Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
AMATEUR COMMISSION WILL
CHANGE ARBITRATION BOARD
Constitution Suspended and New Board Elect
ed at Last Nights Meeting-Nine
Leagues Open Season Tomorrow.

The most important business which was
transacted by the amateur commission
at the meeting held last night was the
changing of the board Of arbitration 1t
was unanimously decided that the con-
stitution be suspended and the present
board be done away with and new one
elected. 1t was decided that the sport
ing editors of the different papers in
town be appointed to take the place OF
the board formerly chosen. These four
men, with President Young of the COM
mission, will henceforth form the board
of arbitration.
The application Of the District League
was formally received from President
Beach of that organization. and it was
admitted into the amateur fold.
Each of the presidents Of the different
leagues stated that his circuit was in fine
shape to start the season, and record
breaking crowds were expected at the
opening games Monday In each league
a program has been arranged, and copies
have been distributed in the neighbor-
hood and a great deal of enthusiasm
aroused.
There was great deal of discussion
in regard to the matter or piaylng. an
extra man picked up from the size hnes
in the games in which each club did not
have a full team present on the field at
the time of scheduled game. 1t de-
veloped that several of the leagues nave
paragraphs in their constitutions wnicn
state that club may pick UP a MAJ
from the side lines and play him wheth-
er his name has been reported 10 INC
commission or not.
In connection with the above ques-
ton the attention of the league presi-
dents was called to the fact that there 1s
a clause forbjdding the playing OF men
commission. Just what will be done In
regard to the matter Is not known, but II
is thought that the teams In tho leagues
will be allowed to follow their own IN
clinatton and play according to the con-
stitution of the league in question.
Tomorrow nine leagues will open their
seasons, starting the amateur season IN
earnest At 5 o'clock eighteen teams Will
meet on their respective league grounds
in the first struggle OF the 1911 season.
From the reports made by the presidents
of the different teams 1t seems that one
of the most successful years In amateur
base ball is due to be seen during the
coming summer. There Is scarcely
team in any of the leagues which VIII
not start it's season with q better lineup
than represented it last spring In Its
opening game
Not only have the teams been improved,
but a great deal more interest has been
taken by the patrons OF the game IN tne
development Of the sport from every
standpoint. The interest of those who are
able to help the game materially mas
been sought and obtained. the sport has
been placed on q more strictly amateur
basis. and the different fields used by the
leagues have been improved to con-
siderabl extent.
notwithstanding the fact that the pitch.
ers on the Georgetown team did not do
such good work yesterday In the game
against the Chamber of Commerce nine,
it is certain that it has not been the fault
of the hurlers that the last few games
have been lost In each instance 1t has
been either the result of poor fielding at
critical stages of the game or the In
ability of the team to hit when hits meant
runs. Against the North Carolina team.
for instance. had the Hilltoppers been
able to get a couple Of runs across the
rSn there would have been no doubt as