The Washington times., 1916-07-18
Mem Amateur LeQQue
Will Start Saturday
Final Arrangements Will Be Concluded Thursday
Night and Schedule Adopted by Teams
Chosen-Many Teams Apply
For Mem bership.

All arrangements for the opening OF
the Washington Amateur Baseball
League will be made on Thursday night
at the first meeting Of the association.
| which Is to be held at 4A Ninth street
! northwest.
As the promoters OF the league have
moro applicants than they expected. the
application for franchise in the league
must be In by the above date or 'he
right Of membership In the circuit Will
be rejected. Harry T.. Late. who Is re-
sponsible for the starting OF the league.
is very enthusiastic over the number
Of teams which have applied for en-
trance In the league. and hopes Tor
Do nner season.
The official opening OF the league viii
/, take place next Saturday. iwenty-ohe
games will be played. the league closing
september IL. The teams competing IN
the first game have not been picked YET.
as there is considerable wedding out to
be done on account OF the large number
OF teams trying to get membership.
Empires for the league will be chosen
on Thursday. The ball which the league
a, officials will adopt will be the Goldsmith
official eighteen-inning bail.
/ The following teams have applied for
! membership in the circuit: lruxton A.
e., Young National A. e., Manhattan
; A. c., s. s. q. -. baseball ciup. Regent
! Jr., Cherrydaie Jr..' Columbia IT.,
I Helpers Of the Hebrew Aged. Trojan \.
e., Royal A. e., Gibraltar A. u. and
Clarendon A. =.
The above teams are so evenly match
| ed that II will be quite a task for Late
and his fellow-workers to pick eight
teams to represent the circuit. IL Is
! hoped, however,. that come provision Will
! be made for the teams who do not get
! into the league.
; Information regarding the circuit may
be obtained from Acting Secretary Mar
! Co. ~ Ninth street northwest. or
phone harry +. Late. Main 40.
The st-season amateur champion
ship baseball games may be In the
nature of a down and out tournament
! this year instead of sectional gaines. ac-
! cording to one of the officials Of the
Amateur Baseball Association.
In view OF the fact that there are
fewer amateur baseball mines IN com
to meet the Baltimore and Richmond
| winners In the tri-city series, II may
/ be necessary to play the winners OF all
the leagues In final series.
and three sections with seven teams
| competing.
II the idea of having a down and out
tournament with all six teams In the
teur Baseball Association may take ac-
ton. The leagues have about con.
cluded the first half OF the season and
some are we'll under way for the second
meet in the finals to determine the
winners of the various leagues which
will enter the post-season series here.
Today.s games In the various circuits
Potomac League-Cong. Heights VS..
| Hamilton.
oI Rosedale Leasue-Pm Mu sigma VS..
s. dS we r St League Treasury VS..
Fifth.
Railroad Y. NJ. c. As. q. VS.. Union
Station.
The Phi Mu Sigma baseball team will
come right back In the Rosedale League
today for game with the Gibraltar
nine after yesterdays win over the
The Printers blew in the final frame
Of Yesterdays eight-inning contest.
W When Phi M NJ SS a e. Errors rsu s cr
cal stages lost the contest for the
Printers. coleman. for the frat team.
was the only player who failed to hit
safely. All the others got hit each.
Keller turned back the Reformation
nine by to / In the East Washington
Sunday School circuit yesterday, win
ming the game In the third inning.
Baiiinger and Franck, the opposing
pitchers, got along evenly with the Kei-
Ter pitcher getting little the better OF
the argument.
Steel Plant and Highlands had a ham,
mer and tongs battle In the Potomac
League yesterday. The, game was
on both sides. The Steel Plant players
got IS hits. while Highlands managed
to bang out a. Steel Plant took the
game by a score Of II to 10
! Zackery and Henderson for Steel
u Plant were the heavy hitters Of the
r''""-""r. ~" former getting four out