The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
EIGHT MEMBERS
OF FIRST CLUB
Still In GAME
Mike Macdonald, Hustling
Leader, One Of Original
Bankers Crew.
RAWLINGS A WONDER
Has Proven Natural Hiter-Howard
S. Reside Real Friend of
the Boys.
ny c. w. SWAN.

There is one member of the
Bankers ball club whoS has done
more for the good old game of
baseball at the American Security
and Trust Company than an out
slider would think, and that is Mike
Macdonald, the genial and good
looking second baseman, captain,
and manager.
Macdonald has been a member
of the team ever since it was or
ganized by Howard S. Reeside,
vice president of the bank, in 1910.
Ever since then Mike has been a
prime mover in the baseball works
of the Fifteenth Street institution,
and it IS to him that the major
portion Of the credit for the re-
markable showing of the Bankers
should be given.
Whether the Bankers win the
District title this year or not, Mike
Macdonald will know that he has
given everything in this world to
put the American Security and
Trust Company ball club right up
with the best amateur organiza-
tons in this neck of the woods.
willing Worker.
A boy who is working for the good of
the club all the time, Mike is never
afraid to sacrifice himself when the time
comes, and is also a good man to have
hanging around second to make the
throws Fearless to the extreme, Mike
has played in the present series in bad
shape, being covered with bruises from
blocking runners at second.
1t must be remembered that the Bank
ers won the pennant in the Capital City
League only after one of the hardest
fights ever seen around town. Cornell's
Tigers fought for every contest. They
made a game try to hold the Paperhang-
ers up. but the speed and youth of the
Bank Clerks was too big a handicap.
Playing three games a week just put the
Bankers in shape to play real baseball.
and they romped home with the bunting,
with little room to spare.
Eight members OF the first baseball
team TO represent the American Security
and Trust Company can still be found
in the line up. Marty West. who was
the first receiver of the hank nine. is
still in harness, and can catch a clever
game of ball. Basil Boykin, perhaps the
mcst finished fielder in the amateur
ranks. has been displaced on the regular
club by hard hitter, Reggie Rawlings:
Dut Boynn mas ocne MS snare IN WIN
ming the pennant in the Capital City
League. Fast as a fash, Boykin has
proved to De one or the most depend
able players of the outfit.
Davis and Hayes Stars.
Then we have Inky Davis and Skeets
Hayes, the guardians of the far side of
the infieid. Davis is the king-pin OF
local third sackers, the fastest man in
the District going TO nrsJ and q TairIv
5000 sucker. he was. troubled win a
sore arm the early part OF the season.
and has only lately regained his old
time form. Hayes is the star OF the
shortstops. Fast and a good waiter and
nlJter. sKeets knows the oiu game or
baseball, and for that reason is the one
man on the Bankers infield who works
extraordinarily well with Mike Macdon-
aid, the popular second baseman.
Pierce Riddle and freddie oyer also
are charter members of the aggregation.
Riddle is one CT the cleverest OF first
pasemen. DaTIer VINO nITs EN- a mile
~Hen ne Iands. ana HnIsned neIoer- T..
Dyer is the general handy man Able to
go In and pitch a good game of ball.
freddie also Is a GOOD mneIder ana a
clever outer gardener. AS a hitter Dyer
compares Wen win Tns rest OF tne crew.
Last, but not least, by any means, We
have Reggie Rawlings, the eighth mem
Der OF the original Bankers clnb.
A NnturaI Hitter.
When it comes to picking the most
natural hitter in local amateur baseball
circles Reggie Rawlings is Just about the
star of them all. A slugger OF the Gandil
type. Reggie is batted in third place in
the Bankers lineup, and he generally
comes through with the bingle at the
right time. A good outfieIder, Reggie is
often seen making wonderful catches, as
he goes after everything hit in his sec
ton OF the ball lot. Fearless OF the
bases, Rawlings is a good base runner,
and is one of the best aIi-around bah
players ever developed in Washington.
One man at the bank who has done
more for the ball team than the public
lar vice president of the trust company,
Mr.. Reeside has been the champion OF the
boys ever since the club was organized
and IL is due to the untiring efforts OF
Mr.. Reside that the American Security
and Trust Company has a ball club fight.
Ing for the amateur championship of tha
District
Credif-fO Capital.
Mr.. Reside Is clean sport. Accused
of putting his club in a weak league in
he past, Mr.. Reeside obtained a fran.
,hise in the Capital City League thi,
rear and romped home with the bunting
thus proving that his club could win The
.itle in any league in the District. Beins
placed In Section B Of the series in tho
past. the Bankers were showed into Sec
ion A this year. and also landed the TOT
lonors with room TO spare. losing one
yame out Of six, and that to a club vastly
Inferior to the Bankers.
There has been many amateur bal
,lubs in the District. but the Bankers,
Eith Howard S. Reside as president OF
he club, Mikee Macdonald as manager
Ind captain. and Curly Bird, the eff
lent baseball Instructor, as coach. Il
ust about the real article, and Is Q credit
o the National Capital