The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
J.Miller Kenyon Again Heads
Organization.
MEETING rs WELL ATTENDED
Representative of Nine of the
Leading Banks Are Present TO Dis
cuSs Plans for SeasOn-Amateur
Commission Transacts Routine
BusineSs-Other Gossip.
nv n. r MORLEY.

ing Yesterday evening at the offices OF the
| American Security and Trust Company,
| in Fifteenth street northwest, for the
4 purposes of reorganizing the Bankers
| League.
J. Miller Kenyon, vice president OF the
District National Bank, was rejected
president, while the other offices were
/ filled by new men as follows: F. b.
| Devereux. of the National Savings and
Trust Company, vice president; Henry
v. Haynes. of the Riggs National Bank
| secretary. and John Poole, Of the Com
mercial National, treasurer.
! The meeting was a very harmoniouS one
in every respect, all of the banks evinclns
a great desire to get together and make
| this years league great success Inc
question as to whether the league would
consist of six or eight clubs was dis
cussed at length. the proposition OF haV-
| ing the larger number being received win
much favor.
Present plans will change the personnel
of the league considerably il carried into
effect, the greatest change being the con-
solidation of tn downtown institutions
into one team. the uptown banks into an
other, and having a club from the clear
| ing house.
While the league was in session, Rob-
ert H. Young. president of the amateur
baseball commission. dropped in for a
| few moments. and addressed the meet
ing. Mr.. Young made a very strong ad-
dress for clean sport and particularly for
real amateur baseball in Washington.
| He said, in part:
I oprr1A &c
nv heart, as 1 know many OF the man.
ayers of the teams and have large
acquaintance among the banking frater-
| nifty It is my intention this year TO
eradicate professionalism from amateur
baseball as much as possible, and / need
the earnest cooperation of every man
ager to make any headway. Amateur
baseball is exceedingly popular in Wash
! ington, and the Bankers League has
come to be a permanent fixture here. 1
wish the league a prosperous season
| Committee to Extend League.
H 6. Reside, John Poole, and F. Gil
more were appointed a committee TO take
up the matter of the extension OF the
league A committee on the revision of
the constitution, consisting Of Sam Seay,
| E, s. Wolfe, and ]. Baker Greene, was
named.
Those present were Mr.. Kenyon, Of the
! District National: Mr.. Macdonald and
Mr.. Reeside, of American Security and
Trust: Mr.. Haynes. OF Riggs National;
/ MT Grayson. OF American National; Mr..
Miller, of Union Trust Company; Mr..
Harry Seay. of Commercial National;
! Mr. F. B. Devereux, OF National Savings
and Trust Company; Mr.. Smith, of Ma
tionaI Metropolitan, and Mr.. F. b. Gil
more of National Bank of Washington.
Last nights meeting of the amateur
baseball commission, which was attended
bv representatives of the Sunday School
Capital City, Commercial, Bankers, In
dependence, Marquette, Departmental,
and Olympia leagues. was largely taken
up with the transaction of routine busi-
ness. Nothing was heard from the Ter
minaI Railroad Y. N c. A. or Suburban
| leagues.
On motion by the Marquette League,
which was seconded by the Commercial
! circuit. the Olympia Leagues application
! for afiIiation with the commission was
| acted upon favorabIy and the Georgetown
! organization was made a member of that
| body.
Can't. c. L. Edwards gave notice that
| he would present a motion at the next
meeting amending part of rule q of the
| constitution, inserting a clause therein
! barring any man who has played profess
| sional ball from participating in the
| games under the commissions rule. He
/ argued for cleaner sport, and pointed out
! the present masquerading of professionals
under the cloak of amateurism.
! 4 letter was read from Harry F. Wor-
| ley, notifying the commission that he
would resign the presidency of the Inde-
| pendence League, owing to other i'm
portant business demanding his attention.
| The league, adopted resolution of regret
at his decision to quit the Independence
League, and expressing thanks for his
work in the interests of amateur baseball
Secretary Shurtlief read a letter from
/ William S. Mexican, ST., manager or
River View for the coming year, who
| intends to make that resort an up-to-date
amusement park and have as an attrac-
ton amateur baseball games on Satur-
days, between Washington teams under
the amateur commission. Mr.. Mexican
addressed the meeting and went into de-
| tail as to his plan. A committee consist
| ing of Messrs. w. c. Thacher, Zed H.
Copp, and c. z. Edwards was appointed
to confer with Mr.. Mexican and make e
report at the next meeting.
AS published in The Washington Herald
Exclusively several weeks ago, resolu-
| ton making Mr.. Thomas c. Noyes, presi-
dent of the Washington baseball club:
| Mr. n. Z. Young, eX-president of the
National Baseball League. and the four
! sporting editors of the Washington papers
honorary members of the commission.
was presented and met with unanimous
approval.
John H Anderson, secretary of the De-
partmentaI League, addressed the COM
r,ission and gave the present status of
the Clerks League. The Interior and
Treasury departments have asked to be
awarded departments have asked to be
the Agriculture nine will probably with
draw from the organization. Mr.. Ander-
son said that the league would have six
CLUBS. provided present plans mature
committee consisting of c. z. Ed
wards. H. V. Shurtlief. J. NJ Kenyon.
and T. Kirby, was appointed to amend
the rules and bylaws of the commission.
Messrs. H. A. Meyers, William Peet
and Ross ]. Blosser were named to re-
port on a standard ball for use in all
league games under the amateur baseball
commission. II was pointed out that the
/ ball used in all games should be the same
for the uniformity of the records made
among the various leagues
President Kenyon. of the Bankers
League. broughteup the matter OF COM
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