The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-14
REGULATIONS AIRED AT BASEBkLL MEET
 HELD LAST EVENING

Olldli HIGH. iildlldscI dllu CdpIdiIlS ol the Castineau Channel Baseball League met last night in the Elks Hall to iron out preseason rough spots before tossing the first ball. The tentative opening date for the first game is scheduled for May Is, however, this time can easily be changed by indictment weather con- diticns. Tn the event of favor able weather and lingering sun shine, it is also possible that the circuit may get under way on May 9.
 M. P. Mullaney, head of the league, read the league rules and asked for any suggested modifi- cations. Most thoroughly discuss cd were rules eight and nine, which together govern the right of player to shift or be shifted from one team to another.
 O. R. Cleveland, Vice President of the league, said that copies of the rules would be given to those i present last night and that any ! changes would be made at next weeks Tuesday night meeting in the Elks hall at o'clock. Man agers, players and any interested persons are invited to the meet next week and it is requested by Mullaney that all present under stand the below listed rules eight and nine when attending.
 Important Rules
 Rule Eight: No player shall play with any other team unless he is member of that team, and play CTS shall not be traded by man. agers unless it is satisfactory to the player himself, to the Execu- tive Board, and to the managers of teams not involved
 I Rule Nine: At the end of each season, each team manager shall suhmit players list to the Exe- cutive Board of ten names that shall consist of that teams roster for the following season. Players named on these lists shall not be eligible to play on other teams unless they qualify as stated under rule eight. Team managers may ! solicit other players until a date enc week prior to the first game of the season, at which time each team manager must submit a ! player list to the Executive Board ] giving full roster at that time All player lists referred to in this rule shall contain the name and most effective position of each 1 player. After said date, one week prior to the first game of the sea- sen, the executive board shall have the authority to assign any and all ! players to various teams.
 Free Agent Issue
 The question of declaring a player a free agent after one l seasons play with club was dis cussed last night, with no definite outcome. Managers submitted a list of ten players whom they would like and Mullaney explain ed that teams would be built from that start.
 Mullaney further emphasized that the league needs additional players and asked that any per- sons interested contact either he CT o. R. Cleveland at the Elks Club. A particular finger was pointed to the shortage of pitch CTS and catchers.
 Other than Cleveland and Null laney, those in attendance last night were Les Cochran, Douglas; Art McKinnon, Elks; Red Holloway and Paul Urick, Moose; Tommy Mierzejewski and Eddie Nelson, Legion; and Dudley Smithberg, Bill Logan and Jerry Magorty of the Tesn-Agers.
 Relative to the account. in yes- terday's Empire of the Elks base ball meeting Monday night, the meet was enormously reported. It was Moose meeting and those listed were tentative members of the Moose ball club just a difference in antiars