The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-09
By n. t. wORLEY.

The Bankers League directors met in
the Office Of President j. Miller Kenyon,
in the Evans Building, yesterday after
noon at $50 TO decide on the playing off
OF the tie which now exists between
American Security and Trust Company
and Commercial National Despite the
many statements published t. the effect
that the board would again refer the mat
ter to the amateur commission for set
Element. the directors transacted business
ir perfec' spirit Of friendliness and the
meeting went off without a hitch. one
game being decided upon, which viii be
played at American League Park Satur-
day afternoon.
Two umpires were named 10 Ofiiciate.
Kinney the regular league arbiter and
billy" Belts, now handling the indicator
in the Capital City circuit. With these
two good Judges Of balls and strikes work
ing, il is expected that all grounds for
protest and all unnecessary kicking will
be done away with. In case Of rain Sat
urday the game will be played on the
White Lot the following Monday. No
admission viii be charged az the park.
and the general public Is cordially invited
20 attend.
It was learned positively that "SammIe"
Seay will not be in Commercials lineup
when the call to play is made. as he has
well developed case OF typhoid fever.
Without Seay, Commercial will be badly
handicapped.
American National and National City
have two games 10 play off. and the
board decided that these games be played
the first two clear days this week
Austin Howard and Shortstop Davis.
OF American Security and Trust will be
unable 70 compete in the post-season
series because OF the fact that they will
not have played I'm the stipulated number
Of games by the close Of the season.
This is unfortunate, as with these two
players the Trust Company presents a
formidable front, and should be able to
hold its own with the other leagues.
The board OF managers OF the Inde-
pendence League met at the residence Of
President Harry F. Morley, a. L street
northwest. last evening to consider two
protests against Manhattan. one by Twin
ing on account Of the playing OF Kraft
with the Manhattan team, and one by St.
Martins on account OF a decision made
by the umpire in a recent game with the
league leaders. The board decided TO
take the matter OF Krafts eligibility to
the amateur commission for a decision.
inasmuch as Manager Donnelly. Of Man
haitian. claims that he has secured
Kraft's release from the Midway team I'm
the Capital City League. The protest Of
the ST. Martins club was not sustained
The board agreed upon the following
schedule Of postponed games for the
week: August 9. Manhattan VS.. Nassau:
August 10, Twining VS.. National Union;
August II, ST. Pauls VS.. ST. Martins; Au-
gust Il. Manhattan VS.. Twining. and Au-
gust 10. St. Martins VS. St Paurs. It
was also agreed to play off the following
postponed games. although they will have
no bearing on the result of the race:
August Il, National Union VS.. Twining:
August IS. Nassau VS. St Martins. and
August Il, st. Paurs vs.. Nassau.
Should Manhattan win to-day's game
It will be the champion team OF 1910. and
Manager Donnellys braves are going to
bend every effort to land the decision.
Manhattan may yet lose out even though
II wins to-day's game in case the anna
teur commission rules that Kraft is not
eligible to play.
Umpire Murphy, of Olympia League
fame has been canned" at least a
communication purporting to come from
those in charge Of the Georgetown circuit
so states. Poor Murphy, we hardly know
whether to congratulate him or express
our sympathy. for his has been a strenu-
GUS task.
The fans are already looking forward
to Wednesdays game In the Sunday
School League when Ninth and Hamline
will meet in a death battle. Manager c.
c. Love. of Ninth. has protested against