Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-05
Test News and Gossip Of Things That Are Doing the World Of SpoT
AFFAIRS ALMOST
READY TO START SEASON
Each of the Circuits Gradually Falling Into
Line for Opening-Commercial League
Finishes Preliminary Business.

1t will not be many days before every
thing will be in shape to start the anna
teur season. Several Of the leagues have
already signif1ed that they are ready for
the opening. while all that remains to
be attended to in practically all the others
is the arranging Of minor affairs. One
or two Of the organizations have fran
chires yet to be disposed of, but in every
such case clubs stand ready to accept
them whenever the leagues deem it wise
to give out a decision as to the makeup
of their circuits.
The Marquette. District, Capital City
and one or two other leagues have va
cancies which must be filled before the
beginning OF the season. The Marquette
has about decided on its makeup, with
one exception. and it is very probable
that that will be filled by the Corcoran
Cadets. which club claims that it can put
a strong team in the field. There are
two or three other applications which
have been received, but 1t Is thought that
the soldiers will be given the preference
because Of their superior strength.
The District League Is having lots of
trouble in finding team of sufficient
strength to fill the vacancy in 1t. Applica-
ton after application has been received
from various clubs, but each has, in turn,
been rejected. because 1t was not deemed
advisable to have them as members of the
league for one reason or another. the
main one being in each case. though,
that 1t was thought that the other clubs
composing the organization would be too
strong for the one rejected. Just who
will eventually get the franchise Is I'M
certain, but as a committee is working
to get the matter Strengthened out. de-
velopments may be looked for at any
time.
Tn. matt, +ro,,hy. x,ith +b. ronttoi rity
League IL that it and the Aloysius club
are In q tangle which 1t Is difficult to
solve. 1t is certain. though. that that
club will not again be member OF the
that matter Is threshed out another team
will be chosen to fill the gap.
The Olympia club may have to find an
other team to take the place OF the Wis
consins. which club. 1t is runnored. will
not be represented in the circuit this sea-
son. No trouble is anticipated In filling
the vacancy II the mentioned team drops
out.
The most expeditions work was &C
complished by the Departmental League.
that organization being the first to an
nounce that 1t was in shape to start the
season. It was followed the other day
circuits. The former about completed
its business when 1t elected q new vice
president, and the Twining club assert
ed that it had no intention Of dropping
out. The latter finished its preliminary
business last night by the adoption of
a schedule and the election of new
president.
"Ar' Handiboe. who was touted by
many as being the best oulhelder in the
amateur leagues last year. and who
played professional ball the latter part
OF the season, will not return to his
club this spring. During the first part
~ loo T,,11y Xnv 49, L.,
crative contract to finish the season with
the Goldsboro club Of the Carolina AS
ISOLATION, and he accepted. This winter
when he received his contract from that
owing to the fact that the season had
been shortened and the salary limit low
cred by the league, and he would not
accept the proffered terms. This means
left in the city to play with some anna
teur league.
Handiboe is mighty good ball player
He is exceptionally fast in the outfield
ing. professional team he played great
ball for the Cornell Company in the
Capital City League. and after he went
to Goldsboro he kept up the same kind
Of work.
TIES" Gassaway. who is to manage the
D. N. Walford club in che Commercial
League, expects to put out a much better
team than that which represented the
sporting goods people last season. Gas
having held down an outfeld position on
the Maryland Agricultural College team
for three years, during the time when
''Sr' Nichols, who died some time ago,
was captain. Besides himself. he says
that he has gathered some good ball toss
erS together and will be in the race for
the pennant from the start.
Ryan, who is doing some Of the work
in the box for Catholic University this
year, is showing himself to be a good
man. Against Swarthmore he allowed
but one hit, and 1t was q scratch While
the Swarthmore team was not a heavy
hitting aggregation by any means. the
Brookland youngster had tho stun and
could have beaten q much better team
than that which was presented by the
Quakers. There is hardly any doubt
that he will be one of the mainstays on
the mound this season.
While many OF the critics gave Bust
ness High the credit for having very
poor prospects for team this year. it
seems that from the scores IL IS making
against the other mines since the sea-
son opened 1t will not be such an easy
mark after ALL
When the to score made against
Business by the American Security and
Trust Company team is compared with
the ID to o made against Tech, 1t would
seem that that school has a chance for
the leadership Of the high school teams,
especially when 1t Is considered that the
Manual Trainers have tho best material
At the meeting of the Commercial
League last night, as was predicted.