The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-11
r. R. Y. NJ. C.. A. LEAGUE
WILL SOON BE READY
Baltimore and Ohio Nine Admitted at Last Nights
Meeting-Other Gossip.

claim the quality of ball which will be
handed out will no doubt be of higher
grade than was exhibited last season.
| Two of the teams who will be members
of the Post-office Department League will
! get out for preliminary practice to-day.
The Registry Division and the team from
the Mailing Division of the new City
Post-Oftice will hook up in game on the
White Lot at o'clock. ,
Meyer and Bean will be in the points
| for Registry, while Parsley and Becker.
for Mailing, will endeaver to fool their
opponents.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing will
tackle the Agriculture team on the west
diamond of the White Lot to-day at 5
o'clock. The Bureau team will practice
on Wednesdays and Fridays until the
start of the District League season, and
by that time expect to be in prime con-
dition for the championship race.
Manager Babe Tomey of Petworth,
has large squad of candidates from
which to pick his team this year.
Babe" requests that all candidates re-
port at the Petworth grounds on Tues
days. Thursdays. and Saturdays for prac-
tice, so that his team will be ready when
the bell rings
Ingram Memorial Church will make a
strong bid for the Sunday School League
pennant If the present lineup is put
upon the field. Many of the high school
stars have been signed by Manager
Adams, and with the addition of :he
cracks from the Olympia Athletic Club.
three times independent champions, a
good fast nine should be formed.
Smith. Walters, and Lyon will do the
twirling for the Tenth StreeIers, with
Parker and Goeble to work behind the
bat.
Leland on first. Jack Dodge at the
midway station, .Oz" Varela in short
and Capt. Cassidy at third will be the
infeld. The outfield will be picked from
the following men: Upton. Crabbie, |
ThOrnett, Gauzza, Allen, and Wilson.
WOODBURY.. in the Suburban League, |
will surely have to hustle in order TO re-
place the three members of their infeld |
who will be missing from this years
team. The inner works which went
through last season was one Of the best !
if not the boston any team in the city. |
Carroll. Mullin, HiSer. and Davis pulled |
off stunts that delighted the spectators |
and made them admit that tho class was
theirs. Carroll has gone TO Rome, ga,
to play professional ball. while Chick
Davis is with Roanoke making good.
.'Freddy'' Hiser will he connected with
Petworth leaving Mullin alone to hold
the fort Who will fill in for the depart
ed is a question which is causing Tom
Martin much anxiety. and he never for
gets how good they were when trying TO
find their substitutes
Assistant Manager A. w Patterson
# the Gallaudet baseball team, will soon
cave the George Washington University
HOSPITAL. where he underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis. Reports from the
,ospital state that Patterson will he able
q go back to college the latter part of
he week
Former Manager McArdle. of the
Western High School baseball team, is
out Of the game temporarily. owing to
, sprained ankle received in practice last
week. While the injury is not serious,
t will keep the star outfielder out of
he game for a couple of weeks at least.
The Marquette League will be stronger
his year than it has been in the last
ew seasons. With the Naval Medicos,
indian Office. and st. Stephens in the
old, Capt. Edwards organization will .
make the others hustle to keep up with
hem.
There is a possibility of the Wisconsin
hub re-entering the Olympia League. If
he Georgetown boys will make the nee
ssary arrangements, the officials of the
eague would consider their application.