May
13.
Upon the chairman and secre-.
tary shall fall all the duties Incl
dent to the proper conduct OF the
series, with the exception Of de-
CiSiOnS on protests.
The executive committee shall be
comprised of five men, including
the chairman, whose duty it shall
be to give all decisions on protests
and to perform any act within the
rules of baseball which it may
deem proper for the welfare of the
series. The decisions of the execu-
tive committee shall be final.
Franchise fees shall be as fol-
lows: Midget class, So; junior class,
IS; senior class, $3.50, and unlimited
class, $40.
Age limits will be as follows:
Midget class thirteen years and un-
der; junior class, seventeen years
and under; senior class, tWenty-one
years and under; unlimited class,
any age.
A player shall be eligible for the
midget class until he has reached
his fourteenth birthday; for the
Junior class until he has reached his
eighteenth birthday; for the senior
class until he has reached his
twenty-second birthday. All ages
ahall be determined as of June Is.
The month, day and year of birth
of all players in the midget, junior
and senior classes shall be sub
mitted in writing to the secretary.
Each player, excepting pitchers,
must have played in three games
with the team entering him; pitch
ers must have pitched one full
game or any part OF two games.
The penalty of submitting the
name of one ineligible player shall
be a fine of one-half Of the teams
franchise money. which shall be re-
placed before the team is allowed
to enter the series: if names of two
ineligible players are submitted. the
teams entire franchise money shall
he forfeited and shall be replaced be-
fore the team is allowed to enter
the series: II names OF more than
two ineligible players are submitted,
the teams entire franchise money
will be forfeited and the team shall
be excluded from the series.
Any team using an ineligible
player under an assumed name Ia
-finger) after the series has started
shall be excluded from the series
and it's entire franchise money for.
feited. All games played and
scheduled to be played, by teams
using players Of such status, shall
not count in the series record.
If a player be listed with more
eAan one team, he shall remain
throughout the series with the team
with which he played his first series
game.
Each. team will be limited to a
maximum of eighteen players. Each
team shall have played at least five
games up to and including June Is.
All protests involving the eIigi-
biIity of players or teams shall be
made to the secretary within seven