The Washington herald., 1911-07-24
Joe E,1gle Case Will
Come Up Tonight
amateur Commission to Hear Epidence and Pass
Judgment -Manhattans' Chances May
Receive Severe Setback
BSC. w. SWAN.


mission scheduled for tonight at Spald-
ings store. in Fourteenth street, several
hot questions are on the cards for dis
cussion, and some stormy times are
bound to come to light. . d
- President Graf. Of the Commercial
League, will fight the Joe Engle case to
the limit. and several other important
matters will come before the Tuling
body Of amateur baseball Of the Dis
trict.
There are several leagues whose list
Of eligible players was not in the hands
Of Secretary Shurtleff at the time pre-
scribed, and either their former lists will
have to be taken or any other team
which desires to change a player and
could have done SO by the time the last
list was in is entitled to the same privi-
lege. This will cause some stormy argu-
ments.
In regard to Joe Engle, neither An
drews nor Cornell have released him, and
so. after playing him, Manhattan will
have to forfeit the game that they won.
\; The other game was lost, so that does
not make any difference. In the opinion
can square up this affair.
When the amateur commission meets
tonight the Joe Engle case will not be
the only one up for consideration. Sew
eral leagues failed to have their registra-
ton lists in by the 18th, and 1t Is under
stood that a motion to allow a few days
more will be made. When asked re-
garding the matter, several high officials
of amateur ball stated that they thought
the motion would go through
The Columbia GOD Athletic Association
held a meeting yesterday and plans for
the printers baseball tourney in st. Louis
were finally made. The team, composed
Of twelve players and the manager, will
leave Washington, together with about
100 rooters, Saturday, August %, and will
arrive In st. Louis the following day.
These annual games among the printers
are attracting a great deal Of attention |
in the West, and while the Columbia |
team has not made a great showing in |
the District League, they played good |
ball. and their followers expect them |
to bring home the bacon.
That Cornell Company is sure beating |
up the dust in the Capital City League. |
The writer can see only one team for |
the post-season series-Cornell Tigers.
At the meeting of the District League |
yesterday at the Aloysius Club. the Com J
naissioners were dropped from the cir |
cult and the schedule will be finished |
with four clubs.
After Handiboe had turned the team |
over to the Ninth-Ingram combination |
the followers of the circuit looked for
some good fast games, but the new team,
like the old, failed to have nine men on
the field, and SO the team was dropped. |
Jack Dodge, the fast inflelder of the
Ingram team, of the Sunday School
League, and Of Business High School
fame, will play no more ball this sea-
son. The reason for Jack quitting the
game is that after having his leg lanced
for an abscess, he received a severe
spike, and the doctors think it best for
him to stop playing this season at least.
Eddie Upton, the clouting outfielder
Of the Ingram and Andrews teams, Is
another ball tosser who received a bad
spiking. In sliding into third. Eddie shot
out his hand, and now his little finger is
hanging by a thread.
Beard. the first sacker of the Navy
Yard team, Of the Capital City League,
pulled of a great catch Saturday n the
game with Cornell. He captured line
drive about a foot from the ground Cy
Macdonald Jumped into the air and nab
bed a liner In the same session.
The Marquette League made a unique
record Saturday. In the game between
Company X and the Naval Medicos, the
former made q put outs and q assists |
Going some for the Marquette League.
And they only made eight errors
Litz is sure clouting the pill in the
Commercial League. The big soldier
boy is slamming that Spalding to all
corners of the lot, and his stickwork
has done much to keep the Sportsmen
up in the race.
The r. p. Andrews Company gave a
banquet to its baseball players Saturday
night and a most enjoyable time was
spent President Graf and other ON
ciais OF the Commercial League were
present. II