The Washington herald., 1911-07-18
HordMayLeape
Con1n1ercialLeague
Unless Yesterdays Game Is Played Over, Sports.
men VIII Withdraw, States Gassaway-Sea-
men Gunners Threaten to Quit Circuit.
Nv C. w. SWAN.

By C. w. SWAN.
A letter from Manager Burwtnkle, or
the Seamen Gunners' team, Of the Capital
City League has been received by the
writer, and in this litter the Gunners
leader states that should he receive the
raw deals in umpiring again he will take
his team off the field and out OF the
league. The letter follows:
Amateur Editor The Washington Herald:
Having Joined the Capital City League
with expectations of receiving fair play
/ desire to inform the fans that the raw
decisions given by the umpire, Mr.. Belts
against the Seamen Gunners' baseball
team will have to cease or I will take
the team of the field.
In yesterdays game there were hve
decisions given by Mr.. Belts against the
Seamen Gunners' team, which lost the
team at least seven runs, and were so
raw that the crowd rose as one voice
AGAINST them. Men were called out at
. first that had actually taken a step and
a half over the bag before the ball got to
the first baseman. In another case the
runner had crossed the bag before the
pitcher tossed the ball to the first base
man.
Such decisions as these are being made
against my team for personal reasons,
and to such an extent that even the
players on the other team had to laugh
at them.
We play another game next Wednes-
day and If any such decisions as these
occur in this game my team will be
called of the field and out Of the league
raru 1,,,onira iS obtained
A. BURWINKLE Manager.
Seamen Gunners' Baseball Team.
Manager Gassaway, Of the D. N. Wal
ford team, of the Commercial League,
stated in the hearing of the writer last
night after the game in the Commercial
League, which his team lost to Andrews,
s to 5, that he would protest the game
and should the protest fail to have the
game either awarded to him or played
over, he would take his team out Of the
league.
The trouble arose over Umpire Cleve-
land calling the game in the last half OF
the ninth, with the Sporting team two
runs to the good and one out and two
strikes on the batter. Manager CASA
way claims that Lefty should have al
lowed the game to be finished. AS 1t is.
the game reverts back to the eighth in
ming, and Andrews wins the contest.
What should have been done was for
Umpire Cleveland to call the game at the
end Of the eighth inning. and then CASA
way would have no kick. 1t is hard to
see W here Gassaway has a chance to get
the game, as the umpire has the right
to call the contest at any time he thinks
fit, and the only chance that the sporting
manager may have will be on the failure
of the Andrews team to play ball. Sew
- eral members of the Andrews tribe STALL
ed and worked slow; they are the only
grounds Gassaway has for his protest.
AT the meeting of the Sunday School
League last night in Ingram Church, the
evidence of Manager Love, Of the Ninth
team, was hearo and was given to the
committee, the committee to report as
soon as consistent with their ruling.
An attempt was made to keep Manager
Love out of the meeting, but as he still
holds the franchise Of the Ninth team,
that was an impossibility. The repre-
sentative of North Carolina was ready to
settle the question at once, but Sherwood
and ingram wanted until Friday to an
swer. Then Anacostia made a motion
that the matter be laid on the table, but
that was defeated. The committee will
report as soon as possible and then the
entire matter will be settled.
After the meeting Manager Love stated
TO the writer the only way that the Ninth
team will re-enter the league will be for
q new umpire to be in charge and Ninth
will be allowed to play all the games
that It had scheduled.
To-days game In the Independence
League should be q corker. With the
Renialls and Manhattans hooking up in
q battle, royal, the fur will be sure to
fly. This game will have a great bearing
on the pennant and a record-breaking
crowd is anticipated.
The probable batteries will be Engle
and Fegan for Manhattan and Knott or
McMahon and Seaton or Myers for Ken
dali
The following are the men eligible to
play with teams in the Capital City and
Commercial leagues. These are the
official lists as held by Secretary Shurt-
LEFT, of the amateur commission:
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Sewage Pumping station-Earl Collingsvorth, ".
d. Timanus, John ID. Martin, Z. A. Steele, Al
Holman Ray Taylor James Davis. Burton Ship
ley, Smith wilkins. Dutch Stuckert, Sidney Lodge.
+. Carpenter, Robert Hummer. J. Munch W. L.
Burley. r. Sylvester. A. NJ Julien, c. Munich, NJ
Turner. C. Bond. Ferguson Jaeger. Twenty-frst
man not registered.
Navy Yard-J. G. Cam. F. A. Jaeschke. John J.
McDouough, Charles S. Beard, ]. J. Hurley jr..
+. A. Miles. John Roundtree. 7. A. Giovanetu.
George Priddy. Charles Becker Martin Becker, Tai
bot Lynch. Ben Bryant, Smith Seaton. John Leon
ard Harry Bryan, Charles Heinrich, William Muir.
pay. Frank Swan. Mofitt Bradley.
cornell COmpany-R. Smith. B. J. Gallagher Sam
Edmonston, Cy Mcdonald, Nevil Vaughn, Ray
King d. Hessler William Marcerun. Charles Moran.
Al HAndiboe. Jesse Baggette, Gordon Macdonald.
Joe Enge. NJ Wooden. George Mullin. Barnhardt.
Leverton. Hayes PEce. Ryan, Richmond. Rich
mond not eligible.
United States Marine Corrs-Charles d. Baylis,
Earl Grain. Rosle Ltz, A. Z. Harley, William R.
Sands Martin shilling William ". Lowe Edward
p Heinz. Peter Nolman, Albert F. Doll. Joseph r..
Appis, Thomas r Perry, Charles Heywood, Charles
R Ritter. Lester seahright z A. Snyder
6eamn Gunrers-H. J. De Voto. A. De Leary.
w. L. McGinn. z J. Rice, Beasey, Z O Howard,
Wilkinson Watson. NJ. McMahou. G. G. Farewell
A. ConnoTs. ]. L. Blair. A. Burwinkle, A. Beinzs.
]. r. Boyer. N. Padgett, O. Dcnaldson. Knavs, P.
J. Hcsenstaf
Eastsrn-M. C. Trvwbridse, Larry Rick-r. Will
ism Mccarthy. John ID. Mc5c. Eugene o'Ne1. J.
A. stauh P. Diver. Leskin, CullnAn. Silk Car
roll, @. d. Berger. Cocknrl. H. Watts Sutton No
Golrtck. T. Jones. Molineaux NJ. MacDooald. =.
Dyer. s. BoteieF.
COMMERCIAL. LEAGUE.
Chesapeake and Potomac-Ed LanRan GeurFs
Howciis Edward Thompson. Hugh Thompson
(yeorrs Bauer Albert Donn James Cnilnn. Thomas
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