The Washington herald., 1912-04-14
TWO MORE CLUBS
GET FRANCHISES IN
NORTHERN LEAGUE.
WaEsrlsy and Regents Are
Admitted Into the New
Association.
ANDREWS AFTER BERTH
Manager Upton Makes Application
for q Placs-othsr Amateur
Comment Of Interest.
ANDREWS AFTER BERTH
By c. w. SWAN.


the Northern Association yesterday by
President Graf. the fast Waverley club,
formerly Of the Independence League.
and the Regent Athletic Club, one of
the younger organizations of the Dis
triet, being given places in the new
circuit,
These teams bring the total now in
the circuit up to five. and the remaining
franchise viii not be given out until the
fnseting Monday night in The Wash
ington Herald Building. Managers Of
teams desiring the vacant franchise are
requested to be present not later than
8 o'clock, as the schedule viii be draft
ed at once, and the rules for the season
drawn up
Last year the Wsverley club made an
excellent record, taking the place of the
Shamrock team at the last minute and
putting up a good. clean article of ball.
President Graf plans to have nothing
but good, clean ball playing on the dia-
mond this season. and with that end in
view is working hard to get fast young
sters in the circuit
MANAGER STANTON CONFIDENT.
Manager stanton. Of the waverIeys. is
confident Of putting up a great fight for
the pennsnt. as he says he has some OF
the best youngsters in the city under
contract. and viii put his full team on
the field. ready TO put up a game fight.
in the opening game.
The Regents, although organized but
a year, have already made good name
In the sporting world. having turned out
a corking good football team. and sew
eral good track men. Manager Holland.
of the club. viii have a fast bunch OF
youngsters. lads who play the game for
the game ITSELF and that is what the
directors Of this league are after.
Manager Ben. Of The Washington Her
aid aggregation, viii have boni fide
newspaper team. composed OF men who
are employed by The washington Her
aid, and viii not have an outsider on
the team. In this way II Is planned TO
have league that VIII play clean ball,
and the directors viii not tolerate any
padding Of the teams.
Manager Upton, Of the r. r Andrews
aggregation. pennant winners In the Com
mercial League last season. has spoken
for a franchise, and his application will
be acted upon at the meeting tomorrow
night. Upton has a good bail club
already under contract. and should he
be granted the sixth franchise II is an
assured fact that the league win be fast.
The Seaton Stars. formerly the Silver
Spring Nationals, and the Park Athletic
Club, the other clubs in the league, are
composed of fast ball tossers, and pros
poets for rafting good circuit are very
bright.
President Cornelius, of the Sunday
School League, announced yesterday that
the circuit would play this summer on the
diamond located at Fourteenth and A
Streets Northeast. and also at Seven
teenth and d Streets Southeast The
regular games will be played on the
Northeast diamond while the postponed
contests win be played on the Southeast
field.
The schedule for the season win be
published in few days, and as the play
ing field is set.led upon. there is nothing
IN the way OF the original Sunday School
League.
P. B. Prentis. one OF washington's
well known amateur baseball writer's
has been secured as the official scorer OF
the r. R. Y. n. c. A League by Presl-
dent Waters, that announcement being
made last night.
Mr.. Prentis is well known among the
local amateurs, being well versed IN the
art Of scoring bah game, and also for
his ability as writer. Mr.. Prentis win
report the entire series Of games in the
r. r. 7. II. c. A League for The WASH
tngton Herald. and in this way the pub
lic Is assured the Official scores OF ali
the contests.
Manager Gauzza, Of voIkmers Nation
ais OF the Independence League. is
rapidly getting together a likely looking
bunch Of BAN tossers., and when the
opening day rolls around this club Il
sure to make the Manhattans and other
eggregations hustle for the long end OF
the score
Forest Thompson. the weli-known
local twirler. has signed with the Ma
tionals Of the Independents League
and with Plat behind the bat, this
youngster bids fair to have a great
year on the mound.
Less than two weeks and the anna
tsur season win be on, as at least one
league wiz get under way on April
p. and the other circuits win follow
suit
This year there VIII be ten leagues
under the commission. where there
were eleven last year. When the one
man, one-team rule was passed II
looked like the cutting on OF several
leagues, but where old circuits failed.
new ones came 10 light. and the anna
teur Is still in the ring, ready TO bait
tie for the crown.
Toilmers Nationals will most likely
start the season IN better shape than
any OF the other clubs IN the Independ-
ence League. as Manager Gauzza hss
had the boys out nearly every day the
rast week. and Is working them hard
The club win be weH fortified In re-
eard 70 pitchers. having three Of the
Districts best on the stan. and bids fair /
70 make the ether agereeations hustle
Tor the pennant
King Brady, the local boy who was
Fith the Petersburg Club q the Vir-
gina Leagre. returned home yesterday
owing to a squabofe over the saIarxl
question. Brany VIII play with the Lob
nsr team Of the Independence League /
lnis season.