Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15
PLAN FOR TOURNEY
Washington Printers to, Play
Bali for National Title.
SERIES At PHILADELPHIA
Manager Love Confident His Team
Will Make a creditable
Showing.

The eighth annual tournament of the
Union Printers National Base Bal
League. composed of clubs represent.
ing Boston, New York. Philadelphia
Washington. Pittsburgh. Chicago, Gin.
cinnati, Indianapolis, Cleveland. De-
troit. st. Louis and st. Paul, will be
held in Philadelphia during the week
of August 22-2s. T4Ams representing
these cities will contest in an elimina.
ton series-"one game lost, down and
out"-for the cup donated when the
league was organized by Garry Herr
mann, head Of the Cincinnati National
League s,team. q former printer and
now an honorary member Of Cincin-
natl Typographical Union, and a sill
Yer cup donated by the Lanston Mono
type Company Games are scheduled
for morning and afternoon, beginning
Monday, August %.
The Washington Athletic Association
Ia member of the national body which
Is governed by national commission
similar to the major leagues, is off,
cered as follows: T. A. Bynum, presi-
dent; Edgar T. Brown, vice president
and national commissioner; w. N
liam r. Love. manager: directors. Ell
Kelchner, r. 3. Wilhide, John w. Sher-
man. F. E. Thorpburg: auditors
George G. Atkinson. George G. Seibold
The preamble of the local organiza-
ton states the object of the associa-
ton to be as follows: Believing in
the axiom that sound mind should
accompany q sound body, and that to
general relaxation from business in
healthful exercise, we declare our pur-
pose to aid one another to secure this
end in an organization having for its
tional game OF base ball and such kim
dred sports as we may further de-
eide upon for the well being Of our
membership"
The team representing the local assoc
citation is managed by William R. Love
of the government printing Office, who
has been active in the handling OF
amateur teams In this city for many
years. The downtown and government
printing offices are represented in the
roster reported by Manager Love for
the Philadelphia tournament, as fol-
lows: Herman Feldman, R. B. Wilhide,
Gilmore McKay.~Robert Williams, n. C.
Cutting, Fred Stringer. A. w. Suess, F.
E. Thornburg. Claude Gathgens. J. L.
Dilsaver apd L. ]. Bennett.
Franchise in Strong League.
Al tHc OS6 VI tuC dIudISuI sea.
son in Washington this year a fran
chise was secured in the strong De-
partmental League. where the. typos
made a creditable record in q season
ing process" for the tournament games.
and also later secured practice with
other amateur teams in the city.
Manager Love is confident his team
will make a satisfactory showing in
Philadelphia, and, while he is not claim
ing any trophies in advance, he pro-
poses to make stin fight for the
honors Of the tournament. Since the
National Leagues formation in New
York in 1908, Boston has won the
trophy (the Hermann cup) three
times. New York twice, while washing
ton and Chicago have each landed the
championship emblem, once.
/ 1t Is conceded that next's year tour
nament will go to Indianapolis, where
preliminary arrangements already are
under way.
The 1910 tournament, which was held
in Washington and the games played
at American League Park, will be re-
called as red letter event in the his
tory of local typographical circles and
amateur ball contests. Each year the
crowds are said to be increasing in
numbers and the events causing more
and more enthusiasm.