The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
BY w. SWAN.


team viii enter the Marquette League
at the meeting called for Frloay nish'
at the Center Market Armory.
By dfnt of the untiring efforts of Capt.
Edwards, the leagues roster is now
practically completed and all that is
necessary is the formal admittance to
the circuit, which will take place at
the next meeting.
In speaking of the Naval Medicos Capt
Edwards said: The team will be ad-
mitted Friday night and we are con-
graduating ourselves on securing such
a strong nine to complete our circuit
The league will be considerably
strengthened by the acquisition of the
Medicos, as they have played three
games this season and have won all OF
them decisively, defeating Central High,
Georgetown Reserves, and the Army and
Navy Props. All of the games were
won by a good margin and the Doctors
were never in danger.
Yoho, the Medicos' star slab artist, will
do the bulk of the box work. with Capt
Snider and Mcintyre to help him out
Watson, one of the best receivers in
amateur ranks in the District. will be
behind the bat for the Doctors, while
Hayden, Robinson. Lawrence, and Snider
Will the lnIleiQ.
The outfeId will be in charge Of
seasoned veterans. Savage and Burton.
cracks from the L. ). 5. Minnesota. and
the king pin of them all. Dope" Kerr.
The extensive schedule arranged by the
Medcos hustling manager, w. V. Col
ler, will be played out until May l. when
the league season commences. and the
remaining games of the schedule will be
played when they do not conflict with
league game.
Manager Collier is confident of making
good showing in the Marquette cir
cut and with an even break of luck
should bring the flag to the Hospital team.
team.
Though no meeting of the Capital City
League was held last evening, it was
learned from reliable source that the
league is contemplating having a four
club circuit during the coming season.
The difficulty which is attending the or
ganization of the circuit as a six-club af-
fair is not altogether due to the fact
that AlOysiUs still holds a fran
- ChiSe. which they will not use, but is
caused by the weakness of the St.
Stephens aggregation and the improba-
hillty of being able to admit a team in
place of Aloysius which would have the
necessary strength to hold their own with
the other fast teams which are already
members
The plan as presented effecting a fov
club affair. provides for the purchase of
the franchises now held by St Stephens
and allowing Aloysius TO forfeit three
games. which will have to be placed on
the schedule.
The league will meet Sunday morning
al II o'clock at President O'Shea's Of
fee in the Century Building when the
course which will be followed will be
agreed upon.
Will Handiboe who has been represent
ing at the District League meetings the
Commissioners team. which will be
affiliated with the District League this
season, said yesterday that he fully ex-
pected that his team would be right up
among the topnotchers at the time when
the curtain is rung down on the schedule
of the District Baseball League
There is the utmost enthusiasm mani
Tested among the players of our team -
said Mr.. Handiboe. and with the men
whom we have corralled it is quite GER
tain that We will have team or base
ballsters capable of giving the best of
them a hard rub for the game
Most of the practice Of the Municipal
hall fingers will be had on the White
Lot and on the grounds that are being
prepared at Potomac Park. The boys at
the District Building are fortunate in
having a corps of willing workers well
versed in the art Of ground tending. who
are willing to work after office time on
the plat that has been selected for praC-
tiCe grounds in Potomac Park. and the
field is showing marked Improvement
under their skilful care.
The team that has been listed by Mr..
Handiboe will comprise: Dick Wood
1.aN- William
Ed Murphy. Bernie Hessler. Jack Hurley.
Don Mcdonald. Pop" Harding Joe
Moriarity, A Camalier. Tom Meyer. Curly
Byrd, G. Grant Howard Beckett, and
Jack Beall.
There has been no team representing a
government Institution OF this city that
has been so well backed by it's co-workers
as this seif-same bunch of ardent ball
players, who get their pay envelopes at
the Municipal Building They were the
contestants for championship honors al
all times when the Departmental League
first opened. in the year of 1885 They
have always had first-Class teams in the
field and have been tOpnOtcherS at all
times when they were affiliated with any
amateur league.
Ry the time the Nationals are playing
cut at American League Park the anna
teur leagues will be ready to begin their
schedules. The Capital City and Dis
trict leagues have vacancies to be filled
but there is a team ready in each in
stance. As there is team already Sc
cured for the District organization
which will be admitted at the meeting
called for Sunday morning at the Alloy
s:us Club, that league is practically
ready to start operations. The work on
the park is nearly completion. and by
the time the few minor matters of the
new circuit are disposed of everything
will be in readiness to bngin the season
The main trouble in the Capital City
League is the tangie iii which Il and
the Aloysius Club are in, but as Maurice
C'Connor has pointed a way out of this
difficulty, the mix-up will soon be
straightened out.
Rumor has it that the Wisconsin Club
will drop out of the Olympia League,
but II they do there are six clubs
waiting to enter that circuit
Jack Carr. the former crack shortstop
Of the Aloysius Club. will not be seen
with O'Connor's nine this season, as he
will play with the Navy club in the
Capital City League, and Manager Love,
OF Ninth Street Christian Church has
signed him for the Sunday School League
team
The Suburban League will hold a meet
ing Friday evening at the residence OF
r. S. Jones, SIS Varnum street, Petworth,
when matters of Importance will be