The Washington times., 1912-05-16
Mrs. Harry V. Shurtleff
Proposes Fund for In
jured Players.
no BE CONSIDERED
, TOMORROW NIGHT
Money May Be Derived In Any
Way That Managers Deem
/ Best.

Every amateur baseball player under
the local commission Is today praisng
Mrs. Harry V. Shurtleff, wife of the
secretary of the organization, who is his
right-hand partner in conducting the
affairs of that body, for her proposed
scheme Of providing a relief fund for
injured and disabled players. Mrs.
Shurtleh has conceived an idea whereby
money may be provided by the teams
and leagues to care for players who
may become disabled while playing reg
ularly scheduled games of the season.
This proposition will be presented at
the meeting of the commission which Is
scheduled for tomorrow night at Spald-
ings and predictions are that every
person interested in the welfare Of Or
aganized amateur baseball will attend
the meeting prepared to support the
new project.
The matter Of exactly how the money
will be derived. whether 1t shall be sub
scribed by the players or whether a
certain amount shall be deducted from
the gate receipts, will be left to the de-
cision OF each separate circuit. but some
means for a relief fund will, in all prob
ability. be adopted by the managers
and secreta ries of the teams.
Secretary shurtleff is today in receipt
players entering and leaving the COM
inission.. They follow:
CONTRACTS.
Columbia League-With Braddock
sunday school Leagle-with Nativity
Paul Cohill, 3. Bunier.
Departmental !.easac-With Govern
mcnt Printing Office: Rcoert r. Bray,
Bnnai. With Interior: j. G. Munford.
Northern Association-With Seaton A.
C: Russell Gill. William GoEglns. With
. Park A. c. Louis Hiser. With waver-
With Herald Fred W!tmarsh. r. t.
Dolman.
RELEASES.
Independence LeaguerBy Southland
tinnol A. e: Walter Plat. Charles p
Drummer.
Norinsrn Association - BY Herald; aid.
Arthur schneider Edward Landon. BY
wayerly: Carroll Baker.
The tinevitable rain kept all games
scheduled in the amateur leagues from
being contested yesterday afternoon
Together with bad grounds and fire.
quent downpours, the schedules of most
of the teams have suffered greatly this
month, and as a result many double
headers are in store for the fans.
President S. Edward Beach is expect
ed to come forward at some future
meeting with a proposition advocating
the reserve clause In the amateur
players will be bound more and more
In the manner in vogue in the major
and minor leagues.
Feeling Is strong among the players
managers, and team secretaries TO
more liberties in the way of signing {
greater number of players. 1t has beer
suggested that the number Of player'
l. .lnrxaA al AxKa tN1uyl nltNh hA IN
creased from fifteen to twenty. Mr.
Beach suggests a compromise in tn
matter, and advocates that the number
be changed to eighteen. Such an agree
ment Is expected soon.
George Van Dyne will soon be seei
wearing a uniform of the American Sc
curity and Trust Company team. Val
Dyne left Central High School yester
day to turn his efforts toward self-sup
port, and for the summer, at least, will
work for the A s, and T. Co.
Scores from the Savannah team, o
the South Atlantic League. indicate tn
washington boys, Robertson, Geioel
work both at the bat and in the field.
Lefty Wooden, who performed in tn
box last year for the Cornell Tigers. ha
dependence League. Manager Hill &C
cepted Wooden's contract. and has for
warded 1t to the secretary of the anna
teur commission.
Manager Moeler, of the Sewage Pump
ing Station nine. believes his chance
tr the Capital City League are mucl
improved with the addition of Shipley
formerly of Maryland Agricultural Col
lege. who has recently signed with tn
bumpers.
The Ninth Street Christian Churcl
team is setting a rapid pace in the Eas
Washington Sunday School League. In
dications are that the Ninth team vii
lgure prominently in the post-seaso
series.
To Play May %.
wednesday. May %, has been agree
upon by managers of the Gallaudet an
Maryland Agricultural School baseball
tea ms as the date for the playing o