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Griffith Selects His Infield Quartet?Georgetown Opens Campaign End Series With Islanders and Then Grapple With Cinci Reds. . TAMPA, Fla., March 22.?Today -k Griffith's ball team play* lu Cam* with the yavana AU-Htari lor* tackling Pat Moran's cham of the world. The series to __ haa the Islanders ahead, four victories and two defeats. The big Ulfuers hope, by winning today, to ?ak* it a bit closer. Tomorrow the Cincinnati Reds will play the first of two games here with tho Grlffmen. Wednesday night both teams will go to Miami, the Reds' training camp, for one game before kitting the rattler" oa their long to -storming trip ending in Cin cinnati. April 11. President Griffith Intimates that (he Infield with which he will open the season at .Boston, April 14, will h*Te Harris at second. O'Neill at short .and Leonard at third base. However, he declines to say this la a final choice. Harris Is apparently a better fielder than Maurice Shannon, but whether he can hit big league pitching will hardly be known until he has faced It. He will receive a test in the aeries with the Reds which should go far toward settling the question. Jtidged by his showing here. O'Neill Is the best shortstop in the squad. Like Harris, his hitting ability in fast company is a mystery. If he falls down at the bat. Shannon may be placed at shortstop. The red topped lad has looked pretty good there In the fielding drills here. Ellerbe's days as a shortstop seem over. He is now Joe Leonard's rival for the hot corner Job. Ellerbe lacks the speed of foot and of wing to maka good in McBride's shoes, but he may develop Into a good third baseman. During the series with the Reds, President Griffith hopes to work his pitchers In turn, each twirling half a , game until the final week. Johnsoij. Shaw, Erlckson, Courtney and Zaeh ? ry are considered first string pitch ers, with the others battling for ex tra berths. BANKERS WILL REVIVE THEIR BASEBALL LEAGUE Famous Organization to Start Up Again and Will Play on Monu ment Lot Field. The Bankers' League will start up baseball activities again, this summer. After a layoff of a couple of yea? the Bankers have opened up for a real campaign in baseball and will prob ably play on the Monument Lot. Robert Fleming, assistant cashier of the Rlggs Hank, Is the newly elect ed president of the Bankers' Baseball League. George C. Pollock, treas urer of the Bankers' Dnckpln League, was elected secretary and treasurer. Each team In the circuit is allowed to draft three men from other banks not In the league. Only men em ployed In local banks on March 1 will be eligible to play during the season. FOURTH AMATEUR LEAGUE WILL GET START TONIGHT Terminal Railroad T. M. C. A. Men Gather at Call of G. H. Winslow at Union Station. Organisation of the Terminal Rail road Y. M C. A. will be effected at tonight's meeting at Union Station grounds. There will probably be six tMms In the circuit. The Terminal circuit Is one of the oldest In amateur baseball here, and always enjoyed unusual success. It la possible that a morning league. In addition te the regular afternoon circuit, will be tried for those who are on night work. The morning cir cuit was run off for two years. With the Government, Depart mental, and Potomac Leagues in line the Terminal League Is the fourth here to get busy for the summer baseball season. COMMITTEE GATHERS. Members of the executive commit tee of the recently formed "C" Club of Central High are meeting today at the office of E. B. Rhcem, 727 Fif teenth street northwest. Men's Spring Suits Just Arrived. Big Value* $0/1.75 Our Special on Men'* Pant* Today, $4.95 725 7th St. N. W. (i nn?l II Of ? K**tilft|*. Penny Ante thesteikb By Myer Marcus ? 1 ? hey! edwe! m what va/oulD "?>0 do in f\ case. llke th?s?y MONTREAL FOLKS YELLED AS GIBSON QUIT STARS TO JOIN THE PIRATES By FREDERICK G. LIEB. They kicked up quite a furore up in Canada when "Gibby" was grad uated into the majors. They didn't like it a bit. Montreal was up in arms?selling their onfy decent bat ter for fiithy lucre, and spoiling Montreal's chance of getting out of last place! The fact that Gibson got a chance to rise to the top of his profession evidently didn't enter 'into the calculations. We picked up these choice blta of diamond gossip, shortly after Olbson was sold by Montreal to the Pirates In July, 1005: "Gibson, the new Pirate catcher, U a Canuck and halls from Ontario." "Montreal has let out Kuhns, Dyer and Ferry, and has sold Olbson to Pittsburgh. Recently the stockhold ers offered to sell their franchise. Pretty rough road for a ball club to travel!" "Montreal fans are wild because the club has sold Its crack catcher to Pittsburgh. The Montreal Star says of the deal: "The Montreal baseball club, owners and players, have thrown' down the Montreal public repeatedly, but the Gibson deal was the rawest yet. For a few dollars, our only de cent batter was sold to Pittsburgh and the Birds' chances of getting out of last place were reduced to an Im palpable shadow.' " It Wan Glbaoa'a Gala. Anyway what was Montreal's loss was Pittsburgh's gain, also Gibson's. In place of playing with a chronic International tailender, lie caught on with one of the livest teams In the National League. George Gibson, the'new Pirate man ager, first went'behind the bat in a National league game on July 2, 1005, catching Deacon Philltppe in a game In Cincinnati, which the Reds won by a score of 4 to 1. We read that errors were responsi ble for Phillippe's loss and that Gib son, the rookie. dl<^ "fairly well." The lead sent out of Cincinnati that night as an Introducetlon to Gibson's first big league box score was as follows: "Errors behind Phllllppe lost the game for Pittsburgh, the three runs scored by Cincinnati in the fifth in ning being the result of thre? miss plays. Catcher Gibson, late of Mon treal. made his debut with Pittsburgh and did fairly well." Gibson failed to get any hits off Bob Ewing In his first trial with | Pittsburgh, and handled eight out of [ nine fielding chances. Miller Hug gins, Fred Odwell and Tommy Cor coran stole bases on hinj. Warn Some (ireal Player*. Gibson saw some of the greatest players In baseball history In ,?.ctlon i In his first major league game! Hans Wagner, king of the National League at that time, however, failed to show Olbby any of his batting power as lie failed to get a hit In four tries. How ever, he ate tip eleven out of a dozen chances In the field. Cy Seymour, who beat out Wagner for the Nation al League batting championship that year, played center field for the Reds. Other great players In that game were Tommy Leach, Fred Clarke, who not In as h pinch-hitter, Harry Steln feldt and Jimmy Sebrlng. Three meh In that Cincinnati lineup already have passed In to the great beyond?Sey mour, Steinfeldt and Sebrlng. It didn't take Gibson long to prove to the Pirate fans that Montreal had reason to be disgruntled over his sale to the majors. There wasn't any thing about catching that "OINiy" couldn't do. The big Canadian thrived on work and In six seasons In Pitts burg he caught over KM) games snd In two other yearS he was Just under ^OLOAjK fe HOMin DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JfWfLRY | Sooth End of Highway Rrifr* McBride Played Third In This One (At Claris rati, July t. IMM.) PITTSBURGH PIRATES. AB. K. H. P.O. A. E. Otis Clymer, rf.... 4 0 1 0 0 0 Tom Leach. If 4 1 2 I 0 ? C. Beaumont, cf... 4 0 3 3 0 0 liana Wagner, as... 4 0 0 b ? 1 Geo. Howard, lb... 4 0 18 3 3 Geo. McBride, 3b... 4 0 2 1 1 0 Claude Ritchey, 2b. 4 0 0 0 0 0 Geo. Gibson, c .1 0 0 i 2 1 Chas. Phllltppe, p... 3 0 0 0 4 1 ?Fred Clarke 1 0 ? 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 S 24 It & CINCINNATI REDS. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. MfHer Hugfflna, 2b,. 3 1113 1 John Barry, lb.... 2 0 0 8 0 0 Prod Odwell. If 3 2 1 3 0 0 Cy Seymour, ef 3 0 1 4 0 0 Tom Corcoran, ss... 4 0 0 3 1 0 Jim Sebring. rf.... J 0 0 2 0 1 H. Ftelnfeldt, 3b... 3 0 1 1 1 0 Ed Phelpa. c 2 0 0 5- 2 0 Bob Ewlng, p 3 1 1 0 2 0 Total* 26 4 6 27 10 2 Pittsburgh 001 000 00 0?1 Cincinnati 001 0 3 0 00 0?4 ?Batted for Phllllppc In ninth, i Two-base hit?Hteinfeidt. Stolen base*? Hugglns, Odwell, Corcoran. Double play? Howard to Wagner. l'lr!K bam* on balls? Off Ewlnir. 1; off Phhillippe, 3. Sacrifice hit"?Odwell. Barry (2). Seymour. Struck out?By Ewing, 6; by Phllllppe, 4 L'm pfri^s?Bauaewine and Klem. Time of Kame?1 hour, and 33 minutea. Attend ance?5,200. that mark, "catching nin^tj:-eight games ip 1911 and ninety-live in f012. In 1909, the year in which Pittsburgh won i^ last National League cham pionship, Gibson made a record which LEAGUE IS FORMED. Representatives of Hebrew Sunday I schools have formed a baseball league of teams composed of thirteen to sixteen year old boys. The cir cuit will be known as the Inter-Con gregational Baseball League. Sched ules are now being made up. Martin Shefferman, Sixth and I street north west, requests inquiries. TWO MATCHES LISTED. Two first class matches are in pros pect for tonight's card at the Grand Central Palace. Head & Co. bowlers will meet the Breams, while the Grand Central team rolls the Ingle sido five. RED SOX WINNERS. DALIiAS, Tex.', March 22.?The Red Sox, behind fine pitching by Hoyt and Pennock, defeated the New York Giants here yesterday, 4 to 3. INDIANS. LAND IT. NEW ORLEANS, La.. March 22.? With Morton and Coveleskle showing midseason form, the Cleveland In dians defeated the Pelicans, j to 0, before a big Sunday crowd. CENTRAL WILL PLAY. Central High School will play Brlar ly Hall on the Monument Lot Wed nesday afternoon. It will be the first gainc for both teams. C. U. IN PRACTICE. Catholic University baseball play ers staged a practice game yesterday at Brookland. Jackson and Lucey pitched for the varsity against the second team. The varsity won by 8 to 3. "Y" LADS TO FEED. T. M. C. A. boys representing the basketball team will be tendered a ?feed" by Hid Lee^h on Wednesday night. The youngsters earned twen ty-one decisions during the season. ATHLETES COMPETE. Kplphany gymnasium will be open ed tomorrow night for a closed In door meat. J. riant la in charge of tha meet. never has been equalled by a i-atcher. He cauglft In 150 of the 154 National League games played by his club and followed it up by ratchlng fevery in ning in tho hard fought seven-game world's championship series with De troit. 1'addy O'Connor, Pittsburg's second string catcher that year, did so little work that manV fans didn't know he was in the league. Wm Born Is Canada. Gibson was born in London, Ont., on July 22, 1880. He started his pro fessional career in 1903 with the ' Kingston club of the Hudson River League and finished the season with the HufTalo Eastern League team, as the International League then was known. In 11)04 and 190.">. Gibson i caught for Montreal, stepping into the shoes onec occupied by I'at Mo- | ran. The manager of the world's ( ( champions caught for Montreal lnis?9 and 1900, and like Gibson used that {Canadian club as a stepping stone i to the big league. With the exception of two seasons |?1917 and 1918 with the Giants, Gib son spent his entire big league ca ( reer In Pittsburgh. He quit Barney I j Dreyfuss In a huff In the latter part j of 1916, when the Giants claimed him for the waiver price, but when Drejr I fuss looked around for a manager to succeed Bezdek last winter he de cided to forget the unpleasantness of 191G and appointed Gibson. It was a popular move not only In Pittsburgh but .all over the big I league country. There is no better loved man In baseball than "Glbby" nor one who has a greater knowledge of baseball. Copyright, 1910, by Al llunrj Elian. RAY! MACKMEN WIN. SAN BENITO, Tex., March 22.?'The Athletics won their 'first contest against the Cardinals yesterday, 8 to i 3. Walter Kinney, a southpaw heav 1 er. went the entire distance, pitching I a wonderful game. The teams meet today at McAllen, Tex. STENGEL A HITTER. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 22. ?Tho Phillies scored their second consecutive victory here yesterday overwhelming the locals, 11 to 1. Stengel collected a double and three singles in four trips to the plate. LEWIS WITH YANKEES* JACKSONVILLE, Kla.. March 22 ? Duffy Lewis was out with Hhe Yan kees today for the first time, lie has not settled his salary difference yet, but a compromise Is expected to- j day. T^ere will be an inter-team game today. YOUNG HAS "FLU." DAL1JVS, Tex., March 22 ? The "flu" today robbed John McOraw of "Pep" Young, his star outfielder, and the Giants will meet the Bed Sox today at Wlohlta Kails minus his services. WANTS TO PLAY GAMES* Her*el A. C. baseball players want games with strong teams In the Dis trict. A. L. Bennett. 811 Ninth street northwest. Is manager. MASSANUTTEN TO PLAY. Massanutten Academy comes here for games with Business, Central and Tech on the dates of April B, 8 and 0. DRAFTERS TO PLAY. j Relectlve Service Becords division wants baseball games. B. A. Melone, j Id manager, and can be reached at the A. G. O., Washington Barracks. KANAHWASTOMEET. Kanahwa A. C. baseball players meet tomgrrow night at the residence of Fills O. Goodman. H.2S Fifth street northwest, to organiie for the season. Indoor Sports (C?pyrl?hl, 111*, by iul?rn*liun?l New* ? hrvkt, inc.) IHftiTT _ _ tvmiitan'tvm'm. I ir ik/f l&a*o ^tr \ weaves imho??oa ?h' ) m?ks 10 lw to lamp ljmwoonwcr, v#4/w0ut\ ^oll-cve ^ ma(?vj? I mg l-wt ?J (ndoon. 6p0p-t Pif/nc, off- me ansx ta/^c 0*w th? as it mma&ch ca^-t- t& jce" h</w. jusr jo tk*r tm? bowr coo?-b G<X~ af* eset ULL- OF b?a*->tv By Tad h?j ftjt just" at" VL?sojt vwt eirelr h//v 0*c* aai*utu iiiiiii ? :XL? 6BR00KLAND TEAM TO MEETVERMONT C. U. Players Expect to Get in a Lot of Work This Week. Catholic University expect* to pet in a pood deal of work between now and Saturday, the opening date of the Hrooklanders' schedule. The Univer sity of Vermont team is due hero Sat urday for an engagement at Catholic j University. 1 Gallaudet was scheduled to play at C. U. on Wednesday, but canceled the game. Holy Cross Is due here next Wednesday. Coach Moran, who has been under the weather for about a month, is slowly rounding into shape. Moran ha* always turned out exceptionally fine teams at Catholic University, no matter what material presented Itself. Moran seems to have plenty of ma terial this year. l-'or catchers Cor win, MoDonough, Howard, Thebold, Hogan and Thompson are said to be above the ordinary. In the Infield Moran will have Harrington, Forin, Dunn. Dtlavergne. Malone, I^ong, Kitzgerald, Lucey. McCarthy, and Mc Klght. Of outfielders the Rrookladers have McNamara, Koche. Keeler, McN'amara. l.yonK Flnley, Pnrrott, Mallin and Malle^. Howling. Lucey, Hayes, Ken dncks, Doyle, Jackson and J'ollard ale available for the pitching staff. Here It Is The Grouch of Glen Echo says: '"The trouble with too much ego is that there is too lit tle go in it." WHITE SOX SQUAD TOO SMALL FOR GOOD WORK Not Enough Regulars to Make Up, a Team to Battle the Rookies. WACO, Tex., March 22.?Kid Glea- | ?on, the fighting manager of the j White Sox, is greatly handicapped I by the failure of many of his rtgu- I lars to report here. There is a full j team of rookies, but not enough reg ulars to offer competition. Further- ' more, is there is too mugh wind here, ' with the sun speedily disappearing ! behind a '-mackeral sky." Kddie Collins is due here next week, having been given extra time before reporting. Joe Jackson is also com ing next week. Staving been delayed by illness In his family. Hick Kerr, Hoy Wilkinson, Chi<-k Gandil, Swede Kisberg. Fred McMullin are holdouts, but Weaver is understood to hove signed his papers. Jourdan is with Cantillion's Minneapolis squad at Oklahoma City. GEORGETOWN WILL MEET ROCK HILL Hilltoppers Go Back Again on Wednesday Against Mary land Staters. Georgetown's baseball team (gets Into action today against the Rock Hill College nine, of Ellicott City. Md. The Hilltoppers have had some work on the diamond lately but are somewhat uncertain as to just what they can do so early In the season. It is not unlikely that Sam llyman anci Art Reynolds will unllmber a few slants at the Marylanders. John ; O'Reilly Is expecting great things of the Hilltoppers this season as there appears to be an abundance of material. The week will be a tough one for the Hilltoppers for so early in the sopson. Maryland State's veteran team plays at tl)e Hilltop on Wed nesday. The Staters are said to have every bit as good a team as George town. PENN PLAYS CHICAGO. Penn University basketers with a record of nineteen straight wins t<re tackling the University of Chicago tossers in Chicago tonight. Penn is without th? service? of Craves, who was left behind in Philadelphia with the measles. ?' ? ? ? I.. I ??? ?< CARPENTIER WILL LAND AND MEET WITH OFFERS Promoters and Managers Will Fall Upon Europe's Grot Champion. ' NEW YORK. March 22 ?Georgea Carpentier. champion French boxer. Is due to arrive lure lat.' today with his bride and his manager, M. Lies camp.". Carpentier li coming to New York aboard the liner- I.a Savoie, which was reported ^oirn- fifteen miles off Nantucket iighe early today, and is not expected to dock until late this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Upon arriving here Carpentier will be met by1 "Tex" Illckatd, the pro moter. and matchmaker for the In ternational Sporting Club. He will make his headquarter* at the Hotel Biltmore while in New York. Dozen of offers from boxing pro moters and theatrical managers are mwalttng tbo French champion, but his schedule in America, according to latest reports, will keep him busy intll well into the summer posing 'or moving pictures and filling a faudevlllc engagement, contr cts for both of which have already been signed. WILL MEET GENERALS. 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