Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-04

Fdllcy League, ROANOKE Rapids
N. C.
| take this occasion to explain
my position in reference to the
applications for membership ir
the Patterson Mills team, pre-.
scented by George Snotherly anc
Eugene Purcell.
Their applications came to me
as residents of this community
for the past year, and upon 9
careful reading of the first rule
| was fully convinced that both
were eligible and so signed their
application in all good faith, and
still claim that they are eligi-
BILE and should be allowed to
play.
In proof of the above | main
tain that George Snotherly is a
resident of this community, mas
much as the State Law of North
Carolina gives 80 days, and he
has only been absent AZ days,
and has returned, bringing his
family with him. Therefore he
is a resident, and if registered
would be entitled to vote in this
town or township election.
In the case of Eugene Purcell,
he left here to attend college and
comes back here from college,
and upon his own statement
would have been here all during
the past year, only that he want
ed to finish his education, hence |
maintain he is eligible and
should be allowed to played ball.
Your Honorable Board Of Gov
ernors see fit to differ with me
and contend in the case Of
Eugene Purcell that he is not
spending the vacation here with .
his parents, laying great stress
on the word, parents
All very we'll and good and
stand corrected.
You also differ with me in re-
gard to George Snotherly in
that you read the first rule to
mean 80 days previous to the
date Of game, and SO voted in our
meeting held outside the Base
Ball park on Saturday, May Goth,
instant.
All very well and good and :
stand corrected.
Therefore, on this same inter- /
probation Of rule / We respect {
fully protest all games played !
by the Rosemary team, in which i
the professional pitcher Barnes, 1
participated, inasmuch as IL has
not maintained his residence ~ :
being present in the community \
for any so days since tic first t,
game played, and moreover, at a
the time that they challenged Il
the eligibility of Snotherly and r,
Purcell they had in uniform, and s
lid play, one pitcher by the name D
of Alley who was not eligible ac
,ordlng to your ruling, because P
lie had been absent from the q
community at least 10 days of the o.
'ast 35 days previous to the G
same. r
We respectfully protest the OF
;ame played, May 10Th, between W
Roanoke Mills and Roanoke Rap DC
ds on the same Interpretation, W
nasmuch as the Roanoke Mills M
cam played a pitcher by the an
anne of Pace who had been alb ie
ent from the community a week or
r III days previous to the game. Eli
nd at the time of his leaving it ha
'as commonly reported and gen =
rally understood that he had m;
1T without intention of return. ct,
Upon this same rule No. l. we lin
ereby respectfully protest and sci
airn the first game played Pat 50,
'rson Mills team by Roanoke pa
apids, inasmueh as they played str
professional transient player p
catcher when they had full I
lowledge of the fact that he in Sn,
nded to leave town during the yot
KIT week. This we contend is init
violation of this rule, which ma
ads; " continuous residence in Pae
e community shall be maintain By
in good faith thereafter" the
Going back to the original was
1856 Meeting, the sense and un- ed j
of that meeting was Mr..
It the men were decidedly in late
'or of amateur base ball to be No
yed by home talent, with the out
a OF developing local players all d
J that the players to be equal is &C