The Washington herald., 1911-02-17
Nv n r. wORLEY,


| Cornell Company, two-time champion
Of the Capital City League, and winner
last wear OF the intercity championship
series between Baltimore, Philadelphia.
and Washington, may again be member
of the Capital City League, according to
George f Cornell, manager of the Wall
paper nine.
| 81 cannot state positively whether I
shall place a team in the field or not at
this time" said Mr.. Cornell. Since my
determination to quit amateur baseball
last fall l have been receiving many pro-
tests from my players and from friends
| interested in the club, and 1 may change
my mind and put team in the Capital
| City League this summer.
Last year the Cornell Company boys
were touted as professionals, when. as
matter of fact, not one Of my men was
receiving any compensation whatever
and the criticism got to be of such per-
sonal nature and so unfair that re-
solved the amat teur game in Washington
was not worth the trouble, time, and ener-
gy which ii takes to run team success
fully. Personally. l am quite a fan. and
| like to be in the heat of the fray. mix
ing things with the players, and in the
hottest fights have always enjoyed
myself. but, of course, | do not intend
to stand for some Of the things which
were said about us last fall.
Rules Were Mt Faun.
The amateur commission made rules
which we obeyed strictly. and the fault
was in the laxity of the rules, rather
than in the players or in the manage
ment OF the team. Whenever l could, I
played my weakest nine in the intercity
games, but l had to play safe, for l do
not believe in throwing games away
Mr.. Cornell was asked what he thought
of the selection of Bob Young as preSi-
dent of the amateur commission, and he
praised hm, not only for his well-known
ability, but for the courteous manner in
which he always acted at the meetings
last fall. He said he expected this to be
a banner year for amateur baseball in
this city.
With the return Of the Cornell Com
pany to the amateur ranks. from which
they threatened to withdraw at the end
of bitter fight in the Capital City
League last year, and after winning the
championship OF three cities, amateur
baseball will be revived and stimulated.
There is no doubt in the minds of fair
judges that the Wallpaper team is the
best nine that has been gathered together
and from the loyal way in which
all OF Mr.. Cornelrs players stuck to him
throughout four campaigns II can be eX-
peCted that he will have practically the
same lineup this spring as in past years.
should he decide to stay in the game.
Voicing the sentiment of many of those
who like TO see good ball game, Capt.
tai City League fan said: Cornell Com
pany showed the other teams how the
paT no MIA nd IA IN
reluctantly admit that the Brentwood
tribe was a superior team. Manager
Cornell deserves much credit for his hard
work and sportsmanlike attitude in every
league race in which he has been a fac
tor. In 1907 he managed the Brentwood
team in the Suburban League, and landed
his club in front. The next summer he
entered the boys in the Capital City
League, and they were beaten out of the
pennant by one game, the Columbia Ath-
letic Club landing the flag that year.
Wins Capital City League Pennnnt.
I'm 1909 the name of the club was
changed to Cornell Company and they
won the pennant This was repeated
last summer. and then Mr.. Cornell took
the team up to Philadelphia and New
York. At New York the boys were
taken over to Coney Island and saw the
sights there. On the Philadelphia trip,
the Paperhangers journeyed over to At
lantic City for a Sundays stay and all
had a great time. There are few man.
ayers who would take the risk which
Mr.. Cornell took in getting his money
back. and it is said that he lost on the
whole business, as the fight in the inter-
city series was practically over before
the teams played in Washington, and the
money for the games in the other cities
went to the home clubs"
While the Departmental League is al
ways slow getting into working order.
the clerks will probably get under way
earlier this spring on account of the
request Mr.. Young made that all the
leagues get busy at once. Little can be
learned from inquiries made to the Of
ficials. but it is generally understood that
there will be league. Interstate Com
merce Commission may place nine in the
field this season, as there are many<good
players working at the commission who
would like to get into harness. Last year
they wanted to get together, but started
too late. However. things are now BOOM
ing and a good team will probably be
turned out. New blood would not hurt
and might help the Departmental cir
cult. Lately the interest in the games
on the Monument Lot has died down
and the crowds have dwindled down to
almost nothing. Last fall not more than
/ 200 people witnessed a majority of the
battles, whereas in previous years the
average has been much higher.
Ray Brennan, who was operated on
at Georgetown University Hospital re-
Gently. is much better and may be able
to leave that institution in a week. |
Should his condition allow him to play
ball this spring. he expects to go South |
to play professional ball.