The Washington herald., 1911-08-09
RN c. w. SWAN.


The beard of arbitration held what Is
most likely its last meeting of the year
last night in the law Office of President
Young and decisions were rendered in
the Sunday School League. Suburban
League. and Commercial League cases.
The Departmental League controversy
was aired yesterday afternoon in the
American Security and Trust Company
board room.
In the Suburban League. the board
failed to find sufficient cause for the
changing of its previous ruling in the
case, and Petworth is the winner of the
Suburban League pennant. This was the
ruling OF the board some time ago. The
much heralded constitution failed to hold
the clause. stating that the league must
be composed of not less than four clubs.
Ninth's Protest Not Allowed.
The protest of Manager Love. of Ninth.
against the action of the officials of the
Sunday School League failing to allow
him TO finish out the season and taking
several games from his team by forfeit
was not allowed. The reason for this
action is given in the complete report of
the board found below.
When 1t was found that Walford had
not and did not intend to place team
on the field. President Crafts action in
awarding the pennant was sanctioned.
and R. P. Andrews is the winner of the
Commercial League pennant
At the meeting OF the board yester
day afternoon. the protest of the Com
merce and Labor team against the Ag
riculture team of the Departmental
League was heard and the game was
awarded to the Laborites, as Messrs.
Taylor and Evans admitted that they
played an Ineligible man. The board
decided this case on the technicality in
VOlved.
POst-seasOp Series Saturday.
The post-season series will start on.
Saturday. and will continue every day
after until September 2. when the win
ner must be declared. On August l9,
every team in the series will play. max
ing three games on this date. AT the
meeting of the commission Friday
night. the managers of the pennant-
winners will draw for numbers, and
the schedule will be adopted.
Another important rule passed last
night was the time set for the regis
tering of protests regarding the eligi-
bility OF players. The rule is as fol-
lows:
August S, 1911.
Resolved, that the board of ar
bitration will not hereafter enter
tain protests of games involving
the eligibility of players in which
the alleged violation occurred more
than ten days prior TO this date.
The following is the complete report
of the board:
Sunday School League Case.
In the matter of the protest Of the Ninth Street
Christian Chyrch against the action Of the Sunday
School League, the brard Of arbitration has held
two meetings in effort to unrave the difficulties.
AT the last meeting it shown that the action
taken by the directors Of the Sunday School League
was had under misarprehensiOn Of facts and
the matter referred back to that league for ad
justment.
AT meeting held within the time specified by
the board the Sunday School League decided
admit the Ninth team by forfeiting game TO
each team. and permitting Ninth TO employ an UNI
pire that will Re mutually satisfactory.
The Ninth street club again protests against this
action on the ground Of unfairness and ineuuity.
The board cannot revirw the motives and consider
atons which actuatsd the governing body OF the
Sunday School League acting within their iIrisdic
tion provided the rules of baseball their own con-
stituton, and the amateur commission are not vio-
lated
In this connection. it must be remembered that
the entire difficulty was prcCirtated by the Ninth
street club serving notice that il would not play
wkile the regular league umpire oiCiated, because
of alleged violation Of the rules. and made good
its threat at its next scheduled game.
Whatever may have been the TrovoEatiOn, such ac
ton is indefensible and unwarranted and should
have been handled differently II further appears
that the subsequent action Of the league in the
premises was irregular but since the has been
before the Sunday School League. the amateur COM
mission and the arbitration board for nearly =
month"; and has finally been decided by the body
which should determine il the board OF arbitration
dos feel justified in taking any further action.
Suburban IaaRua
In the matter Of the protests relative to the
Of the Pctworth and Silver Spring clubs, OF
the Suburban League the testimony shows the fol-
lowing.
The Suburban League originally comprised six
clubs and each scheduled to play twenty-five
games. On about July two clubs withdrew.
ON that date the Petworth club had l3 games
and lost 3. and Silver Spring and lost 6,