Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-24
Opening the Season of
Church League Games.
PLAY ON THREE FIELDS
PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMING
OCEAN YACHT RACE.
Games of the Marquette League Will
Begin Today-Fitzsimmons and
Shrek Matched.

The Sunday School Athletic Association
OF the churches of Washington. gen
orally known as the Church Base Ball
League. will begin its season this after
noon at 5:15 O'Clock. The games will take
place upon the grounds at 18th street and
LydeCker avenue and on the White Lot
ellipsa. The team representing the cham
piOns of last year. the Fourth Presby-
teriaus. will line up on the former
grounds and their opponents will be the
team representing Foundry Methodist
Church. ON the white Lot Mount YER
non and Calvary baptist will cross bats
and a lively game IS expected. The league
is composed of fourteen teams, as an
rounced i'm these columns heretofore, and
- these VIII bc divided into two sections,
known as "a" and b" these to COM
Prise eight and six teams. respectively.
The officials of the league have announced
that District Commissioner Henry b. F.
Mdcf1r.1Ed Will pltCh the hrSt pail over
the plate at the White Lot this afternoon,
and Commissioner Henry l.. West will do
the same thing at the Mount Pleasant
grounds.
The grounds OF the league have been
placed i'm first-class condition. Mr.. d. 2.
Mullen. the road contractor. had his men
working upon the grounds in Mount Pleas
ant for four days without charge to the
league. The work consisted in scraping
and rolling the entire field, after which
tn" Outield was SoWu in grass seed. The
managers of the teams have inspected the
grounds and report that the field is eXcep-
Jiuua.y fast. The grand stand has been
oVerhdulva and the seating accOmmOda tons
Increased to- about twice the former ca
VaCity- The expense of maintaining the
-caEue this year was found TO be greater
than heretofore but ii decided after
consideration not To raise the price of sus-
tanning membership.
The Tickets
To offset this a special sustaining mem
bership for children under sixteen has been
provided at 90 cents. and the adult mem
bership will remain the same as least sea-
son at 81. The ticket which has been sub
stituted in lieu of the button, is issued as
receipt and to Identify sustaining mem
bers, 10 whom preferred privileges or cOur-
t-sies may be extended from time to time.
Il has no commercial value, confers no
rights, Is not transferable but must be
shown when requested. Persons obtaining
THESE tickets are compelled to sign
agreement that in case the ticket shall be
presented by person other than the one
10 whom issued it may be taken up and
connscated The tickets may be obtained
at the grounds today. or from any of the
directors upon application.
League Officials.
The directors Of the league are Messrs.
George A. Provost. president; T. Walter
1900 &C - l7'Ni''''' a L. DIetT!ch, see
Rotary; James z. West, treasurer: Edward
+. Co-ady, F. W. Bolgiano. H e. DOYLE.
w. II. Green, Dr. NJ. F. Thompson ]. B.
hlnnear. q. A. Clark, F. d. b. ingalls,,
solomon Carr, jr., and Walter Price PresI-
dent Provost and Treasurer West have been
QeFollnS much time to the work of the
league and the greater portion Of the work
OF organization. advancement etc MAY. ha
accredited 10 them.
Mr. Belts will umpire the games Of the
League on Mount Pleasant, with Mr. Ship
Iey on the White Lot. while Mr. Venable
grounds. Mr.. J. G. Pugh Will act as Off
ciaI scorer for the league on Mount pleas
ant and Mr.. Ransom and Mr.. Pullman viii
cover the remaining two diamonds.