The Washington herald., 1911-05-26
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
GETS FAST BALL TEAM
Waverley Club Takes Franchise of ShamrOcks-
teresting Letter from Secretary Shurtliff,
of Amateur Commission.
Nv & w. SWAN.

The Shamrocks, the team that was
granted the franchise of the Twining
nine not long ago, was dropped at the
meeting of the Independence League held
after the game yesterday. The strong
Wavrly Club of Northwest Washington
We're admitted in the vacant place Many
applications were received by President
Roakes, but the Waverley team was con-
sdered the one most fitted for the cir
cult.
The following letter was received from
Secretary Shurtliff. of the Amateur Com
mission. regarding the eligibility of Man
ager Wilkinson of the st. Martins team,
in the Independence League:
Amateur Editor The Washington Herald:
In reference to the article appearing
in yesterdays issue of The Washington
Herald in reference 10 the playing of
Mr.. Wilkinson on the ST. Martins team
in the Indepence League, you are ad-
vised that Mr.. Wilkinson was not reg
istered with me until May 6. Later a re-
vised list of this team was registered,
emitting his name rs a player, and Civ
ing the names of twenty othsr players.
1t is impossible for him to II registered
as long as there are twenty other
names registered, as trs commission
only allows twenty mel!. to be regis
tered on one team. TIL following are
the twenty players registered on the
ST. Martins team April %: John Riston,
E. G. Purdy, John Widmayer. Thomas
]. Marsden, a. J. Walker. w. J. Down
ey, John p. Stuckert. \. l. Nutwen
William Wynkopp, l.. d. Baldwin. Paul
F. Moore, John Clancy. Charles Hunter
man. Curly Byrd; April -. Charles
Becker; May 6, 3. a. hummer: May II,
V. Holden; May -, ]. G. Heaney, May
"a. George Gordon, and Charles J.
O'Reilly.
II b. SHURTLEFF.
Secretary Athletic Club.
At a meeting of the Olympia League,
held last night in the office of President
Zed H. Corp. els Fourteenth street north
west, three protested games, all against
the Southland team, were decided upon.
The game which Southland defeated
Immanu.I on May was declared invalid,
as no Official record of the game was to
lie had and the officials were not clear
as to whether four or five innings had
been phyed. Southland agreed to have
the game played over. The BraddOck pro-
test over the game on May Is against
Southland was declared forfeited in favor
of 3raddock as Southland had played a
nan named Gates under the name of
-Nurdock and on that account the game
was given to Braddock The game of
May 19, between Southland and the Sill
Yer Spring Nationals, which the former
team won, was declared no game and
ordered to be played over.
The two All-Star mines, which are to
play on MAY 80, were picked, to consist |
of three players from each team The |
original plan was TO have the three s.
teams play the others. but this plan was
broken up when Woodland took Sligo's
place in the league. AS it is, Silver
Spring. Southland, and Woodland will
play against the Emmanuel, Braddock.
and White Haven mines The lineup for
the exhibition game follows:
Team A-Greer. Silver Spring. third |
base: Clark. Silver Spring, shortstop: G..
land, second base; Rogers. Southland.
catcher: Ebert, Southland. pitcher; Tan
ner. Woodland. first base; Senseney.
Woodland, center field: Chism, Woodland,
right field: Beatty CWoodland). Saunders
(Silver SPRING., and Buckholtz (South-
land), utility.
Team B-Thompson. Emmanuel, first
base; Woodward. Emmanuel second base;
Taylor. Emmanuel center field: Coursey,
Braddock, right field; R. Bentep. Brad
dock. third base: Cash, Braddock. left
field; Martin, White Haven. shortstop;
Rinsted. White Haven, pitcher: Fletcher
White Haven, catcher; Chaconas Gm-
manueD, Cusack (Braddock), Maupin
White Haven.
Several changes in the schedule were
made. Silver Spring and Southland are to
play on June !; Southland and Braddock |
on the I'd: Woodland and White Haven |