The Washington herald., 1909-03-08
PREPARE FOR SEASON
Prince George County Nag
mates Meet This Week.
LEAGUE IS MUCK STRONGER
FOur Teams in Line and Two Apply
for Admittance-Laure BerwyD,
HysttsViIle, and Brentwood Regis
tered-AH Games VIII Be Played at
observation-disclosures Is Strong.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Hyausville. Md, March THE Sub
urban Baseball League OF Prince
George County will be organized az a
meeting 10 be held Wednesday evening
in the office Of the Hyattsville Inde-
pendent. Four teams are certain 70
enter the Ieague-Laurel. Berwyn. Hy-
attsville. and Brentwood-with Riverdale
and Langdon as possibilities.
The plans for the season are somewhat
crude, but it is understood that all games
VIII be played in Hyattsville. and shat
an effort will be made to inclose the
grounds. admitted TO be the best in the
county. Hyattsville is accessible 10 all
the teams. and about the central point
between Langdon and Laurel
brentwood Is strong.
George +. Cornell. manager Of the
Brentwood team of the Capital City
League. of Washington, has expressed
his willingness TO become the pilot of the
Brentwood team in the organization. W.
II. Vanneman who played third base for
the champion Brentwood nine season be-
fore last. will probably be the active
manager Of the new team. In Payne
and Cleveland. Brentwood will have a
battery that Will be hard 10 beat Payne
pitched for the Brentwood team OF the
Capital City League. last year, and his
work was highly conlnendable. Fent-
riss will be found al the initial sack
while Stockman. who played with Laurel
two years ago. will play second Van
neman will captain and play third base
and Hayes and Ackers viii cover the
short field. For the outfeld, Brauner
! Clark. Arthur Smith. and ACkers are
candidates, and pick from this huar-
tet should make fast out-garden.
The Laurel team VIII again be man
aged by George NJ Bond. one Of the
most popular magnates in Prince George
County. Bond was a member Of the
Maryland legislature last year. and or
ganized a team Of lawmakers that cap
tured several scalps IN and about An
napolis. Big Gy Cummings. Of Mont
gOmeTy County, was a valuable member
Of the team
Manager Bond is enthusiastic over tho
prospects for A fine baseball season ir
Prince George County, and feels certain
/ Of giving the Midway City a team thai
/ will be right up with the leaders at The
! wind-up. His star pitcher, Dick Fulton
should be the real thing this year. Fol
2
proving. and toward the latter part O'
/ last season had mastered the splitter
/ Fulton is also a good batter, several Of
l LaureIs victories last season being dt
rectly attributed 10 his vicious swats a.
( OppOrtune moments.
Wilson to Manage.
/ J. \. Wilson. Of Berwyn. has expressed
! a willingness 20 take Up the managerial
/ reins once more. and Is anxious TO get hi'
| team together and begin work as SOO7
I as possible. He claims 10 have a star
I player in Duck" McGregor, who las
year was the mainstay on the firing lin,
( for semi-professional team in Oakland
/ Nd. McGTegor has been coming fast fo
! several years. and this year should b'
at his best. He has wonderful speed.
fine break ball. and the head Of a vet
/ eran. Andy Green viii again be foVnt
| behind the bat, and as he has been han
ding MCGregOr's benders for severa
years. Berwyn will be well fortified fl
this position.
Hyattsville Will be managed by o. y
| Burke. enc Of the best-posted men il
the national game IN these parts. III
played semi-professionaI ball seyera
years ago. and Will probably don a uni
form for the purpose Of giving the young
sters some valuable pointers. Dorr. And.
Leakin and Anderson will be called upol
10 do the twirlng. with Darnall ant
! Dwight Gait at the receiving end. Tn
inheid will be made UP Of Will Maioney
Arthur Carr. Peter Gait, and And.
Leakin. For the oUtfeld. George Leakin
Kenneth Brooks. Donald MacNeill. ant
Jim Mcfarland are candidates.
On the whole. IL appears that all fcu
Of these teams are about evenly matched
and should furnish some excellent spor
/ for the suburban fans