The Washington herald., 1915-05-18
Schedule Will Be Adopted at
Meeting This Evening at St.
Aloysius Parish Hall.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
BY NAT r. WORLEY.

oSSisiou reached as 10 lHt HdrHc U
the new circuit.
The membership of the league will b,
limited strictly to members of the various
Holy Name societies of the city whit
are in good standing. and before play
er is eligible to compete in the game
his eligibility will have to be certified
to by the spiritual director Of his parish
thus making 1t impossibility for any
but bona fide members of the Holy Nam,
societies to play.
In all probability the league will bt
composed of eight or ten clubs. At tn,
last meeting nine clubs were represented
and it is understood the st. Vincent d,
Paul's team has applied for a franchis,
since that date
At meeting of the Holy Name So
Ciety of the Holy Name Church Sun
day evening steps were taken TO per
feet the organization of a baseball team
IL represent that parish in the new
league.
The following officers were elected
William A. Lusby, president; william
+. abbit, secretary; Rev. Andrew ]
Carey. treasurer; John d. Stanton
general director; John B. Irving, as
sistant general director; Thomas A
Mcnamara. manager. and r. S. Stan
ton, captain.
finance committee was appointed
composed of Messrs Thomas l.. Nc.
Namara tchairman). b. ]. Carlin, John
u. Stanton. John b. Irving, James j
Sweeney. and T A. Mcnamara.
The team will have its initial prac-
tice tomorrow afternoon at $50 O'Clock
at Fifth street and Florida avenue north
cast.
The Thompson brothers were very
much in evidence in the Termina Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. League yesterday,
Forest hnr nit nh inc h.
ern General Office team to to 4
victory over Station and making the
longest home run drive of the year. a
clout to deep center. Tommie Thomp-
son faced his brother in the fourth
with man on third and two down.
Forest put over two straight ones
which went for strikes. Tommie didn't
bulge his bat. but when Forest grooved
third one he made the mistake of
his life and Tommie slammed the ball
TO center for double.
Since the Terminal Railroad y NJ. &. 4
League moved TO its new athletic field
Just east of Enion ta;ion. the crowds
have averaged LOO d day and every mar
VIII" has played in the games has been in
uniform. big improvement over last
season. The rain last Wednesday set
Ted the iniield much or which had been
filled IL. and has made the diamond fast.
John Nolan. manager of the Car De-
partncnt nine in the Terminal Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. circuit is one of the great
IT, art"d. optimistic men who strive eter.
rHllr to place basel ball on q high plane
at good craftsmanship. 1t is no wonder
therefore. that when he loses his friends
rcmaIk AT his ability to see good even H.
feat. Wen get YOU next time: We
were of our stride today" while olo
and "" Pre.'ict that Nolans wild mel.
vl'l hc in the race 10 the finish il they
do not land tn, nas
Manager {. W. Dill. of the Southern
Auditors. has protested the game which
Is tenn lost to car Depa rtnent to g.
"n tE" ground that Umpire George Keefc
wasn't erTr"ted one of the rules of the
=h"" that which governs an infield fly. |
Tho rule regarding an infield fly is asl
irlinT.s.
The batter is out if before two hands
''" out. while first and second or first.
q .-"Hd and third bases are occupied he
= a fly hail. other than line drive. |
that can bc handled by an infeder. In
such case the umpire shall. as soon asI
~" h"ll he hit. declare il an infieId orl
"uil.rld hit
Ia tho case in question. first base was
~" only one occupied when a ball was
h'i which Umpire kecfe called an inficId !
''. both runners being declared out on
ih" rlay. According to the facts Mana |
Err !'ili has Il good chance of having !
In" contest declared no game and order !
81 PLAYED over.
loo HurneN's Station team. in the Ter |
'ulnal Railroad Y. NJ. e. A. League. is |
'"adin- the field with three victories and |
one defeat. In the contest Friday the |
Siaiionites came from behind and after |
rolling up seven runs in the fifth inning. |
captured a suggest from Car Depart
m"nt. to :.
Charlie limbaugh. who pitched around |
town for n number of years and was |
good pitcher about ten years ago has
again donncd the glove and entered the
pitchers box. He relieved Eilroy in the
game against Union Station last Friday,
hut was in no condition to tNirl as he
had great difficulty in locating the
plate" With Il good workout Charlie
should civ" good account OF himself
as he still has plenty of steam.
Young Ferry. who has charge OF the
grounds AT the Terminal Railroad =. NJ
4. \. League. in conjunction with his
work as one OF the assistant secretaries
OF the association. is always OH the lob
aud IL is seldom that a ball gets away
from his eagle eve or that the specta-
tors encroach upon the playing field
without a protest from him. He is one
al tho most popular men associated with
amateur baseball in the city.
John kilroy. of the Car Department
nine. is an all around player. having
play ed first base. catcher and pitcher
since the Railroad League got under
way. He is always smiling and be-
'ause of this fact is well liked by
everyb body.
Thornett. third baseman for the
Station team. is one of the best clout-
ers in the city. In the game with
Car Department last Friday he made
4 triple and two singles out of three
times at bat, and was a big factor in
The victory for his team.
The Car Department and Station
leans posed for photographs Friday
before the game. and from now on
we can expect more pictures of afro
titles of war in the newspapers. Il
Brown. Of Car Department, made q
great running catch OFF a drive to :
right field by Miller In the game
With Station Friday. falling down but l.
the ball tightly in his bare !