The Washington herald., 1911-05-21
By c. w. SWAN.

There is absolutely no truth in the
statement that the Aloysius club and
the Commissioners will leave the Dis
trict League and enter the Capital City
circuit This was learned last night from
several different officials connected with
the league.
While It is admitted that these teams
seem to have the call on the others at
the present time. the other mines are
all fast and will bear watching. The
story regarding the dropping of the Con-
gressIonals is erroneous. according to NJ.
E. O'Connor, who said: Nothing has
been done regarding the Congressionals,
and nothing will be done unless they Tor
felt again, and then the matter will be
investigated. As to this story that my
team and the Commissioners will enter
the Capital City League. why. there Is
nothing to II. We are in the District
League to stay. and so are the Commits
sioners. 1t is true that some or the
teams are a little weak at present, but
they will all be strengthened in the near
future, and then the race Will be more
even: but there is no truth whatever in
the story that We will enter the Capital
City League"
Secretary A A Ormsby, of the District
League, when asked If there was any
truth in the statement, replied: ITO the
best Of my knowledge there Is absolutely
nothing to it. Only a wild rumor that
has no foundation. The Aloysius Club
practically organized the District League,
and they will stick to the circuit through
thick and thin. The Commissioners are
saiisfied. and so is every other team in
the league.
new umpire will run the games In
the Olympia League in the future. G. ].
Herbert will of1ciate, and the contests
are expected to be run off in much better
style. The Silver Spring Nationals Will
be strengthened considerably in the near
future
Among the many amateur league UNI
pires in the District there are several
who are doing excellent work. Joe
Handiboe. in the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
League. has not had q kick this year.
Lefty Cleveland. besides giving entire
satisfaction in the Commercial League,
officiated at the Gallaudet-Georgetown
game and not protest was made
Capt" Jenkins is doing great work in
the Suburban League Shorty Hughes,
the smallest man umpiring in the Dis
trict. IS back at his Old job in the Sun
day School League. and is still that same
old ruler with the iron hand
The Sherwood team. in the Sunday
School League. is a greatly improved set
of ball players and will bear watching
by the confident league leaders. Mana
ger Love has worked hard for the team
since the beginning of the season. and
deserves a lot of credit for sticking with
q losing club
The new ball has a lot to do with
all these large scores made in the anna
teur leagues the past three weeks. While
the majors are pounding the twirlers TO
all corners OF the lot, the amateurs are
doing the same, and there can only be
one answer-the new ball.
The majority of the amateur leagues
are using the Spalding and Reach balls
of the new cork center type, and the
large scores can be attributed to this.
Many games have run into the double
figure variety. but the Marquette League
holds the record for large scores in
the amateur circles of Washington.
Not including yesterdays game, a
total of 262 runs have crossed the pan
in Capt. Edwards organization. The
st. Stephens team is the leader of the
procession. with eighty-two tallies to it.
credit, while the Naval Medical School
is a close second, scoring ffty-one runs
in the first three weeks of the season.
Tennallytown is third with a total Of
forty-three tallies chalked up. Indian
Office and Company K are tied, with
thirty runners crossing the pan, and the
Corcoran Cadets are the tailenders, only
twenty-siX soldiers counting.
This is the record for the. number Of
runs scored in the first three weeks of
the season of any amateur league.
In the Olympia League, the runs have
been crossing the pan so fast that the
official scorer could hardly keep track
Of them. The Sorthlands are the lead
ers in the circuit, with the White
Havens a close second. This league is.
perhaps, the weakest of the many cir
cults under the Amateur Commission.
There are three fairly good teams In
Presidents organization. but the other
three are woefully weak.
Beyond the shadow Of doubt the
Capital City League has been furnishing |
the best article of ball of any of the |
leagues. Sewage Pumping Station has a |
big lead at present, but the Cornell Tigers |
are after them hot and heavy, and the |
fur will fly when these teams meet. The |
Eastern Athletic Club is weak In the |
box, and without good twirlers no team |
can hope to be up in the race. The Navy |
Yard crew are going at fast clip and |
with little more stick work will make |
them all hustle for every game
Johnny Mace, who caught last year on |
the Pension Bureau team in the Mar |
quette League. is doing the majority Of |
the backstopping for the Petersburg team
in the Virginia League. Mace is one of |
the natural receivers, and is making good |
in the professional circle.
( Only one reason can be assigned for the |
many forfeitures that are going on daily |