The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-06
By n. T. woRLEE.

meeting in the clubrooms Of the Aoyslus
Club, when managers of eight OF the
best baseball mines in the city gathered
together to band themselves into per-
manent body.
Maurice O'Connor, to whose tireless
energy the new circuit owes its existence.
called the meeting to order and briefly
set forth the purpose for which it had
been called.
Roll call showed the following present:
L J. Ward and G. Z. Winkleman, of
tPost-office; Charles R. Kraft and James
Donnelly, of Manhattan; Robert S. Jones
and Bob Doyle, of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing; William Handiboe.
of the Commissioners; Maurice O'Conner,
of the Aloysius Club. and John F. Lui-
itch of Columbia No. 101, while Com
merce and Labor sent word that it de-
sired to affiliate with the league.
Samuel Edward Beach was unanimous
ly elected president-treasurer, but the Of
fees of vice president and secretary were
left open until the league meets on
Wednesday evening at o'clock at the
AloySiuS Club.
The league will play a schedule ofV15O
games. and the old Capital City League
grounds will be used, a new ball park
being erected on the site by the Aloysius
Club. The club reserves the right to use
the park on Sundays and holidays.
Strictly amateur baseball will be played.
this point being settled when the league
adopted a motion to that effect offered
by Maurice OConnor.
committee of three, consisting OF
John F. Luitich. Maurice O'Connor, and
]. l. Ward, was appointed to draw up
a constitution, while Robert S. Jones,
James Donnelly, and Will Handiboe were
named to prepare a schedule of lSO games,
starting on Monday, May l.
1t was decided that the league would
consist of six clubs. but they will not
be known until Wednesday night, when
the strongest teams will be given fran
chises. 1t is expected that the new league
will sUrpass anything of its kind ever
organized in Washington, and that the
class OF sport will be high.
S. T. Beach. the new president OF the
District League has been an active par
ticipant in the affairs of the Washington
amateur baseball world since 1895, having
played with some of the best teams in
Washington. His work with the old
Bureau Engraving and Printing Club,
when that nine was considered the best
in the city, will not soon be forgotten.
He is we'll versed in the fine points of
the game. having been an umpire after
giving up playing Mr.. Beach'S expert
very great, he having been president of
the Plate Printers Union, Office he
relinqushed about four years ago. He
graduated from the Georgetown Law
School last year, and is a member of the
local bar.
Yesterday afternoon, at 49, the athletic
committee of the AloysiuS Club, held a
meeting in the club rooms and approved
the proposition submitted by the District
League for the use of Capital City Park.
Immediate construction of the park was
ordered and the work will start Tuesday
and it is hoped will be finished by the
end of the week. The athletic commit
tee was increased from 10 to 25 men. The
action taken by the athletic committee
yesterday will come before the board of
directors of the Aloysius Club.
Since the Capital City League tore
down the fence around Capital City Park.
the withdrawal of the Aloysius Club
baseball team from the league has been
expected so that yesterdays action on
the part of the cIubmen in voting to
leave the league came as no surprise.
1t begins to look as if the church boys
were out in front in the fight between
the league and the club as they will
be rid of the Cornell Company faction !
and at the same time will play on the
nearest possible baseball site adjacent
their clubhouse. On the other hand, the
Capital City League teams will have TO
build up their patronage at Third and NJ
streets northeast, and must play excel |
lent ball to outdraw the District leaguers
who will erect their park at First and
NJ streets northeast.
"Rube" Morgan. captain OF the Agri- |
culture baseball team. ii the Independ-
ence League, during the season Of 1903 |
and who played second base for the !
Farmer champions will report to Dan !
vile, Va. March ., where he will be |
a member of the Danville club in the !
Virginia State League. The "RUbe' is |
an excellent fielder, and also has a good !
record as a ShorSehide clOuter, hitting !
for .31S in the Independence League in |
1903. Taking annual leave and leave with |
out pay last year, he played with Wal |
lie Warren's Frankfort, KY team in |
the Blue Grass circuit for some weeks |
He connected with the ball for .273 and |
wss doing nicely when his left leg went |
bad and he returned to this city. His |
leg was broken several years ago. and |
has given him considerable trouble since |
AS previously published, exclusively in |
The Washington Herald, there will be
no Departmental League this year With
the Commissioners, Commerce and La
Dor, and PoSt-Othce mines in the Dis
trict League, there is absolutely no hope
of the Departmental getting together this /
year.
Friday evening. at the residence of Rob-
ert S. Jones, SIS Varnum street north
west, the Suburban League will meet to
act on the reports of the several COM
mittees appointed at the last gathering of
that body.
We publish letter from J. S. Holmes,
manager of the Old Point Athletic As
ISOLATION, Fort Monroe. Va Here is an
opportunity for some of washington's
amateurs to get a tryout in fast com
pany
Fort Monroe, Va March NIL /
Sporting Editor The Washington Herald:
Dear Sir-I wish 70 register under the wing Of Tne
washington Herald, As per your requct in recent
publication.
Our team and league is scmiprufeaional-Qas d |
League. / should Judge.
Thanking you for this opportunity and horins
that you VIII refer Of the promising stars 70
me for TROUT am, YOuB in the game
J. s. HOLMES. Mznazer
The purpose of the River View Com
pany TO construct at River View a first
class baseball diamond and field, with
seats Tor spectators and dressing-rooms L
for the players, has met with great favor
among the amateur baseball clubs of