New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-09
VIC
TO BY
Legion LEAGUE
TO Be ORGANIZED
Members Of State Committee to
Complete Plans Tomorrow

Formal organization OF state
American Legion Junior Baseball
competition will be completed at
meeting Of the state athletic csm-
mittee under the direction Of Harry
c. jackson, state athletic chairman.
The meeting will be held in the
American Legion home In Washing
ton street on tomorrow night and
will get underway at S O'clock.
II. A. Timbrell Of New Britain will
represent the first district at the
gathering. The remainder OF the
state committee. which will be pres-
ent at the organization meeting. will
be Edward Reynolds Of Fair Haven.
representing the second district: A.
l. Drummer of Noroton Heights, rep
resenting the third district: F. A.
Felletier Of North Grosvenordale,
representing the fourth district:
Thomas Sears Of Taftville. represent
ing the fifth district: Edward Jascot
Of Torrinston. representing the sixth
district. and Joseph Bransh&ld Of
Portland. representing the seventh
district.
At the meeting temorrow night.
the district Representatives will be
urged to get the teams entry blanks
in their district into the secretary's
hands ~ sosn ~ possible. A general
discussion Of the rules will also take
place 10 that any Misunderstanding
Of the regulations will be clearly
Understood by the district represen-
tativAs.
Alsnt with the meeting OF the
state representatives. 4 session Of
the candidates for the local posts
baseball team will also be held. To
this meeting all the boys in the city
/ who have a desire to be represented
in this years baseball competition
are invited to be present at the post
rooms on tomorrow night. Only the
boys who will net have reached
their 18th birthday before midnight
On September ~ are invited to at
tend this meeting. They will meet
with Joseph jackson. who IL in
charge Of the local baseball team
that is to represent the Legion this
year. He will address, them briefly
on the rules Of the Junior Boys
baseball competition.
Once again the services of Larry
ManSan, veteran baseball coach, has
been secured to handle the destinics
Of the local post In the baseball field.
He will also Ne in attendance tomor-
row night and will speak briefly to
the boys.
Predictions are rife that junior
baseball will 90 over In much bigger
style than it did last year. Although
undreamed OF success was realized
in lat years competition. even a
greater success in the held is expect
"a this year with the experience OF
the past season to tutds the various
posts.
Already more than three times the
number of teams that we're entered
In last years competition have al
ready signihed their intentions OF
joining the championship fight this
year and many more are expected
10 step In line before the date for
the entry lists closes en- June S.
In statement to the posts
throughout the country, Dan Sewers,
national director Of the American
Legion, cxhorts al posts through
out the country to get behind this
project of junior baseball and to
give 1t their wholehearted support.
1t is enc OF the most popular and
,, beneficial activities that the Legion
has ever und ertaken. he saya.
The following rules and resula-
tons vii! be used in the baseball
com petition this year:
Rules Of Play
I. All games will be played under
the official playing rules Of baseball.
?. All games will be played on
regulation diamonds.
3. The ball used will be a stan
dard league ball.
4. Any boy is eligible TO partic-
pate or play on a team who will not
have attained his 18th birthday be-
fore midnight. September 18th. 1879,
and who is an amateur according TO
the accepted rules.
5. Every player must fill out
certificate Of eligibility and there
must be attached certified copy OF
birth. along with photo and sig
nature for Identification.
6. Every team which is entered
must register on 4 certificate OF en-
try. which shall b. made in tripli-
cate: one copy to be retained by the
post athletic officer. the other two
copies to the department athletic
committee.
I. No team can carry more than
IL players, and al players must have
been enrolled on Or before June S.
1929.
s. Any team entering district OF
departmental competitions with one
Or moro players over the age limit.
or who has not enrolled In the pro-
vidsd time 10 automatically disquali-
fed, and all games forfeited.
Q. Local competitions will be Or
eanized and played under the direc-
ton Of local posts. District and de-
partmental competition will be Or
ganizei and played under the direc-
tom OF the department athletic COM
mittee.
1o.-The athletic officer Of the To-
cal Legion will be responsible fol
the selection Of umpires and grounds
for scrnes played by teams within
the jurisdiction Of the post. The
department athletic committee will
be responsible for the selection Of
umpires and grounds for the district
and departmental competition.
II. A team to be eligible for en-
try in any competition must be regis
tered by June Sth. All teams must
be certified to the department Ath-
letic committee by June 18th. and
state championship certified by Au-