Evening star., 1915-06-14
BY n. C. BYRD.

A new amateur league will open it's
season today. The organization IS
made up of teams representing several
of the Catholic churches in the DISTRICT
and will operate under the name OF the
Catholic Church League. The GROUNDS
at 5th street and Florida avenue Will
he the scene of the contests.
The first game will be between the
clubs from the Holy Name Church and
the St. Josephs Church, and r. T.
Moran. president of the Chamber of
Commerce. will throw out the first ball.
The game tomorrow will hnd the Sacred
Heart nine opposing the st. Dominic's
club Bill Handiboe is to umpire the
contests.
Lefty" Clayton and Jimmy Donnelly
have signed contracts with three clubs
in the amateur circuits. and may posi-
bly draw a suspension therefor. The
rules which govern the Amateur Base
Ball Association provide for suspension
for such transgression. but 1t is pos
sible that the men in question may
show good reasons for having done so.
The list of contracts for the week
ending last Saturday, as announced by
Secretary Harry V. Shurtleff, is as fol-
lows:
Government League = Herbert w.
Cav. Marines: F.. F. Kelly, Bureau;
William NJ. Smith. Foresters; James
Kelly, Foresters; Francis L. Thompson.
Foresters: Don D. Ward, Navy; Frank
S. Hudson, Navy; Samuel w. Owens,
Navy.
Departmental Lea gue-Chester Lyons.
Treasury; Michael S. Cantwell, Treas
ury; George S. Ryan, Treasury; John J.
King. Agriculture; Don Johnson. Agri-
culture; P. H. Mccarthy. Printers; H.
G. White, Interior; Marion E. Pollock,
Interior.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. League
Howard G. White. Car Department;
Louis Naples, Union Station.
Rosedale League-William Culligan,
Edwin c. Tomlin. Holy Name: Ralph
Murdoch. Holy Name; William Roddy.
Holy Name: w. l.. Kehl, Rosedale;
Lester L. Charlton. Rosedale; Frank
]. Salb. Rosedale; John Hoffman. Cres-
cent; Oliver Watts. Crescent; Albert
Holman. Crescent; Walter Beau,
Crescent; Carter NJ. keane, Columbia;
Headley Gasch, Columbia.
Northwest Sunday School League-H.
]. Kinks. Whitney; John r. Belcher,
Central; P. Gerard. Central: Yerkes.
Central: Joseph w. Tucker, Central;
w: c. Black, Central; John Clifford.
Whitney.
Potomac League-F. N o'Brien. St.
Teresa: G. r. Clayton. ST. Teresa; Bron-
son Howard. st. Teresa; A. S. Cranston.
St. Teresa; c. w. Plunkett, st. Teresa
R. E. Rawlings. st. Teresa: John j.
Murphy. st. Teresa; Andrew j. Walker.
St. Teresa; n Frank Colley. st: Teresa:
Rasmussen. st. Teresa; John L. Rem
dali. jr., St. Teresa: Lee Murray, st. Te-
resa; P. A: Miller, ST Teresa: D. r.
Green. St. Teresa: Melton Naylor. St.
Johnnie Blair. Drillery; ortho c. Gates,
Drillery; NJ. H. Biting. Drillery; John
]. Fitzgerald. Drillery; Bernard Litkus,
Drillery; Theodore Murray. Drillery;
Charles J; Ref. Prillery; J. NJ. Riley
William o'Dea. Drillery; J. L. DeChard,
Drillery: George Mullin, Drillery; Les
ter NJ. Peino. Drillery; P. E. Ecken-
dorf. Drillery: Harry Beach. Drillery;
A. Hill. Congress Heights: M Albaueh.
Congress Heights; Frank Greer, Con-
gress Heights; Albert R. West. Fair
lawn: Jual Lewis, Fairlawn: William
H Gately ra,Fiawn Fag4vn; Frank R,.s Rsut
Fairlawn; Charles T. Morgan. Fair
H Scott. Fairlawn: Melvin seper,
Fairlawn: Adolph Graef. Fairlawn;
Busch. Fairlawn: Daniel Freeland,
Fairlawn; j. L. Gariss, Fairlawn; c. B.
Morris, Fairlawn: Peter ]. Hastenstab,
Government Hospital.
The names of the released:
Potomac League-A. C. Gales. Drill
lery; C. ]. Rapp, Drillery: Peter ]. Has
enstab. Drillery; M. F. Mccoy. Drillery
NJ H. Biting. Drillery; Leroy Paul,
Drillery; James Gordon, Drillery: c. c.
Jones. Drillery; A. s. cranston. Drill
Drillery; A. NJ. Dries. st. Teresa: w. N
Fisher. Jr, st. Teresa: c. Gray, ST.
Teresa; W. Hildebrand. st. Teresa; s.
Johnson. St. Teresa; M. Moran, St
Teresa: F. A. O'Brien, St. Teresa; Mel
ton Naylor st. Teresa: r. Sutton. St
Teresa; W. W. Watt, st. Teresa: Brent
Young. St Teresa: B. Litkus. Drillery;
B. H. Brill, Fairlawn: N. Pumphrey,
Fairlawn; r. Allen. Fairlawn; J. H
chrisman, Fairlawn; G. c. Brown. Fair
lawn; L. Taylor. Fatrlawn: H. Dunbar,
Fatrlawn; Melvin Soper, Fairlawn:
claud Young, Fairlawn; r. H. Pollock,