Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Capital City League.

Inc following IS the Schedule Tor the
week: Monday. Brentwood VS.. Government
Printing Office: Tuesday. Bloomingdale
VS.. Columbia Athletic Club; Wednesday.
st. Stephens Institute VS.. Atlantic; Thurs
day. Columbia Athletic Club VS.. Brent
wood: Friday. Government Printing Office
VS.. st. Stephens Institute; Saturday, At
lantic VS.. Bloomingdale.
Five errors is what lost Mondays con-
test for the Brentwoods in their battle
with st. Stephens. and not the twiring Of
Sanders. He and Murphy. the opposing
deliverer. allowed the same number Of
hits, eight. He famed eleven and passed
none.
Dutch Heinrich and Hoffman were the
leading stickers in the Brentwood-S
Stephens game. Each got three hits.
Halloran, the classy shortstop for the
ST. Stephens aggregation. played an ex-
cellent game at his territory Monday.
Moreland is putting up first-class ball
for the Brentwoods this season. He is
also hitting hard.
The Atlantics fought fine fight with
the leaders for seven innings Wednesday,
until Carrick made a wild throw to home,
the ball striking in front of the plate, then
taking bound over the fence, allowing
the men on the bags to come home. This,
with batting rally. gave them Ave runs.
The game finally ended with the score 8
to 3.
A. Handiboe and Litchfield were the OPP
posing left-hand slab artists of Wednes-
days contest and had pitchers battle
for seven innings, both having about the
same record. Handiboe weakened and
was defeated in the fatal eighth.
Smith Of the Columbia Athletic Club
nine casght great game Wednesday. He
made thirteen putouts and one assist
without a slip-up He got his hit.
Hurley. the clever third baseman for the
leaders. was the hero with the stick We'd
nesday. He clouted the ball for a triple
and two singles. His playing In the
Mr.. r. ]. Bell. formerly of the Ohio.
Pennsylvania League. Is now umpiring the
Capital City League games.
Clear is covering first for the Column
bias in fine style. He is also q hare
hitter.
Inability on the part Of the Blooming
dales Thursday to place a team on the
field on scheduled time gave Brentwood
the game by a forfeit. To have a con
test the Brentwoods agreed to play q
picked nine. The newly composed team
workeO together well. as though they
were regulars. and the result was they
came out winners by the score of to 4
Jake Leonard, one of Government Print
ing Office star twirlers. pitched three
hit game Friday against the Atlantics
He struck out eight of the opposing bats
mel and didn't give a pass.
Penroses playing behind the bat fol
the Government Printing ONCE squad 1.
classy.
Spalding got two out of the three hit.
OF the Atlantics' hits IN their game with
Government Printing Office Friday, anC
Hoffman connected with the other one.
Davis has demonstrated that he Is on,
OF the best first basemen in the Capita
City League.
'Hense" Waple is still in his old form
He is smuggling the ball with great regu
larity.
Cars good playing in the outfield
makes him one of the best outielders IL
the league.
Noyes' catching and his accurate throw
ing TO the bags for the Atlantics art
frst-class.
Independence League.
The Gurley club has attached Taggar