The Washington times., 1909-05-12
BANKERS ORGANIZE
BASEBALL LEAGUE
Eight Institutions in 1t.
Schedule Opens Saturday
at American League Park.

At an enthusiastic meeting of rep
resentatives from all this banks Of
Washington at the roc ms of the Wash
ington Chapter of Bank Clerks, it was
decided To formally organize a league
and begin the playing of a schedule at
once. The organization goes under the
name of the Washington BankerS
Baseball League" and the following of
ficers were elected: Edmund s. Wolfe,
American National Bank. president;
William T. Poole, Harper & Co.. secre-
tary; John Poole, Commercial National
Bank. treasurer.
The teams entered are: American Ma
tional, American Security anu Trust
Company. Riggs National Bank. Ma
tional City Bank. Commercial National
Bank, Merchants and Mechanics Saw
ings Bank, National Bank OF Washing
ton. and Washington Loan and Trust
Company.
The formal opening of the schedule
will be on Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock at the American League park,
when there will be double-header be-
tween the Commercial National Bank
and Riggs National Bank, and the Ma
tionaI City Bank and American Security
and Trust Company. All other games or
the schedule win be played on diamonds
on the White House EIlipse, beginning
Wednesday of next week and running
from that time until June %.
The Washington Chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute of Banking, has donated
a silver loving cup TO be given to the
winner of this trophy for two successive
years, and Messrs. A G. Spaulding &
Bros. have offered an appropriate ban
ner to be given to the winner OF the
second place in the league.
1t is proposed to make the organiza-
ton permanent, and the members Of the
league feel confident that although its
initial step. the league Will undoubtedly
prove a success and serve TO create
much enthusiasm and sport for the
banks.
The schedule of the league follows:
Saturday. May 15-Riggs VS.. CONNER
cial; American Security VS.. City.
Wednesday, May 1s-Washington Loan
and Trust VS.. American: National TANK
OF Washington VS.. Merchants and Me-
chanics.
Friday. May 21-CommerciaI VS.. Amer
lean Security.
Saturday. May 22-Riggs VS.. City;
Washington Loan and Trust VS.. Mer-
chants and Mechanics.
Wednesday, May 26-National Bank OF
Washington VS.. American; Riggs VS..
American Security and Trust.
Friday, May 2S-COmmercial VS.. Mer-
chants and Mechanics.
Saturday, May 29-NationaI Bank OF
Washington VS.. Washington Loan and
Trust: American VS.. Merchants and
Mechanics.
Friday. June EWashington Loan and
Trust VS.. Commercial.
Saturday, May Riggs VS.. American;
American Security VS.. Merchants and
Mechanics.
Wednesday. June e-City VS.. Bank oi
Washington, Riggs VS.. Loan and Trust
Friday, June 11-COmmercial VS. Am.
erican.
Saturday, June 12-American Security
vs.. Bank Of Washington: City vs. Mer-
chants ami Mechanics.
Wednesday. -Iune 1e-City vs. Ameri.
can.
Friday June 1S-Washington I.oar
and Trust VS.. American Security
Saturday, June 19-Comm.rciaI Us
Merchants and Mechanics; Riggs vs.
Bank of Washington.
W ednesday, June 23-Riggs VS.. hfer.
chants and Mechanics; City Us. Wash.
ington Loan and Trust
saturday, June 25-CommerciaI VS.. Ma.
tional Bank Of Washington; American
National VS.. American Security.