The Washington times., 1915-07-17
Class of Terminal League Gen.
Tered in New List, Which
Was Submitted July IS.
RAILROADERS ARE SINCERE
WelI-Defined Effort Is Being
Made to Bring Championship
HonorS to Their Door.
By BRYAN MORSE.

BY BRYAN MORSE.
Recent changes in amateur league
rosters reveal the fact that the Ter
uinal Railroad Y. M. C. A. has laid
its plans well for a determined crack
at the city title In the amateur as
sociation post-season games. The
railroaders have apparently slipped
something over on all Of the other
leagues in picking the strongest
players from the weak teams and
signing them up with the General
Office nine, winner or the league
title.
For several years past the Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. has been contented to sit
back and take things easy, but this
year there seems to be a definite
scheme of making a bid for the big
honor. General Office has won the
league title and six Of the leagues
best players on other teams have been
released and signed with General Of
nee SO that the team Is now one of
the most formidable in the city.
General Office has recently signed UP
r. S. Anderson, the Union Station star:
Billy Marceron, by many considered one
Of the best outtelders in the city and a
leading batter in the circuit; ]. A. Max
WELL of the Auditors: John Nolan. of
the same team; + J. Purdy. of the Ad-
vent team Of the Sunday School circuit,
and r. c. Thornett. of Union Station.
The General Office team having cor
allied these players. expects to cut more
than a figure IN the post-season series
AS no players could be signed after
July Is. and as General once has won
the title in the Terminal League, the
MANAGEMENT is wholly within Its rights
in grabbing off the leagues best players.
There are a few more surprises which
came in Secretary Shurtleffs mail IN
the last day of grace for the managers.
In the Departmental League the Aggies.
a
got three of the best players In the city
in Mike Cantwell. A. {. Downey, ana
Johnny Shugrue Cantwell is rated as
one of the best of the lefthanders in
fhe city, has been pitching for the St
Teresa team in the Potomac League,
and also for Treasury in the Departs
mental League. Downey has been hit
ting we'll for Treasury, while Shugrue's
GEORGETOWN University afS}ation makes
him we'll known as baseball player.
All of the amateur fans know Jimmy
stayed on the sidefines and watched the
games Kerr appeared we'll satisfied.
When Dutch" came back Kerr evil
IDENTIFY decided that he had much more
with Interior. of the Departmental, and
Machinists, Of the Potomac League. II
Kerr plays as good baseball as Kinney
has In the recently played games he
will have accomplished much.
Leave 1t to the Marines tc spring one
Of the biggest of surprises. Manager
Eayliss has released himself. Goode;
signed up Guy Williams. w. G. Olcott:
John j. Murphy. L. J. Fitzgerald and
d. Denman. In other, words. the Ma,
sacker, i Catcher and pitcher There viii
be several shifts in the infield.
Commerce. of the Government League.
Nttaor hA y .tynU
of players. Lem Owens. one of the best
of the amateur hurlers, and his battery
mate, r. E. Frazier of the Aggies, in
the Departmental circuit, have been
signed with Commerce in the effort to
stave off Bureau and the Marines: Be
sides Owens. N. E. Sill. w. Zupnick. and
w. g. Woltenberg are wit. the Com
merce team.
Bureau signed E. B. Corson. J. J. Muir
pyh. the old Trinity manager and
pitcher, who has been playing first base
with success, and George Ryan. Treas
urys pitcher from the Departmental
League.
Sunday School circuit. evidently means
business in signing James Flaherty, C.
r. Fleishman, Tommy Harris, E. Heit-
mullsr Ri MeLSFney W MuSrsM s. Mar1no nv W.
nolds. C. r. Scroth, and e. Stevens.
Advent, Of the same league, has got
ten DENLY Hird, the Tech High School
pitcher and captain-elect for next year.
Hird won his first game, and will have
as a box worker Otto Won Herbulis.
another star pitcher c. II. Potter and
F. C. Whltmarsh have also been signed
by Advent.
Emmanuel, of the Northwest Sunday
School circuit, has signed Harry Kid
we'll, a pitcher; Ray King, the Claren-
don youngster. who has created a SEN
sation by his work at shortstop in the
last two years, l.. l.. MaCCarthy and
Earl Royer, former Western High
School second baseman.
Machinists, of the Potomac League
evidently wants to stand pat on its
present lineup. F. T. Miles, of the
Fifth Baptist nine. and Jimmy Kerr are
the only new players signed. St. Teresa
has taken w. J. Cohll. Roy Evans, Ed
Kelly. Ray King, Kendall Myers, and
Palmer Stearns. Cohill Is a former
Eastern High School player. Kendall
ern High School boy, and for the past
four years first baseman for Lafayette
College. Myers was picked for the all
collegiate position by a number of critics
in the East. and led his team in batting
He Is a valuable acquisition. and Is
added with Palmer Stearns, this veal
captain and shortstop of Western High
School.
The player limit Is now eighteen q!
set by the rules of the amateur associa
ton. Releases and contracts have GU
. the lists to the required number. o.
all OF the 3OU players released anC
of John Nolan, who is listed with ST
hut is Mt present SiyDad in tin