Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-10
CERTAIN TO HAVE
AN AMATEUR DAY
Twenty-Five Teams Pledge
Themselves to Try for One
of Griffith's Prizes.
YALE HAS HAD GREAT
YEAR IN BASE BALL
Dark Blue Nine Records Some
Remarkable Achievements
This Season.
BY n. C. BYRD.


teur day will be held again this season.
ANY doubt that it might not take place
was dispelled last night at the meet
ing of the body in control of amateur
base ball when twenty-five teams
pledged themselves to turn out and
Clark Griffith offered the same amount
of money in prizes that was given last
summer
1t is sure that greater number OF
teams will turn out for the event this
season than last. 1t was new thing
in 1912 and the value of the affair as
boost to amateur ball was not real
lied. This season it is and the several
clubs will be certain to take part in
the parade. The desire to win one of
the prizes will be much of an incen-
tive: il will be an effort to uplift the
sport as it is run here. and, besides.
il is not often that the players are
given the opportunity to watch game
at the park without cost to themselves.
No definite date has as yet been set
for the parade. but 1T is probable tnal
it will be held some time in July.
Manager Griffith, in making short
address before the amateur committee,
stated that he was ready at all times
TO do anything that was within MS
power to advance the interests of anna
teur ball.
The game lost by Cornell YESTERDAY
TO the Southland team is evidence that
the race in the Capital City League is
Inquired With the American Security
and Trust Company nine and cornell
fighting on basis where either is
likely to win. and Southland coming IN
in awhile, 1t is likely that there will
be an interesting struggle for the
championship of the circuit. 1t appears
that the Bankers and Cornell are both
somewhat stronger than southland, al
though that club is likely to come across
with a victory over either, as has been
recently shown.
Larger erowds are attending the
games in the Northwestern Sunday
School League than are TO be seen at
any of the other contests. Although
the games are taking place between
teams composed of younger boys, the
spectators are taking great interest
In the contests. and are giving them
their hearty support.
At the meeting of the amateur com
mittee last night several more or less
important matters were brought up
and decided. Two decisions as to the
eligibility of players We're made, and
the question of which club one man
belonged to was settled. The method
of making the decision seemed a vast
Improvement over that~of last year. A
lot Of the wrangling and unseemly dis
cussion that characterized debates over
such matters last season was done
aWay with, and the meeting was gen
orally conducted with more dignity
and adherence to strict lines OF pro-
cedure.
For. the first time in fifteen years Yale
has won two successive games from
nav RI limo fxr-ni x-a
innings to accomplish the second victory
Of the year yesterday. but 1t came out
ahead in one OF the greatest college
games ever played. The first game be-
tween the two schools was played May
Il. Both contests have been pitchers
battles. .
This has been the greatest year that
Yale has had in base ball in mighty
long while. Its team has estaolshed
wonderful record-one that is not likely
to he nproached soon. Besides taking
two successive games from Princeton, II
has won seventeen straight contests our
ing the previous part of the season. II
has lost only two or three games to col
lege teams and has set a mark OF which
it's followers may justly feel proud. Espe.
cially is this true when 1t Is consinered
that for several years rare mas tIaiieu
along i'm base ball with rather mediocre
performances to it's credit. Base ball at
Yale has not had the success that the
teams in foot ball have had, and the re-
narkable accomplishments of this season
come as a greater balm than they would
10 the adherents of AN institution that
had achieved. comparatively speaking.
more than the Dark Blue in recent years.
The following games are to be played IN
the amateurs circuits this afternoon:
Capital City League. North Capltol ana
r. streets north West-WaSerly VS.. Bank
erS.
Central League. 1st and NJ streets
northeast-Northern VS.. Twining.
Departmental League, White Lot-Ag-
gies VS.. Interior.
East Washington League. 18th and d
streets portheast-Reform VS.. st. Agnes
Federal League. Grant circle and Up
shur streetS-PetWorth ". TakoIna.