The Washington herald., 1911-03-17


it froze in agony.
The man who popped that old gag last
week. spring has kum,' ought to be
Iarred and feathcred, and then lynched
There was little doing among the ANA
teurs yesterday, the fierce blasts of old
Boreas keeping most of the spitball
artists and others indoors. The stove
league f1ourished and the Old-timer sCor-
cd another comeback" around the glow
ing Goals While the weather man prom
ises that it will be warmer to-day, we
ere from Missouri. and will have to be
shown before gathering up our baseball
paraphernaIia and again hiking out to the
green.
There will he two league meetings to-
night The Sunday School League viii
hold a meeting at Typographical Temple.
~ G street northwest, at o'clock. while
tho Marquette managers will be in ses-
sion at the armory.
Joe Gieble has made a great impress
sion In the two DAYS he has been prac-
ticing with the savannah team. Manager
Magoon says that Joe throws with the
case and grace which stamps him as a
conner
Phil Buscher had his first workout
with the Orioles yesterday. Owing TO the
cold weather he was unable to show the
RaItimoreans what he has Up his sleeve
hut had to content himself with tossing a
few over to the catcher.
Forest Thompson joined the Savannah
club Wednesday morning and was given
his first practice yesterday afternoon. The
Indians, as tho Savannah tribe is nick
mil do IN Of ba
drop in temperature.
1t was learned yesterday that the only
reason the Che ,apeake and Potomac
Telephone nine wishes to enter the Com
mcrciaI League instead Of the Marquette
is because of the location of the Mar
quettc playing feld. at Thirty-fifth street
and Wisconsin avenue northwest. The
Phone boys declare the distance too
great.
Plans 10 reorganize the Prince George
County League are proceeding slowly. 1t
Is planned to have clubs from Laurel,
FeltsviIle, Berwyn, Riverdale, Hyatts-
villc. BIadensbUrg. and Brentwood in the
circuit.
Laurel has had one of the best teams
in the State of Maryland for the past
two years, and it is said the boys from
the midway station are anxious to enter
the league. if it is formed
The Riverdale team will be managed
Uy Harvey Smith. a weiI-known athlete
and good baseball payer
John G. Holden has been mentioned as
manager Of Hyattsvill", but it is un-
certain whether or not he will consent
TO take charge Of the nine again this
year.
Last season Nj Holden gave the
Hyattsville fans one of the best clubs
that has ever represented the town and
he sentiment IS unanimous in favor of
his reelection.
4 new scheme is on foot to organize
IN athletic association 10 back the ath-
IetiC affairs at Hyattsvillc. 1t is planned
to convert the present baseball field back
OF Wines woods into a park, and lay
ut a good diamond and a Cinder path.
Owing to the nature Of the field, the
Expense incident to the building OF the
park would be very small
Efforts are being made to induce George
r. Cornell, who has made such furOr
with his Cornell Company team in Wash
ington amateur circles for the past three
years, 10 manage the club from Brent
wood Mr.. Cornell does not look with
favor on this plan, as he has his hands
full al present with the affairs of the
CaPitai City League. However. should
the league get started, il is said the
Brentwood sportsman might be induced
to head the nine.
Berwyn fans have already selected a
manager for their club, John f. Burch
being the lucky individual He expects
TO have no difficulty in getting together
a fast aggregation.
Until the weather gets a little more
settled, IT will be impossible to get the
managers together for a meeting, but
the undercurrent of feeling is that there
Will be league again this spring.
Andrew A. Ormsby, the new secretary
of the District League is one of the best
hustlers OF the Capital and the new
organization has obtained an excellent
officer in the young man. He was Sec
retary of the Independence League IN 1909
and manager of the champion Agricui-
ture club of that circuit
The great difficulty about young PLAYERS
Is that they do not know enough base
ball. Many Of them pick it up readily.
but others do not. This is the reason
why 50 many are either farmed out