The Washington times., 1912-07-25

The ruling of the amateur commission
in regard to the addition of players to
the various clubs after a certain date
Is working for the benefit of the anna
teur leagues, according to Harry Shurt-
left, secretary of the commission. For
the first time in the history of the
commission, the teams are not scram-
bling to take players from other clubs
to make final spurt for the pennant at
the last of the season.
Last year at this time, when the COM
mission ruling allowed players to affiliate
with more than one team. the play
ers were dropping from the weak teams
which had no show to win and were
playing on the strong pennant con-
tenders. This season 1t Is a different
matter. for the men who have done
their shifting did 1t before July Is. and
the teams all around the circuits have
not felt the loss of players.
Managers are not bowling that their
best players have been stolen from
them, and the best Of harmony is pre-
vailing in this respect. When players
were on two clubs in different leagues
there was a lot OF shifting. and mana
gers found themselves in the lurch at
{ the end Of the season. This fault OF
having players shift at the season. s
end has been remedied. according to the
members Of the commission.
All teams now under the commission
will retain their players until the sea-
sons end, no men being able to shift,
no releases being granted and no new
players being allowed to sign. The Sec
retary of the commission has much less
work than at this time last year and
there will not be the mad rush to sign
players and play them in the required
number OF games in order to make them
eligible for the post-season series.
When all has been said and done al
the close of the amateur season. the
members Of the commission and those
interested in the amateur situation will
agree that the rules have done much to
clarity the amateur situation. The rules
so far this year have met every possible
contingency and SO far as has beer
brought up in the commission meetings
none Of the managers have attempted
the subterfuges that were practiced las
year.
Certain it is that the rule in regard
July 10 has done much for the team.
and players. Managers have been ablt
to count on just what they had some
time ago and now cannot figure upor
extra help In the rush to the finish The
men are all accounted for by the secre.
tary and each manager has a clean bill
0f health in regrd to signing up plyer,
before July Is. -
Little discussion is heard from tn,
players in regard to the ruling of tn,
commission which limits their baseball
activities to one league. While no opin.
Ions have been expressed the player,
and managers seem pretty well salts
Aed with the result of the ruling.
would appear to be as fair for one al
the other and managers are not nov
scrubbing up teams because of the fac
that they had two few players to coun
upon.
Another thing that has worked to tn,
advantage OF the games this year Is tn
fact that by reason of the one-leagu,
rule the forfeited games have been b.
far fewer than they were at any tim
last season. The players themselve
seem TO take as much interest In tn
games and always show up.
Yesterdays rain knocked all of tn
amateur league games out. II Is ex
pected that the players will get
chance to work out in double header
later on when the schedules will &C
commodate the postponed games.
Pepco lost a good chance to make uT
a game on Loffler yesterday on account
OF the rain Manhattan was the oppO'