The Washington times., 1914-08-25
THREATENS
AMATEUR CONTESTS
Commission Unmoyed by Pro-
tests Hurled at 1t and at
Umpires.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

This amateur championship series ia
rearing crisis today as result Of ties
and postponements and unnecessary
criticism hurled at the commission, and
If weather indications at noon today
hold good. Washington will need right
up until Saturday, the date for the first
game with Richmond. to decide q local
champion. Storm warnings were being
shown at u o'clock and they threatened
today's contest between Treasury and
Ninth.
Added to this dragging out Of the
series, some undercurrent OF protest is
being heard in many quarters because
OF an alleged partiality shown Ninth
Street Christian Church. This, however.
is not going TO affect the present series,
nor is it going TO worry the comr,'s,
sion, which is making the best OF a
satuation for which 1t received little
gratitude for handling.
Four days remain for the playing OF
two games, and even the most ADVERSE
weather treatment should permit these
tween now and next Saturday. If to-
days game is not halted by lowering
skies Lefty" Downey will be used by
Trea sury while Eddie Kelley remains
the choice of Ninth.
pire Joe Handiboe for calling off that
Eastern-Ni game yesterday, the ans
will do best by accepting his Judgmeni
as to whether or not the game shouiu
have been played. Some one persoI,
has to have the say in these matters
and the commission knew what IL was
doing when II named its umpires. IL Is
doubtful if the commission questioned
Handiboe's action, for each member OF
that body knows the value OF packiis
up the umpires in this and any othei
baseball situation.
Probably one of the reasons that am
ateur baseball has taken the decl'Iit
which it experienced this season an an
last as well, is because there mas pesi
CRANE from the stands. But this has
ever been the case in baseball, major
minor. and amateur, SO washington
amateur colony suffers with the others
The commission is established Tor tne
purpose of conducting and governing ths
game in the best possible manner 'aho
il the sand lot sport Is to thrive tnt
fans and team managers must pear
with the umpircs and the COMMISSION
Robert Fl. Young has taken Jusl
stand in behalf of the commission III
regards the letter addressed to him py
Joe Hurney. of Union Station; fresi.
dent Young admits the deplorapie
showing of the Brightwood team In the
SECTIONAL series, but calls Hurneys at
tention to the impossibility OF Haklns
any convictions on the kind OF eVioehce
presented.
Acting Manager S. NJ. Falconer' lr.,
of the Rrightwood team, takes the pains
IN yindicate his team for its two Tor
feitures to Ninth in section B. by eN-
nlaininc In a letter to this paper tnat
of sixteen men under contract, two were
Ineligible for post-season use. TWO were
out of town. and one, Manager Iorney'
had to work at night. leaving him but
eleven men.
OF that number. ten reported at the
first game with Station. The next
came. the first with Ninth. dudley and
Mccarthy had to work, and Flood was
out because of an injury, leaving but
eight of the eleven to play. Falconer
claims for. the second game with sta
tion that the two players who had been
away returned, giving them twelve men.
and that during that game Harry statz
was injured in such way as not 10 oe
able to play the next day.
For the second game with Ninth:
Falconers letter explains that Flood
md Statz were still injured. and Dudley
and Mccarthy had to work again. there
b,- leaving him without a full nine. lie
mphatically denies any co-operation
between Rrightwood and Ninth to throw
the section title in the Churchmen 8
path.