The Washington times., 1912-06-23

Final arrangements for Amateur Day,
to be held on Tuesday, will be COM
p'eted at a meeting of the Amateur
Commission scheduled for tomorrow
night at Spaldings. The commission is
to assemble the few details Cor the
big parade and feature Of the review
at tile baseball park. and will have
everything in line tor Tuesday after
neon. when Griffith's Nationals and the
Rcd SoX join in the festivities.
In order that the details OF the cclc-
bration be fully understood, Chairman
Charles King. of the commission. has
acquainted the various presidents of
the leagues with the celebration in a
letter which follows:
before the opening of the baseball
season, Manager Clark Griffith ex-
.cnd"d II cordial invitation to all the
organized amateur baseball clubs to be
his guests on June Is, at National Park,
which would be called Amateur Day,
Ills generosity went further. He pro-
Iosed that all the clubs march to the
park In uniform, where they would be
amounting to 500 would be given to the
three best appearing clubs.
Unanimously Accepted.
This invitation was unanimously and
enthusiastically accepted by the anna
teur commission and a committee ap-
pointed to carry out the details. Each
league, club, and individual player Is,
therefore, urged to cooperate to his
full ability to make the occasion a
splendid success, and to show an ap-
probation of the courtesies of the
Washington club and Manager Grif-
fifth.
The plans arranged by the commit
tee provide that the clubs will meet on
the Ellipse south of the White House
at ! o'clock on June 25, where they will
be formed in procession by Captain Ed
wards. The line will march out F
street to Seventh street, headed by a
where cars will be taken for the Ma
tional Park. An adequate number OF
cars will be provided.
ON arriving at the park. the teams
will form in line and be inspected by
the committee comprising Commissionel
Rudolph, Secretary Tindall, ex-Presi.
dent N. E. Young. and Capt. Smith
ers; Z. s. A., and on this award prizes
will be distributed amounting to $500, tC
the first three clubs, respectively. The
players will then be disbanded to wit
ness the game between the Boston anC
Washington clubs.
Remember the time and place
o'clock Tuesday. White House Ellipse.
Old-Timers In Line.
Quite a few of the old-timers will
turn out In the parade. as made
known by Tommy Evers. the old
timer, who sent the following list IL
last night:
THE names of ex-professional base
ball players below have either beer
seen or communicated with, and the
management expect a goodly number
will take part in the parade of thu
amateur league teams Tuesday, june
rs, 2 p. m. as escort.
THE line of march is short, and al
participating will be guests of Clarl
Griffith, manager Washington base
ball club.
at is desired by Manager Griffith
that Amateur Day will be the banne
day of baseball in this city"
1.-The following is the list of tn
vets: Nick Young. Mike Scanlon
Charley Snyder, Arthur Allison, Doug
Allison, Paul Hines, Phil Baker, VII
Wise, A. c. Joy, Tom Evers, ]. E
Gran, Kid Madigan, Kid Carsey. Wal
ter Hewitt, Clint Robinson, John AL
den, Doc Sunny. VIII Groves, f,
Kinney, Jim Falbey. George Keefe
Charley Gurley, Pat Thornton. Harr
Collifiower, Dollar Fostin, Ed Nc
Henna. Harry Cayanaugh, Harry Ben
nett, Ed Yewell, Ed n. Brown, Char
ley Kalbfus. Billy Hodges. E. J. Ba