The Washington times., 1912-02-29
FOUR TEAMS READY
FOR CAPITAL CITY
BASEBALL LEAGUE
S. Edward Beach Considers
Organization of Amateur
Circuit.

S. Edward Beach. who was last year
president of the District League. which
is now disbanded. has under considera-
, tion the organization Of four teams to
play under the franchise of the Capital
City League. The teams which Mr..
Beach is figuring on are Aloysius,
Navy Yard. Cornell and Sewage
Pumping station. 1t Is understood
tnat these teams are. ready TO take out
franchises.
For various reasons the District
League will not reOrganize this year. so
Sir. Beach will affiliate himself with
James OShea in the handling of the
Capital CITY League. In all probability
ME O'Shea will be president of the
league and Mr.. Beach secretary.
g. C. Love. who SO successfully man.
aged the Ninth Street Christian Churcn
team until it left the Sunday School
League last year. is at the head of q
to be known as the East Washington
S 'ndaY school League. The first meet
ing toward this end has been held and
four teams have agreed to give the new
made good arrangements for playing
grounds.
Before the present week is out every
candidate for the Central High School
baseball team will have been given a
suit and instructions about reporting
for initial work. Coaches White and
Gargan have gone over the baseball
situation at Central very thoroughly
and plans have been laid to put the o
streeters on solid foundation for the
1912 season.
In all. eighteen diamond aspirants
have indicated their intention to report
for early training, and II is known that
others will be out as soon as certain
conditions in their studies are complied
with.
The infield will be chosen from Swee-
ny, McDonough, Oberlin, Farr, Stokes,
while the candidates for the outfield
positions are Taggert, Mortimer, Tyree,
Goldsmith, Oyster, Brown, and Thomp-
son.
games has been completed, and some
of the best mines in this section will
meet the o streeters. The biggest
game of the schedule, outside of the
high school series is scheduled with the
Princeton freshmen, at Princeton.
Other out-of-town mines to be played
are Mercersburg Props, Woodberry For
rest, Bether Military Academy, and
Alexandria Athletic Club.
The complete schedule:
March 26, Navy Medical School; %.
Alexandria Cardinals.
April /, Gallaudet College; 8, Langdon
Athletic Club; 10, National Cathedral
School; 13, Episcopal High, Alexandria,
n. j.; 30, Georgetown Preps.
May 2, Catholic N. s.; II, Gallaudet
College: 10, Georgetown Preps; Is,
Alexandria Cardinals.
June /, Mercersburg Props, MERGERS
burg, Pa.
The OXon Hill baseball team has
| held a meeting at which plans for a
big seaso1 were made. Edward Heiskcll
was elect I'd manager and Sam Rowe
captain. OXOn Hill claims tthe cham
.piOuship Of Prince George county for
l9lI. and as practically the same team
will be on the diamond when the pres
emt season opens, they are a dangerous
lot. other Prince George county teams
that will he prominent in the race for
the county title are Hyattsvile, Ber-
wyn. l.anham. and BladensbuTG.
Chairman Smith, of the high school
athletic board, has completed the inter
scholastic schedule. which will be an
neunced as soon as definite arrange
ments arc made for playing frOunds. It
is understood that the Iirst game will
he played on Tuesday April l6. AMI
| that the final contest between hign
school teams will be on Friday, May Il.