The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Champs
To Try for Honors
Maryland A. c. Will Play Local Title Winners
and Richmond Champions Dates
of Post-season Are Arraneed.
BY c. w. SWAN.

Coming over from Baltimore to COM
plete arrangements for a series of games
with The Washington Herald's All-Star
aggregation, Manager Eorval King and
Capt FRANKIE, Of the Maryland Ath-
letic Club, the recognized champions OF
Baltimore, were granted permission to
participate in the inter-city series be-
tween Richmond and Washington by the
board of arbitration and the officials Of
the amateur commission. Now there are
! three teams in the series instead OF two.
After the writer had talked with Man.
ager King about q series with the local
All-Star team, Mr.. King expressed
desire to meet, II possible, the champion
ship team of Washington. The writer
then suggested that Baltimore be rep
resented in the intercity series with
Richmond and Washington and vol
| unteered to see II this could not be done.
Although President Young, OF the anna
teur commission is out of town at
present, the men in authority were in
| terviewed and a hasty meeting called.
Manager King satisfied the local Of
ttcials as to the amateur status of the
Maryland Athletic Club. Manager Cor
nell and the Bankers saw no objection
to the Baltimoreans and they were ad-
mitted. Consequently there will be no
series between the Maryland Athletic
Club and the All-Stars.
In answer to wire last night, the fol-
lowing was received from Secretary NAL
bert, of the Richmond commission.
Richmond, Va, Aug. 30.-The amateur
commission Of Richmond is willing to
allow the Baltimore team to take part
IN the inter-city games providing the
Baltimore team shows that amateur base
ball is conducted in Baltimore along the
rnR nF1ng In
ingtOn. DR.. Parker. Of the Battle-ax
team. the champions of Richmond, is
out of town at present and knowledge as
to whether he can keep his team together
being lacking, no definite answer can be
given until the Richmond team reaches
Washington Sunday.
GUS MALBERr
Now. on Labor Day. instead Of Rich
mond playing the local title winners a
double-header, Washington will play the
Richmond team in the first game and the
Baltimore aggregation in the second bat
tie. The following Saturday the Wash
ington and Baltimore teams will journey
to Richmond to play the Richmond team,
and on the 18th the Richmond and Wash
ington teams will travel to Baltimore
In this way the home team will play
double header while the visiting team will
play but one game.
Manager Cornell. through Cy MacDon-
aid, agreed to the Baltimore team taking
part in the series, as did Mr. Reside Of
the American Security and Trust team, so
that all that remains for the completion OF
the series Is whether the Richmond team
can be held together that long. There is
little doubt that they will be more than
willing, as they have asked that BaltI-
more be included in the series more than
once.
Another important matter that trans
pired at the meeting of the board of ar
bitration last night was the settling Of
the dates for the playing of the remain
ing games of .he finals OF the post-sea-
son series.
Friday the Cornell Tigers will play the
Bankers at p. m, and at p. m. the
Cornell Tigers will play the Southland
aggregation. Saturday the Bankers will
play the Tigers at p. m. and Southland
and the Bankers will play at o'clock
Should Cornell win from Southland Fri
day, Southland drops out. that is, II Cor
nell and the Bankers split even on their
games Friday and Saturday. In case
thisN happens, the Bankers and Cornell
will play the second game Saturday, in
stead of the Bankers and Southland. All
games VIII De prayed at Capltal CITY
League park by mutual agreement
Should Cornell or the Bankers win
both games, instead of splitting even the
second game Saturday will be between
Southland and the Bankers.
II rain butts in again-well, Convention
Hall is available.
Manager Litchfield, of the Southland
team, will petition to the amateur COM
mission to reinstate Jack Spaulding.
SpauIding played two games with the
Lynchburg club of the Virginia League. !
and as his agreement stated that in case
he did not make good he was to receive |
% compensation for his work. 1t is hard |
to see where the commission cannot re-
instate him. In the case of Greer, the |
player was reinstated all right, and the |
same conditions prevailed.
Manager CorEsll Of the Tigers, states !
that should rain interfere with the |
schedule of the series as arranged now, |
he would be willing tS allow the Bankers |
to play the Richmond team If the Bank
ers would play the Tigers a series dur |
ing the coming week for the champion
ship. Should II rain, and the schedule /
not be played out, this will more than
likely be the step taken.
You have to hand it to Manager Cor
No matter how much knocking he gets, |
A.