Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

"A whole lot of talk and no do" as
one of the members of the amateur
commission very aptly expressed IT.,
was undoubtedly the outcome of the
meeting of that body last night After
the business of the evening had been
transacted, several members of the
commission engaged in a wordy war.
in which personal remarks which re-
fiected upon the character and intel
ligence of some of the members of the
commission were fired back and forth
for at least an hour and half.
About the only real business that
was transacted was the acceptance of
the committees report of the investi-
cation of the charges of profession
aiism which were brought against
some of the managers of the teams in
regard to paying men. The commit
tee recommended that it was practical
ly impossible to prove anything, and
that the charges be thrown aside. The
committee. after investigating, report
ed that players Divers, Ross and Car
roll were eligible to play in the
amateur leagues.
After the discussion had waXed rather
warm over the fact that President Roakes
of the independence League called
President Graf of the Commercial League
to task for remarks made by that in
dividual regarding his knowledge of the
paying of players. charges were brought
against Manager Wilkinson of the ST.
Martins team. based on the ground that
Mcdonnell stated, III reply to letter sent
him by the secretary Of the commission,
that Manager Wilkinson had offered to
him 81 he
would catch for the St Martins club.
y committee was appointed after much
discussion and after many personal re-
| marks had been hurled toward the diff
ferent members of the commission by
other members to investigate the charges
and report TO the commission.
The meeting wound up with an excel
| lent address on the part of Mr.. Beach of
the District League, in which he urged
the members of the commission to be
honest with themselves and with the other
members OF the commission, and to try
to work together for the advancement
of the interests of amateur ball rather
| than TO spend their time in useless talk
and personal arguments. He was round
~ applauded for his efforts.
With the bases loaded there are few
more dangerous men in the amateur
| ranks who could be at the bat than Jack
Hurley of the Commissioners and the
Navy Yard clubs. Hurley is undoubtedly
one Of the best sluggers in the city, hit
/ ting the ball as hard as any Of the men
playing In the amateur ranks. He is
not the kind of slugger who hits the
ball once in while and then drives 1t
| away, but lie is pretty apt to connect
with the ball as regularly as any Of
his teammates In the game between
the Navy Yard and the Sewerage Pump
ing Station last week he was the main
factor in the defeat registered against
the bumpers Out of four times at bat
Hurley connected with the ball for three
two-base hits with two men on the bags
in each instance In yesterdays game
against the Seaman GunnerS Hurley
again showed his ability with the stick.
batting for a percentage of 1000.
Hurley is not only mighty good hit
ter, but he is also one Of the best third
sackers in the amateur leagues
/ 1t was rather warm discussion which
| took place at the gathering of the De-
partmental League managers yesterday.
| The Clyde Richmond case was gone
over and so was the question of admit
ting new players to each OF the teams
in the circuit. 1t was the latter which
brought up the warm discussion which
was heard at the meeting.
1t was claimed by the Post Office ad-
herents that the new piece OF legislation
which was forced through was designed
especially to beat the Post Office team
out of the Departmental League pen
ened to withdraw his team from the
league. Mr.. Anderson. who is the secre-
tary OF the Departmental League and
who is the manager of the Post Office
nine stated last night that he thought
II was very unsportsmanlike for the clubs
to shove through a piece OF legislation
which could only benefit the Commerce
and Labor nine. MIR. Anderson also said
that he may.-withdraw his team from
the league. He stated that he was not
yet fully decided as to just what he
would do until after he had consulted the
players on his club.
IT is certainly TO be regretted that Ar
thur Moves met with such a sad accident
yesterday in the Departmental League
game between Interstate and Agriculture
The Capital City League catcher, while
trying the fadeaway slide. jumped into
the bag and twisted his leg to such an
extent that both bones in the right leg
were broken and pierced some of the
ligaments. 1t was reported soon after the
accident by the hospital authorities that
he would have to remain In bed for six
weeks at least, and 1t was doubtful