Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30
BANKERS LEAGUE.
Adopt Schedule and Discuss Plans
for the Season.

Al a recent meeting of the Bank
League officials the same teams which
composed the Bankers League last sea-
son, were admitted. and it was decided
TO open the season May {. The league will
open on this date at American League
Park. playing double-header. American
Security and Trust Company VS.. Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company and
American National VS.. Merchants and
Mechanics being the participants.
Other teams in the league will be Riggs
National, National City. Bank of Wash
.ngton and Commercial National These
teams will all be uniformed. and the
championship series will be played on the
White Lot grounds. The officials and
managers decided to allow each team a
certain number of players from outside
ba nks in this city, but that no such
player could play on two different teams
This rule VIII strengthen the playing ma
teriai, and several of the managers have
already bolstered up their teams with
the pick of the ball players in the banks
National got live one when this bank
landed Bell of Potomac Savings. He is
an infielder and it is also claimed he can
wallOp the ball. Merchants and Mechan-
les and National CITY have both strength
ened their catching staff by the addition
of two new players employed at other
banks. Merchants and Mechanics will
use Bobb.ngton of Union Savings be-
hind the bat. while National City will
have the services of Turfinger of the
Columbia National on the receiving end
AS Union Savings has good twirler in
Scharf. this means that this team will
be able to produce well seasoned bat
terry. for Turfiinger is predicted to make
good from the start. BY allowing the
var.ou teams in the league the privilege
a hn St hoC in
creased interest among the teams of the
banks and at the same time has made II
possible to raise the standard of play
considerably
The Schedule.
The schedule which will he adopted is
as follows:
May American Security Washington Loan
May American National vs. Merchants AMI
Mechanics
May lo-Riggs National VS.. National city
May 11-Commercial National Bank Of
May 12-American esecurity vs. American Ma
May 13-Merchants and Mechanics VS.. Wash
May i4-Risss National Commercial Ma
May l1-Sational City VS.. Bank Of Washington
May 1s.Washlngton Loan and Trust vs..
May ly-American Security vs. Merchants aud
Mechanics.
May 2o-commercfal National vs. National
City.
May 21-Bank of Washington Washington
May 24-Ameriean Security and Trust Riggs
May 25--Mercbants and Mechanics VS. Ma
May % American National VS.. Commercial
National.
May 21-Bank of Washington vs.. Riggs Ma
May 2s- American Security and Trus, VS. Ma
taonal City.
June , RIgss National VS.. Washington Loan
June sMerehants and Mechanics Com
mercial National.
ington.
June American Security Commercial
June s-Riggs National VS.. Merchants and
Mechanics.
June 9-National City VS.. American National.
June 10-Bank of Washington American
Security.
June 1l-washington Loan and Trust VS.. Ma
June 14-American National VS. Riggs National
June 11-Merchants aud Mechanics Bank
June 2l-American Security VS.. Washington
June 22-Anercan National vs.. Merchants and
Mechanics.
June 2s-Rlggs National vs.. National city.
June 24-Commercial National vs.. Bank of
June 25-American Security VS.. American Ma
tional.
June 2s-Merchants and Mechanics Wash
.,5 Sssr 5s"nss' National vs.. Commercial Ma
June 30-Bank of Washington VS.. National
City
July 2-Washington Loan and Trust vs. Amer
lean National.
July 6-American National vs.. National City
July American Security vs.. Merchants and
July s-Washinston Loan and Trust vs.. Bank
Of Washington.
July s-American Security vs.. Riggs National
July 9-Merchants and Mechanics w. National
July l2-American National vs.. Commercial
July la- Riggs National vs.. Bank of Wash
July l4-American Security We National City
| July Riggs National vs., Washington LOAF
and Trust.
July 6-Merehants and Mechanics Com
mercial National.
| July l8-Americau National vs.. Bank of Wash
July 2o-American Security vs. Commercial
July u Riggs National vs.. Merchants ant
Mechanics
! July 23-American Security VS.. Bank Of Wash
july 2s-ws.hlnston Loan and Trust Ma
Juiy 2s.American National vs. Riggs National
| July 27-Merchanis and Mechanics vs.. Banl
Juiy 12s-GommerelaI National W. Washington
Loan and Trust.
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