Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-24

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teams have held them to a tie. thus ting
string OF postponed games to be played by the
been transferred to the st. Pauls Symsnoskie.
.lso Of St. Vincent'r. has obtained his release
ana has signed up with St Josephs.
NJ me game between st. Joseoh's and the
Marines was brimful Of classy work Snyder ran
N from deep center and nabbed a hit that was
labeled FOR safe Territory. No better catch has
slammed out a two-ba gser to ieft center Tat
CHASED three OF his teammates over the rubber
>, The fnheld presented by st. Joseoh's in its
last game is about az speedy Quartet a. can
be garnered around Washington. Al Handiboe
johnnie Salb. Charlie Miller and "Dukey'' Mess
are nard to beat when It comes to covering real
a al. rina n man for the Tu.ne-tes He has been
the timeliest hitter on the team
Biick' Ronntree caught for the vi:Ilants IN
their game against the Marines august II
ana cut on four men stealing. None Of the
Marines succeeded in pflferng a base. Better
throwing IS seldom seen
independence League Notes.
The games for the coming week as follows:
MONDAY. Manhattan Ninth: Tuesday. GU
VS.. Twining: Wednesday. Advent vs. Wallach
Thursday. Manhattan VS.. Twining: Friday. Ad-
vent vs. Twining: Saturday. Wallach vs.. Ninth
Independence League will he we'll represented
In the post-seas amateur championship series.
Twinine has such stars Gordon. Evans; wyn;;
koop. Irwin. ORle. Powell and Woods. all well
gether with a fast assortment Of youngsters-
noSs who have PLAYED together with the Iwi ,r
taught the value Of teamwork.
Advent and Gurley a:ill have a fighting chance
for the flag. and II the former team should be 30
ase this fall it xi stu%Sns Slass
to the teams in class A. The Advent slab
artists. Seitz Freeman. Humphrey and Moshurg.
cially strong Murphy does most Of the receivn ing
for the Advent team. and is touted as the best
that is. while Seaton has developed remarkably
as catcher since the opening Of the season.
Advents infeld is uncomfortable, and the outfeld
Is another Tiger combination.
Gurley got bad start in the spring but has
made wonderful progress under the management
Of Mr.. Young and today has one Of the best
the league ne IN Eddie Davis DSnnei Of this
e is vein y
ovan at short. Taggart is on the Gurley's pitch
ing stan. and Buck Stewart and Hope FalcOncr
two old nainstays. are doing the catching.
However. the most surprising development
shown is in the Manhattan boys. Tossed to the
bottom Of the ladder at the start. Manager
Kraft worked necessarily with his boys, rounding
up such stars as Buckley, lie Mat. Eddie Walsh
and Palmer. coupled with the good work Of the
younger element. and today this team is making
the grade like demons. Next season the Manhat
tans should make things lively around McDev-
it, field.
Wallsch and Ninth have stuck It out 10 tho
finish. and both Of these teams have exhibited
some mastery playing throughout However
the boys from Ninth Street did not get fair
start, coming i'm late i'm the season through the
purchase Of another teams franchise.
A meeting Of the league is called for this
morning at the residence of President Worley
"a II street northwest. and every member OF the
board Of managers is requested to be ON hand
not later than O'Clock.