The Washington herald., 1912-08-14
LOCAL CHAMPIONS
WILL NOT PLAY
CLEVELAND TEAM
President Young and Secretary
Shurtlef Advise Manager Grif-
fifth Against Plan.
OTHER GOSSIP OF AMATEURS

! Manager Clark Griffith. Of the Nation
ais. was informed yesterday by Presi-
dent Robert II. Young and Secretary
Harry v. Shurtleff, of the amateur com.
mission. that the proposed plan Of bring
ing the championship team of Cleveland
to the Capital for a series OF three games
| was not advisable, from a financial point
Of view.
| The officials Of the amateur body state
| that the expense of bringing the Cleveland
club here, maintaining them at a hotel
| and the numerous other incidentals,
would be too great for the local body
TO handle: hence this action.
| Manager Grifith is willing to stand
$500 Of the expenses. It is stated. but even
| that would not allow the commission
| asking the Cleveland club to come here.
| II is not thought that the series would
draw well enough to allow the commits
| sion to break even.
| While this is to be regretted. 1t is no
\ more than fair TO che local championship
| winner. for should the Cleveland team
be asked TO come here. the expense
| money would come out of the earnings
| OF the local title winner in the post sea-
son and intercity games
A petition was taken up yesterday dur
| ing the fifth inning of the game ebtween
| Nativity and Ninth in Section B of the
| post season series, protesting against a
decision by Umpire Harry Collifower. 1t
| is stated that during this inning, Colli-
| flower made a decision without having
| seen the play. calling the man safe. As
he did not see the play. he was COM
| PEELED TO call him safe. There IS hardly
| any ground for a protest on that score.
Manager Dugan OF the Nativity Club
will not protest the game as he realizes
| that he has no grounds, but ne will not
put a team on the field again during
the series with Umpire Colliiower in
charge
| An unknown fan took the petition
| around and inside of fifteen nsnutes had
| secured forty signatures to the paper.
| Forty out Of forty three fans signed the
pape'
| Just what will be done with the peti-
| ton is hard to say. although II was
| heard last night that It bad been mailed
to President Young of the amateur COM
| mission.
There are letters at this Office ad-
dressed to Tony Russo and Harry Sna-
| lin. The above ball tossers may have
| them at the game to-day between Post
office and the Bankers at Capital City
| League Park
| The Bankers put up great game In
the field yesterday against Pepco. but
seemed unable TO get the ball safe at the
critical moments. a safe hit on four Diff
ferent occasions would have turned the
| tide of victory.
| Up to the sixth inning Chris Feinle had
| the game well in hand while Barton had
gotten out of several tight holes. In this
| round three singles adj taps over the in
| felders' heads. together with a base on
balls. did the damage, and the game was
| lost.
| Tomorrow is the big game. Cornell
meets Pepco. The fur will fly sure when
| these clubs hook up. All ready, fans
| let's go.
| For the second game Of the series this
Afternoon Vaughn orGroom will work for
the Nationals. while Benz will likely
toe the slab for the White Sox.