The Washington times., 1913-02-25
YOUNG POSTPONES
AMATEUR MEETING
Commission President Thinks 1t
UnWise to Hold Session Be-
fore the Inauguration.
WILL CONVENE MARCH 10
Commercial Interests Expect to
Revive Talk of Strong Circuit
and Band Together.
WILL CONVENE MARCH 10
By BRYAN MORSE.

By BRYAN MORSE.
Those who framed the constitution or
the amateur baseball commission failed
signaIly to take into account the fact
that Inauguration. with its attendant ac-
tivities, would play an important part
once every four years with the baseball
situation here The constitution states
that the annual meeting Of the commits
sion shall be held before the first OF
March.
President Robert III. Young. of the
amateur commission, says that there
isn't the slightest chance of holding
session before Inauguration and that
the followers of the sand lot game here
have too much of interest at present
to think of amateur baseball yet awhile.
"Just at this time" says President
Young, there Is too much going on In
town to think of amateur baseball and
besides this there are several important
matters which must be threshed out
by the rules committee before they can
make a report
I'VE all think it wise to hold the an
nual meeting after the Inauguration
when everything is quieted down and
the fans will have begun to think more
seriously of baseball. Just at this time
it would be worse than folly to at
tempt to hold meeting"
Meet In Two Weeks.
While the date of the annual meeting
has not been selected. it is expected
that President Young will call the anna
tsur baseball solons together on March
10, at which time the election of officers
will be held.
There is little doing among the ANA
teur leagues now in regard to organiza-
ton, but the next two weeks are eX-
L.. .r,1~
lrfse the leagues to come under the
commission this year, so that the various
league presidents will have full power
to voice their sentiments at the annual
meeting.
There 10 at present no demand for the
annual meeting, as the fans are not in
the frame Of mind, and the awakening
spark OF baseball fever is not ready to
k1ndle.
President Young is of the opinion that
the amateur baseball fans will be
ready in about two weeks. As yet
there have been no inquiries about the
meeting and the fans have shown little
or no interest owing TO the fact that
ineueuration taking every thought
and activity.
Rules oBdy Reports.
As soon as the rules committee is
ready with the report on the suggestion
TO advance to the commission on the ad-
Visibility CT taking the power out of the
hands Of the commission as whole,
and tuI ming 1t over to an arbitration
board of three members, the meeting
viii be ready to start real business.
President Young maintains that the
idea advanced by the rules committee
is good one. 1t may be, however,
that the amateurs will want to con-
tinue under the old regime for at least
another year. In this event no changes
in the C0nQftfnfinn ,lill he
At the present time the rules COM
mittee Is out and the deta ills of the
proposed changes have yet to be whip
ped into shape for the presentation the
middle OF the month. Details win take
concrete form in the report, and Man.
ager Griffith's proposal of 4 three-man
form Of committee will probably be Sc
lected.
One s. S. League.
Reports from the Sunday school cir
cults intimate that there may be a rad
ical change in policy this year. For
several years past the teams have been
recruited from the Sunday schools, at.
tendance being required. 1t would
seem that the schools themselves had
been failing to give proper support, for
President Cornelius Is reported as say.
ing that the barriers will be let down
and the teams will be allowed to re.
cruit from whatever source they like.
1t is thus intended to give the Sunday
School League teams greater strength
in allowing them TO sign up player.
from any part of the city. No definite
announcement of the fact has beer
made, but 1t is thought that there vii
be but one Sunday School League IL
operation.
A six-clubr circuit from the former
church and Sunday school leagues vii
be formed In all likelihood. and there
are those who say that the banding
together Of the church and Sunday
school interests will mean that othel
allied interests will form leagues.
May Form New Circuit
mer it was announced that several
commercial houses would form league
Al that time Pepco, winner of the city
championship; Cornell Company, Ameri
can Security and Trust Company, thu
Gas Company. and the II. p. Andrew.
Paper Company were talking of getting
into a circuit
IT was pointed out that these team.
spread through the various leagues ha,
had an easy time of 1t during the sea
son, and by virtue of having won 81
easily has discouraged other teams II
the league. 1t was also advanced thai
the commercial houses were able to ge
teams together more easily than othe
clubs and associations. and that fas
league could be formed with thes
teams competing.
A revival of interest in baseball abou
the middle of next month VIII brinf
the amateurs UP standing, and at ina
time il is confidently expected tina
things will be booming among the sand
lotters in the city.