The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
UNION LEAGUE
PARK THE SITE
SOUGHT By LOVE
Sunday School League Mag
nate Afrer Home of United
States Circuit.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
Cotton Lovelsss Has Been Mis-.
quoted-Ninth Signs Former
Olympia Club Star Battery.

Should the United States League fail
to fulfill its contract with the owners
of Union League Park by Thursday
noon, Manager w. R. Love, of the Sher-
wood aggregation OF the Sunday School
Circuit, has assurances that he will be
given the park for the use of his or
ganization. This was made known last
night
While the United States circuit has
started little work and has signed a
few players, there is great deal of
doubt in the minds of the Washington
public as to whether the organization
will ever play game.
Several weeks ago President Whitman,
of the league, stated to the writer that
one Kotz Miller, former manager of
the Jacksonville club Of the South At
lantic League. would pilot the WASH
ington outfit through the season and
that the schedule would be ready for
publication the Ist of April Since then
II seems that George Browne, the for
mer Giant. has been announced as the
leader of the club and has already
signed several ball tossers.
On the face of it. there seems great
deal OF doubt if the league will ever
start. and should President Whitman fail
to fulfill his agreement with the owrier
of the park by Thursday it is a safe
bet that Manager Love will be right on
the job ready and eager TO take over
the lease for FIVE days OF the week.
LOvELEss MIsaUoTED.
cotton" Loreless.. the speedy little
short fielder, whose case caused so much
comment at the meeting OF the amateur
commission Wednesday night, seems to
have been used rather roughly. by more
than one person. 1t seems that Cot
ton signed with the Loffler team sc
good faith, but also signed with the
Sherwood aggregation, not meaning any
harm whatever Cotton said last
night:
I don't want to get in bad with the
Independence League fans. because I
expect TO play with the Loffler team all
summer. When / signed with Manager
Hfll, did it in good faith, but when
Manager Love wanted me to sign
with him. signed. thinking that it
made no difference If I signed with two
clubs, as it was last year. did not
mean any harm. but 1 stiIl say that I
intend to play with the Loffler team, and
no other
This removes all doubt as to what
team Cotton" will play with, and there
is no chance for Manager HIH TO release
the fast short fielder.
Cotton is Cne of the best amateur
shortstops in the District, and has re-
ceived several offers from more than one
minor league scout. but refuses to sign,
he thinks he needs more experience.
In this respect Cotton" is just about
right, for he can field with the best, but
lacks the little things that make a short
fielder so invaluable TO a bah club. His
many friends predict a brilliant future
for him, and Cotton" says that he will
show the Independence League fans that
he is a good ball lesser.
II was learned last night that former
twirler Of the Cornell University team
would more than likely be signed by
Manager Macdonald, of the American
Security and Trust team, in the near fu-
ture.
Al Fisher. the well known local first
sseker, will leave this afternoon for
Utica, where he will try for the first
base job on the New Nork state League
club.
The showing of joe Boehling and Joe
Engel, the two youngsters who grad
uated from the sand lots to the big
leagues, is very gratifying to the local
amateur fans. Boehling, pitching In the