The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-11
BRENNAN AFTER MARCERoN
Manager of Fast Fredericksburg
(Va.D Club In Washington TO OBJ
tain Services of Heavy-hitfing Cor
nell Company Player Independ-
ence League Coming to the Front.
By n. It. WoRLEY.


and he Immediately struck out for this
city 10 try and land Marceron to play
with his team. The only hitch, appar-
emily, is the matter of compensation.
and it will not surprise local fans il
Marceron leaves town this week Billy
has hit for more than 300 nearly every
season, no matter which league he plays
in. and he is In much demand, locally
as well as in out-of-town company.
There are already seven Washington
players with Fredericksburg. and that
team is rapidly earning the nickname of
Capital Stars Besides Harry Zan-
neli. the old Union League player and /
well-knowR Washington sand lot star.
Brennan has on his pitching staff Bin i
Johnson. who shone in the Sunday School /
League in 1903 and played with and /
coached the Eastern College nine this /
spring: Dukey Mess, Mickey KeIliher. I
Chick MadduX, Mace, and Brennan him. /
self The Fredericksburg team has lost 1
only one game, and dropped that TO the !
Marines the opening day, to 5. They
have played nine games altogether, and /
their eight victories. besides including |
the pick OF teams in Virginia. take in the /
Marine and Brightwood mines, of this |
city. Manager Brennan has arranged TO /
play a game with Richmond, Roanoke. |
and Danville at the end of the season.
Haislip. who pitched a no-hit game for
Fredericksburg last Thursday, is doing
fine work for Brennan's outfit. Several
major league sceu.s have been looking
Haislip over since his performance of
last week. and he may join faster COM
pany before long.
In the Augusta-Columbia game Satur
day, which Augusta won, to s. Dutch
Menefee made two hits out of three times
al bat for the winners. the entire team
only making seven bingles during the
whole contest.
TO-days game ri McDevitt's field viii
decide, in all probability. whether the
Twining team has chance for the pen
nant in the Independence circuit. If the
Clubmen lose they viii receive a severe
setbacx and may not be able 10 regain
their lost ground. Manhattan has fair
lead, and a victory cNer the New York
avenue crowd viii make their position all
the moro secure. and practically elimi-
nate the Clubmen from the fignt for first
honors. Therefore the play will be fast
and furious this afternoon, with q big
crowd on hand to see the battle. II the
four games played by these two teams
this year Manhattan has won two and
lost one and lied one. In the four games
the Manhattan tribe have scored but
three more runs than the Twihing boys,
which shows he eloseness Of the games
The Commercial and Railroad Y. N. c.
A. leagues are making strenuous efforts
to close their doors before the end of
the month.
There is no game scheduled to-day in
the Bankers League. but there is pos
sibility Of one being played. nevertheless.
as the managers of the different clubs
are anxious to finish up the season. and
there are a large plumber of postponed
games yet 10 be pulled Off
/ Already the fans are looking forward TO
/ the battle between the American Security
and Trust Company nine and the Com
mercial National Bank team for the
championship of the Bankers League.
| Starting with boys in the ranks about
| eighteen years of age the Independence
League. while retaining the enthusiasm
Of its younger days. has rapidly forged
to the front in the past two seasons.
! The games are no better. nix; you bet
not. for il was in the old days that the
boys of Bloomingdale. lexington. Reser-
voir Heights. lie Droit Park and there
about, battled for the love of the game
1 alone, no better contests could be de-
/ sired but the league is sound, draws
/ large crowds, has good rules for the
conduct of the ball players, and the
spectators. which thus far have been
rigidiy enforced. and all of che teams are
we'll balanced.
Most of the older leagues are going
backward. Time is changing conditions
and the hand OF the Reaper is removing
many of those who made these old
leagues a success. The interest in some
! circles is at low ebb, and is steadily
being drained. until it will finally peter
out altogether. In place. of the old
leagues the young organizations are rap
idly coming to the front. and in five
years the Capital City. Marquette, and
some OF the others will break UP and
become amateur baseball history. The
playing fields will be built up with
houses. and with the change Of grounds
the leagues will lose their grip. and in
some instances will probably have hard
time getting another playing site.
The Departmental League is shaky. de-
spite the fact that the race just finished
was one of the best and most exciting
ever watched by crowds on the White
Lot The clerks seem to have lost in
terest and the attendance is poor The
boys and young men in the departments
are not as enthusiastic about getting
their teams together, and 1t is understood
there will not be clerk league in 1911.
1 The Sunday School League is now in its
prime Never have larger crowds turned
cut at Thirteenth and d streets TO watch
the contests than this year, and the
race, while not as good as In some Of
the past years. Is exciting enough to
keep the fans on the jump. Owing to
the fact that the league is a Sunday
school organization and has a wealth of
young blood to fall back upon it should
grow steadily. instead OF declining, and
will in all probability be with us for
some years.
The Marquette League. because It is
practically impossible to secure a suit
PALMISTRY.