The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-05

By n. T. WORLEY.
The decision reached BY the board OF
arbitration OF the amateur baseball com
mission IN the Bankers League contro-
versy proved popular with the fans when
II was announced yesterday morning. The
board approved the leagues action in
throwing out the games which the Ameri-
can Security and Trust team won from
Riggs National Bank on May and June
?. basing their decision on provision for
such case FOUND in the National League
rules. which league is the parent baseball
organization Of the country. adopted Feb
ruary 2. 1876
The board held that the games which
American Security and Trust played with
Washington Loan and Trust and Com
mercial National and won. and which
were afterward protested on the ground
that the Trust Company team used ineli-
gible men. and were thereupon thrown
out. had no bearing in the controversy
inasmuch as the American Security and
Trust nine afterward played the games
over and won them on July II and IL.
The board established the eligibility Of
Sammie' Seay and gave the game be-
tween American Security and Trust and
Washington Loan and Trust. which the
league postponed in spite or a protest by
the Fifteenth street bankers. 20 the Trust
Company. This tied the teams I'D and
the board has ordered the tie played of
before August Is.
The official decision Of the board is as
follows:
!. That the two games played by the
American Security and Trust Company
with Riggs National Bank were properly
Cancelled.
p That the duplicate games played
with the Washington Loan and Trust
Company and Commercial National Bank
should count for only one contest with
each
3. That the game scheduled for July Is
between the American Security and Trust
Company and the Washington Loan and
Trust Company should be awarded to the
American Security and Trust Company.
and that their record should stand as ten
games won and two games lost.
4 That the Commercial National Bank
has won ten games and lost two.
.. That consequently, the American
Security and Trust Company and Com
mercial National Bank are tied for first
place in the Bankers Baseball League.
which tie should be decided by a game
or series OF three games between the two
clubs, as the board Of directors Of the
Bankers League may decide"
American Security wants 70 play three
games. so that Howard and Davis may
become eligible The Commercial Ma
tional Bank players and the board of
directors Of the Bankers League ex-
pressed their qualification at the decision
Of the commissions arbitration board in
glowing terms.
When the Olive and st. stephens clubs
lined up 10 play recently at Thlrty-ffth
and W streets. neither team had nine
eligible men. but the umpire gave the
contest for some reason or other. to the
st. Stephens. At a meeting OF the league
last night the game was ordered played
over and the standing corrected.
Pop" Harding, of the Commissioners.
is spending his vacation at Highland. No.
and in a letter to the writer expresses
confidence in his ability 20 lambast the
horsehide on his return to the city.
Manhattan may lose the independence
League pennant yet. according 70 the
statement made last night by a member
OF the board Of managers of that league.
Twining has protested Kraft. who catches
for the leaders. on the ground that he is
ineligible to play in the league because
he is member Of four clubs The mat
ter will come before the board for action
at the next regular meeting OF the league.
Bob" Hummer may become a member
Of the Danville club. in the Virginia state
League J. F. Evans. a fellow employe
OF Johnnie" Priest when Priest was in
the Agriculture Department. received the
following telegram late yesterday after
noon:
y. F. Evans. Agriculture Department:
Get lowest terms from Bob Hummer.
PRIEST"
Hummer has been closely watched
lately by scouts from several minor
league teams. and II would not be sur
prising If the big fellow Joined the Dan
vile club within the next few days.
Don't forget the big charity game be-
tween the Washington lodge Of Elks and
the knights Of Columbus at American
League Park on Friday. August z.
Aloysius defeated Kenilworth by the
largest score the tailenders have been
walloped by this year-lO to 0.
Ninth played winning ball from start
to finish yesterday. and II the Christians
play in the post-season series as they
did yesterday the other teams will have
TO hustle.
Some Of the Suburban League fans
want big First Baseman Evans. Of the
Petworth nine to fght Jack Johnson.
In describing Evans great height a
Suburban enthusiast said: HE Is six
and a half feet tall. can reach two feet
more. and when he jumps into the air
for a ball he can add two feet to this. ."
In other words. all you have 10 do when
Evans is on first is 10 close your eyes
and throw the ball in his direction and
he will get IT, Yesterday. when he let a
pesky little teaser roll through his legs.
he blushed crimson.
II you don't believe Petworth Is going
to win the pennant in the Suburban
League. ask Mr.. Foster. the diminutive
little fan who sits on the Petworth bench
each day and roots and roots and roots
R. z. Doyle, scout for the Savannah
(Ga) club OF the Georgia State League,