Evening star., 1909-03-07
CAPITAL CITY
LEAGUE BOOMING
Two New Clubs to Join Or
ganization and Good
Schedule Adopted.

no managers OIL lIo SdplldI
City League base ball clubs will meet
today at the office of President James A.
Shea in the Century building and among
other business to be transacted will ar
range a schedule of games for the COM
ing season. Maurice E O'Connor will
represent the champion Columbia Ath-
letio Club. Joseph D. Moriarty the st.
Stephen club. George Z. Cornell the
Brentwood club. George Forden the Gov
ernment Printing Office. John B. Harrell
the Brookland club and Harry B. Shirtless
the Marines. President OShea has held
the office for the past three years, but
there Is q report current to the effect that
he does not care to continue In the Of
fee. He has rendered valuable service
to the league and it Is said that per-
sstent effort will be made to have him
again accept the presidency.
The league will begin the season under
favorable auspices. The grounds at LIST
and NJ streets northeast have been in
closed and additional seating capacity will
be provided. The officials anticipate a
prosperous year. There IS q well defined
rumor that Bernie Gallagher, whose twirl-
ing was largely responsible for the CO.
lumbia Athletic Club winning the pen
udNl III LILO Ndplldl lily Acdkuo ana also
capturing championship honors in the
post-sertes games last year. will not be
tinging them over for G. A. G. this
summer. In fact, the star box artist has
stated to close friends that he will not
be with the champions this year. If
Gallagher gets away from the Columbia
club 1t will certainly not be from any
lack of effort on the part OF Manager
O'Connor to retain him. O'Connor has
the reputation Of being one Of the best
I'm on6 and 1nof ndofrV
in the District, and he realizes that his
chances of landing the pennant without
Bernie's services would be greatly d.
minished. He will, therefore, not give up
Gallagher without strenuous struggle.
Two new teams will contend for the
pennant in the Capital City League this
year. The Bloomingdale and Atlantic
clubs will drop out and their places taken
by the Marines and Brookland, d. c. Both
these teams are among the best in the
District, the Brookland club having two
star twrlers in Simon and Shipley, and
the Marines having some of the best
stickers in the District Meaher. catcher,
and Kane, first sackman. are sluggers in
the truest sense Of the word. About the
only place where the Marines are weak
is In the box. but Manager ShrtIess is
now scouting for several men who will
probably give good account of them
selves.
During the coming season st. Stephen
will have the services Of Billy Handiboe,
regarded by many as the best all-around'
amateur player in the District. The prob
abilities are that Moriarty will captain
st. Stephen. He is not only q fine PLAYER
but one Of the headiest men in the busi-
ness and knows the game in every de-
tail. Should ST. Stephen secure the sery-
ices OF Gallagher, which is said to be highly
probable. the wise ones dope them as cham
pions OF the league and Of the District
Murphy, Griffin and Birch will form a trio
Of twtrlers for ST. Stephen that is hard to
duplicate in the District. Moriarty will
probably manage st. Stephen and will
have an apt assistant in the person of
j. Leo Fortune.
Amateur base bali fans are wondering
what John +. Leutich. the base ball
writer and promoter Of local amateur
sports. is going to do this year. Moth
ing had been heard from him, but when
he does get busy the admirers of the
game in this city may expect something
interesting. Leutich, more than any other
man in local base ball, Is responsible for
the present existence Of the Capital CITY
League. Several times when this or
ganiZation was apparently about to go
under Leutich came to the rescue and
kept the leagues head above water This
was especially true when several years
playing on the White Lot. Several teams
dropped out Of the league, but Leutich
was on the job and managed to secure
other teams and the season was COM
pleted at the Coliseum grounds at 14th
and A streets and at Sth street and
Florida avenue. When the season Of
1906 opened the league had no place to
play their games. but again Leutich came
to the scratch and secured grounds at
18th and ID streets and at North Capitol
and L streets. Both these grounds had
to be abandoned In 1907, but the relent-
less Leutich again got busy and arranged
to have the games played at 1st and NJ
streets, where the leagues park is now
located.
Capt. c. E. Edwards Of the Marquette
League IS endeavOring to secure grounds
in the northwest section Of the city He
has an option on one very desirable lot |
and believes he will succeed in locating
grounds before many weeks have passed. |
AS soon as something definite is known
about the grounds President Edwards
will call a meeting OF the magnates and
arrange schedule of games. 1t is prob |
able that six clubs will compose the |
Marquette League this year, Trinity, st. |
Ann of Tenleytow Immaculate Concep- |
tion. st. Patrick. st. Joseph and st. Peter |