Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-17
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
American and National
Leagues Lineup.
FORMER IS STRONGER
GEORGETOWN TO MEET HARVARD
ON THE LOCAL CAMPUS.
Five Favorites Won at Aqueduct-
Golf at Lakewood-0rand Ameri-
can Shooting Handicap.

On Monday, April 20. the American
League will start its third championship
race as a major league, the Athletics play
ing at Boston. The club managers during
the season of 1902 not only resigned nearly
all of the players desired for another sea-
son, but made new assault upon the Ma
tienal League ranks, capturing fully. a
score Of the best remaining star talent In
that organization. AS a result. the teams
which showed weakness last year will be
strengthened, thus assuring another close
and exciting race for 1908. The only
changes in the lineup Of clubs Is the sub
stitution Of New York for Baltimore. Fol-
lowing is a correct and official roster of
the American League teams as they will
enter the race this year:
Washington - Manager. Tom LOTUS
Catchers-W. Clarke and Drill; pitchers
Orth. Townsend. Lee. Patten, Clark; infield-
ers-Carey. De Montreville. c. Robinson.
Moran. Coughlin; outfielders-Delehanty
Ryan. Setback, Holmes. Martin.
Acknowledgements, Connie Mack. Catch
acknowledgements and Powers: pitchers
Plank. Waddell Wilson. Husting. Atwood,
Bender. Quinn, Everett; infielders-H. Da-
Wis, Murphy, M. Cross, L. Cross; outfield-
ers-Hartzell, Pickering, Seybold, Hoffman,
SubStitute-Wittig.
disadvantages. James Collins. Catch
ers-Criger and Farrell: pitchers-Young,
Dineen. Winters. Hughes, Altrock. Gibson:
Observation-Disclosures, Ferry, Parent, Col
Inns, O. Brien; utfielders-Dougherty Stahl,
Freeman. Stone.
Chcago-Manager, James J. Callahan.
Catchers-Sullivan and Mcfarland; pitch
ers-Patterson, Callahan. White. Durham
Flaherty. Dunkle; infielders-Isbell, Daley,
Davis. H. Gleason. Tannehill; outfielders-
Green. F. Jones. E. Jones, Odwell, W. Hall
man.
Cleveland - Manager w A. Armour
Catchers-Bemis and Abbott; pitchers
Bernhard Wright. Joss. Moore, Hill, Walk
er. Hess, Dorner, Pounds: infielders-Hick-
man. Lajoie. Gochnauer, Bradley; outfeld-
ers-McCarthy. Bay. Flick.
Detroit-Manager, Ed. Barrow. Catchers-
McAllister, Lilly and Buelow: pitchers
Donovan. -kitson, Mullin, Deering, Eason;
intielders-Carr, Turner, G. Smith, Elber-
field. Yeager; outfielders-Crawford, Bar
lett, Clement Gessler.
New York - Manager Clark Griffith
Catchers-O' Common and Beville; pitchers
Chesbro. Tannehin. Wiltse, Howell Adkins;
lnfelders-Ganzell. Williams, Long Conroy,
Dundon: outfielders-A. Davis, Fultz, Keel
er, Courtney, H. Mcfarland.
st. Louis - Manager, James McAleer.
Catchers-kahoe. Sugden; pitchers-Powell,
Donahue. Sudhoff Sieyer, Reidy; fnfielders
Anderson, Padden. Wallace, Mccormick;
outhelders-Hemphill, Heidrick, Friel, Bur-
kett.
The umpire staff will this season consist
of O'Loughlin. Sheridan, Connolly, Caruth-
ers and Hassett. This is considered the
best corps yet employed by President john
son-one that will keep the game fast and
ciean' without constant appeals to or har-
aSsment of President Johnson. The latter G
policy of invariably backing his umpires tO
the limit is now SO thoroughly known bv
managers and players that serious out
BREAKS pre-; are aitogether unlikely, and even
mild rows will probably be few and far be-
tween