The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-25
First M. p. Protests
and May Quit League
Believe Rulings Made by Umpire in East Washington
Circuit to Be Unfair and Will Insist Upon
Change of Arbitrators
BY c. w. SWAN.

manager Buzz, OF the FIRST M =. team
Of the East Washington Sunday School
League. has protested the game lost to
Ninth yesterday, when small boy in the
crowd ran into the stands with a batted
ball. allowing the runner to get a hom.
run. This run gave Ninth the game.
to 3
Manager Butt will demand that Umpire
Jaeschke be released at once or First
M. P. will quit the league. Another pro-
test which will have to pe decided is one
in which Ninth player was put out of
the game, the contest awarded TO the on
posing team when it was found that
Ninth had only eight players left, and
then five minutes We're granted Ninth
TO get another player in uniform and the
game proceeded. Umpire Jaeschke re-
versing his decision.
Unless these decisions are made in ac-
cordance with the views of Manager Butt
ana another manager of a club in the
East Washington League, this circuit will
lose two of its strongest teams
Inc main point in the protest is that
Umpire Jaeschke is showing Partially TO
Ninth. 1t is true that several decisions
Yesterday We're given to Ninth. when il
looked as If they were wrong, but on
the whole, with the exception of the
huke home run, Jaeschke did not umpire
bad game
Several other matters will be taken I'D
at the next meeting of the league, and
at the present time it looks as if the
East Washington League will be COM
posed of four clubs in the future
The case of First NJ. P. protesting
against Umpire Jaeschke brings to mind
the protest made by Manager Love- of
the Ninth team. two years ago. on UNI
pire Hughes. Manager Love refused to
in he Lao lny,r
Umpired the games. and the Ninth club
did not finish out the season.
History may repeat in this case
1t begins to look as If the R. r. Y.
NJ c. A. League is ready to drop out
of the game. Neither team showed I'D
Yesterday, and unless a game is played
today Or tomorrow the amateur associa-
ton may ask the league officials the
reason why. Somebody is keeping the
league in hot water.
Southland did not care to play off a
postponed game yesterday in the Capital |
City League, and no game was staged i
Yesterdays contest in the East WASH |
tnston circuit was witnessed by a huge |
crowd, one which completely encircled
he field. That the needless battles, bo-h |
"ordy and scrappy. did not please the
When Umpire Jaeschke allowed Bell to
circle the bases after small boy made
away with the ball. one rooter ran up
to the First NJ. P. bench and wanted TO
start a signed list of fans protesting on
he decision. The main point made by
he rooter was that the ball was not only
aI'ried away by a small boy but was VI
also a foul hit. Several spectators stand
ng on the third base line remarked after
he game that the ball went by third
FOOT outside. Manager Butt refused TO
solicit list of names.
One practice in amateur baseball which
will have to be eliminated before the
game is absolutely clean is that of 1
president Of a league acting as the man.
ager Of the club.
In the East Washington League, c. c.
Love is president. Last year, and. in
fact. for the past few seasons. he has i
oeen manager of the Ninth Street Chris
tian Church aggregation. Yesterday. on |
The Ninth bench. he appeared to be d. |
-ecting the play.
Unless this practice is abolished ANA
teur baseball will soon be a thing of the
past. Other managers will not tolerate !
1t; they will not put their teams on the
field, knowing that the manager of
team also is the esident of the league. :
!. l. love dlN dN mas dCleQ ldlEly III
regard to matters in the East Washing b
ton League. He never has done anything I
tending to show that he has more than b
interest in the Ninth team, but p
a man who has managed a team for two :
Dr. three years is sure to have a soft ;
spot in his heart for that club and in a
pinch would favor it, although not know
ngly.
J. H. Travers was president of the Fed I
eral League until recently. Mr.. Travers +
:, und that il would be to the best in +
erests of all concerned to elect another r
president, so lost no time making the sug-
yestion. He found that the players of n
he other teams were saying that he
avored his own club, when such was
rot the case The ball players talked G
md said unpleasant things, with the re-
ult that the Federal League lost an
arnest and proficient officer.
1t would not be surprising to see Chick n
Davis roll into town within a few days "
I is reported that Chick was sold to
Tub in the Coast League several days
60 but refused to report Davis is more
han likely on his way home. He hit y,
veil felded in clever style, and played /,
all with the best third basemen in the Jo
Interstate League. K
Manager Brooks. of the Pension Bu- N
eau team. of the Federal League. would N
Ike to have the following players report
o him at the field today: Junghas. ODon-
ell, Clark Oberlin, Rose, Dudley, Will r.