The Washington times., 1916-03-23
EIGHT LEAGUES IN
LINE FOR SEASON
Amateur Baseball Association
Opens Up for Business at
SpaIding's Tomorrow.

Eight leagues are expected to be rep
resented at tomorrow nights meeting
Of the Amateur Baseball Association
OF the District. to be held at Spaldlng's.
President Robert II. Young. head of
the organization for the past Ave years.
Is likely to head the body again.
The association expects an unusually
fine season this year. as indications
point to many new teams In the field.
The lack of playing grounds may he
offset by the removal of various Leagues
to the Monument Lot.
The Government. Departmental. Ter
minal Railroad. Catholic Church
League. Potomac. Treasury. and two
Sunday School Leagues will probably
be In line for the seasons start. Re-
ports OF various committees are ex-
pected tomorrow night.
Washington. Baltimore. and Rich
mond will be hooked up In a three
cornered series for the amateur baseball
title at the close OF the year.
The Departmental League will begin
its fifteenth year In amateur baseball
this season. Plans are already under
way for q banner year. following yes
tcrday's meeting at the New Ebbitt. at
which President c. C. Clarke took
Four of the clubs OF last season re-
turned to the fold, namely. Agriculture,
Union Printers, Interior and War. The
Bureau Of Engraving was granted a
franchise. and the sixth place will be
awarded at the next meeting. when
complete arrangements will be made and
officers will be elected for the coming
season.
A committee, consisting of A. A,
secretary OF the circuit, and E r. VIII
liams, OF the Bureau OF Engraving, wae
appointed TO go over the constitution
and other suggestions for revision.
James Y. Hughes. who has umpireo
In the clerks organization for many
years, was reelected unanimously.
The following teams were represented
and made deposits for franchises: Agri'
culture, by l. NJ. Eidsness and c. o.
Bailey. Bureau OF Engraving. by z. X
+. ]. Rosa; Union Printers, by W. r.
Love; Interior, by F. q. Tansill.
The Capitol Refining Company has or
ganized, and Is preparing grounds ad'
jacent to their plant at Arlington juno
ton. Va.
Numbered among the prospective play
ers are Johnson. Tillett and Drucken'
miller. OF the Clarendon team; Burke
and Riley. OF the old championship East
Arlington Athletics; Glroy, OF Alexan'
dria, and Jack Perkins. the old Sunday
School Lea que star.
The team Is open for games withlr
the next two weeks. w. ]. Wenborne
manager. phone West 1900, will handle
challenges.
At a meeting held Monday. March 20
at which nineteen baseball candidates
were present, Charles ]. Diller wa
elected manager and Frank X. Sullivan
captain of the Truxton team for thu
coming season,
II was also decided to start regula
practice Saturday. The Truxtons woult
like to receive dates for their schedule
from all teams averaging sixteen o.
seventeen in this vicinity. AddreT
Charles J. Diller. "a Q street northwest
T. ]. Stack, manager OF the u. 8. s
Maynower baseball team. can be reach
ed at Lincoln 1872 for games with hi
| team.
The Mohawk A. c. nine is ready 70
challenges, and can be reached through
Manager Mcclure, 1880 Pennsylvanii
avenue southeast.
Lintworth A. c. Juniors are afte
games with teams averaging eighteen
years OF age. G. Masks. 4l6 Twelfth
street southwest. is manager.