Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
DECLARES No OTHER
ACTION IS POSSIBLE
President Doyle Explains the
Attitude of the Amateur Base
Ball Commission.

TIL. action OF a.. commission In control
OF the local amateur ha-s bail champion
ship games u ordering the o. gam" b.
tween ,.r Treasury and Trinity teams to
II. played of has raus q cousid rIhIr dis
cu~~luu iu every s-ct.ou Of tn" city. There
IS quite "a diversity of opinion
over 100 Georgetown there is decided
feeling that tn who.' affair : designed TO
eurhre Trinity out Of its well-carued vic
tory. they holding that The team has played
rs fun quota OF games, and that the
las scheduled game was dated for the
lIth they should have the honor of being
called p"uuaut winners.
Tn" Treasury team. and generally all Of
the Departmental League people. claim that
the season id not close on tn. 18th: that
the comm ssioT had absolute power when 10
clos- the season. Notwithstanding any date
set for the games. as th,s" dates were
secured only at the time the National
grounds We're vacant and that it is within
the premises of the commission to hold
them open until the members are satisfied
that the question of championship has
been ~stti led beyond tn. shadow OF doubt
Under the present circumstances they claim
Their" Is a doubt. for If IN the game to be
played Treasury should win then it ties
th.U with Trinity and AioysiuS for first
Tho Treasury people are frank TO admit
THAT II they wrrr following the exact rule.
of tL' American l. agu" IN the matter, and
they had fixed dItn FOR opening and cos
ing "A season. their claim would be nil.
hut they declare that they We're play
ing under their own specific rules governing
such affairs tH"ir cas-" Is good ana
jus one. and there Is nothing else to do
but 10 play off the tie gam. They assert
Their, is no etteInpt being made to rob Trim
ity Of the championship
Commissions Attitude Explained.
President Doyle of the commission was
seen last evening and said that although
he regretted he had To go against his sec
ton which was represented by Trinity,
under the rules there was nothing ELSE
10 do. for long Treasury objected to
awarding Trinity the position of champion
the commission hands Were tied The
rules were adopted by the four clubs, Trim
ity. Aloysius Treasury and Bethany. and
then they elected three outsiders to act
officers Of the commission, the outsiders
having nothing 10 do with the rules and
guldtIOuS. but only to see them eRfOrCcd.
Article y rvCices. The commission re-
serves to itself the right to determine by
unanimous vote the : .rIeS at any time that
il deems the interest Of base ball demands
IT. and 10 declare one Of the Contesting
clubs the winner OF the championship"
Treasury refused absolutely TO give its
vote 10 the closing OF the series.
Article 10 recit.s that each of the teams
participating in the series of games shall
guarantee tn the amateur base ball com
mission in such manner as the after may
presrrihe, that they Will faithfully carry
out all the provisions of these rules and
regulations. and such others Is the com
mission may make 10 govern tn" games,
and that they VII not exercise an arbitrary
right OF privilege OF abandoning the series
until II has ben completed Or the cham
Viuuship determined
Article Ii says: "A!l questions arising out
OF the playing for the championship OF the
District OF Columbia, not provided for
l. rein. shall be dealt with and decided by
tAr commission.
No Other Course Open.
These are thu rules" said Mr.. Doyle.
that bear on the question. rules which
Trinity was foremost in helping to enact,
and hence the commission had no other
course 20 pursue than 10 order tn" tie game
to be played off, which will be done Tues
day afternoon next the last half of a
double-header.
1T is a difficult task TO please every
body" said the head Of the commission.
but while the rule stands. though in itself
il may be idotic. it should be lived up to.
e. that in the future such affairs may be
dealt with differently