The Washington times., 1913-05-13
BOARD IS EXPECTED
TO Be KEPT BUSY
reported Violations of Consti-
tuition Will Cause Governors
to Be on the Jump.
NOTE FIRST PosTPoNEMENT
Big Scores chaIked Up by Two
Teams Among the Amateurs
in SandIot Contests.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The latest case to be reported to the
Amateur Association board of governors
Is that OF Elmer Smith, pitcher, who
automatically suspended himself from
amateur baseball by signing two con-
tracts. and begins to show just what
work President Young. Fred Dennet.
and Clark Griffith are going to have be-
fore the season is well along.
Smith, in violating the constitution,
threw himself out of amateur baseball.
as the rules are specific on that account,
and the eagle eye of Secretary Shurtleff.
detecting the double entry, is expected
10 be working throughout the season for
just these sort of slips.
Other players have violated the con-
ssitution by playing with the outlaw
team In the United States League and
also suspended themselves. 1t is ex-
pected that they will come before the
board Of governors for a hearing at the
earliest possible time, in order to get
into the lineup Of the teams.
Smith. according to the duplicate con-
tracts with the association secretary.
signed to play with the Commerce Of
League. and the Government Printing
Office, Of the Central League, in direct
violation Of the constitution.
In the Capital City League yesterday
the game was called on. Deaths in
two families of players scheduled To
neeessitated calling on the contest.
The Bankers and Cornell are putting
up as good fight as they did last
year and followers OF the league say
before the season Is over. The Bank
ers won out in their first engagement
without the help of several Of the
pSyerf who are away WITH in tpS
trip. This was the first postponed
game OF the amateur season.
to appear against the Wriggle A: c.
at sixteenth and Columbia road today,
the game being called at 4 o'clock.
The lineup OF the stars M, follows: c.ni i
base; L. Barry, left field; Less Smith.
shoItstop:g :gP. Devauit, right neld: n
irst base. All teams averaging four
teen years wanting games. address
Manager Vincent Barry. 1921 Irving
street northwest.
The Mohawk team, Of the Eastern
league, desires Sunday games with
teams in or near Washington. and stip-
ulates that challenges will gladly be
received from Congress Heights, Ana
costa, Oxon Hill, Cleveland Club, ana
HyattsviIle.
The Mohawls are represented in the
Eastern League, and are able to accept
SUNDAY engagements only. w. Dunham.
s.s Tenth street northwest. telephoce
NJ 66 Is the manager, who will accept
communications.
William Martineck, manager of the
Tuxedo A. c., desires to correct the
report that Benning defeated his
team recently. Manager Martineck
;nSine. hays .hat being Bshn AFRAID of " Ferguson
curves and speed. Tuxedo claimed
the game at 3 to o.
Car Department hung up the big score
of the season against Station yesterday.
in the Terminal Y NJ. c. A. League
putting q runs across the pan in nve
inninge. Had the game gone the fuli
route a record for the amateurs would
undoubtedly have been chalked up. but
the game was mercifully called aIter
the NTH.
Ninth. the East Washington Sunday
School Circuit had a fat day at the bat
and on the bags. The Ninth team cor
rallied 20 runs on ST. Agnes, hitting like
fiends and galloping around the bases
at will.
The results of yesterdays games fol-
lows:
CAPITAL City League-No game.
Central League-Printers. Z; Twining.
Departmental League-Postoffice. 81
Commerce and Labor, 8.
FEDERAL League-Tangiewood, 6; Pen
sion Bureau 0.
E. washington s. g League-Ninth
Street, 20: st. Agnes, 2.
r r. Y. NJ. c. A. League-Car. q;
Station, ].
Northwest s. g. League-St Paul, s;
Mt. p. c., o.
treasury League-No game.
Southea stern League-No game.
Marquette League-St. Stephens, s;
Medicos, ].