The Washington herald., 1912-04-11
ANOTHER AMATEUR
LEAGUE BOOKED
TO ENTER FIELD
Soldiers Home Circuitto Be
Formed in Near Future.
Seven Clubs in Line.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
Nv c. w. SWAN.


Another amateur league is booked to
be organized within the next few days,
several managers getting together last
night and making good start toward
forming a corking good circuit
1t is planned 70 name this new circuit
the Soldiers Home League. as the games
win be played, on the old Commercial
League diamond. at Georgia Avenue and
Kenyon Street Northwest.
There is plenty Of room for this league
and as IL Is known that at least seven
clubs will make an effort 70 obtain fran
chises II Is plain TO be seen that there
will be plenty OF clubs eager TO start and
put up a good article OF ball.
Among the teams mentioned Is the
IChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany. Seaton Athletic Company, Northern
Athletic Club, Petworth. Silver Spring.
under Blair Lee, that well-known local
manager who has turned out good ball
clubs In the past. and the Park Athletic
Club.
c. @. Graf, who controls the site at
Georgia Avenue and Kenyon Street,
stated last night that he is willing to
turn the grounds over TO the new cir
cult. and with the one big obstacle out
OF the way It is expected that the man
ayers interested will hold a meeting In
the near future to formally organize
this circuit.
The Bankers Will hook up with the
southern Railroad team. Of the Column
bia League. this afternoon at $50
O'Clock on the White Lot, and Eastern
High School will face the Gallaudet Col
lege aggregation at Kendall Green at
$40 O'Clock.
vaIkmer's Nationals of the inde-
pendence League. worked out yesterday.
nearly thirty men reporting to Manager
GauZza. While the line up for the
opening game has not peen decided as
/, yet, 1t Is almost certain that Forest
Thompson, the well-known local pitcher,
win be In the box, with Platz behind the
bat
Harry ZanneTi. the local lad. IS play
ing both short and second on the Lynch
burg club. Of the Virginia League. He
is hitting the pill hard. and is sure 20
land a berth for the season.
Manager Ksys. Of the Interior club. of
the Departmental League. would like to
hear from the managers of several teams
In other leagues for the purpose of ar
ranging a few exhibition games previous
to the opening OF the season. Manager
Kays can be reached at the Interior
Department
Country Morris Is making good with
viii with Jesse Burkett's Worcester
club, In the New England League. Sew
eral reports from the Massachusetts,
town ray that the local backstop is
right on the job, one stating:
amateur receiver. Is the hit of the young
sters, his work in the two games Friday
and Saturday being very pleasing to
Manager Burkett. Many % the fans
claim he Is better than Steve O'Neil, who
Is now with the Cleveland club. Friday
Morris came TO the bat with men on
second and third and laced out q two
bagger. while on Saturday he slammed a
triple to the center field fence with three
on the sacks Barring accidents, Morris
should make good with the club with
case. and should go higher with a little
experience"
1t seems from the foregoing that
Country Is in right with the ball club.
and We may expect TO hear OF the fast
boy being bought by some major league
club in the future.
Manager Patterson. OF the Alexandra
baseball club. would like 10 arrange some
Sunday games in this city with any fast
semi-pro aggregation, for either Capital
City or Union League Park. The A. q.
C.'s are playing mighty good ball at
the present, and a game with them would
do several OF the league clubs around the
city great deal Of good.
Manager Sterne. OF the Southland ball
club Of the Independence League. has
corraled likely looking bunch OF ball
tossers, and will make the other clubs
In the league go some TO get away with
the battle. With Hinrech. Ristou, Spald-
Ing. and Hunt IN the inield, he has
about as heavy a hitting four as could
be found, and with Ray Schafer 10 head
the outfielders. this club should ham
mer more than one pitcher this sum
mer.