The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Tomorrow the sand-Iot rooters win be
happy.
Tomorrow the advance guard OF the
amateurs get down 20 real work and In
another week all five local leagues viii be
In full sway
The doings OF the majors are read with
interest each day and when the team is
in town II is hopored by the presence Of
the fan, bat day in and day out you
viii see him perched on the benches Of
his favorite league, missing his dinner
It's true, but happy in the contentment
OF seeing the pride OF the neighborhood
take fall out OF some team from an
other section OF town.
All the local leagues look strong this
year. and, from present indications, should
enjoy the most prosperous season ever
known to the District.
The leagues that will launch to-mor-
row are the Sunday School and Mar
quette leagues, the former on its new
grounds at Sixth and K streets northeast
and the latter on the old Sunday School
grounds at Thirteenth and ID streets
northeast.
Rosters of the Clubs.
Both organizations comprise six clubs.
the Sunday School with Ninth Street
Christian, First Methodist Protestant,
Grace Baptist. Bethany Baptist, Waugh,
and Fifth Baptist Grace and Fifth are
newcomers in the league this year in
place Of Rhode Island Methodist there
being only five clubs last year. The
schedule calls for sixty games. and
shorty Hughes will do the umplring
f. A. Carpenter is president Of the or
ganzation.
The Marquette has st. Joseph's, st.
Dominic's, st. Theresa's, St Peters, st.
Vincents, and the Commissioners. The
grounds have been inclosed and a new
grand stand erected. The league schedule
is a long one this year calling for eighty
games, which viii run up into the month
of August. President c. Eugene Edwards
has appointed Umpire Jenkins as official
arbiter st. Joseph's and st. Peters will
be the opening attraction.
The Departmental League looks stronger
this year than il has for two seasons
past. There will be eight clubs, as
against five last season. They will be
Treasury, War. Interior, Commerce and
Labor, Navy, Post-ofiice, Agriculture, and
Commerce Commission. Eighty
four games will be played on the two dia-
monds Of the league the White Lot
ellipse, there being two games each on
Monday. Wednesday. and Friday and one
game on Tuesday and Thursday, no
games being scheduled for Saturdays.
President Merritt O. Chance has appoint
ed BILLY" Belts to do the brunt of the
lmpiring. The season opens on May 4
The Capital City League gets off on the
same date. and will play it's games this
year in inciosed park, this being an
for the amateur game in this
,ity. Two new teams will be seen I'm ac-
Ion this year, the Bloomingdales and
he Brentwoods, which have replaced the
Aloysius and Southern Railway clubs.
rhe other teams in the league are Gov
'rnment Printing Office, Columbia Ath-
etic Club, st. Stephens Institute, and the
ST. Stephens and Brentwood
Will play the tirst game.
COlum bia Lengue Plans
The pewly organized Columbia League 3
will have six clubs this year. as follows:
Eckingtons, Cardinals.
Washington Heights Metropolitans, and
Independents. An attractive schedule
gith the first game billed for May T. has
cen arranged. The games will be played
I one Of the two sites now under con-
liberation by the league. President G. A
Weber has not appointed umpire as
ct
The High School League, with five
Eastern, Technical Cen
raj, and Busncss-will play it's games at
ew Union Park, Fifteenth and II streets
ortheast. The season opens Friday,
lay /.