The Washington times., 1915-08-26
Managers Agree That City Title
viii Hinge on Result Of Bat.
de at Park.
MACHINISTs GET BREAKS
Umpire's Error on Ground Rule
Causes Mixup In Final Series
Game Of Tuesday.
By BRYAN MORSE.

BY BRYAN MORSE.
The winner Of today's amateur
baseball bsttle between the Aggies,
Of the Departmental League, and
the Machinists, Of the Potomac
League, will represent Washington
against Richmond on Saturday fol-
owing an agreement between the
rival managers.
A protest lodged by Manager La
Clair, of the Machinists, and pushed
through to successful issue for the
Navy Yard man, robbed the Aggies
ef their win of Wednesday. While
yesterday's battle was won by the
Appies, 5 to z, without protest, the
managers agreed to let today's game
count for the championship, the
winner representing the city on
Saturday. -
Manager La Clair protested yester.
day morning that Umpire Belts had
erred in a decision on Tuesday. wnich
deprived the Machinists Of two runs.
The bases were loaded: one man was was
for a single. scoring two runners. When
Carroll returned the ball to Owen. the
pitcher threw to Cusack. the ball roll.
ing into the crowd. The runner aneao
Belts sent Scifeld and Beard back to
third and second This decision La
Clair maintains robbed him Of two
runs and the game, The grounds rules
Specifically covered the case.
Umpire Belts. in a statement admit
ted the error of Interpretation. Manager
&. Eidsness holds to Belts original decis-
ion. which. he maintains. Umpire
Hugres, as chief. should have overruled
at the time Of La clair's protest on the
Eidsness further maintains that he
was deprived Of two runs on reversed
decision by Field Umpire woodward on
batted ball which struck the first
base.
The board of governors Of the anna
teur' association met on the field dur
ing yesterdays game and came to q
decision with the managers OF the rival
teams.
There was considerable adverse criti-
cism on the field after yesterdays game
game game would be played. and that it
would count for the championship. The
managers have apparently agreed to
the ruling of the board Of governors:
technicalities and has been lucky In
every sense. The other pilot has failed
to get the breaks in any instance.
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Larry Eidsness. manager of the Ag-
gies. comes forward with statement
today in which he maintains that he
had no opportunity to. protest on the
decision made in Tuesdays game on a
ball which hit the first-base bag. and
which was reversed.
President Young. Of the Amateur AS.
sociation, today says that the board OF
governors ordered Tuesdays game
played over. for the reason that Belts
decision was in error and that such
being the case. 1t was fairer to declare
the game void rather than award it to
President Young admits that Manager
Eidsness has ground for protest on the
first base decision, but says that as
two wrongs do not make a right 1t Is
better to have one Tuesday game de.
clared void.
The board Of governors decision fol-
lows:
1t is obvious and is not controverted that
game of Tuesday was played. at least the
hi. was mad. should have been allowed 10
whether the runner who made the hit was
entitled to score not, and the result OF
the game was materially affected by the
not clear whether the batter was entitled to
score or not. Under these circumstances
the board has no alternative but to cancel
the game.
This decision was reached and announced
to the managers Of the respective clubs be-
fore the game Of yesterday was finished and
the result known; and 1t was then mutual
ly and voluntarily agreed between the man
ayers of the two clubs that regardless Of
the result Of the he, game then he being played
instant. al American League Park, be the
nnal and deciding game to determine the
GrhSs;mpion.hip cha; for the District Of columhs
necessity for the winning club to have at
least one days rest before meeting Rich
ROBERT II. YOUNG.
Q. EDWARD BEACH.
AS a matter OF record the year in
OF protests which have reflected any
thing but credit to the game. The
Amateur Association Is made the goat
in that 1t is forced to listen and decide
less one. President Deane, of the Gov
crnment League, has gone on record as
saying that he is in favor of seeing
the games fought out on the grass and
parently behind such a stand
Heavy clouting landed the game OF
Yesterday for the Agsies despite the
hurler, pitched the weirdest OF exhibi-
tions About every crime on the cal
endar is laid at Derrick's door. but ne
got away with It.
The Aggies We're behind until the
final time at bat. when two runs were
hammered across, Red" Cusack turn
ing the trick. Machinists took advan-
taee of Derrick's wildness. generosity
and indulgence In bad baseball. and led
for the greater part of the game. but
failed to produce the punch necessary
to carry through to win.
Today's game will start at 4:3o p. m.
The admission Is 10 cents Red" Nc
Carthy Is down to pitch for the Aggies
with either strait or Fraser behind the
bat. while Hartley will probably work
for the Machinists with either Round
tree or Hines catching.
Frank Gilhooley Is