The Washington herald., 1915-08-11
READY To ANSWER
PROTESTED men
Secretary Falconer, Of North
west League, and Manager
E.idsness Can Show.
ROSEDALE ROSTER NAMED

Secretary Falconer, Of the Northwest
Sunday School League. stands ready to
contradict the question of the eligibility
of players with the Emmanuel Club. who
have been questioned by Manager La
Clair, of the Navy Yard Machinists, of
the Potomac League. Eight men of the
Agriculture club, of the Departmental
League, and six of the players of the
Emmanuel team, of the Churchman'S cir
| cult, have been questioned by the PEN
nant winners in the league across the
river.
Secretary Falconer can prove that these
players in question have participated In
six or more games. In the case of r. W.
Earle. who is listed on the Emmanuel
rosters with Secretary Shurtleff, of the
association. some one has pulled a bone.
as the champion Churchmen have not had
a player by this name in their lineup all
season. 1t is believed that the name
should have been Earle w. Royer, who
did most of the catching for the Imman-
uel club all season. and who is not reg
istered with Secretary Shurtleff-
Larry Eideness, manager of the
Farmers, claims he. can obtain state
ments from the officials of the De-
partmental League, whereby the play
ers in question will be proven eligi-
BILE and since the clerks circuit still
have two games 10 play ii appears as
If the protest from the MachinistS will
not bear much weight.
Many of the managers of the local
clubs under the association do not
understand the rule governing the
eligibility of players in the post sea-
son series. Any player or players
who have participated in a game or
games before July Is are considered
eligible to play in the championship
series. This clause in the following
rule is expected to keep down the
many protests which will follow the
way shown by the Machinists.
Rule eleven of the post-season play
ing rules:
ANY player whose name at the date
of the closing Of his league season ap-
pears on the eligible list of a team that
has won a league championship under
this agreement is thereby automatically
named as a player in the post-season
series, subject to these conditions: He
must have participated in at least five
scheduled games. or in case of a player
qualifying as a pitcher in at least three
scheduled legal games. 1t is further pro-
vided that a player who qualities by par
ticipating in less than five scheduled
legal games may play no position other
than that of pitcher, excepting to act as
son series; and that no game shall count
in the specified three in qualifying, unless
he shall have pitched four complete in
nings in that game. In a case in which
a player has participated in a game
prior to July Is this three-game rule is
waived. But to qualify to play positions
other than that of pitcher on a team in
the post-season series, participation in
five games shall be necessary, regardless |
of the date on which a player may have
Joined his club. Under the five-game |
rule, any action which legally brings a |
mans name into the box score is re-
garded as participation in the game of
ball
The Rosedale club of the Rosedale |
League won the final game in that cir
cult yesterday. and Manager Joe jung
jams, of the title holders, names the fol-
lowing players as eligible for the series:
Beall, Cornell. Stanton, O'Niel.
and Salb; catchers. Connors and FitZ-
gerald; infielders, Miller, Claude, Roche,
kirkland and Moran; outfielders, Charl-
ton, Noone. and Kehl.