The Washington herald., 1910-09-19
AlOysius Team Takes Issue
with Commission.
TO REHEAR CASES
Protest Against CredIting Cornell
Company with Games in Which
Moran and byrd Played Based on
Two Weeks Rule of Capital City
League, Is the Claim.

/ by the Aioysius baseball club, through
its board Of directors, to the directors OF
the Capital City League and the arbi-
tration board OF the amateur baseball
commission. who have already ruled ad-
versely on several OF the points at issue
A rehearing is desired in such instances:
The delay In answered the adverse
decisions of the arbitration board of the
amateur baseball commission was the
result OF two reasOns-frst, the chairman
OF our athletic committee has been alb
sent for two weeks: second, We have been
put TO considerable difficulty 10 obtain
a copy OF the amateur baseball commits
sion's rules.
Our protest against crediting games
TO this Cornell Company IN which Moran
and Byrd played when ineligible was not
based upon the three days registration
rule, but upon this rule OF the Capital
City League: Any team which plays
a player In a league game who has not
been registered with the vice president
for two weeks. shall forfeit the game to
the opposing team. The commission did
not even refer TO this rule, much less
disapprove H.
by this rule such games In which they
played while ineligible should be forfeited
and the arbitration board cannot justly
ignore 1t. since It is a binding contract
between the six managers Of the Capital
l I urh arflr ratz
themselves 10 observe IT,
No Conflict Declared.
rule 10, Of the commission. gives
It power 10 disregard a rule OF one
OF the leagues only when such rule
is in conflict with one OF It's own rules.
Tacitly. the commission has adjudged the
'two-week Capital City League rule
and its own three-day' rule not 10 be in
conflict. for each league submits It's rules
and constitution 10 the commission, and
1t was obliged 10 know this ruls Of the
league. II there had been a conflict II
should have been officially declared.
"The commission has the right TO re-
open a question where an irregularity Is
suspected and here there was a proved
irregularity, when the manager OF the
Cornell team claimed games played IN
der such conditions. The commission is
supposed to protect the welfare and IN
terests OF amateur baseball leagues
teams. and players.
"Our second complaint was against the
action Of the commission in reversing the
decision of the Capital City League which
ordered the games in dispute TO be re-
played The commission had no author
itv we can find 20 do this. and appar'
emily the Cornell team did not win the
pennant but had IT given TO them by the
commission
In regard 20 extension OF the season
10 replay the games. there is no doubt
but 1t is perfectly in accord with th'
rules which allow such extension in indi-
vidual cases where the interests Of Other
leagues are not projudlced by such &C.
ton. In this case there is no posi-
bility of affecting the interests Of the
Other teams. as all the other games have
been played
Protest Again Manager.
Manager Cornelrs conduct IS another
cause Of protest for when the captain 81
the AIoysius team protested against tht
umpire's partially toward the Cornell
team. Cornell struck him, and on defend
ing himself he was suspended by the
president Of the Capital City League
This crippled and dispirited the Aloysiu'
team and caused the loss of severa
games that directly followed
Again the league officials refused Il
act on the protest until the last meeting
of the season. and then the meeting wa
unable 10 transact business because o
quarrels, and the protest was laid aside
"It Is hard 10 understand upon wha
grounds the commission can claim tina
the decisions of the league officials wer
not In error. The case seems TO be al
exceptionally plain one
Finally. IL was grossly unjust OF IN
commission TO declare Talbot Lynch in
eligible 10 play on the Aloysius team
because of his contract with the mana
ger OF the Manhattan team. which.
was claimed. made him a professional
The commission kL1w that this contrac
was antedated and did not apply. Tn
manager OF the Manhattan team as
sured Mr.. O'Connor of this fact. Tn
eligibility of Lynch was as clear an
legal as any player on the Aloysiu
team Mr.. OConner could not have bee
expected to leave the proofs OF hi
standing. prepared for the commission
before going on his vacation any NOR
than the standing Of twenty othe
players.
'The commission should have informe
him OF the protest against Lynch an
given him time to return and prepare
defense for his player.
1T is Up 10 the commission TO recon
slider the decisions rendered against III
protests of the Aloysius team and I
show by It's own rules that the objec
lions herein made have not proven thes
decisions arbitrary and unjust
COrby Employees Play Ball.
Special 10 The Washington Herald.
The clerks and bakers OF the Corb
Bakery played a game Saturday. the bah
ers winning. Is 10 u. Wernty. the pitch
err of the bakers. struck out fifteen me
aod auouAd only eiqht hits Whila hi