The Washington herald., 1913-03-18
By c. W. SWAN.

The three-man rule will be adopted by
the amateur baseball leagues of the Dis
triCt of Columbia. and at the meeting
scheduled for Friday night the commits
sion will pass out OF existence.
This is the substance of the meeting
Of the commission held last night at
Spalding's. with President Robert II.
Young presiding.
The rules committee reported and that
is all which really happened at the
initial conference of the amateur COM
mission of the present year Quite
few bouquets were handed around the
members of the commission being in
loving mood-rather different from some
of the meetings held last summer.
s Edward Beach. chairman of the
rules committee, presented his report in
such a manner that all the meeting un-
derstood every part OF the new rules at
once. Copies of the constitution were
handed out and little delay was eN-
pcrienced.
The new rules will do away with the
commission: that is. the voting power
of the members of the commission. The
name of the organization will be changed
TO the association. with three men, the
president. first vice president. and second
vice president. acting as the board OF
control
Clark Griffith, manager of the Nation
AIS. has been named as one vice presi-
dent. while it is hoped that Fred Dennet,
who acted 5 vice president last season.
will again be prevailed upon to accept
the office Robert Young will again be
the president and presiding officer.
The Honey Boy cup was accepted bv
the commission. and the amateur cham
mons this year will receive this hand
some trophy. which will stand nearly
three feet high.
When George Evans. the Honey Boy.
was in Washington short time ago. he
made the proposition TO donate a silver
Gun to the championship amateur club.
and last nights action was the first
official move made by the commission.
Evans has given quite few cups awav
in the past four years, and is known
among showmen as the real fan of the
lot
One suggestion made at the meeting
last night will never become a rule
that is, to have the secretaries of the
different leagues become assistants to
Secretary Shurtleff. of the association.
as the commission will be known in the
future.
The reason why this will never become
4 rule is that the secretaries are not
raid by the leagues. in the majority of
the cases. and when they are paid they
are the official scorers. and the boys will
not take the time to do all the work
required Of a secretary who will do his
duty.
Secretary Shurtlcns idea is to have
the secretaries of the leagues send their
contracts, releases, and other official
business to him but once a week, and
while this may be good plan it will
plunge the association into a lot OF
trouble, as the managers will kick at not
having the men registered with the COM
mission in time to play.
This may prove to be a good move.
after a little change is made in the
wording of the rule. as stated last night
The majority of the leagues are ready
for business, but at least two of the cir
cults which were in the field last season
are doomed to a slow death.
The Northern and Columbia Leagues
will not be in the field this year. At
least nothing has been heard from them
TO date, and it looks like they are
through.
The Sunday School League of last sea-
son will more than likely change its
name so as to allow the managers to
get better teams than in the past.
President Love, of the East Washing
ton Sunday School League, stated last
night that six clubs would compose the
circuit this season instead OF four, asl
last year. and that the teams would be
more evenly balanced.
In the Departmental League a good
season is looked for, as President Chance
stated last night that at least six clubs
would take the field at the start of the
season. The same teams which fought for
the pennant last summer are expected to
be in the running again.
President Waters. of the r. r. Y. NJ. c. |
A. circuit, made the statement that a |
four-cluh league would again be con- |
troIled by the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A, and |
that plans are being made for the re-
sumption of play at once. |
In the Marquette League six good. fast |
clubs will be seen, as plans are now
under way to organize this circuit in a |
better manner than last year. i
The managerial weedne-out AK is all
that baseball recruits know about ma