Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
AMATEUR SEASON WILL
OPEN ON APRIL II
Two Leagues, One OF Six and Other
OF -Four Clubs, Represented i'm
Organization.
BE NO SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
Time Limit Extended to One Week,
in Which Protests May BE Filed
Against Players Violating Rcgula-
tons OF Commission.


sons amateur prospects and caccrncss
tc get down 70 rcal work tho Richmond
Amateur baseball Commission met last
night in the auditorium OF Murphys
Hotel and formulated plans Tor. the
summer exhibitions.
Prospects arc Bright; unusually
bright when they are compared with
what might well bc expected in the
conditions brought about by tho draft.
Although many Of the best city
amateurs have gone with the colors
since last summer. there still remain
ait abundance of fast and snappy field
crs. This fact is evidenced by the
ability Of the commission last night
+ to form TWO playing leagues for the
summer.
y total of ton clubs were represented
and two leagues one composed OF
four clubs and the other made up OF
six. We're organized. Battle Axe Shoe
Company. stockton street Randolph
street. Asbury Methodist Old Nircinias
and the silent Athletic club make up
. the latter aggregation. and the four
cubs in tho former the Trcdegars.
Barton Heights tho K. l.. Lees and
the church Hin pino
/ No name was given to tho two leagues
Until they had held their respective
meetings. II was at last decided to
adopt the same titles as those OF last
year: namely. tho Commercial League
and the Athletic League
WILL FORM no SUNDAY
SCHOOL LEAGUE THIS YEAR
y salient fact in connection with tho
! meeting of last night is that it was
decided not to form n sunday School
I League this summer one reason for
/ 'i:iS decision is that the commission had
10 wait for two three weeks before
. over three teams siSniticd their inten-
B ton OF entering into the organized
/ class. The leagues will. therefore, be
Il mixture of the old Sunday School.
F., Commercial and Athletic Leagues.
/ w j. Hcclllcr was elected 70 tile
/ presidency OF the Commercial League
and II. T.. Eastern. of the Athletic
/ one Of the most important features
I was the revision by the commission
| Of several of the more important rules
| Of last summer.
TIME LIMIT EXTENDED
FOR FILING PROTEST
, II was the case last year that were
Il player accused OF playing unlawfully
On amy team under the Jurisdiction OF
/ the commission, the protest should he
made by tho team suffering from the
! alleged default within forty-cight
! hours after the game in question. This
/ time limit h2s been extended this year
| 10 one week.
! Another regulation revised is to the
! effect that transportation expenses be
. reunited 10 the players. Tho an. end
ment states explicitly that no money
I shall hc refunded to the team II reads
as follows:
There SHALL be no remuneration OF
/ railway fare expended in or from
Richmond by team to narticipate in
any game played under the commits
$i"n other than the intcrcity scries2
Another regulation adopted - ~
that Any player. after sign, Min
any team affiliated with the mission
. tEsaf Tot,
Semiprotcssional team on any date that
his team may have a scheduled game
shall be suspended for the rest OF
the season"
NOT MORE THAN THREE:
PROFESSIONALS on TEAMS
Not over three professional players
On each team are allowed by the com
mission To participate in amateur
games ut any time.
II was definitely decided last night
after much heated discussion. 10 scf
'hS date Of the opening OF the amateur
H'""o'i ~ the 21th of this month A
sentiment. and, a stron;; one was heard
L" The effect that there had bcen foo
much delaying by the amateur omciais
III getting things started" and This
Sanne sentiment fervidly advocated the
opening OF the season on the Goth
me teams were individually in favor
Of the earlier date. This was To n, ox
!eeted as natural result OF The Iata
! baseball weather. But the commission
when the matter was brought to a vote
$1,000 Tor the later day on the grounds
mat II would be difficult to GO, tha
teams into condition by that time ana
that further sliding up OF time mirht
a!!ow the four club leagues TO annex
TWO moro teams.
WOt LID III. GLAD TO
HAVE TWO MORE TEAMS
Eca upon this subject the com
I ligi "a Is
on ming UP the smaller OF the Two
circuits with two more teams The
ath!ctlc League viii meet Thursday at
iCe' EaSi Main Street at & O'Clock and
urgently requests those Sunday schools
ana mercantile businesses which can
possibly put out even Il fairly strong
EEcSation 10 send Representatives 10 the
meeting.
ihe league is--tiso anxious TO secure
ary secondhand baseball outfits left
BY disorSanzcd clubs OF last season.
my club which has a second hand out
III 10 dispose OF is requested to com
mun!catc with the league officials on
!hc phone Either Randolph 1881 or
MADISON i9eS-W Will reach the league
managers
Many OF tho teams to be represented
IN the circuits this summer had their
INST practice game last week The L.
-. Lees defeated yesterday the First
Ndliona! Bank nine by score Of t TO
w. ~ LEM HtHlctc Club. composed
entirely OF deaf mutes. tramped down
ire defense OF the Virginia Field Artil-
!trN ana ran UP \ total OF eight runs
10 their opponents four. They viii
cross hats with The Il. l.. Lees on Satur-
day afternoon.
stockton street yesterday won a one
sided contest from the Aviation Corps
20 the tune OF TOD. The contest did
rot begin until we'll after . o'clock and
due 10 the fact that they had jus.
finished hard game with the John
MARSHALL High nine. tile aeromen were
easy Victims The game was finally
called in the nth inning on account OF
darkness.
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