Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-20
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE WILL
GET IN LINE THIS EVENING
Only One Of Organizations Which Has Not
Definitely Decided on Circuit
Other Gossip Of Interest.

| Nhen The Capital City League meets to
night and transacts whatever business
IL has to put through, it is almost GER
! tain that the last of the amateur leagues
VIII be in line for the seasons opening,
which is but short distance off
There has been, and is, much specula-
| ton rs to what the league intends to do
IN regard TO its formation for the coming
| season. The Aloysius club has not yet
| forfeited its franchise, nor has the st.
Stephens team been disposed of. Both OF
! these clubs have a right to sell the fran
chise which they hold. but they are
bound in regard to that, as the league
constitution states that no club shall sell
its franchise to any team unless with the
sanction of the remaining teams. 1t is
not probable that the league would agree
to the disposition of the franchise to
some club which could not put a strong
nine in the field
Taken all in all, it seems that there is
little left for the league to do but Or
ganize as a four-club circuit, instead of
as six. Without being able to get an
other club in the city that could hold its
own with the other clubs in the league,
let alone getting two, it does not look
very probably that it will continue as a
Six-club circuit
rs has Dten mentioned De1Ofe. Wndt the
league probably will do is to buy the ST.
stephens franchise, and then allow the
Aloysius club to forfeit it's rights under
the rule in the constitution which states
that any team not appearing three times
in succession for games shan forfeit its
rights in the league. There is no doubt
that this method of disposing of tine mat
ter, while it might not be especially
agreeable to the two clubs mentioned.
would, nevertheless, work to the benefit
ho
the prime requisite for the success of
the league this season, and that is GER
tainly what it would get If the matter
would be disposed of in that way. The
Midway, Navy Yard. Cornell Company
and Pumping Station will put four of
the best clubs in the city in the league
this year. and If there is none other than
these four clubs in the league there Is
not a particle Of doubt that good ball is
what the patrons of the game will get.
Just what will be done remains to be
seen. but one of the men who is at the
head of affairs in the league is the au-
than likely that the above disposition
Of affairs is just what will be done to
settle the difficulty and get the league in
running shape for the coming season.
Georgetown played brilliant ball YES
terday against Holy Cross. and won from
that team by the shut-out route: Score.
form and pitched good ball. Four hits
were made by each nine of the opposing
twirlers. Those made by Georgetown
were more opportune. and this. coupled
who did the box work for Holy Cross.
his team making seven errors behind
hinb-proved the undoing Of the northern
ers. Ffenli did not give the Worcester
nine half chance to get away with the
long end of the score. as he had every
thing in the way of curves and speed.
Cogan was the only one able to meet
Dunne's twisters consistently, he getting
three Of his teams four hits.
The North Carolina Avenue Methodist
Protestant base ball team would like to
arrange games with uniformed or ununi-
formed teams in the District. Would also
like to arrange a game with en- out-of-
town team for May 30. Address all chal-
lenges to NJ. E. Sands, 116 18th street
northeast.
The Washington Juveniles, one of the
best midget teams in the city, won from
Starlight nine yesterday by the score of
IL to o. Bergazin, who twirled for the
Juvenile club, did great work. not allow
ing single hit to be made off his de-
livery.
Cogan of Georgetown is one of the best
fielding college shortstops in the country.
There are few to be found among the
themselves as we'll as is the Blue and
Gray short fielder. There is only one
fault which COgan has in playing short,
and that is his inability to cover the bag
properly.
While il is probable that the rain has
left the ball grounds in every part of the
city in a soaked condition. it is more than
likely that each of the high school mines
will get out today for at least some bat
ting practice. The series is to open next
Tuesday between Tech and Western, and
both schools need all the work they can
get. Especially is this true of Western.
as that school has q green combination
composing its team. and loss of practice
at this stage of the game is more of a
decided blow to it than to any of the
others. Techs nine is composed largely
of veterans, and the loss of couple of
days work will not affect them as 1t
would beginners.
There is hardly any doubt that Catholic
University mines main strength Is in it's
pitchers. There has been no game this
season SO far in which the twirlers have
not done the bulk of the work. Neither
of the men who have been doing the
pitching has been hit to any extent in any
game played this spring. and the major
ity of the runs scored against them have
been through errors at critical times, or
errors which let men get on the bases. In
the Gallaudet game Green pitched good
enough ball to win, but several boots and
misthrows put him In bad and lost the
contest. Against Columbia Green was
almost solely responsible for the victory,
he pitching such alright ball in the
pinches that the New Workers could do
nothing with his curves. The men behind
him in the mentioned contest booted and
threw the ball wild enough at times to lose
an ordinary game. In the last two games