The Washington herald., 1911-05-17
R. r. Y. NJ. C.. A. LEAGUE IS
NOW FOUR-CLUB CIRCUIT
Dropping of Shops Team Makes This Possible-Firs
National of HyatEville, Promises Strong
Team in Bankers League.
By C. w. SWAN.

At the meeting of the r. R. Y. M. c.
A. League last night the Shops team was
dropped from the league and new
schedule drawn up. Two forfeited games
and the inabaility of the Shops players
to get off work in time to start the
games was the cause Of this drastic step
by the league officials.
The Railroad circuit will now be four
club one, the same as the Capital City
League, and with all the teams being
strengthened considerable by the addi-
ton Of new talent, good fast contests are
assured the many fans that the league
now has.
been causing considerable trouble was
the overthrows Of first and third. In
the future the runner will get the base
he is going to and one additional one.
This was wise move on the part of the
league officials and has met with the ap-
proval of all the players.
Union Station will have complete CON-
troll of the United States mail service
players. and the B. & o. team, perhaps
the weakest in the league. will get the
entire Shops nine, thus forming a
league with four fast. evenly balanced
teams. The back of the players benches
and the press box will be boarded up,
and in this way keep the spectators from
annoying the ball tossers.
The following members of the Shops
nine are eligible for the B. q o. team:
F. H Barnes, E. D. Carroll, c. c. El-
sea, J. F. Flaherty. J. ]. Gray, John
Finger. ]. P. Noon, J. A. Shanahan. p.
]. Shanahan. E. F. Strippey, T. Fitzger-
aid. and Claude Kitchen.
Those present were J. L. Bond, presi-
dent; G. H. Winslow, secretary; c. H.
McClung, manager. Southern Railway; ].
T. Nolan. manager. Union Station: L. H.
Taylor. Manager. Car Department.; ]. H.
Peak, manager Baltimore and Ohio team:
]. a. Handiboe. official umpire.
The First National Bank of Hyattsville
will be the new team in the Bankers
League. This was learned last night
from the secretary of the league. The
teams will be allowed 10 play three out
side men in the future, so as to make
the teams more evenly balanced. The
Commercial National promises to give
them all a tough run for the pennant.
and judging from the spirit shown by
the Commercial boys they will more
than fulfill their promise.
The Hyattsville team will take the game
lost by the Washington Loan team, but
the forfeited game will be played out.
Walter Herrell and Bob Hummer have
been signed by the Emmanuel Baptist
team in the Olympia League. Al Ogle
has signifed his intention to play with
the Braddocks. of the same circuit. while
Flynn. the Technical High star twirler.
will more than likely play with Sligo. o.
A meeting of the Commercial League
was held last night at r. P. Andrews
store. The officials decided that the seats
along first base line should be moved to
thirs base line making an inclosed stand,
with gates at each end. There will be
no adnittance fee charged. All that is
necessary is a card issued by the presi-
dent, which entities the holder to a seat
The amendment was changed regarding
new men eligible to play. Hereafter all
new players names shall be sent to Mr.
Myers. New Willard Hotel. three days
before they can be eligible to play. in
stead of seven days, as heretofore.
The fine showing OF the Congressionals
in yesterdays game should tend to dis
prove the statements that the team is an
undesirable member of the District
League. Prominent officials of the lea
que who have been confronted with the
statement that the article of ball they
have shown did not warrant their re-
tention. expressed themselves as being
entirely satisfied with the team. and even
went so far as to say that Aloysius and
the Commissioners were the only men,
bers of the organization who appeared
to have any advantage over Manager
Luitich's team. To be fair to the Con-
gressional Club 1t is not thought that
any nine which can play to a standstill
a team composed mostly of Catholic Uni
versity players. with a Georgetown star
in the box, should have cause to fear
their being dropped by the District