The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Tomorrow the sand-Iot rooters viii be
happy
Tomorrow the advance guard OF the
amateurs get down TO real work and in
another week all FIVE local leagues will be
In fun sway
The doings OF the majors are read with
interest each day and when the team is
in town It is honored by the presence OF
the fan, but day in and day out you
win see him perched on the benches Of
his favorite league. missing his dinner,
tits 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 f 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 i'm 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 umpiring.
f. A. Carpenter is president of the or
gani2ation.
The Marquette has ST. Joseph's, st.
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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. Josephs and st. Peters will
be the opening attraction.
The Departmental League looks stronger
this year than it 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-ohice, Agriculture, and
Interstate Commerce Commission Eighty
four games will be played on the two dia-
monds Of the league on 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
Merritt O. Chance has appoint
ed Billy Belts to do the brunt of the
umpiring. 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 an inciosed park, this being an
for the amateur game in this
city. Two new teams will be seen I'm ac-
ton this year, the Bloomingdales and
the Brentwoods, which have replaced the
Aloysius and Southern Railway clubs.
The other teams in the league are Gov b
eminent Printing Office, Columbia Ath-
etic Club, st. Stephens Institute, and the
st. Stephens and Brentwood
will play the drst game.
COlum bia League Plans.
The newly organized Columbia League
will have six clubs this year, as follows
Eckingtons, Cardinals
Washington Heights. Metropoltans, and
An attractive schedule
With the first game billed for May 4. has
'een arranged. The games viii be played
IT one Of the two sites now under con-
iideratiOn by the league. President G. A
Weber has not appointed an umpire as
ret.
The High School League with five
Eastern, Technical, Cen
raj, and Business-will play it's games at
lew Union Park, Fifteenth and II streets
northeast. The season openg Friday