Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22

Manhattan Of the Independence League
and the Ninth Street Christian Church
teams may be members of the District
League next year. 1t is almost certain
that the Ninth Street team will play IN
the new organization next season, while
there are substantial rumors to the effect
that the Manhattan club will also join
the circuit.
a meeting OF the District League viii
be held tomorrow morning at which it
Is expected that some developments Will
take place. One of the purposes of the
meeting Is to discuss the situation and
take up the matter Of the formation of
the league for next year. and 1t is the IN
tention of the officials OF the circuit 90
take the matter in hand and as far as
possible definitely ascertain what can be
done.
Besides discussing the matter relative
to the formation Of the league next year,
the board will arrange a schedule Of post
poned games to begin as soon as the reg
ular season is closed.
The report that the Ninth Street team
will enter the District League certainly
seems to have a whole lot more founda-
the defunct organization is not one to
stay out of the game, and move on his
part to enter his team in some other
league has been expected for some time
That his club would do much to boost the
District League stock goes without say
ing. at II has always put a strong team
in the field, and has never failed to be
pennant factor in it's league.
There really does not seem as much
probability that the Manhattan club Will
enter the circuit. The members of that
team have evidenced no dissatisfaction
in regard to their present berth, and 1t
does not seem reasonable to suppose that
they will desire change. At that, though,
II is possible that Manager Donnelly has
some such move in view.
The schedule Of postponed games In the
Departmental League shows that Post
Office is not yet out of the running for
the pennant In that circuit by any means.
II still has whole lot more than slim
chance to capture the rag.
At present Post Office has won two
more games than has the Commerce and
Labor team, but has lost one more. If
the Commerce and Labor nine loses one
game 1t will place the Post Office In as
good position as 1t holds, and with just
as good a chance for the championship.
Four postponed games have to be played
by the Laborites, and at least three of
these are not going to be easy sailing.
The two games In which it meets Inter-
state and Navy will be hard to win,
while Ii is probable that In at least one
Of the games which 1t plays against it
the Agriculture nine should be able to
put up one good battle.
As has been stated before. 1t would not
be at all surprising to see the premier
ship In the clerks circuit settled by
another game between the present lead
er and runner up.
Rhodes, who pitched such good ball
against the North Carolina team yester-
day for Sherwood. is a former battery
partner Of Heck. the boy who has proved
a sort of sensation in the District and
sunday School leagues during the pres
en- season back of the bat. Rhodes
pitched and Heck caught for the Rose
dale Athletic Club last year, and even
then they were both the equal OF any or
the independent players around town, and
it is said of them that they have inn
proved 80 per cent since that time.
Just what will be done regarding the
matter is not definitely known but it Is
certain that there will be rule passed
next year forbidding man to play with.
more than one club. 1t Is certain that
such is the consensus Of opinion among
the members of the commission.
That if such measure is passed 1t
will result In the cutting down Of the
number of leagues now in the city there
can be no doubt. That the cutting down
of the present number of organizations
would be q benefit to amateur ball is
recognized by all. The great trouble,
though, when il comes to the time to do
the pruning is which leagues will CO.
Before any satisfactory arrangement
could be arrived at in regard to this
phase of the matter there would be
whole lot of argument. and it would be
doubtful IL 1t would ever be settled to the
satisfaction of all concerned.
FienIi is doing the twirling for the Sill
yer Spring team, and Is and has been
going some great work. His pitching has
practically placed the club In a position
where II has an almost equal chance
with Petworth to capture the champion
ship OF the Suburban League. Fienli is
the man who did such brilliant work
at times this spring for the Georgetown
University team.