The Washington times., 1911-03-26
STATUS Of PLAYERS
PUZZLES AMATEURS
What to Do With Profess
sionals Big Problem
to Leaders.

Shall professional players returning
from leagues in organized baseball rep
resent amateur teams in the District?
This is the question that is foremost
In the minds of followers of the various )
leagues in this city, following the meet
Ing of the Amateur Baseball Commits
sion last night, at which the committee
on the revision of the constitution made
the recommendation that open profess
sionals be forced to serve two years of
probation before being allowed to take
part in games here.
1t was the anti-professional clause
that stirred the most heated debate at
Spalding's last night, and the situation
was acknowledged to be so serious that
final action was postponed until next
Saturday evening. when another meet
ing will be held
Reports Submitted
follows:
First - Under caption. "Post-season
Rules" rule l, strike out "ImmediateIy
after the end of the playing season, or
when the commission shall have de-
Clared the season ended. the pennant-
constitution should be divided, for con-
venience, into sections or divisions to be
known as A and b
Substitute ''On or before April / Of
each year the commission shall divide
the leagues into two sections, to be
known as Section A and Section B, re-
teams of each of these sections
This would make the first part Of rule
J read as follows: On on before April
! Of each year the commission shall
divide the leagues into two sections. TO
he known as Section A and Section b,
respectively. and the pennant-winning
teams of each of these sections shall
meet in a series Of games for the anna
teur baseball championship of the Dis
trict of Columbia" etc.
Second-Under the caption, "Thc
Playing Schedule. rule 3, strike out the
clause when charges are preferred
against + player. manager. or team.
they must be tried within seventy-two
hours: Sundays and legal holidays cX-
cepted
Third-Under the caption. The Play
ers Eligible add to rule s: NO PLAYER
who has played on or been member
OF any team or club under the National
Baseball Commission of America shall
be eligible TO play with any club or
team a party to this constitution and
subject 10 its rules. until after two
playing seasons have elapsed from the
cate OF last participation with any club
or team under the National Commits
sion"
Fourth-To section Of the constitu-
ton add the following: Only the presi-
dents of leagues or their authorized rep
TeSentatiVes in Section A shall vote on
questions pertaining strictly to Section
a. and the same shall apply to Sec
tion B.
Fifth-To section of the constitution
add: Upon the commission being ir-
formed of the existence Of any amateur
baseball league in the District of Co
lumbia. the commission snail have the |
right to invite said league to Join the !
commission. Should this invitation not !
be accented the commission shall have
the power to bar from participation un- |
der the commission all players of said |
league"
All Sign It.
The report is signed bv the whole |
committee, consisting of the secretary !
of the commission, two presidents Of |
leagues an dthe chairman, who has no !
et tilation with any organization con- !
neCted with the commission.
All except one league was Represented I
hut none OF the presidents felt justified +.
IN acting on such ~adiCal changes until .
they had had an opportunity to consult ,
with their managers at league meetings !
L was decided to have A committee /
draw up a clause forbiddInS clubs to /
shift from one Ice que to another after I
REORGANIZATION in the spring. The suC-
Eestlon that uniform ball be adopted .
was voted down.
The arbitration hoard will not he /
named until the constitution has been |