The Washington herald., 1912-07-12
No Attack on Cornell
at Commission Meeting
Members of Pumping Station
Are Declared Free Agents.
Murphy Reinstated.
ATTEMPT TO BAR PLAYERS
By c. w. SWAN.


CORNELL Of the Tigers of the Capital City
league. was made last night at the meet
ng of the amateur commission In spaio-
ng's store, and there Is hardy any IN
ihood of any being made In the iuture;
mountaineering the fact that seveiaI
,fficials OF leagues under the commission
nave said that they would Dust manager
Cornell from amateur baseball
The principal matter taken up last night
was the reinstatement of the players re-
eased by Manager Moeller.s OF the Pump
ing Station team, and who mao oeeh
rendered contracts by managers OF other
teams In the Capital City heasue' o1'
refused to sign them
These players desired to become free
agents and their desire was fulfilled.
phi Buscher, who was drafted by the
81 Louis Cardinals last fall, and Earl
Steele, the well-known outfielder. stated
heir side of the case, and President 8.
Edward Beach, of the Capital City
League, represented the league. Fully
TWO hours were taken up in the consider
alton of this matter, and after all sides
had been heard, the commission voted
to make the players free agents.
big Stir Made.
This was not done without causing the
greatest stir ever made at a commission
meeting. Threats and counter threats.
accusations and charges were hurled
across the floor with reckless abandon.
and II was necessary for President Young
20 call order several times The point
Of order was raised by President Beach
IN several questions and in every way ths
meeting was far from love feast.
The new president of the Northern As
ISOLATION, Mr.. Anglin. made his initial
-appearance at a commission meeting and
succeeded in getting to the bottom of
several difficult cases. Mr.. Anglin handled
he situation with gloved hands. not Of
lending any one and yet getting the
Quickest and best results.
President Beach made one motion.
which was tabled with a vote of to 4.
that would bar the members OF the
Pumping Station team from playing anna
teur ball the remainder of the season.
Mr. Beach's motion that the players Of
hat team, having been ordered to play
A scheduled game by the commission, and
refusing to do so, were guilty of insub-
ordination and should be suspended for
p the remainder Of the season.
The commission differed with MI
Beach. and he failed to carry his point.
Mr. Beach did not make that motion
as president of the Capital City League
but as a member of the commission by
virtue of his being president of the
Capital City League.
LftE Made Free Agent.
Roy Litz, who played with the Navy
Yard team when that team was a mem
Der of the Capital City League, asked
that he be made a free agent, and 1t
was granted him. Litz signed with the
Cornell team, after the Navy Yard club
was disbanded. and was later trans
ferred to the Capital Athletic Club of
the same league without his consent.
Bob Murphy is another lad who was
reinstated by the commission. Murphy
has been playing shortstop for the
Portsmouth club of the Virginia League,
but asked that he be declared a free
agent and reinstated. This was done by
the commission. Gettings, who was re-
leased by the Braddocks of the Column
bit League some time ago. was also re-
instated. Murphy will more than likely
sign with the Pepco team Of the indie
pendence League.
1t is understood that Litz will sign
with the Pepco club while it was re-
ported last night that Buscher, Steele,
and Shipley would sign with the Loffler
team of the Independence League.
Just why no effort was made 10 Gust
Manager Cornell from the amateur COM
mission is not Known. but it is a set
tied fact that the Capital City League
is arranging games every day, although
not blessed with the best attendance in
the District.
Fully 80 people attended the meeting.
chief among these being Daredevil
Dan Moeller, the sensational outfielder
of the Nationals.
The following schedule of the Capital
City League was announced last night:
July l2-Marine CorTs-Capital A. c.
July l3-opeu.