The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-31

win. that team viii have much the best
OF the argument when these two clubs
meet at McDevitt's Field. and the Bloom
ingdale aggregation should waltz off with
the flag.
Seldom has a Washington amateur
broken into fast company with as good
a start as Snyder the big navy yard
player. who Joined the New Haven team
In the Connecticut League last week. In
yesterdays game. Snyder went TO bat
four times and made two hits. one Of
them a double. In the eighth session.
with the score 2 10 /, in favor OF Hart
ford. and with man on third and second
and one out Snyder singled scoring the
tying run. after which the winning talley
was brought home on a sacrifice fly.
Snyder made two put outs and three as
slsts in right field and was cheered each
time he went TO bat.
The board Of arbitration was in meet
ing several hours last night. going over
the evidence submitted by the parties who
are involved in the controversy over the
eligibility OF Phpps, the Cornell Com
pany player. 1t is expected that the
board viii give out its decision some time
this afternoon.
Manager Maurice O'Connor. in CONVEX
satlon with the writer recently, declared
that he would break up amateur baseball
IN Washington, as IL Is at present con-
Quoted, unless the amateur commission
thoroughly investigates the eligibility OF
the Cornell players protested and other
wise conduct themselves as he thinks
proper and Just. Mr.. OConnor said in
part; There are many Irregularities in
connection with some OF the rulings OF
the commission. and 1 feel that I have
been treated unjustly. II the present
, state OF affairs Is not thoroughly inves-
ugated. I will organize a league. get all
Of the good players in the city and fight
the commission 70 a finish"
In view OF the fact that all the Column
bia Printers could do was to tie one OF
the two games which were played with
The Washington Herald nine and lose
the other. to 0. the broad claims Of one
Mccarthy have been sifted down 20 mere
air. This same player is the one who
was a member Of the Pension Bureau
team, the nearest competitor TO the
Columbia Printers in the Marquette
League during the season Just closed.
On July 1 he obtained his release so that
he might join the leaders and share I'm
the post-season games. although at that
time his club. the Pension Bureau. still
had a fair chance TO cop the banner in
the northwest circuit. Before yesterdays
game started Mccarthy was not I'm evil
dence. although he made all kinds OF
claims after The Herald team decisively
trimmed the Columbia Printer outfit as
70 the money he wanted TO wager on the
result Of the next battle. The Washing
ton Herald team trimmed the Printers.
as we stated all along they would do, and
only darkness prevented them from win
ming another victory yesterday. Under
the circumstances. It would DO proper for
Mr.. Mccarthy 20 dig a hole. crawl in,
and pull the lid down tight.
The Marines played the Naval Medical
Hospital School baseball team yesterday
and won a u-to-2 victory. The Marines
would like TO arrange games with strong
teams in and around Washington
Reggie" Rawlings played three posi-
lions in yesterdays game. starting out IN
the outfeld, then going behind the plate.
and finally pitching the last inning. and
striking out two Of the three men who
faced him. Reggie" wanted TO start the
game. but Manager Charley Graf refused
TO let the youngster twirl. as he thought
It might hurt his arm. and besides it was
not thought that Reggie would be needed
TO beat the Columbia OUTFIT
Weaver was in good form when he toed
the slab at Capital City Park. as his
record OF ten strike-outs in eight innings
attests
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