Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
By II. c. BYRD.

| By H. G. BYRD.
Every amateur league that opened it's
season yesterday did so with excellent
prospects for the coming year. There
IL every reason to believe that there viii
not be q single circuit close its season
before the scheduled time, and 1t ap-
pears that there IL little likelihood that
any Of the teams will b compelled to
disband or give up its franchise, as has
been the case in previous years.
Previously the different teams have
had to start their season depending on
ball players who were signed up with
other clubs. This spring an entirely
different status Of affAirs IL evident, and
the men who are signed with ono team
must play with that one during the en-
tire year. There will be no skipping
contracts With one team to play with
another. thus putting one nine in hole
with no players with which to carry out
it's schedule.
The team with which a man has signed
this season has the sole right to his
should be that not a team will likely
| fail to finish the season. That In itself
should prove Of great benefit to amateur
base ball in general, because the most
troubulous factor with which the COM
mission has had to contend will have
| been eliminated.
| Central and Eastern win play today in
the high school series. Central is gen
| orally picked to beat the Capitol Hill
team. as 1t 70 conceded that the Blue
| and White team. both Individually and
sregations in the schools. Central has a
stride.
| There 10 q chanoe, though. that Eastern
great deal will depend on the pitching,
ana e johnson can hold central's stick
ers the chances OF the Light Blue and
White nine will be increased to con-
siderable extent: Under such conditions
the game should be q close one. as Cen
trai has good enough pitchers to keep
the Eastern men from hitting very much.
The interest being taken this year In
| amateur base ball by Mr.. Grifith fs ap-
preffated by all those connected with the
game: The fact that he is giving
valuable time to the furtherance OF the
toward increasing his popularity among
| the fans.
The Maryland Agy1es are scheduled to
iege Park tomorrow. The Farmers were
| defeated In the other game In which they
| appeared against the Baltimore team by
| z score Of to Q. but II is not expected
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the two teams clash tomorrow.
Tho game that the Farmers were sched-
uled to play against Johns Hopkins in
Baltimore Saturday has been changed,
ana instead OF playing in that city the
contest will take place at College Park.
Hopkins has track meet scheduled for
| its field Saturday afternoon, and It was
| at its request that the contest take place
| at M. A. c.
Gailaudet has shown decided improve
ment In its work In the last two games
1t has played. The Kendall Green team
has done considerably better work since
its drst two or three contests Not only
has its pitchers shown Improvement, but
its hitting. In which II was weak at the
beginning Of the season, has been very
| much better than In its first few con.
| tests. Not only has one member u the
| team started to do little Batting. but
| the whole nine Of them have their eye on
the ball to the extent that they are get
ting hits when hits are needed. some
thing that was unheard Of previously.
It was practically conceded hast year
| that the Maryland Ags1es would win their
| meet days before 1t was held. but this
| spring there will be . big question ~ to
The y. hsYs sa most se1 point:
who will Enthusiastically tally In what
ever events they. may b entered. but
the other institutions which ere entered
petitors. st. Johns was the runner-up
last year In the meet, and It IL likely
that the Annapolis college will come
near taking the long end Of the score
was able to defeat the Farmers at
Pennsylvania would seem TO indicate
that there L. some superiority. In the
dashes. and the AgEies viii have to
weight events in order to Keep the team
| trophy at homo Ryder Of st. Johns -
one Of the fastest men In tho state, and
VIII set either FIRST or second in each
schools, though. are sure to figure In
the point getting, and the scores may
be SO divided that there will be no tell
Ing what the result will BE- until the
Rixey Will pitch one Of the games for
vifsin II against asorsstown this week.
Ing Friday. II he fails e win Frday's
he will be sent back Saturday In an
enort to take the series.
| To win the series this year from
Georgetown Virginia has to take but one
OF the contests scheduled for this week
The Charlottesville nine won from the
Blue ana Gray In Charlottesville and
stands better than On even chance 20 get
one victory here.
II Rlxey does not pitch both games here
1t 10 likely that Goodhus Will work the
other, a. next to the big left-hander he
is the most dependable hurler on the
Orange and Blue stan.
Honecker will pitch for M. A. c. tenor
row against Mount st. Joseph's. smith
worked fp the other game against the
Baltimore nine.
F1enle and White are likely TO be the
two twirlers selected to do the pftchinR
for Georgetown In the two games against
Virginia this week. Tienle has shown
himself to be ono Of the most depend
able men on the Blue and Gray staff and
Will PROBABLY get his chance against the
Orange and Blue team.
II DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
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