Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEAGUE NOTES

Jones still leads SectlCn A Oh tLe ouHuaS
School League in batting, with .4S1 but as
he has not played the necessary number or
games to qualify. should no one pass him in
sticking, he cannot land the prize for the
best sticker.
Xander is without peer In the league IN
covering second on throws from the plate
to catch a runner. He made three beauty
one-hand stops and put outs in THURSDAY
game against Calvary.
Special Waterman Knight is doing excel
lent work Since his appointment there has
been no trouble about keeping the crowd
back His methods are quiet but effective.
and he has greatly relieved Mr.. West Of
self-assigned duties in this respect.
First Congregational gave up the ghost
scme time ago but Sixth held on valiantly
and finally succeeded in catching Gurley.
They deserve great credit for their pluck
and perseverance.
Lord has been getting two or three stolen
bases in each game lately. The two he pur-
Joined Thursday brought his total up to
49, only one behind NJ. Fenton.
Chittenden and Peck of the Congregation
al team are off on pleasure jaunt and en-
joying the hospitality of Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr.
Now that Clark has lost a game. Koch
Ter. Bryan and Chittenden remain the only
undefeated pitchers in section A. The first
two have won two each and Chittenden one
game.
Beall has a lead of only one point in bat
ting over Wahler. each having taken part
in ten games. Had Collie" been playing
in Thursdays game against the Saints he
would probably have secured his share of
the eighteen hits and given Johnny good
more game to play in, while Congrega-
tional has five, which will give Beall and
Chittenden. who stands third, a chance
to add a few points.
Collie Waller followed up his record
breaking performance of July H. when he
downed Gurley in no-run, no-hit game, by
making another record in the next game
pitched, letting Foundry down with only
two hits on July IA. This is not only this
seasons best pitching performance, but the
record for the league in any year. Wonder
if he will maintain his form until Calvary
meets Fourth.
Some of the teams which may desire
games to keep in practice during long in
tervals between games could not do better
than arrange for contests with the strong
Atlantics who would like to meet the am
ateur crack teams. Calvary does not play
again until August and will need game
or two to keep going good. The Commits
sioners' team would give them good
workout"
The absence of Clear and Vaughn. who
have Joined the Commissioners team, has
taken away TWO of Gurley's best players
and weakened the team gre1tly. Doyle is
holding his own with any of the first base
n,
gamely at 1t In their efforts to avoid a fer
felt
A meeting of the board OF directors will
be held soon to take up the matter Of
prizes. Several handsome prizes have been
donated, but just how they vii. be award
ed has not yet been determined. Should the
number be sufficient 1t is the desire of the
management to award prizes for the lead
ing events in both sections. but IL the sup
ply is inadequate the leaders of events in
the league as a whole will be the fortuna tie
ones to &c. the plums.
There are now only three postponed
games in section b to be played off, and.
as In section a. the result of the last game
will probably determine the winner Mon
day Douglas meets Metropolitan Baptist.
and Friday Mount Vernon and Calvary
ropolitan meets Fifth. By winning beth
its games the Nets" can tie with Fifth for
first place. making a play -of necessary to
decide which team shall represent section
Ii in the post-SeaSon series with the win
ners in Mt. Pleasant
Unless there is marked reversal In form
by the big four in section A, the crucial
test which will put one team out of the race
will be the game August 2 between Cal
vary and Fourth. Should Calvary win and
Gunton take its two games with st. Steph-
ems and Sixth. Calvary and Gunton will be
tied. Should Fourth win from Calvary, 1t
will. still have Congregational to meet and
the latter team may be put out of the race
in its game Wednesday with Foundry.
which is playing strong game. 1t Is pos
sible that each OF the first division teams
may lose a game, but that is improbable,
and 1t is confidently predicted by many
close followers of the race that any one of
the four which loses a game from now on
may be counted down and out.