Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
NAVY'S PROTEST NOT UPHELD
BY DEPAR TMENTAL OFFICIALS
Game Goes to C. & L. as Umpire Declared
MAY Play Three-Game Series for Pen
rant-Four Leagues End Schedules.

At a meeting of the Departmental
League officials yesterday afternoon the
protest which the Navy team brought up
regarding the game which was forfeited
by Umpire Erwin to Commerce and La
Dor Friday was turned down by major
ity vote of one. Mr.. Clarke Of the
Agriculture team casting the deciding
vote. after it had been once taken, and
declared a tie.
1t was clearly shown at the meeting
that the Navy team did not have nine
men on the field in uniform and was not
ready to play and the league officials
deemed this sufficient reason to warrent
its allowing the forfeit to stand.
The final awarding of the game to Com
merce and Labor gives that club an eX-
cellent chance to win the pennant with
out having to meet the Post Office again.
as on the face of it the Laborites have
clear case of it against the Agriculture
team In that that club has admitted that
1t played a man in the game in which, it
triumphed over Commerce and Labor
under an assumed name, and that this
man was ineligible to play. Such being
the case 1t looks as though Commerce
and Labor will be given the pennant, as
the constitution which governs amateur
base ball provides that in the event of
team playing an ineligible man the game
shall be forfeited. Notwithstanding this,
the Commerce and Labor team is not ex-
pecting to be awarded the pennant One
prominently connected with the team
stated yesterday that he thought that it
is the desire of everybody to have that
club meet the Post Office in play off for
the championship, and that is probably
what will be done, according to his state
ment
Provided it is adjudged by the arbitra
ton board next Tuesday night that the
protested game shall stand as played, the
Post Office and Commerce. and Labor
mines will meet in a series of three games
for the premiership of the league. This
was decided at meeting some time
ago, when Mr. Clarke stated that Agri-
culture was likely to win one of the
games and cause the tie to be played
off. 1t was not believed at.the time that
it would be necessary to play the tie off
because it was thought that Commerce
and Labor would not lose any Of it's
games. 1t is we'll that it was agreed
upon to the number Of games to be
played and the time of the schedule, as
it might have appeared as though one
or the other of the teams was being
considerably favored. For instance, as
matters stand, it appears that Post Office
has the advantage of the time and the
number of games to be played. Next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are
the dates set apart for the three games
provided 1t Is decided 10 play off the
| title between the two clubs, and. as at
present Commerce has only Smith to do
it's pitching, while Post ONCE has three
men who have proved themselves to be
dependable in the box more than once
| this season, the odds favor the Mailmen
from this fact alone. 1t is intended by
| the Laborites, though. to try and bring
Whitney back from Ocean City, N. j.,
where he is now pitching independent
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| it will be big help to the Commerce
nine as he should be in shape to win
his game.
| If it is finally decided that Post Office
and Commerce and labor are to meet in
a series to decide the championship of
| the Departmental League, it is certain
! that il will be one of the most interesting
series of games that have ever been pulled
off in any of the amateur circuits in this
| city. The games would likely be we'll
| contested, if not well played. The rivalry
between the two is so bitter that each
would be sure to leave no stone unturned
in its efforts to land the flag.
Davis and Steele of the Sewage
| Pumping Station are two of the best Of
fensive players in the city. Both men
| are exceptionally fast and both are fair
stickers. They have each scored more
runs than any other player in the anna
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| and both are leading the base stealers in
| all the circuits. Davis and Steele each
has scored twenty-siX runs, while be-
tween them they have stolen over forty
bases. They are the bulk of the strength
of the Sewage Pumping Station team.
| Besides being good offensive players
| both are way above the average on the
defensive. Steele is a fast outfielder, one
| OF the fastest in the Capital City League.
| while 1t Is doubtful II there Is q better
third baseman in the amateur circuits
than is Davis, he being able to field his
position in superb style, handling hunts,
| hard drives and slow Founders with the
| same facility.
The Georgetown base ball squad will
be augmented next year by one man
who, with proper coaching. can be de-
| veloped into q mighty good ball player.
LoehI. who has held down the catcher s
| position for the last two years for the
! Ge2rgetown Props, win enter tha- Blue