The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
CHAIRMAN KING
CONFIDENT Or BIG
AMATEUR PARADE
Thirty-fve Clubs Expected to Turn
Out in Honor Of Clark
Griffith.
@vETs" WILL BE N LINE
BY G. W. SWAN.

Chairman Charles N. King. OF the
Amateur Day" committee Of the ANA
teur commission, stated last night that
all Is IN readiness for the monster pa
rade Tuesday afternoon. and that there
would be e meeting for the benefit OF
those who desired more information to-
morrow night In spaiding's store
The amateurs Of the District win have
their chance to show Clark Grihith what
they think OF him, and by turning out
with the full strength OF the teams viii
be the best way TO do this.
Manager Grihith has given Washing
ton q bali club 10 be proud OF. and the
amateurs win surely turn out Tues
day.
Following is a copy Of the letter
Chairman King sent TO the presidents
Of the different leagues yesterday:
Before the opening Of the baseball sea-
son, Manager Clark Grihith extended
cordial invitation to all the organized
amateur baseball clubs to be bis guests
on June 3, at National Park, which
would be called Amateur Day. His gem
erosity went further. He proposed that
al the clubs march to the park in uni
form, where they would be inspected BY
a committee, and prizes amounting to
500 would be given to the three best
appearing clubs.
This Invitation was unanimously and
enthusiastically accepted by the ANA
teur commission and a committee ap-
pointed TO carry out the details Each
league, club, and individual player Is,
therefore, urged TO cooperate TO his full
ability TO make the occasion splendid
success, and TO show an appreciation of
the courtesies Of the Washington club
and Manager Grifith.
''The plans arranged by the committee
provide that the clubs win meet on the
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o'clock on June 3, where they win
be formed in procession by Capt. Ed
wards The line will march out F Street
10 Seventh Street, headed by q band
provided by the Washington club, where
cars viii be taken for the National Park.
An adequate number Of cars will be pro-
vided.
''on arriving at the park, the teams
viii form in line and be inspected by
fhe committee comprising Commissioner
Rudolph. Secretary Tindall, ex-President
n. e Young, and Capt. Smithers, q.
S. A, and on this award prizes viii be
distributed amounting to 800, to the hrst
three clubs, respectively. The players
will then be disbanded to witness the
game between the Boston and Wash
ington clubs.
Remember the time and place.
O'Clock Tuesday, White House Ellipse."
OId-tImers in Line.
Quite a few Of the old-timers win turn
out in the parade, as made known by
Tommy Evers, the old-timer, who sent
the following list IN last night:
The names Of ex-prOfessional baseball
players below have either been seen or
communicated with, and the manage
ment expect a goodly number will take
part in the parade Of the amateur
league teams Tuesday. June 3, 2 p. m,
as escort.
The line Of march is short, and all
participating will be guests of Clark Grif- |
nth, manager Washington baseball club. |
1T is desired by Manager Grifith that |
Amateur Day viii be the banner day Of |
baseball in this city,
The following is the list Of the vets:
Nick Young, Mike Scanlon, Charley Sny- !
der, Arthur Allison, Doug. Allison, Paul |
Hines, Phil Baker, VIII Wise, A. c. Joy. |
Tom Evers, J. z. Graf, Kid Madigan, |
Kid Carsey, Walter Hewitt, Clint Robin |
son, John Alden, Doc Sunny. VIII |
Groves, Ed. Kinney, Jim FaIbey, George |
Keefe, Charley Gurley, Pat Thornton. |
Harry Collihower, Dollar Fostin. Ed Nc |
keuna, Harry Cavanaugh, Harry Ben
nett, Ed. YewelL Ed N. Brown, Charley |
Kalbfus, Billy Hodges, E. ]. Bacon. John |
ny Hollingshead, Charley Abbey, Bert |
Myers, George Winkelman, Ormond But |
Ter, and Dan Coughlin.
, Get together old 'has-beens.' It's bet |
ter'to be a 'has-been' than a 'never-was' |
Let US show our old friends Of former |
days that we are stiH on the map"
The race in the Sunday School League |
is perhaps the best in any OF the leagues
Three teams are separated by the small !
margin Of one game for first hpnors /
North Carolina. the fourth team in the
race, is but tyo and One-half games be-
hind the leaders.
All OF the teams are playing good ball, /
but the most consistent performer IS |
the Nativity team They are also the
youngest team in the league The fact |
that they have not won more than six |
games is that they have to date twelvs |
postponed contests. In looking over the |
different teams It is hard to see where |
any Of the other teams have anything |
on them. Their catching stan composed |
OF Thompson, Cohiu and Herman. stands /
head and shoulders above the rest
The tnfieid, made up by r. SmithHon, 1
Durity, H Smithson. and Luscombe, are /
now working In great shape. The out
field, which has been the teams weakest |
asset, has been so strengthened that II /
compares equally with II not surpasses /
any other in the league. It Is made |
up OF Hutchison, johnson and Dougher-
ty. Kelly has been the teams mainstay /
in the box and 10 date has the strike /
out record OF the league. He Is assist
ed In the box by Swartz 7. Small and |
H. Smithson
Ahearn, Taylor and Green MI the util-
fty roll. and are able to MI any hold
that might occur, This team has grown /
in favor with the patrons OF the game /
at Fourteenth and A Streets, and they /
are all milling hard 70 see tha voiinr,-