The Washington herald., 1915-08-13
Ball Clubs Can Prove
Players are Eligible
Agriculture and Emmanuel
Possess Evidence to Break
Down La Clair Protests.
ANOTHER LIST GIVEN OUT

Just where Manager Harry La Clair, OF
the Navy Yard Machinists. expects to
get of" with his numerous protests re-
garding the eligibility of certain 1mman-
uel and Agriculture players is not quite
clear. The Navy Yard pilot came forth
the early part of this week with letter
to the amateur association, challenging
the right of Emmanuel to use kidwell,
Dougherty, King. Dries and Mccarthy in
the post-season series. and also asking
the Agriculture management by what
right it would play Downey. Nops. Can't
well, Dodge, Shugrue, Ward, Derrick
and Eidsness.
Secretary Falconer, of the Northwest
Sunday School League. of which circuit
Emmanuel is the pennant winner, lost no
time in showing just where the questioned
players of that team stand. kidwelrs
name was withdrawn from the Church
mems roster. but the remaining four men
have ali participated in six or more games
with the exception of Dries who is a
pitcher, and has taken part in but four
contests. That number. however, is suffi-
Gent to render him eligible for mound
duty in the series.
Agriculture was particularly attacked
by Manager La Clair in his eagle eye"
work. Eight of the Farmers eighteen
members were declared by the Machin-
lists leader to be ineligible. A careful
perusal of the records of the Department
al Leagues games, however. succeeds in
showing Sherlock Harry that in six in
stances he appears to be wrong. Mike"
Cantwell. the southpaw singer, and
probably Jack" Dodge. an utility in
fielder, are the only players concerning
whom the protests bear weight.
Downey and Nops, two Aggie hurlers.
would seem to be o. X. The first named
has appeared in five games. pitching in
two. while Nops has not only played in
a sufficient number of contests to qualify
him for box work. but he performed in
two of them previous to July Is. which
fact valves the three-game rule applied
to pitchers by the amateur association
Two of the games in which Downey's
name appears in the line-ups were for
feited affairs. but the eligibility rule also
states that any action bringing a play
er's name into the lineup shall be re-
garded as participation in the game.
So far as Johnny Shugrue nd base
man, and "Hobey" Derrick, yutfelder
are concerned. there is absolutely no
question. Each player went the entire
route in all the Aggie games actually
played mot including forfeits) in July,
FIVE in number. In the instances OF these
two men the Machlnist investigator
either neglected to follow the Depart
mental League games during the month
OF july or else was lt-SIOSscu ny
"Dr. Watson"
Likewise something queer" must
have been passed to La Clair about Don
Ward and Larry Eidness. Ward played
during practically the entire first series
for the Farmers. He was one of the reg
ular infelders of the team throughout
that period and his name appeared right
along in the published line-ups- Eidsness
pitched and played outfeld in a suftl-
Gent number of games to easily allow
him to perform in the post-season bat
ties
The records covering each of the Ques-
toned Departmental players will be laid
before the amateur association when 1t
meets this evening at o'clock. Further
more they will be certified by the official
score and secretary of the Department.
al League. Then It will be up to La
Clair to disprove the statements. 1t is
hardly likely, however. that the south
east scout can successfully combat the
assertions of the circuit officials Just
one thins more. Why did the Potomac
submarine ease up on his perscope and
overlook the other ten ASgie players?