The Washington times., 1915-06-29
AMATEURS ASSUME
NAMES IN DODG|NC
Official Investigation May Fol-
low Reports Coming to
Headquarters Today.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

BY BRYAN MORSE.
Reports of amateur baseball play
ers assuming names and taking part
in three leagues, reaching the head
quarters of the amateur association
today are expected to bring out in
vestigation shortly, and promise is
made that players will be barred
from baseball If discovered violating
the association rules.
The association rules state specifi-
cally that players shall be members
of not more than two teams in diff
ferent league. A player, recently
suspended for having signed three
contracts, explains that several of
the amateurs are taking part in
games in three leagues, and that it
is not an uncommon thing.
There are many players who are
members of two teams in different
leagues among the amateurs and also
belong to amateur teams not under the
Jurisdiction Of the amateur association.
President Young explained at the start
Of the season that there was no clash
of authority over the independents and
the teams belonging to the association
and that no trouble would be expected.
Amateur association officers say they
will push violations Of the association
rules to the limit and players can ex-
pect some sleuthing in the near future.
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Manager Don Ward, Of the Aggies,
of the Departmental League. assumes
all responsibility for holding Lem
Owens out of the recent Bureau-Navy
game. Ward Is also member of the
Navy team, but is out for the title In
the Departmental circuit with the Ag-
ricultural nine.
Ward says he kept Owens ready for
the Aggies-Treasury game on the date
in question and that owens has always
given the Aggies first call. Manager
Herman, of Navy, charged that Owens
was Influenced to stay off the Navy
team and that in consequence his team
was disrupted.
Owens pitched for the Aggies yester-
day an got away with a 6 to Q over
the Printers. Owens pitched Sunday
and came back nicely yesterday handiiy
taking the battle. tanning ten and
allowing but five hits.
1t would seem that Manager Herman s
Navy team was shot to pieces since
the recent trouble. Library, tail enders
in the Government League, defeated
NAVY by to 4. winning its first game
of the season. O'Brien held the Navy
to four hits pitched creditable base
ball and received fine support.
July Is Is the deadline for amateur
association league managers at which
time they must cease signing players.
The season will be about half done In
two weeks and the various mines Will
get down to business for the race for
the titles.
There will be no games today in
either the morning or afternoon leagues
of the Terminal Railroad Y. M. c. A.
circuits. Yesterday the players had
their batting eyes trimmed and in the
fall out Of the Car Department nine
Eighteen hits were made by the win
ners for a total OF twenty-six bases.
Myers. of Baggage, set seasons rec
ord in hitting when he got six satetles
in the same number of trips to the
plate. In the afternoon battle General
Office defeated Station by 10 to 8.
Jerry Nops. pitching for Advent in
the East Washington Sunday School cir
cult came through with IL to VIC
tory. Nops allowed Reformation four
scattered hits and struck out ten bat
ters. O'Donnell drove out homer and
got another hit for the winners In his
two times at the bat.
There ought to be a good game today
in the Potomac League when the st.
Teresa team tackles Congress Heights.
st. Teresa was shut out In its last game,
failing to get good pitching from Car
rico.
Marines probably will play the Library
today, as the Marines-Bureau game was
played last week. Today the Printers
so off on their annual excursion, and
members of the Bureau team are eX-
pecting to go with them.
"Doggie" Doleman. catching and play
ing left field for the Emmanuel team,
seems to be the batting strength of the
team. Doleman helped his team along
with three hits out of four trips to the
pCn John Eiseman, the second sacker
OF the Central team. who plays second
for Technical High School. got into the
liEelight with a homer yesterday. Else
man got two hits out OF four trips to
the plate. Cox failed to stop the I'M
manuel team.
Wood, OF the Mines team, In the Home
Club League. drove out four hits in
four times up yesterday. leading his
nine with the stick. Two of Woods
hits were doubles.
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