The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
By c. w. SWAN.


mission, was very fnuch instrumental in
having Big Six Brewer, the amateur
catcher who was taken on the trip by
the Nationals, reinstated last night at
the meeting of the amateur commits
sion.
With a vote of four against and the
same number for allowing him to play
amateur ball, President Young cast the
deciding vote, and Big Six is again
an amateur ball tosser in the eyes Of
the commission, at least. The motion
was made by President Charles ]. Graf,
of the Commercial League
Aside from this and the report of the
committee on procedure and the general
airing of the Sunday School League trou-
BILE. nothing of any great Importance
came to light last night.
Managers were allowed until noon
Tuesday to take of players named but
no new ones can be added now. That
time is past. The full report of the
procedure will be found elsewhere in
these columns.
The committee on the post-season as
we'll as on the intercity series was not
able to make its report, and another
week was granted them.
Next in the line of business came the
report of President Degrange, of the
Sunday School League, covering the
withdrawal Of the Ninth team and the
suspensions of two members of the In
gram team at that time President De-
oranges report was approved by the
commission
After President Young had looked at
Frank GoebeI. the player who is said
to have tried to induce the Ingram team
not to play, he was unable to identify
him as the player in question, and so,
in the writer's mind, and in the mind
Of every fair baseball fan, the suspen-
sion. was unjust, and the sooner it is
raised the better for all concerned. Col.
Degrange will no doubt raise the sus-
pension to-day.
The following is the complete report
of the committee on procedure:
Amateur Baseball Commission, Washington. D. c.:
Gentlemen-YOur committee appointed to fCTmu-
late rules Of procedure TO govern committees charged
with the investigation Of violations Of the constitu
ton and rules of The commission beg to recommend
the rules appended hereto Respectfully submitted,
COLBERT H. YOUNG.
;. EDWARD BEACH.
RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR JNYESTIGAT-
ING COMMITTEES.
l. Any committee Of the amateur baseball COM |
mission assigned 10 investigate charges of violation
Of its constitution end rules shall require that com
plants be made IN writing setting forth the grounds
with particularly under oath and be supported by
reasonable eI parte Irinaa facie showing o. the
facts alleged.
2. The accused shall be presented with CODY Of
the charges and all written evidence in support |
thereof, and be allowed reasonable time in which
to make answer.
) The accused and complainant shall be permit |
ted TO call witnesses in their behalf, and the &C
csed shall be permitted to be present and be con-
fronted by all witnesses against him during the hear
4. The burden CT proof shall rest upon the cnsn- |
planant, and he must make out primA faGe case
before the accused is put 10 proof defense. Hear
say evidence will rot be admissible.
). The accused and complainant shall have the |
right to be represented by counsel, and both shall
have the right to crussexamine the complainant and
witnesses.
6. The committee through its chairman shall rule |
upon all points Of law and order and shall have the
power to enforce and call TO order any person ap-
pearing before II. Upon the refusal to obey the |
matter shall be certified to the commission for en-
fOrcement The committee shall also be empowered
to make rules Of procedure not Inconsistent with
these rules and the rights Of the parties appearing
before it. |
I. The complainant shall open ths czse present |
his proof. and then reply to the defendant. After
each side has presented its and has closed It |
viii not be reOpened unless by unanimous consent |
Of the committee.
s, Express power IS hereby conferred upon any in
Testigating committee to require the witnesses ap-
b. duly qualified officer.
g. The committee shall have the right to call for |
any books records Of the commission or cnnsttu-
ent league that it may desire for in its proceed
mEs
10. The committee shall appoint a secretary, who |
shall keep record Of the proceedings. and shall |
notify all parties involved Of its meetings
II. When the cause under Investigation il cou1-
peted, the report shall be signed by all the members
Of the committee and be certified TO the commission
with such recommendations may be adopted.
The mix-up that has taken place in the
Sunday School League during the past
week will more than likely prove the
undoing of a circuit that has been run
ming for the last eight years. The
church league has had the reputation of |
being one of the Few prosperous organi-
cations in town? and now that the Ninth
team has dropped altogether and the IL
gram team has lost its best material the
league hardly can live another season.
The league has always been supported by
northeast people, and with their favorites
out of the standing they will never con-
tribute as they did in years past.
The league has not only lost one of
the strongest teams, but the hardest
working manager in the bunch Mr.. Love
has always made it possible to secure
S'-S anu III Lel1NB iAtzS 6OIl6 SO
as to pay for the lease in advance and
trust to the league to reimburse him.
Commerce and Labor seems to have
the call on the Departmental League
this year. With the addition
Of Whitney and Elmer Smith, the Labor
ties are a corking good ball team, and
when that famous heavy artiIIe:y starts
bomharding the opposing twirlers there
is nothing to it but Commerce and
Labor.
The addition of Smith was a ten
strike by Manager Shoemaker. Early
in the season he was tipped on that
Smith was promising youngster, but
did not think that he would need him.
Then when Richmond left and whitney
was going bad Shoemaker was compelled
to land another twirler, ard Smith was
the one that suited him best. To date
Smith has only. worked three innings
for the Laborites, but he held the POST
Office aggregation hitless and runlesS in
those sessions and saved the game for
Commerce and Labor after the Mailmen
bad pounded Whitney of the slab
Naval Medicos have been considerably
strengthened of late by the addition OF
cleve Donaldson, Johnny jones' and
Herbert Jones. all Of the Tennallytown
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