The Washington herald., 1908-04-12
CITY LEAGUE READY
Prospects Look Good for a
Banner Season.
WILL OPEN UP ON MAY 4
Thirty Games Scheduled 10 BE Play
ed by Each CIub-BrentyvOod and
BI0OmingdRle Replace AIOysius
and Southern RaiIway-Board of
Arbitration is Done Away with.

With the opening date of the Capital
City Baseball League only a few weeks
away. the board OF managers are bend
ing every effort TO make this year the
best the league has ever known.
The following officers will control the
policy of the league this year: James
A OShea, president; Ross J. Blosser,
vice president. Thomas L. Fortune. secre-
tary. George z. Cornell. a newcomer IN
the ranks Of the league. has been elected
to fill the position OF treasurer. The
board OF managers is as follows: Gov
ernment Printing Office. George z. For
den; Columbia Athletic Club. Maurice
O'Connor; St Stephens Institute Frank
Handler and Thomas l. Fortune: Brent
wood, George E. Cornell and F. Potts;
Bloomingdale' Athletic Club Nat Worley:
Atlanties, J. Fitzpatrick and William
StarnaII
Two new teams are in the league. the
Aloysius and Southern Railway teams
having been dropped. The Brentwood
and Bloomngdale clubs have been elected
TO fill the vacancies.
Brentwood n Strong Club,
In obtaining the Brentwood club. the
other managers Of the league feel that
they have accomplished a good bit of
work, and have landed a team that will
make the best teams in the league hustle
This team won the championship in the
Suburban League last year.
None of the teams have given out their
rosters and are not required by the con-
stitution TO do so until two weeks prior
TO the opeHing game. As a result it can
not be stated now what names will appear
on the lists.
The Bloomingdale Athletic Club. under
the guidance of Nat Worley, Will make
its premier appearance in fast company.
The team is made up OF youngsters. who
play good. snappy ball. and there should
be some fast contests between this team
and the other mines In the league.
OF the other managers, all Of whom are
well known to the followers Of the Cap
ital City League, Maurice O'Connor and
Frank Handler are the Oldest Frank
Handler with his St Stephens Institute
team has been with the league since it
started, and won the first two pennaRts
with it, That was in the early days,
when the league used the White Lot. st.
Stephens Institute is said to be as fast
as It was in its palmiest days. and many
of its old stars are with the team again.
O'COnnor as Manager.
The Columbia Athletic Club, winner OF
the pennant the year before last will
have Maurice O'CoRnor to watch over
fits welfare. and as he has always been
hard worker and a good loser, and is
always in the game, his team should be
well up. He has many Of his old stand
bys with him this year.
The Government Printing Office will
have George Forden as its manager, and
as he is considered to know as much
about the game as any manager IN the
league, his team viii vie with the best.
Forden won the admiration of every fol-
lower Of this popular league last year by
the way IN which, despite adverse con-
ditions, he kept team in the field at all
times. His associates in the big printery
are with him. and anxious to see him
with a winning team.
The Atlantics are now under the man
agement Of Fitzpatrick and Starnall, and
as these two managed the team toward
the latter part of last season, IT is con-
fidently hoped by the Atlantic following
that the same spirit Of fight which has
always been prevalent VIII be notice.
able again, and that the team will be
we'll up all the year,
The constitution Of the league has un-
deTgone some changes, primary among
these being the cutting out of the Sec
tiOns referring to protests. There will be
no arbitration board, and whatever griev-
ances the managers have must be settled
among themselves. This is the first time
that this has been tried in the league,
and as it is a new feature, the workings
viii be watched with interest
Play Thirty Games Apiece.
A series OF thirty games Will be played
by each team. a course that has been
adopted after some little thought to
please the following at North Capitol and
NJ streets. The season will open up on
May l. and should close the latter part of
August or the early part Of September.
neat and attractive booklet, which
VIII contain many interesting points
about the league, its inception, and it's
great success. viii be distributed. The
book will contain among other things
complete and up-to-date official schedule
and a unique score card. This book will
he well received il the present elaborate
plans are carried out in regard TO its
makeup.
It is the purpose Of the management Of
the league, with the kindly cooperation
and aid of It's adherents, to give the best
article of ball that it can. The league
fills long-felt want. and caters not only
to the working boy. but is a relaxation to
the people who live in the aeighborhood