ARTICLE X. There shall be an Advisory Committee, to consist of four graduates, one to be appointed by the base-ball association of each college. It shall be the duty of this committee to decide all questions referred to it by the League, in cases in which no decision can be reached by the League or Judiciary Committee.
ARTICLE XI. A three-fourths vote of the League shall be required to amend this constitution.
After the adoption of the constitution the election of officers took place. The following is the choice of the convention: President, J. Archibald, Jr., of Yale; vice-president, W. H. Rand, of Harvard; secretary, H. L. Goehring of Princeton.
The playing rules of the College League were not touched upon by the delegates, as that power lies exclusively with the Judiciary Committee, which will hold its first meeting early in April. It is understood, however, that six balls instead of seven will be all allowed to a pitcher, while the rules on balks will be made more stringent by inflicting heavier penalties for the violation of them. The question of coaching did not come up for discussion.
The League rule preventing a pitcher from hiding the ball from the batsman when he is about to deliver it, probably will be adopted. As yet these changes are advised only. They get no authority until the meeting of the captains in April.
The evening session of the convention was devoted to the making out of a schedule, which proved a laborious piece of work. Before adjourning at midnight the following arrangement had been adopted:
Saturday, April 30 - Harvard-Columbia, New York. Saturday, April 30 - Yale-Princeton, Princeton.
Wednesday, May 4 - Princeton-Columbia, New York.
Saturday, May 7 - Harvard-Princeton, Princeton. Saturday, May 7 - Yale-Columbia, New Haven.*
Saturday, May 14 - Harvard-Yale, New Haven.
Saturday, May 14 - Columbia-Princeton, Princeton.
Saturday, May 21 - Harvard-Princeton, Princeton. Saturday, May 21 - Yale-Columbia, New York.
Saturday, May 28 - Harvard-Princeton, Cambridge. Saturday, May 28 - Yale-Columbia, New York.
Monday, May 30 - Harvard-Princeton, Cambridge. Monday, May 30 - Yale-Columbia, New Haven.
Saturday, June 4 - Harvard-Columbia, New York. Saturday, June 4 - Yale-Princeton, New Haven.
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