The Washington times., 1913-09-05
RESIDE WILL TELL
IF BANKERS CAN GO
Decision Rests With American
Security and Trust Man as
to Richmond Trip.
PAST SEASON SUCCESSFUL
President Young Says Amateur
Commission Has Enjoyed a
Great AIl-Around Year.
PAST SEASON SUCCESSFUL
BY BRYAN MORSE.

taken by the Bankers to Richmond on
September 20. rests with Howard Rec
side, of the American Security and
Trust Company, who will give his word
upon his return from his vacation.
After the game with the Richmond
Grays las Saturday there was a re-
port that the Bankers would be un-
able to Ike the trip at such a late
date on account of the fact that sew
eral of the players would be lost to
the team. 1t was understood that the
Bankers would default in meeting Rich
mond and the matter rests with Pres
ident Reeside.
1t is not to be expected that the
Bankers will crawl out of meeting
their obligation and everyone concern
ed seems to be of the oplIion that
as long as the Bankers accepted the
title they will take everything that
goes with it. 1t would appear that
the team is now representing the city
and the obligation to be met is one
which the Bankers as the city cham
pion and representative cannot well af-
ford 70 slip up on.
President Young Is of the opinion
that everything will be all right for
the Bankers trip on September 20. The
latenes OF the date was unavoidable
owing to the fact that the Virginia
CISlS League IiOl pS
obtained on any other earlier Satur-
Gay. For this reason the September
20 date was given over to meeting the
Bankers by the Richmond Grays.
The season of 1913 among the anna
teurs has been the most successful in
the history of amateur baseball games
in the city. according TO the various
officers of the amateur association.
President Robert H. Young. who head
ed the local body this year is enthusias-
tic over the showing made. Secretary
Shurtieff, who handles all the records
of the body, and Treasurer King, who
takes care of the finances. say that the
season is almost unparalleled in the
history OF sport here.
~ believe this year 10 be the best
that the amateur association has ever
enjoyed said the association haed to-
day. There RS been less friction,
fewer protests, business has been run
with greater dispatch. and everything
and every one has combined to enable
us to record a perfect season and bet
ter organization than we have ever had
before.
Reports from all of the league presi-
dents show that the games this year
were run on a fine basis, and were we'll
attended. There appeared to be little or
no chance for a fall down in the
leagues. and the fact that practically
all of the amateur leagues went
through the whole season without blow
ing up shows just where we stood all
season
This year there were eight amateur
leagues in operation. The Capital City,
Central, Federal Marquette, two Sum
day schools, Southeastern, and the Rail-
road Y. M c. A, the last named fall
ing 10 nominate a winner for the post
season series. After the leagues were
closed the teams fought out their bat
ties for the title. which was won by the
Bankers.
Treasurer King IS working on the re-
port to be submitted 10 the association
AT its next meeting. 1t is expected that
the season will be productive of some
funds on the credit side of the ledger
although the expense Of the post-season
series was heavy.
The Brookland league plans several
extensive changes for next season and
TO President Andrew A. OrTnsby is due
a whole lot of credit for the way in
which he has brought the league through
this year. Starting practically unknown
the former Sunday school league official
took matters in charge and gave the
Brockland fans some good baseball dur
ing the year.
IL is understood that plans are already
under way for a strong league in the
Capital City next year. The Bankers
Cornell Company, the old Pepco nine
and others are expected TO complete the
roster OF the league
A great many of the high school play
ers with the amateur teams this past
Eeasca gained "A whole lot Of valuable
experience by playing every week and
should be much better material for the
mines next spring. There was hardly a
league in the city that did not number
several players from one of the five high
school teams this season.