The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

TO JUMP LOCAL
AMATEUR BODY
Circuit to Be Affiliated with
National Amateur Baseball
Association of America.
HAVE REAL CONTROL
Bob Cranston, of G. H. White Com
pany. Local Representative of
Organization in District.
BY JOHN 4. DUGAN.

With the appearance of the Ameri-
can League baseball schedule for 1915
and with the major league teams hik-
ing South for training in less than
three weeks the local sandlOt mag
mates. managers and players are
awaiting anXiOusly for the call OF
PLAY Ball" Some of the leading sup
porters of the amateur game here are
not awaiting for the call 70 TactiOn.
but are already making preparations
for the coming campaign.
Nearly every league or club in the
city have made some kind of prepa-
rations for this season. but it was up
to the Potomac League to lead the
way. The circuit across the river are
well organized and are now one or two
steps ahead of the other leagues.
The Potomac Leaguers have made
no open declarations of Withdrawing
from the local amateur association. but
plans are now under way for the
former outlaws to join the National
Amateur Baseball Association of
meriCa.
Is BiGRest Body.
The National Association is the biggest
body of amateur clubs and leagues IN
the country and have the support and
udNh4lB VI SUN men dS r. - I SAINtl SUN
the general manager Of Golfers Weekly.
of New York, as president; g. c. Townes.
one of the best lawyers in the Middle
West, a. first vice president: J. 5. Smith.
of Chicago, second vice president. and E.
c. Seaton, of Chicago, as secretary-treas-
urer. c. c. TOwnes, of Cleveland; Emil
J. Cohen, Of Chicago. and DR.. f. B.
De Groot. of Chicago. act as legal counsel
for the association, while no other than
A. -, -
United Press Association is the press
representative for the organization.
The cities already affiliated with the
association are: Chicago, Cleveland, st.
Paul, Denver, Louisville. st. Louis, Bal
timore, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, SOlum-
bus. Milwaukee, Omaha. JOhnstOwn.
Pittsburgh, Lowell, Dayton. Gary. Ind;
Philadelphia, Duluth, and New York.
Bob CranstOn. the manager Of the @.
II. White Company, sporting goods store.
in Fourteenth. is the local representative
of the National Association mad it Is
through his efforts that that body will
invade the District.
During the pOst-seaSon series last year
the officials and the manager of the pen
nant winning team in the Potomac
League had a little trouble with the
local amateur association and threats
were made then that the circuit across
the river would withdraw this season.
President in Favor of Move.
President Marbury. OF the Potomac
League, is in favor of joining the
national association. and the appIica-
tion for entrance in the circuit across
the river will be acted upon at the
next meeting of the national body, to
be held in Chicago early next month.
With the Potomac League Hopping
to the national body. il remains to be
seen what action will be taken by the
local commission. BY a league aflili-
ating with n body such as the ma
tional association. the local commits
sion would be ridiCuling Itself by
even attempting TO put the ban on the
local ball tOssers who would play with
clubs across the river, and in joining
the " A B. A. President Marbury
has protected himself and the players
in his league
Last season. when the Eastern Ath-
letic Association arranged to play the
championship club OF Cleveland. the
plans for the contest fell through be-
cause the local club sand local assO-
citation were not affiliated with the
national association \ privilege was
granted the Street Cleaners. the run
ners-up in the Cleveland amateur Sc
ries, to meet the Eastern team, and
the winner across the river went to
the Forest City and waS defeated by
a > to count
In the intercity series OF the nation
al association the Cleveland title hold
ers came through with flying colors
and beat St. Louis, Chicago. and New
York for the championship Of the
United States.