The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
By n. t. wORLEY.

By N. T. WORLEY.
The amateur commission met at A. G.
Spalding's store last night to transact
important business relating to the con-
duct Of the post-season series for the
District championship
All Of the leagues with the exception OF
the Commercial were represented. and
the Official scorers and umpires were on
hand 10 receive Instructions President
Bolgiano announced that he was going
D 20 make a trip 20 Philadelphia the early
part Of next week TO arrange the final
details for the intercity series. The pro-
test OF the r. P. Andrews nine OF the
Commercial League, against the award
Ing Of the pennant to The Washington
Herald nine, was thrown out because no
evidence was submitted to back up the
charges made by that club The An
drews team claims that the fact that
Luscombe was declared ineligible by the
amateur commission makes every game
in which he played a forfeit TO the nine
competing with The Herald outfit.
Manager Helm, Of the Commissioners
club, brought to the attention Of the
erages OF the Capital City League show
PhipPs' Vaughn. aad Moran TO have
played in less than five games, and that
the rule OF the commission for the con-
duct Of the pOst-season series requires a
man 20 have played in FIVE games before
he is eligible to contest in the post
season series. The chair called atten-
ton to ruling which was made at
previous meeting, that forfeit games be
counted as a game played whenever a
player is on the ground ready 10 play.
but referred the matter TO the arbitration
board for further consideration and ac-
+, ton
Take look at the score Of The Wash
ington Herald-Columbia Printers game.
some team. that Herald crowd.
The receipts for the present series thus
Tar have been the poorest on record. and
the players and managers are bemoaning
the fact that the fans have frightened I'D
on the purse strings at the wrong time.
The games certainly have been worth a
quarter, with few exceptions. and any fan
who refuses 10 help the series along is
not doing his share for amateur base
ball
Eleven Printers died by the Reggie
Rawlings spItbaH route.
Although a game is scheduled between
the American Security and Trust Com
pany nine and the Columbia lOl team AZ
Thirteenth and d streets northeast. this
afternoon. there is a strong possibility
OF the battle being postponed on account
Of the funeral OF Courtney Taggart the
Trust Company player who gave up his
life to save two girls at Colonial Beach,
several days ago. Taggart's funeral Is
at ? o'clock and the entire American
Security and Trust Company baseball
team will attend. The boys expressed
the opinion last night that they would
hardly feel Ike playing the game. The
writer attempted 10 reach some one in
authority in order 70 learn what action
would be taken. but was unsuccessful
II you've got the blues, read the ac-
count Of The Washington Herald Column
bia Printers game. It sure was a Joke
Qor the Herald aggregation.
There will be a game this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. on the grounds at Bradley
lane and Brookeyille road. Chevy Chase.
between the regular Chevy Chase team
and the spasmodics. Tho line-ups are as
follows: Regulars-Troth. C.: Simpson.
p; Harvey, SIS; Onut, ID: Richards. 2b;
Namely 3d. Ord H.: Moore. CT; Swart-
zell. r. Spasmodics-Stone. c.; Murphy.
p; Curtis, SIS; Inlay. ID: Hurley. %:
Camp, 3b; Clayton. H.: Crandau, CT;
Teele, RI.
An afternoon paper takes the stand
that not enough games are played in tho
post-season series. Two contests with
each club seem TO US TO be about as rea-
sonable as one could desire. The fear
expressed by this same sporting writer
that tie will result in either section A
or B seems to be groundless, aid we pre-
dict that the Cornell and Twining teams
will win the championship in their respec-
tive sections.
The falling of in batting Of the lead
ing sluggers on the various pennant-
winning teams is due 20 the fact that
the opposing pitchers are on the lookout
for the fellows with a big reputation. and
refuse TO put the ball over the heart OF
the plate when they come TO bat. where
as the youngster who is practically I'M
known gets chance to knock the COW
er off the ball every time he assumes his !
position at the plate. In previous series
some dark horse has always bobbed I'D
At the end with the biggest batting
mark, and the boys with the long rec
ords who were feared by the pitchers /
have been perched in secluded places
down the list
As was freely predicted in this col |
umn, The Herald baseball team easily
trounced the Columbia Printers nine at
the Sunday School League grounds yes |
terday The game. or the rout. for it was
shut-out was all one way-just as The /
Herald boys had planned in advance. |
We could say many nice things about I
The Herald team. but our modesty |
makes us bashful. and, besides, remem- |
Der how bad those Columbia Printers |
} feel to-day. The worst part Of the de- /
feat, for those who were routed. came /
when the Printers sneaked two men |
home In the dark. ard the umpire called |
the battle back to the seventh inning |
Manager Charley Graf, OF The Herald |
nine. claims he accomplished his sole
ambition this season when he led his
club IN yesterdays massacre.
W c. Thacher, treasurer Of the ANA
teur commission. returned 10 Washing
ton Thursday after having completed |