Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
Independence League Notes.

Games this week:
Monday. Advent VS.. st. Paul.
Tuesday. Agriculture VS.. Ninth.
Wednesday. Manhattan VS.. TWining.
Thursday, Agriculture VS.. Manhattan.
Friday, Twining vs.. st. Paul.
Saturday. Advent VS.. Ninth.
This week, finishing the regular sched-
uled games. will give the teams interested
who will be the Independence League rep
resentatiye in the post-season series.
Manhattan. now giving Agriculture a
close run. must win both Wednesdays
against the leaders before it can ex-
pect to have a show. but at the pace
Manager Kraft's tribe has been hitting
the dust during the past six weeks this
is not at all improbable. Agriculture. Of
squirt on the home stretch this week
should win out. Twining Is practically
out of hearing. though 1t is giving the
leading teams a hot battle for first-divi-
sion honors.
Graham certainly has earned his new
appointment as captain OF the Agriculture
team The long first-sacker has not
missed oozing out bingle IN every
game he has played this season, and MS
fielding stunts are. remarkable.
Advent has tackled on Mosburg for work
at third sack. and this will complete the
churchman's star infield. Jesse" is one
OF the most speedy infielders In the Dis
tric;, and his stick work is always reli-
able.
America twirled good game for Ad-
vent against Twining Monday. but miser-
able fielding in the rear lost the game
Mawhinney OF Twining. the first man up,
famed on three pitched balls
Dodd in left and Ferguson In center
for Agriculture Tuesday formed for
mtdable garden staff. Both nipped TWO
hard chances. and the pair each secured
prove a big factor In the post season
games should the Aggies cop the bunting.
Bob Hummer. the Aggie twirler who
pitched a one-hit game for G. r. o.
against Columbia in the Capital City
perform slab duty against Ninth Tues
day, The long fellow has suffered with
little wildness lately. but is confident
that he will have that outgrown by Tues
day
Duke Buckley Of Manhattan is show
ing a decided Improvement with the will
low. Against Ninth Wednesday he tore
off three slashing swats from the slants
of Smith. one OF which was good for
thres sacks
ST. Paul. late Of the Sunday School
League, Is making creditable showing
In the Independence. Manager Bangs has
a fast crew of fielders and heavy hitters.
and the newcomers have, every hope OF
crawling out OF the cellar window before
the last trumpet is sounded. Goodman.
on first, Is even more than his name In
dicates, and saves many a miscue by his
aerial lights after the horsehide on wild
throws.
..Shag" Rawlings Is keeping up his
splendid work in the box for Manhattan
In Wednesdays game against Ninth the
high school star allowed but two hits
and sent nine of the enemy's tribe back
to the woods via the strike-out route.
Strothers. late Of Wallach. Is holding
down second In clever fashion for Ninth
His work Of Wednesday, accepting six
chances. was noteworthy, despite the
fact that he is a stranger to the middle
cushion.
Burke Of Twining made seven Advent
ties bite the dust Monday and kept the
opponents bingles' scattered He will be
picked to mound the rubber. against Man.
haitian next Wednesday. and as "Old
Sox' is now in prime condition he should
experience little difficulty landing the
game.