Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13
CONSULS ARR,
DECLARED incl ICIBI F
Marable Had Been Receiving Pay for Services 1t Is
Found-This Is Clear Violation of Rules-Race
Grows Tight and Homebuilders Have Edge

Al meeting of the Board of Gov
errors OF the Richmond Amateur Base
ball Commission, held Friday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock in the National State
and City Bank. the Havana Consuls
were ruled out OF participa ting in the
elimination series 10 determine which
team Will represent this city in the
intcrcity series in Washington and
Baltimore.
The action of the board was taken
upon protest entered by the Home
builders, runners up in the CONNER
cal League, that the C"nsuls were
paving player to play for them
Marahle is the PLAYER who caused the
protest 20 b. entered by the Home
builders, and il was proven. beyond a
doubt, that the Consuls were guilty
OF hiring Marabie.
The board based its action on Rule
Of the playing season rules. a sec
ton of which follows:
NO player or manager shall offer,
give. or receive any money or thing
of value. promise OF remuneration, or
valuable consideration for playing on
team under the jurisdiction of this
commission Violation of this rule
shall render such player. manager, or
team ineligible 10 participate in the
post season series, and liable TO such
other penalties 8 the board may fin"
The personnel of the board follows:
Julien Hin. r B. Cardoza, E. r. Full
Ter and William Smith, manager of the
Richmond Climbers
Marable played in a double header
against the HON bulder team on Aug
ust 6, and each team won one of the
games The second game was lost
by the Homebuilders, but as the Con-
suls played Marable the game should
go 10 the Homebuilders.
Nm n az ri
at O'Clock the Homebuilder and Du-
pick teams will come together for the
final game Of the season. The Duplex
team was defeated twice yesterday by
the Homehuilders and the teams are
now tied for second place with the Con-
suls on top. If the Homebuilders win
the game Tuesday afternoon and are
awarded the game in which AIarable
participated they will have the cham
pionshir safety tucked away. but if
the Duplex nine wins on Saturday and
the Homchuilders are awarded the
game all three teams-Home builders
Consuls. and Duplex-will be tied for
first honors
The action taken by the board will
have TO he passed upon by Roy VIII
kinson, president OF the Commercial
League. Mr.. Wilkinson has not been
officially notified of the action of tho
hoard as he is out of the city at this
time. Just what stand the president
will take in the matter remains to ..e
seen.
The playing off of the postponed
games in the various leagues yesterday
resulted in very little. save to mix
things up all the more. The Central
League standing was turned complete
ly around Yesterday by the defeat Of
the T. w Wood & Sons team at the
hands of Kocen's Boosters and the de-
feat of the Woodall e. Quarles team by
the Richmond Cedar Works
One more game is to be played be-
fore the schedule OF the Central League
will be complete. T. W. Wood e. Sons
and Richmond Cedar Works Will have
to play off a tie game on Wednesday
afternoon at Byrd Park. Should the
Seedmen win they will be tied for
first honors with Kocens, and will have
to play another game to decide the
championship. If the Woodworkers
win It will give Kocen's Boosters a
clear title to the championship Of the
Central League.
The seasons of the Richmond and