The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

JAMES A. O'sHEA,
President Of the Capital City League.
flag after a hard fight with War and
Navy mines The Farmers owed their
success to Sanders. their crack pitcher.
who kept them in the front Of the race
throughout. The games were all played
on the White Lot. Thomas G. Afford
was the first president Nine teams COM
posed the league In 1906. Merritt o.
Chause was made president. and the or
ganization started with eight clubs. The
Formers again won the flag. this time
nosing out Commerce and Labor. The
season Of 1907 saw the Treasury nine the
winners. The Treasury again annexed
the flag in 1908, Agriculture IN 1905 and
the Commissioners have reached the top
this year.
The Departmental League has always
been one Of the best amateur leagues in
Washington, but this season interest was
az a low ebb and but FIVE teams started
the race. There is talk Of disseminating
thu league next summer.
The Government Printing Office League
was organized In 1904. and for a while
was known as the Trades League. but In
1906 the name was changed with the od-
mission Of the Columbias and the Records,
two mines from the Printing once. Foun-
dry won the first year and the Cowboys
copied the bunting in 1903 and 1906, after
which the league blew heavenward AS
an organization composed OF Uncle Sans
employees IL was big success. the games
being attended by large and enthusiastic
crowds
The Columbia League was organized
in 1908. being composed OF the clubs which
broke away from the Independence circuit
that year. G. A. Weber. a man who has
done much for amateur baseball. was
made the head Of the organization which
passed through a stormy season and then
cashed In. The lexington nine. under
the management OF John F. Luitich. won
the nag.
Independence Circuit Organized.
The Independence League was organized
In 1907 BY several members OF the Bloom
ngdale club. The league plays at Nc
Devitt's Field and thousands or people
view the games on the Hill each week
The Independents won the pennsnt the
first year. The league derived its name
from the fact that the first game was
played on July 4
In 1905 the Bloomingdale club sold its
franchise TO the Twining club in face OF
protests from the other I'VE teams in the
league, who considered the Twining ag-
gregatiOn inferior compared with them
selves. AS there was no way 70 prevent
the sale. the five other clubs dropped out
Of the organization and formed the Co
lumbia League. The Independence League
continued the season with FIVE new teams.
living surprising every one by winning
the pennant and then capturing the
championship Of Section B in the post
season series. IN 1903 Harry F. Worley
succeeded n. T. Worley as president. and
the Agriculture nine COPIED the flag
Manhattan won the pennant this year.
although the Twining boys have entered
protest against Catcher Kraft. claim
ing he is Ineligible to play. and the deci-
sion OF the amateur commission will de-
eide the controversy.
Robert S. Jones. who organized the
Petworth team in the spring OF laOS got
three other mines together in the fan OF
that same year. and organized the Subur-
ban League The four clubs in the cir
cult we're Petworth, Brightwood. Park
view. and WOodburn. Brightwood fought
out the race with Parkview. and finally
got the best Of the argument. The fol-
lowing season the organization started
with six clubs Reed and Takoma being
tel sr,4., H. al
hard fight between Parkview and Bright
wood, the Parkview lads landed IN first
place. In the spring Of the present year.
Reed dropped out, and Mount Pleasant
took its place. but that team later left
the league and the organization finished
with FIVE teams. Petworth landing the
bunting
The officers Of the league are Fred S.
Page. president: Roger Garrett, vice pres
ident; and Robert s. Jones. secretary and
treasurer.
Bank Teams Take Up Sport.
The Bankers League was organized IN
1909 among the various bank teams in
the city and the games were played on
the White Lot American Security and
Trust Companp won the pennant in 1909
and again this year, both times having
close rub for the top notch J. Miller
Kenyon. one Of Washington's most prom
inent lawyers. Is the president Of this or
ganization. The league this year was
composed Of teams from the following
banks: American Security and Trust
Company, Commercial National. Ameri-
can National, National City. Riggs, and
Washington Loan and Trust Company.
The Olympia circuit was started among
younger generation OF ball tcssers in the
city. taking in some Of the independent
mines that have been playing about Wash
ington for years. This league has not
yet finished its season. the fight being
between the Olives and the St. Stephens
clubs.
The Commercial League was organized
in 1905 among the various commercial
houses. The National Electrical Supply
Company won the flag. but the hot fight
among the teams and the intense and
bitter rivalry sealed the fate Of the or
ganIzation. and it was not In the field
the following year. However, time heals
all such wounds. and the present spring
saw the reorganization OF the CommSr-
ciai circuit with r. p. Andrews. Hechts.
Brentanos, The Washington Herald,
Berry & whitmore. and D. ~ Walford
mines. The Southeast Y NJ. c. A. later
took the place OF Hechts, which dropped
out. After hard fight The Washington
Herald club nabbed the pennant.
The Southern Railway League was or
ganized this spring. II is most unique
circuit. being composed only OF employees
AZ the general ofaces, situated at Thir-