New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
INTER CHURCH LEAGUE
 SCHEDULE LS ADOPTED
Everything in Readiness For Second Season of Loop Season Play Starts On May IT and Will Close On August 3O-Rules For Conduct of Circuit Are Ac- cepted-Games to Be Played Monday and Thurs day At Willow Brook Park.

All plans for the second season of the Jnter-Church baseball league were completed at meeting held at the Y. NJ C. A, last evening. playing rules and a schedule being |adopted and arrangements made to procure and take care Of equipment. The rules committee, consisting of David Ahlgren and Kermet Parker, | reported on the regulations which they had drawn up, and their recom- Imendations were accepted. The reg 1 ular baseball rules will be used with certain exceptions, as follows: The bases will be 70 feet apart instead Of l %. The pitcher must deliver the ball underhand. A caught foul tip on any strike is out. Batter is out on third strike whether caught or mot, No batter shall be awarded first base on being hit by pitched ball. No balks shall be called, the pitcher being free to make any mo- lions he desires. Not more than one base shall be allowed on q pass ed ball. Games will be of seven in Inings duration and must go at least five innings to be legal.
 The soft ball and light bat will be official equipment. Games will be played at Willow Brook park on Monday and Thursday nights. teams not being able to take the field at .6:45 o'clock being liable to forfeit Twenty-four hours notice must be given in case of necessary post ponement. Any man belonging to Q church or church organizat ation can play with that institution unless he can be proved to be a professional baseball player. Each team is to provide scorer. All disputes will be settled by the board of mana gers, whose decision is to be final.
 The schedule committee consisting of Rev. Vernon Phillips and George H. Hamlin, presented it's card of games. The league will open on Monday, May F, and close on Mon day, August 30. after two rounds of play. 1t was voted to assess each team an equal amount to pay for equipment, and Secretary Treasurer Hamlin was authorized to buy this Mr. Parker was placed in charge Of equipment. President Raymond Cline presided at the meeting.
 Practice Games Scheduled
 Several of the team managers seized the opportunity last night to arrange practice game with each other The First Baptists and South Congregational church will meet lat 6:30 o'clock tonight at Walnut Hill park, while the South church will come back tomorrow evening against the St. Matthew's Lutheran team at Willow Brook park, the game being fixed for 6;45 o'clock. On Thursday night at Walnut Hill the Baptists will meet the Stanley Memoriql nine.
 The Official Schedule
 The league schedule is as fol- lows, the first team mentioned in each game being the home team;
 Monday, May r - Center vs, First Lutheran. Baptist vs. Ken- sington. Stanley Memorial vs South.
 Thursday, May 20 -- St. Mat thew's vs. White Army, Trinity NJ. T.. ys. Blue Army, First Lutheran vs. South.
 Monday. May 24 - Center vs. Baptist First Lutheran vs. Ken sington. Stanley Memorial vs. White Army.
 Thursday May 27 - south vs Trinity M. E.. St. Matthew's vs. Blue Army, Kensington vs. Stanley