The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-08
CENTRAL LEAGUE
GAMES CANCELLED
Double-header Booked To-
day, with Altrock Umpir-
ing, Declared Of.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
Bankers and Cornell Tigers the Cream
OF Local Clubs-FederaI Circuit
Drawing Well.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
By @. w. SWAN. I

Maurice o'Connor, owner NJ r.,,
League Park. last night refused tn aIou
.ne central League to stage a double
header today. stating that President Cor
MENUS Oh the Central League. had M.
given him time enough to cancel IN.
games he had already scheduled IN,
this afternoon. The Central Ta..r,
/ leases the grounds on weekdays ONLY
| Fresident Cornelius announced vasts-.
Gay that Nick Altrock, star rnernhar q,
the Altrock-Schaefer comedy duo vouI5
umpire the games, and a goodIy sized
crowd would have turned out to see -ths
veteran hurler In harness. As il is. tbs
crowd today will wend its way to Union
Issue fark 10 see the Chicago Bloomer
Girls play the Columbia Stars
The games originally booked for tb,.
afternoon In the Central League wer.
postponed contests. and would hays
counted in the league standing. As tbs
majority of the Sherwood team are mem.
oers of the Columbia Stars. the Sbsr.
wood team would have been Weakened
70 some extent today. so the caIlins-or
OF the games by Owner oConnor /,
really blessing to the Sherwood tribe.
The Potomac League is outa-.vi,,
every other amateur circuit in the Dis.
rlct- The games played at Anacosti.
are ATTENDED by crowds which averax,
around the 1000 mark. while the game,
al the G. H. l. grounds are also wit.
messed by goodly sized crowds. This
ieasue appears to be in for a banner
season.
The American Security ana Trust cono.
pany baseball club should Just about wiz
the amateur championship of the Dis
trict, providing the PLAYERS now undo
contract play throughout the season.
All the college stars OF the Distric,
are numbered among the Bankers. NAV.
ers, Including Chief Greene, Zachary
and Hayes, Of Catholic University; chr,
Feinle. OF Georgetown: Morris, Hot.
Iecker' Shipley. Knode. Loomis, and
Nnte, OF NJ. A. C., and the old stand
oys, Mike Macdonald. Fred Dyer. Rov-
kin, Riddle. and Jimmy Donnely.
With this array of talent me CARAVAN
Tigers will have to hustle some.
But on the other hand. look at the
line Of the Tigers: Litz. A. Howard
Curiey Brown. Billy Martin. Buck How
ard, Jimmy Green, Billy Marceron, Sar
Edmondston. Andy Walker. cy Macdon.
AID. Forest Thompson, TED Sullivan
Lefty Hutchinson, Brewer, Moves. AM
Eoerwein. This also is quite an ARA
OF ball tossers
Yes: the race between the Bankers ,ns
the Tigers will be hot from the start
and when these teams meet the rams
are assured corking good game.
Southland is not to be overIookse
when II comes to hitting strength. nu
appears TO be rather weak in the box
As far as clouting the ball goes. IN,
feet, but need little more strength or
the mound.
The Federal League is rapidly coming
into Its own among the fans of PET
worth With a club fighting for the
pennant in fast league, the Petworth
fans are rallying to the support of the
circuit and record-breaking crowds are
turning out every day
But one thing marred the past week
In this league. the forfeit Of the Tanele-
woods. 1t is not known Just why the
failed to appear, but as
this is the real evil of amateur base
ball steps should be taken at once to
remedy 1t.
The number of stolen bases in the
amateur circuits this season Is far
greater than ever before due to the
lack OF good catchers. There are but
few real backstops in the game this
season, and this accounts for the many
stolen sacks. Last season the catchers
were little better, and the stolen bases
were less.
Billy Martin is putting up a clever
game at short for the Cornell Tigers,
INC Ia hitting the ball hard and timely.
RMS youngster shows signs of develop
ng into star of the first water. with
! little experience. and he is playing in
he right league to get the experience.
Is he will be playing with old heads
svery day.
Another youngster who Is going at a
asst clip is young Katsey Dean. holding
Town second for the First NJ p. club Of
he East Washington Sunday School cir
'uft. This lad is one of the most natu-
Al ball PLAYERS In sand lot circles, and
hat he VIII some day be star with
he big fellows Is the opinion Of many
rites.