The Washington herald., 1913-01-15
LITTLE CHANCE
FOR OUTLAWS
Union League Club Would
Not Receive Big Wei
come Here.
LOCAL BOYS In DEMAND
Richmond Team After Several Stars
of the District Sand
lots.
LOCAL BOYS In DEMAND
BY G. w. SWAN.

Abbott whitman, OF Reading, Pa, is
in the market again with a minor league,
and has stated that he will locate a
club in this city, forming a circuit COM
prising Reading, New York, Brooklyn,
Richmond, Baltimore. Philadelphia, Will
mington and Washington.
Last year the United States League
had a club in this city for some two or
three weeks. opening the season with the
New York Club before a crowd of TWEEN
ty-eight. including the umpire and sew
eraI scorers. whItman's plan is to re-
vive fine defunct Union League. and to
play the games, at Union League Park,
or in case that park is cut up to build
another park more centrally located.
\ wire received at this Office last night
stated that Whitman would shortly be
in town to look over the ground again.
and as the United States League Club
had plenty Of backing at the start, there
seems every likelihood of the new league
getting n good hold at the beginning.
But outlaw ball in Washington is
practically out Of the question. With
the Nationals anywhere near the first
division. and all the amateur leagues 60
ing full blast, the Bandits would have
little chance to get the coin, without
winch lntTt NOul0 De no bdstDdll.
Sunday ball. providing a fair article IS
put up by the league. would pay. but
outside OF that the league would not
have 4 chance to weather the storm
here. II is said that several well to do
men are behind the local club. but that
was the case last season. and stiIl the
ball players were lucky to get their
transportation out of town. Several OF
the men did not leave the city and later
played on an amateur club here.
In Pittsburg II was different, tits said.
The Smoky CitS aggregation made
money, and had all the games been
played at home. would have carried the
league a long way. but the long railroad
jumps. and small receipts, soon began to
tell on the hackers. with the result that
the bottom fell out of the circuit before
the middle of the season had been
reached.
While Whitman appears to be in
earnest regarding the placing of a club
in Washington, 1t will hardly be taken
seriously by the baseball men here, as
the club last season was a fizzIe from
the start and would have had trouble
beating the PepcO club, amateur cham
piOns.
The Richmond club Of the Virginia
League il after Billy MHrceron. OF the
Cornell Tigers: Country" Morris, of the
Pepco OUTFIT; Earle Steele. OF the Pump
ing Station crew, and a third baseman.
Charley husky. who caught for the Rich
mond aggregation last season, is n
town. and will see the star sandlotters
before the week is out.
Morris is also wanted by the Norfolk
team OF the same league. In fact, the
contract is here for him. Litz, the Pepco
first sacker, has also been sent a con-
tract by Charley Shaffer, manager of the
Tars.
Steele and Marceron played the outfield
last season in the Capital City League
and both hit and fieldcd well. The Rich
mond club is not the only professional
aggregation after Marceron. as it is un-
derstood that The Savannah ISouth At
lantic League team has made Billy an
Offer
Lusky did not state who the third
baseman was. but it is understood that
Chick Davis has been mentioned for the
job. Davis is one of the neatest fielders
in this section of the country, and would
have little trouble making good in the
Virginia circuit.