The Washington herald., 1910-08-01
NINTH TEAM ENTERS PROTEST
Demands Square Deal from the ANA.
teur Commission.
The Claim Il Made that Rank Par
ttsanship and Outspoken Hos
tiIIty Are shown.

Sporting Editor The Washington Herald:
Dear Sir: With your kind permission, 1
would like TO set before the patrons Of
the Sunday School League baseball games
the facts in regard to the protested game
between Langdon and Ninth, and award
ed by the league to Langdon. from which
decision the Ninth team has appealed to
the amateur commission.
The facts are as follows: Broome, the
catcher OF the Ninth team, was ordered
out Of the game by Umpire Hughes and
Carroll was sent to bat in his place. then
leaving the game to allow Kraft to catch
the final inning. At the time Ninth was
ahead and Langdon failed 70 score again
during the game. Carroll had spent two
or three weeks in Louisiana during June
and was eligible 70 play when he left
here. According 70 the rules OF the Ninth
street school, II a scholar leaves town for
not more than three weeks and attends a
Sunday school while away he is marked
present on our rolls. provided ne brings
back a certificate signed by the superin-
tendent or pastor showing such attend
ance Carroll did this and was marked
present However. IN order 70 avoid any
question and 10 abide by the rules Of the
league. when Peck and Ninth were scned-
uled to play on July 9 Mr.. Meyers, the
president OF the league, was consulted as
70 whether the rule OF our school In Car
rolls case was satisfactory and. upon
upon HIS response that it was all right 70
play him. Carroll pitched the first part Of
the game The facts were understood be-
fore that game started. the game was
won by Ninth. and no protest made.
There was no intention on the part Of
the manager Of the Ninth team TO play
an ineligible player in the Langdon game,
because every one considered him eligible
at the time. especially in view Of the
game with Peck, aud the protest was
instigated by the captain OF the Hamline
team. who seems willing TO take the
pennant whether he wins 1t or not In
the same game the Langdon team played
Hamann, who was eligible in May at the
Ninth school and was transferred by =
TO Langdon at the time.
Since then. according 10 Hamann's
/ own statement and the admissions OF the
/ director from Langdon. he has never at
I tended Sunday school there. II was
necessary for him 10 do this in order 10
remain eligible When this was called
/ to the attention Of the league. It was
stated that Langdon understood he was
still attending the Ninth street school
/ AS a matter OF fact, he was not; but Il
made no difference. according 70 the
league rules, II he did, as after his trans
/ fer 70 Langdon he had 10 either attend
there or have HE attendance at Ninth
| street transferred by the proper officials,
which the Ninth director could refuse 70
I do II he so desired. The director from
Ninth stated IN The league meeting that
as II was possible that both Carroll and
Hamann had been played under a mis-
understanding by both managers. and. as
he did not want the peEnant unless he
secured It fairly. he was willing to have
the game played over. Notwithstanding
these facts. the league awarded the game
to Langdon. The headline in a morning
/ paper. "Hamline Pushed Into First
Place was very properly written.
Ninth asks no concessions; II seeks a
square DEAL Il has maintained the
lead all season in the face Of the rankest
: partisanship and the outspoken hostility
OF the other teams. but knowing that Il
has the best team in the league (and this
is admitted by the most narrow partisan),
II feels confident OF its ability to fight
its own battles successfully on the ball
field. It does, however, appeal 10 the
reason OF the patrons OF the game and to
the wisdom and fairness Of the board OF
arbitration to see that the honors SO
fairly won are not ruthlessly taken away
and that justice is done TO all concerned.
Very respectfully,
A. C. BISHOP
President Board Of Offers.
Ninth Street Christian Church.
Washington. D. O.. July 81, 1910.