The Washington herald., 1913-08-21
BANKERS TOPLAY
NIN1HNEXT week
Intersection Series viii Be
Staged at National
Park.
TRINITY GETS PROTEST
To Meet PetwortA On Marquette
League Field Saturday
Afternsou.
Ky c. w. SWAN.

dent Robert II. Young, OF the Amateur
Association.
Monday win be played on Tuesday. and
the contests will be run of as quickly as
possible. The games will be played on
the dates scheduled. or the following day
II rain interferes.
Shorty Huughes and Joe Handiboe have
been appointed to handle the indicator in
this series.
A communication from Robert II.
Young, President OF the Amateur Asso-
citation. regarding the protested game by
Trinity. follows:
The protest OF the Trinity club against
the forfeited game of August IS to the
Petworth club has been given careful
Investigation and consideration. The
facts appear as follows:
This game was originally scheduled to
be played on the Marquette field. APP
proximately a week previous to its da,s
the Trinity club notified the president of
the board of governors that arrange
ments had been made 10 use Georgetown
field. and requested that 1t be trans
ferred to those grounds. Instructions
were accordingly issued to the Petworth
club. the umpire, and notice given to the
press OF the change.
No further information was received by
the officials of the amateur association
in the matter. but the morning papers Of
August IS contained notice that the game
had been retransferred to the Marquette
field, but no authority for such informa-
ton seemed to be available. In conse-
quence OF these conditions the board was
obliged TO adhere TO its original notice OF
change, and notific@ inquirers. which in
cluded the manager of the Petworth club
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played at Georgetown Held so far as they
were informed.
The Petworth club and the umpire pro-
ceeded to the Georgetown field. where
they Were met by the president OF the
board of governors, who informed Mana
ger Stewart, OF the Petworth club. that
he still had no notice OF change, and
that he could do as he pleased regarding
going TO Marquette field or not 1t also
appears that some of the players OF the
Petworth club. accepting the newspaper
notice, did proceed to the Marquette
field. Up to this time there were surface
indications of a possibility OF bad faith
on the part OF some one in causing this
confusion. and 1t was therefore difficult
TO determine what course should be prop
erly pursued. II developed, however.
that after the Trinity club was granted
permission to use the Georgetown field
such permission was revoked, but the
Trinity club failed to notify the officers
OF the amateur association, SO that Off
cial notice could be given to the other
club and the umpire OF the change. and
there is no ground whatever. in the light
of subsequent facts as developed, for
any suspicion whatever of unfairness in
the transfer. These facts and circum-
stances have been carefully considered
by the vice president OF the commission,
who was not an active participant IN the
proceedings. and he is OF the opinion
that while the game might be techni-
cally claimed by the Petworth club under
the forfeiture of the umpire. as that club
fully complied with its official instruc-
tons and because the confusion which
occurred was due to the mistake of the
Trinity club. yet it appears beyond ques-
ton that the mistake which was made
was purely unintentional and without any
element OF unfairness. 1t Is not deemed
proper for the best interests of amateur
craftsmanship that advantage should be
taken of such misadventure. It is
therefore deemed best this game be
played OF on the Marquette field on Sat-
urday. the I'D instant, at o'clock. In
this conclusion the president of the board
fully concurs. koBEhT II. 1ooNS'
FRED BENNETT.
Owing to the booking Of the Filipino
team at Vigilant Park Saturday and
Sunday, the entire Vigilant club could
not be sent to Woodstock. Va, to play
in the series which started yesterday for
the independent title. Hip" Dugan, who
is in charge of the club, selected a few
other stars of the local sand lots, and
the Vigilants came through with n-to-I
win yesterday. due to the mastery huri-
ing and hitting OF Forest Thompson.
Thompson. when right. is one OF the
best pitchers in this section of the coun-
try, and that he only allowed the Wood
stock club seven hits and famed thirteen
speaks well for his ability. This Wood
stock team is not a club of bushers by
any means, and that the Vigilants won
the first game, knocking Marston out Of
the box and winning hands down, shows
that the local boys are playing real base
ball.
This afternoon, in Woodstock, Kelly.
the First NJ. p. and Cornell star. Is
booked to oppose Travennor, the lad who
pitched the Roanoke College team INTO
the limelight. Trsvennor was hit rather
hard yesterday. but today the local club
will have to hustle to win.
President Young. of the Amateur Asso-
citation, announced last night that the
protest of the Interior club against the
game lost to Petworth-3 to 2-has not
been allowed. The game will stand as
played. s..
This Sherwood club, which plays today
n Section B of the series, has not got
ZEN tho breaks in the series. With but
me real hurler, Dusty Rhodes, Billy
Loves club has played good ball. With
some of the best base runners IN the
District and several good hitters. the
Sherwood aggregation has played in
.ough luck.
Give this club air-tight pitching for nine
innings, and the Rosedale lads will make
my team in the District hustle to get