The Washington times., 1905-04-23
CITY LEAGUE
STARTS SHORTLY
Three New Teams Added
to Roster.
PROSPECTS SEEM BRIGHT
Season Opens May Coliseum Park
to Be Used-Grounds Being
Put in Shape.

The board of directors of the Capital
| CITY Baseball League has finally de-
termined upon the day of their opening
as May 1, this being just one day ahead
of last years opening.
! Several things combined to delay this
years Inauguration. which was origi-
nally planned for April Is. and in view
of these it was found eXpeGient to
change the date. The first of these was
| the selection of q team to take the
place of the Aquinas team, as the lat
ter found 1t necessary to drop out. The
| team selected to take the place of the
| Southeastern aggregation was that of
the Washington Light Infantry, making
| the league now perhaps the strongest
| in the city, il names and records count
| for augilt. Under the roster of the
| league are found Carroll Institute. ST.
Stephens Institute. and Aloysius Club,
all of last years organizations, left in
the league.
The three new teams are the Bureau
Athletic Club, the Washington Light In
| fantry and ST. Patrick's.
| Owing to the use and occupation of
| the White Lot by the promoters of the
exposition, who have been given the
privilege of building houses for the dis
play of the American locomotive. which
will include its origin and Development,
the Capital City League has had tenn
porarily at least to secure other
grounds at the Coliseum. at the end
| of the F street car line, in the eastern
part of the city.
! A corps OF men has been. under the
| tutelage of NJ O'Connor, who manages
81 Ton at
grounds in shape, and the place where
the former crack cyclists had their hair
| splitting finishes would not now be
| recognized, such a transformation has
| been made.
| The delay incident to the shaping up
| of these grounds, when coupled with the
| fact that the Washington Light lnfan-
try needed a little more tine to get
ready. were the determining factors in
| the decision reached by the board Of
managers. That this respite was appre-
ciated by he new team cannot be
doubted for the names of TIE conpo-
I',ents Of the various teams had to be
in the office of the secretary on April
&c, or it's Members wodld be ineligible in
! the opening game. This rule is most
rigidly enforced.
| Inc ScneuGie COnInILlee mas not mn
| ished its work as yet.
The old clubs Of the league need no
| Introduction. The new ones bear names
that augur we'll The Bureau Athletic
Club win pe under the guidance Of Mr..
O'Connor and will retain nearly all of
it's old players. To the roster of Wahler
Risten. Taylor. and Giotzback have
been added Torney, Waple. Wnkerson,
u. :
,b. Sc men played in the Capital City
last year with the Turner Athletic Club
Aloysius will have a fas aggregation.
II will have Kelly at short, Mattingly
in tight, Brown On second, Kicker in
center, Rr1snan in left, CantweIl and
Corriga pitching, Halloran third, ana
Smith catching Cantwell when not In
the box will hold down the initi11 sack
N the only big try out this team has
had this year. surprising strength was
shown. for the Georgetown Reserves
were defeated 10 to c.
The Washington Light Infantry team
is not in shape to say much at present
but ii will be under the leadership ard
management of Major Porter House anC
f. Newman
ST. Patrck's team is the third new
and unknown quantity. p. " Bowling
who held down Georgetown's first base
for fonr years. will have charge of it
end he says his outlook is good He
has the following men: Finnegan Car
roll, Farbaugh. Kane, Keane, Collins
Dcnders, Day, Duggan. Simmon, George
FitZpa .ck 'rurran, Butler brothers
Babcock, Bates, Buckley. Oyster. cap.
tain Eastern High School baseball team
Grace, Hines. Click, and Brown,
St Stephens Institute team, last
years pennant winner. is to be under
the leadership of Shorty Hughes. St
Stephens will play with the Capita
!, City League and no other The deposits
demanded by the constitution are al
up, and naught now remains except tC
; get ready for the fray.