The Washington herald., 1910-03-21
Georgetown and Mount st.
Joseph's Will Clash.
OTHER GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
victory Over Maryland
Aggies Enthuses HiIItOppers-GOn-
zasa Props Make Good Showing
Against Catholic Un1versity-Inde-
Dendcnce League TO Call Meeting.

West End diamond this afternoon at
o'clock.
The showing made by the local cole
CLANS in Saturdays game with the Mary
land Agricultural College was such as tc
inspire the Hilteppers with confidence
and tho team viii be in fine fettle for to-
days battle. Wymard Will open the
game for the local university.
The good weather OF yesterday gave
Georgetown players a chance to put IN
another hard days work in practice. and
special attention was devoted to batting,
in the hope of strengthening that depart
ment.
While Georgetown made II hits OF
Goeltz and Wright Saturday. yet the bin
giles for the most part came in the fifth
ard seventh sessions, when the Aggies
were wabbling and were up in the air,
and the Hilltoppers are not sure that they
are strong enough with the willow.
O'Connor, who toed the slab Saturday,
proved a surprise to those who witnessed
the game, and .here are many of the
opinion that he will prove to be a find.
The Gonzaga Props are showing mid
season form, although most OF the teams
have yet to get down to hard work. In
a practice game with the Catholic Uni
versity recently, the Props showed up in
great style and scored six TALES of the
varsity nine The final score was y to
G. Marsden. on third base. looks like he
is made Of the real stuff. and in the last
game handled some nasty hunts in a very
impressive manner Triplett, Fennel. and
Mayhem arc three other boys on the Con
zaga team that viii bear watching
As the Marines viii not have a base
ball team this season in the Capital City
League, Manager Shurtlein viii assist Mr..
Cornell with the Cornell & Co. team.
President Harry F. Morley Of the indie
pendence League, stated yesterday that
he expected TO call a meeting of the
managers OF the Bloomingdale organiza-
ton sometime this coming week. and
that everything looked rosy for his
league. The Independence was one OF the
few amateur leagues to coin money last
year, and so is in a good condition imam
cially, and, besides, has one Of the incest
playing fields IN the city. and large
body OF followers. St. Paul. Twining.
and Manhattan will be in the Indepen-
dence circuit again, and a team from the
National Union has been admitted. Va
cancies caused by the withdrawal OF the
Advent. Ninth. and Wallach teams leave
two places yet to be filed. Mr.. Morley
is holding one OF these open so that the
Agriculture team may again be repre-
scented. il the Farmers decide to again
have two ball teams. but the other va
caney will be filled from a large number
Of applications.
While some of the leagues have been
asleep. the Suburban boys have been
working on the quiet Last Wednesday
ire 1narc gers OF the different teams met
at the residence OF r. s. Jones and elect
ed their officers and got rid Of lot Of
other business. The clubs present were
the Takoma. PetwoTth. WOodburn,
Brightwood. Parkview. and Reed. The
Silver Springs club applied for admission
and was admitted to membership. All of
the games viii be played at Petworth this
year This was the decision made by the
board, after much discussion. The
grounds at Petworth will be renovated
and made to be ono of the best diamonds
in the northwest by the time the league
opens the season. Mr.. c. Myers was ap-
pointed official umpire. The league adopt
ed the rules Of the Amateur Baseball
Commission. and a committee was ap-
pointed to draft schedule of games and
present the same at the next meeting
which viii be held on March %.
Win Clarke, manager Of the Norfolk
team, in the Virginia State League, is
said TO be after William Norris. right
handed twirler Of the Peck team of last
season. Bill Rapp, the Washington Amer
lean League catcher, is acting as the
go-between, and the only hitch to the
salary offered and demanded. Norris is
twenty-one years of age. He was handi-
capped last season owing to the fact that
he was troubled with a bad attack of
rheumatism, but he claims that this has
disappeared, and that he will be able to
do much better work than ever before.
The Y. NJ. c. A at Frederick. Md, IS
after baseball games with teams in
Washington. Challenges should be mailed
TO E. Austin Baughman, manager. The
association boys will pay railroad ex-
penses for twelve men. and want a re-
turn game under the same conditions.
Peck, OF the Sunday School League.
will again be in charge Of Herman A.
Meyers. who handled his club so well
in last years race, and the players will
be picked from the following candidates:
Tin Murphy, Brewer, Goucher, Riddle,
McDonough Evans. Powell. two Broome
brothers, MacFarland, Lee Hilleary,
Cleveland, T. Thompson, ]. Meyers, and
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