Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-30
HACERSTOWN MUST
PAY fine; HAD TOO
MANY "CLASS" men
Jamison Rules On Violation
OF League Rule

HagerStOWn, June 30-President
Charles W. Boyer. received notice
in a letter from President j. V.
Jamison. OF the Blue Ridge League
that the Hagerstown Baseball Club
had been fined, in accordance to the
rule passed by the Blue Ridge Lea
que prohibiting any club from car
rying more than three "claes" men.
and ordered President Boyer to re-
nit to the league treasurer within
ten days the fine.
In his letter, President Jamison
states that he has no power to
make disposition of the games of
June 18th, 18th and 18th and quotes
the resolution as passed at the lea
que meeting In Waynesboro this
spring TO show what the penalty
shall be. In his letter. Mr.. Jamison
quotes the minutes relative to the
class" player limit as taken by the
secretary of the meeting.
Hanover charged Hagerstown
with having five players who had
played in leagues faster than Glass
D. as follows: Mowrey, Dysert, Pc
done, Gardner and Hurley.
President JamisOn, writing furth-
er to President Boyer, states:
"Scrutinizing the charges very care
fully, and interpreting the resolu-
ton herein quoted, there can be no
doubt that the Hagerstown Club is
violating the rule, and and while
| do not hesitate to say that
think the resolution should have
been more carefully worded, so as
to prevent barring out such men as
have been playing continuously in
this league, and nowhere else for
several years Zone in question hav-
ing faithfully served for six years.
and one for three) it nevertheless
is my duty to enforce the resolu-
tons that are passed by unanimous
vote, and while | recognize the I'M
fairness of calling players Dysert
and PedOne class players. In view
of their previous continuous years
Of service in the Blue Ridge Lea
que. and nowhere else IN a higher
class league, it is, as ! have said
above, my duty to adjudge the Ha-
SerStoWn Club guilty and assess, as
q penalty, fine on the Hagerstown
Club of IAN amount equal to IN
paid salary coming to player or
players, in excess of three. whom
you have used from June 18th to
date and to require you to immod-
lately release all class men in ex-
cess of three.
''The amount Of the above penalty
will be arrived at from your certi-
fed payroll in my hands, immediate
ly that you advise me which of the
above class men you see fit to re-
lease"
AS to Hanover's charge that Ha.
gerstown was carrying more than
IA men, President Jamison writes:
With reference to that part Of the
charges q the Hanover Club, that,
Hagerstown Club, had in excess of
the league limit of IA players,
am advising the Hanover Club Of
the positive denial OF yourself and
Manager Mowrey of this charge.
and in explanation, am quoting
from the last paragraph Of your let
ter, as follows
"As to further charges that we
had more than fourteen men on our
payroll on June 10th, at Hanover,
Mowrey denies this. He had four
cen players in Hanover on We'd
nesday, sent one home on Thursday
and that day an outfielder came in,
and he let him go in uniform to
look him oyer-he did not play;
has never played, was with the club
but couple of days. and received
no salary; only his expenses. One
other player. a catcher, reported the
last day at Hanover, and did not
have a uniform on there, and upon
returning home, Mowrey released
one other catcher to make room for
this man"