The Washington herald., 1912-04-02
COLUMBIA LEAGUE
MAY PLAY ON THE
WHITELOT ELLIPSE
Should Their Present Field
Be Cut Up Circuit Will
Be Forced to Move.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP

There Is a strong possibility Of the
Columbia League playing Its games on
the north diamond of the White Lot
Ellipse should the field now occupied by
the league be cut into building lots, as is
feared by the hackers OF the circuit.
Howard S. Reside. vice president of
the American Security and Trust Com
pany, who Is the man behind the Bank
ers. amateur champiops of the District,
stated last night that should Secretary
Foster. of the Columbia League. find II
necessary to vacate the present site. he
will do all In his power to get a diamond
on the Ellipse; in fact. would secure the
one used by the Bankers League last
summer.
Mr.. Reeside is OF the opinion that the
White Lot is the place to play the games,
as Il Is more centrally located. But II
Is safe to say that unless II is forced to
move the Columbia League will hold
court on the Columbia road diamond
again this season.
Curly Brown, one OF washington's best
known ball tossers. has signed with the
Greenville club Of the Carolina Associa-
tion, and will hold down third base for
the Greenes this season. Curly played
good ball in the South Atlantic League
mark and fielding with the best During
the fall of 1910 he played with the cham
plon Cornell team. amateur title holders
OF Washington, Philadelphia, and New
York.
The showing Of skeets Hayes in the
game with the Nationals yesterday was
one OF great credit to the local short
fielder. The last time Skeets played on
the American League field he was Ill,
and should not have been in the game
at all. The Bankers defeated the Battle
Ak team in the intercity series that day
and lost to the Maryland Athletic Club, Of
Baltimore Joe Boehling, who ie now
striving might and main for a berth on
the pitching stan of the Nationals,
watched the work of Skeets with wide
open eyes, as the tall lad did not make
grand stand stops and pegs during the
intercity series.
Tony suess, the local boy who is with
the spartanburg club. is doing good
to be the first choice for the regular
job behind the bat
Just what team will complete the Cap
ital City League is matter Of con-
lecture at the present time. although Il
has been rumored time and again that
Maurice O'Connor. long the manager Of
the Columbia Athletic Club, would put a
team in the field and have John Luetich
manage the Aloysius club In the Inde-
pendence League. While this seems
plausible, Mr.. OConnor stated more than
a month ago that he would not leave the
Independence League under any circum-
stances. and as for entering the Capital
City League. that was out OF the ques-
ton. II is plain to be seen that unless
Mr.. O'Connor takes back these state
ments, he is not very likely to put
team in President Beach's circuit.
Ed Haney, one of Philadelphia's best
amateur outfielders, has been signed by
the Sewerage Pumping Station outfit. and
promises to make the local cracks hustle
for the hcnors IN the hitting line this
summer. Eddie was a demon with the
stick up in the Quaker Town, and should
be big help to the Pumpers in the race
for the pennant. @. W. SWAN.