The Washington times., 1912-06-25
AMATEUR DAYIS TO
BE HELD THURSDAY
Manager Griffith and President Bob Young of Com
mission Decide to Hold Event Later-Rain Knocks
Out Parade-Program to Be Retained.

Amateur Day has been postponed until
Thursday. President Robert II. Young
and manager Clark Griffith got together
this morning and decided to cali Of the
great event. Inclemept weather is the
reason for having a postponement, but
the same program will be followed out
on Thursday that was to have obtained
today.
On Thursday the amateurs are to join
at the Ellipse and will parade through
town out TO the baseball park, where
they will be reviewed. A purse of $500
offered by Manager Griffith will be
spent among three teams selected by the
Judges as best appearing of the lot.
About thirty teams will join in the
big march and all of the players have
said they would be on hand. Clark
Griffith is the father of the idea which
proved so popular when suggested. At
q meeting of the commission at Spald-
tngs last night. Griff attended and talk
ed to more than 20 managers of the
various clubs.
Full details of the parade follw:
Band. of
President Robert Young and officers
OF the Amateur Commission.
President, managers, and umpire OF
East Washington League; teams of
East Washington League.
President. managers, and umpire of
Sunday School League; teams Of Sunday
School League.
President, managers, and umpire of
Government League; teams of Govern
'ment League.
Vice president managers, and umpire
Of Marquette League; teams Of Mar
Quette League
President, managers, and umpire of
Northern Association; teams of North
ern Association.
President. managers. and umpire of
Departmental League; teams of De-
partmental League.
President. managers, and umpire of
r.. r. Y. NJ. G. A. League; teams of r.
r. Y. M. C. A. League.
President, managers, and umpire of
Independence League; teams of Inde-
pendence League.
President, managers, and umpie Of
Capital City League; teams of Capital
kCity League.
President. managers, and umpire OF
Columbia League; teams of Columbia
League.
Teams will march in platoons Of six
e. eight men front. Captain of team
VIII march two PAGES in front of his
team. Distance between platoons Will
be eight PAGES. Distance between teams
will be ten PAGES. Distance between
president, manager, ana umpire line
and first team will be eight PAGES. Dis
tance between leagues will be ten PAGES
(that is, the rear line OF last team pre-
ceding league to the president line OF
next league). Distance between band
and commission officials will be ter
PAGES and the distance between them
and the first line of East Washington
League will be the same.
The parade will form on the east side
of the Ellipse, in White House grounds
north, at ! o'clock sharp.
Secretary H. V. Shurtleff is appointed
aide to the marshal, Capt. c. Eugene
Edwards.
Vice President Robbins Will head the
Marquette League, owing to Captain
Edwards duties is marshal.
After the parade reaches the park
which will be about 2:l5 o'clock, accord
In to those who know all about pa
rades, the uniformed athletes are tc
be placed in line and marched before
the judges who will make an award in
time TO allow the Red SoX and Nation
ais to get in their usual practice before
the game.
On account of the parade today there
will be no amateur boSeball games or
the various lots and diamonds Al
teams are calling off contests and arc
going out to the ball game. Those
which are not in uniforms will probably
be on hand to watch their more aspir-
clusion of the review at the ball park
the amateurs will tai seats in ths
grand stand and there should he some
great roofing for the homa team