Evening star., 1911-06-09

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teur commission holds its meeting tomor-
row night there are going to be some
mighty warm arguments before its close.
Several cases are sure to come UP for ad-
justment, and as both sides claim to be
right in each instance, it means a stiff
fight on the part of each to prove its con-
tentions.
Manager Wilkinson of the st. Martin
club has grievance which he Is to air,
and which. If he succeeds in proving. will
result disastrously for somebody. On the
st. Martin team there are several first
class ball players signed. and Mr.. Wilkin-
son claims that he does not have their
| services because other teams offer them
inducements to play with them. He
claims that not only are inducements Of
| fered them, but in several instances his
| men have been the recipients of cash Of
fers 10 play with clubs in other leagues.
| The first instance in which Wilkin son
claims that his team has been done an
injustice is in the offering Of Stuckert,
one of his outfielders. job to play with
another club. 1t is claimed that this is
against the clause in the constitution
ence man to play with it rather
is claimed that team in the CONNER
| cial League has paid, or offered to pay.
a cash bonus for his services.
The other question which will come UP
is the matter of the Eastern Athletic
Club playing DIVERS. There is no doubt
| the spirit of the ruling which was made
by the commission. and it is more than
probable he will be asked to prove that
he did not belong to professional club
on or after June I.
The president OF one Of the leagues
made the statement yesterday that If it
were proved that the above cases were
| true he woLi1 move that the Capital City
League either conform to the rules as
laid down in the constitution which gov
ern amateur ball or else get out OF
amateur ball altogether.
An interesting feature is apt to be
brought out at the commission meeting
| tomorrow night 1t is whether a club or
institution is justified in procuring po-
sition for ball player in return for that
players services on Its nine or on some
/ nine with which it is connected. The st.
Martins management seems to be up
! against this exact condition. and just
| what ruling the commission will make
in regard to 1t is hard to tell. though 1t
| Is difficult to understand wherein 1t cam
do otherwise than stand by the clause
| which provides that no man can be in
| fuenced to play with any club. It is an
open secret that men have been gotten
positions and given positions simply that
| their services as ball players might be
obtained. Whether this practice will be
condoned by the commission remains to
] be seen.
| rule which If passed would put
4 stop to lot of this chasing from one
j league to another for players Is this:
make him sign In the league in which he
| intends to play at the beginning Of the
season, and not let him change from that
/ league and team unless the league itself
Il nnr1r
reduce the number OF leagues In the
city. but 1t would also raise the stand
ard Of ball in those playing. and insure
about the eligibility OF the players on
| the different teams.
/ There Is not a particle OF doubt that
| as long as there are as many amateur
leagues in the city as there are at pres
! ent, there will continue to be influences
| directed toward the securing OF players
/ The competition for the best men cavOrt-
| ing on the amateur lots is keen, and 1t
! is this which causes managers to stretch
| a point or two when 1t comes to per-
/ suading them that their teams are the
best with which to play.
If amateur ball is to be kept wholly
| clear Of professionalism. 1t is the man.
ayers of the teams and the presidents OF
| the different leagues who must do 1t. and
not the players. The average ball player
is not actuated by any motive toward
| keeping the money out of the game. be-
| cause lie CdHEOt Uc OdIucu III JHc IcdSI
for accepting cash to play. II millennial
conditions existed among the men who
compose the amateur teams in the Dis
trict. that might be the case, but not
now.
/ Those who are interested In Mick
| kelliher's welfare will be pleased to
learn that that youngster is at present
leading the Virginia State League in bat
ting. kelliher is clouting the ball at a
merry clip. and those who have watched
his playing state that he is bound for the
majors in short order IL he keeps up his
present gait. Not only Is he hitting the
ball well. but he is putting UP rattling
good game around first base. being rated
as about the best there is in the league
covering the position.
The Sewerage Pumping Station went
after the Cornell company yesterday
again. and managed to get away with the
long end of the score. The work of Shil-
bat helped greatly to add the victory in
the won column for the Pumpers. 1t was
thought that the game would be well con-
tested. and 1t proved the truth of the
prediction. Only one error was made by
both teams, and six and eight hits were
the results of the efforth Of the batters.
Holden the Western high twirler, made
his debut in independence League yester-
day. and got away with his game in good
style. Pitching for the st. Martins club
he made thirteen OF the National Union
men bite the dust on strikes.
A general assembly was called Thurs