The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-15
RICHMOND joins
NATIONAL BODY
Virginians Affiliate with Ma
tional Amateur Baseball
Association of America.
FIVE TEAMS ADMITTED
Up to Local Commission to Arrange
for lntercity Senes-Other
Sporting Notes.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

Who will the local amateur baseball
champions meet in an intercity series
next fall?
For the past three years the winner on
the District sandlots have been playing
the champs from the DIX. City in
what has always proved to be an interest
ing and hard-fought intercity series and
TINS series has always been the aim and
ambition Of the local teams and mana
gers
has been admitted TO the National Anna
teur Baseball Association of America at
a meeting of that body held last week
in Cleveland. Ohio IL remains to be seen
what move the local body will make
for AN lnterCity affair.
II the local association still desires
10 compete against the Southern cham
pions. they vii! be compelled to affIli-
ate with the National Amateur Baseball
Association OF America. and II appears
to the local fans interested in the move
ment that this would be the only logical
thing 70 the commission to do
Should the local association not affiliate
with the national body the winner in the
Potomac League would be eligible TO
meet the Richmond titleholders.
should the application of the league
across lne river De accepted.
The National Amateur Baseball Com
mission OF America. at the meeting held
last week voted to take in five new
cities. including Richmond. Va. Sacra-
mento. Cal, Pittsburgh. Pa, Detroit
Mich. and Akron. Ohio.
The representatives from the various
cities were Informed that on March |
President +. {. Patterson will notify
each city as to the exact date for the
start of the interClty series OF elimina-
ton games. This will enable each city
TO arrange its schedule without run
ming the risk of conflicting dates.
At the meeting of the Cardinal
Athletic Club of Alexandria. Va. yes
terday it was deci| by the mem
bers present TO take the date offered
them by Manager Clark Griffith to
play the Nationals. The game will
be played in Alexandria on Saturday,
March -. and one of the biggest
events of the year is being planned
by the Alexandria fans.
The ball park at the Virginia city.
although having short fences has one
of the best infields in the State and
the local crew will not be taking any
chances at twisting ankles or break
ing logs as is the case in some of
the games during the exhibition series.
Walter johnson. the 'smokeball"
HEAVIER of The Nationals will work
with Willie Mcbride of the Cardinals
as his battery partner against the
Griffmen. while Eddie Thompson and
Woodward. the regular battery of the
AleNandrians. will do the mound du-
ties for the Nationals.
Capt. Merchants of the Virginia had
a small squad of players out yester-
day for over an hour and from now
on the Cardinals will take advantage
of all good weather to round into
form for this big occa Son.
At the opening of the Tommy Lowe
Athletic Club on last Saturday evening
one of the largest crowds in the his
tory of an organization of this kind
were in attendance. Seven boxing
bouts were held between the club
members which were enjoyed by those
present. while Tony Bernard. Frank
Schmidt. Charles Foreman and a few
others helped 10 enliven the occasion
with athletic stunts.