The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-09

The officers elected 10 lead the amateur
commission IN the coming post-season
series are mainly men Of experience in
local amateur baseball circles. and their
election insures the success Of the games
this fall. with the elimination OF any
favcriusni.
Now that the commission has been
elected and that the season is drawing
70 close. Il is proper 10 once more urge
me followers Of the sport 70 formulate
permanent body % regulate the playing
OF al amateur league games, so that the
oeploFable state OF affairs existing this
year will not be repeated.
Tho Parkview and Pension Bureau
clubs are practically the same. or al
least so much the same that one win
seriously cripple the other in the battles
this FAN Three or four OF the players
On the columbia Athletic club are also
with Parkvlew. which would go to show
that some one is banking a lot on luck
IN order to have a ball team. How these
payers can play on three teams In as
many dlnerent leagues is a problem which
they lay awake night studying, and
whlch no one has ever been able to solve
but themselves.
Inc tailend teams IN the Independence
ana Marquette leagues we're unable 70
finish out the season because OF the
oearth OK ball players, and this condition
would not be possible were the leagues
| regulated by commission.
There are plenty Of sportslovlng men
ABOUT town who, for the mere asking,
would take hold Of this amateur problem
| rrf H.
takes the job must be fearless, for the
amount OF invectiYe and mean savings
hurled at his head viii be sufficient 10
drive any ordinary person TO the grave
yard
Nny Is II that amateur baseball IN this
town Is rotten? Tie answer is plain TO
I those VINO are 10 touch with the situation.
Money, the giitering coin OF the realm.
is the little god that is worshiped By eight
Out or ten players, good and poor per
formers alike. Eliminate the profit
sharing feature Of the pOst-season series
for the players and make these games q
hitting wind-up for each season, a series
% games 10 be looked forward 10 v-.lh
pleasure II the money accrued from
the games az the park was equally
divided among the eight amateur leagues
In this city the game here would take
such boom that the Wright airship
could not touch g. There Is hardly y
league IN the city that doesn't owe q bill
al some sporting house, and most OF the
organizations are being run al a loss bv
somebody. II the p0st-seasOn coin was
turned over 10 the leagues this would
/ be remedled. At the present time IL q
manager wants % get a player of an
other team, he offers aim money. and the
player Immediately gets an exaggerated
opinion Of his services. and believing that
he should be paid, goes over % the other
/ club.
Friends are led away for the love o. a
few odd dollars. Take away this money
paying business and make a rule black
! listing any one caught accepting OF civ
! ing money FOR playing and you will see
the difference. Players with one mana ger
will not leave Tor another. and much Of
the squsbble and fuss that is with US to-
! day will disappear.
Are there really enough ball players
IN town 90 support eight leagues. the
average league having six clubs. and no
Two clubs having the same man? Ficur-
Ing az this rate and allotting twelve play
ers 10 each team. makes 5-6 players neces-
sary. IL Is SAFE 20 say that there are not
! half that many about the cltv that ara
1 figure how the athletic game would be
boosted in case every team was made 10
have a roster Of players exclusively its
own It's easy 70 see the rivalry that
would spring up, the hot battles that
would be played, and the new men who
would have 10 don uniforms TO make The
required numAer- Every new man that
dons a uniform only goes TO help the
game, and every man has friends. and
they would be converted 10 real live base
bail bugs.
The trouble here Is that most Of the
managers are wrapped up in their own
league. that the baseball moguls are sore
on each other. carry their baseball souab-
bles into private life. and will knife one
another in a baseball way at every op-
portunity
Some man must step forward and be
the lamb for the slaughter. 10 be ridi-
culed, argued with. and laughed az. and
the man FOR the job must have patience
love for work, and q knowledge OF the
amateur sit1ation in Washington.
For banishing player from game in
tie Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. League for
rowdyism. and because his action was
protested TO the president OF the league.
Umpire o. c. Flynn was relieved of his
position Saturday morning. a new man
officiating Saturday. Flynn's work has
been 2ainstaking and honest. but as he
was no more than human. he has several
decisions which were pure mistakes
chalked up. against him. These have been
magrified antil they nave assumed enor-
nous proportions in the eyes Of some.
II Flynn was wrong in his act OF Fri
L.
game. as he certainly was not. then II
was proper for the pres;Gent OF the league
20 stand by him simply as a matter Of
policy 10 uphold the umpire at all haz-
ards, which is tho only sure way 10 stamp
out kicking on the part Of the players.
If Stewards actions before he was put
out Of the gene did net justify the pen
atty imposed by Umpire Flynn. his talk
and rowdy manner afterward certainly
warranted 4 much severer punishment.
The league grounds IS no place 10 fight.
and gentlemen should always respect the
women present enough 20 hold themselves
in check at al times.
The Suburban League IS the only league
TO have two umplre5 working when i'm
p0Ttant games are played This move on
the part OF the Suburban president has
proved 10 be . wise one.
The board Of directors CT the Marquette
League has ordered all tie games played
over. There are five.
Occasionally rows comes 10 town that
some Of the Washington boys who left
the city 10 play Professional ball this
spring are making good. Salb. with
FrOetb,rrg and D1rnsu with C,1lr1,l,c~-
land. are said 70 be doing fine work
The Suburban League race VIII come
70 close this week. and Parkvlew is
the probable winner. as At has but one
m-re emo 10 n-a-. arl n -no- win !.