The Washington times., 1915-06-14
BY BRYAN MORSE.

VI IiiC various amateur
baseball teams are going right out
after the high school and college
players in order to strengthen their
teams. The list of contracts this
week contains the names of several
college and high school stars who
have just completed their seasons.
In the Potomac League, Drillery
has grabbed Palmer Stearns and
Lester Peine, of Western; while
Congress Heights has taken Frank
Greer, we'll remembered as East
ern's star athlete Of year ago who
mas been playing with the Roman
Catholic High School, of Philadel-
phia, this season. St. Teresa re.
Gently signed Arthur Rasmussen
and John Kendall, Gallaudet's ia
nous battery. Bronson Howard, the
AH-High first sacker, of Western,
has also been taken in tow by St.
Teresa. "Buck" Wise, of Business
High fame, plays with Fairlawn.
In the Northwest Sunday School
League. Randy Belcher has Joined the
other Central High School baseball
players on the Central Presbyterian
team. Lee Hart. Walter Cox, and A.
Macdonald are all members of the
championship Central High baseball
team.
Mike Cantwell and Frank CoI,ev
former Tech players, are, signed up.
CsntWell, besides playing with St re.
rssa, Will pitch for the Treasury team
@thes @ Lyons. a member of the Bureau
also enrolled with Treasury. Colley will
play with st. Teresa as will Reggie
Rawlings, former Central High player.
Don Johnson, who hurled great bali
tor Catholic University, has already
won his first game for the Aggies in
the Departmental circuit.
Lefty Clayton and James Donnelly
will be in wrong with the Amateur AS
sociation until their managers clear
them from charges of having signed
enrolled with Bureau OF the Government
League, and Whitney, of the Northwest
sunday School circuit. Donnelly was |
end Advent wth W MaT he of the
Sunday School League, and G III. T.
of the Potomac circuit. :"
The rule of the Amateur Association !
IN regard to players having signed with |
more than two clubs automatically sus-
Secretary shurtleff today reported The the
breach OF the rules In going over his
wsekly hst Of contracts and releases.
ours that they were ineligible to play
Both Clayton and Donnelly are ranked
among the best players in the city. It
had made a mistake. and will now have
to get the players off the blacklist.
Washington's youngest league will
start today when the first game of the
Catholic Church League starts at
Sixth and Florida avenue northeast,
P. T. Moran. president of the Cham
Der OF Commerce. will throw out the
Bill Handiboe will handle the game
today when st. Joseph's ana HOLY
Name get into action. The league has
an age limit and Is a branch of the
Holy Name circuit.
Tomorrow Sacred Heart and CT
Oominics will be opponents, while St
Anthony's and st. Peters are bookei j
'or a game the following day.
Bill Culligan. of Business High, a
With st. Paul, of the Rosedale League
3i!i bids fair to step in his brothers ,
shoes before long as he has shown i.
good form in every branch of ath- .!
Stics he has taken up.
The Potomac League will proba bIv !
SIX for an immediate investigation Of
he Clayton case as the games in :
which he participated for st. Teresa :
an 1e declared forfeited according :
o tie constitution of the amateur !
ommission. 1t Is expected that ST !
'eresa will ask for action as soon :
s possible. The race In the league I
ppears TO be between st. Teresa and !, =
iachinists, with ST. Teresa climbing
II the while. g