The Washington herald., 1910-07-24
BANKERS LEAGUE SEASON
ENDS IN A BIG WRANGLE
Managers Meet and Override Action by President in
Awarding Championship to American
Security Team.

Columbia was organized in April. 1870 with six
teams representing the following financial institu
tons OF the District Of Columbia:
American National Bank
American Security and Trust Company,
Commercial National Bank,
National City Bank
Riggs National Bank
Washington Loan and Tulst Company.
| Since the organization team. the Riggs Ma
tiona Bank team disbanded and Withdrew from
| the league.
Tie American Security and Trust Company team
| has completed its schedule Of games and also the
! revised schedule including all postponed games.
! This latter team believing that the policy Of the
| board q managers q The Bnnkers Baseball League
has not been fair toward H. desires that the
Amateur Commission rule upon the following points.
pedging Itself to be ever ready 10 abide b lie de-
cisions;
since he beginning 4 the playing season there
have been numerous protests fled and many games
/ forfeited
At meeting Of the league held on the 18th day
| q June a protest vas aled against the Commercial
| National Bank team By the manager Of the Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company team, raising the
question Of the eligibility Of Of the players. Mr.
/ Harry Seay Of the Commercial National Bank
| team It having come TO the notice oi the manager
| of the American Security and TIust Company team
i that said player CHR, Harry Seayl was engaged In
| the real estate business and not bona hde en-
| ploye Of tire bank which is contrary 20 the inten-
ton Of the constitution, especially Article XII
| which Is as follows;
Article XII. Each club shall. when called upon
by the board u managers file With The secretary Of
the league list q players 20 be used By It, whose
| eligibility shall consist il being an employe q tie
| institution represented by the team Each club
| shall however, have the night 20 play upon its
team not more than three men taken from the EN-
| ployes n any other national bank trust company,
| savings hank OF private bank which is not repre-
scented By club in the league. located ia the Dis
| trict Of Columbia
The following is an extract from the minutes Of
| this meeting Of June
Considerable discussion vas had relative 20 the
PLAYER IN question. the point resolving itself down
10 the question Of the purpose FOR which Mr.. Seay
| was taken ia the bank. The COMMERCIAL Bank rep
resentatiYe refused 70 observe the ruling Of the
chair that they answer whether he had been taken
on as bank clerk IN good faith o. merely 70 play
ball. and aye and vote II the board called
for. the rsut being the chair not sustained IA
its ruling. The protest q the American Security
! and Trust Company theTeup0n by motion Of
! Mr.. Hcnn q the Commercial National Bank, sec
/ onded Iy Mr. Claxton, a the Washington Loan and
Trust Company not allowed, the vote standing
four 10 three against"
i At tais s'me meeting the resignation Of the Rggs
National Bark. dated june s. was presented as fol
June 5 1910
The Secretary. Banker Baseball League. District
a Columbia
Dear sr-Hayins dishandsd Cor the season. the
Riggs National Bank baseball team hereby tenders
It's resignation as a member Of the Bankers Base
bail League 4 the District Of Columbia. TO take
effect at once VEN respectfully.
! Signed ROBERT y. FLEMING, Captain,
| Urea motion a the resignation was
refused because q the nonpaymeuf Of their
/ ment lthoagh the Riggs manager had never been
calle1 upon for payment nd ready az any time
TO pay T. and, in fact has since paid the assess
| ment}
On June the American Security and TTs,st Com
pany team PLAYED q regularly scheduled game with
the Washington Loan and inst Company team.
winning said game hs the score Of ls "a 3.
On June a the American Security and Trust Com
Tany team played a regularly scheduled game with
the Commercial National Bank team. winning said
game b. the score of 20 p
At a special meeting q the board held june l6
protests filed hy he assistant manager q the
/ Washington Loan and Trust ComTan7 team 20 the
game played the 7th and by the mansgeF Il the
| Commercial National Bank team 10 the game PLAYED
on the ifth q June upon the specific charges that
the Americas Security and TUlsy Company had
/ PLAYED members q The Rises National Bank base
ball team Both q these important games wtrs
| thrown out ty The board d managers and ordered
PLAYED over again.
schedule set for SATURDAY july e. On July
IS, twentyfosr hours before sid last game sps-
cial meeting called. AZ the instance of the
managers Of the Washington Loan and Trust Gem
pany team and the Commercial National Bans
team. ard the game scheduled for the 18th vas
postponed despit the vigorous protests az such ac
ton By the manager Of the American Security and
Trust Company team, the president Of the Bankers
League ruling follows:
Extract from miuutesl that the game
should Dot be postponed IN view q the objection
of the Sontesting teams and that he did not sci
sufficient for postponing IL that the schedule
81 games bad been adopted By all the members Of
the league"
The reason advanced by the massger Of the Wash
ingtoa LOAF and Trust Compaas team was tia;
several Of theif players GesFed q participate il
game with the Baltimore Bank Clerks
At this same meeting Of the board Of managers
July Is the board ordered that an Of the games
which the Riggs National Bank team had PLAYED b
thrown out, the American Security and Trust Com
pany suffering by this action the loss a two games
The American Security and THist Company has
ever desired the Bankers League 10 be strictly an
amateur organization, well has the leaFles
president and il was this account the question
Of what constitutes a bora dde employee vas raised
This Is a question Of vital importance rot only q
cur league but 20 amateur sports throughout the
District One Of the cardinal principles Of the
Bankers League Is that there shall be no question
as 20 the eligibility Of the players used and the
sense Of Article XII given in the fore part of this
letter, Is 20 the eject that such players shall bt