The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-31
BATTLE AXE. PLAYS
BARTON HEIGHTS
TEAMS WILL MEET FOR CITY
CHAMPIONSHIP IN BYRD
PARK TODAY.
REGULAR IN LINE UP
HAY AND BLoUsT WILL PLAY WITH
CAPITAL CITY TEAM, DR.
PARKER DECLARING BOTH
ELIGIBLE.

At Byrd park this afternoon the
Battle Axe and Barton Heights tenn
Will play two games to decide the
amateur baseball championship Of
Richmond The first game will start
at $50 O'Clock on the main diamond.
The game was scheduled originally
for Lee park. where the United States
league teams played. Lee park, how
ever, has been left to nature for SO
long that nature has taken its course
and grass and weeds are SO abundant
that no trace Of the diamond is dis.
cernIble. Consequently. DIR. Parker.
manager Of the Battle Axe team, and
Mr. Wilkinson. manager OF the Bar
ton Heights team decided 10 use byrd
park for the struggle.
Both teams will use their regular
hne-ups Hulcher and Hay VIII be
the Battle Axe battery i'm the first
game. and Withheld and Hay IN The
second. Frank Blnunt viii play third
base for the Capital city league
champions. Bureh and Gordon viii
be in the points for the old bomin-
ion league champions IN both games.
The question Of The eligibility ~
Hay and BIount to PLAY with the Bat
tie Axe has been raised because
Biount has played with the Norfolk
team of the Virginia State league,
and Hay with the Richmond club
Hay and 6lount Eligible.
As the Capital City league season
ended August -1st ana as Hay did
not appear in q Richmond club uni
form nor BIount ia Norfolk until
after that date. their eligibility APP
pears to be beyond question.
j. II. Dunn said yesterday that he
had received word from Robert
Young Of the Washington Amateur
comm sslou ruling that these players
are net eligible. hut what concern
Robert Young has with the rules Of
the Richmond Amateur commission
IS matter for conjecture, Mr.
Young ts not a member OF the Rich
mond amateur commission. and that
body should be perfectly able Ia make
its oEyn rules, enforce them, aud zee
that every little petty technical7ty
is not oNerconstrued.
Or. Parker. manager Of the Battle
Axe team, said last night;
There In no question about Tire
eligibility oS Hay and Blount to play
ON the Battle Axe team. They are
rer'flar members or the team. went
through athc @entire season. played in
every game and were with the team
EA+4t*t tt1T NfA EtNthA - f'efr - T-'A-'''++
ended, They have been given an op-
portanitv. 10 show their worth wi,n
t~Q tFanls in the Virginia league, hut
that Is their o@n concern.
he Quotes Rule 49,
Rule q, Of the Amateur commission
rules. states that no player who is
member Of a regular league team,
team under the national agreement,
on June 18th, shall be eligible 10
play. This rule WIS adopted To pre-
vent players. turned back from the
league teams after June 18th. join
ing the amateur teams IN the playing
season.
This rule. as I interpret IT. has
nothing 10 do with the players after
She regular playing season. / will
have my regular team on the grounds.
II the players and the games are pro-
tested we Will play them anyhow.
! wan. 10 show conclusively that the
Battle Axe team is the best amateur
baseball team in Richmond.
4 had talk with Charlie Shat
fer. Of the Norfolk team in Petersbure,
and he said that. Blount was on his
way here. SO he VIII be in the line
up tomorrow. Hay. who had trial
with the Richmond team, viii also he
present.
81 Washington No Object
If after winning the champion
ship any Of my players are declared
ineligible | will bow to the ruling OF
the commission and let the commits
sion select any team il sees TT TO re
present Richmond in the post season
series with the Washington team. All
T'Want Is the regular Battle Axe team
10 win the championship of Rich
ynond.
President Eaton, az the Capital
City league told me last night that
Secretary Hooper Of the amateur COM
mission had informed him that Hay
and Blount are ineligible to take
part in the post season series. Sec
rotary Hooper may have his personal
ideas on the subject, but | fall to see
where he can speak for the amateur
commission | know that he trans
acts the business of the comm issou
in n clerical capacity but as far as
declaring a player eligible or eneligl-
BILE he il by no means the supreme
authority