The Key West citizen., 1940-10-14
BOARD VOTED
IN FAVOR OF
CONCHS, SOX
Opening Game of Softball
Season Between BARRIERS
and Plumbers Re-Sched-
uled By Commissioners

Board of Commissioners of
Softball and Baseball, sitting for
the first time since organization
to render decisions in grievances
presented before the body, met
Saturday afternoon. 400 o'clock,
in Building No. 21 in the Naval
Station.
Submitted to the board were
two baseball games and one soft
ball contest. Board of Managers
of each sport voted in favor of
the action at recent regular meet
ings.
Written and oral statements in
each case were presented for con-
sideration by managers and UNI
pires affected. Board members,
after openly discussing the pro
and con of each argument, re-
queSted that interested persons
retire while they arrived at their
decisions.
Plumber Barber Game
First game considered was the
scheduled opening affair of the
Civilian Softball League between
SaWyer's BARRIERS and Peppers
Plumbers on the night of Sep
tember 30 at Bayview Park. Um-
pire-in- chief c. Amos had award
ed the contest to the BARRIERS be-
cause of insufficient Plumber
players. However, from the evil
dence submitted, it was found
Peppers did have ten men on the
field when the umpire called
play ball" at scheduled time.
The evidence that figured most
in the commissions decision to
re-schedule the game was the
argument fostered by the Bar
berS' coach, Oscar Capote, who
claimed the Plumbers had to for
feit the contest as all members
were not in uniform. No rule or
regulation of the Joint Commit
tee of Softball or the bylaws of
the Key West Amateur Softball
Association requires every men,
Der or any member of a team to
appear on the field in full uni
form.
Capote's contention on the
night of the game, it was brought
out. resulted in a lengthy dis
cusSion between officials and
players, during which several
members of the Peppers became
disgusted and left the field. This
action left the umpire-in-chief no
other course but to award the
game to the BARRIERS when he
called play BALI the second
time following the ten-minute
grace period.
Inasmuch as Capote instigated
a long, drawn-out argument on a
rule that never existed, the board
members were of the opinion it
was only fair to both teams to re-
schedule the contest.
Conch- Pirate Game
II was unanimously voted the
Key West Conch-Pirate baseball
game of September % remain as
played, and that H. Munro. sol
dier utility player, become the
property of the Pirates. The de-
ciSion giving Munro to the Bucs
was due to the fact that the
Pirates were the first team on
which the soldier had seen action
in a regular Island City League
game. Originally, Munro had
been included in the Conch
roster.
Contest was submitted TO the
commission due to a charge that
Manager Roy Hamlin of the
Conchs and Manager Paul Al
bury of the Pirates transferred
Munro from the former team tC
the latter. Evidence proved the
charge groundlesS.
Marine Blue Sox Game
Final case submitted for deci-
sion was that of the Marine-Blue
Sox game, which was the open
ing affair of = doubleheader or
September 80 at Navy Field
Charge was that Byars, starting
Sox rightfielder in the contest II
question, used an infielder
glove in violation of an officia
rule. The charge was proved
correct.
However, Byars was removed
from the game when the scor'
stood 20 in favor of the Marines