The Washington times., 1910-05-03
ANACOSTIA CHURCH
FORMS BALL TEAM
BaptiStS Will Play in League
Games This Year, Be
ginning Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,

The AnaC0stia Baptist Church viii be
represented in the Church League OF
Baseball Clubs this season by team
which has been organized under the
auspices of the Sunday school Of the 10
cal church
The team viii play its first game to-
morrow evening with the Sixth Presby-
Jerian nine on the grounds at Thir-
teenth and D streets northeast.
The second game viii be played on
Saturday with the club representing
The Peck Memorial Presbyterian Chapel,
Of Georgetown This is the first time
that Anacostia has been represented
in the amateur leagues IN the city H
s Crawford has been named as the
manager Of the team and Lsadue E Nc
Gill has been elected as the assistant
manager.
The lineup OF the Anacostia team IS
as follows Frank Martin captain and
pitcher; Elmer Padgett, pitcher; How
ard Phipps, catcher; Harry Beech, first
base; Lester SkiIlman, second base;
Bernard Farrell, shortstop; Maurice
McGrath. third base, Harry Buscher,
left field. John Ball, center field; Al
len SILL right field. Gerald McGrath.
James Simpson, end Raymond Heltre.
utility players The team has adopted
uniforms Of blue with white trimmings,
bearing the monogram a 3 c. on
The shirt front
The efforts Of Commissioner Johnston
To inauEuTare a crusade 1OT q clean
village here IN so far as the Itteriug
up Of the streets IS concerned axe being
energctiCally supported By tne members
Of the Eleventh preCInC.- They have
notified the stoTeLeepers and others Of
the object in view and have asked the
cooperation Of the citizens generally IN
m AuIEF-
son, IL command OF the precinct, has
taken personal supervision OF the cam
paIgn-
One Of the few items in the District
appropriation bill affecting AnacOstia
was eliminated yesterday in the confer
elce between the representative Of
the TOW houses Of Congress. when the
sum OF $3.50 which had been granted
By the Senate for the paving Of Four
teenth street between L and Y streets,
was stricken out
Mrs James J. GIennon. of Maple View
avenue has gone TO Havre de Grace.
Nd. where Ar GIeun0n is stationed
as a representative OF the Fish Com
mission
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
AnacCsLia Baptist Church VIII conduct
special services and Bible readings in
the edidce on each Monday evening IN
the month of May
There viii be q meeting Of the St
TereSa'S Club this evening at the resi-
oelCe OF Miss Agnes REFEau, on Mich
ClS avenue
Anacostia Baptists viii hear quartet
Of singers from Baltimore. composed Of
Baptist clergyTneu, in a concert in the
-Anacostia Baptist Church on Thursday
evening next
Capt W T. Anderson in command
OF No. u station, has caused the fol
lowing changes in the assignments Of
policemen on duty in this section to
be made Policeman Vernon EskridEe,
transferred from Good Hope 10 Congress
Heights Policeman J. L Farmer. trans
ferred from Congress BIS IS 10 Ana
costa, and Policeman J. n Horton.
transferred from AnaCOstia 70 Good
Hope.
The completing touches were put on
Chicago street today a cotton steam
roller being brought from Twining City
for the purpose, and now the newly con-
structed thC-oughfare. leading 10 the
river. is open for traffic