Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-07
AMATEUR BASEBALL NOW
UNDER SINGLE CONTROL
X. =. "A. II. Unitcs With \. Is. G.. for
Season OF 1917 at Meeting
Held Last Night.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR YEAR
Arthur Van Buren Elected Vice
President, and X. j.. Sutton Sue
cccds Hooper rs Sccretary-Com.
mittcc on Fairgrounds Named.


baseball situation of this city when res.
olntionS. passed b. the executive COM
mittcc OF tile Richmond Amateur
Athlcti. Federation, at a meeting
Thursday night. we're ratified by the
commission. The meeting. which was
held al Murphy's Hotel and attended
by representatives of each body. was
not "a lengthy one, but its results arc
considered among the most important
amateur Developments of recent years.
Arthur Van i;uren. local reg istrar Of
the Amateur Athletic Union. and pr.
Charles NJ. iiazcn president ~ the
iichnond Amateur Athletic Fedora
ton. were present as representatives
OF the federation. t.. r. Fuller prcSi-
dent OF the commission; George ".
Black. treasurer: Adoiph Nolkmann.
president Of the Central League Ed
ward Rose, president or tho Richmond
League. aud representatives from tho
Richinond Nirginian. News Leader and
the Richmond Tunes Dispatch repre-
scented tho commission.
TN" meeting was called 10 order b.
President T., X. Fuller. with r. T.
c"rbe'l acting secretary. pending the
election Of ~ secretary to MI the posi-
ton made vacant by ,kc resignation
Of John X. Hooper. which was present
ed al the last meeting The con,nis-
SION voted to accept tire resignation
OF Hooper. Who had served as secre-
tary since kic Amateur Baseball Com
mission of Richmond Was organized
President Fuller stated 70 the meet
ing that there were TWO vacarcie. an
the commission TO be filed those Of
VICE president and secretary. Arthur
Van Buren, WAS nominated 10 succeed
y. Il. Fuller, former vice president n
tho commission. bur now prcSid.u,
vote was taken, and Van Burcn MAS
the unanimous choice. H. - sutton
secretary OF In" Federation League
Was nominated To succeed lIoopcr a.
secretary 81 tho commission. and he
tks1. ~
the commission
Well Qualified for Positions
IN clectihE Van buren, and sutton to
VIC Vacancies on tn" commission "A
wscr choice could not have been made
i'oth ar. active ,acmbcrs IN til. f.der.
1ii.f. aud have rendered lnvlIu.Il.
s.'Nic. to that organization sutton
shoulh make Am ideal secretary as h..
~ familiar with the boys playing with
Inc federation and Amateur i!,sci,,u
Commission. and Is a hard wortcr
IN" newly elected secretary was no,
present ~ the meeting las, night but
70 sure 10 accept the nomination. 4
committee consisting OF DR. Iiazen Ar.
thur Van l:uren and George II E,anu
was appointed ny the president Ia
hotliN sutton or his election.
pr charles NJ. iIazcu and Arthur Van
''"ren hihdc snort talks III which they
stated that they were cxcc@diuply
Siao that tn. TWO organizations had
come 10 an agreement for the govern
lhG OF amateur baseball in this c,ty
ho'h speakers also stated that they as
representatives OF the federation. en-
tended Il hearty welcome TO m. com,
MISSION. President Fuller. OF the com
mission, responded for that body and
stated that he appreciated the spirit
IN which the federation took the con
sohaation' and tina, he was quite sure
mat u was for the good Of the or
CARNATIONS and the amateurs
mis- Al.
up following the formal consent OF
both parties to consolidate. The APP
poihtment OF a committee for arrane-
ing the playing grounds for the COM
ing season was made by the pres ent
and Endorsed by the other member O:
chairman. Edward Rose and ..dolph
Folkmann We're the members OF the
committee.
The commission last night gave
President L. X. Fuller permission TO
have printed copy OF the rules and
bylaws of the Amateur Baseball Com
mission of Richmond. These rules have
been revised to certain extent by II
committee consisting of r.. \. Cardoza
frst vice president, and X. Il. Corbell.
sporting editor of the News Leader
and also member of the commission.
a copy of these rules with the changes
will be read at the next meeting of the
commission. which will be the second
Wednesday in January The commits
sion has selected as its meeting night
the second Wednesday III every month.
4 meeting can be called AT any time,
however, il business warrants it.
Resolutions Are Adopted.
DR.. Charles NJ. IIaZcn placed before
the meeting the following resolution
which was adopted by the commits
sion:
The Richmond Amateur Athletic
ODD q "a
Commission Of Richmond Va. each
recognizing the Importance OF tho
other In it's especial field OF effort.
namely, the II. y. y. T.. in general
athletics, and tho \. Il. i. G.. in base
ball, the following agreement is here
by made between the r. \. \. T.. and
the A. r. r.. G.. whereby the baseball
interests OF II. \. 4. +. are to be hand
died by tn, commission. This agree
ment shall be in force for the calendar
year 1917
II. A. a. r. on its part agrees % TO
refrain from organizing and conduct
ing baseball. and 90 that no athlete
shall on account Of participation IN
baseball In 1917 have his amatenrism
questioned. provided he plays under
the commission and conducts himself
according to the rules ana STANDARDS
Of the commission.
The r. A. 4. L. reserves the right to
act in cases not coming under inns
agreement
The Amateur Baseball Commission
on its part agrees Cd 10 appoint to
vacancies in it's membership two rep
resentatives of X. 4. 4. +. to be nomi-
mated by r. \. a. f.. who shall nave
voting and other rights equal to those
OF other members: t2) to organize and
conduct baseball leagues and contests
in full observation of amatcurism a"-
cording to tho standards set forth in
the constitution. bylaws and rules OF
the commission as amended and pub
lished, as follows:
Rule 4. No player or manager shall
offer, give, receive any. money or
thing of value, promise of remunera-
ton or valuable consideration for play
ing on a team under the jurisdiction
! Of this commission. Violation of this
rule shall render such player, manager
or team ineligible to participate in
the postseason series and liable to