The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
Organization Perfected at Meet
ing Held at Springfield.
Rules Adopted.

With weather conditions prevail
ing that were hardly conductive to
the generation of baseball enthus-
iasm, the Tri County League was re-
organized Sunday afternoon at
Springfield, Mimi, for the sixth
year of its existance. AS at pres
ent constituted an eight club loop
is assured, Morton and Sleepy Eye
having decided to join the six teams
which agreed on fundamental rules at
a session held on April LIST. c. II. A.
Pietsch of Springfield was reelected
for his sixth term as president of the
circuit and T. Kuehl of Lamberton
was chosen as vice president, Walter
Yaeger of Sanborn as secretary and
Tom Curley of Comfrey as Treasur-
err. President Pietsch submitted a
tentative schedule which was adopt
ed, the teams being aligned so as
to avoid conflicting dates with neigh
boring cities. The complete schedule
calling for inaugural games on Sum-
day, May 9th will be published later
and provides for openings at Sanborn
by Morton, at Westbrook by LAM
berton, at Comfrey by New Ulm, and
at Sleepy Eye by Springfield. Games
are to start promptly at 2:3O p. m.
with home umpires in charge and the
Spaulding base ball used in all league
contests, contract having been sign
ed with the manufacturers who make
a special price to the members on the
base balls which are to be obtained
through the local dealers in each city.
Furthermore the Spaulding Co. agrees
to furnish the champions with large
cub trophy valued at $500 or indi-
vidual miniature gold filled base balls
as the winners may elect. 1t was
decided to limit passes to six for each
team with special passes for the UNI
pire and press reporter. Each team
files a certified check of $4,000 with
the league treasurer as a guarantee
to complete the season, which deposit
is to be restored intact and contri-
butte $500 to fund to defray the
necessary expenses, with uneXpended
balance refunded at the close of the
race The split season plan was con-
tinued with one game eliminatlons IN
the event of tie in the standign in
either half and a through games
series at the conclusion of the sched-
ule between the winners of the first
and last half seasons to determine
the championship. The teams are re-
stricted to the employment of but
two outside players but can use all
talent within a ten mile radius with
the exception of residents of other
cities located within that erea. The
official rules as they appear in the
Spaulding guide is to govern the
play. A motion prevailed prohibit
ing the transfer of players from one
club to another. Players eligible to
participate in tie play offs and the
championship series are required to
have appeard in a majority of the
games in each half season and the
president was authorized to approve
/ any requirements due to physical in
capacity or detection. In cases where
tea mis- found guilty of attractions
{ of the eligibility rules the scheduled
game is to be played under protest
I and is then forfeited by the appending
club. The bond of the league treas
urer was fixed at $4,000. The es-
sential details of the games played
I are to be telephoned to Springfield
by the home clubs at league expenses
with complete box scores to follow
by mail. A game guarantee of $4,000
was decided upon with the sum of
$4,000 to be paid the visiting team
in the event of postponement caus-
ed by rain just prior to the game thus
preventing the cancellation privilege
which the home team enjoys and
which must be exercised before the
visiting club departs on the trip to
fill the engagement. No definite ad-
mission fee basis was established, To-
cal conditions being the determining
factor in the price scale to be levied
by each team. If weather conditions
permit, practice games will be played
by the teams on Sunday, April 90,
and negotiations are being conducted
by the respective arrangements with
that object in view. All indications
point to another successful season of
this circuit which is one of the pio-
neer leagues in the state.-Spring-
field Advance-Press.