The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-16


ings store In Fourteenth street last even
ing 20 arrange the final details for the
post-season series. The meeting was
called at o'clock. and it was long after
u O'Clock before the gathering broke
up. The four hours In which the Dis
tricts leading amateur body was in ses-
sion was crammed full OF exciting in
oidents. and much important business was
transacted
The meeting was called 10 order by
President Bolgiano with all Of the nine
leagues playing under the rules Of the
commission represented, with the excep-
ton Of the Capital City organization. The
reading OF the minutes was dispensed
with and letters from the presidents Of
the various leagues designating the win
ners IN their organizations were then
read. Mr.. Reside, OF the Bankers Lea
que moved that the certificates Of the
different leagues be ratified separately,
so that in case of any protest being
filed against any Of the pennant winning
clubs the matter could be Immediately
referred to the board Of arbitration. This
motion was seconded by Mr.. Page, OF the
Suburban League. and carried.
All OF the pennant winners were rati-
fed. with the exception OF the Manhattan
team OF the Independence League. the
Twining City club protesting Manhattan
on the ground that ineligible men had
been played. contrary 10 the rules of the
commission. This matter was referred
10 the board OF arbitration
Each league deposited with the treas
urer the SIS to insure a compliance with
rthe rules OF the commission in the com
ding series. The secretary was then d.
rected 70 read the various lists Of play
ers filed by the managers Of the pennant-
winning teams. so that the other man
ayers present would have an opportunity
10 protest any men that they thought
ineligible The following men were pro
tested: Edward Goucher. OF Columbia
10; J. T. Carroll. OF Ninth: ]. Oakley Of
Petworth F. Davis. OF American Secur-
ity and Trust Company; Norman Kraft.
Of Manhattan. and Elmer Smith. Harry
Smithson, Edward Upton, John Crabbie.
William Luseombe. Jack Dodge and
Boots" Walters. Of the Herald nine
Later in the evening the protests
against Goucher. Carroll. Oakley. and
4 Davis were removed by those protesting
Lists of Players Are Read.
A motion was made and carried that
the list Of players OF the Twining team
be read also. as the pennant winner in
the Independence League was in doubt
pending the decision Of the board Of ar
bltraton.
The chair ruled that managers who had
protested players would have until Il
a m. Wednesday 20 file the necessary
evidence in support Of their charges. and
that the players protested would then
have until II o'clock Thursday to make
reply.
Nathaniel T. Morley. Of The Washing
ton Herald. was unanimously elected the
official scorer for the post-season series.
and The Washington Herald was made
the official organ Of the commission.
II was decided that where a players
name appears on two lists the player
will have the right to decide with which
team he will play, and the team he plays
with first in the post-season series will
have right 10 his services throughout
the series. The clubs that wins the
championship Of the District will have
ries between Washington, Philadelphia.
and New York. with the same lineup
as that used in the District post-season
games.
The commission ruled that in Instances
when a player appeared on the field in
uniform to play and the opposing club
forfeited the game. that player would be
counted as having participated in a full
game. BY this ruling Austin Howard
and F. Davis, OF the American Security
and Trust team. are made eligible
Report of Schedule Committee.
The report Of the schedule committee
was read and adopted. This committee
arranged the teams in sections A and 3
fas follows:
8 Section A-Departmental. Capital City,
Sunday School. and Suburban leagues.
the games TO be played at Capital City
Park. First and NJ streets northeast,
with the exception of the home games
OF the Sunday School League. which, by
special permission. Will be played at
Thirteenth and D streets northeast
Section B-Marquette. Independence,
Terminal Railroad Y NJ c. A, Bankers.
and Commercial leagues. the games TO
be played on the home grounds Of each
OF these leagues, or such grounds as
each league shall designate. It is IN
derstoOd the Bankers League Will use
the White Lot; the Marquette League.
the grounds OF the Sunday School
League, at Thirteenth and D streets
northeast; the Commercial League its
own Held, at Georgia avenue and Ken
yon street. and the Terminal Railroad
l. NJ c A. League its grounds at Fifth
street and Florida avenue northeast.
The fact that the Capital City League
had not as yet designated a winner was
brought to the attention Of the commits
sion BY R. S. Jones. manager OF the Pet
worth nine, Of the Suburban League.
after the meeting had been in progress
for over two hours. and Mr.. Jones finally
made motion, which was seconded by
the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ c. A.
League, that the series Of games be
played between the eight leagues repre-
sented at the meeting, leaving out the
Capital City organization. Quite a dis
cussion ensued. and the excitement reach
ed the fever stage AT this time a sug-
gestion was made that the secretary call
up the President OF the Capital City or
ganization, which was then holding
meeting. and notify that league that It
would be given fifteen minutes to desig-
nate a winner or be left out OF the Dis
uict series. This was finally agreed TO.
and the secretary did as instructed.
Arrive I'm Nick Of Time.
When the time allotted ms ~ en-
president OF the Capital city League
'phoned that he would be present in ten
minutes. so an, extension Of ten minutes