Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-22
EXPECT GOOD SEASON.
American Security Boys After
Bankers Championship.

The American Security and Trust Com
| pany base ball team was first organized
! in 1908 Although few games were played
| that year, and fewer games were vic
| torious ones, still that was the season
| when the spirit of determination to turn
out a real live base ball team was es-
| tablished among the officers and en-
! ployes of the banking institution.
| Next year found the bank accomplish
ing its purpose by supporting we'll bal
anced team. Quite a few practice games
were played during the early part of the
| season, and, as the members of the team
| were apt pupils, the nine improved stead
| lily and always afforded it's opponent a
| good and interesting game. Shortly after
the base ball season ives under way sew.
| eraI of the other local banks caught the
base ball fever. and it was not Tong be-
fore another league was enrolled among
the already large number CT amateur pase
ball organizations around the town. Ine
league proved a success from the starr
and man. close and interesting contests
were played last summer. As the league
did not get an early start during lis nov
ice year j; was found necessary TO ar
range but one game with each team
WELL to be brief. the championship mar
rowed down to three teams. namely.
Riggs National. Merchants and Mechan-
les and American Security Each team
had the same number of won games to its
credit and one lost contest registered
against their names. The American Sc
curity team, by the way, annexed its
one black mark by having forfeited
game against it, owing mainly to mis-
understanding. The tie was played of
and it Is already known what team was
proclaimed the champion. The American
Security boys. therefore. established quite
a record. having but one game registered
against them during the Bank League
series.
The next step made in base balloon
by this team was its admittance into the
section r championship series of the Dis
trict At first il was feared by the anna
teur league officials that the bankers
would not make much of a showing for
it was taken for granted that the newly
established bank league was not as
strong as the other amateur organiZa-
tons around town. However. the nine
not only made an excellent showing. but
gave the Parkview nine. the team which
won the section x series, tough fight
for first hOnors.
The team has been materially strength
ened by the addition of Gray and Men
efee, the best battery in the high schools
last spring and one of the best combina-
lions ever turned out of the high schools.
Menefee will have good running mate
and side partner in West captain of the
nine for this season. West is also a
clever receiver. but will play second base
when MeHSIpe Is Dtniflu the DAT. An
other strong acquisition to the team is
Burrell. who has had a noteworthy ca
reer on the diamond as a twrler. He
was a member of the Lehigh University
team a few years ago and has had plenty
of experience.
The intield will be composed largely of
the boys who played those positions last
season. Maloney. one of the best hitters
in the league last summer, will again
try out for first base. Finley, a new
candidate for the team. will also try for
this position. The shortstop position will
be looked after by Boykin. Howard at
present playing the Cornell College
nine, but who is employed at the bank
during the summer months. will again
play third base. Brooks and West will
alternate at second base.
In the outfield will be found quite a
number of players. for the team will
have plenty of material to form a col
lection of outfielders. Manager Johnston
is a fixture in center owing to his COM
blned abilities as a batter and fielder
The management will pick the other two
positions from Middleton, Finney, Dep
penbrock, Hanks, Dulin and Holland