Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-06

There are a great many who have oeen
wondering for some time just what will
be done by the Capital City League IN
regard to the franchise now held In
that organization by the Aloysus CLUB.
While nothing definite has been an
nounced by the officials Of the league, II
is very probable that 1t will start 'the
season with four-club circuit man
who Is prominently connected with the
league gave that as his opinion OF what
would be done yesterday afternoon, when
questioned in regard to the matter. IL
was thought for a while that the fran
chise could be disposed OF under the
ruling Of the commission Saturday night
when it defined league. but it has since
developed, according to the man men,
toned, that the Aloysius club has been
represented at some of the meetings or
the league this year.
AS no club has evidenced any inten-
ton Of buying the Aloysius rights IN the
league. there remain but two things Tor
to buy the franchise itself or else, UNI
der the present constitution. allow the
club to forfeit 1t by not appearing for
three games.
Just what will most likely be done in
regard to Strengthening out the league $
affairs preparatory to starting the season
is that the franchise now held by the
st. Stephens club will be bought, the
Aloysius club will be ignored from the
start, if it fulfills its declaration that 1t
will not play in that organization. ana
the league will open its season and play
during the summer as a four-club circuit.
The ST. Stephens club was not very
welcome member of the league last sea-
son, owing to the fact that besides being
weak organization it often failed to
put full team on the field for the
games. thus causing no game and for
felt, which is something not desired this
year, especially since there is to be
rival league holding forth on the same
lot.
The managers of the different teams in
the circuit say that they want fast ball.
and that they intend to have IT. NO
team that cannot keep up the pace VIII
be tolerated, even at the start The
league as 1t would stand. with only four
clubs in 1t, would be able to assure its
patronage better base ball every day
than could any other organization in the
city there being only two or three other
teams in the whole city which would De
able to compete successfully with either
Of them.
If only four clubs are in the league
the race for the pennant should be a
close one. as each is securing the DIS
trict for the best available material.
The four clubs referred to are the Cor
nell Company, the Navy Yard, MfdWays
and the Sewerage Pumping station.
Providing the league does start the
season with the mentioned quartet as
it's personnel there is little doubt that
one of the teams which will fight for
the championship in the post-season
series will be taken from among them.
The statement recently made that the
District League has had representatives
at the meetings of the amateur COM
mission and has concurred In what 1t
hS<S done is a mistake. The fact Is
that the new circuit has not been rep
resented at any meeting 81 the COM
mission since it has been organised.
At one or two of the meetings one or
more Of the managers of the different
teams were present. but not In the
in any way as an official of the league.
1t was simply on their own accord and
for their personal edifcation that they
attended.
Noyes. who starred behind the bat for
the Cornell team in the Capital City
League last year, Is due to be on the re-
ceiving end for the same club this sea
son. If he holds up his end as we'll as
he has done in the past there will be no
question as to the team being we'll for
titled in that position, if none other.
ceived contracts from the Tidewater
League. which is located in the eastern
part of Virginia. and which was organ
lied to buck the Virginia State. should
consider we'll before accepting any kind
of an offer from the clubs in that circuit.
1t Is rather a hazardous proposition for
a young fellow who has his school and
college career ahead Of him to give 1t all
up for an opportunity to play In a league
which will not pay a very lucrative sal
airy. and which may not last longer than
the middle of the season. And then 1t
seldom pays to ally ones self with any
project which is intended solely to buck
an organiza ton, especially when 1t tends
to work against an organization which
has the control over its branches that
base ball has.
The Indictment weather of the last few
days has put Quietus on all ball games
so far this week. and will undoubtedly
cause local mines to deteriorate in their
work for a while. Especially Is this true
in the high schools, where not only are
the teams in formative period. but the
men are also being taught the rudiments
of the game. Much valuable time has
been lost by those teams that have their
lineup made up mostly of green men
The standard of play in the high school
series is not apt TO be as high as 1t would
had the conditions been conducive to good
ball during the last four days.
There is a strong rumor ahoat that the
Naval Medicos are TO be admitted as the
sixth member Of the Marquette League.
1t was thought for some time that the
CorcOran Cadets would be the team to
get the franchise. but it has developed
that President Edwards is in favor of
having a club from the western part of
the city il possible-that is, Of course,
providing that the club is strong enough
to compete with the other teams in the
league. and 1t seems that the mentioned
team fills that part of the bill to per-
lection. 1t not having lost game so far
this season. The Corcoran Cadets would
probably put better team in the league
than could the Medicos. but the fact that
the nine would be recruited for the most
part from the southeastern part of the
city, while the league would be made up
Of other teams from the extreme western
section. is deemed a serious drawback
by the president
Collinssworth. who played shortstop for
the st. Martins team in the Independ-
ence League, was to have had charge of
the Soldiers, and 1t is certain that he
| could have built up good club around
himself.