The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
AMATEUR COMMISSION
WILL REVISE RULES
Committee to Confer with the Amateur Bodies in
Philadelphia and New York Will Be
Appointed Wednesday.

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Aloysius clubs will hold on to theil
franchises, but whaHactio Cornell Com
pany and St Stephens will take is moi
I definitely known. Several parties who
are closely connected with the affairs OF
the North Capitol street organization are
/ the authority for the statement that the
Marines will replace st. Stephens, and
that the Tigers manager will again have
his all star Cornell tribe in the league
II this is the case, good season is be-
| fore the Capital City boys.
AT recent meeting of the r. p.
Andrews baseball team, the following Of
flcers were elected for the coming year:
Wilder M. DeNeane, manager: A. j. Null
vey, captain; George L. Dietz, treasurer,
ana-J. B. Buchanan, secretary
From the following list of players who
nave signed with the team. it looks as il
| the ''Canaries" will give the other teams
in the Commercial League a pretty hard
run for first place. The players are:
d. Howell, Hanvey, A. ]. MuIvey. d.
Mulvey, G. Garland, NJ. Garland. Clint
Quantrall, c. Salb. Sullivan, Webster,
Cornell. A r. Quantrall, Macintosh,
Clements, F. Edgerton, S. Edgerton, E
Upton. c. Pitts, and ]. Buchanan.
The fate of the Commercial League will
be decided this afternoon when the repre-
sentatives of the various teams will
meet at 3 o'clock in the office of The
Washington Herald R P. Andrews, Wal
ford, The Washington Herald and Berry
and Whitmore clubs are anxious to get
together. but whether two more clubs
of the same reputable standing can be
obtained is not known. The Southeast
Young Mems Christian Association and
Potomac Heights Land Company may
place teams in the league.
''Skeets' Hayes, the American Security
and Trust and Cornell Company player,
who did so well on the sand lots last
season. yesterday refused two offers to
play professional ball. His first, of $40
a month. was from the Springfield, Mass,
club in the Connecticut League and the
other was from Richmond. calling for
S1l5 month. Hayes, while willing to
accept what he considers a good offer
to play professional baseball. says that
he could not afford to give up a good
position in a prominent downtown bank
ing institution for the uncertain job of a
ball player, at such figures.
The committee appointed by. the Capt.
tai City Baseball League to wait upon
the moderator of athletics of Gonzaga
College, to see what terms the league
could make for the use of the park on
days when the college teams were using
the field, called at the college last
Wednesday, but no agreement was
reached, and the matter still hangs fire.
A meeting of the athletic council of Con-
zaga College has been called for this
gafN
up and settled. The committee from the
Capital City League was composed of
Maurice O'Connor, Mr.. LIE Clair, of the
Navy Yard team; Mr.. Walford, of the
Midways, and Ross ]. Blosser, vice presi-
dent of the league
Should the Capital City League be un-
able to reach an agreement with Con-
zaga College, it is understood the fence
which now incloses the field will be torn
down. AS TO whether the college authori-
ties would erect new one is not known.
The present fence in the property of the
Capital City League. the college only hav-
ing leased the grounds.
In accordance with the plan suggested
by>>H. S. Reeside, of the American Sc
curfty and Trust Company to combine
several of the smaller banks under one
team name. so that there will be more
banks interested and the teams will be
stronger, the suggestion is made that the
Bankers League be held to six good
clubs and play every day thus insuring
the spectators a game every afternoon
and the players two games week. In
terest Jagged last season and the year
before because there were some weeks
when no games were played and the
writer remembers one instance when
the league went twelve days without a
game.
Gonzaga held its initial outdoor baseball
practice yesterday at Capital City League
Park, and a record-breaking squatd pre-
sented itself TO Capt. FennelI. willing and
anxious to get down to hard work Coach |
Jack Leonard was on hand to direct the
boys. and was especially careful not to
let the players exert themselves in any
way.
With the exception of one or two ALI
Of the veterans came. out and showed |
much eagerness to work and thereby |
make sure of their old positions. There |
Is almost sure to be a big fight for the |
nfield positions between Capt Fennen, |
O'Reilly, o'Day, Philippe, Meyhew,. and |
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1ne of the youngsters, showed rare form, |
so much so as TO make very favorable !
Impression on the coaches, who assure /
him of regular birth. Several others |
also reported for infield jobs. but on |
account of the early opening did not |
show themselves of to good advantage.
The outfelders were given an unusually /
stiff tryout although there is but one
among them, Brady The number
of candidates for the outfeld was so
great that Coach Leonard was unable /
% state definitely what men were best
qualified Landreau, the star half back l
)f the football team, came out and
promises to make good running mate /
ior Brady. Ganey, Smith, Nugent.
Wright, and Herd are some of the new
men. who reported.
A short battery practice was held, and
Salb, Purcell, Cross. and few others /
continued the good work done ON the in
iide during the past two weeks The
was very much ENCOURAGED
~ the initial work. which was held under
conditions. the ground being
fery soft and muddy. From now until
he season opens the candidates will be
asked TO report every evening, il the
weather permits. for practice in the old I
sapital City. League park
Training was started early, as Manager
barr has announced that the season win
tart much sooner than was anticipated.
Unless numerous conditions in studies
ire removed before the regular season
Itarts the team is sure to loose some
'aluahle men, for the faculty has an
iounced the fact absolutely, that no one
xill be allowed to participate in any5s
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