The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
ASSOCIATION ORDERS
GAMES PLAYED over
Allie Watts Is Declared Ineligible
with Truxton Club.

President Robert II. Young and
the board of governors of the ANA
teur Baseball Association Of the
District of Columbia settled all
protests that were presented. to the
board in the playing of the city
series, and have arranged a sched-
ule to complete it's finals. The in
tercity series question came before
the board and it was ruled to await
"a decision in the local series before
acting on the arbitration of a big
enterprise of this kind.
The board of governors called
Into conference the managers of
the protesting clubs and arranged
things satisfactorily. Al Watts. the
crack little second baseman of the
Truxton Athletic Club, was ruled
ineligible and the game of last
Tuesday was ordered played over.
The status of Watts is. that he
had played in five games in the
Capital City League with the Trux-
ton Athletic Club, but on an over
sight of Manager George DHIer, of
this juvenile aggregation, his name
was omitted from their eligibility
list of eighteen men for this series.
''~SNS 70 oHt ol ln6 pest
Junior inflelders in Washington, and
y was only by big bone" by the
Capital City League that his name
was omitted. as he is an eligible
with the Truxton Club.
There was no other way out of IL
but TO rule Watts ineligible, as his
name was not entered on the eIigi-
bility list. OF course, the Truxton
Club Will feel the setback of the
absence of this crack little in
fielder. but under the circumstance
it must be asserted that the board
of governors upheld the rulings of
the association. and put forth the
best decision that could be rem
dered.
Because Watts was played by the
Truxton Club in game against Man
ager Aliens Maropns on Tuesday the
board OF governors ordered this con-
test played over and declared Allie
Watts ineligible. This contest will be
played of on. Wednesday, septem-
Der ).
The tie game which the Mareons
and Truxtons played on Thursday Y
has also been automatically ordered
TO be played over as it may have a
tendency on deciding the District title
winner. In case Truxtons win one
Of these contests the game postponeo
from yesterday with General Office
will be played off on Friday. and a
decision will be reached on Friday
night whether Washington will be rep
resented in an intercity series with
Richmond this season.
The ruling of the association in
reference TO Watts case is the first
in the history of organized amateur
baseball in the District. Never before
has manager left or his list such
valuable player to his team as
Allie Watts would be to the Truxton
Club in their present competition.
This oversight on the part of the
Capital City League representatives
was caused because Of their endeavor
TO make a pitcher eligible and they
overlooked a most valuable player.
Owing to war conditions il must be
admitted that amateur baseball on our
local sandlots has not doomed a mile
high this season. Credit must be
given to the managers and officers oil
the various leagues and the board of
gov ernors Of the association for the
interest they maintained in this sport
and the proof that the association stfr;
stands firm for 1918 is the technica.
ruling which they handed down in this
important series in reference &c
Watts.