RULES FOR LEITER SERIES

Entries for the Leiter Cup baseball series may be made today and until April 12 in blue-books at Leavitt & Peirce's. The full name of the team, the name of the captain, and the names of at least twelve bona fide players must be given. No man may play on more than one team in the season. Individual players who enter will be assigned to teams by the manager.

The series will be conducted in almost the same manner as last year. The teams will be grouped in sections, each team will play every other team in its section and the team in each section which obtains the highest per cent of games won will be called the winner of its section. The winning teams of the sections will then play each other for the championship.

Mr. R. S. Hale '91, has offered as a special Leiter Cup prize, an oak chair, with an engraved plate, which will be called the Hale chair. The conditions governing this gift stipulate that the chair shall be placed for each year following its award in such room connected with the University, or used by University students, as shall be designated by the winning team, and the names of the winning team shall be engraved on the plate. In case in 1906 or thereafter the winning team has played all its games for the previous three years without forfeiting any game, then the names of all the players for such three years, whether the team won in the first or second years or not, will be placed on the plate and the chair will be placed permanently as a transmittendum in such University room, or room used by University students as the winning team shall designate. In case the room should later cease to be used by University students, the chair will become the property of the University to be placed in such room as the Corporation shall designate. Any team winning in 1904 can designate the place for the chair for the following year only. R. S. Hale '91 has provided the first chair, and J. Lowell '77 has offered to provide another chair as soon as the first has been permanently placed.

The inducements formerly offered to keep old teams together--such as allowing more University, second or Freshman team players to play on Leiter Cup teams--has been regarded as somewhat unfair. These objections are now removed by the new rules and the Hale chair enables new teams to compete on the same basis with old teams and yet maintains the incentive to keep the old organizations together. It will be seen that as the competition for the Hale chair begins this year, no team because it retains its former name and organization can have any advantage over a new team this year.

The rules for the series follow:

Rule I. Every man attending a course in the University is eligible to play in this series, excepting those men who are eligible for the University, second team, or Freshman squad, but unwilling to play on such squad.

Rule II. No team may have more than three men who have received in baseball their class numerals in Freshman year; their University, College, or second team, letters, and of these, not more than one man who has received his University, or College letter, except that in case there are more than three such players former members of a team, in which case all such former members may play, but no additional such players.

Rule III. The game shall be called at 3 o'clock on Saturdays, and at 4 o'clock on other days, and a nine not appearing within 15 minutes of the schedule time shall forfeit the game.

Rule IV. The captains of the nines shall choose an umpire, and in case of rain the umpire shall call the game a tie, and each team shall be credited with one-half a game.

Rule V. Two balls, and two masks, and a chest protector will be provided by the University management for each game. One ball may be obtained by each captain at the Athletic Office in the Union, before noon on the morning of the game. The masks and chest protectors may be obtained from the janitor of the Locker Building, by signing a receipt, and must be returned immediately after the game. In case of default, the captains are expected to keep the balls obtained from the Athletic Office, and use them for their next game.

Rule VI. The games shall be played under the American League rules of this year, and the new foul strike rule will be enforced.

Rule VII. The captain of the winning team shall leave the score in the box at the CRIMSON office before 8 o'clock on the evening of the game, with the names of the players of both nines; otherwise the results will not be counted.

Rule VIII. All protests must be left at the office of the Athletic Association within twenty-four hours of the completion of the game in which they arise; otherwise they will not be considered.