The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-15
Two Sections to Play
in POSt-SedSOn Series
In Meeting Held Last Night Amateur Association Sets
Date for Opening of City Championship Games
Amateur Day" Is Declared Off
BY c. w. SWAN.


The post season series games will start
not later than August Is, with a possi-
pility of them beginning a day sooner.
ms was the most important matter
transacted at the meeting OF the ANA
teur Association at Spalding's last night.
With eight leagues represented in the
series, but two sections Will be running
inns season, the winning teams IN eacn
section to meet in either a three or five
game series to decide the amateur cham
pionship Of the District.
II Is planned to CLASSIFY the leagues
by drawing this season. and not by class
ing them according to the strength of
TIE winning teams or leagues. TnIs Will
put the placing OF the teams IN the dit-
ferent sections up to luck.
Another plan offered was to divide the
teams according to sections, with the
teams in the East playing in Section A.
This will be decided at the next meet
ing Of the association. which will be
held within the next ten days.
Amateur Day" has been officially
dropped by the Amateur Association. Last
night Secretary Shurtler reported that he
had received nine letters in answer TO
some fifty sent out Seven managers
stated that their teams would turn OUT
while one said no, and the other was
on the fence.
President Robert H Young acting as
spokesman for the committee. presented
the report, which advocated the associa-
ton calling off all plans for the parade
and demonstration. This was ordered
placed in the minutes OF the meeting
and telegram sent to Manager Griffith
at once, thanking him for his kind offer.
but declining the same. as the assosia-
ton did not care to undertake the prof.
ect unless the amateurs would support it
enthusiastically.
The Potomac League battle came up.
but nothing was done. While ii is true
that the Potomac League has one team
which comes from OXon Hill. Md, the
other five clubs are in the District, and
the games are played in the District.
Had the association wanted to the
league could have been invited to come
in under organized baseball, but this
was not desired at this late date. So the
Potomac League will not be troubled this
year, but unless il comes within the
fold next season il will be placed on the
blacklist. its players not allowed to play
under the association rules. and the as
ISOLATION players who play in the Po-
tomac League suspended.
check for SO was ordered sent to
the Walter Johnson cup fund as a dona-
ton from the Amateur Association of the
District of Columbia.
Three ball players, formerly of the G.
+. o. club. of the Central League, are
liable to get into trouble. Kelley, John
son. and Dean are the lads in question.
These players We're released by G. p. o.
last week. but the Y. NJ. II. A. club re-
fused to waive on them. Kelley has since
signed with the Cornell Tigers. Unless
the boys are released today. and sign
with another team before midnight they
will not be allowed TO play the remainder
OF the season, as this is the last day
allowed players to sign up.
O'Brien broke into the Capital City
League yesterday with the Hyattsville
aggregation by getting four hits out of
five times up, including two swats over the
fence for doubles. Hyattsville won its
initial start. beating Waverley, to 4.
'Brien appears to be some hitter.
Owing to an error in the schedule print
ed yesterday morning, Pension Bureau
failed to show up in the Federal League
yesterday. and forfeited TO Tanglewood.
1t is understood that the Tanglewood team
will not take the game by forfeit but
will give the Pension Bureau club a run
for the game.
Bill Handiboe is giving entire satisfac-
tion as the indicator handler in the
Capital City League. Bill was, or rather
is a pretty good ball player and he
has proven that he can work behind the
catcher with the big protector and indi-
Gator just as well. His work has been
one of the features of the games in this
league for the past few weeks.
President R. S. Jones, of the Federal
Ill Alx,N
circuit for tonight at SIS Varnum Street
Northwest. Managers Of the teams are
requested to be on hand promptly at s
o'clock as business of Importance is
slated to come up.
Medals for the swimming race and the
Canoe Club regatta are on exhibition in
Spalding's window. These medals are
works of art, and are the envy of the
local water experts.