The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-18
SoftbaH Leaders Open
9-Gan1e Round Robin
Play Tonight At Park
Plumbers Oppose BARRIERS
In First; NayStas, Idle;
Army And Navy In Ex-
hibitions

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way tie with the NavStas for
first place in the city diamond
ball league, clash tonight in the
first game of a round-robin Sc
ries which will decide the loops
first-half champion.
With the three leaders tied up
and disputed game against the
Plumbers threatening to scramble
final standings, teams managers
last night agreed to disallow the
protest, end the regular sea-
son now and base the first-half
seasons results on the round
robin among the leaders.
Tonight's Barber-Plumber tilt.
last end of doubleheader, will
be the first game the two teams
have played since the BARRIERS
protested first inning decision
a week ago by walking off the
field in the fourth round on the
short end of a ST. score.
Army Meets Navy
Army and Navy will meet for
the last time in the first-half
season in the opener tonight,
while the NavStas rest, but all
future games, according to the
decision of the managers last |
night, will pit the service squads
only against one of the three |
leaders. Thus each nights play
will bring together two of the
leaders in a second game, with /
the idle member Of the top teams I
tangling with one of the service /
outfits in a first game.
Service teams, although their /
managers agreed to fill in on the
round-robin schedule, will not be
involved in the title race and
their games will be classed as ex-
hibitions.
Theodore Albury, Barber man.
ager, told league officials last
night he had been promised a
replay Of the controversial Bar
ber- Plumber battle, but agreed to
accept the decision of the ma
jority that there had been no
basis for an official protest since
the BARRIERS had continued play |
following the first-inning argu-
ment.
Seeks Friendly Solution
Admitting no protest had been
filed with League President
Manuel Varela before play was
resumed in the game, Albury said
he could see no reason for stirring
up an argument on the subject
and would toss his team into the
round-robin, forgetting the game
with the Plumbers.
Roy Hamlin, who resumed his
post as Plumber manager after
resigning two weeks ago, said as
far as he knew, no protest had
been filed when the argument
was started by Barber being
called out for leaving third base
before the catch of a fly ball,
decision which was not backed
up by an umpire bat was &C
cepted BY the BARRIERS after
Plumber Captain Jackie Car
bonell had insisted the man was
out
League President varela said
he will attempt to regain the 1
services Of Joe Clear, who um-
pired all games last year but who /
has not taken part in the pres i
ent season.
May Pay umpiEss
Faced with difficulty in get !
ting and keeping umpirrs because
of the riding by fans and play
ers. the league officials voted to /
try taking up collections for the
arbiters. with the managers to ]
contribute If large enough
purse Is not collected from the
stands.
Members Of the group also rul-
ed that base umpire must sta
ton himself behind the infield-
ers when men are on bases
In answer 10 protests which
arose in recent games, the mana
gers ruled that q runner may
advance a base on \ passed ball,
bat canno, score from third. A
runner may advance as far as he
can on an overthrow remaining
In the field, but only one hase ON
an overthrow going out Of the
field.
Present az the meeting were
Hamlin. Plumbers, Lieut.. Rus
sell pirkle. Army johnson.
Navy: Alharv. BARRIERS Bob
Reid, NavSta, and President Va.
rela.
Round Robin Schedule
The complete schedule for
round-robin play follows first