The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

capital City ana independence leagues,
and the majority OF rooters that follow
these circuits and the other players on
the various clubs.
The amateur commission decided that
the Cornell Company nine was the pen
cation. and ordered Twining and Man
haitian to settle their differences on the
ball field. Twining won a clean-cut vic
tory over Manhattan, and won the PEN
nant, which should stiie any cry that
Manhattan was robbed. &c There is
hardly a fan in the city who does not
feel sorry for the Manhattan players,
and the first words Of the Twining play
ers after the game were those OF SYM
PATTY for their rivals The ball players
words Of comfort. Hard luck, old fell
low and Better luck next time from
the Twining players rang true. and there
Is no ground for the statements going
the rounds that Manhattan was cheated
cut OF the flag. As decided by the COM
mission, composed Of three impartial
men, Manhattan played an ineligible
player and had to pay the penalty, /. e..
forfeiture Of the game IN which Kraft
played. When a rule is fiagrautly vio-
lated, the ones at fault must stand the
music, DO matter how it hurts. The fact
that Twinings protest was sustained
should square the clubmen in the eyes
OF the public for protesting.
The amateur commission has done
much that is good for amateur baseball.
and this body has overcome obstacles
that appeared insurmountable when they
first arose. Another season will deter
mine whether the commission is to rule
supreme or whether there win be oupo-
siuon In the shape or several outlaw
leagues. The way in which the board OF
arbitration has handled every case VIII ch
has been referred to It for consideration
has won the commission and the board a
host Of friends. and has won the battle
which waged for q while between the
commissions advocates and those who
wanted the old free-for-all style OF play.
The writer has long aA,-cc-ted two much
much-needed reforms for the advance
ment OF the amteur games. The first.
that the amateur commission take stand
that player can play in but one league
and then enforce the rule. and the second
that the money which is received from the
post-season series go TO the various
leagues and not be turned over to the
winning team. as is done In most in
stances.
At the present time, so far as is known.
the Suburban and sunday School leagues
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into the league treasury. The PLAYERS
on the winning teams in these two organ
izatons DO not receive any compensation.
but Instead a big banquet is held at the
close Of the series and all the boys get
plenty OF good things TO eat. speeches are
made, and every one has a good time
generally The custom OF paying PLAYERS
who pose as amateurs is a bad one. In
the first place IT encourages an evil
which has hampered the growth or anna
teur baseball in Washington and which
Will take some years TO stamp out even
though the change suggested by the
writer be adopted.
Remove the money FOR playing and the
amateur will be satisfied with PLAYING on
losing team. and there will be less of
this helter-skelter jumping about the first
Of July. The most disguised baseball
player the writer ever talked with was
Schaeffer, Of the woodburn and HamIine
! teams. when. after WOODBURY. and Ham
line had come within one game OF land
ing the pennant in their respective or
CARNATIONS they were defeated bv pet
worth and Ninth and Dutch" was out
Of the post-season series this year. Now
you would think player who did so well
as to land on two runners-up and who
played the final championship battles in
two Of the best leagues in the city. would
be satisfied. but such was not the case
Dutch" felt that ne had lost his last
friend on earth and was inconsolabIe.
Petworth. y. G.. August q 1910
| Sporting Editor The Washington Herald
You state IN The Washington Herald
Of last Thursday that Taylor has PLAYED
/ in eight post-season series. I believe this
/ is wrong. I do not ahink Taylor even
| holds the record for the greatest number
The post-season series started IN 1906
thus making five series 20 date. Bernie
| Gallagher. to the best of my knowledge
is the only man who has played in every.
one. His record Is, 1906. immaculate Con.
| ception; 1907. Aloysius: 1905 Coiumbis
Athletic Club; 1909. Parkvlew, and 1910
| Petworth
| Taylor missed the series in 1907 h,
being a member of the Columbia Athletic
Club. while AlOysius won the flag in tn,
Capital City League. Babe Tornev ha.
also equaled Taylor's record of four a,
the following shows; 1906. Columbia Ath
letic Club: 1907, Treasury 1908. Treasury
1909. did not play. and 1910. Petworth
yours truly. PETwoRTH FAN.
Ferguson Fague sends us the followin,
bit OF verse, which. in view of the poo
! collections taken up at the post-seasol
games, is very timely;
Upon the baseball fields IN town
Nou'll fnd-a lot of rooters
Some quiet men who watch the game
And also hot-air shooters
This latter class who like 70 talk
Are regular attenders:
They're strong Tor you when you are right.
But awful on offenders.
II through some cause the games declared
PLAYER may be missing
4 You're sure 70 find our loud-mouthed friends
4 Are leading all the Kissing
They garner all the seats in sight
To comfortably review
! The ladies who are standing up
With nothing else 10 do
/ They 1iticise the manager
The league. and all concerned:
But ever true and faithful
Next evening they've returned
But what I'm getting at IS this
It's true. and each one knows II.
That when the hat is passed around
He's tight-wad clam and shows H.