Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

tian Church was elected president. ]. II.
Mills Of Grace Baptist vice president. f.
8. Hantzman Of the First Methodist Prot
estant secretary and treasurer. and these,
with Mr.. G. c. Carroll of Waugh Meth
odist. l.. H. Windsor of Fifth Baptist and
o. B. Stokes Of Bethany Baptist, cAosti-
tute the board of governors. who will di-
rect the affairs Of the league the coming
season. President Carpenter Is one of
the hardest working and most Jealous
amateur base ball promoters in the city,
and he will personally look after the in
terests of the association, especially the
question Of eligibility.
The season opens April %, and the
honor OF the opening game goes to the
Ninth Street Christian and the First
Methodist Protestant The umpire for the
season Will be Mr.. James (Shorty)
Hughes. and as he was one of the best
Of ball players he should by all means
turn out as good as an umpire. Mr.. Den
man Thompson will do the official scoring.
The following players will be found in
the lineup Of the teams mentioned:
Ninth Street Christian-Quantrille. cap
tain: Kerper. Marceron, Connor, Hand
Richmond. Hartmann. Anderson. c. B.
Broome. Heisse Milton Broome. Criddle,
Scott, Clarke and Barnhart.
First Methodist Observation-Disclosures,
Johnson. Harris, Coleman, Gordon Itch
field, Hoffman, Stecker. Roundtree and
Turner.
Grace Baptist-Krahling captain: My
ers. Riddle. Zambreney, Risley, Merrill.
Kerr. Kidwell, Wheatley, Graft. Murray
Sabins, Mccormick Babson, Goodman,
Fitzpatrick. Hutchinson and Wilkinson.
Waugh Observation-Disclosures. captain;
than, McLaurin. Whitney, Smith. Jett
Fries, G. Rohrman. Dean, Johnson, a.
Rohrman, Bohnke, Rathbone and Krauss
Fifth Baptist-Pitchers: Green, Gordon,
Atwell, Reichard and Newgent; catchers:
Lynham, Irwin, Wood; fielders: McQuinn
inf1elders: Evans. Elicit, Fuse. Herbert,
Stuckert, Sigourney and Steward
Yum Moreland, the champion bats
man of the Church League of last season,
has signed to play with the Paterson, N.
j., team of the Union League.
The Schedule.
The schedule follows:
April-29, Ninth VS.. First; 80, Fifth VS..
Bethany.
May-1, Waugh Grace; g First VS.. Fifth;
4, Bethany VS.. Waugh: g. Ninth vs.. Fifth: 6,
First Grace: Z, Fifth Waugh; 8. Ninth
Grace; 8, First VS.. Bethany; IL. First
Waugh; II, Ninth VS.. Bethany; 3D. Fifth VS..
Grace: IL, Ninth VS.. Waugh; Is, Bethany VS..
Grace: 16. Fifth VS.. First; IS. First VS.. Ninth;
10, Waugh VS.. Bethany; 20. Grace VS.. Fifth;
Fl, Bethany vs. Ninth; %. Waugh Fifth;
g. Grace vs.. First %, Grace vs.. Bethany; 20,
Waugh vs.. Ninth; %, Bethany VS.. Fifth; Is,
Grace VS.. Waugh; 20, Fifth vs.. First; 80, holl-
day.
june. Bethany vs. First; 2 Grace VS.. Ninth;
3, Waugh First; 4. Fifth Bethany: D,
Waugh Grace; &. Ninth VS.. Fifth; s. Beth
any VS.. Waugh; g., Ninth VS.. First; 10, Fifth
". Grace: IL: Ninth VS.: Bethany; II, Fifth VS.
Waugh; Is, First VS.. Grace; Is. Bethany
Fifth; IL, Ninth Waugh; Ia, Bethany vs..
Grace: IS, First VS., Fifth: 10. Ninth VS.. Grace;
20. First vs.: Waugh; %. First vs.. Bethany; 3D.
Grace Waugh; "a. Fifth vs.. Ninth % Grace
First; 20, Waugh vs.. Fifth; 81, Bethany VS..
Ninth; 20, First vs. Ninth; 80. Waugh vs.,
Bethany.
july, Grace VS.. Fifth; 2. Bethany VS.. First;
3. Waugh vs. Ninth; 4. holiday: u, Grace VS..
Bethany; Z. Grace vs.. Ninth; s, Waugh VS..
First; .. Fifth Ninth
The schedule holds sixty dates. and
opens April %, which falls on Wednesday,
when the Ninth and First teams will bat
tie. Each team will be able to get in
two games week. The holidays, May
20 and July 4, are open, in which double
headers will be played.
II the good weather holds out the i'm
provements on their new grounds will
probably be finished this week. except the
erecting of the club house. which will not
interfer with the teams that are going to
get IN their first practice games this week.
TIL Ninth Street team looks to be hard
proposition for the coming season. al
though 1t Is greatly weakened by the loss
of Yum Moreland, its heavy-hittilg out
fielder, who has signed with the Paterson
team Of the Union League.