The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
By G. W. SWAN.

That Richmond and washington wiz
hook up in an intercity series this fall
was definitely made known last night AT
the meeting OF the amateur commission.
Mr.. Calvin, & member of the amateur
commission of Richmond, was on hand
/ and stated that Richmond would be In
the game from the start and the local
team would have to play real baseball
to win the title.
Baltimore seems to be nelplessly out
of il az far as this year is concerned, as
there is no real organization in the Mon
lumentsI City, and that is what the COM
mission wants. a team that has won
the championship OF the city In the ANA
teur leagues.
Johnny Greer, the Catholic University
TwirIer, who went to the Huntington
team of the Mountain State League on
June l3 and returned on June q. was
made eligible to play amateur ban. as he
stated that he had received only his ex-
penses while with the professional team,
and as he did not make good, he was
released.
The investigating committee could not
get together, as the committee appointed
by President Young to form set Of
rules for the investigating committee to
follow asked for more time, which was
granted them
President Beach made a motion that
rule Is De amended, as follows:
Resolved, That rule 15 be amended as
follows:
That no manager shall be allowed to
sign or take by transfer or otherwise.
any player who has participated in any
game in his own or any other league
under the amateur commission during
the season Of 1871
This will be acted upon at the meet
ing of the commission called for next
Saturday night.
The Southern Railway League is not
under the amateur commission. so that
circuit will not be affected in the least
by the ruling on the motion.
Manager Gassaway, of the D. N Wal
ford team Of the Commercial League.
filed a protest on the game that his
league gave to willard last Tuesday,
when willard had a team on the field
and the Sportsmen only had four men
in uniform. Gassaway stated that as
it was raining in the business section OF
the city and no other amateur league
even attempted a contest, he thought
that it was no more than fair that the
game should be played over.
This was referred to the arbitration
board.
It is peculiar to note that both the
amateurs signed by the Nationals come
from the Commercial League, and from
the D N. Walford team, at that.
Walter Herrall twirled for the Sports
men, while Anne Brewer. the latest ad-
dition to the Nationals, caught for 1
Manager Gassaways team.
The showing of the Sherwood team of |
the Sunday School League the past few !
weeks has been remarkable, to say the |
least. Starting the season with a team
picked TO finish last, Manager Love has |
gradually gotten together rattling good |
team, and now the SEerwoodites are able /
to give any outfit in the Sunday School /
circuit run for their money.
There is not q team in an amateur |
league that has a clean sheet. The Car
Department outfit of the R. R. Y. NJ C. |
A. League was the only nine that had a
clean record UP to Thursday, but the |
Southern aggregation humbled the Lead
ers and now every amateur circuit has a
defeat registered against them.
Commerce and Labor looks just as
strong as ever with the addition of I
Big whitney to do the majority of the |
box work. The big twirler has improved /
100 per cent since last year and bids fair
TO put the Laborites in the championship |
class.
As Fergie Fague, the crack first sacker
of the Petworth team. said to the writer
last week. batting averages are not
everything to a winning team. The man
who can slam out long fly when needed
or slap a hot grounder at a baseman
when a runner is on third is almost as
much good to team as 800 clouter.
Now that the amateur leagues are get
ting toward the end of their schedules.
several pretty races for top honors are
coming to light. BY the time the post
season series rolls around the best team
win have won by very small margin in
more than one league and there win be
the same old story about being beat out
by weaker nine
Richmond will most likely have team
for the games, but to the writer Balti-
more looks like forlorn hope.
Why not Norfolk or some other city Il
In the series instead Of Baltimore? Sure
" the Monumental City Is not the only L
one with amateur teams in the South.
Petworth has come into it's own again 4
in the Suburban League and is leading I
that circuit by a neat little margin. but,
as the poet says, you never can tell"
The Ingram team OF the Sunday School
League win not have the services Of its
crack twirleri Elmer Smith, the iirst part
Of the month at least "smsttyp failed
to make last Sunday at the church, and
Manager Adams was compelled to drop
him. according to the rules of the league.
The loss of Smith by the Kids VIII be
greatly felt. as Jack Dodge is once more
n the game after a serious illness and
the infeld is itself again 'Smitfy,'
would have put the team in the race,
put now that he has left them the kid
Ingrams win depend on Flynnie to do
The majority Of the box duty. and the
ahunlzy lad win prove equal 10 the occa-
zion. When not on the mound, Flynn Is
Z rafting good inaelder. being at home
anywhere on the inneld. and besides be-
Ing clouter OF circuit wallops /.
The Manhattans and the kendalis are
sure HAVING Z bos time ~ 4 4. fhA In 4