Show B BALL tl PLAYERS i M BE GOD President Lucas Tells What Will Happen if They Are Not 4 WILL INSURE CLEAN GAMES I D O BE BEL L writ WITH FIris I S President Lucas h s issued his an lOtter leUr to the ba ball i man mani 1 i lB at af and i ch chit it If followed o owed out will Insure good clean baseball at least this summer It Is Isas Isas as follows To the Managers and Players ot of the Pacific National L Leaguer gue As the championship season ot of the league is about to open Den I eam It my dut duty uM as president ent ot of the to ti a few remarks to pen I to the tho approaching G Good od clean games k kee fr m r rowdy wd Is i what the baseball patrons de nasd By conducting our In a a clean manner last lut season we sain the cOnfidence And respect or of the baseball and we want to kec ke It It We re must continue to present and clean exhibItIons of the national rame tree free from ro ot or sense es kIck lug Ing NothIng a baseball U audi nee so much as wrangling an Ing Over oer d decisions s of the umpire kIcking a and lan Ian language guage by the players will drive th the spec spectators spectators from the same game TIre THe game can cannot t exist without liberal patronage We Ve cannot afford to lose Jose any y patron The players ors should hould control tem tempers rs and conduct themselves properly at all Um Great harm has been done th the national same game In the he pat past by gross ml misbehavior On the port pert of the pla players ers both on and andoff oft off tb the ball field The ball bali player should curb his temper There is nO excuse for tor toran an any player to use u Indecent or improper language or r rowdy tactics at an any time I shan shall hold you ou accountable for your our actions duri during g tk the playing n We have promised the baseball patrons clean b haUl Jl tree free from rody m and we must kf keep our promise We have t engaged ted um umpires or of national reputation and the they ha have been Instructed to enforce the playing rules to the letter They have power to order an any player captain or manager to do or omit to do any action they may deem to give force toree and effect to the laws fir bf the game I ba have e Instructed the umpires to punish an any manager man g r c captain or ayer I guilty ot of or Improper language durIng the of a game b by a tine ot of 35 5 and prompt removal from the game and rounds grounds An Any pa payer er leaving his posItion to dis dispute dispute or argue a decision with the umpire will m be tined fined 5 i and tel for the second 0 of lease fen e In the seine same game am he will be re re removed moved from the game I An Any mana manage e ot or player who shall leave the players bench to IndecisIon a decision b by the umpire or make any loud remarks whatever reflecting on the umpIre oX or any or of his decisions shall be fined i 5 Pla ers ought to r realize AlIze that the urn um pires decIsion or of judgment cannot be reversed and alt all kicking a decision Is useless and senseless Any Anoy player or of this league guilty of willfully throwIng the ball which Is In pia play over the stands or fences or t an any remote part ot of the grounds to delay the game will iII be lIned 16 10 by the umpire e eIn In conclusion I desire to call your at attention to sECtion it or of the ot of this league relating to scandalous conduct and which roads reads as follows The president ot of the leacue shall h have avo I power to suspend for a definite period and to Impose a fine Ine not exceeding W WI upon any league manager or player I guilty In public of oC gross IncludIng IntoXication fl hUng quarrel I lag Ing indecency or other scandalous eon con luCt whether on or oft off the playing paying fIeld durIng the season where the same Is In his hh opinion calculated calculate to bring disrepute upon Ute the Pacific league or 01 na national ti lame I nr intend t t to enforce this section to the letter Jetter By heeding the warning given above aboe YOU will sav save money and help elevate our great national game best wishes I am W H LUCAS President Pacific l Baseball BaMboU u League Ue |