Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-02
JUNIOR LEGION B. B.
RULES AS L A I'D
DOWN BY SPONSORS
RULES FOR 1881

1. All games shall be played under the
official playing rules of baseball. and on on
regulation diamonds. The ball used will
be a standard league ball.
,. The competition Will be open only
to boys who are amateurs that is. boys
who have not been paid for playing
tanned their seventeenth birthday be-
fore June 30. 1881. (Note: boy born
prior to midnight. June %. 1914. is not
3. Each player must be bona fide
resident of the community served by
the Post sponsoring the team in which
he enrolls in accordance with the regu-
lationS laid down by the Department
Athletic Committee or the Department
Executive Committee of the respective
4. Every player must fill out a certi-
ficate of entry and eligibility and each
team must register on a certificate OF
entry. To each players certificate of
entry and eligibility there must be at
tached a certified copy of his birth GER
tifcate along with players signature,
Where a certified copy Of 1.-THE the birth Ger
tificate is not available then a certified
copy of the baptismal certificate or play
er'S school record age should be at
tached) Where player is a high
school student. his certificate of entry
must give the name of his school as
shown by the school records on Feb
ruary Is, 1881. Each Department will
adopt it's own form of certificate which.
however. must include the provisions
:, In cities or towns having popula-
tions of $4,000 or more, according to
1880 Federal Census. no team Will be
allowed to draw persons from more than
one high school. The high school record
as of February Is. 1881, will govern as
to bona tide enrolment of player. (ThiS
rule is enforceable as to public, private
and UNCONVENTIONAL high schools giving
the regular accredited high school cur
ricuIum. The rule is enforceable as to
all high school pupils regardless Of
rhnth moi n1rtici-
pated in high school athletics. Junior
high SC h ools S." intermediate high
ss66oIs nsht and ngh
schools not carrying a regular accredited
high school curriculum" are not con-
sidered high schools within the meaning
of this rule.)
6. If a player is found to be ineligible,
he shall be disqualified Immediately from
further competitions: and If such lneligi.
bilty be determined prior to regional
tournament, the entire team having used
such ineligible player will be automat-
ically disqualified and barred from fur
Their competitions and all games won
by such team shall be thrown out of the
records. All protests on eligibility OF
players must be specific and set forth
reasonable basis for protest and be ac-
companied by proof.
T. No team may carry more than fif-
teen players. and all players must nave
been enrolled before June 80, 1881. The
player personnel of a team can not be
changed after date of official enrolment.
SubStitutionS for purpose of strengthen
ing team will not be allowed under any
circumstances. Only in case of death
may a vacancy be filled with a Substl-
tute player, and then only when au-
thoriZed by the Department Athletic
Director for competitions within his De-
partment, and by the National Director
of the Americanism Commission for Re-
gional. Sectional and Final Tournaments
8. No local, county. district. state.
regional, sectional or final tournaments
shall be played under the auspices of
any newspaper or commercial =. concern n
champions will be under the direction OF
the state organization of The American
Legion. The ATHLETIC Officer. or the
Department Athletic Committee of each
state. shall formulate such rules and
regulations not in conflict with these
rules as are best suited to the cond1-
tions of that Department for the play
ing of local, county. district ana state
tournaments. Such rules and regula-
tions as will stimulate and protect com
petition shall be established. The State
Athletic Officer. or his duly appointed
representative of The American Legion.
shall have the power to disqualify. sus-
pend or remove any manager. coach or
player violating any of these rules or
other rules promulgated within his 1u-
risdiction. All questions and disputes
within a Department shall be decided
by the Department Athletic OFFICER or
by the Department Executive Committee
There shall be no appeal from such de.
cision to the National Headquarters OF
The American Legion or elsewhere.
TO- The state championship teams
must be certified by their respective De-
partment Athletic Officers to the Ma
tional Director of the AmericaniSm Com
mission not later than August 10. 1881.
This certificate must be accompanied by
a certified copy of each players original
certificate of entry and eligibility, birth
certificate, photograph of player. etc.
IL. Since this is a public-Spirited en-
terpriSe of The American Legion in the
interests of good citizenship. it is re-
quired that players uniforms shall bear
only lettering or insignia of The Ameri-
can Legion. the Legion Post or Depart
ment, or the town, city or community
represented; except that the name, mon
ogram or other designation of persons
or organizations sponsoring a team will
be permitted on the sleeve or on the
not over two inches in size. Teams fail
ing to comply with this requirement
will be disqualified.
II. In order to qualify it's Department
championship team for entry into the
regional tournaments each Department
forth. Suspending or multiplying. by any
Department, any of these rules will
automatically disbar it's championship
team from entry into a regional tourna-
ment.
10. All regional and sectional tourna-
mentS and the Junior World Series will
be played under the direction of the Ma
tional Director of the Americanism Com
mission. All questions and disputes
arising within regional and sectional
tournaments and the Junior World
Series shall be referred for final decision
canism Commission. or such persons as
he may designate.