The Washington herald., 1912-05-13
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WASHINGTON U. s.. LEAGUE CLUB CHANGES HANDS
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LOCAL MEN TAKE
WASHINGTON CLUB
In .. S. LEAGUE
E. F. Mockabee Is the New Prssi-
dent, Succeeding J. 7. All
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Yesterday afternoon, at the New VIII
lard Hotel. the Washington club OF the
United States League changed hands,
several local men, with z. F. Mocka-
bee at the head, taking the controlling
interest held by John 7. Albrecht. OF
Reading. the former president OF the
local club.
President william Abbott Whitman. Of
the league. was in town yesterday for a
short time. strengthening out the local
clubs Affairs and supervising the trans
fer. Mr.. Whitman left early last night
for Reading.
Owner Moekabee stated last night that
the entire playing field. as well as the
grandstand and bleachers. would be com
pletely overhauIed. and by the time the
club returns from the Reading trip.
Saturday, the diamond will be In good
and everything viii be done for the con-
venienee Of the ball players and spec
tators possible.
As the field is a sea OF mud. due to the
heavy rainfall yesterday. the game
scheduled for to-day between the Sena-
tors and the Rebels has been postponed
until tomorrow. when q double header
will be played in Richmond. as the local
grounds will be in no shape to play on,
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ments to have q squad Of workmen on
hand at the park filing in the outfeld
so II will have a good chance to settle
by Saturdays game.
Entrance TO BE Changed.
The entrance will be remodeled. while
the grand stand VIII be changed so as to
allow seating a larger crowd. New
bleachers will be erected in left field in
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be graded. Out In left field the small
pond will be filled in. and the grass cut
and the holes filled up. This has been
the biggest fault so far this season, as
an outfielder could not make q good try
for a line drive for fear Of breaking
leg.
It was announced last night that
George Browne would continue as the
head Of the club. and that the team
would be retained intact for the present.
as II Is playing good ball. and, with the
addition of a couple of pitchers, will be
as good as the next In the circuit.
After meeting the Rebels at Richmond
tomorrow in doubIe-hesder. the Sena-
tors will move to Reading, where three
games will be played. and then a string
Of fifteen games on the home diamond
will be in order, meeting the Western
clubs in rotation.
West Comes East.
Returning to the Capital Saturday. the
Senators will hook up with the Read
ing aggregation in a series Of three
games, and then the Cleveland club will
be with us. After the Foresters leave.
the Cincinnati club viii play a trio OF
games, followed by the Pittsburg and
Chicago teams. All in all, fifteen games
will be played on the home lot before
hitting the West on the first trip.
Next Sunday the Reading and Rich
mond clubs will hook up IN the first
game Of a double-header at Union
League Park. the winner OF this game
meeting the Senators. These will be ex-
hibition games only, and will not affect
the standing Of the clubs in the league
race.
Manager Browne stated last night that
he would give any local boy a chance
who applied to him and that he would
be pleased to have them call on him
at the ball park any day after the
team returns from the Reading trip.
c. W. SWAN.