The Washington herald., 1910-08-15
WITH THE AMATEURS.
Notes and Gossip Cleaned
from Local Diamonds.
COMMISSION MEETS TONIGHT
Important Gathering of Baseball
MOguls 20 Decide on Final Ar
rangements for POst-seasOn Series.
Manager Cornell Protests Pitcher
Lynch, of the AIOysius Club.
Nv n. T. MORLEY.

BY n. r. WORLEY.
Now that the pennant winner has been
determined in eight of the nine amateur
leagues, playing under the rules Of the
amateur commission, interest has turned
from the individual races on the sand
lots to the big series for the District
title, which will start on August %. The
commission will meet tonight at $50 10
hold what promises 20 be the most i'm
portant meeting Of the year. The teams
to play in sections A and B will be des-
ignated. and all the mines viii draw lots
for dates
While II is not positively known at the
present time which clubs viii comprise
section A. the consensus OF opinion is
that the four so-called big leagues. viz
Departmental, Capital City, Sunday
School, and Marquette. will be again in
this section. There is talk Of placing
the Marquette League in section B and
putting the Suburbanites in their place.
but 1t is understood that this move Is
opposed by both parties. and will be
strenuously objected to when II comes up
at the meeting
The Sunday School League desires TO
play on its own grounds. but the only
way this is possible is for that league
TO be classed in 3 section. However. the
whole matter is in the hands Of a com
mittee and any recommendations which
this body will make will probably be ac-
cepted by the commission as a whole.
The winner IN the series viii not
only have a chance 10 play in two series
Of games and will be counted in on two
different divisions Of the coin Of the
realm, but each player on the team will
receive pair Of cum buttons as a hand
some souvenir.
The race in the Capital City League is
matter OF controversy. and unless the
Capital City representatives. report at
the meeting tonight II IS stated by an
Official Of the commission that the league
will not be allowed 70 compete in the
games. Therefore interest in what the
evenings developments ir this case will
bring about is at fever heat.
II became known last night that T
Lynch, Aloysius' star twlrler. had been
protested by Manager Cornell. Of Cor
nell Company, on the ground that he had
played in four leagues-the Departmental
Independence, Capital City. and Subur-
ban. Manager Cornell stated that he
had intended TO drop the matter. but
since the publication OF a letter from
the board Of managers Of the Aloysius
club roasting his team. he had changed
his mind
The Norfolk Landmark speaks well OF
the performance Of Sheckells, the Sunday
School League twirler. whom Manager
Steve Griffin, Of the Danyire team.
signed recently. The sporting writer for
the paper says, In part
In the first game yesterday SheckeIls.
a recruit whom Griffin found on the lots
in Washington, did the flinging for the
Bugs His showing was a good one. But
three of the locals hit him safely. He
gave three bases on balls. hit one bats
man, and struck out one. His fielding
record consisted Of one error. bad
throw TO first base. He had no fielding
chances on batted balls"
Apparently Sheckells has made good.
He Is the second Washington boy to get
a good berth with the DanvIne aggrega-
ton this year. Priest. who left here
early this spring, has literally reached
the top by banging his way there. In
the first game Saturday Johnnie made
three hits. all Of them coming at oppor-
tune times He handled seven put-outs
and ten assists in a clean manner and
stole a base which. taken all in all, is
great work in fast company.
Manager Charlie Graf, manager OF The
Washington Herald baseball nine. says
he doesn't care which section his team
plays in just so the Herald boys get a
chance 10 waylay-t The Columbia Printers.
According to Prophet Graf. one game
Will be enough to wipe out any differ
.ences that now exist between these two
stellar sand-lot aggregations. Up. S.
Mr.. Graf = charter member of The
Washington Herald Optimist Club
The Suburban League fans are fast get
ting the reputation of being good poets.
We received the following poetic outburst
from an enthusiastic Suburban bug in
yesterdays mail:
Who hasn't heard Of Lefty Clayton
/ In this old burg Of Petworthi
II any one Of you hasn't
How little Is YOU worth.
He Is the greatest pitcher
That threw a ball
And the opposing batters
Can't see 1t at all.
He knows how 70 make them
Make all kinds Of faces
When he strikes them cut
With men on baseS.
BE is worth fancy sum-
And viii get it, too
When. az the end Of the season.
He'll Join the Savannah crew.
We understand the fans at Petworth
are getting together TO give the bows a