Evening star., 1919-03-11
TOD|SCUSSP PLANS
FOR SANDLOT BALL
Amateur Base Ball Men Meet
Tomorrow Night to Arrange
for Season.
BY II. C. BYRD.

Amateur udSe bbii iHet Will get TO-
gether tomorrow night al 61S 18th street
at o'clock to talk over plans for the
season due to open in about seven
weeks. The meeting has been called by
! Maj. Robert II. Young, president of the
| Amateur Base Ball Association of the
| District. and will be presided over by
| him. A general invitation to everybody
| interested in the amateur sport has been
extended by Maj. Young through the
columns of the newspapers.
| In all probability the meeting will be
opened for a general discussion during
which everybody is expected to present
! ideas about the game and what can be
done to produce a successful year on
| the amateur diamonds. The meeting in
all probability will wind up by putting
the Amateur Base Ball Association back
en- a solid footing and in generally en-
thusiastic resolves to develop one of the
| best seasons the amateur game has
known in Washington. At least, to judge
by the opinions expressed by several
| individuals. that should be the result Of
| the gathering.
annual affair for the election of officers,
probably that will be done. II so, Maj
Young is likely to be chosen to lead the
amateur sport through it's period of re-
construction And it would be very diff
fcult for those interested in the develop
| lnent of the game to find n better man.
In fact, it is likely that no better man
could be found
| One difficulty that confronts the
| association is the finding of suitable
/ playing fields-that is, playing fields
| In convenient places. Out in the
| northeast section there are two. one
| at 18th and H streets and the other
| at the Rosedale Fairgrounds. Both
| these are in good shape and Q. X. for
league games, but, with these excep
| tions-not taking into consideration
| the diamonds on the White Lot and
| IN Potomac Park--pra ctically no con
| venient fields are available.
With the return of the Army and
| the mastering out in civil life thou
| sands who formerly have taken part
! in amateur games there should be no
! difficulty in filing tho rosters of
| teams. The greatest difficulty should
! come in finding enough teams to take
care of all those that may want 10
| play.
| Back in the field this season will
| be the nine representing the Young
| Mems Hebrew Association. Luck
! Goldberg, a member of the executive
| committee of the association, is back
| of the team again and is working to
| get out a lot of strong candidates.
The first practice is to be held Sun
| day morning on the Monument
| grounds at 1890 o'clock, and all men
+, who desire to try for the team are
| requested to report there at that
| time. Work on schedule already
| has been begun and games are listed
| Richmond and Portsmouth mines. A
4 game also is expected with the Young
/ Mems Hebrew Association of New
| York.
] In order for catholic University TO
| beat GalIaudet out of the basloet ba II
! championship the Kendall Green FIVE
1 with have to lose to both George
/ Washington and Catholic University
/ and that is not probable, The Hatch
| cities must beat Gallaudet Saturday
1 night in order to create tie between
I Catholic University and Gallaudet.
| and of course, the Brooklanders then
| would be compelled to win in order
1 to get the title. If George Washing
ton were to be the victor in this
/ the largest crowds that has watched
/ basket ball games here in years
4 would turn out to see the final clash
| between Gallaudet and Catholic Uni
versity.
It Is rather remarkable that Mary
| land State, the cellar champion of
| the District intercollegiate Basket
| Ball League, is the only auint in
| the league with victory over Gal
| laudet to its credit. Gallaudet's rec
/ ord so far is one defeat and one vic
tory in two games with State. two
| victories over c. L. and one victory
! over George Washington with its
| other contest with the Hatchetites
/ yet to be played.
| Maryland state may extend base
/ ball trip this spring as far south as
| South Carolina. IT has been offered
two games in that state. with a
| tentative offer for another. It is
moro than possible that the dates
| will be accepted.
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