Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
FEW AMATEUR BALL PLAYERS
MAKE GOOD ON FIRST TRIAL
Generally Find Pace Set by Pros Too Hot
and Are Sent Back-Little Developed
at Commission Meeting.

sioners yesterday by the Adams Express
team, the second received by that club in
two days. was severe one as far as
the standing OF the teams in the pennant
race is concerned. The victory gives the
A1oysius club a lead of two full games,
which, under present conditions, is almost
enough to warrant a prediction that 1t
will win the championship of the circuit
Inc commissioners have dropped back
ito second place, and are now tied for that
position by the Adams team. Unless the
District clerks take decided brace it is
likely that they will be ousted from that
place, as the brand of ball they are put
ting up at present is not good enough to
even cop position in the first division
Meyers, the Western High first base
man. is due to play with the Potomac
Electric Power Company after this The
big fellow has been playing i'm two of the
leagues, but as the Electric Company has
organized ball club and will play indie
pendently Meyers will probably be seen
in the lineup of that club
The Potomac Electric Company is get
ting together strong team. and this
circumstance would afford one Of the
leagues an opportunity to get a good
team in its circuit instead of some Of
the weak ones which now hold berths
There have been rumors that the In
dependence League board Of managers
Is dissatisfied with the showing which
the Nationel Union club has been max
Ing during the spring, and that there
have been statements made that if q
good team could be gotten to take its
place it would be ousted from the cir
cult. Whether there is any truth in the
rumor Is not known, but one thing is
certain. that the club in question has not
been putting up a very good article OF
ball in the games played, and it would
not he an exceptionally hard matter to
place a better team in the circuit
The Clements who is pitching for one
of the clubs in the Independence League
is a Technical High School boy He is
doing good work.
AT the meeting Of the amateur commits
sion last night petition from Johnny
Greer. the Catholic University pitcher
who has been tried out in the Mountain
State League and who was released a
few days ago, to be taken back into the
amateur ranks was read and after some
discussion was received. His application
was acted on favorably and he was de-
clared eligible to play in the amateur
leagues in the city.
Greer is signed with the Aloysius club
and Will probably do some pitching for
that team in some of its games in the
near future.
The question as to the advisa bility of
accepting Greer's application was brought
up, 1t being held that If his petition was
accepted that it would mean that others
would also be accepted. 1t was finally
held. though. that the commission would
act on all petitions and that it would use
Its discretion in making the petitioners
eligible to play. 1t was stated by mem
bers OF the commission that that body
had no desire to keep young players from
trying out In the professional leagues.
provided that they did not receive regular
a In ~ ~
happen in Greers case. as he simply was
signed to get his expenses unless he made
good
A letter was read from Mr. Gassaway.
manager Of the Walford club. In the
Commercial League. protesting the deci-
sions of his league president and board
Of managers In which they upheld the de-
cision Of the umpire who forfeited game
to the Willard nine in which the Wal
ford aggregation was scheduled to play
on a day when not a single amateur
league game in the city was played.
The letter held that the decision was
not consistent. and that the matter
tration, Mr.. O'Shea objected strenuous
ly to tho acceptance Of tho letter. holding
that it was matter with which only
the league had to do. but he was voted
down, and IL was decided to accept the
communication.
The rule regarding the transferring Of
players after the Fourth Of July was
changed SO that now. under no pretext or
technicality. can II be done. The rule
which gave the clubs right to release
the players and then have them sign
with some other organization was q
technicality by which the rule first re-
ferred to might be evaded. but q resolu-
ton was passed changing the effect of
that.
up for discussion In many Of the various
leagues this spring, has caught on with
the Walford club in the Commercial
League. He will do the twirling for that
club from now on.
John l. Taylor of the Boston Red Eox
denies that he wanted the earth in
the suggested trade with Washington.
All he wanted was Walter Johnson.
Washington fans could not SEQ the Diff
ferencA