The Washington herald., 1910-05-01

The Bloomingdale Athletic Club base
ball team put in some practice yesterday
at McDevitt's Field. in preparation for
a busy season ahead. The BloomingdaIes
will not be a member Of any league this
summer. playing games on Saturday
afternoons out OF the city and on holi-
days taking short trips away from home
combining baseball with general good
time for all.
The team should prove 70 be one Of
the best in the history of the club. many
OF the players who were Unidentified with
the club in past years turning out for
practice in answer 10 the call Of the
coach. The team Is being rounded into
shape by Kennedy A Meek, who last
spring was a member OF the University
OF Tennessee nine. pitching nearly a third
Of the games played by that college while
he was at school Besides being thor
oughly acquainted with the ms and outs
Of the national game and member OF
The RIoomiugdale club Meek is a good
bali player and is well liked by all who
know him.
Fegan TO Catch.
Jimmy" Fegan, who was the mainstay
Of the Business High School champion
team Of last year viii do the most OF
the backstop work and viii be assisted
/ by Johnnie Mace. an all-roUnd player
/ and heavy batter. Mace was on the
Pension Bureau nine which COPIED the
championship banner in the Marquette
| League last fall and with these TWO
promising youngsters 70 catch, H''le fear
/ is experienced by the followers Of the
/ northwest club. that this department vii
/ be anything but strong.
The cIubmen have been lamentahE
weak In the pitching department fo
years. but the material at hand this sea
son should prove a dispeLer OF the old
hoodoo. Fred Tew, Kennedy Meek, am,
! d. r. Bullock wil perform on the s.al
and all OF these boy are good twiriers.
The position az the initial sack Is still
en- doubt but a big fellow by the nam,
/ Of Flanagan who recently came 20 this
: city from Los Angeles. Cal, is golnl
good and will probably be played al first
. sppleman. an old Bloomingdale man an,
ar present a member Of the TakOm,
Park team, wlI hold down second base
while Newton Dempsey. last season OF
the Petw0rth nine. Bernie B1ntz, playing
with the National city. Bank IN Tn
Bankers league az present and WI
Hammett. another old Bloomingdal
player, are hus,ling for the other W.
positions on the iufeld and ar the p-esen
time IL is uncertain where any Of then
viii play. AT are good felders and IN
matter will be decided only after the
have a good chance 90 demonstrate the.
ability with the wagon tongue.
Turner in the OutneId.
Last year. and IN fact for several sea
sons. Lee Turner gathered 90 cre-yth-n
larourd first base for the cIubmen. bu
his eyes are not as good as they use
10 be and Turner is trying for an outfeI
position. He viii most likely take car
Of the left garden. and at any rate Wi
undoubtedly make the team.
I Those Who watched the Bloomlnsdale
. play ar Capital City Park two season
ago. when they were playing way ou
Of their class for youngsters, viii re
member that little left-haud fellow j
| center who used 20 gobble up everyth.r
. in the outer garden. That was "Dirkir
Klopfer, and it's good news indeed tha
: he viii be back az his same position
Klopfer has lost none Of his feid'n
) ability If his practice work can be take
as a criterion. and his vicious slams z
the leather in spring practice prove tha
b. he has improved 'with the willow. Car
. ter. Bowers, and Tompkins are 9th,
, candidates out % practice last evenin
. and one Of these viii DE picked for N
3 right field position
% The Blooulngdales viii open their SEQ
. son late this year. not playing a regula
. scheduled game until May Ia. On July
D. they will play "A double header in Bait
more followed on the next Norda,
which is July 4, with. TWO more game
in the Monumental City The Bloom.u.
dales are very popular in Baltimore an
r have proved 10 he a big drawing car
whenever they visit that place VIII
the good team they will undoubtedly hay
! this season they should be a bigger al
/ traction than ever. Games will D
, played every Saturday during Jul,
, August and September.