Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-02

choosing of eEother six which caused the
embarra ssment h1hong the directors. After
considerable discussion Ii was decided that
the first six applications received should be
selected and these churches be made MEM
bers of the league. This was DONE and as
the league stands now 1t includes clubs
from the following churches:
.Gunton Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Foundry
Methodist Episcopal; Wilson Memorial,
Methodist Episcopal; st. Adams, Episcopal;
Mount Pleasant Congregational. Mt Pleas
ant Episcopal, Mt Pleasant Methodist Epis-
copai, Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal.
and Mount Vernon Place Methodist Epis-
copal.
The directors, of, the league elected the
following officers for the ensuing year: G..
A. Provost, president: T. Walter Fowler,
vice president; Joseph Fish, recording sec
rotary; ]. Z. Kelly, jr, corresponding secre-
tary, and James E. West treasurer.
Aside from the decision to organize
twelye-club league the most important fea-
ture of the meeting of the directors was
the amendment of the constitution of. the
league. so as to place the organization on
a firmer basis and to give better rules for
the government of the organization of the
clubs. Each of the sections and articles or
the constitution and bylaws was gone over
separately by the directors, and after long
discussion certain amendments were made
which, it is believed, will be for the best in
terests of all concerned. All of the amend
ments that have been made conform in all
particulars to the rules of the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States.
The most important of these relates to
the personnel of the clubs. There was 30
strict rules to professionalism in the
church leagues, and when the rivalry be-
came so great toward the end of last sea-
son. the fact was brought out that the con-
stitution of the league did not make it
necessary for the players on the teams to
be even members of the Sunday schools
they represented. This was feature
which, If it had been taken advantage of
by any of the clubs last year, would have
introduced professionalism in one of its
worst features into the game and would
have destroyed the usefulness of the league
as an aid to the Sunday schools and
churches with a purpose of bringing the
young men into the church. This matter
was discussed last year and again this
winter. The directors sounded the mem
bers of the congregations of their respective
churches the subject and finally reached
the conclusion that some rule should be
made governing this particular matter. At
the meeting last night the constitution was
amended by the unanimous vote of the
members of the league so that no person
can play on any club in the league who
has not attended at least fifty per cent of
the sessions of the Sunday school repre-
scented by his team during the four months
next preceding the game in which he
takes part 1t was further decided that no
player can be maintained in any team in
the league who is not a regular attendant
of the Sunday ScHOOl which his team rep
resents during the entire base ball season.
The league season will open about the first
of May 1t is tie desire of the directors to
have the first games played on May 2, if
possible. Two games will be played daily in
different parts of the city. A committee on
schedules, consisting of Messrs. 7. Walter
Fowler and ]. T. Kelly, jr., was appointed
to arrange the schedule for the games. A
committee on grounds, including Irving L.
Townsend and James e. West was also
appointed. This committee was directed to
get to work as soon as possible to secure
the necessary grounds for the games. Two
lots will be required, enc in Mt. Pleasant
and the other somewhere in the northwest
ern section of the city. The committee de-
sires to hear from all persons having lots
the purposes of the league. These grounds
will be occupied five days per week, they
wish it understood Sand the league will
erect the necessary stands. etc.
The committee has its eyes on lot in Mt.
Pleasant, but has. as yet, no idea where it
will locate in the northwest, and awaits
suggestions from persons owning property
in that section of the city. If the grounds
are secured in time to permit the directors
to give attention to the matter it is proba-
bic that they will make some arrangements
for the organization of another six-club
league that will take in some of the
churches which did not get into the twelve
club organize ton, both organizations to be
managed by the same directors No plans
for this have been definitely decided upon,
however. tEN.e.- 1915 3-4-