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time, the club complying with the terms agreed upon shall be declared 

 the winners of the match. 



Sec. 4. If at the time of the reception of a challenge a club has on hand 

 any other regular challenge undisposed of, the time for its acceptance 

 shall be extended within a period not exceeding six weeks ; and should 

 it have more than one regular challenge undisposed of, then within a 

 period not exceeding an additional three weeks for every such challenge. 

 Challenges shall not lapse with the end of the season, but shall continue 

 in force until played off. Challenges so carried over shall date from the 

 10th May of the new season into which they have been carried. 



Sec. 5. A club must accept challenges in the order of their reception. 

 Challenges cannot be sent earlier than the 10th of May, nor later than 

 the 9th of October, inclusive, and no match shall be played earlier than 

 th' -4th of May, unless mutually agreed upon. The season shall be from 

 the 24th May to the 31st October inclusive. 



Sec. 6. The principle laid down in Sections 1, 2 and 3, of this Rule, 

 shall also govern what are known as " championships" unless they are 

 originated under special rules, in which case they will be governed by the 

 latter. 



RULE XXIX. CHAMPIONSHIP RULES. 



PREAMBLE. In order to create a greater interest in our national game, 

 the Na. Am. La. Association of Canada invite all clubs to compete for the 

 mpionships, for which purpose the Association offer a "Champion- 

 ship" IVnnant and an " Intermediate Championship" Pennant, the win- 

 ning clubs to hold the same under the annexed rules, and also subject to 

 rules of the game. The holders of these Pennants to be recognised a^ 

 " The Champions " and " Intermediate Champions" of Canada. 



Section 1. The club holding tin- " Championship" cannot be compelled 

 to play any club competing therefor more than three times in any one 

 r, and an infer\ cuing space of six weeks must elapse between ->neh 

 match*--. 



1. In the event of the holders IOMH-- the "Championship." their 

 Secretary shall, within one week, furnish to the Secretary of the \\ -inning 

 club, copies, certified by their President, of alJ challenges for the " <'ham- 



pionship " at the time Undisposed of. and at the same time ^ive up the 

 ( 'hampion Pennant to the winning rluh. 



'lub winning the " ( 'hampio:iship " shall take up these un- 

 dUposed challenges, and treat them a- their own, in accordant 1 ' 1 with and 

 .subject to Rule xxviii. ^Challen_ 



