Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-17
ITEMS FROM ANNAPOLIS
CADET BASE BALL TEAM OFF TO
WEST POINT.
Interesting Case in Court-CoL Schley
Assumes Duties Of State Tax
Commissioners.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May 1e, 1907.
The naval cadet base ball squad left
mere this morning over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for West Point, where on Sat-
urday the team win play its annual game
of base ball with the army team. The souad
was In charge of Lieutenant II. ]. Zirsu-
meier, secretary Of the Naval Athletic As
ISOLATION, and Coaches William j. Clarke,
the Washington catchers, and Arthur HilIe-
brand Of Princeton.
These coaches have been Of great assist
ance to the mindless and have drilled the
men until they now put up fine, scientific
game both at the bat and in the field.
Raudenbush. the navy's great little pitcher.
has been showing up fine in practice this
week, and seems to be in condition to pit CHI
the game Of his life.
The navy boys have great hopes of WIN
ming. and though their game is sometimes
uncertain, they ought to be able to turn the
trick.
The cadets are somewhat worked I'D over
the umpire question. West Point presented
the names of Gaffney and Lynch. The navy
chose the former. but West Point objected.
and wired back for the navy to present
some names. The middies named Belts and
Snyder, but instead of considering these
the army management telegraphed that
Lynch was the only man available The
navy players have no objections to Lynch,
but they do object to West Point assum-
Ing the entire and undivided right of seIec-
ton Thus the case now stands, and 1t
Will have to be settled after the managers
of the respective teams meet.
The team consists of Captain Weaver.
catcher; Raudenbush, pitcher; Pegram first
base; Smith, second base; Bassett third
base; Childs. short stop: slaton. left field:
Anderson. center field, and Read right
field. and the following substitutes: Poteet,
catcher; Strassberger and Kelly, pitchers:
Ryden, Atkins, Metcalf, Wilcox and Otter
son, infielders; McNair. Cooke and Harring-
ton, outfielders. together with Manager 6.
f. Brilliant and Scorer M. Milne.
A very interesting case was filed In the
circuit court for Anne Arundel county to-
day by Mr.. Shriver of Washington county
against DR.. Joseph w. Herring, controller
of Maryland. in which he alleges that the
controllers have not been properly dis
tributing the state school tax and asking
for the issuance Of a writ of mandamus
against him to legally distribute the same
The point raised Is that celored children
are getting more than they are entitled to,
and that in Allegheny and other counties
where the colored population Is small they
are not getting their just proportion of the
state school tax. Judge James Reyell
signed an order requiring Mr.. Herring to
why the mandamus should not be issued as
prayed.
Misses Daub and Blackstone of Cumber-
land and James w. Owens of ANNAPOLIS
were the compliments attorneys
Colonel Buchanan Schley Of Hagerstown
Washington county, today assumed control
Of the office of state tax commissioner of
Maryland. to which he was recently ap-
pointed by Governor Smith. He succeeded
Mr.. Robert p. Graham Of Wicomico county
who has held the position for the last four
years. having been appointed by ex-Gov-
ernor Lloyd Lowndes.
The naval cadet training ship Chesapeake,
which, with the Indiana, will take the
cadets on their summer practice cruise,
went into commission for that purpose this
afternoon. During this cruise the follow
ing will comprise her complement Of off,
GERS: Commander Hugo Osterhaus. COM
manding officer; Lieut.. C. 8. Williams, ex-
ecutive: Lieut.: H. H. Hough, navigator:
Lieut.. r. H. Leigh. instructor In naviga-
ton: Lieuts. H. H. Christy, ]. w. Holden,
F. L. Sawyer and D. w. Wurtzbaugh.
watch, officers; Mr.. J. 3. Brooks. gunner. =