The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-17

y ASSOCIATED
AAMATEURS

1 ne inst saturday afternoon amateur
league to start their pennant ace will
be the Wholesalers league, which opens
their season with a double-header at
Hodges field next Saturday afternoon,
StrattOn- Warren, VIM. r, Moore, a
Nleet-Mansfield and the Ben Hur lodge
have entered clubs, e~lecting DR.. c, G.
Ninfrey as president OF their league
and selecting Umpire Clark to handle
the umpiriug duties and act as secre-
ary-treasurer.
Tommy Long, prominent amateur
baseball pitcher and a former member
Of the Birmingham and Mobile Southern
league clubs, who Is holding out TO Bir-
mingham for more money, has been de-
clared eligible to play in the Amateur
association, for the reason that he has
not signed a contract for the current
season. This was only fair to Long.
because Long is a very obstinate hold
out. and in the event that he does not
sign with Birmingham he will be sus-
pended and would possibly stay by the
family ft1eGade instead of PLAYING out
law bah, and Memphis must take care
of its own boys. The baseball division
declared Long eligible at Tuesday
nights meeting and passed the follow
ing rule amendment to cover his as we'll
as future similar cases;
ANY player not under contract with
all organized OdSeDdH team IVE the
current playing season shall be eligible
to play on any Memphis Associated
amateur team. However, in case a
player signs q contract with an or
ganized ball team for the current sea-
son he shall not be eligible to play on
any Memphis Associated amateur team
unless he shows a written release from
current contract from said cam. This
amendment shall not conflict with sec
ton 3, article 5, Of bylaws and rules
governing the baseball players Of the
Memphis Associated Amateurs.
Amateur players who are counting
on trodding on the tennis ours of the
Memphis Associated Amateurs this
season had best think twice as Off
Gals Of the association propose to sus-
pend any wilful Violator Of this rule.
Such abuse of the courts damages the
courts almost irreparably.
The Old Mems league has postponed
noon ct Hodges field at 5 o'clock. They
will hold practice session at Hodges
field Thursday afternoon at 5 O'Clock
and full attendance is urged.
Cleve Hodges has been elected direc-
tor of tennis of the Memphis Associated
Amateurs for this season. He is a
live wire and proposes to make this
the busiest tennis season ever.
Players of any club not holding base
ball division membership cards must
purchase same at room 270 Randolph
building prior to the game. Cards may
be purchased there up to Saturday
night at 5 O'Clock and any player who
does not have this card is ineligible for
play In Sundays games in the Liberty
or Dixie league, This applies to all
leagues and tickets for baseball play
| ers are on sale at this point only. Base
| ball contracts in future must show
number Of card on face of contract.
I Managers take notice. No exceptions
will be allowed to this rule.
Hughes, who played third base for
the Knights in Sundays game, made
one error but made a nice catch of
a foul fly, Hughes work day in and
day out will stack Up with the best.
Claypool, of the Choctaws, In Sun
days game, showed up we'll with a
good stop of a line drive. Claypool
seems to have the knack of figuring
what he will do with the ball ahead
Of the play and fast thinking enabled
him to engineer a double play Sunday,
helping the Choctaw cause.
Reed, OF the Express boys. hit 400
in Sundays fracas against stiff pitch
ing. He had seven fielding chances
without error. Pretty fair for a new
mn