Evening star., 1909-05-23
Bank League Notes.

Games for this week are as follows
May 26. National Bank Of Washington
VS.. American: May %, Riggs VS.. Ameri-
can Security; May 2S, Commercial vs.
Merchants and Mechanics. Unless on
special occasion, all games will be played
on one Of the White Lot diamonds.
Owing to the intense rivalry that exists
between the Riggs Bank and the Amer
lean Security on the base ball diamond,
the game between these two banks will
be pulled off Thursday Of this week on
Georgetown varsity base ball field. A
band will accompany the American Sc
curity nine. which will ride to the grounds
in special car. The hackers Of this
nine are true sports, and do not let a
thing go undone toward letting the MEM
bers of the nine know they are with them
from start to finish. Capt. Boykln re-
Gently stated he would work HOOKS s;,o
Taggart and Johnston as battery, while
Riggs will in all probability use Dawson
and Moorehead.
Snowden. the captain of the Riggs nine,
is putting up an excenent game In botn
the field and at the bat for lis team. and
seems to be playing the best ball or any
of his teammates. Evans Is also lining
them out with consistency, anC is headlng
the batting order for his ability to get on
the bases The nine is playing ringer
on second base, secured from the United
States Trust, by the name of Pitts, who
seems to be holding down the job very
satisfactorily.
In Sharf, the diminutive twirler Of the
National City Bank, this nine has very
effective twirler, who uses his head to
good advantage. He also has some sharp
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ing from his teammates. will undoubtedly
/ spring a few surprises before the close or
the season by compelling the stronger
organizations of the league to play their
utmost in order to secure victory.
is not displaying much class In throwing
to bases, but is making up this de-
ficiency by heavy stick work.
All the games played so far in the
league have been very much one-sldeo,
but some very close games are predicted
before the season gets far under way:
The games which have been postponed
during the past week owing to the IN
clemency of the weather will be played
on the next open date in the league
which is satisfactory to both teams.
The Merchants and Mechanics team
seems to be the dark horse OF the league.
and, judging from reports from good
authority, this nine will be In the race
for the championship from start to finish.
Darr a former Catholic University
player, is catching for this nine and is
handling Carpenters delivery in fine
style He is also about the strongest hit
ter on the team and is batting fourth.
Johnston, who is on the receiving end
for the American Security and Trust
Company team, seems to be about the
classiest catcher of the league. as his
base throwing and all-around work easily
ho cofChorc of fhia
ganization. His batting has always been
of a high standard, and, together with
Maloney, Boykin, Finney and Holland,
forms strong combination in the batting
line. Maloney is rapidly establishing a
reputation as a hOme-run hitter, and usu-
ally connects for one Of these In most Of
the games taken on by this team.
An official umpire has not at this writ
ing been secured to rule over the league
games. but efforts to secure man who
is impartial to any Of the teams Is being
made by the officials of the league. Char
hsented to umpire the most important con-
tests. but owing to lack Of time cannot
accept this position regularly.
Drennen, who is holding down third
base for National City, Is playing g.
snappy game for his nine, and made
sensational catch off Boykins bat in the
scrimmage with american Security. He
a
on for a bingle when it is most needed.
Isaacs, the short fielder of this team has
not reached his stride but is expected to
rank with the leading shortstops when the
curtain falls the last Of June.
A player who at, this writing has at
tracted very little attention in this league
is Capt. Boykin of the American Security
and Trust Company; but his hackers pre-
dict he will he well up among the leading
batters by the close of the season. Boy
kin is hard worker and knows the game,
and for this reason proves a capable
leader for his team. He is a steady
toward strengthening the infield defense
Of his nine.
Dalrymple. who twirled the Commercial
game against Riggs, has quit the team
games for the rest Of the season. He
twirled very effective game for his
teammates. but owing to the discouraging
support afforded him by the Commercial
team lost a very one-sided game. Many
spectators are Of the opinion that Dali
rymple outpitched Dawson of Riggs In
this scrimmage.
American Security. who has been out of
the game for some time, owing to illness.
is expected to soon don his base ball togs
and hold down his old position. The man
ager will most likely play him in the
Riggs game Thursday.