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both have an excellent chance this season
to come home ahead n the.

both have an excellent chance this season
to come home ahead in the pennant race
The Marquette has experienced some
stormy days In the four years 1t has been
organized. and despite setback after set
back this organization has been in the
field each year since its inception, and has
always maintained a high article Of anna
teur ball. In this respect it can easily be
said to be the best league in the city.
Last years successful post-season series
has done much to put amateur base ball
on firm basis in Washington, and the four
leagues this year should experience the
most successful seasons Of their career. AS
Tar as the Marquette League Is concerned
this Is assured. and glance at the playing
lists will be enough to convince the most
casual observer that this league will be a
factor in the District championship series
in the fall.
Bernie" Gallagher should be the main
factor in the winnings OF the St. Martin
club, as he was for Immaculate last year,
and should he stay with the Martins" for
the season. which its manager, the Rev.
Eugene Hannah. says he has promised to
do. the North Capitol street outfit will be
harder than ever to down.
Father Hannah has some fine ball tossers
in the infield in Goodman, Mess, Zannelli
and w. Gallagher, and in the outfield with
Sherman. Brennan and possibly Chaplin or
Hillary his team will be strong.
Many Northeast Players.
be the fact that the northeast will be rep
resented by two teams, the southeast one,
one in the southwest. one in George
town, and one In the northwest: thus the
Marquette can be said to be representa-
tive league, with followers in all sections
Of the city. Especially is this true in George
town and Bloomingdale, for in these two
places the fans are roofing en- masse for
the Trinity and St. Martin teams.
The st. Peters team, which was in the
league last season and which played good
ball throughout the year. will in all proba-
bility be strengthened more than any other
nine in the league this year. as Manager
Langley, besides having signed nearly all
of his former players, will have with him
many of the stars of the Sunday School
League, which went under this season.
The st. Joseph's will have with them
Whammond. Daily. Barry. Lmberger.
Woodcock. Conway. Stuckett, Oleson,
Priest, Leapley, Faye and the pick Of the
Holy Name team Of last year and the old
Crescents, a strong Independent team,
which has now disbanded.
st. Vincents Look Promising.
Joe Turner will have a better team this
season than he developed last spring, and
Coleman, Wooden, Mofit, Roundtree. Spald-
ing ana Hanvey, all OF last season s nine'
will again be In uniform.
The Trinity boys have so many candidates
that they find it impossible to announce
their team as yet, but with Harris. Dove.
Birch, Branzell. Evans and Chism OF last
years aggregation to rely on they are as
sured Of q crack team. The reason for the
many candidates is that ere Marquette Is
the first amateur league to play regular
schedule OF games at Georgetown, and be-
sides being assured Of the patronage of the
rooters the Marquette will have pracu-
cally all Of the best material OF George
town in the ranks. This should be big
help to the Trinity boys to carry on the
flag, and the fact that the S5th street
grounds are the Trinitys home field should
be taken into consideration.
charge, namely Capt. c. Eugene Edwards.
president and treasurer. and Nathaniel L.
Worley, secretary and Official scorer. MT.
7 Roland Barber will have charge Of the
collections etc, and Mr.. F. A. Berger VIII
umpire.