The Washington herald., 1910-07-24

bona hde bank clerks and not men employed in
other walks Of life Every one O. the players o.
the team representing the American Security and
Trust Company and haze been bona hde bank
clerks taken on In good faith clerks. and they
are on duty during the e1tire working hours q The
bank.
The eligibility rules Of the Bankers League have
also been violated b. the team representing the
National City Bank IN that it played man who
neither worked In their ba'k OF any other place
The commission viii please note that although the
game with the Washington Loan and irust Com
pany was PLAYED on the Tth day Of June. the pro
20 the game not presented 10 the noafu M
til the 18th day Of June. at which time the Com
mercial National Bank team manager Med his pro
test against the game they played with or teahl
on the l4th Of June the two protests being idenli-
cal IN language and filed and passed hg the usual
vote-ss Of enc prOtest-at the same meeting
These protests were on the ground that the Rigs
National %Rank at that time sas still IN the
leaggs ialthdugh thay bad disbanded and resigned
on the ID u Jine-the resignation being refused Ior
reasons stated bef6re-and the players Of the hisgs
team had all been released on the I'd Of Junel and
the American Security and Trust Company team haa
played-in the one game two men whom the kigss
team had released who we're employees o. othei
banks. and IN the ether game man who was an
employe Of the Riggs National Bank and man
who was employed n another bank although all
these men had been released BY the Riggs manager
prior to June las Is shown By letter exhibited
play with whom they pleased.
AS the commission will understand. none Of the
PLAYERS in the BankeTs' League arr under contract
70 play ball. aud may. when released, play with
whomsoevsr they please.
and Trist Company paved with the Washington
Lean and Trust Company team on the IN, INC
Washington Loan and Trust Company team took 9
player whom the Riggs National Bank manager had
released in the manner as he did the men Nh1
dbl rrr .Far Flifr
and PLAYED him in game against the Riggs Ma
tional Bank which the Washington Lean and 1Tdsl
ttam wen. jet this game not protested.
The proper ruling with reference TO the status q
the team representing the Riggs National Bans
should be We represent that after disbanding
though their resignation was refused q techni
caiify the league merely held the franchise Ct that
team. and the players were free 70 play wherever
they desired they had been regularly released b
the manager Of the dsbanding team.
Belisving that We have fairly won the champion
ship Of the BANKERS Baseball League and having
played the Commercial National Bank team .oul
times and the Washington Lean and Trust Com
psny team three times Aile nunnheE q games SEIZED
uled being three games between each team, We nov
ask the commission 10 restore the two games which
have been thrown ont By the board II managers
ard thst We not be required % participate in am
more games. Respectfully unlimited
STUART S. HAYES,
Manager American Security and Trust Company
Baseball Team
Washington. D. c. july p 1910
II. S. Reside. Esq. care American Security sns
Trust Company. Washington. u. C.:
| Dear Sir-As there seems 20 be some doubt az 4
I whether OF not the men who played OH the Rig
Bank baseball team released when that team
/ notice u withdrawal from the Bankers Baseball
League vas filed with the secretary. juno 8. 1910.
! beg leave 10 state that / personally notified IN
PLAYERS that they we're releared and at liberty I
/ play wherever they wished. Ven truly. yours.
VA II CHILDs,
! Late Manager Riggs Bank Baseball Team