The Washington times., 1913-02-26
CORNELL MAY GET
into GAME AGAIN |
II Capital City Manager Can
Locate in Good League He
viii Have Team.
HAD ANNOUNCED QUITTING
Would Have Little Difficulty in
Getting Stars to, Again Fill
Out His Pennant Winners.
HAD ANNOUNCED QUITTING
By BRYAN MORSE.

George Cornell. identified in amateur
baseball with the Cornell Company
team winners of the Capital City League
race last year. and former winner Of
city titles, is weakening in his stand
not to return to the game with an Or
ganization this season.
Every fall when the amateurs lay
their bats, both ash and brick aside.
speedily forgot all about their squab-
bles and pennant winnings, BOSS" Cor
nell, az he is known, decides that he has
had enough of amateur baseball.
with the approach OF spring, however,
and the coming in OF March like the
proverbial lion. Manager Cornell begins
to hedge ard AYERS that he might again
get into the game. When the the PLAYERS PLAYERS
league struggles. Cornell is prevailed
upon to get another team together. And
he generally does.
Baseball on the sand lots without
same and he is now beginning to weak
en-, coming forth with the statement
that he isn't sure whether or not he will
be In baseball again this season.
Will Enter Again.
IF I san get In a good strong league
I'll enter team" said Cornell today.
commercial houses which looks good,
and il the thing goes through 1 may
enter my team there. Otherwise at
present / have no plans"
George Cornell has won and lost pen
nants and has been identified with ANA
teur baseball in the city as manager
of teams for many Yeas. Several years
ago he managed the Brentwood team
which won at the Capital City grounds
and afterward held out at the new
Capital City League lot at North Capt.
toi and NJ streets northeast.
Announced Retirement.
Last season was far from satisfactory
to the Cornell leader and he announced
that he was through with amateur base
ball for all time. Then it was thought
that he would come around, and 1t il
almost safe to say that the Cornell
colors will again be near or at the top
this coming season, no matter in what
league the team starts.
Cornell has developed many of the
best ball players in the city and has
numbered on his stat stars of the f1rst
water in the amateur ranks. Several
men have played with him for four or
five years past. Jimmy Kerr, Billy
Marceron and Cy Macdonald with Ar
thur Noyes have been together for
years and still are counted among the
DeSt OF Ine pldyefS-
Boss Cornell will have little diff
Guilty In whipping fast nine together
once he makes up his mind to enter for
another pennant- The failure and dis
couragement of the Capital City League
circuit for a time last year was the
means of making Manager Cornell de-
eide to retire, but 1t is strongly intimat-
ed ,nat he will again be on the firing
line when the flag drops for the start
Of the season.
Talk of New League.
The question OF a new commercial
league is expected to be taken up in the
near future. There was some talk Of
Andrews, American Security, Pepco,
Cornell Company and the Gas Company
getting together in a league about a
month ago. Developments are expected
within the next two weeks.
That the new league will receive the
heartiest support is seen from the fact
that every team entered with the excep-
tion of the Gas Company Is winner in
a league. Pepco annexed the 1ndepend-
ence League flag, while American Sc
curfty and Andrews have been winners.
Andrews having failed to start team
last season.