San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
Commission
HERE To run
TITLE SERIES
Local Teams to Be in One
!. District Of Proposed
Organization.
TALK IT OVER MONDAY
Commission Members to
Discuss Extension of
Amateur Scope.
TALK IT OVER MONDAY

The San Antonio Amateur Base
ball Commission, having completed
the organization of seven leagues in
San Antonio, comprising some 40
teams, has decided to give some atten-
ton to the settlement of the annual
dispute over the Southwest Texas
championship.
An open letter has been addressed
to the managers of all amateur teams
in Southwest Texas inviting them to
express their views on the idea and
enter the competition. An applica-
ton blank is enclosed. The letter,
which explains the plan, follows:
"We have noticed in the daily pa
Ipers that a number of the towns Ia
Southwest Texas have decided to put
ort teams this year composed entirely
OF local players, and presumably with
out paid players. In order to encour-
age this spirit of amatsurism in sports,
which after all is really the basic idea
in competitive athletics, the San An
tonic Amateur Baseball Commission
has decided to offer its services in al
erJ ayor to promote AMI determine an
amateur baseball championship for
.;outhwest Texas.
To Play By Districts.
I'VE attach application which sets
o,s the basic rule under which our
commission thinks such a champion
shin should be determined. and are in
effect the rules under which San An
ttrio amateur teams now compete.
s'Our idea is to divide the territory
surrounding San Antorio into DIS
tr;cts. depending upon tie entries into
the championship race. The teams
viz then compete for district and BIZ
district titles, and thus will be finally
determined Southwest Texas cham
p;cnship.
1T is the idea of our commission tc
rake Bexar county or The city OF SaE
Antonio one of these districts.
1--WE are asking a So entrance fee
which we feel will be Te,ded to cover
hostage and other necessary expenses
of this undertaking. The commission
will also see that proper trophy is
furnished the winner OF the Southwest
Texas championship.
eve will appreciate a prompt re
spopse from all teams interested"
What Agreement Will Be.
The attached application reads as
follows:
San Antonio Amateur Baseball Com
mission,
400 Russell Building.
San Antonio, Texas.
Gentlemen:
ON behalf Of the ......... base
hall team, we hereby make appllcR-
tion TO play for the Amateur Cham,
n;onshin of Southwest Texas, and
ar-ee TO abide by the following regula-
items:
1 That all players used on our
...n, r;ll no bona bide resident Of our
community.
. That we will not play any IRE
who Is an active member of my pre-
fess;onal or semi-professional team.
2 That we will not nay directly or
indirectly anyone who phys upon ocr
team. ho
4. That we will use no player VINO
Is n member of any otter team com
peting for the above mentioned cha'a-
pionship.
(. That no new players may be
used on our team during the last tour
weeks of the season or for champion
shin games.
g. That we will play such games
as NAV be necessary ard ordered ny
ycur commission to determine the
championships Of our district, bI-dis-
trict and the Southwest Texas cham
Eionshin. .,
Z. That we will report promptly to
ycur commission mot longer than Tor
DAYS after the date Of a game) the
results of all games played by our
team from this date hence.
We realize ard agree tat failure &c
live up to the above mentioned regula
tions shall forfeit our lights TO con-
uete for chamnioIshipG.
We attach check for So TO cover en-
france fee, to take care of necessary
EXPENSES.
The application blanks are TO be
mailed TO Roger Stokes. secretary OF
the commission. at its offices.
Commission Meets Monday.
The commission has teen called to
meet at 6 o'clocl, Monday night Mt
the Travellers Hotel to talk over the
Southwest Texas championship nlan
and transact business. There will be
IN annual election of commission of
ficers also
r. s. Garrett is the president of the
commission With Kroger Stokes. secre-
tarv Commission members are: Chas.
y. Wrest, John X. Weber. Gene Seng
Plilip Boeck D. NJ Mnssie, Mike Sui-
Ivan. Marville Gill. Fred Mosebach
ard G.. II. Scherwitz. These are rep
resentatives of all local leagues under
commission jurisdiction and of the
newspapers.
The commission has been in opera
zion three years and has been remark
SHY successful in developing amateur
Baseball here.