Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-06
BIG COUNTY LEAGUE
Prince Georges Towns Will
Have Base Ball.
"a II.
SIX CLUBS IN CIRCUIT
1r. Fuller Of Hyattsville Elected to
Presidency Of 0rganization-Two
Outside Players Allowed.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSvILLE, March 6.-Although
the winters snow has not yet disappear
Cd. the base ball fever has seized the
fans In this section of Maryland. and the
result has been the formal organization
Of the Prince Georges County League. At
. meeting held at the residence Of e. A.
Fuller here the organization was per-
fected by the selection of the following
officers. none Of whom are managers: E.
A. Fuller. president: r. p. Riddick of
Brentwood. vice president: ". v. Mac
Nell Of Hyattsville, secretary. and w. P.
Bowie of Riverdale. treasurer. Six
towns will be represented-Berwyn. River
dale, Hyattsvtlle. Bladensburg. Brentwood
and Mount Rainier. Each Of these towns
had one or more representatives at the
meeting and considerable interest was
displayed In addition to the officers of
the league there is to be board or
governors, which will have general charge
Of the affairs of the league. This board
will consist of the officers and the man.
ayers Of the various teams.
Although all Of the clubs have not Sc
leeted managers. the following were pres
emit at the organization meeting and had
vote in the proceedings: j. X. Brels-
ford Berwyn: Harvey E. Smith. River
N1s
Riddick, Brentwood: A. B. Duckett, Blad-
ensburg, and Henry /. Quinn, Mount
Rainier. Berwyn, Bladensburg and Brent
wood have chosen no manager. but 1t V
confidently expected that the Brentwood
team will be managed by George E. Cor
nell, who for several years has success
fully piloted the Cornell Club of Wash
ipSton. The league Is fortunate In hav-
ing such q capable man as one OF It's mag
mates. Mr.. Cornell has announced that
fn<o In "A
year aside from seeing that Brentwood
is represented by a good ball CLUB. he
MANAGED this team three years ago and
carried OF the pennant honors In easy
style.
Allowed Two Outside Men.
At the recent meeting lively discus
sion took place anent the proposition to
allow each team the privilege Of playing
two men not residents Of Prince George:
county.
The Representatives from Berwyn an6
Bladensburg vigorously opposed the prop
osition upon the ground that 1t wOult
prove too expensive and that patrons o
the game would rather witness contests
between purely local participants. Man
aser Holden Of Hyattsville was the leade
in advocating the concession. claiming
that some Of the teams could not place {
nine in the field in the hope OF making
a respectable showing unless outside ali
was Forthcoming. This view was con
CURED In by three other managers. an,
the proposition was adopted by a vote o
TO 2 1T appears now that the propo
sition was misunderstood by at least on
OF the representatives opposing 1t. hi
idea being that these two players coul,
Be put into the game without any notice
This 10 not the spirit or the letter of tn
rule az adopted. Each team at the be
ginning OF the season must submit a lis
OF fifteen players. which list will includ
the two men who do not reside In Prime
Georges county. No player not so liste,
10 eligible to participate in any of tn