The Washington times., 1915-08-05
"Shorty" Hughes Is First to
Send In Bid to Handle Big
Amateur Contests.
TEAMS TO BE RATED TODAY
Final Dope Expected From As.
sociation Committee-0ther
SandIot Gossip.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

BY BRYAN MORSE.
The umpires in the amateur
leagues appear to be bashful in
coming forward to get theirs from
the post season series about to
start, as but one application for a
job has been received by the ANA
teur, Association. The opening date
for the series has been selected and
oil o fthe various umpires have been
unusually backward in making their
applications for the games.
"Shorty" Hughes, who ably handled
the Departmental Leagues sched-
uled games and is now assisting in
the final series in the Government
. League is the only ump who has put
In his bid for some Of the big games
to come along Saturday week.
Billy Belts, "Pop" Kerper, Fred
Jaescke, George Long, Dick Wood
ward, Harry Shurtleff, Hack" Fan
shaw and w. w. Tenney are some
of the loca indicator handlers who
can be counted as being in line for
work during the big week.
Just why the arbiters have failed to
put in their applications 10 a mystery.
They are usually on the Job long before
this. President Young and the COM
mittee Of the Amateur Association.
which hapdles such details expected to
get together yesterday. There was .
hitch In the proceedings and It 10 ex-
pected that they will convene for q
protracted session.
An informal requst. made at the re-
IN secton viii eroSssy sd Ss oss
ersl Oftice. Of the Terminal Railroad
nothing definite has been % done by the the
sSas sss 4:
west Sunday School and Rosedale
Section 3 will find the Departmental,
Railroad 7. n. e. A.. IN line for the the
title. The fact that the Government and
Departmental Leagues have no playing
grounds. other than the White Lot. 10
esSIns ,sSeS. to sss:e quite shift In the
The grounds available are at Potomac
League Park the grounds Of the Rail-
road Y; N: c. A., the two Sunday
ground. The Government and Depart
mental Leagues probably will play on
the Railroad Y. M. c. A. diamond when
they are the home clubs in the series.
It has come to light that American
League Park will not be available Tor
August IA and 81. at which time It was
expected to play double bills. Clark
made for the big park. and that the
amateurs will be forced to seek other
grounds.
Mike Cantweli; the Aggies, star pitch
er. probably will be out OF the series
for the Departmental League winners.
The dope has 1t that Cantwell is max
inE an excursion down to Cambridge,
Md;. for a session on the mound. and
will be unable to get back for the games
In which the Aggies participate.
At the conclusion OF the Depart
mental series. in which the Aggics
ness. Of Aggies. discovered that Can't
we'll would have to have a special
ruling made by. the league before he
would be eligible to take part in tho
eignned In time. but failed to take part
chiefly to the fact that the ie; league que
cut down the playing schedule.
apus action 'e on nfSSsSsss sSs sa.s sesns ssrs
that Cantwcll is to be off for a while
and may he in the games to start Au-
gust u. Cantwell has been effective
in the Potomac League Manager Le
Claire. Of the Machinists. will prob
ably be pleased enough that there are
prospects Of Cantwelrs absence.
And now the Marines are ahead.
After an overwhelming defeat the
feated Bureau by to !. olcott. of
Marines. pitching a peculiar contest.
rcau nine. Lefty nowney getting
both.
oicott walked no less than ten bat
ters and famed the same number.
On two occasions Downey was
walked in order to get Flannery. who
was famed. The Marines have now
won two battles and lost one In the
series; one being tied tied a. an mater ter
OF their last six games.
Reformation threw a surprise into the
Keller team. Of the East Washington
2-to-1 battle. Reformation now has a
chance to win out In this series. pro-
vided St. Agnes comes through In It's
II Keller wins the second series no
final series will be staged. The race Is
as close as could be expected. with
Reformation and St. Agnes crowding
Keller Tor the post
Emmanuel and Whitney are slated to
meet in the Northwest Sunday School
League today. and a banner crowd is
expected. Whitney handed the I'm
manuel team a l-to-0 defeat, and as
Thompson was disposed of. can be ex-
pected to make a strong bid today.
Presidents Of the various leagues have
been instructed to send In a certified list
Of the players of the league winners
In addition. their entrance fee for the
post-season series games is expected
at an early date.