The Washington herald., 1912-06-26
Riverdale, Capital, and Y. NJ.
C. A. Baseball Teams to
Hold Franchises.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
BY c. w. SWAN.

The Capital City League may become
a six-club league in the near future as
FIVE teams are now ready to take the
field. and the sixth club could be secured
at once. Just what President Beach
will do is not known.
Yesterday afternoon the Capital Ath-
letic Club. under the management OF
Big Mcdonald. who formerly caught for
the Cornell Company, was granted
franchise and the contracts OF the play
ers sent 10 President Beach. Among the
contracts sent in were those signed by
Van Buskirk, Moye, Macdonald, Cox.
and Mullin.
The other teams will be the Cornell
Tigers, Brentwood, Riverdale. Y. NJ. c.
A. and possibly a team composed Of
stars Of the Southeast.
The managers Of clubs in the Capital
City League will not waive claim on
the Sewage Pumping Station players,
and unless the commission violates one
OF its rules the teams in the league will
have the right to these players services
or they will not be allowed to play at
all.
II is understood that the players will
present a petition at the next meeting
OF the commission, asking that they be
released from all clubs in the Capital
City League, but II is rather doubtful
II the commission will be able to do
this, inasmuch as the league Is ready
part in a game when their manager noti-
fed them in plenty Of time.
There is but one solution Of the Capt.
tai City League tangIe, which appears
to be at last solved That is-too
much Cornell. Manager Cornell. of
the Tigers. has dug deep in his jeens
for the good OF amateur ball; he has
given more than one man a Job when
has done a lot Of good that the general
public does not know Of
II is true that he has a good ball club.
and that he gives some of his players
positions in his place Of business. but
for all Of that the Bankers amateur
champions Of the District. now in the
Columbia League: the Lofier and Pepco
teams OF the Independence League, and
the Andrews club also have been known
to get a position for a good ball player
There are a lot Of people who think
that the Cornell I.gers will walk away
with the District championship this
year. and for that reason believe that
the reason So many tried TO get them
out Of the running was because Of the
strength OF the team There is no club
in the Capital City League at present
able TO defeat the Tigers. and the race
will be more Of a second club dash
than anything else. unless the Capitals
come to the front with a rush and sur
prise the natives.
Amateur Day" Thursday. is the YER
dict Of Clark Grifith, manager Of the
Nationals.
The heavy rain Of yesterday knocked
the amateurs out Of their inning. and
they will have another chance to-mor-
row to Try their luck in a big parade.
The details will be the same as yes
terday. all clubs being on the White
Lot by l O'Clock, and then marching TO
the ball yard. where they will be re-
viewed and the prizes awarded
Yesterday the Manhattans, Of the In
dependence League, The Washington
Herald, Waverleys, and the Regents, Of
the Northern Association: the Lincoln
Avenue. OF the Sunday School League,
and the War Department team. OF the
Departmental League. were on hand
and no less than 100 phone calls were
answered by Cy Macdonald yesterday in
Spaldings. in regard to the parade
The band stood on the White Lot fully
an hour. in the driving rain, only to
hear Chairman King sing out: An OF
till Thursday-Same time and place,
boys
That the parade would have been a
big success seems to be the general
opinion, as there would have been at
least twenty-five clubs in line. with the
stars Of long ago leading. II is figured
that close on to 5T5 ball players in uni
form would have marched. Automobiles
had been provided for the old-timers.
and there would not have been any ne
cessity for them walking a step. other
than from the cars to the ball park.
Monk Walter. one of the Districts best
known sand Iotters will be out to the
Concrete COLISEUM to-day. working out
with the Nationals. Manager Grifith
told Walter the other night to come
out and he would look him over. Walter
will be on hand early to-day, and will
try his best to show Manager Grifith
that there are still a few good ones
on the local sand lots.
It is now up to the amateurs to show
Manager Grifith that a little thing like
a rain storm does not hurt them in the
least. Tomorrow the sand lotters win