Evening star., 1909-06-20
BANK LEAGUE NOTES.

BANK LEAGUE NOTES.
The league race now getting well under
way and is growing more interesting
from both the players and spectators
point of view. Large crowds are wit
Messing the games. and seem to be high
ly pleased with the article of ball put up
by most of the teams of the league The
umpres are working to the satisfaction
of the players and the whole manage
ment of tho league seems to be In har-
mony, which speaks for the success the
league is rapidly establishing.
"Micky'' Guy, a former Western High
School foot ball and base ball player,
is holding down the short field for WASH
ington Loan and Trust and appears to be
making good. This nine is putting up
classy game and is liable to cause some
of the leading teams all sorts of trouble
and is very capable of upsetting the as
pirations of any of the strong teams of
this organization.
The game scheduled between Ameri-
can Security and Riggs National Bank,
after several postponements, Will be play
ed at American League Park this We'd
nesday afternoon at 4: so o'clock. Tickets
have been printed for this affair and
this fray is expected to be the game OF
the season There was some discussion
as to who would preside over this Scrlm-
mage and there was some talk of get
ting an outside umpire of reputation to
rule the game, but is American Sc
curity and the president of the league
think 1t both right, and the only thing
to do under the circumstances, it now
looks as if Sterne, the official umpire
of this organization. Will be the logical
choice for the job. Sterne Is rapidly es-
fps~ ,tYa
and his decisions to date have been un-
questioned, giving him al! the require
ments necessary to act as the extra man
of the game.
Riggs is rapidly coming to the front
as one of the game teams Of the league.
as the uphill fights this team has won
add greatly to its credit. SnoWden. the
captain of this same nine is putting up
great game. both in the field and at the
bat, and seems to be the life of his team
mates by the consistent ball he Is play
ing. Snowden made a catch in the con-
test with Merchants and Mechanics that
was one of the best fielding stunts pulled
off in the league games when he caught
a line drive between short and third with
his ungloved hand. His batting is all
that could be expected, and he is leading
his team with the stick.
The games scheduled for this week are
as follows: Tuesday, June %, Riggs veS-
sus Bank of Washington: Wednesday,
June %. Riggs versus American Security,
and National City versus Washington
Loan and Trust Company; Thursday,
June "a. American National versus Amer
lean Security and Trust Company. All
games with the exception of the Riggs
American Security and Trust Company
game will be played on the White Lot.
The throwing of Johnston. the catcher
of the American Security and Trust Co! i
10 still high standard and
he is without a peer in this respect in
the league. He and Capt Boykin catch
many of the base stealerS With little diff
Guilty, as Johnston's throws are strong
and accurate The team is going good
now and looks to be about strong as
any of the teams in this organization.
The Bank of Washington is playing
good ball now and kept American Sc
curty on edge when those two teams met,
holding the score against their stronger
opponents in check until the last few in
nings of the game. Moore went well for
seven innings. when his support faltered,
which got him up in the air, and when
the smoke had cleared away the game
was on ice.
In Hines, Merchants and Mechanics has
an all-around ball player, and his ability
along this line makes him a very valuable
man for the team. Darr, the catcher of
this same nine, is also on the job and
ln1eCtS lCtS cI llle III tIit team Dy iiS
lively playing behind the bat This
is about the hardest hitting team of the
organization. but is away off In the field
ing line and the loss of the Riggs game
was mainly due to the numerous errors
this nine made
A new acquisition TO the umpire staff
has been made and Mr.. Shipley will alter
nate with Mr.. Sterne in handling the in
dicator He appears to know the game
and shows TO favoritism. 1t would be
an excellent idea for the officials of the
league to work both men in the close
games and the work and responsibility
would not be so great. The championship
will in ali probability be decided this
week, as the leading teams meet.
| Middleton played his first game in the
Bank League against Bank of Washing
ton for American Security, and made a
creGlita BILE impression, both with the stick
and in handling flies. MILDLY" has been
out OF the game for some time owing to
sickness, but does not show the lack OF
practice, Judging from his playing In this
game
Riggs is slamming the ball in all the
games taken on by the leaders, and It
must be admitted they have some slug
gers within their midst. Howard, Evans
and Morehead are lining them out with
much regularity and can be depended on
to break up any of the games with their
consistent stick work. The team seems
to have struck its stride and looks at this
writing to have the best show for annex
ing first honors.