The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
RESIGN,
COMMISSION FAILS
TO SANCTION SHIFT
Capital City League Contro-
ysrsyStill Unsettled Both
Sides Air Case.
GRIF ATTENDS MEETING

What was perhaps the most sensa-
tional meeting in the history OF the
amateur commission was held last
night in spaldIng's store in Fourteenth
Street, when the Sewage Pumping Sta
TO transfer from the Capital City TO
the Columbia League.
Charges and countercharges flashed
across the room. first one side and then
the other taking the floor and airing its
side OF the controversy.
Mr.. Mcintosh. President of the Sew
age Pumping Station baseball club, rep
resented that side Of the argument. as
sisted by Manager Moeller, while Presi-
dent Beach, Of the Capital City League,
and Manager Cornell. Of the Cornell
Tigers. was on hand TO back-up the
league.
1t was first stated by Mr.. Mcintosh
that the principal reason for the Pump
ers quitting the league was the financial
conditions Of the circuit. and that mas
much as il lost 500 last season, and to
date had failed to draw as much as dur
ing 1911. he deemed il wise to withdraw
at this time. Mr.. Mcintosh went into
detail as 10 the financial condition Of the
league last season, as he understood It,
and was backed up by Manager Moeller,
who stated that he had never seen any
account that satisfactorily showed the
financial state Of the circuit
Beach Explains Case.
President Beach then arose and in a
few weiI-chosen- remarks brought Nam
aEer Cornell into the limelight once
more, showing how the leaders Of the
Paperhangers had dug down in his own
pocket $500 deep to keep the circuit going
IL
was the Old Sport who came across with
the necessary change to start the league
This spring Manager Cornell opened up
with 500.
The bumpers side OF the matter is
simply this: Manager Moeller and
President Mcintosh cannot see where
the league will come out any better this
season than last, as they stated that II
had gone $500 in debt during the past
year. and with that as a starter, and
the expenses totaling $500, any chance
to even clear was almost an impossi-
bility
President Beach takes the stand that
the Pumpers should not desert a league
when 1t is on the rocks, and while the
going may be rough at present. he is
confident that the circuit will pull
through and, therefore, objected to the
Pumpers being allowed TO transfer from
the Capital City TO the Columbia League
AS the Pumpers failed to secure three
fourths Of the managers of the league
TO sign the resignation President Young.
of the commission, referred the matter
back to the league, and will take it up
only after that body had o. KID the
transaction.
Boss Grin on Hand.
Manager Clark Grinith. of the Ma
tionaIs, was on deck to lend a nand, ana
after the Pumpers-CapitaI City matter
was sent back to the league. he was in
troduced by President Young. amid a loud
burst OF applause. Mr.. Grlmth stated
that he would donate the park next fall
for the post-season series. and by doing
this has lifted load on the shoulders
of the officials of the commission.
Mr.. Griffith spoke to some little length
on the benefits Of amateur bail to the
Capital, ana also on the Amateur Day
programme, wnicn has been snghIIy
changed. Tne teams VIII now assemble
on the White Lot EIlipse June 25, and
march down F. Street to Seventh. board
ing q car at this point for the ball park.
Last night no less than thirty-slx clubs
were counted as being on deck for the
occasion. and 1t is planned 10 have ruIIy
fifteen more parade to the park. Sew
eraI bands have been secured ana the