The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-14
Want TWO-TEAM
RULEBACK AGAIN
Amateur Moguls Desire Old
Section Of Code IN
Bylaws.
MANY STRONG TEAMS
Pepeo and American Ice Company TO
Have Clubs in the Field
Next Year.
By g. w. SWAN.


A movement is on foot to have the two-
team rule put back into the playing g.
son rules Of the Amateur As-o.Ja,,..
Presidents Of three leagues are .,-o,-,-.
In favor OF abolishing the one-tssr.
man rule. and to revert back IN H. -.
which allows a player to sign and H.,
son. P'ASns sea-
The men who want the rule back ar,,,
good argument. There are NOT
oIsh sooo pan players in the District
70 give every team a chance l., : -
play with two teams unto JpIy, X T riisn
make him choose one team. the ons 49,
est In the race for the pennant To i
true that the other team will sur,s- b.,
II VIII make the fight for the pennant IN
every league great deal closer" This
is, the view Of one magnate.
A Popular One.
That the move would be a popular one
" tne payers goes without saying. MANY
times last year. a bali tosser worid -,
main Idle an entire week, as his tear,
would be scheduled to play onIv ona
game and that day it would rain.
An amateur ball player wants 10 NAV
All the time. With the old rule in yogTIa
again this would be possible.
But. and here comes a big obstacle
the old rule will not be brought baclr
into the constitution.
There are too many league presidents
VINO VIII object to the old section OF the
Eles peihg put back again They want
a payer limited to one team, and thew
VIII carry the floor if the matter ever
gets to a voting stage.
. A Big Movement.
There is another thing which will in
nuence amateur baseball NEXT ysa- 7,
the plans OF President Young. Treasi,-s-
hinS' and Chief Martin are carried ont
amateur baseball will come under the
oIrect supervision Of the department OF
recreation, and then the league r,resi-
dents will have less to WORT sbo-,t
win this new order the uupfres will
De paid by the department Of recreation
the supplies Will be bought by the sam.
oOoy, and IN fact everything will be
nandled by the department. under orders
from the amateur association.
Z. ,. Martin, chief Of the department
VIII become a member of the governing
Oouy' he VIII have a say in all matters
to amateur baseball, together
With the president and the vice presi-
dents OF the association. and he viii he
on every move 10 be made
after the Presidents Of the leagues haye
..Iet, and talked over the matter.
me new order Of events will not take
any OF the power away from the league
presidents. 1t will only put amateur
baseball on a much stronger basis in the
Oistrlct and this move should be hailed
WITH open arms by every amateur bail
tosser IN Washington. 1t is not known
II II VIII ever become a reality, but II il
known that strong efforts are being made
N It's oehalf by men higher up" and il
such thing is possible, sandlot baseball
IN the District next year will be a part
u the department of recreation. which
< should be.
Several strong teams will again be in
he Held Pepco will have a fast az
sregadon' with Gus Gray again as the
manager, The Power boys expect to
again land the District championship.
and although they will not have Buck
Barton. Dutch Munich & Co, there will
be few of the old-timers left Gus
cray Is not wasting any time but is
working steady TO corral the strongest
amateur ball club in the District
The American Ice Company will have a
Hub in the field next summer Manager
Stewart, of the champion Petworth team,
Viii manage the new organization, and
rom all reports. will have a fairly good
cam in the field Stewart is a hustler.
md he viii get out and sign some Of the
Districts sandlot stars, so the other
managers had better keep an eye on the
Iceman.
The American Security and Trust Com
ANY, amateur champions, will still be
II the field, as will the Ninth Street
christian Church outfit. George Cornell,
manager of the Cornell Tigers. has
pulled his annual quitting stunt. but he
will again be in the nmelight. that Is a
'ure bet Boss Cornell has quit an
lually for the past three seasons. but he
lways manages to get fairly good ball
hub together, somehow.
stanton TO Quit.
Organized baseball will lose a game
port, and a sticker next summer when
danager Stanton, of the Waverly club,
axes his team out OF the Capital City
league to play independent baseball.
danager Stanton will handle an indie
endent club this year, and will arrange
heavy schedule, including many out
( town games, For gameness, there Is
ot manager in town who has anything
n Chief Stanton. and his loss will be
cit In amateur baseball circles. Not one
o step into the imelight. Stanton is
ghter. but a clean fighter, and credit
o the. national game.
The Potomac League. the outlaw organ
-aIlOn WHICH SUCH a SANNGSoAAA Gco
on last summer. will not become mem
er Of the association. Officers Of the
sague stated last night that the circuit
yould continue to play independent ball,
nd that II the association wanted to
lacklist the player, 1t could go ahead.
hat the association VIII bar every man
laying in the Potomac League Is sure
ct. and the fight will be well worth
'atching.
Many of the clubs in the league are
ontrolled by men able to give the ball
layers good positions So, some OF the
Ical league clubs are sure to suffer. as
,e high school and college athletes who
sturn here every summer viii not throw
own a good Job. with a chance TO play
an, for chance to play ball and no
,bN
Amateur baseball next year should
pom, IL the department Of recreation
Lkes n hand. and with a little support
NV this q sure 10 come about.