Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
AMATEUR LEAGUES
OPENING SEASONS
One Has Already Begun Play
and Two More Are to
Start Today.
WESTERN HIGH ENTERS /
THIRTY MEN IN MEET
Red and White Has Largest Squad
Yet Listed by Any One School
for NJ. A. C. Events.
BY h. c. BYRD.

Amateur base ball leagues are getting
under way. Last Tuesday the Treasury
circuit started play. and today two more
organizations are scheduled to begin.
The Central and Rosedale leagues will
open their seasons this afternoon: the
Sherwoods are to meet the Columbia 1o1
nine in the aforementioned, while the
Trojans will play the Iroquois In the
other. The Federals are booked to OPP
pose the Library in the Treasury circuit
The game between the Sherwoods and
the Columbia 101 team will be interest
ing, not only because Of the opening, but
on account OF the great rivalry that
sprang up last year between them. These
two clubs were the main factors in the
pennant fight in the Central circuit in
1918, and their work was probably the
best among the majority Of the organi-
cations. The Rosedale circuit Is a new
one, and, while the teams constituting
it are not apt to be exceptionally strong,
great deal Of interest Is likely to be
developed.
The only college game scheduled here
today is to be played between the Uni
versity of Georgia and the Maryland
Agricultural College. The Georgia team
will probably be the strongest played
by the Farmers this season, II its work
in the contests 1t has played on its home
field may be taken as an example.
Jimmy" Isaminger in the North Amer
lean makes the following pertinent COM
ment on the result Of the four-mile
championship relay race in the Penn
games Saturday:
"England's degeneracy as nation OF
sport could not be detected by any of
the $1,000 who went to Franklin Field
Saturday"
The point in this is hardly apparent,
especially in view Of the fact that the
oxford relay four represented the best
in England, while those whom they de-
feated were representative only Of one
body of athletes. And more obscure still
is the point when It is considered that hat
the best mile runner developed in the
| United States last year was one OF the
English quartet-Norman Taber, former
ly Of Brown University. It Is doubtful
| II Oxford would have been able to win
from Penn had not the American been
| a member Of its team.
The president Of the Marquette League.
Capt. C. e. Edwards. desires to sign
/; good umpire for the coming season.
Those desiring chance IN that KIND OF OF
| work will do we'll to make application to
Capt Edwards at the National Guard
armory.
Western High School has sent the
largest entry list to the management of
the Maryland Agricultural College games
that has ever represented it in any meet.
A squad of thirty boys will wear the red
| and white In the different events. the
school having three or four men in each.
This is q larger entry list than has been
received from any other school.
| The Western High relay team did itself
proud in its race at Pennsylvania. 1t
o.
sentative high schools Of New jersey and
Pennsylvania Donaldson, Rakeman.
Maxam and Rose made up the four, and
| their work certainly reflects great deal
possessors Of four big silver cups and a
silk banner as the result Of their victory.
This is going to be one mighty hard
week for the Maryland Agricultural Col
| lege athletic teams. The Farmers are
scheduled to play four games OF base ball,
while their track squad will go into COM
| petition in the meet Saturday for the
state championship. The University OF
ball: Mount st. Joseph's will be the oppo-
| nent of the Farmers again Wednesday,:
Dickinson will appear at College Park
| Friday. while there will be another con-
| test in the state championship race Satur-
day with ST Johns. Besides the track
| meet Of Saturday there will be a dual
meet with Technical High Wednesday.
| Saturday will be the big day. The
game with st. Johns will come very
near deciding the state championship in
base ball. while the track meet in the
afternoon will be little other than a dual
contest with the same school for state
honors. as none of the other institutions
is expected to have Strong enough squads
to capture the point trophy. Alumni of
the college from every part of the state
are expected to be present, and many
graduates of other colleges will be on
| hand.
| There has been some misunderstanding
In regard to the entries from st. Johns
in the NJ. A. c. meet. and If this is not
adjusted the collegiate events will prob
ably be thrown open to institutions out
side the state. In the event that ST.
Johns is not represented, Gallaudet,
! Catholic University. Delaware College.
George Washington and Richmond Col
lege will be extended Invitations to COM
pete against Western Maryland. WASH
ington College and NJ. A. C.