Show Rules That Will Govern the o. o Spalding Commercial League I I Article I. I The name of th this s l league acue shall be the Spalding Commercial Ble Baseball Base ball bail bU league Article 1 II n. This league shall consist t of the teams whose man managers lers have af affixed affixed at- at fixed their names here hereto and such tuch other other teams as may bo be admitted d from time to time b by a majority vote of tho th board i boa of directors r Article Article 1 III The The S Se governing e bo body of ot the league shall be b a a board bord of directors direct direct- ors ors or of one r representative e efrom from each ech club cub The board of or directors shall shai elect a president and two vice vie pr presidents who sh shall l constitute constitute the executive ex- ex ex executive executive ex- ex comm committee who The board bard of di directors directors directors di- di rectors shall sh n also elect a secretary and I treasurer The offices of secretary and tr treasurer may be held by one ono man Article IV nV It I shall h 1 be tho the duty atthe of at the board bard of or directors director to adopt such ouch rules and r re regulations as may be necessary necessary eS essary eSI I for tor the government of ot the league It I shall be the duty of at the e executive committee to enforce the rules rles of the thel l league P pass S upon the the eligibility of or the pl players y rB and decide all nI protests and their decision shall b be final The Thc secretary sec eec shall perform such duties as usually usual pertain to that office otc The treasurer shall shan keep tho funds of ot the thelea lea league Article V V. These rules rles ma may be amended or or officers remo removed d by two- two thirds vote of tho the board bard of directors after one weeks week's notice 11 Rule U I op Rule Jule 1 The Sp Spalding Commercial league ball bal ahall be the tho official ball baJ Inthe in inthe inthe the league leae and used in all al match games In case it 1 10 Is impossible to obtaIn obtain ob ob- ob- ob tam tain this ballat at any time the SpaldIng SpaldIng Ing Ing No 1 or No 1 R 11 C. C may bo be sub sub- Rule 2 The Spalding Spalding baseball grounds nt at Eighth EI South and aud Main lt streets shall shan be bi the official grounds ground However on the mutual consent of ot both clubs clubs a game may be transferred trifle trans tn- tn erred to some other grounds Ru Rule Rule 3 The rhe he executive committee shall hall art arrange a schedule of ot games BO so that ea each club cub shall meet met each other club cub in tt Us is division three times during the season Rule 4 The Tho To leal league shall be divided Into con consisting of ot not more than eight nor less lees tUn than four tour clubs cubs in I cc each cach Rule 5 6 5 The dates for postponed games games will b be fixed by the executive committee also the hour at t which scheduled games gaines gamo shall begin and such uch scheduled duler same game must begin not later later than for tor for y 45 4 ml minutes tes from such Ruch time or the th team tem ready to play may claim a n forfeit o Rule 6 The hiring or paying of a apler player wU will cause cuse the team In fault faul to forfeit the game Iame No professionals or so called cled are in ineligible ineligible In In- eligible to play pia In this league Rule 7 7 The Te manager of each ench club will post a a list of ot its Il players with wih the secretary not later than April Apri 17 1 An Any changes on on this list must be in the or Of ne secretary twenty four 24 hours hour previous pre to the gome ne In which the new players playes are to pate pat pa t Rule flute 8 S. No club shall shan be permitted to carry crr oro more nore than fifteen players at any anyone anyone anyone one time Rule 9 No player shall be allowed to plY league play for or more than than o one on club cub In this leage Rule 10 The m manager nager of the winning team shall be e selected d by the executive committee In case cane cRe the resul regular r umpire falls fails to appear the manager of the corn com shall shan select a substitute Rule 11 1 Tho The of the winning win win- nl ning team will report the result rosult of each tach ach game to the secretary aa an a soon scon son aa as al possible possible possible pos pos- ame sible ater after the completion of each game Rule 12 Ca a Each manager shall cause to be issued to bench each ench play player r in his club cluba a card card which be the players player's plyers plyer's certificate of membership In the club cub and no player shall be allowed to play any other team tem In the league unless he tny has been rele released d by the manager of the team issuing the card and the card canceled and and a now card sued Issued by bythe th the new manager fb b The official certificate of or membership shall be le ae as a fol follows fo- fo to- to lows and shall Bhat be b by the executive tive committee ard out out of ot th the funds of the tr treasury This is to to ce certify ja A A member of ot club of ot the Spalding Commercial Baseball le league e I for the year ear Secretary ry I Player Cancelled i Manager Cancelled Canceled cards shall shaU be delivered to th the secretary Rul RuU 18 Spalding Baseball Guides shall ahall be the official guide of this league and the umpire and players shall shan govern gov gov- ern eru themselves accordingly Rule nide 14 1 The Commercial Baseball league season shall end on the the day of and no manager manager man man- ager aJer shall be p permitted to secure a player for his club cub within thirty days of or such date without the consent of executive committee Rule iRule 15 All Al protests shall shan be bo In writing writing writ writ- ing InS and mod filed with wih the executive com committee committee com com- within two ho days after the cuse cause of or the protest Is discovered cred and be becom becomes be- be com corns comes 8 known knon to the manager of the team tur making the protest Rule 16 16 No protest shall be allowed until after ater the manager of or the opposing Ini ing team has hns been boen notte notified l In writing of the tho grounds pounds of protest and shall ahall have have I had at least three days after rec receipt of such notice to refute reute the tho charges chargeR in writing writing- If I after such uch statements have h e been filed ed with th the executive e committee commit commit- t tee tea l and tho the committee requires further statements from either manager or from the umpire or the members of the team a a. a meeting may may be called by bY the president president president dent of or the league leage or in the event of absence from fro Salt Sal Lake Lako City by either ot of tho the other members of the executive ex ex- committee at which at-which m meeting the respective managers may produce further fur fur- ther evidence Q to substantiate their charges chares Rule 1 17 Any An Ant t team am falling failing to appear for Tor a n scheduled game shall forfeit foreit such game pame and ma may be dropped from the league b by the executive unless unless unless un un- un- un less good cause CUSO is shown but one weeks week's notice mu must mut t be given gi b by the s secretary to t the manager of such defaulting team to show cause wh why such t team am should not be he dropped from the league leRue before such action can be taken laken by the executive tive tivo committee Rule 18 IS shall be provided with uniforms uniform Rule 19 The sum of two dollars and fifty cents 50 is hereby levied upon each team to tobe be us used d for the necessary expenses of or the league and no team shall shat be permitted to until unU such euch notion action c can be INETA sum mim Bm hao ba ha been paid by its It manager to the treasurer of or the league The following clubs the managers of o which have affixed their signatures signature hereto agree to abide abl c by the above rules rulea Special Rule 20 A team not having nine signed players present may play ply playa a a substitute player with wih the consent of the th opposing manager provided said Bald substitute la is otherwise eligible under these thee rules |