The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
NO OUTSIDERS IN
CLERKS LEAGUE
Departmental Circuit Holds
First Meeting of the
Season.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
Clark and Anderson Are Reelected.
Commission Meets Tomorrow
Night-Bankers Refused.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
BY c. W. SWAN.

No outside players or teams will be
allowed in the Departmental League
this season.
This is the substance of the meeting
OF that league yesterday afternoon in
Secretary Anderson's ONCE in the Post
ONCE Department.
Outside of this ruling, the only
other important factor of the confer
ence was the election of officers. The
entire quota were reelected TO serve this
season.
c. c. Clark. OF the Agriculture De-
partment, was again chosen TO head
the circuit. while W. II. Stevens was
elected vice president. John II. An
inner workings OF the league for the
past few years, is again placed in the
secretary's chair and also elected
treasurer.
The American Security and Trust
Company team. amateur champions
of the District. applied for a fran
chise, but as the league had already
passed a rule keeping all outside play
ers and teams from the league. IL was
impossible TO grant the Bankers their
wish, and Secretary Anderson was re-
quested to so notify the Trust Com
pany team.
II was with the deepest regret that
the officials were compelled to do this.
as from President Clark down. they
all like the Bankers and would be
pleased TO grant them the franchise.
but the constitution is strong on that
one point and this action was neces-
sary.
The franchise OF the Interstate team
was practically given to the War De-
partment aggregation. while the Gov
ernment Printing Office has applied for
franchise, and should any of the teams
that are now within the fold decide to
drop out, the Printers will be given
their wish.
The league at the present time is COM
posed Of the champion Post-ofice team.
the Commerce and Labor aggregation,
the Interior club. the Agriculture nine.
the War Department outfit. and the
Navy Department team.
While nothing definite has been done
in regards to the formation of the teams,
II is known that practically every club
siders will be allowed TO play, good
games are assured, and no ringers will
be used.
President Clark will call a meeting
some time this week and at this con-
ference every particular of the league
will be gone over and the committees aP-
POINTED.
When President Bob Young calls the
amateur commission to order tomorrow
night at o'clock in Spalding's store,
in Fourteenth street. the most repre-
sentative gathering Of amateur officials
and ball players ever had in WASH
ington is slated to be on hand. and that
hot time is in store for the fans is an
assured fact.
Many important changes in the rules
and in the constitution will be gone
over. and a general outlins of the work
for the Goming season will be in order.
The election Of officers will take up a
little time, although IL is a foregone con-
clusion that the entire body now in office
will be reelected, with S. Edward Beach
more than likely being the man to be
asked to hold down the vice presidents
job. MIR. Beach has shown himself TO be
a true sportsman, never quitting and
always fighting for the right cause. The
election OF this sterling amateur worker
is almost a certainty.
Another matter that will come before
the commission is the subject of the So
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