The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Rerdpah, Syracuse Athlete Adds to the Gones Won
YOUNG SIDES WITH
CORNELL COMPANY
President of Commission Is Said to Have Threatened
Resignation If Amateur Body Debars Capital
City League Leaders.

Just what is to be done In the matter
Of the Cornell Company team, which is
liable to be a winner in the Capital
City League, and again a candidate Tor
the post season honors, is matter
which is drawing the greatest interest.
President Robert H. Young has come
to the front with the announcement that
he intends to stick by the Cornell team,
and that II the commission sees mt to
throw out the Cornell team he Will re-
sign.
Arguments for and against the Cor
nell team participating In the post sea-
son series have been trotted out from
time to time, and supporters are rally
ing to the Capital City League standard
with generous will. The fact remains,
however, that the Capital City League
suspended operations for a long period
this year, and the rules of the commits
sion have been violated time and again
by the body itself
1t 10 confidently expected and has been
predicted by those close in touch with
amateur baseball that the commission
can hardly hope to maintain its control
over the amateur baseball situation by
such methods as have been practiced
this year. Blame Is not laid at any one
door. and the commission has been
| found more or less guilty of lodging
the Issues as they have come up.
The rules in regard to professional
players being allowed to return to the
city to join the amateur ranks have
been violated more than once. and the
commission has gone on record as re-
scinding its own vote in the matter.
ha tfal ha haan l.
lowed to play games with one Of its
teams unregistered in the commission,
which would make all games played by
that team void. other violations Of its
own rules have been many, and the
| amateur players have been allowed to
take liberties with the rules many
times.
! 1t begins to look as though the COM
mission would be plunged into a sea Of
trouble unless prompt and decisive ac-
ton Is taken in a number OF matters
which now confront It. The inconsis-
tencies which have marked the delib-
erations Of the commission are sure to
| continue unless some strong interest
can dominate the body. Just where the
| matters will end Is a problem which
| will afford interest to the many follow
ers of the game IN the city in the next
| few weeks.
Buscher and Barton will oppose each
other in the exhibition game to be held
at Seventeenth and d streets southeast
! today in a benefit game for Earl COL
lingsworth between the Sewerage Pump
ling Station team and that OF the Vigi-
lants The game should be we'll worth
watching, for the two twirlers are in
the best Of form.
Pepco and Loeffler, Of the Independ-
ence League. are putting up by far the
best argument for the leadership in
the league OF any of the amateur teams.
The race in many of the circuits is al
| ready determined, as several teams have
a lead which Is impossible to break
down before the end OF the season. II
Is to be regretted that other leagues
tains In the Independence circuit.
One OF the best played double-deaders
in the amateur leagues was played al
the Columbia League grounds yester-
day when American Security managed
to defeat Southern by to Z. In the Sec
ond game Equitable and Standard ba T.
tied FOR eight innings to a 5-to-5 tie.
The Nationals, OF the Independence
| League, journeyed to Washington Grove
yesterday and took on the team repre-.
senting that place by TO 8. The Ma
tionals touched up the Washington
Grove pitcher, Chester Knott, for six
teen safe hits. Myers. the Grove catch
Independence circuit, received an injury