Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-12

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as laid down in the code which governs
amateur ball in the District fails to &C
complish that for which 1t was originally
intended The provision referred to Is
the one which states that a man shall
not play with more than two teams in
as many leagues.
! Under the present status Of the ruling
il IL possible for man to play with
four or Ave teams If he chooses. AS the
matter is interpreted now a man may
play with another team as soon as he
gets his release from one Of the teams
with which he may b playing. and just
so his name is kept On the eligible list
Of fve clubs he may play with those
teams day in and day out il he only
takes the trouble to get his release after
each game.
Cases have been known where man
playing in two leagues would get his re-
lease from one In order that he might
play in a third league, and then turn
around and go back to the other team
the following day.
The Phipps case which is at present
before the amateur commission is Eood
example Of the mentioned irregulartS.
Phipps claimed to have his release from
the Cornell Company in order that he
might be eligible to play in the SUNDAY
School and Commercial Leagues. While
he was released by the Cornell Company'
1t was found that he was eligible 10
play with that club as he was still re-
tanned on It's list of players. Al! that
he had to do to play with the CorneH
Company the day after he played IN tue
Commercial League was to get his reiease
from the Commercial League nine WIN
which he was aniliated for the afternoon.
This brings up the question OF when
is a man released. If a man is let go
he should be cut from the lists OF TIE
team which gives up its right TO MIN
and he should not be allowed to play
, with that team again during the year.
Some kind Of a provision ought to De
inserted in the amateur code to govern
just this phase OF affairs. Under the
present conditions 1t Is possible for
man 10 travel around in every league
in the city and go back and forth from
one league to another II he so desires.
1t is hardly likely that this matter
Of the eligibility Of players in the on
ferent leagues will ever be satisfactor-
lily settled until the number Of Leagues
are decreased and a player is allowed
TO play in but one league and with
but one team during the season.
As conditions are at present there
are not enough ball players to go
the rounds and managers are tempted
to offer players inducements to leave
one league to Join their teams 1t is
the keen competition which is develop
the breaks in the code and the bring
ing OF charges such as were produced
last Saturday at the meeting OF the
commission.
The walford team in the Commercial
League has made a record in the last
three games which is one which VIII
stand for q long time. not only In
amateur but In professional ball as
we'll In the last three games played
only one hit mas been made against
the team representing the sporting
goods people. over a week ago Her
rell pitched . no-hit game. two days
afterward Garland. the Technical High
School twirler. allowed but one bingle
and Saturday Martin and Garland to-
gether pitched another no hit contest.
The Walford club now seems securely
perched at the top OF the league. 1t has
Willard aggregation. which is in second
place has won eight and lost three. This
percentage gives the leaders a clear lead
Of one whole game. and II they continue
they have during the last few games,
there lie every likelihood of their staying
, there for some time to come
The Parkview nine is now perched at
the top Of the Suburban League. a game
ahead of the Petworth team 1t was
freely predicted during the first two or
| three weeks OF the season that the Pet
worth aggregation would make a run
away race in the league, but II seems
| that IL was in much better stride early
| in the season and got of TO flying
start. Now that the other teams in the
| league are beginning TO show something
Of their true form the Baby Dolls are
| not having things 80 easy, and are hav-
! ing the times Of their lives TO win games
/ against the other clubs.
When the committee which was ap-
| pointed by the amateur commission Sat
| urday night to look into the matter of
the charges which were brought by Man
ager Wilkinson Of the ST. Martins team
| attempts to prove the contentious it will
! be a difncult matter. Sooner or later,
| though. IL the men are being paid, it
will come out In a way that cannot be
| controvered Some player will become
disgruntled and will tell what he knows
| In regard TO remunerating players for
| their services.
| AZ the meeting Saturday night Mr. lie
| Claire Of the Navy Yard team in the
Capital City League claimed that a great
many Of the rumors circulated by play
i ers that money was received by them for
| their services were simply subterfuges on
4 the part Of the players to get their re-
! leases. II was claimed by him that it is
! common among players who desire their
releases to 60 to their managers and
state that they would like to be set free
| because they had chance 10 get piece
/ Of money from another club Exception
/ was taken to this by Mr.. De Grange OF
the Sunday School League. who said that
Mr. lie Claire had no right to disbelieve
/ q man unless il was proved that he spoke
something that was untrue. He further
| more said that he did not believe that al
bail players were untruthful. Mr.. Roakes
| OF the independence League stated tina,