Evening star., 1912-07-11
BY II. C. BYRD.

There will be a meeting of the amateur
commission tonight. Everybody seems In
the dark as 20 what its purpose Is In
less something has gone astray con-
certed attempt will be made to thro"
the Cornell Company out of the post
season series 1t is difficult to foresee how
this can be accomplished, but 1t is ao-
sol,,tely certain it will be undertaken
according to statement mace le"
DAYS ago.
Whether or not the instigators OF the
nroceedings will be able to accomplish
their object in spite of the opposition sure
"a he met is doubtful, but it appears that
will not deter them from making the at
,.npt. 1t is the firm conviction OF sew
eral heads of the leagues that the oapi'ai
Citv League forfeited its rights TO pay
ball under the amateur COMMISSION q.
The time II was having its troubles. and
state they will urge their IDEAS on inc
floor OF the governing body
There are two factors which stand IN
the way of the accomplishment OF suci
an end-the fact that when the maltsf
was up before it was dropped peca4se
of laci. of support, and the uhcoiis'''0
tionaEty of the action.
When the question was brought up be-
fore the commission in the other meet
ing il was found there were not enough
votes back of ii TO have the measure
adopted and now, after the League mas
got on its feet again and playing pan IL
hardly seems compatible with the othei
action to declare it unworthy of an anna
teur status.
The other factor the unconstitut- -onal-
ity of the proceeding, is apt to De the
greatest stumbling block. There is
difficulty in that part of 1T which Is not
likely to be overcome unless the consti-
tuition is changed When the question
was UP before the commission before IL
was declared the Capital CITY League
was in good standing and ready TO pay
ball with the required number or teams
Now that the league IS playing ana 1ui-
filling the required regulations. how II
will be possible to reverse the previous
finding is something unknoWaDle.
If the matter is brought up there is
going to be a whole lot of personalities
banded which will cause an uproar
that will not be easoily squelched Many
will not hesitate to say that 1t was De-
cause the other clubs We're afraid OF the
Cornell nine any urged its disbarment
from the championship serierh and lot
of other mudslincing VII be done, none of
which is especially conducive to the inter-
ests of the game.
It is to be hoped that the whole thing
will be dropped.
There is no excuse to be offered in re-
gard TO those two races in the Olympic
meet which were lost yesterday. 1t was
not expected that America would score
much in the 5.CUo meters event, but that
ii should lose the LOO meters is some
thing likely to rankle in the breasts of
those who were in the race and those in
charge of the team. There probably is
not one man in America who had any
other idea than that either John Paul
Jones or-kiyiat would win that race. On
the form shown by the two men all the
year 1t was rot expected that another
man in the world wo<ld prove anywhere
near the equal of either.
All of which goes to show how calcu-
lations may easily go astray when q run
ming race is IN question. Even an edge
in thS 1neness of the runners will make
difference of a fraction of second,
enough TO lose by couple of yards when
the men are evenly matched. as was the
cSsses with Jackson, kiv:at, Jones and
Tabor.
Jackson. the Englishman, must be a
wonderful runner. 1t must be considered
that he beat two worlds ~cord holders
yesterday Kiviat had twice lowered the
mark in the space of couple of months,
while Jones created the standard for the
amateur mile at Harvard in last years
intercclle gates and this spring he show
ed not the least bit inferior form.
Spto ana I<bIIleF VIII meet III the III
dependence Lersue this afternoon in
what is likely to be the most interesting
contest played this season. The Electric
Company nine is now in second place,
with only a hairs breadth separating il
from the top berth. Loffler is holding to
its lead by the smallest margin it has
had since the season opened. and the gap
viii either be opened wider today or Else
IL will go down into second place.
The fact that the I1offfer club pitched
Brady yesterday is factor which will
work In favor of the Electric Company
1t is not probable the big fellow could go
lack into the game today and make any
kind of a showing, al least not as strong
as II he had not worked yesterday
The Potomac Electric Power Company
Viii almost assuredly pitch Barton That
youngster has had much success al the
year against all the clubs he has worked
and he will be depended on to pull the
team out OF second place into first
Three home runs were made in the
game in the Northern League yesterday.
Bauer, Feldman and Rider were the
three WAC connected for the circuit.
De played in the amateur leagues today:
road-Securfty VS.. Kensington.
Capital City, North Capitol and l.
streets-Mercury VS.. Brentwood.
Departmental, ellipse-Post Office VS..
War.
East Washington. 18th and D streets