Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22

/ While nothing definite has been given
out by the amateur committee which was
| appointed to investigate the matters
| which We're brought to the attention of
| tho amateur commission at its meeting
i two weeks ago. is is definitely under
I stood that when it comes To make Its re-
port to the commission Saturday night it
will recommend drastic action in the case
of one player and possibly in another.
Just what man or men will come under
the ban has not been learned. but from
the statement made by member of the
committee II is certain that it will be rec
commended that one or more PLAYERS be
dealt with according to what TIE amateur
code provides for such instances.
AS was expressed by a man who has
been prominently connected with the in
vestigation and who is in a position 10
know what has been going on, if any
thing is To be done ii will have TO be
done at the meeting of the COMMISSION,
and in that Very thing the trouble VIII
come 1t was his opinion that after the
committee has made its report and II
comes time for the commission 10 take
action the matter the meinherS o.
that body will be in majority against 40
ing anything at all. The great mistake
which was made, according to this man,
who is himself member OF the COM
mission. was that the committee when
was appointed to look into the matter was
not given more power tndH iHtTciS ~
investigate
From something that was said yester-
day there is Il little surprise party IN
store for somebody when the commission
meets Saturday night.
Commerce and Labor was pulled down
a peg yesterday in the Departmental
League race The Post Office nine annexed
the game TO its credit, which had It been
won by the Commerce team, would IN al
probability have clinched the pennant
for it, for the present year. The Labor
ties would then have had clear lead OF
three games, and ii is doubtful II an! OF
the other teams could have won enough
games to give the Post Office aggregation
a chance to come into the lead in the
games IN which il IS scheduled 10 meet
the Commerce aggregation. Not that the
Commerce and Labor team VIII not win
as ii is but a much better chance mas
been given the Post Office to get into nfst
place as the Labor nine has now a LEAD
of but one game. one defeat at the hands
of the other clubs in the circuit and win
on the part of the Post Office will tie up
the two teams for the leadership.
There is no doubt that the win when
the Post Office scored yesterday will in
the end benefit the league. no matter
which club gets away with the pehnaht'
1t wis stimulate interest in the organlza-
ton and keep the attention of the public
on the circuit rather than allow 1t to
tag, as II would undoubtedly have done
had the Commerce and Labor team gone
into the lead with comfortable margin
The same close race which characterized
the finish of the Departmental League
last year seems 10 be on the cards Tor
the ending this year also Last summer
ii was the Commissioners and the Com
merce and Labor nine which were fighting
ii out for first honors. while this season
again finds the Commerce team at the
top having it out with the Post once nine
leo, r--nut
similarity in the two races, as last year
until the middle of June the Commerce
and Labor nine held the lead by margin
of two games, when II met three sue
cessve defeats, and let the Commission
ers take the lead. Only one of the de-
feats has been received as yet this sea-
son by the Commerce team, and the
chances are that the other will not be if
the nine plays up TO even the form that
was shown yesterday.
The unofficial batting averages show
that Van Buskirk has been ousted from
the lead in the Departmental League
batting. and Bradley, the Post Office in
fielder, now holds the premiership The
race for championship honors in batting
this year in the Departmental League is
close one between Van Buskirk, Brad
ley and Barnhardt, with several others
showing the leaders close.
Meyers. the Western High first base
man, who is playing with the Hamline
club: got a three-base hit yesterday,
which contributed largely to the victory
secured by that nine. The Red and White
player also did good work around the
bag, accepting a dozen chances without
error.
1T has been given out by the American
Security and Trust Company that II will
not use the stars it is corralling at pres
ent in the Bankers League race. but
that il will play them only enough to
make them eligible for the post-season
series This would cause il TO seem
that the Security mana cement is not
Bankers League race. but II is going TO
make a big bid for the premier honors
Of the District, and with the aggregation
which ii has gathered together it should
be able 10 make any of them 80 a good
gait 10 be able to make il take q back
seat.
Petworth managed to register its first
win yesterday against the Park View
team, in the Suburban League. Chism,
the Park View twirler. was in fine form
and allowed Petworth but five hits. FL
rors lost the game for him
The hoodoo which Parkview has over
Petworth, though. seems TO still be in
existence. as ii is reported that il Will
protest the game which il lost yesterday
on the grounds that PetWorth played an
ineligible man.
The st. Martins team lost an excellent
chance in the last inning yesterday 10
come from behind IN its game against
Kendall. With two men on the bags aud
nobody down short fly was hit into left
field back OF third base. The left fielder
and third baseman both went after the
ball. the left fielder stopping to give the
third baseman chance TO handle 1t.
Running as hard he could without
turning around, he barely and luckily
touched the ball with one hand. Umpire