The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-21
AMATEUR LEAGUE
CLUBS ARE NAMED
COMMITTEES ON ORGANIZATION DE-
CrDEs UPON EIGHT LOCAL
TEAMS.
COLLEGlANS. ARE OUT
BArTLEAxEs. sKREEMERs, HIGH
LANpERs. CHRIST CHURCH,
ATHLETICS, nRooIxLASDs,
vIRGrSIANs AND ALcos
ARE CHOSEN.
This will be the make up OF the
T,ichnsond League OF Amateur Base
bali Clubs:
Hiehianfcs.
virginians.
Christ Church Association.
Skrccmcrs.
Athletics,
Eattle Axes.
American Locomotive Co. tAicos).
Brcoski&nds.

Twelve teams had responded TO the
call OF the organization committee
Hith an application for membership.
Each application was considered In
diyidua]iy, and there was differ
eace N opinion as 20 what teams
were rost worthy for place j. the
league.
Il did not take long TO determine
the number Of clubs that should make
up the organization. The showing
was 10 strong the sole difficulty was
to eliminate any one OF the appii-
cants.
An eight-club ieague. therefore. was
decided upon. Then came the ques-
ton what four should be dropped.
II vas determined that the seven
members of the committee vote Sc
cretly for the teams he preferred to
have In the organization
The names of all twelve clubs were
written down by each member. and
shea each handed in his selections.
Unanimous for SIX.
The vote was unanimous for six
clubs, two others received five. the
Cardinals were next up and the H..
r. and p. team made the next best
showing.
The Coliegians did not get vote,
for the very good reason that DR..
Bagby In his application stated that
some OF his players had played pro-
fessionai ball. and left 1t clearly I'm
dsfssood that his team was and is a
semi-profsssional organization.
As the league proposes to foster am
Rteur baseball, the Collegians team
was naturally dropped.
The committee regretted that 1t was
obliged TO drop such sterling clubs
as the Cardinals. Duncan Memorial
and r., r. and p. but three others
had to DE ruled out with the Col
iegians. and these three failed TO get
the requisite votes.
II was tho purpose of the commit
tee to select team which should
represent a certain district In each
city, and this idea was followed as
closely "a possible.
The eight clubs named should form
q sterling organisation. and flndoubt-
ediy will afford great entertainment
during the baseball season.
A meeting OF the managers of the
eight clubs and the organisation com
naittee has been set for Thursday
night. Steps will then be taken TO
form the permanent organization
Officers Will be elected. q sched-
ule prepared and officials umpires
appointed,
Question Of Schedule.
In the opinion Of the committee
league games will be played only on
Saturdays and holidays. The matter
of double headers on holidays was
managers OF the clubs will be present.
minority Of the committee favor
ed Wednesday games as well. but the
majority thought that this program
wa. Id entail too maeh hardship on
some Of the teams.
'@@ IL was agreed that any Of the ieagSe
clubs might arrange for independent
games that did not interfere with
the schedule, and after the appoint
ment a subcommittee to outline a
constitution, the meeting adjourned.
The members of the organization
committee are Waiter Calvin. John
III. Dunn, Frank l.. Butler. c. p. Epps,
r. J. O"Toole. Gus Malbert. of the
Times-Dtspatch, and Jay Lewis, of The
Richmond virEinfan.
List OF Players.
Following are the players named by
each team:
Brooklands-stout, Gordon. Boeh-
ling. Baldwin, Pitt, NJ. Anderson.
waithan. Hay. Rady. B. Rose. w.
Poe. Gregory.
Richmond Athletics. M. Bow
ers, H Hinchman, Jenkins, Kidd.
Moore. Pearman. Traylor. Wood.
Black, Cook. Smith, Crostic. s. Hinch-
man.
Battle Axe--F. Fl. Boehling, J..
Boehiing. Doggett. Whitfield. L. Whit
field, Augustine. Blunt, Strain,
Schmidt. Bowers.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Roy. BEDFORD,
Pulien. Sanders, O'Neii. Foikes,
Kendier. Bransford, Ricketts,, Kidd,
Meredith.
Highlanders-Simpso Onesty, Van
Pelt. Lumpkin. Hplcher. w. l.. Poe,
Jones. r. G. Poe, H3axiey, Leibs.
Skreemers - Grasberger. Foster.
Bowers, wilcox. Lowe, Dowden, Clay,
Curry. Kline. Doeppe. r. Wilcox.
Locomotive Club OF Richmond
Saunders, Stroud, Gray. Hawkins,
Summer. Bennett, Gathright. Thomas.
Wiegand, Baur. Tucker, Leftwich,
Neurohr. Rountree, o. Tucker. Camp
bell. Brantiey.
c. G. A.--Dyson, Hay. johnson.
Bryant. stutx, Eagle. Murdoch. An