The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

suit of untavorable weather, at
least II softball teams neverthe-
less will be ready to answer the
cry of play BALI" when it is
sounded in this city on Monday,
May IA.
The opening date for the sem
ior teams was set Tuesday night
as managers and the Department
of Recreation completed plans
for the approaching diamond
campaign. Ten teams are repre-
sented in the senior circuit, while
the junior loop lists seven at
present. The juniors will start
either on Monday. May FL or
May %.
Super Cleaners, returning to
defend the championship they
won last year, will launch the
season against Andys' Texaco,
managed by Don Trombley who
was member of Hubarth &
Schott last year. They will lift
the curtain at ST. Mary's Sta
dunn. The schedule for the re-
mainder of the first week will
be announced later.
Besides Super and Andy's,
other senior teams are Leudtke
Refrigeration, Denmarsh Hotel,
Mount Clemens Greenhouse, St.
Clair Shores, Hubarth & Schott,
Covered Wagon. Froh Trucking
and Selfridge Field.
Composing the junior division
are D. N. Cooley Morticians, Ha-
gan's Service, Mayfair, Brett
meyer Florists, Nesbitt's Orange,
Miller Bros. Creamery and Ter
race Gardens. Cooley and May
fair will clash in the opening
game.
Rules and regulations adopted
by the managers at Tuesdays
meeting follow:
1. Infielders shall be allowed
the use Of finger mitts and first
basemen may use a regulation
first baseman's glove. Use of
gloves by outfielders is optional.
2. No more than 13 players
shall be signed previous to the
opening of the league.
3. Any played preparatory to
the opening of the season who
signs with two or more teams
shall be suspended from play for
period of 80 days, effective
from the dale of the opening of
the league.
No player may be added to the
roster of any team liter July 6
except in the case of injury to
a player, or providing team
loses one or more players to the
armed forces. After that date a
team may use anothe' player
providing the player has been
properly registered with the
Department of Recreation except
that no team may add player
for any tournament or series
game regardless of the circum-
stances.
S. A player must maintain a
day-by-day residence within the
corporate imi IS Of Macomb
County, or be employed on a
similar basis.
6. A game shall consist OF
seven innings, with four and one
half innings constituting a legal
game in the event a game Is call
ed by rain or otherwise.
7. A player once competing on
one team shall not be allowed
to transfer to another team un-
til a period of 80 days has
elapsed, unless he obtains the
written consent of all league
managers exclusive of his own
manager.
8. Use Of softball spikes on
shoes shall be optional.
8. All games shall be called
at 6:45 p. m. Teams not ready to
play within IS minutes after
scheduled starting time shall be
liable to loss of the game by
forfeiture.
10. A Board Of Control con-
sisting of all team managers and
the City Recreation Director
shall handle all disputes and set
tie all questions. Action may be
taken only when more than half
of the managers are present.
II. Protests of games shall be
made in writing, citing on what
grounds the protest is based, and
filed with the Director of Rec
reation not later tnan "a hours
following the game in which II