The Washington herald., 1911-03-16
By n. T. WORLEY.

ny W.
Efforts to reorganize the Montgomery
County Baseball League have fallen
through, and there will be no league this
year.
The failure of Garrett Park to put a
team in the field was a sad blow to those
who were trying to reorganize the circuit
However. had Washington Grove siguItied
a willingness 10 he member of the
league the organization might have pulled
through.
The Grove boys finally made UP their
minds to play independent ball on their
own grounds and the promoters then gave
up the idea OF getting enough teams to-
gether to start the league.
Jack Dodge, who is captain of the
Business High School team this year,
will hold down shortstop for The Wash
ingtOn Herald nine after the high school
season is over. Dodge is one of the most
promising OF the new talent developed
on the local sand lots during the past
two years and his services should be OF
great value to the neWsies.
The Kcnsington Athletic Club organ
ized last week for the coming season.
AlllS IL ~ L ll'L ll4e1lCte~tl anu tIlA
Warthen captain. The club will play
strictly amateur baseball and will be an
independent organization.
EwaId Snyder. who was a member OF
the Bridgeport team in the Connecticut
State League last year, received tele
gram last night to report to the club on
April ). Despite the bad weather, the
former Marine has been rounding into
shape and taking practice indoors.
Joe Gieble and Dick Robertson had their
first workout Tuesday and both of the
youngsters made a good impression. The
following item regarding the boys was
clipped from a Savannah paper: Manager
MagOOn's forces were increased by four
yesterday. Steele, Robertson. Giehle and
Wilson being the players to come in.
Pitcher Steele and Wilson. an 0uttield"r
from Philadelphia, were ont in uniform
during the afternoon. Steele looks to he
in good shape. hut says he has not
handled a hall all winter and will pre-
pare himself slowly for the championship
season. During the Off-SeaSOn the big
fellow has been running a skating rink
out in his home toTn. Nicola. Iowa"
"Rohcrtson and Giebel form the Wash
ingJon. D. G.. battery which will be tried
Butn these boys come highly recon-
mcnded and their appearance Yesterday
afternoon was in keeping with the glow
in" words which have preceded them
from their home city. Robertson ma
Jrl.GIatod At tho Georgetown law school
last foIl and had intended 10 play with
the collegiate nine this spring, but the
all of tie South was too strong and
he left the university to enter the pro-
fesSional rank.
BY several of the recognized base
hall authorities in Washington Robert
son is said to he the best young pitcher
Developed in that locality since the days
of Doc White, OF the Chicago Americans.
who was also student at Georgetown
before breaking into tho pro rank. Rob
"rtsOn is riGht-handed pitcher. wei III
ing about 80 pounds Though light. he
IS said to hav" good speed and a rino
hon on his splitter, the forte Of his as
sortm"nI Giebel is product Of the
Washington high schools and has seen
considerable experience n several Of the
last amateur league about the National
aPItai. He iS a heavily built youngster.
a fair hitter, and strong throwcr."