The Washington herald., 1912-08-20
Dutch Munich to Sign
With Tri-Stdte Team
Pepco's Star Receiver Will Join York, Pa Team Next
Year-New League to Be Formed.
Bankers Play To-day.
ny c. w. SWAN.

Dutch Munich, the star receiver OF
the Pepco club. pennant winners in the
Independence League and the team
which is fighting the Cornell Tigers for
the championship of Section A of the
post-season series, will shortly sign a
contract with the York Pa.) club. of the
Tri-State League. for the 1913 season.
Last spring Munich received a short
trial with the Savannah club. of the
South Atlantic League, but owing to his
inexperience was not kept on the pay
roll very long.
Munich is considered by many the best
receiver In the amateur ranks. His peg
ging is great, and he is hitting at a
good clip at present. Dutch" will have
little trouble holding his own in the
Tri-State, as he has shown during the
many games he has worked for the
Pepco club this season that he is ready
for a stab at the professional game.
When Dutch" Joined the Sally cir
cult club last spring he was the weakest
hitting catcher in the District He has
overcome that fault, and is now hitting
the ball with telling results. This Is his
first real year in fast amateur ball. as
last season he caught for the Havenner
club, in the Commercial League, a tail
end aggregation. which won a single
game and lost seventeen. His improve
ment has been rapid. and there is hardly
a follower of amateur ball but who will
say that Dutch" is the king OF the
backstops.
II present plans do not miscarry. WASH
season which will be one Of the best cir
cults in the South.
AT the present time. four strong clubs
have been mentioned, and 1t is understood
that the managers of the teams have
stated that they will put their teams in
the race.
The American Security and Trust Com
pany team, winners of the Columbia
League title, the Cornell Tigers. pennant
winners in the Capital City League. the
Pepco club. Independence League cham
ions. and the Washington Gaslight Com
pany's team. which will be a newcomer
to the amateur ranks. are the clubs men
toned. The Gas Company will have q
good ball club IL the men already Sc
cured are samples of what the Lighters
will have in the lineup.
1t is understood that the Capital City
League Park will be completely remodel
ed. new stands erected, and the field made
over. When this is done, there will be no
field in the District having anything on
the North Capitol Street diamond. al
though the Railroad outfeld will be
larger.
Should this plan go through, the fans
of the District will have some mighty
good baseball. as the club will fight from
the start and the games will be fast and
furious.
Yesterdays game in Section A OF the
post-season series between the Cornell
Tigers and the Post-office club was post
poned on account of the poor condition
OF the field. A ball game was out of the
question, as pools of water circled every
base and the home plate.
To have played the game yesterday
would have courted injury to the players,
one would have been hurt going after a
hard hit ball
The game to-day in Section A, between
Pepco and the Bankers. is sure to be
good battle. Buck Barton or Bell will be
the hurting selection of Manager Gray
TO halt the Bankers, while Chief Green
will more than likely work for the Bank
ers. Charley Moran may send Chris
Fienle to the mound. but Greene appears
to be the choice.
A good game is scheduled at Thirteenth
and ID Streets this afternoon. the Ninth +!
Street club meeting the Ingram team. |
Ninth won the title in Section B without
a great effort, and Manager Roberts. Of |
the Ingram team, has gotten together a |
good club to trim the Christians
Phil Buscher will do the hurting for the |
Ingram club. while Earl Steele. Shipley, |
and Chick Davis will be seen in the In |
gram lineup. The game will be called |
promptly at o'clock.
Roy Litz, Pepco's star first sacker, |
stated yesterday that he would not be |
able to be in the game to-day. Saturday. |
Roy was hit twice by Flannery, and his |
arm was badly bruised. Meyers will more |
than likely be seen on first to-day.
Owner Ebbets, of the Brooklyn club, is |
said to be wandering in the bush In |
quest Of talent to strengthen his Su-
rhac