Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
AMATEUR LEAGUE NOTES.

and Meredith are out of the game be-
cause Of collision in Fridays skirmish.
Charley Groves Is back In the game
after an absence Of a month.
Bill Stokes has been fattenlng his bat
ting average in late games. He clouted
the sphere for four bingles in his last
bout.
Since Joe Hurney has been manager of
the B. and o. he has made several valua-
BILE additions to the outfit. RQbey and
Tom Hurney have proved they are the
right stuff. He has also succeeded in
bringing Boswell back with the team.
The 7. NJ. c. A. have planned an all
r. r. Y. NJ. c. team that will take a
trip through the states to play the teams
from the Y. NJ c. AS of the big cities.
Tom Hurney out of twelve chances &C
cepted all without slip-up.
The B. and o. ran in two double plays
on the Coach Yard Thursday that took
the breath out of the spectators.
Skinny Thompson had the Coach Yard
at his mercy Friday. He struck out four
teen men in the seven innings.
John Sullivan is always there with the
goods. He can play any position on the
field with ease and covers lot of ground
anywhere.
Walter Hughes received his release
from the Coach Yard and has arranged
to play the field for the Station nine.
Sam Ryon got two three-baggers
Wednesday. and had he stretched them
he could have circled the course AL
Groves got two two-baggers in the same
bout.
Frank Sullivan made a pretty bunt Fri.
day along third base line and beat it out
| In fine style.
Brown tailed two doubles off George
Handy out of four times at bat.
Commercial League Notes.
Schedule for this week. games to be
played at 9Th and Florida avenue
| northeast at $50: Monday, National Elec-
| trio Supply Co. VS.. w. B. Moses & Sons;
Tuesday. G. E. Howard Co. VS.. VIM.
Hahn & Co.: Wednesday. E. ]. Murphy
Co. VS.. Goldenberg; Thursday, w. B.
| Moses & Sons VS.. G. E. Howard Co; Fri
day. VIM. Hahn & Co. VS.. E. ]. Murphy
| Co.: Saturday. Goldenberg VS.. National
Electric Supply Co.
The National Electric Supply Co. have
secured a comfortable lead. having played
over half their games and losing but
three. If they keep playing together at
that rate there will not be much difficulty
In deciding who will receive the pennant
Ferguson. the star first baseman Of the
Moses team. had his eye on the ball Mon
day. connecting for a double and two
singles. getting three Of the eight hits
made by his team.
Bob Whitney pitched his best game
Of the season Monday. when he let the
Hahn & Co. tribe down with two singles,
| but they were at an opportune time and
two runs were made. tieing the score.
| Blake Lawson of E. J. Murphy Co. laced
the ball out for double and two singles
out of four trips to the plate Tuesday,
and getting three Of the five hits made
by his team.
Ray Scheafer. the clever bac <stop for
the Murphy Co.. one Of the best catchers
in the league. He has a good arm and
seldom bases are stolen of him. He is a
| tricky base runner, while he gets one OF
more hits in every game.
Hamilton OF the National Electric Suppl,
Co. played his old position at the initia
bag Tuesday. He accepted all chances tina;
were given him. several of which were
bad thrown balls. Keep up the good work
| Ham"
Kline Of Murphy Co. made one of the
best running catches seen on the grounds
this year Tuesday. when he robbed Chapir
of q good hit in short center.
Goldersberg lost a hard game Wednes.
day, the score being tied in the last
inning with two out when the winning
run was scored.
Chrisman played a good game in the
right garden for Goldenberg Wednesday
making two dificult catches.
y Kelly connected with the ball for q