The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-11
Rumored That an Effort Will
be Made Tonight at Com
mission Meeting.
OTHER AMATEUR BRIEFS
By c. w. SWAN.

By c. w. SWAN.
A meeting OF the amateur commission
has been called for tonight, In Spalding' 5
store. when some hot times are promised.
Just what is on the cards is hard 10
say, but It was rumored around town
last night that an effect would be made
to have the commission bar Manager
Cornells Tigers from the post-seaso son
series, now that they seem sure to again
win the pennant in the Capital City
League.
How this can be done IS hard TO see.
Manager Cornell has a good ball CLUB,
in fact he has the team which seems
sure to win the amateur championship
OF the District. and that is not casting
any reflections on the Post-office team of
the Departmental League, or the Pepco
aggregation OF the Independence League.
There has been several attempts made
to disrupt the Capital City League dur
ing the past month. and II was only by
the untiring efforts OF President Edward
Beach that the league was held intact.
There Is no chance in the world for the
barring Of Manager Cornell from the
post-season series, and II president or
any league makes a motion to that effect
tonight. then there is a colored gent In
the woodpile somewhere.
AL Handiboe continues TO set the south
Atlantic League on fire. as he won Tues
DAYS game for the Indians by sensation
al work on the bases and good smuggling.
Al seems fair to go up at the conclusion
OF the present season. and II would not
be surprising 4. see him with the Yankees
again.
The Nativity team Of the Sunday School
League. defeated the Sherwood aggrega-
ton yesterday in the game which will
more than likely decide the pennant win
ner in that circuit. The Maps have
well-balanced team. and with the hurting
of Kelley. should make a few hustle In
the post-season series.
The Anacostia team forfeited it's
franchise in the Sunday School League
by falling to put a full team on the field
at three scheduled games. and the league
will continue a fve-cluh circuit.
The following schedule has been adopt
ed for the time being: Thursday. Nativ
ity VS.. Lincoln Avenue: Friday. Sher-
wood VS.. Ingram; Saturday. Lincoln Ave-
nue. VS.. Nativity: Monday. North Caro-
lima vs.. Sherwood; Tuesday. Nativity
VS. Ingram.
Harry Shalin. who has been doing the
majority OF the pitching for the Nation
ais in the Independence League, was the
victim OF a peculiar accident yesterday.
In the second inning, while at bat.
Shaln swung at a high ball. the hat
slipping from his hands and hitting his
forehead. with the result that a deep
cash was cut. neCessitating the atten-
ton Of a physician.
Shalin was replaced on the mound by
King. and the Loffier Club had little
trouble i'll winning.
Shalin has been doing great work with
the tail-end Nationals, and It is rather
hard luck that he should he injured just
when he seemed to he getting into
form. When he is right Shalin IS as
good pitcher as there is in the District,
and the Nationals will miss this lad to
no small degree.
There is likely 10 he a mix-up in the
East Washington League before long.
as it was learned last night that a GER
tain club would have trouble putting
nine men on the field. owing to the lack
of interest in the race.
MINI slIttl OlNU mas 50 btg n
lead that It IS almost an impossihillty TO
beat it out of the pennsnt. and for that
reason this manager Will not be able
to muster a fun team.
The above goes a long way to show
why the amateur leagues should he COM
POSED of more than four clubs. Within
a month Of the QCst-Season series, a
league faces disruption, without a team
in the series for the amateur champion
ship of the District.
II is safe to say that next summer
there will be a few four-club leagues
doing business.
The meeting Of the commission is
called for o'clock sharp. and 1t is re-
quested that the members OF the COM
be on time so as TO allow the
business TO be transacted as quickly as
possible.
Charley King. the local boy now man
acer OF Spalding's branch store in this
city. has patented another baseball glove
This is catcher's mitt, and promises
to be as big a success as the nnger
glove now in use throughout the coun-
try.
A benefit game Will be played Sunday
at Seventeenth and ID Streets Southeast
for Earl Collingsworth, the former star
short fielder of the bumpers or the
Capital City League and also crack loot
ball player of the Nig;Iant team.
The Vigilant Baseball Club will hook
up with the Pumping Station team. with
Barton and Luscombe as the battery.
while the Bumpers will have Phil
Buscher and Sid Lodge in the points.
The game will be called at o'clock.