The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
MEET TOMORROW
TO FORM HUGE
ATHLETIC BODY
Government Printing ofice En-.
ployss to Organize Big AssOcia-
ton in Old Building.
GOSSIP OF THE AMATEURS
BY G. w. SWAN.


At 4:so o'clock tomorrow afternoon a
meeting is scheduled to be held in the
Government Printing Cohice TO organize
an athletic association, with the ma
iority Of the printers in the Government
Printing Office as members.
This move has been under advisement
for the past few weeks, ana shouid II
be carried out tomorrow the biggest
athletic association in the Distrlct VIII
take the field.
II is planned to hold a monster track
ana field meet each spring, open 70 an
and also TO have football, baseball oas-
Iet-balI. track and field teams, all menu
bers Of the association and employed IN
the Government Printing ONCE
While little could be learned othciolly
last night, it is more than likely that
w. D. Metz, who Is the superintendent
OF the buildings at the present time
wiz be elected 10 the presidency Of the
new organization, and 1t is hoped thar
w. ]. Dow viii be able to take care OF
the secrstary's work. The meeting to-
morrow will be held in the old building
and it is planned to finish up the entire
mattel
Needless squabbles hurt amateur ball
and the recent case Of the Pumping
Station VS.. the Capital City League only
too well bears out this statement
II the Columbia League had played the
bumpers, as Vice-President Lynn stated
TO tie writer, then the commission would
have been compelled to suspend the Co
lumbia League, but President Hewitt
stated that under no circumstances would
he allow the Pumpers TO play without
the consent Of the ruling body.
The trouble has stirred up I'll feeling
in several directions, and If the Capital
city League should continue, which
President Beach says it will, somebody |
will get hurt. |
An President Beach. OF the Capital City |
League, asks the commission Is 10 be let
alone. and that he will demand The |
CapitsI City League, according to Beach, /
will weather the storm in great shape |
and will be found ready TO Put its cham /
pion in the 6eld in the post season series
Just why the different leagues are
fighting the Capital City is hard TO see
unless they fear the Cornell Tigers in I
the post season series.
There is one bad feature Of the Capital
City League tangIe which has not been
yzfentioned before, and that is the mac
.tivity Of the ball tOsserS.
There has been no games in this league /
for the past few weeks, and the boys are
going stale. Several have signed with |
other teams, and there is a general mix
up IN regard TO the players.
Just as soon as the league gets straight
eDed out, and the schedule Is adopted 1
the players will get in form again and
the fast games Of the past are booked
10 be seen al Capital City League Fark-
Now that the majority of the cere-
monies connected with the unveiling Of
the Columbus statue are nearly over
and the affairs at Union Station getting
back TO normal. the r. r. Y. n. c. A.
will resume play on Wednesday, con-
tinuing with the regular schedule. Dur
ing the rush the men employed at the
station were working fourteen and six
teen hours a day and had no time Tor
playing the national game.
James F. Waters, president Of the
league, said the other night that he
would call a meeting some time this
week and arrange a schedule Of post
poned games. To date no contests have
been played on Saturdays, but it is more
than likely that some of the postponed
battles win be fought on Saturdays.
II is the custom Of the league to pick
a team Of the best players in the circuit
at the end OF each season according to
the highest batting and fielding aver
ages and carry them on a trip to other
cities TO play the r. r. Y. N c. A.
teams. This year the trip comprises New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Cam
den. and from the present outlook 1t ,
seems as If the men to go would come ,
mostly from players on the Adams and
Car department clubs, with odds favor :
ing the former for the greatest number
of stars. When the averages appeared
In these columns last Sunday the Adams I
and Car men were at the top Of the lists
IN nearly every case.
The orioles are out 10 capture the six !
teen-year-oId championship, and, there
fore, would like TO hear from all teams
at that age. So far this season the
Orioles have not lost but one game. :
June 9, the Orioles play the Gar {
field on the Railroad diamond at q
o'clock, and a good game IS looked for. l
For games address Oscar i. Foher, 624 !
Second Street Northeast