The Washington herald., 1911-05-19
CONGRESSIONALS AND
SLIGO FORFEIT AGAIN
Failure to Play Scheduled Games Will Kill Amateur
Ball-Interbureau League Will Be Six-club
Circut-Other Comment.
By c. w. SWAN.

With the Sligo team forfeiting regular
ly in the Olympia League and the Con-
gressionals with two forfeits chalked
up against them, the officials Of the two
leagues promise an investigation Of the
failure of the managers to have nine
men on the field at the appointed time.
This. more than anything else, will kill
amateur ball in the District or in any
other city. While there is some excuse
for the Congressionals' failure to appear
yesterday, the Sligo team has been do
ing this stunt regularly, and President
Copp will have to get after the boys
from the country. Reds" Wilson is
not handling the team at present. ac-
cording to the secretary of the league,
SO this forfeit cannot be laid at his door.
The probable reason for the Sligo team
not putting in an appearance yesterday
was the high school drill
The Interbureau League of the Agricul-
ture Department will be a six-club cir
cult instead of a four-club circuit as an
nounced yesterday morning.
At the meeting Of the league yesterday
teams from the Forest Service and
Document Section were admitted into the
fold Of the youngest of our many anna
teur organizations. While this circuit
will not become a member of the ANA
teur Commission, the officials promise
good. fast games three times a week
and will furnish the employees of Secre-
tary Wilson pleasant recreation.
c. c. Clark, president of the Depart
ment League, was elected president Of
the new circuit, while Gardner Griffith
viii be the secretary and treasurer. The
official schedule follows:
May ls-Main Building Bureau of Animal In
dustry.
Nav Snliritnr
May 2a-Forest Service Document Section.
May A-Burcau CT Animal Industry B. Chemistry.
May 8-Solcitors Main Building
May 9-Forest Service rs. Bureau Of Animal In
dustry.
May 3l-Cbemistry vs. Document Section.
June 2-Forest Service vs.. Main Building.
June SSolictoTs VS.. Bureau Of Animal Industry.
June 6-Chemistry VS.. Forest Service.
June Main Building vs.. Document Section.
June eSolicitors Forest Service.
June l2-Bureau Of Animal Industry Document
Section
June l3-Cslemistry vs.. Main Building.
June H-Doc7unent Section vs.. Solicitors.
June l6-Main Building Bureau Of Animal In
June ls-solicitors vs. Chemistry.
June 9-Docment Section Forest Service.
June 2-Chemistry Bureau Of Animal Industry.
June Z1Socitors Main Bldg.
June 8-Bureau Of Animal Industry Forest
Service.
Jure G-Doc1ulant sertion vs. Chemistry.
June &-Main Building VI. Forest Service.
June 3-Bureau of Animal Industry vs. Solicitors.
July 5-Forest Service Chemistry.
July T-Docment Section Main Building
July Io-Forest Service Solicitors
July n-DocIment Section Va Bureau Of Animal
Industry.
=, July l2-Main Building vs Chemistry.
July l+Soticitors IS. Document Section.
July l7-Main Building vs. Bureau Of Animal In
dustry.
July ls-Chemstry ~. Solicitors
July le-Forest Service Document Section.
July H-Bureau Of Animal Industry vs.. Chemistry.
July A-SoliGtrs Main Building.
July G-Forest Service Bureau of Animal In
dustry.
July a-Chc1nistry rs. Document Section.
July 25-FOrest Service vs. Main Building.
July 3l-Soicitors IS. Bureau of Animal Industry.
August l-Chemistry vs. Forest Service.
August 2-Main Building vs. Document Section.
August +Solicitocs vs.. Forest servic.
August bureau Of Animal Industry Docu-
ment Section.
August s-Chemistry vs.. Main Building.
August e-Do1ment Section rs. Solicitors.
First named team to be considered the home team
The showing of the Kendall team in the
independence League is one Of the most
pleasant surprises of the present amateur
season. This team made quite a record
playing independent ball the past three
years. but no one expected them to jump
into the lead of the Independence League
ard fight all comers in the way they
have. Too much credit cannot be given
their hustling boss, Manager Curtin or
Coach Sterns, who has handled the
youngsters for the past two years.
Every team in the R. r. Y NJ. C. A.
League has been strengthened consider
ably in the past few days, and from now
on the race will be hot one, with each
team fighting Its hardest for the bunting
and, incidentally, the gold medals that
go with the flag. Car Department has a
classy battery in the CalIow brothers,
and IN Williams and Fitzgerald, the
Southern team has corraled fast pair
OF ball tossers. Manager Nolan, of the
Station team, has Charley limbaugh to
dc the twriling. but is weak behind the
bat. B. & o. has the nucleus of a fast
team, and with a little more practice
will give the other nine a battle for
every game.