The Washington times., 1905-04-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEAGUE OPENING
Two Games to Be Played
Tomorrow Week.
FOURTEEN CLUBS ON ROSTER
Best Match on Mount Pleasant
Grounds-Line-Up of the Diff
ferent Teams.


grounds. in Mt. Pleasant. and the other
ON the White Lot. The directors of the
league have endeavored to have esnec;a l.
ly goodfgames or the openins dav aud
holidays have also been selected for
matches between the strongest teams.
The fourteen teams which make I'm
the league this year are as follows.
Fourth Presbyterian. Gunton-TemnIe
Presbyterian, Mt. Pleasant Congre~a-
uonal, Gurley Memorial Presbyterian.
MT. Pleasant Methodist, Foundry Meth
odist. Sixth Presbyterian. ST. Stephen s
episcopal, Calvary Baptist Metropoli-
tan baptist, Fifth Baptist, First Congre-
satioDal, Mt. Vernon Methodist. and
Douglas Memorial Methodist
Division of League.
Inc league will be divided into two
sections. one composed of eight clubs
and the other of six. The first eight
clubs named above will play on the
Mt-s Pleasant grounds, while the last
SIX, all of which are new members. with
the exception of Mt. Vernon. will NAV
three days in the week on the White
Lot and three days on grounds to he
obtained in the northeast.
The managers have been a-ranging
practice games for their men during the
last three or four weeks, and the. 1ine-,1n
OF the organizations have about been
decided upon. Almost every PLAYER of
note in the District of Columbia is on
the roster of one of the Sunday school
teams. and the season promises to be
full of sensational playing.
Clubs at Mount Pleasant.
OF course he ,Neyter of;nfaraet .,,;,,
be in the eight clubs playing on the
Mount Pleasant grounds. These include
the eight which finished nearest the
pennant last year, and every team has
been strengthened. 1t would be almost
impossible to get eight more closely
matched teams anywhere, and the
crowds which attend these grounds
every afternoon will see sor1e great ball
playing
The lineup of most of the teams in
the league is presented below:
Lineup.
Fourth Presbyterian-Br dley. catcher
Clark. Jones, Cunningham and Wahler,
pitchers; King, first base; Vic Bielaski,
second base; Atchison. short stop; War
man. third base: Bishop left field:
Rhodes, center field; Mckinney, right
field
Gunton-Temple-W oodward and Weo-
sr, catciers; hutchinson, Brown. and
Seay, pitchers Langley and Weber,
first base; Lay, second base Asquith or
Price. third base; Bruce Bielaski, short
stop; Harding. left field; Price, center
field: Langley, Hutchinson, or Brown,
right field
Mt Pleasant Congregational-Bea
Clements. and Young catchers; Sheckies,
and Kohler. pitchers Chill first base;
Sebastian. second base; Smith, short
stop: Asauith. third base; Tindail. let
field: Pomeroy, center; Tindall, right
Manager Young has several substitute
fieldcrs and pitchers. who may yet make
the team.
Gurley-Coliie, catcher; Pickford, Har-
ing, aud Burlingame, pitchers Clear,
FIRST base; Smith, second base; SHIELD,
shortstop. Wynkooo third base; Fillius,
left field; Purcell. center field; Harring
o. Pickford. right.
Mt. Pleasant Methodist-Brown aad
Grsves catchers; V Wahler, Kerr, and
S,1nanoskie. pitchers; Quantreile. first
base; Leacn or Kingsmuth. second base;
cId shortstop: Burroughs. third base:
/. Symaacski., left held: TayIcT, cen
t=-' Thorpe. right.
=. Stephen 's-Haydsn. catcher: Walk
Ct. Brown, and Merritt, pitchers; Lyr:-
nam, first base; Ernest, second base.
Thomas, third base; Xander. shortstop
and an outffeld made up from Connors
Mcdonald, kipp, and others.
Sixth Presbyter rian-Le Foe, catcher
WheatIv. Gordon. and Harries, pitchers
Bergman. first base; Clark. second base
Dowell, shrotstop; Herbert third base
Gassaway, left field: Rider. center field
Robertson. right field.
The Foundry teani viii be made uL
largely of last years PLAYERS. Il vii
probably consist of the following play
trS.
Morris Bocock and Donaldson, catch
ers: w Donaldson. Kinney. and Nc
Catheran pitchers: Tracey. first base
Harveycutter. second base; Kinney
shortstop; Green third base. and an out
field made UP Of Bryan, O Brien and
one Of the pitchers.
Subject to Changes.
The personnel of the teams abov,
given may be changed before the seasor
opens. but in the practice games th'
line-ups have been pretty much as giver
above
The second division, being composed
mainly OF new teams. very little abou
their permanent makeup has been de
cided upon. Two in the second division
have announced their lineup as fol
lows:
Calvary-Graves and PulIiam. catch
ers Goodman and Westerveit, pitchers
Parsons. first base; A. Fenton. secon.
base: Dowd. third base Matthew,
shortstop. The outfieId will be selecte,
from Brooks, b. Fenton. Clothier. Rich
ards. Bow!es. Cragg, and Favorit.
Mt. Vernon Erwin and CIyiner. catcn
ers. King and Thomas. pitchers; McMa
hon first base: Birmingham. secon,
base; Anderson. third base; Harris
sllortstop; Dana, left field; Segarrjo
center; Stevenson or North, right field
with Hardaway. w, Price, and other
substitutes.
Many of she teams expect to b
strengthened by college men when tn
regular college season closes. Man
Washington players are sway ut col
lege, bit will join some team as 500
as they return.
IL took Just one sound beating of tn
varsity by the senior class crew a