The Washington herald., 1911-03-14
By n, T. woRLEY.

Indications point to a most successful
season for the Southern Railway League
this year
The first game has been set for We'd
nesday. May g. and by that time it is
expected all Of the teams will be in good
shape and the players in form.
This years league will be composed Of
the Bookkeepers, Auditors, Law, Traffic,
Operating, and Treasrer's teams Three
games will be played with each team
making a total of fifteen games for each
club to play. The schedule will close
late in July. enabling the players to get
away for a months vacation IN August
without impairing their teams chances
OF winning the pennant.
Indications point to the league being
run on a more solid basis this summer
than last year. the matter of the efigi-
bility Of the various men being a question
which IS at present receiving much con-
sideration.
All the uniforms will be purchased by
the league and furnished to the clubs,
making it certain that they will all have
suits when the games are called Last
year but a few Of the mines were uni
formed, which caused unfavorable COM
mcnt. resulting in the organization los
ing prestige.
deposit of s15 must be placed in the
hands of the treasurer by the middle of
next month by each club, or the fran
chise viii be forfeited However, all the
teams are in good shape and the money
will be forthcoming by April Is.
Sid Lodge leaves for Richmond to-
day at 1OI5 a. m. He dropped around
healthy enough to set the Virginia circuit
on fire.
Forest Thompson, the third youngster
who was sigr0d by Savannah, leaves for
the Southern town this evening at
o'clock. Forest feels that he will make
good and is anxious to join the team.
Another local boy will soon leave town
for the Virginia State League He is
Chick Maddux, who has won a fine
reputation as a heavy clouter in Wash
ington. Maddux will join Norfolk
March 16
We have a letter from J. s. Holmes,
manager of the Old Point Athletic Asso-
citation Of Fort Monroe, Va. thanking
US for sending him the names of several
local amateurs who look promising.
Forbes, the big southpaw who made !
such a favorable impression in District |
amateur circles last year, will in all !
probability pitch for Company X in the !
Marquette League.
4 meeting of the Bloomingdale club |
will be held at 14u1 street northwest
Sunday morning at II o'clock for the
purpose of organizing the baseball team
for the coming year. The nine will prob
ably he composed of the following: Ad-
ans, Garter, Holden, Meek, Brown. Elan
igan BOntz. Bullock, Eberly. Conover,
Flaherty. Woertendyke, Klopfer Leland, |
and Bowers. Coach Miller expects to is
sue a call for practice Immediately after
Sundays meeting.
The w. B. Moses team promises to
have some of the very best amateur tai
ent in the city in its ranks, and should
make all the other clubs in the CONNER
Cial Lea que hustle to land the bunting.
Herman A. Meyers, the Sunday School
League official, is organizing the Willard
team, and if experience counts for any
thing, Mr.. Meyers club will be a fast ag-
EreGation.
". F. Maupin, Of the Potomac Heights
Land Company team, dropped in the Of
fee yesterday. He predicts that his club
will be one Of the fastest in the Com
nerciaI League, and is only waiting for
nice weather to get the boys IN the
field.