The Washington herald., 1911-03-03
NO DEPARTMENT LEAGUE
ON WHITE LOT THIS YEAR
Failure to Organize Team in the Interior Department
AgricuIture's Withdrawal and Lack of
Interest Among Employees.

! meeting of the league for tonight at the
residence of DR.. Milliard F. Thompson,
4S4 Maryland avenue southwest, for re-
organization. Officers will be elected IL
most of the managers are present.
Monday evening at the residence of
A. E. Riddle, 1929 North Capitol street
northwest. the Independence League will
hold a meeting for the election of off,
GERS for the coming year. With the
withdrawal of Harry F. Worley as presi-
dent Of the league, Mr.. Riddle, in view
of his work for amateur baseball in
Bloomingdale, becomes the logical choice
as head of the Independence League, and
it is expected that he will be elected.
American Security and Trust Company
will get its first outdoor practice to-day
on the White Lot, unless "Old Sol'' re-
fuses 20 beam down like a true fan and
old Boreas cuts loose and chases chills
down the spine of the faithful ''Cy"
Mcdonald will be on hand to aid Coach
Jim Sprigman as much as possible in
getting the Trust Company team IN
shape to meet the Georgetown varsity
the latter part of this month, and be-
tween the two it is confidently expected
crackerjack nine will be picked by the
time this important game rolls around.
President Youngs address at the meet
ing of the Bankers League last week
made such a favorable impression with
the Bank boys that they are talking uP
the amateur question among themselves
and starting movement for clean base
ball, which will be a decided help to the
amateur commission in its efforts to bet
ter the game.
One of the most important meetings
>ever held by the Bankers League will
take place next Wednesday evening, when
the various representatives. will gather
at the American Security and Trust
Company to determine which eight teams
will compose the league. Committees on
the revision of the constitution and
other matters will present their reports,
and other important business will come
before the managers. The Bankers
League will not start as early as it did
last year or the year before, but will get
under way with the other leagues, and
start the season the first Monday in May.
The Kendall Athletic Club held a meet
ing last night to reorganize its baseball
team for the season Of 1911. and will
make strong bid for a berth in the In
dependence League. Last year when
they had one of the strongest indepen-
dent teams in Washington. the KendaIIs
made application, but were turned down
in favor of the National Union. They
will have the same lineup this year.
with few new men. The following have
reported Mccormack. Clements. Tuohy,
Moran, Smith, Seaton, Fitzpatrick, and
O'Neil, of last years team, and Diver.
Cf THining Athletic Club. After this
week, when the KendaIls will have fin
ished their basketball season. Heihl
Mullady, Hanson, and Carroll, of Bal
ston, will report for practice. The Ken
dalls have secured new grounds at Fifth
street and Florida avenue northeast,
near the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. diamond.
and will erect suitable quarters The
uniforms will be the same as those worn
last year. James Curtin will manage the
nine this season. it being his fifth year
with them. Mr.. Stearns will coach the
club.