Evening star., 1915-06-27
ny H. C. BYRD.

several former local amateur PLAYERS
arc making good for two clubs in the
Blue tiAge League Reggie rawlings
Jobnry Mumforc, country" Morris.
Roh Zachary and Burton ShirleE arc
playing good ball for Mart''soui :
while "katzey" Dean and MONK wal
,crs are holding down regular Pos
tons for Hagersto"n
RAWLINGS. Morris and Shlpley were
members Of the Bankers team "h'h
il ,royed the strongest amateur com
b;,a,ion in the south two years ago,
tho two frs, mentioned playing the
outf,eld and the other beng nsed ~
the infield and outheld at various
times. All were good tieldsrs and oe'-
ter h;tters than the average. I'D +"
Iinga was perhapS the most consistent
heavy halter ever developed on the
sapdlots II IS aeil known that Zach
ary was = member of the Bankers, DO
inc nr,ct,carlv all the catching. and
that he starred at catholic University
in three different positions Mn'"'"'" !"
Is rho bu,1er to whom Griffith gave .
trial a year ago last spring and VINO
spent last season ~ me 's''''
League.
Walters aud Dean were IN Martins
burg last season. but sw't'hed 70 ~
serstown this Near Walters IS man
aging the club and Dean is being
PLAYED al third instead of short. wal
ters has performed on various a"la
teur clubs in Washington. mann! io'
the Cornell club and the Nlnth S,'ee'
Christian Church. both OF "nish ,i.,
been disbanded Dean played a lltlle
with the Eastern Athletic Club year
ago. and before that was member OF
the Petworth team.
The Blue Ridge League is IN organ :
ICED bal, this year, being IN Class ~
and the boys deserve lot OF creh'l ioi
making good.
The first game of a series Of three 10
be played between the Rex Aunie'ic
club and the Lincoln Athletic Ciub IS
to take place this morning az ioth ana
consdera Bile rivalry between these two
independent organizations, and they
have decided to meet in order to deter
mine beyond doubt which is the
stronger.
The annual game between the Two
Masonic teams next Saturday deserves
the patronage not only or menloeis "
that fraternity, but of all those Una d :
charitably inclined. the proeeecs VI
table purposes, and any such eHort "
raise money for a worthy cause Is ue
serving of all the support that can NC
given it by all those that nave at neai
the interests of those OF the1r reno"
beings that have not been 1ortuha'e ~
the material affairs of life.
The game itself, too. is likely 10 prove
interesting Not only VIII eacn OF tho
clubs have a large personal folloWihs.
but evenly matched and strong nihes
u.
one club will be picked from the mem :
bers of the lodges that have thelr nom
in the temple, while the other VIII pe
selected from those that meet IN rooms
of their own. The names OF tne ,edii' .
are the Templeltes and Outlanders, anu
The reasons for originating these name
is apparent from the manner or theii
division. Last year the idea was prom :
ulgated by the members or harn1ons
Lodge that organization chaliehehs
the other lodges to produce a team 10
defeat II. The other lodges accep'eu :,
the challenge. got together team anu
defeated Harmony by IA to b nus
year, in order to more evenly para nc
the teams a different way OF ma hIns
Ihem M was considered and put INTO
erect wear ago the game was a
great success something ike S3'ooo
being realized, and judging by the
manner in which the hackers OF the
project are working now. the contest
greater material reward
The Maryland Agricultural College
was beaten out last season IN tne race
for the state base ball championships
hut n is ouestiona BILE if there Is an IN
e,;turion in the country that can point
hack to as unbroken record OF 1ltieS
as II can. The Farmers won SIX con
secutive state championships, tahihs
everything from the spring or 1913 un-
f,., tynI h { n
season. In the spring OF 1913 they won
the base ball title. defeating every cruz
in the state. including the Navy, that
fall their foot ball team scored ioo
points against the other four colleses
without having their goal line crossed
in the spring Of 1914 the track and
base bali championships were won
again, last fall they again captured
the foot ball title. this year they won
in the track and field meet and had the
any of the colleges in the state. IN
1914 NJ A. C's greatest year athiet-
ically. the base ball. foot ball and
track championships We're won. ina :
heing the only time In the history OF
MARYLAND colleges that such record
has been made.
II appears the Marines may be com
pelIed to meet the Bureau team IN a
final series for the championship or lhe
Government '
heen falling off somewhat in their play
in the second part of the schedule, and
il does not appear right now as II they
vyiIl he a BILE to take the honorS from
bureau without trouble. An S-to-l de-
fea, al the hands of the Foresters last
week showed the Marines to be per
forming below the standard evidenced
earlier in the year, and unless theS
take a great brace Bureau Will come
mighty near finishing in front. IL Is
really to be hoped that Bureau, or some
team other than the Marines, VIII win
in this part of the schedule. as that
viii keep up greater interest In the
race. A final set of three games pc
tween the Marines and Bureau Tor the
title would be interesting ana prooa :
NV well played Both clubs are pretty
strong. and the Marines. though they
have put up one or two poor contests
receptly are not combination 10 De
taken lightly by any means hat the
Marines can play mighty good pall can
be no more clearly proved tnah 10 re
fer 10 the record of the first series IN
The league schedule, In when thtS won
the honors without defeat
The news of the positive movement
inaupurated IN Baltimore to form an
amateur commission to govern pase
ball is received here with considerable
Measure For years Baltimore mas
been talking Of getting it's many teams
in line to form leagues that would all
come under one head. an organization
similar to that in effect here. Prior
10 last week nothing absolutely dennite
had been done, but then real eHort
was made to accomplish something
along that line. An organization was
is probable that an attempt VIII be
,,.da N enter the recognized cha mp on