The Washington herald., 1911-02-12

the league grounds at Fifth street and
Florida avnue northeast, as heretofore.
G. n. winsIow, one of the hardest
workers for the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ.
dence, 612 D street northeast, and his
condition is thought to be critical. His
many friends wish him good luck and
better health before long.
Brown Sold to Augusta.
CurIey Brown, the Washington boy
who played with the Cornell Company
nine in the fall of last year, and who
played with Richmond, in the Virginia
State League most of the season, has
been sold by Goldsboro to the Augusta.
Ga. team. Brown has played ball for
years on the local sand lots, and par
ticulariy in the Capital City League, and
has host of friends and well-wishers.
He is considered to be- one of the best
third basemen in the city, and he is an
exceptionally good batter.
Ray" Brennan. well known to anna
teur fans and players in this city, was
operated on by DR.. TuIly Vaughan at the
Georgetown University Hospital yester-
day afternoon at o'clock for growth
in the stomach. Ray is doing as we'll
as can be expected at present and it
was stated yesterday that the operation
was a success
Brennan attracted attention several
years ago when he played in the Mar
quette League and by his hard playing
heavy batting, and jovial nature he won
many friends. Lately he has had
chance to play professional ball, but has
not been able to do his best on account
of his stomach. With the operation sue
ceSsfully performed, il is hoped that
Ray will be able not only to resume
his baseball playing, but to make good
in fast company. He would be glad to
see any of his friends at the hospital
after the latter part of next week. II
is said he will be unable to leave that
institution for at least three weeks.
Followers of the Southern Raflway
League, which enjoyed a short but sue
ccssfuI season last year. are planning an
early meeting, with a view to reorganiz-
ing the league on a stronger footing this
year. 1t is proposed to play every day
instead of only four times a week. as
was the rule last season, and thus make
the league an organization able to COM
pete with the other organized leagues in
the city. Last year there were six clubs
in the circuit, and it is hardly probable
that the number will be increased.
Friday evening the board of directors
of the Marquette League gathered at the
armory and got down to real business.
The league will consist of six teams,
namely, Columbia Printers, Pension Bu-
reau, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, St Stephens. Company K of
the Y. NJ. c. A, and the Georgetown
Athletic Club An application from the
Pastime Athletic Club was laid on the
table and will be taken up IL any of the
teams now in the league relinquish their
franchises. 1t is intended to use a ground
in Georgetown, where the league expects
to draw much better than IL has in the
past several years.
Owing to the meeting of the amateur
commission Friday, the election of Off
GERS was postponed, but this matter will
be attended to when the league meets
again on February "A.
When the amateur commission refused
to consider nominations for the three
members of the board of arbitration at
the meeting Friday. that body did a
wise thing, inasmuch as the three men
selected practically have the right to
reverse any decision which the commits
sion may make and there is no appeal
from the decision of the board. When
the nominations are made it would be
good thing for each member of the COM
mission to sit up and take notice, so
that the men selected may be of the best
possible caliber, both as to honesty
and judgment 1t is almost as bad
tO ha beaten OIt of ANYTHING through
poor judgment as il is to be deliberately
robbed, the result being the same. With
out a doubt it is going to be hard to
find thbee men fairer or more able than
those who made up the board of arbi-
tration last year. and 1t is unfortunate
that these men now decline again to
Serve