The Washington times., 1915-08-13
Washington Title Holder Likely
to Engage Monumental City
Champions.
A. A. BOARD MEETS TODAY
Protests Of Manager La Clair
Come Up for Consideration
on Eve Of Series.
By BRYAN MORSE.

BY BRYAN MOhSE.
The winner Of Washington's ANA
teur Association championship may
meet the Baltimore champion in q
separate inter-city series If plans
now under way are gone through
with by several members of the as
sociation here. The Baltimore ANA
teur Association recently wrote the
local body asking for admission with
Richmond and Washington in the
big series.
The plea of DR.. Porter, Baltimore's
secretary was SO strong that ANA
teur Association members here have
come around to the idea that it
would be a good idea to engage Bal
time after all, despite the fact that
details of the series with Richmond
are concluded.
Financially. the Washington Associa-
tion is on its beam ends. Baltimore
would be able to stage double Dill
there and the Washington Association
might be able to come out with little
monetary gain. the idea OF staging q
double bill in Baltimore. or at least OF
offering to meet Baltimore there. 10
rapidly gaining favor here.
It has been pointed out that the Balti-
more season ends some time near the
middle Of September. II Washington
wins from Richmond. the engagement
Of tri-city championship series and
would serve the purpose OF putting all
three cities in active competition ZOE
the title. In addition. Baltimore would
be asked to get ready for 1916 by, modify
ing some of its rules to conform with
the standards adopted by Washington
and Richmond.
I2alt a
played Off to determine q city title
holder. AS the Baltimore season VIII
be closed about September 10, or later
the Washinsto ton winner could engage In
a series with considerable profit.
S. Edward Beach. Charles King. and
Harry v. Shurtleff will constitute the
Assvclation today at 17ls G street. at
session to hear the arguments on the
protests of manager Harry Ia Clalr. o.
the Machinists, on players OF the Agsles
team. of the Departmental League. ana
Emmanuel, Of the Northwest Sunday
La Clair has questioned the eligibility
Of Kidwell, Dougherty, King. Dr.es ana
Mccarthy of Emmanuel. In the post
season series. and also asking the Agri.
culture management by what right II
would plav Downey, Nops. Cantweli,
Dodge. Shugrue., Ward. Derrick and
Secretary Falconer. Of the Sunday
School League and Larry Eidsness. OF
the Aggies. say they will have no dli-
ficulty in clearing their players. MD
we'll and Cantwell have been Withdrawn
from the eligibility list. it Is under
stood.
Downey's case may hinge upon two
postponed games PLAYED this week.
ing president of the Departmental
League Manager Eidsness makes no
bones of saying that the sames played
were for the purpose OF making Downey
eligible and that he thinks the league
has O right to have the games run of
In view OF the fact that the season was
cut short week before his case could
be heard.
The big series starts tomorrow with
the Marines meeting the Machinists at
Potomac League Park. The Aggies are
games. The other section a same is
that between Emmanuel and Rosedale,
which will be played on the ltosedale
Fairgrounds. All games are slated to
start at 5:15 p. m. unless the managers
come to an agreement for an earlier
starting time.
Three teams today certify players as
Keller east Washington Sunday
School League)-T. Dewitt Bittenben-
der. S. Rector. Herbert c. Schmidt.
Charles Cake. Robert l.. Flynn. r'ved
-. f1auSIildH, SalNduOT oHVeTl, /. rec
]. Laverine. John S. Bixler. Charles +.
Dodge, G. E. Flynn, William T. Morti-
mer. Edgar A. Pei rkins. William II.
Rohrman. Edward L. Weber.
Beall. Aloysius ONeil. Reid stanton.
Lester L. Charlton. w L. Kehl, Mar
Gus Miller. John P. Noone. james
Roche. Walter A. Cornell. Frank J.
salb. Herbert Claude. John J. Fitzger-
o1I rirlxla
Southern Railway General Office
Anderson. G. c. Bachelor. A G.
J. Nolan, E. G. Purdy, r.. c. Thornett.
T. Thompson. f. J. Bell. T. L. Degnan.
L. r. Knott J. w. Marceron, w. r.
Mcbride, w. T. Platz. d. McC. RAM
sey. F. Thompson, Brent Young.
Empire A. c. will go to Laurel. Md.
Saturday to meet the nine OF that place,
and on Sunday will pay the Engineers
at Washington Barracks at l:So o'clock.
Empire claims 1t has as good rec
ord as any Independent team in the
District having played nearly all OF
the strongest clubs In this vicinity and
won fourteen and lost five.
Teams wishing games in September
address Frank r. Heise. manager, Sll
F street northeast.
the Drhlery ana MachlnlSts, or the
Potomac League. will play a game of
ball this afternoon on the league grounds
at $50 p. m. This game Is to get the
Machinists in shape for the intersec-
tional games. which begin tomorrow.
Grisom's all-star aggregation again
will try conclusions with the Keller
team. the winners in the East Wash
tngton Sunday School League, this af-
ternoon He will have a stronger line
up in the field than on Wednesday.
having secured the services of Gill
Cassidy for third base and Stevens to
play first. Behind the bat he will have
I.oveless, and either Blundon or Banton
will do the hurting for the All-Stars
Umpire Heath will be in charge of the
game, and will start play at 5:l5 p. m.