Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-20
NATIONAL BOARD
FOR LOCAL LEAGUES
Eight Organizations Have
Already Agreed to Back
Such a Body.

| Amateur base ball bids fair to be more
| than ever before in its history Already
| ambitious slab artists and feeders are
stretching themselves after their winter
| Information. and are at work putting life
| in their 1abby wings: While heavy swats-
| men of Pc st seasons have taken to batting
stones and other missiles around the ash
dumps. and pussyfooted managers are
corralling players and locating promising
youngsters.
This year an effort is to be made to
form a central organization to handle the
base bail affairs of the various leagues.
Owing to the lack of an organization of
this nature last year, and the absence cf
an authorized head, the post-season Sc
ries was delayed until so late in the fail
as to result in a financial failure. The
wiseacres of amateur fandom have deter
mined, If possible. to eliminate this trou-
BILE in the future. and a movement is on
foot to form central body with plenary
powers over all interleague affairs AL
ready the nucleus of such body has
been formed. At meeting last year of
the Departmental. Sunday School, Capital
| City. Commercial. Independent, Mar
quette, Church and Railroadmen's League,
F.. w Boleiano, formerly president Of
! the old Church League: John Fl. Ander-
son, for four years manager of the Com
merce and Labor team, and last year Sec
rotary c: the Departmental League, and
c. E. Thatcher manager Of A. G. Spauld-
ing & Sons sporting houseA were appoint
| ed to perfect plans and call meeting to
organize the new body.
The proposed organization is inno-
walton in amateur base ball in this city.
| and if the present plans are consummated
will hold a position with regard to the
various teams in Washington similar to the
l 1o11I
mission in professional base ball. 1t will
be the supreme court of Washington fam
dom. and in addition to having complete
| charge OF the post-season series of games
will decide disputes arising in the various
] leagues, will determine the eligibility Of
| players and endeavor TO eliminate the
| jumping of players at the close OF the sea
| son from tail-end teams to probable pen
nant winners. Already the question OF
| the advisabiity of restricting players to
| one team only has been presented for the
| consideration OF the proposed organiZa-
| ton, but ii is believed that such a re-
| striction will not be enacted owing to the
| injustice it would work to some of the less
prominent leagues.
The present central organization, formed
| at the close of the season last year, is not
| a permanent body, and its authority will
expire upon the calling of the meeting to
perfect permanent arrangements A call
will soon be issued for meeting, and it
| is expected that the organization will soon
| be placed upon permanent basis.
Under the proposed plan the central
body is to consist of a president, secre-
tary and treasurer, elected by the board
of directors. The board of directors will
consist of the president and managers
of the pepnant-winnins teams of each
league.
An organization of this character. it is
believed, will be satisfactory in every
way; it will be entirely representative
and membership in the board of directors
will be the result of the severest kind
of competition. and will assure to the
organization the cream Of base ball talent
each year.
Much satisfaction has been expressed
by the fans over the proposed body. as
it is believed that a good strong central
committee would eliminate entirely the
petty squabbling and unpleasantness
which frequently arise In amateur base
ball.