Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

Rows representing the Georgetow
ground championship of the District
the foregoing paragraph. Playing IL
took part in thirty-six contests and
games were won by close scores. 1t
In others the youngsters from across
ends of the counts by big margins. f
boys. setting a record like that!
And. Furthermore, the whole team
made onlv thirteen errors in the Whol'
series Allowing one error TO game
the way in which the greatest numoel
of games with errors would nave 70 pt
counted the nine played twenty-thres
contests without an error. That In 1t
self is another record at which bal
clubs may shoot for long While;
What would be said IL major league
club were to attain two such RECORDS
in winning games and playing erroriess
games? The base ball world would &c
"crazy" almost in wondermenI.
Russell Harry, captain OF tne Team
Contests Colby Myers. who held down
third base regularly, went to the sian
in the easy contests IN order 10 reILeNe
Harry. But between the two OF theni
they set string of thfrty-six consecu-
tive victories for their team. Gra1ton
Allen did the catching. and his BACK
stopping measured up IN every way 10
the pitching OF his comrades.
Hats off to the youngsters composing
the Georgetown playground nine. May
they keep up the good work.
At the meeting of the Amateur Base
Ball Association last night it was de-
termined to play over the two con-
tests tied last week in the post-sea son
series between the Maroons and Trux-
tons Maroons protested tie games in
which AL Watt of Truxtons. held TO De
ineligible. took part. Here Is the om-
cial statement handed out by Prest-
dent Robert NJ. Young of the Amateur
Base Ball Association at the end OF the
In the matter of the protest of the
Maroon club of the tied games with
Truxton it appears that AL Watt on
whose eligibility the protest was based.
had played five regular games during
the season His name was omitted.
however from the list turned in by
the Truxtons.
The question involved is purely
technical After a conference between
the managers of the two teams with
members of the board OF governors, 1t
was agreed to play the games over on
"Wednesday and Thursday next. with
out playing Watt. II the championship
Is not settled then. the game of yes
terday, postponed because of rain, be-
tween Truxtons and General Office. will
be played Friday"
championship of northern Virginia and
the District, Clarendon meets Athletics
., Columbia Park. 18th and H streets
northeast, and Rex A. c. goes to Alex
andria 10 play the Cardinals. Most in
terest centers around the struggle be-
tween Clarendon and Athletics, as the
former is leading the race with Ath-
1etics tied for second with Cardinals.
If Athletics win they will go into a
tie with Clarendon for first position.
Tomorrow the Clarendon team goes
to Purcellville. Va, to meet the nine
q
rivalry exists between the two mines
and both usually strengthen up for
the contests in which they meet.
Out at Columbia Park tomorrow the
Athletics have scheduled a game with
a team representing Newport News. Va.
New. is said to be practically the
same combination that represented that
town in the Virginia League before that
circuit went under sometime ago. Carl
ors and their other players will be
Bostwith, Pierce, johnson, Robson,
Caldwell, Jones. Blanford and Martin.
Giovannetti will backstop for the home
slab. Lemeric. Purdy. Daughton. Nc
Carthy. Veighmeyer and Vann also will
be In the Athletics lineup
Besides the changes In the foot ball
code. appended to the rules are an APP
proved set of rulings on questionable
decisions One or two of the rules
mentioned hardly needed calculation
though section of rule Is being clear
enough set forth not to need more ex-
plicit wording. One matter that was
brought UP last year, not covered in
any part of the rules. was whether OF
not ball was legally kicked of if i,
crossed the side line extended. This
hhe rules committes by Magsy" Ma.
conn: local referee. He said at the
both ways. but that 1t was the opinion the
kick-on should be allowed. The rul.
ing OF the committee upholds him. Mos,
cause Of questions on which officiais
did not agree: 1t was desired to make
the work Of officials as uniform as pos
sible. Here are the decisions. questions
and the rulings made In each case:
"A forward pass is caught stimuli
taneously by member Of the passer'.
side and by an opponent. Ruled: Pos
session OF the ball belongs to side put
ting the ball In play.
"A member of side kicking ball i.
touched by ball when ofside. Ruled
The ball is not automatically dead
play may ensue and penalty may be
'rhe ball is Kicked off. goes less thar
Ten (1o) yards and is then kicked
again Ruled: AS kicking loose bail
lowed strictly. That wherever the ball
whistle should be blown. that being the
point where the ball is dead
Rule is. section 5. Two men signal
Tor fair catch; one touches the bali
and the other gets 1t still on the nv
No run allowed and ball is dead.
AN offside play by opponents and ar
4ncompleted forward pass. or. holding
in the line by opponents and an in
completed forward pass. The nrst Of
Tense takes precedence and hence the
second Is disregarded.
Rule 3. section 2. Penalty for II.
legal return: Disqualify player, give
half the distance to the goal line anG
notify central board.
Rule is. section s. Position of the
feet determines. the same as always
either in the end zone or out Of bounds
when a kicked ball has become q
free ball. any player may use his hand.
to push another player in order to get
ut the ball himself.
"If a player with one foot out o.
bounds touches a forward pass. the bal
then striking in the field Of play. the
ball 10 ruled as out of bounds.
vicious striking in the face of Al
opponent with the heel Of the hand
by q player on defense shall he rulef