The Washington herald., 1911-09-06
By c. w. SWAN.

Amateur baseball will be augmented
next spring Dy a necessary essential
which has heretofore been lacking, name
ly, a flrst-class, up-to-date amateur ball
yard, which will overshadow any similar
project that has ever been attempted in
the District.
Howard s. Reeside. Of the American
Security and Trust Company, is sponsor
for the undertaking. and the very fact
that a man of such prominence is be-
hind the movement insures the public
that nothing will be left undone when
plans for its completion have been fOrmu-
lated
The tract of land which will be used
for the purpose is located at the south
west corner of New York avenue and
North Capitol street, a location which
will be easily accessible to the baseball
loving public, as three car lines run in
close proximity to the proposed park. In
addition to its location there are many
features to the grounds which tend to
make them an ideal spot for a ball
diamond, and when the stands and fence
are completed and the diamond laid out
and. finished the amateur league which
will use the park will have a playing
field second to none in the District. That
an amateur league will use the park is
an understood fact
Another good feature of the park will
be that the high school teams, both base
ball and football, will always have an
up-to-date place available in which to
hold their struggles for supremacy. 1t
is understood that should this park be
built, and there seems every reason for
believing that it will be completed. the
high school athletic council will make
plans to use this park for all branches
of sport.
The scholastic athletes have long
needed a park of their own. and while
this park will not be theirs, 1t will fill
a much-needed purpose, that of giving
the high school boys a field that they
can use at any time. The American
League Park will not be available for
football this fall. and a field will have
to be secured. The new park will not
be completed by the time the pigskin
pushers are working, SO Georgetown
Field will more than likely be used this
fall But in years to come the new
park will be the scene of many mighty
struggles among the scholastic stars.
From the present plans the park will
be completed, stands and ALL before the
start of the next amateur ball season,
and the league which will use the park
will be composed OF six of the strongest
teams in the District, at least three OF
this seasons pennants winners being
among the teams that will fight It out
for the pennant.
Too much credit cannot be given Mr..
Reside for his interest in the new un-
dertaking, and II can be said that should
the vice president of the American Sc
curity and Trust Company take hold Of
this project in earnest, first-class park
in every -Paticular will be the result, for
whatever Mr.. Reside does Is done right.
It is understood that the Bankers will
be outfitted in spotless uniforms when
they tackle the Richmond champions in
Richmond next Saturday. Mr.. Reeside
ordered a compete set from A. G. Spald-
ing Bros. yesterday, Mr.. Thacher prom
ising them here Friday.
1t is feared that the published report
Of the winning club at the Washington
Grove meet will be misunderstood by
many, inasmuch as the winners were
mentioned as the Orioles" This would
lead many to believe that the Baltimore
Cross Country Club were the victors.
when the Washington Cross Country
Club, IN spite OF several handlcaps. came
OF on top
The ineligibility OF stecher and Thralrs
illness. together with the fact that sew
sral Of the club members were away.