Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-15
I STRIKES ME
BY TIM PATCH

BY TIM PATCH
Or, Charles NJ. Haxcn president OF
the RicnmonG Amateur Athletic Fed
Grafton. has called Il meeting Of the
executive committee To discuss the
status Of certain athletes, who arc at
present under suspension for ALLEGED
hiGh crimes ana nisdcmcauorS. Tho
meeting viii he held at !:3o o'clock
ut the Blues Aruury.
Ten focal athletes are now under
the ban OF suspension. and il is pre-
sumcd that they VIII Ice permitted Ivy
the committee 10 make defense at
the mcctini; to-day. Tho charges are
OF two kinds. one set of youngsters
arc accused of violating their anna
tour standing by acting as supcrvi-
ScrS over the citY playgrouu1S. Others
are charged with playing BAH on u
team on which q former professional
ball player was member.
! The eases Of these ten men have
aroused considerable discussion. and
( IL is probable that tho Richmond ANA
tcur Athletic Federation will find Il
hsht ON It's hands if the gWSSpeinson'S
hurt the federation in baseball
next year, as all OF those sus-
pended for playing with a profess
sionai hay" numerous friends. many
, Of whom have already announced their
intention of sticking by them.
I Those men who acted as supervisors
/ OF Fairgrounds assert that they were
not paid 10 give instruction. but 10
watch over the Youngsters ut play.
/ For this they may lac barred from
3 competition with their fellows. If
F there. IL is time that some other
standard I've established 10 decide be-
+ tween professionalism and amateur
ism.
As for boys who played for the love
( Of the game being barred in tho flu
turc for playing on q team with n
former professional not then getting
ANYTHING for his s.rvicos-Bosh,
Tho novc of Peace ncw right into
/ Peacock Alley NJ the Waldorf ycstcr-
} day while tn" National League was
holding It's annual tnidwinter pow
WOW. ana as Il result OF The devotion
mcnts Of the opening session tho first
real bright prospects of an early set
| Element Of the baseball war are now
! in sight: Unless something happens to
REACHED by the time the present meet
ing adjourns late this week
Eumors OF AN effort to get together
were hiSptatcJ ny something tangible
when. at the close OF the session, Pres
/ ident lohn i. Tcn"r gave out an o!ii-
4 clal statement in which no confirmed
a report that members az the Nation
/ -! League aud representatives af the
. Federal League had met at dinner
! on Monday night aud discussed terms
/ vi peace The statement declared.
iiowever, That no readjuStmcnt had
Nvin NJ. Smith, president of the To-
cal club, stated that Richmond was
spoken ~ IN tho warmcst terms At the
iuternational League meeting on Mon
oRy Lhor" was absolutely no Eusres-
',,"n Of taking away tho local frau
nunnig informed smith tina, he vas
Three saudlot,ars have hecn Si.uUd
FueE ar" John sloan pitcher, of Frost
"ur-, Nd H. T. Thoruahsm Of Hack
%asaek J. and Irwin short STOP.
;;roin Tho Blue Ridge League, an cX-
been scheduled Tor Aorn S.
u to he hored that sloan from
II, 1.ir@ a-rL Ven be frost; IN,
ct ne sa'k and that irwin xiii wiu
or ,pocio1 uteres. in coruccdon
ouo" p" Wand 2 >cbreyka. ne captain
On the NaF! 'eaaswr football team
Tor Mt ssason the fac 'na, be
W2r ~ ,oT' r,r ag '.T',l man in ,hs
's in'ashipm1t while so serving
wards position Ieft nrt'". md
I" a"i'd '.Ntatm ~ ih" team ON 4,
e ..',, ,. o. orgas d.-"P Inc i'ss
tl' gene if' n,on bly, 'hr best
'll' round athlete 4" NC $-vaI Ncat-