The Washington herald., 1922-03-29
DISTRICT BASEBALL UNION
TO OPERATE EIGHT LEAGUES
Maj. R. H. Young Again Heads Association
Other Sandlot Gossip.

The District Baseball Association
will again be a real factor In
amateur life in Washington. Rep
resentatives of eight leagues got
together at the Terminal "Y' last
night and reorganized the associa-
ton.
When the smoke had cleared
Mai. Robert II. Young, leader OF
the body in. prewar days. had been
elected president and chairman OF
the executive committee. which VIII
be the governing body of the as
ISOLATION. Serving with him on the
committee will be Maj. C. Eugene
Edwards. william Belts, G. II
winslow and Bryan Morse, all well
known in local sandlot circles. The
first three were elected and Morse
was appointed secretary and treas
urer of the association with addi-
tional duty as a >member- OF the
executive board. -
1t was decided to throw into the
discard the bulky document which
contained the multifarious rules and
regulations governing organized ball
here and the executive committee
was called upon to draw up new
constitution and bylaws for con-
sideration by the association at Its
next meeting. which will be held
in the same place April s.
The Sunday School League, the
baby circuit of the District. was
admitted to membership. The as
ISOLATION resolved, to hold players
to connection with not more than
in aarh of two
leagues. It was decided that not
>Iess than four teams would consti-
tute a league and that the fran
chise money for this season would
be 81 for each team in each league
Action was taken to stop padding
of teams late in the season and the
participation in amateur league
games of players under contract to
teams within the national agree
ment, that is; professional. organl-
cations.
The champion War Department
nine, winner of the 1921 title in the
Departmental League, will hold a
meeting at its club room Friday att
ernoon at $3.50. All players connect
ed with the team last season are re-
quested to attend.
Easter Sunday Is the date set by
the Yosemite A. c for its first game.
The Yosemites will take a crack at
the Knickerbocker Juniors on Dia-
mond No. 4, Monument Lot. The
Yosemites are open for games In
-the l7-year-old class. Phone Mana
ger Earl Sizer, Lincoln $3.50, between
$50 and $50 p. M
The Barrett A. c. is scheduled to
open it's season Sunday morning at
II o'clock at Union League Park,
Fifteenth and Fl streets northeast.
against the Old Dutch Market out
fit. Manager Butler. of the Barretts.
will pitch Trites, Linkins o: r. c.
MuschIitz against the marketmen.
The Barretts are open for a game
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on
Diamond No. 1, Monument Lot.
Phone Manager Butler, West 26l5
between and Z p. m.
The Dominican Lyceum nine will
practice Friday evening at 5 o'clock
on Diamond No. .. Monument
Grounds, A meeting of the Lyceum
Will De nelQ tomorrow night AT
the clubrooms. All members are
ask ed to attend. Music will be fur
nished by the Dominicans jazz op-
chestra
The Merchants League will meet
at 702 NJ street northwest Monday
night, to make up a schedule. The
season will open May 2. Franchises
have been awarded to: Peoples
Drug. Piggly-wiggly Stores. Hecht
Co., Swift and Co.. Washington Gas
Light and Potomac Electric Power
Company.
The orioles would like TO arrange
games with 16-17-year-old clubs.
Address T. Nichols. 746 Sixth street
northwest.
The Speedway A. C.. seeks games
with teams in the unlimited class.
Seventeen men are trying for posi-
tions on the team. Washington
Barracks is requested to get In
touch with Manager West. Franklin
1856.
A dance will be held at Harding
Hall Saturday night. under the aus
pices of the Government Printing
once BaSebali Association. Pro-