Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-01
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CIRCUIT COMPLETE
Perkasie Only Newcomer in
1922 Personnel Of League.
Will Have Fast Team


THE 1922 circuit Of the Montgomery
L County Baseball League is COM
plete. The baseball boosters of the
town of Perkasie, on tho North Penn,
will meet tonight. formally accept mem
bership in the league, elect officers. con.
slider the appointment of manager
and then everything will be in order to
attend the meeting Of the league to be
held on Friday night at Lansdalc.
Perkasie is the only new team In the
league this year. taking the place Of
Chestnut Hill. which has retired from
league ball for the present. The five
other teams from last year are back in
line. They are the I.ansdale champions,
Doylestown. Conshohocken, Ambler and
Souderton.
According to President Harold Pike,
perkasie will have quite rn organiza-
ton, and promises to make the others
hustle. The town is known as a hot.
bed of baseball. and whether playing in
dependent or league bal. always has
several seasons in the old North Penn
circuit, with Jack Reynolds as man.
ager.
Suburban Is Intact
There is nothing the matter with the
l'hilndelpbia Suburban circuit this sea-
son, according to President Pike. who
also guides the destinies OF this league,
which is made up of towns chiefly in the
Old York road section. fact that
clearly denotes success is evident when
evcry one of the six members from last
wear have applied for membership once
more.
they arc Glcnside Champions, Hat :
boro Willow Grove, WyndmoOr, Fort
Washington and Southampton. AS an
other Wyndmoor team and clubs rep.
rescnting Ashbournc and Mckinley are
knocking at the door for admission,
there is every likelihood hat the cir.
cult will be expanded to eight teams at
meeting to be held next Monday night
! at the Glenside National Bank.
! Mckinley, one Of the proposed new
comers. has made a reputation in play
ing twilight and SUNDAY games. The
Suburban League is one OF the Oldest
in this territory, having been organ, :
lied in 1910, and has developed such
players as George Burns, Jing John
son and Joe Mccarthy.
Wagner Handles st. MichaeIs
ST. Michael's, Of Germantown, viii
take the field this year with one OF the
best teams that has represented the
club. The Saints have again secured
Cap Wagner to handle the managerial
reins, and he has campeG OIL the trai
of several prominent players well know
in the suburban districts.
Harry Keyser, the ex-Pcddic 1nsti'
tute star. has again been signed fol
tho infield. Schuch. last season will
Supplec Biddle In the Manufacturers
League, has been secured for an out
field berth, and the younger Schuch will
probably hold down second base as las
A pitcher prominent In scholasti
circles is expected IN the fold In tn
near future to share the pitching bur
den with Bill Kennedy. Last year
captain, Hodgkins, looks good for tn
first base job. while the balance o
the team will be chosen from last year
Church League aggregation.
st. Michaels desires to hear from al
clubs played last summer, especial
Lanrhorne, Ocean Gate, Audubon
Media, Norwood, and teams of tha
class in Pennsylvania, New Jersey an
Delaware. Address W. A. Wagner
2O76 Sixty fifth avenue, Germantown