The Washington herald., 1912-01-08
NeW Amateur League
Booked for District
Inter-City Circuit VIII Not Become affiliated Nth
the Commission Charlie Graf
for President
BY G. w. SWAN.

A new amateur baseball league WIN be
organized in the near future and Il will
not become affiliated with the amateur
commission.
II is planned to have teams from
Gaithersburg, Kensington, the AleSan-
dria Cardinals. the National Athletic
Club. and another nine Of the District
in the league, with the sixth team COM
ing from Frederick. In fact, the circuit
viii be known as the Int.rlity League.
Sid Lodge. the well-known local catcher,
will most likely pilot the team from
Gaithersburg. with another well-known
ball tosser at the head of the Kensington
club. Vic Gauzza will manage the Ma
tionals, and as he has secured the cream
OF the local talent. rattling good ball
club should wcar the blue and white this
summer
A team composed of printers. not mem
bers OF the Columbia 101 Club. has ap-
piled for franchise, but nothing win be
done until the first meeting OF the
league Is held.
1t Is not known just what park the
league viii use. although it is understood
that one Of the best fields in the District
has been offered the new circuit. and II
is more than likely that this offer will
be accepted.
The other local teams will be composed
OF the cracks Of the District. such men
as Billy Marceron, Munich, Elmer Smith.
Reggie Rawlings, Jack Dodge. and Monk
Walter already being signed up with the
club. II is not known what name the
Team will play under.
Graf for President.
Commercial League, is mentioned as the
president OF the new organization. and
that the league will be run in first-class
great success with the Commercial League
last season, clearing more money than
the league ever made before. and it was
due to the hustling of Graf alone that
made the league such q success.
The first meeting OF the new circuit
will be held some time this week at the
National Sporting Goods Store, in Ninth
street, and it is expected that the man
ayers Of every team Will be on hand,
ready to complete final arrangements for
the playing season.
Pat O'Connor. the welI-known sport OF
the District. is president Of the National
Athletic Club, and II is an assured fact
that the club will have a real ball team.
r. z. Valkmer is the business manager
n the team, and will attend to all the
financial matters for the league. Mr..
Nalkmer is well known around town as
a business man, and the league feels as
sUred that its business interests will be
well attended to.
The schedule has been drafted, but
will not be officially adopted until the
meeting this week. It is understood that
the unknown team will face the Alex
sndrfa Cardinals IN the opening game Of
the season
II is planned to play three games a
week, and as the league will control
park in each of the towns, two games on
the playing days will be worked. The
new park of the Cardinals is one Of the
best in any small town, and It is ex-
pected that the team from across the
river will make a strong bid for a title
in the league race.
After the close OF the championship
series for the amateur title of the Dis
trict, It is planned to challenge the win
ners to play the team that lands the
title IN the new circuit During the sea-
son the leading teams in all the leagues
under the commission will be played. and
in this way a true line on the best team
in the surrounding country can be found.
The meeting Of the league will most
likely be held Thursday night, but the
place Will be announced later.