The Washington times., 1922-04-19

First in line is the Potomac Circuit
Headed by the popular Lieut.. Mike
Ready, of No. IL, the circuit has
gotten the fans of Anacostia and
Twining City all "het" up over the
opening on April "a.
Thomas j. Leonard Is vice presi-
dent, and Vincent A. osterman is
secretary.treasurer. The teams max.
ing up The circuit with the managers
are as follows: Naval Air Station,
William M. Barge; st. Teresa A. c.,
Harry Buscher: Standard OIL, w. A.
Dorr; Southern A. c., E. H. Childress;
Seamen Gunners, j. l.. Welch, and
Leviathan A. c., F, M Boyd.
The Potomac League Is sending
In Its list of players and Is making
all necessary preparations for the
start 20 be made next Monday In
the schedule Of seyenty-five games,
which viii run until July 25.. The.
first series ends June .. Thomas
Crooke has been app0inted umpire
for the season. Games will be
played at Fourteenth and = streets
southeast.
The Government Baseball League,
OF which w. @. Deane is president,
starts on April 20. A. b. Evans, of
the Library of Congress, is vice presi-
dent, and b. ". Barrett, of the Cen
sus Bureau, is secretary-treasurer
The teams and managers or the Gov
ernment League as selected for the
schedule are as follows: Commerce,
@. A. T.. Rhinebold; General Ac-
counts, r. H. Martin; Government
Printing Office, w. r. Love; Justice,
r. ID. Carusi: Marines; w. X. Bruns
ner; Navy, Pete Lynch. ~
The Government League promises
to be unusually strong this season.
Dutch Kenney has been selected to
umpire the games, which viii be
played on the White Lot Ellipse.
The opening of the Government
League will probably be unique af-
fa.s. as the Secretary of the Navy,
the Secretary of Commerce and other
high officials in the navy and marine
corps will be on, hand. S3
Other Leagues are lining up officers
and managers and are about ready
20 announce their schedules for the
season. 1t is expected that the Ter
y. II II .
morning league, although the plans
have not been made publC.
Several seasons ago the Terminal
r. r.. "Y'' supported two leagues and
the idea met with success. Interest
in sandlot baseball this season at
Union Station may mean another ar
cult which would affiliate with tie
District Baseball Association.
IL Is estimated that something
like 1 600 players win be registered
under contract for the District
Baseball Association teams during
the first weeks OF the season. All
players are signed to contracts and
are subject to release. The return
60 the former method of running
organized baseball under an execu-
tive committee Is expected TO, make
for considerably better competition
this year I'm all leagues.
Harry La Clair has succeeded in
getting his new league launched.
The former Navy Yard Recreation
League head attended the early ses-
sions of the District Baseball Asso-
citation and said he, had field and
part of a team collected.
At the present writing he has got
ten together a first-class team from
the navy yard and is chairman Of
the Federal League. John ]. Maurer
Is vice chairman and NJ. ID. Crowley
Is secretary.
The following teams are listed
with the Federal League, Navy
: Yard, Harry La Clair; Bureau OF
Ordnance, L.. G. Schmidt: Coca
cond" Treasury. II. II. Meyer, Wash
ington Barracks, John J. Maurer;
u. s. Shipping Board. M. ID. Crowley,
and Postoffice Department, man.
ager not selected as yet.
The league will play through SIXTY
games in one series and will begin
operations the first Monday in May.
The circuit will play on the old
Navy Yard League grounds.