The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-15
Columbia l0l Club, Under
Billy Loves Management,
Is Confident of Showing
Form in Philadelphia.
FINAL PLANS COMPLETE

The eighth annual tournament of tbs
Union Printers National Baseball
League. composed of clubs representing
ington. Pittsburgh. Chicago, Cincinnati
Indianapolis. Cleveland, Detroit, st. Lou
Is. and st. Paul will be held In Philadel.
phia during the week of August 22-2s
The games and field sports will take
place on the grounds of Strawbridge and
Clothier, Sixty-third and Walnut streets
Teams representing these cities will con-
test in an elimination series-'one game
lost down and out''-for the cup donated
when the league was organized. by Garry
Hermann. head Of the Cincinnati
League team a former printer and nov
an honorary member Of Cincinnati Ty'
biographical Union. and a silver cup do
mated by the Lanston Monotype Com
pany. Games are scheduled for morning
and afternoon, beginning Monday. Au
gust %.
Philadelphia has announced an elabo
rate program for tournament week, IN
Guiding a sacred band concert Sunday
night, August %. at Hotel Walton. the
league headquarters: reception and
dance at league headquarters. Monday
night: smoker. Tuesday might: al-day
trip to Atlantic City. Wednesday: out
ing at Willow Grove. Thursday; field day
at ball grounds, Friday afternoon: clos
ing features. League night Friday
night; theater parties and sightseeing
trips for the ladies. Several hundred Wis.
itors-"rooters"-are expected to accom-
pany the teams and will he extended
courtesies by the Philadelphia printers
who are financing the weeks festivities
large delegation from Washington is
planning to accompany the local play
Wi fnr
Sunday morning at II o'clock
The team representing the local associa
tion 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 .Of.
fees are represented in the roster report.
ed by Manager Love for the Philadelphia
tournament as follows: Herman Feldman
r. 3. Wilhide. Gilmore Mckay. Robert
Williams. II. c.. Cutting. Fred Stringer
A. w. Suess. F. E. Thornburg Clause
Gathsens, J. l. Dilsaver and L. ]. Ben.
nett
At the beginning of the amateur sea sor
in Washington this year a franchise wa:
secured in the strong Departments
League, where the typos made credit.
able record in a seasoning process fol
the tournament games. and also later Sc
cured practice with other amateur teams
in the city.
Manager Love is confident that his team
will make a satisfactory showing at Phil
adelphia: and, while he is not claiming
any trophies in advance. he proposes tc
make a stiff 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 Wash.
inSton and Chicago have each landed the
championship emblem once.
1t is conceded that next years tourna.
ment will go to Indianapolis. where pre-
liminary arrangements are already under
way.
The 1910 tournament, which was held in
Washington and the games played ir
American League Park will be recalled
as red-letter event in the history of To-
cal typographical circles and amateur
ball contests. Each year the crowds are
said TO be increasing in numbers and thu
events showing more and more enthusi
asm. So that these gatherings of print
ers are now second in Importance only
socially ar6 fraternally, to the session.
of the International Typographical Cnior
and at the same time calculated t.
strengthen the trades organizations.