The Washington herald., 1912-06-20
LEAGUES MAY BOLT
THE COMMISSION,
7ROUBLEIN SIGHT
Manager Of Departmental Circuit
Club Approaches Sunday
school oficial.
AMATEUR DAY" Is BooMED
By G. w. SWAN.


The Amateur Commission is facing Z
serious situation, and while It may be
just another method to gain a point, !;
stlu may be the real thing, and the FIRST
move Of a plan to disrupt the present
ruling body OF the amateurs.
A manager OF one of the leading teams
Of the Departmental League called on
an ofieial Of the Sunday School League
yesterday, and stated that he would be
willing TO quit the commission II the
Sunday School and Northern Leagues
would follow. For various reasons the
name OF this party is not mentioned.
II Is not breaking any condolences Ia
say that the mixed up affairs OF the
Amateur Commission the past month has
caused more than one league oflcial TO
throw up his hands, but until yesterday
nothing real startling has been broached.
Form Another Body.
The plan of the Departmental League
manager is TO get four leagues, and or
ganIEe another amateur commission, and
run It along the same lines as the pres
ent body is going, only to bar certain
men from the organization.
While the above may seem TO be a
dream, 1t is a fact, nevertheless, as sew
eral motions have been made that
eral motions have been made that were
in direct violation of the constitution,
and that were not even within the power
Of the commission to act upon, accord
ing 10 the bylaws.
Just what will be done along these
lines is hard 10 say at the present time
It IS not known II the Northern Asso-
citation would consider such a step, and
while the Columbia League has been
mentioned by the party, II is hardly
likely that a league, with the Bankers
holding a franchise, would drop out OF
the commission.
meeting OF the Sunday-SchooI
League will be held tonight when the
matter viii Oe taken up. II is also
understood .hat the Amateur Day
parade will be discussed by the man
ayers.
''AmateUr Day" in the Air.
While the Amateur Day" parade has
made big hit with the amateurs, there
are stiL a few who say that they will
not turn out.
To do this, after Manager Griffith, Of
the Nationals. has donated three prizes
aggregating $500 in cash, is not showing
the leader Of the ClimbeTs the credit
que him, and Tor any amateur club to
lay down at this stage OF the game,
pledged his team for the patade, is not
dcing thf sTuars thing.
Manager Grlfith has brought more at
tention to Washington than ever before
he has taken a greater interest in the
sand-lotters than any other manager OF
Washington team has. He has given
local boys a chance. and he will con-
tinue TO do this until the amateurs lay
down on him.
Managers Get Busy. =
Now is the time for the managers Of
the various teams to go after their play
ers and get them in line The Climbers
have put Washington on the baseball
map, and will continue TO do So The
Amateur Day parade will be Of inter
est to the world, as any unusual pro-
ceedings Of the Climbers Will be read
with a great deal of interest by fans
throughout the country.
So. Mr. Manager, get your team in
line; stick with the boys and show Man
ager Grifhth that Washington amateurs
are the best amateur ball tossers in the
world, for he is doing a great thing for
amateur baseball