Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
Umpire. Mr. jenkins. Game called $50 pm.

Umpire. Mr.. jenkins. Game called $50 pm.
For the past month the managers of
the Marquette Base Ball League have
been busy with the candidates of their
respective teams. conditioning them for
the coming battles on the diamond, and,
Judging by the form displayed by the
boys in practice games. the time of the
managers has not been wasted. The
league this season will comprise six
teams-the Commissioners, st. Peter. st.
Theresa, st. Vincent, st. Joseph and the
st. Dominic aggregation. Although the
Commissioners. who replaced the Trim
tty team. are touted as pennant winners.
they will have a tough job on their hands
defeating any OF the other teams, as a
number of the best players around Wash
ington have signed up with the different
managers. Never before in the history
been SO evenly BALANCED. Manager Pratt
OF the Commissioners has on his eligible
list fine aggregation of youngsters.
Those who have made the team are Whit
ing. c.. Beckett. Handiboe. H. Beckett,
Howard Beckett, Lay. Harding, Thomas.
Gallagher. America. johnson, Sherman
and Ballinger }
The st. Theresa team, managed by
Roger Moore. will have In it's lineup this
o0ASOu tuo uueSt DuuCn, OF Dali tOSSer0
that ever represented Anacostia in anna
ture base ball. The following men are
under the eye OF Moore: Stevenson.
Mathuson. Rountree. A. Smith. McGrath.
Johr Humphrey. L. Sullivan, Lyman.
Phipps Jim Humphrey. Bartlett, Wilkin-
son. Burgess. c. Richmond. Drennon,
Pennington, Pickett, NJ. Beckett and VIII
lett.
st. Dominic has practically the same
players as last year. Had 1t not been
for their winning streak coming too late
last season the southwest boys would un-
doubleday have figured more prominently
nj the percentage list. AS 1t was they gave
every team they met a hard tussle, often
winning out when they were considered
hopelessly beaten. Manager Vanivan ex-
poets to get an early lead this spring and
keep 1t until the curtain falls on the
championship series at the American
League Park in August. Those who have
signed contracts are:
Ryan. Howard, MCGEE, Mcdonald. H.
Waple, w. Waple. Hugbert, Chapel, Ford,
Pease and Canaran.
The st. Vincent nine will be represent
accepted by the league directors recently
to enter the league, under the name Of the
. hard fought contest on the local dia-
monds, defeating some Of the champion
amateur aggregations of the city. H. J..
Dove. who has assumed the responsibility
Of manager, is very optimistic in his views
relating to his teams chance of landing
the coveted rag this year. He states that
II his boys play the ball they are capable
Of playing the pennant is already won.
The following are the names Of the play
ers who aspire to win honors on the dia-
mond:
H. ]. Dove. w. Brewer. NJ. Walters. L.
Martin. r. Cohill, w. Mack. C.. Miller, F..
Ballenger. ]. Smith, G. Hutchinson. G..
Cross. ]. Dugan. Merrill, c. Farrell.
Whitney. Wheatley, G. Cleveland, G.
Thorpe. R. Krahling and s. Martin. Big
things are expected from the st. Joseph
team. On paper Manager Leapley has
the strongest and most experienced ag-
gregaNon Of ball tossers in the league.
The team has had plenty Of early prac-
tice and will probably be In better con-
dition when the gong sounds than any of
the other outfits. Leapley has under his
tutelage the following youngsters:
Symaposkie. Hesslen, Goodman. Knock
ey. Martin, c. Salb, ]. Salb, Dreager.
whitney, Gray. Reichard, Wooden, Dodd.
Kicker, Rogers. Hunter, Souder, Talbot,
KRAFT, Kerr. Mess. Dugan. Chaplin, O'Neil,
Lord Balzer and Donalderson.
st. Peter will also be a formidable fac
tor in the pennant race. With the acqui-
sition Of Jimmy Fitzpatrick and Cassasa
It will prove q worthy competitor to the
strongest teams. Sergt. Robbins has on
his list the following eligible players:
MohEatt, Marceron, Dampier. Cassasa.
Sullivan, Sebastian. Spalding. Malloy.
Fitzpatrick. G. Collihower. Kraft. Madden.
HILLARY, Wilkerson. e. Collihower, j.
Cnjlldouer and Landley