The Washington times., 1923-09-01

twins the championship of Section
big series and will represent that
off for the junior title of the cit
4 DIR. G.. Harris White, now hase-'
ball coach at Central High School,
sslwho won his baseball fame as
crack pitcher for the Chicago White
iSox; Tom Cantwell. now a popular
business man, who earned his base
hball spurs as a finger for the
Brooklyn Dodgers. are the two
dforner major leaguers on the in
dependent sandlot commission who
handled the Mt. Peasant case.
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"a The ex-umpire - Ed HandibOe,
aawhO called 'em with rare Judgment
tin the American Associations after
5ba career 'as player and manager
he IN other leagues.
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sg Harry Krauss is the topnotch
scitizen, who might well be called
gahe representative of the public
rhaired Solomon, without previous
hRarning, was notified one night
alast spring that the sandlotters of
washington had elected him one
Of their commissioners simply be-
,gause he was a honest man. Di.
ogenes had overlooked him.
., The writer most humbly joins his
hame to these as the newspaper
man involved.
Brows wrinkied when Miss LOr.
eraiBe Wai,, charming secretary
.s,pf flle commission, pretty bat
nut sIunfis, read the protest against
Mt. Pleasant, aud the young Mt.
Pleasant manager, McAuliffe,
.niaae !. reply.
1 The use of an ineligible player
Ms a cardinal sin in the series. as a |
ktule. Many a hall team has been
Thrown out because of such Of
70 Mt. Pleasant had won all its
games in the series and sewed UP
1.-THE section title. pending the out
sscome- of the protest. A mighty |
n6low, il would be, to be disQuali |
afiel after such brilliant success.
1t is true" came the calm reply |
from young McAuliffe. I'VE al
1pwed Alton. Hunt to play with us /
against the Clover team and Hunt |
ahad played previously in the series
with Lexington. which made him |
Ineligible for our team, although |
ne was entered by Mt. Pleasant I
and would have been eligible had |
be not played his first game with |
Lexington.
u But we did not know that Alton /
had played with Lexington. He |
Showed up at one of our games one |
day and we asked him why he had |
mot been out with the team. mas |
zp9uch as we had entered him. He |
said he had been out of town. We |
Ato1d him to come out for the next |
game. He said nothing about hav-
5ng played with Lexington. other
fWise we would not have used him |
dbecause we did not need him par
ticularly.
ar The youth looked into stern |
sofaees. Undoubtedly the unani-
sm0us thought Of the commission !
sfMas that "rlIles Is rules" but IL |
zfilis boy speaks the truth o grave
seiniustice- viii be done by enforcing |
a the law" And young McAuliffe's !
words rang true.
More than that. the commission |
had the word of a team manager, |
opposed to Mt Pleasant. that he !
was certain Mt. Pleasant was not |
aware Of it's error at the time OF
Commission. This Individual had
ssore.
& He said the Lexington manager
had passed along the tip that Hunt
was not eligible for Mt. Pleasant,
SAnd commented on the Mt. Pleasant
teams CONSERVATION and chagrin on
sIearning OF the duplicity.
Is The commission dismissed the Mt.
sPleasant representatives and the st.
Martin leader. who had lodged the
protest. Then the commission did
a. lot of healthy thinking.
To permit the use of an ineligible
player under any condition might
be bad precedent.
--- The commission was convinced Of
T2be Mt. Peasants teams integrity
land knew grave injustice would
lbe done by holding this victorious
s.young team to the letter Of the law.
2 Principle on one side, justice on
5ehe other.
Justice triumphed.
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