The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
CITY LEAGUE PLANS
Amateur Baseball 0rganiza-
ton to Open April 80.
OUTLOOK UNUSUALLY GOOD
with sunday school and Depart
mental Leagues Out Of the RAN
ming, Capital City VIII Probably
Be the Leading League OF the City.
Have Signed TIP Best Players.

With the elimination Of the crack Sun
day School and Departmental baseball
leagues. amateur baseball in Washing
ton viii be practically in one league. the
Capital City. which opens its season GA
the 18th OF this month.
This popular Organization has been in
existence now for four years. and from
present indications this viii be its banner
season With the same teams that added
so much to its power last year, and with
the two weak teams succeeded by the
Government Printing Office and the
Southern Railway. the followers have
reasons for the hope that it will prove
the most noteworthy collection Of ball
tossers the city has known.
The fact that the Capital City League
has withstood the troubles which caused
the retirement and disbanding Of the
other leagues is taken as a criterion that
its officers have pursued the correct pol
icy. It's main feature is the giving OF
the Office Of president 10 an outsider
James A. OShea--One in whom no team
can say it has a favored person, yet one
In whom all viii ind equal favor. This
has been the idea Of the founders OF the
now popular sextet. and that it has
worked out admirably is found in the con-
tinued life Of the association.
The schedule provides for FIVE series OF
games. or ninety in all. The grounds
that the league will use are located at
First and III streets northeast, and here
all the contests viii be played Last sea-
son the league played on two sets OF
grounds, alternating one day at ThiT-
teenth and d streets. the next at North
Capitol and / streets. Considerable con-
fusion resulted from this arrangement.
and despite the fact that the league ca
tered to two different sections Of the city,
IL is believed by the promoters that, as
the Government Printing Office has dis
banded its team. the support which was
accorded that league viii be thrown to
the Capital City. Nor is this belief ~
founded for a crack team made up Of
the Government Printing Ofice League
viii appear in the Capital City
CoIumbias Look Strong.
The Columbia Athletic Club will this
year be under the supervision Of Maurice
O'ConRor and Harry Collifower, both Of
whom have had considerable experience
4 in dealing with amateur baseball in
Washington. CoIlif0wer in particular
I viii see that the men of last years pen
+ nant annexer are on hand, and the crack
I players that appeared under him when
+ he captained the Commissioners may
/ again be seen under his eye. Maurice
/ OCOnnor has obtained for the winged
/ foot the same players, with the excep-
/ ton of Hoyle, VINO is now located in Bal
/ timore. The inheld is nearly intact. and
4 in all likelihood the same outfield viii be
/ used.
/ St. Stephens Institute. winners of the
pennant in the league for the first TWO
years Of its existence, has again entered
the lists. and instead OF dividing It's play
/ eTs as it did last year on the Navy and St
Stephens Institute teams. viii use every
endeavor TO place the same team in the
field that landed the coveted bunting.
This is no easy matter but with such sup
port as the West Enders have and with
two competent men like Frank Handler
and James Hughes, il IS safe 10 warrant
"A prediction that the men from St.
Stephens viii be Keen contenders.
I The Aloysius Club, under tie tutelage OF
John T. Luitich. is stronger by far than
last year. An effort has been made q
obtain men who viii net be tempted Icy
the promises of the country league
managers. as was the case last year. The
North Capitol street boys were gOiug
nicely last year. when several Of them
Jumped up to the leagues around Cumber-
land. Nd. and Winchester, Va. with tbs
result that the home team suffered.
John Irving has again been chosen L
manage the ever popular Atlanucs. whose
stirring garrison finish last season caused
the Columbia Athletic Club many unpleas
ant moments and as all of the players
with the possible exception of Willie
Handiboe. are again in the ranks. ths
same team work which wen SO MANY
games should again be noticeable this
year a complete list of the team In
sures this. The Atlantics Is the only team
depending entirely upon its own re-
sources. as most of the other teams have
I big organizations behind them.
Two Newcomers.
The two newcomers. the Government
\ Printing ONCE and the Southern Railway
are in competent hands The former. II
! George Forden. has a man with mucl
experience For several years he man
aged teams out West. His support viii b.
received from the big print shop, and hi
p team will in all likelihood be a combina