The Washington times., 1913-07-01
By BRYAN MORSE.

The failure of teams to turn over the
proceeds of Sundays game to the
league Is ascribed directly today as the
cause of the resignation of w. o. Cor
nelius, president of the Central League.
While no effort has been made to def
nitely fix charges on anyone, II Is
darkly hinted that for personal gain
outside parties had much to do with
staging Sundays contest at the Union
League when Sherwood and G. P. o.
met, and that in an effort to pick up
a bit of change from the contest, the
proceeds were split up instead of being
turned over to the league.
Whether or no the players received
the proceeds is not said. neither is 1t
charged that any of the managers got
their bit from the contest 1t is re-
ported. however, that Cornelius resig-
nation is in the hands of the board of
managers of the Central League, and
IT Is reported also that Cornelius says
he is through because the managers
failed to carry out his instructions to
turn the proceeds of the game to
the league.
The resignation of Cornelius when af-
fairs in the Central League were nicely
arranged and the league was enjoying
its best patronage, and the race was
close enough to please the most fas-
tidious, appears to come as a setback
for the organization, and there are
those who say that matters will be
satisfactorily arranged A meeting OF
the board of managers Of the league
will probably be held In the near future,
at which time II Is expected that the
league difficulty viii be thoroughly
threshed out
The resignation of Arthur Reir as
manager Of the Ninth Street Christian
Church team, of the East Washington
Sunday School League, Is in the hands
of the officials Of the circuit today.
Reir took charge of the team at the
beginning Of the season as the former
presidency Of the circuit and gave up
his managership. A clash Of authority
between the former manager and the
one just resigning is said to be the
cause for the resignation HANDED to the
East Washington Sunday School off,
cials.
II is said that President Love has
had the interests Of the Ninth team at
heart and that being former manager
he has had something TO do with the
present policies of the team although
serving in the capacity of president of
the league. Reir's refusal to comply
with the former Ninth managers re-
quests is said to have caused Reir to
hand in his resignation as manager.
Trinity and St Stephens are to play
in the Marquette League today and
should furnish a rattling good game.
st. Stephens Is at the top of the
league and Trinity is close on its
heels.
The Marines are to take a crack at
the Commerce and Labor team In the
Departmental League in their first
team was turned over to the Marines
who take their first plunge into the
Departmental League scrap today.
Ninth, of the East Washington S. S.
League. has scheduled a double-header
with the Waterford team, of Water
ford, Va. and will take its full strength
over the river TO play the Virginia
team.
Lefty Wooden, who used to twirl in
the Sunday School and Capital City
leagues, is getting away with some
beautiful games in the Federal circuit
Pitching for Fairmont yesterday the
diminutive southpaw allowed Pension
Bureau but two hits and famed nine.
Secretary shurtleff of the amateur
association, says he has had less
trouble from contracts this season than
in any other year and that the players
have done exceptionally well In the mat
ter of sticking to the teams. What
trouble has been caused Is due TO the
negligence of the secretaries OF the
leagues, who have been tardy In reg
istering with the association secretary
the changes in the teams roster.
Several times players have appeared
with teams other than to which they
have signed up at first, and It is noted
that the secretaries of the various
leagues have failed to come across with
the releases, and that PLAYERS have
gone TO the other nine because they
thought their cases had been attended
to by the secretary of the league.