The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
By c. w. SWAN.

During the first two weeks of the
present amateur leagues season many
good plays and quite a few of the other
variety were seen. While the class Of
ball played so far has not been up to
the standard of the past, some good
games have been witnessed.
In the Bankers League, which is now
in the field TO stay. there appears to be
only one real ball team in the race.
namely, the American Security and
Trust nine. To date they have won three
and lost one, being defeated by the Dis
trict National Bank and in turn trim
ming the District boys. % to O. The
withdrawal of the Washington Loan and
Trust Company team will do much to
strengthen the league, as a new team
Binder the managership of ]. D. Holden,
has been admitted. Manager Holden
promises the Bankers League fans a
surprise when his team first takes the
field The Second Washington team has
been strengthened and from now on a
better class of ball in the Bank Clerks
circuit will be seen on the White Lot.
The Sewage Pumping Station team to
date has clean sheet in the Capital City
League. having six games in their won
up against them Manager George E
CornelIs Tigers have lost two and won
the same number, but it is safe to say
that by the middle of the season the
PaperhangerS will be in the lead. The
Tigers leader will spare no effort to land
the flag and will forge to the front when
post-season time whirls around.
To date the Commercial League has
Of haI
than last year. new member of the
league, the Willard Hotel nine, have won
four games and lost one and bids fair to
land the pennant R. P. Andrews team
has played great ball, considering that
their regular pitchers have not been out.
and the box work has been put upon
Eddie Upton, an outfielder, who has won
both the games for the Paper Store boys.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company team. while their showing has
not been OF the best, has a nucleus of
good strong ball club. and by the end of
the season will be sure to be in the
running.
Commerce and Labor and Post-office
are fighting it out in the Departmental
League, the Laborites leading the league
at the present time. The Interstate team
has many promising youngsters. and with
a little experience will make the rest of
the teams hustle for every game Navy
has been handicapped by their old hoo
doc, that fatal inning. This hoodoo has
been with the Sailors for the past four
years. Every game has been lost by this
one bad session. The Navy manager has
unearthed a find in Holloran, their first
sacker. This yOungster has been hitting
the ball and fielding in major league style
Mayager kays, of the Interior team, has
tho same standing as the Navy nine. but
bids fair TO finish higher up in the race.
The new District League has furnished
some good games, and also a few of the
other kind. The Aloysius Club, managed
by that veteran amateur leader, Morris
E. OConnor. seems TO have the call on
the rest of the teams. but the Commits
sioners are a fast, seasoned bunch of ball
tossers, and are liable to upset the dope
at any time. The Columbia GOD team.
composed of the printers of Washington.
have not a single win to their credit in
the league. This is caused by the mex
perienCe of its players. The Congression-
ais have been strengthened considerably
the past week, and from now on the fans
of the new organization are promised a
better article of ball by Manager Luitich's |
boys.
The Shamrock Athletic Club has taken [,
the place of Twining in the independence
League and from the class of ball played |
by this team an independent club |
they will be sure to be in the race from
start to finish The Kendalls a fast |
bunch of youngsters from the northeast |
section. bid fair to give the veteran Man |
haitian and St. Martin teams a tough !
fight for first honors This team is of the |
hustling and aggressive type. hesitating !!
at nothing that is clean ball to land |
on top Coach Sterns has Installed in |
the boys a feeling of confidence that !
will take more than one defeat 10 knock |
out of them.
At Thirty-hfth street and Wisconsin |
avenue the Marquette League has fur
nished some good exhibitions of the ma |
tional game and also quite a few very |
poor ones. The st. Stephens team and
the Naval Medical School nine are, with
out a doubt, the fastest in the league
while Company X and the Indian Office |
teams are the weak ones. The Naval
Medicos have one of the fastest teams
circuit and Manager Golfers boys are
confident of landing the flag.
The only league that is playing in the
vicinity of Sixteenth and Columbia road
is the second youngest amateur organi-
zation of the District. The Olympia
League, under the able presidency of Zed
H Copp. is now a full-fledged member
of the amateur commission. and is fur
nishing a first-class article OF ball.
Reds Wilson's Sligo team has been a
distinct disappointment to its many fol-
lowers. Composed of Business High !
School stars and cracks of the other |
scholastic mines. this team should have
made a runaway race of it, but the other
tribes have put a crimp
in their pennant aspirations. The Brad /
docks. the latest addition to the league, /