The Washington times., 1928-03-13
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EVERY
AMATEUR
BY George A. Simpson

Dy uGUISG k1s DANApSUM
The first movement in connection
with the Junior World Series is
under way. The American Legion,
which win conduct the nationwide
boys baseball tourney, assisted by
the American and National Leagues,
today issued the set of rules that
win govern the event expected to
attract more than 10000 teams. A
record entry OF 5000 teams took
part in the first Junior World
Series in 1926.
This number should be surpassed
this year as the American Legion
IS giving the affair its fullest sup
port and the major leagues have
promised moral and financial help.
They have at last come to realize
that the sandIots and sandl0tters
are fast disappearing and are try
ing to save the feeding grounds.
There win be a Western and
Eastern section, divided into six re-
gions and these latter will again
be split into districts. There will
be town tourney, then district
tournament. a region tournament. a
section tourney and then final
tourney between the Western and
Eastern sectional winners. Only an
organization like the American
Legion could put across such mo-
mentous undertaking.
The District Of Columbia Is
allotted to region 10, which
also includes Pennsylvania,
Maryland. West Virginia and
Delaware. Virginia has been
placed In region s with Ken
lucky. Tennessee and North
Carolina. So therefore, 40 Dis
frict team viii face Northern
Virginia nine In the regional
tournaments.
The tourney to decide The Dis
charge of the local departmental
athletic officer. No word has
ISSUED forth from the local Ameri-
can Legion headquarters in con-
nection with the approaching
event. The information circulated
by the national legion offices
advises q league or leagues, but
this plan is not conducive in large
towns.
The most important rule is that
any boy is eli. 5ible who will not
have attained his seventeenth birth
day before January ]. 1929; that
he must be a bona-fide resident
of the community represented by
the team IN which he enrolIs and
who is an amateur according to
the accepted rules. No exceptions
viii be granted.
Less important rules are that |
every player must fill out cer.I
tificate Of eligibility, which may be
secured from the officer in charge
OF the local departmental athletics. |
No team can carry more than IA |
players and all must have enrolled |
before June Is. Any team enter
ing a tournament with one player |
over the age limit or who has
not been enrolled in the provided |
time is automatically disqualified
and all games won by such team
while using an ineligible player |
shall be thrown out.
A team must be registered
not later than June | and be
/ certified to the National Direc.
/ tor of the. Americanism Commit
tee through department athletic
officers by July and the State
champions must be certified by
department athletic officers to
the national director by Au.
| gust /.
The player personnel OF a team
must remain intact as substitutions
win not be allowed and such will
bring disqualification. In case of
death or disability, the vacancy
may be filled with a substitute
player when authorized and APP
proved.
Railroad expenses will be paid for
teams making trips to the regional
and sectional tournaments. Rail
and other expenses will be betrayed
for the Western and Eastern sec.
fional champs to and from the
ecenes Of the Junior World Series.
District teams desiring further
information on the Junior World
Series can apply at The Times
sports Office.