The Washington times., 1912-06-24
AMATEUR MEETING
IS HELD TONIGHT
Final Arrangements For Parade Tomorrow Under Man.
ager Charlie King, Will Be Made-Formaton
Of Procession Is Announced

Washington Sunday School League will
be In the line Of march tomorrow.
President Love has taken a census OF
the players in that league and each
and every one has signified his inten-
tion to turn out. The Ninth Street
team will lead and the other three mines
will be close in line.
Manager Cornell. of the Cornell Tigers,
has outfitted his men with new blue
coats with light blue trimmings for the
Amateur Day parade. He Is confident
that his aggregation will make an i'm
pressive appearance.
The Northern Association will send
four, the Washington Herald, Waverly.
Andrews, and Regent clubs and five
teams of the Independence League arc
expected to be reviewed
The railroad Y. NJ. c. A. circuit will
in all probability have its complete ros-
ter in the parade. while the Marquette.
Departmental and Columbia Leagues
are expected to send forth four teams.
Organized amateur baseball has
thrived in this city for a numbr OF
years and there is every reason to be-
leve that 1t will continue to supply
the wants OF the teams and players as
far as conditions lend themselves IA
adjustment Every little while discor.
dant notes are struck and the system
wabbles somewhat. but has always
swung back into line. Just at this time
number of the fans are kicking about
the treatment of the Capital City
League and asking why 1t is allowed &c
continue under the system.
The rules Of the amateur commission
are violated beyond question of a doubt
and the verv, commission itself Is found
TO be at fault If careful diagnosis OF
the case Is made. The Capital City
league has been allowed to continue In
the interest of fair play, according to
members of the commission. and as long
as the discordant factors continue try
ruption OF the league the commission
intends to stand by the league.
For a number of years the Cornell
team. which was formely Brentwood
has been the subject of direct and in
direct attack and the commission evil
IDENTIFY intends standing by George Cor
nell. Certain II Is that the commission
Is up against a delicate proposition and
has been for some time. Talk of splits
in the commission have come up time
after time. but President Robert H
Young and his followers are capable
of handling the situations which arise.
In several circuits the race for the
pennant Is so one sided that the weaker
teams are already disheartened and are
forced to forfeit games because the
players will not appear to take part ir
games which they have no chance tc
win. In very few leagues are the races
at all close ana IL mas Deen suggested
by number of fans that interleague
contests be slated to keep up the in
terest in the teams other fans have
come forward with the suggestion that
a consolation series be inaugurated
among the losing amateur teams at the
conclusion of the league schedules.
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There has been less howl from the
fans this year at the umpires thar
almost any other season has expert.
enced. Washington amateur baseball
games are umpired we'll in all cases
and the followers Of the leagues are
sure to see a continuation of the gset
work Few fans realize the hard WORK
these men do with little thanks. One
or two of the amateur umpires are un,
unusually popular and stand in high
regard for their efficient work