The Washington times., 1913-06-12
By BRYAN MORSE.

With so much boosting being done by
the newly organized Boosters Club and
preparations made for more hearty
support of Griff and his Nationals,
the amateurs are beginning to pick up
their tagging feet to join in the cele-
bration of Amateur Day, scheduled for
July g.
President Young, of. the Amateur
Association, is bespeaking the support
of at least half the managers enrolled
among the members of the Amateur
Association, and unless half Of them
get back of the movement there VIII
be positively nothing doing. A meet
ing is TO be held tomorrow night at
the Southern building to take the pro-
posed celebration into account and ng-
ure upon Just what will be done.
At the present time there IL no way
10 figure Just what teams VIII De In
line. More than twenty have slghi-
ned their intention of getting out ior
the parade. This number is about one
third of the amateurs now playing pan
under the association, and nolnihs hAo
what should be expected.
Some boosting is expected among tne
amateurs tomorrow in order that Presi-
dent Young may be assured that the
hovs will turn out in large NUMBERS
for the parade and general Joliihcauoh'
Another Amateur League mas oeeh
? termed hut. as the circuit Is what Is
L,oun as a closed league, no appn-
cation will be made to the amateur as
.oc;a,ion for membership Four BROOK
land churches have formed a league
,be game to be played at Seventh and
Monroe streets, playing space ha'ins
been found there.
Andrew A. Ormsby. sometime secre-
tary of the old Sunday school circui''
has been made head of the new league
With ]. T. Williams, vice president; W.
A Cord, secretary, and w. D. MiooIe-
kauf, treasurer.
Four teams will comprise the circuit
the Catholic, Episcopal. Methooist' ana
BAPTIST churches having entered team
for the race. In the first series twenty
four games will be played, the sched'
ule being announced later.
Loomis and Dyer. the American Sc
curitv and Trust pitchers. who got into
the Hmelight last week with two clever
games are Joined by Chris Ffenle TO-
day. The big Georgetown Finger de-
feated tn Cornell Company team yester,
day. pitching a creditable game ana
landing the effort n;tc6Eps Sy record re that was
credited his teammates. but he got
sway with ii beautifully Cornell being
unable to get run across until the last
frame.
The ACQUISITION Of couple Of West
naK fG ux-Or n
ders for the war team in the Marquette
Teap1,e- Since Brewer, Stearns. and
Cook Joined the team war has scored
two wins. st. Stephens was beaten In
a rattling good game at the Wisconsin
avenue grounds yesterday py @ a 4-sD,i snd
bounded the runs across at the start.
and was never headed
G. P. o. received setback yester-
day which will take some elapsed time
and a few more wins to forget. The
Printery team was sailing along In the
lead with a full game on the otners
when sherwood bounced Manager Pep
per's team by 4-to-2 score. hhodes; OF
Sherwood. was in fine fettle yesterday
holding the G. p. o. team to two scat
tered hits.
The Potomac League is daily staging
games that are bound to attract at
teutiOn all summer II lut C-aSS OA ptASS
ball continues to be played: steel
Plant took a to game from the Fair
lawn AGGREGATION and Furnished a
classy article OF bail All of the games
nave beer close in final results and in
rIuIIy cases, BAT one run has separated
the teams at the end.
None Of the teams playing yesterday
were able TO sel away with clean
record in fieldiaS. Seldom do the ANA
teurs play an errorless game. In many
cases the playing field is not OF the
best, which in measure explain rs this.
other times throwing arms are tribe
too strong In the majority of IN
stances, however, the ounssters fail
TO freeze on to the ball. War. in the
Marquette League. had the best record
Yesterday, but one miscue being chalk
ed up against it.
Light hitting marked many n game
yesterday, the Bankers. Interstate, I'm
manuel, and First being the teams hat
fattened averages. Players who made
three hits IN the contests were Buffin,
of Interstate: Evans, of ST. Stephen s;
Thompson, of Emmanuel Baptist: Zepp,
of United Brethren, and Strothers, OF
First M. p.