Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-27

There will be several meetings of the
officials of the different leagues this week
which are sure to be the most important
held so far this year. in that besides the
regular business at hand the discussion
of the proposed rule barring profession
ais from playing in the amateur leagues
in the city will be in order. 1t is evil
dent from first glance that those man
ayers who have men on their teams who
come under this class will fight to have
them play, while the leaders of mines
which are handicapped by the absence
Of such players will do just as much to
have them barred. and between the two
factions there is likely to be some rather
lively debating before the league pres1-
dents are finally instructed how to cast
their votes when the amendment comes
up for final action before the commission
Saturday night.
At least two league meetings will be
held today, the independence and Olym-
pia organizations being the ones to try
to get matters in shape to start the sea-
son. The latter organization did not have
q representative at the meeting OF the
commission when it met Saturday night,
and thus 1t probably has not been official
1y apprised of the action of the rules
committee in recommending that profess
SIGNALS be barred and thus 1t cannot be
said whether or not it will take up the
question in detail.
Besides the question of professionalism
which will be discussed in the INDIE
pendence League, the next action of i'm
portance will be in regard to an umpire.
Last year there was a great deal OF
trouble experienced in securing a man
to give satisfaction in handling the indi-
Gator. and when the officials took up the
matter this spring 1t was found that
there was going to be trouble in decid-
inO he lie
ayers were unable to come to any agree
ment and the matter was left to the pres
ident. who appointed a committee to
select man and he will be appointed by
been given cut officially, it is thought
that this committee has decided upon q
handler of the indicator and that the
matter will be settled this evening. Be-
sides the two matters mentioned the re-
port Of the grounds committee will be re-
ceived as to the progress made.
The Olympia League will PROBABLY de-
eide it's playing site for the season. The
objections to using the Columbia road
grounds have been removed, and 1t Is
probable that the league will hold forth
on that lot this summer. 1t is also in
tended to give out the appointment as
umpire.
ShipIey. who is captain of and holding
down the third bag for the Maryland Az
ricultural College nine this season. is a
good all-round athlete. He was captain
and quarterback of the foot ball team
last fall and also captain of the basket
ball auint. On the basket ball team he
did not put up any great exhibition be-
cause it was practically his first year
at the game. but he was the star OF the
eleven, and is the best fielder and hitter
on the nine. His regular position on
the base ball team is shortstop, but he
has been shifted from that position to
third to make the inf1eld more evenly
haiancedIz While lfe--balls- that come
toward third have an entirely different
aspect from those which are pOled to
short. he is grabbing everything in sight
around the hot corner.
There VIII be a meeting of the Navy
Yard team of the Capital City League
tonight. Although there has been moth
ing given out as to the purpose of the
meeting, 1t Is almost certain that the