The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-31
new LEAGUE IS DUE
Business Men Favor a Com
mercial Organization.
NEED TO GET TOGETHER
Once There Is Organization Sue
cess Seems MISUNDERSTANDING
Team Well RemembeFed-R. p. An
drews Company Gets Busy-Up TO
Those who Can Play Ball.

If the support and Endorsement of 2
number of Washlngton's most prominent
business men connected with commercial
interests in this city counts for anything.
Capital City baseball fans are going to
have a new league TO watch during the
coming season.
II only those most interested in the
matter can be brought together. there
is little doubt that eight. or at least
six. Of the best ones in town will have
teams in the proposed Commercial Base
ball League.
As to the practicability Of such an
organization. there can be no doubt. Any
number OF this eitys firms have mate.
rial 10 muster frst-class baseball teams.
and it only needs organization TO bring
cut as big. or bigger. crowds to the
games as attend any Of the other anna
teur leagues.
The r. p Andrews Paper Company
has for the last few years had fully
organized baseball team. which did some
mighty good bali playing in the games
they played. but they have been prac-
tically alone. as far as regards other
business houses in town, in the field.
Other teams have fiourished for a short
time, but with the exception Of the
.Norris-Peters o-Lithographing Com
pany, so little interest was taken in them
that they died out In a little while.
This lack Of interest was not because
there were none in the various concerns
who liked the game. but simply because
there was no organization and no par
tioular thing 10 strive for.
Team Well Remembered.
The Norris-Peters team is well remem-
bered by may Of the followers Of the
game in this city as one Of the>best anna
teur mines that Washington ever saw, but
they simply drifted apart because there
was not enough interest among other
teams TO organize and play them
The work has already been started
". B. Davis. manager OF the R. P An
drews team, is working tooth and nail
for the Commercial League. and his en-
ployer is backing him. as well as several
other business men, who IL is understood
Will have teams composed of their en-
ployes in the field when the time comes
for action.
And now its I'D TO the men in the con-
Germs. the men who will do the actual
playing. TO get busy. and get together.
Everybody Get Together.
Get together That is the one diff
Guilty 10 be met with, taking the first
steps. But everybody step in and help,
none hanging back and thinking that
some one else will support our end of
this proposition. but on the contrary
every one working until the thing gets
some kind of a start. and you are ready
TO elect regular officers.
Every one Of the clerks connected with
a business house of any size in town
which would be capable OF mastering
any sort of a ball team. get busy and
communicate with Manager Davis right
away. Don't wait, because you must re-
member that only eight teams can get
into that league, and you don't want
your store. or shop. or wholesale house,
whatever it is. TO be counted out on
anything of this kind
You've got the baseball reputation OF
yourself and your fellows to defend. ard
prompt action is the only thing that will
vindicate your inaction Of the past.
The best plan will be 10 get around
among your fellow workers. you know
the ones who can play ball. and appoint
one Of your number to push and boost
your team until your place in the league
Is assured.
S. Kann. Sons & Co, Hechts'. George
z. Towards printing establishment.
George Eberly, the stove dealer; Judd &
Detweiler. w. B. Moses. Byron s. Adams,
Woodward & Lothrop, Saks, and all the
other representative houses CT this city,
most all Of whom have at some time had
good ball teams. especially Woodward &
Lothrop. should take the initiative in
this thing and push il 10 a finish
And we're going to have a Commercial
League this spring. That much is as
sured