Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
SCHEDULE ADOPTED
FOR COMING SEASON
Proposition to Have Eight
Clubs in the independence
League Voted Down
by Directors. :;

At a recent meeting OF the directors Of
the independence Base Ball League in the
rooms of the Bloomingdale Athletic Club
many changes were made for the coming
season
The proposition to have an eight-club
league and admit the Washington Heights
and Twining clubs was voted down.
The manager of the Brookland Methodist
team was given permission to change the
name OF his team from the Brookland
Methodists to the Cardinals.
The Bloomingdale Athletic Club. which
was given a franchise in the Capital City
League last week, gave the Inde pendence
League franchise TO the Twining Athletic
Club. Manager Morley of the Blooming
dales stated after the meeting that he
preferred to devote all his time to his
team in the Capital City League instead
Of having two teams to look after.
McDevitt'e Field at Sd street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast, will not be used
by the league this year. and more CEN
trally located grounds will be used. They
are in a thickly populated section OF the
northwest and work on them will begin
in a few days. The directors selected
Mr.. w. Ward as the umpire for the sea-
son and Thomas White as the oficial
scorer
At the meeting were President Bic
laski, Manager limbaugh Of the Ecking-
the Cardinals Manager Price OF the
Washington Heights Club. Manager
Coomes of the Twining Athletic Club.
Manager Fague of the Compassionate and
Manager Wilson Of the Metropolitans.
Manager Worley Of the Bloomingdales
and Manager Rogers of the Independents
were represented by proxy.
The following schedule, which was sub.
mitted by the schedule committee. was
adopted after a few changes had been
made:
May. Congressionals vs.. Independents: S.
lexington vs. Twining; &, Cardinals vs.. Metro
poltans: Z, Congressionals VS.. Twining: =, In
dependents Cardinals; 8. lexington Met
Compassionate Cardinals; ID, Metropolitans
VS.. Twining: "A. Cardinals VS.. lexington; 10.
Independents: Is. Congresslonals lexington:
10. Independents vs.. Metropoltans; 20, Cardinals
vs.. Twining: Il. Congressionals VS.. independents.
%. Twining VS. lexington: %. Cardinals vs.
Metropolitans; %, Compassionate VS.. Twinng;
26, Independents VS.. Cardinals: II. Eckington VS..
-, Independents VS.. lexington; so, Metropolitans
VS.. Twining.
June-1. Cardinals VS.. lexington: .. Congress
SIGNALS Metropolitans: 3, Ivining vs. indie
pendents; 1, Compassionate Vs. lexington; B, In
dependents VS.. Metropolitans; 9. Cardinals VS..
Twning VS.. lexington 10. Cardinals VS. Metro.
politans: IL. Consressionsls VS.. Twining: u, In
dependents VS.. Cardinals; 10. lexington Met
ropolitans; l5, Metropoltans Twning; l6
Independents VS.. lexington; II. Oongressionals
Cardinals; Is Twining indie pendents; 10,
Cardinals vs. Eckington 20. Congressionals VS..
Metropolitans: -, Congressiunals VS.. lexington:
%. Independents Metropolitans: "a, Car
dinals Twining; %, Compassionate Vs. indie
pendents: H6. Twining VS.. lexington: 81. Car
dinals Metropoitans %. Independents vs..
Cardinals 80, Compassionate Twining.
JULY, lexington VS.. Metropolitans: =, Con-
gressionals Cardinals; 3. Metropoiitans vs..
Twining: 4, independents lexington: g. Car
dnals VS.. lexington; 10 Twning Independ-
ents: 5, Compassionate Metropolitans: Q, Car
dnals Twining; 10. Congressionals VS.. Eek
ngton: H. Independents Metropolitans: IL,
Twining Metropolitans; Il, Compassionate VS..
Independents: Is. Twining VS.. lexington: Is, In
dependents Cardinals; II lexington Met
ropolitans: Is. Compassionate Twining: -.
Congressionals Cardinals: Il. independents rs.
lexington; -, Metropolitans VS.. Twining; ..
Cardinals lexington: "a, Twinins VS.. Inde
pendents: -. Compassionate VS.. Metropolitans:
vs. Twining: %, Independents VS.. Metropolitans;
80 Twining lexington; 81, Compassionate VI.
Independents.
August, Cardinals VS.. Metropolitans; 3. In
depe ndents VS.. Cardinals: 4. Concressionals VS..
Twning; ), lexington vs.. Metropolitans; s. Con-
gressionals Cardinals: II Metropolitans 70.
rwining: S. Independents vs.. lexington: ~.
Twining VS.. indie pendents: II. Cardinals Eek
ington: II, Congressionals VS. Metropolitans: ID,
c ardinals VS.. Twining: IA. Compassionate vs.
lexington: To- Independents VS.. Metropolttans.