The Washington times., 1913-07-11
AUSTIN HOWARD IS
PLAYING W|THLYNN
Washington Boy Receives TeIe-
gram From Connie Mack
and Reports Today.
CORNELL MEETS BANKERS
Sunday Games Are Booked by
Teams Made Up of Star
Amateur Players.
By BRYAN MORSE.

third baseman, former member of the
Atlanta team of the Southern Asso-
citation, a Western High School boy,
and member Of the Cornell University
baseball team in 1911, is in Lynn, Mass.
today for tryout with the Lynn club,
of the New England League, having
been placed there by Connie Mack, of
the Athletics.
Howard left Washington last night
for Lynn. and is expecting to get into
gram from Connie Mack sent fror,
Cleveland, saying that he had placed
Howard with the Lynn club.
In 1911, after graduating from Cornell
ynder otto Jordan and played excep-
uonal baseball. Many big league
scouts looked him over and Jordan re-
ceived several offers for the player.
Dad arm and fell off in his hitting. He
eft Atlanta early and came TO Wash
lneton for a short time and was with
Manager Griffith.
away, but stayed and played here with
the Cornell Company. in the Capital
city League. When Connie Mack came
20 town with the Athletics on his last
rip, he met Howard and promised him
a Job. Mack wired from Cleveland
yesterday. and Howard lost no time in
hitting the trail for the Lynn club.
Unless a team is put in the Capital
city League to take the place of
Southland. guilty OF three success.re
forfcits, or the southland team is re-
Juvenated and comes back into the
circuit, the Capital city League will
not be allowed to nominate team
right TO meet Richmond for the in
tercity title.
Under the ruling of the Amateur
association Of Baseball Leagues of
the District three teams cannot COM
prise circuit, and as Southland has
been put down and cut by It's failure
TO show up for the games. another
club must be obtained to take the
place Of Southland or the league will
be declared cut.
The Capital city League has put
Up about the best article of baseball
this season and fans are at 4 loss to
know why Southland is out. No rea-
son for the failure Of the Southland
that the players have signified their
Intention OF getting into games else
where and -Maaager-L -LitehfieId is at
loss to know whsre to turn.
The team had another chance TO
appear yesterday in an engagement
against the Bankers, but failed to
show and the contest was declared a
forfeit to the bankers.
Tomorrow the big game of the week is
scheduled in the amateurs. Cornell &
Company is to oppose the Bankers for
the second time this week, having won
tuesdays engagement by to 3 In one
gf the best games played this season on
The North Capitol and L street grounds.
The Bankers will probably use Feinle
gain. or Dyer may go In. while Thonp-
son or johnson VIII probably be on the
Hring line for the Tigers.
The Cornell team has now won nine
teen games and lost four, while the
bankers have won sixteen and dropped
the same number as Cornell. Both teams
have won games by the forfeit route
this week. Southland having presented
hem with games
Two OF the independent teams are 10
take a turn at Tn on League Park on
Sunday. Charlie Crafts canaries VIII
meet Sam Edmonston's Tigers. COM
uosed of practically the Cornell team
The game is billed to be played for the
semi-pro title of the South, which is
quite a claim. Nevertheless the fans
will be assured a good battle.
For the Tigers Ted Sullivan or Don
Johnson are picked TO do the hurting
Sid Lodge or Big Six" Brewer wifi be
behind the bat. with Roy Iitz on first.
Billy Martin will hold down short Curly
crown on second, and Buck Howard on
Jhird. The Tigers outfeld will be Ed
~ronsion, Marceron. Steele and Nc
arthy.
Z.
pitchers. HasenstSb. Won Herblis. Han
vey. and Donaldson: catchers. Berger.
Babbington, and Miller: infielders. Car
oil Myers. Blair. Hurley, Ward. Null
,'ey and Bob Murphy: outfelders, Wal
ker, Reggie Rawlings. Shags Rawlings.
oyer and Morris.
The defeat Of Interstate, in the Treas
Try League by the Civil Service team
esterday insures the flag for the Latter
While there are more games to be
'layed, Civil Service cannot be over
hauled for the title.
The Aggies, while reckoning on easily
defeating the Interior team out in the
departmental League, have another
notch TO climb today. The leaders took
hor by 3 to score yesterday, thereby
increasing the lead over the Aggies.
Cantwell, whose work mas been excep-
lIonally good this season, did we'll yes
rerGay, holding his opponents to six
Lifts, and tanning eleven. Crosson. who
ritched for the Commerce and Labor
cam, made the same record as Can't
we'll did. passed but one batter. while
the Interior star walked ave.
Y. NJ II. A. certainly has done won
ders with the team during the second
part of the season. The association
nine has a unique record during the first
Nalf of the seasons games. Starting
fifteen times, the team failed to land a
single contest. The players never quit,
and there was a reorganiza ton at the
League, Since then the players have
done good work in every game.
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