Show PRESIDENT LUCAS GIVES All Aft PLAYERS A TIMELY WARNING Rigid Rules to Govern Conduct Conduct Conduct Con Con- duct of Men len Both On and Off the Field President William II H. Lucas of the n new V league bague is starting the season out right t tand and that thal he will wUl not tol rute slid and improper conduct in his games can be gleaned from the tho following bit of ot self self explanatory warning which he lie has handed banded out to every owner manager and player in tho the league Iague As the championship season of the Intermountain In Intermountain In- In league Is about to open I deem it my duty as president of the league loague to address a few remarks to you relative to the approaching campaign Good clean eean games gaines free tree from rowdy rowdy- ism lam is what the baseball patrons demand By joy conducting our games in a clean manner manner man man- ner ncr we will gain tho time confidence and aud re- re of the patrons of the game We Ve must present live lively and clean of the national game free front from and anti senseless kicking NothIng Nothing Noth r ing disgusts a baseball audience so muchas much muchas as wrangling and kicking over decisions of or tho the umpire Senseless kicking ane and amid improper language b by tho the players will drive the spectators from the game The game cannot annot exist without liberal patron patron- age Y W We cannot afford to bee Joee any pa pa- Tho The players should control their tempers and aoel conduct themselves properly at all times Great h harm rm has been done the national game ganie In the past liast b by hy gross misbehavior lor on the time part of the players both on and andoff off the tho ball field The Time ball player should curb url his hits temper There is no excuse excusa for any aty player to use ulle indecent or improper language lan Ian gu guage f or rowdy tactics at any time lime I gr You ou I will be held accountable c for your actions durin during the playing 8 season 1 We Ve have promised the baseball patrons dealt clean ball bail and we shall shull endeavor to keep our pr promise I Wo Vo have engaged of or national l reputation and they thoy have been instructed to enforce the playing rules les to the letter They have power to order any player captain or manager r to do or omit t to do do any action atlon they may deem necessary to give ghe force and effect to the laws of the game gamt I have Instructed the tho punish any manager captain or player guilty guilt of or or Improper language during I the progress of H is game with a Sue fine f af of 5 and l prompt removal o from the game a and grounds Any player captain P t or manager a leaving leav leav- e J n tag ing hits his g position r h to dispute u or argue a IL de decision tie tie- Islon with wHim the umpire where a n. question of judgment is III Involved will wUl be fined 5 and Cot foi the second offense in iii the same game he lie will wUl be bp removed from flom the game gamo Any manager captain or on player who shall le leave heave ive the players players' bench to dispute a decision by tho tim umpire where a question Conti Continued on pa page c 9 P. RESIDENT LUCAS Continued from rage page 7 mint nt Is involved or shall ahall make makeI makee e r rw w whatever a e reflecting n on pirn pire I or any y of his decisions e fo fon shall ahall h n us 15 never nyer a manager captain or play- play moved from the game th the umpire report the ease case to the f the league and If It in the the latter e the offense e war war- tithe the offender e will r receive iv addi- addi In the shapo shape of ofa a a fine ens Ion or both which will bo ho Im- Im yUho president of the league fins fines 8 must be paid to the umpire th very next game unless other- other dered r dE d by bv the president of the tho offending manager captain vili not b be allowed to Eny ny championship game amo or to ape ap- ap 1 Ie e playing field during the prot prof pro- pro t f championship game until tho the his fine Is II paid ez 5 I ought to realize that the uma um- um a lon of Judgment cannot be 10 re- nd rid that all klc kicking against a aI I 6 useless and senseless 1 layer ayer of this league guilty guilt of brow Ing the ball bali which Js is In play or fences or to any remote remote- I he grounds O dt t to delay the game Slit 1 hv hy the tho umpire I uston I 1 desire to call your o 0 se sed Ion tion 7 n of the constitution I 1 a up relating to scandalous on i-on- onn I n reads as follows The pf the le league lague shall have hae e power id i'd r d r for a definite lf period a and wr to a ne not nol exceeding 60 BO upon any ger oj or player pla guilty In public I i ha havior Including intoxication indecency or other othe conduct whether on or off of the theis is 11 u dut the season where th the q n hi his opinion calculated to toIs tois tot Is put t upon the IntermountaIn 0 national game d fi to enforce this section to theBy the By By heeding the warning given o save Hav money mone and help el ele- ele I great national game With best I respectfully Ireat f W T. II 11 f. f LUCAS I T ent Intermountain Baseball ague Aue ue |