The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-23
PRESIDENT EATON CONSIDERS
CASE OF PITCHER TREyELLIAN,
RELEASED ~ ASHLAND.
MGR HARTM RITE s
GIVES HIS SIDE IN AMATEUR BASE
BALL DISCUSSION AND SAYS
HIS TEAM WILL PLAY TO
FINISH.


Capital City league, of the Richmond
Amateur Baseball association. hos not
yet decided whether he will taKe OFF,
cial action, himself. III regard to tho
release of pitcher Trevellian. of the
Ashland team, to the Coilegians He
said last night that he was consider
| Ing whether he would call a meeting
| of the league, to be held tomorrow
night. to take the matter up but
would wait until today before deeid-
| ing definitely.
Il hear that Or, Parker may place
the matter before President Hin, Of
the Amateur commission" said Pres
! ident Eaton. but l think 1t is up to
the league to act In the matter brst. -
Isn't there something in the
constitution OF the league which calls
for waivers on a player about 10 be
/ released Presiden, Eas;on was
asked
! There Is" replied the president.
When a manager is about TO release
! q player he must ask for waivers so
! that every team viii have an oppor-
tunfy to lay claim to him.
| isn't there something In the con-
stttutton which provides that no man
ager can release or transfer a player
J
of another"
/ There is, President Eaton replied.
III is strictly against the constitu-
ton"
"Doesn t the case OF Trevellian. re
leased by Ashland and signed by the
/ Collegians furnish case in point p
For League TO Decide.
! That Is for the league and tn
Amateur commission to decide" re-
piled the president of the Capital City
/ league. "Trevellian was one Of the
strongest players on the Ashland
| team, He is not only good pitcher
but he is a grand fielder, a good base
runner, strong batsman and ruA get
/ ter. There appears to be no doubt
that his release has weakened the
Ashland club and il has strengthen,
perhaps, the Collegians. The Collie
gians have a number OF good pitchers.
yet they have signed TreveiIIan and
I they have signed Word, one OF the
strongest players on the Athletics"
! There appears little doubt but that
/ the matter will be taken up by the
/ Capital City league In justice to Or,
Bagby, manager of the Coliegians,
I Manager Hart, Of the Ashland team;
Manager Collier, of the Athletics. and
the other managers of the teams in
the Capital City league, the matter
should pc sifted thoroughly.
Manager Hart takes exception 10 a
news item published In The Nirginian
| Sunday in which IL was stated that
he was meeting with criticism because
he had released his star pitcher to the
( Collegians, ia fact which appears quite
apparent. 1t was also stated that the
| Ashland team had quit cold in the
game with the Battle Axe team Satur-
7 day. simply because their star pitcher
| rad been released and the team SAN
no chance TO win. which does not seem
to be wide of the truth.
Manager Harris Side.
Manager Hart addresses Il letter 10
the. Sporting Editor Of The Richmond
| Nirgiuian In which he states his side
OF the case. The letter Is frank and
/ manly and leaves no doubt about his
position.
In his letter Manager Hart says that
the article in The Richmond Sirgintan
sunday in a measure reflected on the
management Of the Ashland team, II
is- only right to state. therefore. that
no reflection was intended; that the
management Of the Ashland team
has perfect right to do as II pleases
in regard To it's players; that If there
has been any breach Of the amateur
agreement the Capital City league and
the Amateur commission are able 70
take care of il: that the case has at
tracted considerable attention in am
ateur baseball circles ana is OF inter
est from news point Of view.
Manager Harris letter is printed here
| with
Manager Harris Letter.
Sporting Editor. Richmond Nirginian.
Dear sir--In reference to the cfi-
ticism of the Ashland baseball team
Of the Capital city league in your
last Sundays issue. which is, In q
{s,aa a s4sre. a. reflection upon .tS man;
Iagement, and since all OF this criticism
seems to have originated in our let
ting Pitcher w. w Trevellian 40 1-ltil
the Collegians. / think In Justice tc
Us you should state the following
facts In your amateur column.
During the entire playing season ii
the Capital City league there has not
been a single day any team IN This
league would not have been verS glad
20 have gotten the services Of Mr. Ire
vellian. they all wanted him. When
through bad management or otherwise
the Ashland baseball team was out OF
me running for the penant. ii was
perfectly natural the star man on our
team would like TO be connected Win
the team which would represent Rich
Imond in the Inter-Citv series. After
Mr.. Trevelian had played with US SO