Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-04
First Meeting Of Delegates Soon to
Be Held.
ATHLETIC CLUB TEAMS

week,
as the new-made ground on the field is
expected to be then sufficiently hardened.
The makeup Of the team has been about
decided upon, and will be officially an
nounced in the course of a week or so.
Other of the stronger amateur mines will
be those from the Columbia Athletic Club,
the Columbian University and the Wash
fngton Light Infantry. The soldier boys
have some heavy batsmen. but will be
| rather weak in fielding, as they have no
suitable field available.
The other organizations have some like
| ly looking colts, but the ColImbias espe-
cfally should be heard FROM as they have
excellent facilities in the shape of good
grounds. plenty Of candidates and expert
enced trainers.
The Carroll Institute people are anxious
to be represented in the local base ball
world. but 1t is doubtful IL team will be
formed. 1t will not be for lack of good
| material, as Instructor Maurice A. joyce
claims he has some players the equals of
any in the city. Lack Of available grounds
Is the obstacle
Commons are plentiful in the neghbor-
hood of South Capitol and o streets, and,
will surely have nine, though whether it
will apply for membership in the proposed
District League is undecided.
Who are at the bottom of the said league
Is matter shrouded in gloom, and not
even captains of the mines already organ
| lied appear to have any idea of the parties
interested. The Departmental League is in
| the field again, and has secured the best
ball park inside the District, viz, the
Wagner's grounds. out on It'll street.
The Departmental League.
Last year many government employees
got together rather late in the day, and for
that reason the local league just managed
to reach a sound basis when the base ball
season of 1894 came to an end. This year
the opening date will be soon after the
season for the National League opens.
The first meeting of representatives from
the interested departments will be held the
latter part of this week, when a schedule
committee will be appointed and the dates
announced soon after. The delegates are
as follows: From the interstate commerce
commission, Sam. Stearn; city post Office,
Frank Rebstock; District Commissioners
office. Charles Hunt: War and Navy De-
partments, Charles F. Dickens; Treasury
Department, A. f. Severn; bureau of en-
craving and printing, Charles F. Miller,
and pension offie, George H. Yeager.
The delegates named represent of course,
only seven teams, and another nine will
have to be taken in.
It has been suggested as advisable to
take in an outside organization; that is.
some one of the athletic clubs. By this
means first-class club could be added to
the membership, and the league considera-
bly, strengthened, If one of the larger ath-
letic associations asked to join. Some oppo-
sition has, however, been raised to this
made to get together nine in some other
one of the government branches.
The navy yard the general post Office and
the government printing office are among
the available bureaus that have been
thought of, and their capacity for drawing
support considered.
The Financial Question.
The question of finances. as usual, will
play an important part in more ways than
one. At the end of the season )ast year
the expenses were all met and the men,
bers Of the league congratulated them
selves In being successful in that, as
well as in other directions. Nearly all
amateur associations strike on the rock of
money and sink. The District of Columbia
League didn't and now its supporters and
admirers are looking forward to COM
Portable balance on the treaSurers books
at the end of the summer
In this connection, an item that will
come up for discussion at the coming meet
ing will be the question of whether there
shall be any salaries paid to any of the
officials or not. Some are for 1t and some
against. From the indications a small
secretary and possibly the president. They
will not, however. be of any great amount.
Who the officers will be is pretty well
known, sentiment being in favor of return
irg those of last year. They were Antony
A. Sousa of the city post Office, president;
Lamar Cobb of the District office, vice
president; William Hardesty. secretary;
Wilmot Harris, treasurer; George Yeager
of the pension office, custodian, and Alvin
Belt of the Interior Department, chief of
| umpires.
Secretary Hardesty has sent in his resig
nation, because his change of employment
will not allow him sufficient time to attend
to the duties Of the cifjce. Mr.. Sousa, in
addition to being popular among his asso-
ciates understands his duties and will be
elected to the presidency. The others are
all well-qualifed gentlemen, and will, no
doubt, be retained. AS the secretary's
Office is not generally known to be vacant
only a few names have been mentioned in
connection with it, though it is probable
that it will have some seekers.
The question Of constitution, or rather
it's rules governing the game, are expected
to be productive of some little discussion.
The National League regulations may be
adopted with slight changes, such as the
experience of last year may suggest.
On the other hand, some people are In
favor of abiding by the constitution and
bylaws Of last year without alteration.
whether outsiders shall be allowed en-
teams from offices to which they do not
belong may attract some attention.
Games Mt National Park.
A great improvement over last year that
both players and spectators will be glad
to learn of is that all the games are to be
played at the National Base Ball Park, in
stead of at the old Capitol grounds. The
diamond at the latter place was never in
good condition, and there were any number
of holes in the outfield into which fielder
was liable to stumble when running after
the ball. Such a mishap will not occur on
the smooth and well-kept eth street park.
Other great advantages will be the ac-
feasibility of the park and the better con-
dition Of the seats. These, the directors
think, will have the effect of making the
quarters and half dollars flow into the
treasury at a faster rate and in greater
pba
the Washingtons are away, so that the
first series will occupy nearly all of May.
This arrangement, of course, does not al
low nearly so many games as if a separate
ground was secured, but the other adj
vantages more than counterbalance this
Washington patrons of the national game
will thus be provided with exhibitions of
the sport daily, and any man may jump on
the cable cars and go out to the park
whenever he lists, knowing that there
will surely be game on the cards.
A Trophy offered.
AS an extra incentive for rivalry JOS