Evening star., 1909-08-29
SECTION B NOTES.

Union Station of the Railroad Y. M. C.
A. League surely has heavy sticker in
Groves. whose batting all the season has
been largely responsible for this team an
nexing the pennant. He is also q fast
man on the bases and can easily bear
watching by the catchers in section B.
Groves is holding down the second sta
tion on the above mentioned nine.
Umpire Belts certainly puts life in the
game by his energetic work, and his deci-
sions have been unquestioned. His favor
ite expression is Plenty of ginger, boys.
Lefty" Mcfarland has a puzzling un-
derhand shoot that has them all guessing
His delivery was ably handled in the
game against Union Station by 'Piggie'
Meyers, whose heady playing behind the
bat did much toward getting the south
paw out Of two dangerous holes Meyers
is throwing we'll to bases. but Is display
Ing poor form in gobbling In foul flies.
Maddox. the leading batsman of the
Suburban League, has fallen of some
what in his batting. He usually hits the
bail hard, but has had the misfortune
lately of lining right In some fielder &
hands. His batting in /. the Suburban
games had a great deal to do In landing
his teammates in first position.
Ferguson Of Agriculture has the strike
out record for The series. He hung UP
the record when he famed fourteen Union
Station men. When taking into consid-
Grafton that the Railroad team has sew
eral heavy hitters within Its midst. this
faa q a a
had the honor Of being about the best
twirler in the Independence League.
Station has a trio of clever twirlers In
Mcknight, Thompson and Rupert. Each
one of these boys has g good head and
quite an assortment of benders. Bell, on
the receiving end for the same nine, Is
also handling their delivery in clever
style. He is quite handy man with the
stick
American Security has as good catch
er as there is In section B, in West whose
work behind the bat has been of a high
standard. West has also been banging the
ball hard and timely, and his all-around
work stamps him as one of the coming
catchers of this city. He formerly caugh,
for Woodside, but has been doing his bes,
work for the Bankers.
Agriculture of this section has been Sc
verely weakened by the loss OF Priest
Murphy and Dodd, all Of whom are play.
ing in section A. These three players
were in way largely responsible for the
"Aggies' winning out in the independence
are sorely felt. Priest and Murphy are
with the big "Aggies." while Dodd i.
holding down left field for Bethany.
ton B by the Suburban League Is max.
ing the boys play all the harder. and q
classy article of ball has been played sc
far by this section.
Conover is fielding in a classy style 70,
Agriculture. He is considered about The
best short fielder in section B. He has no,
been batting with much consistency, how
ever.
The article of ball played by the sectior
B boys has been a credit to every club
composing this section. and the fast bal
being put up by these teams rapidly wor
the interest of the public following am
ateur base ball around this city. The
men back of these clubs are true sports
and it is mainly through their efforts that
few squabbles have arisen in the section
B series.
West of American Security tops all tbs
catchers in the series when 1t comes tc
throwing to bases. His throws have beer
accurate. and for this reason opposing
runners have taken few liberties on the
bases against the Bankers His energetic
work behind the bat does much to steady
the infield and insert life into his team.
mates, who have been playing snappy
game.
against the Bankers, and with better
support by his teammates differ ,nt
tale might have been told. The lanky boy
Is somewhat slow in reaching his stride.
however. but when going right can se~ve
out good speed and an assortment of
benders
Left Fielder Finney OF American Sc
curity Is covering plenty of ground in
the outer garden for this team. and
with the "Aggies." Finley formerly held
down third base on this same team, but
since his transfer to the outffeid he has
shown improvement not only In the field
but al the bat
American Security is In a bad way for
players, as several of the ball players are
off on their vacation. leaving the team
with but nine or ten men to battle in the
section B series. The loan OF Rawlings
to the Bankers by the commission has
done great deal toward permitting the
Security team to make such a good show
ing with the other pennant winners in
section B. He is made of the right stuff,
and is player OF the same type of VIII 'ch
this team is composed. Rawlings has
also been welding the stick to advantage
most of his bingles being opportune.
Parkview has a good heady man behind
the bat in Salb, who is we'll known around
town s ranking high among the anna
teur backstops In the series Salb has
not only been playing we'll on the receiv-
ing end, but his stick work has been
about the most consistent Of any of the
players on this team. Maddox is also
beginning to recover his original stride.
and Is batting better than he did In the
first games of this section. The latter has
been shifted from the top OF the batting
oruer to fourth position, and better re-
suits have been obtained.
The American Security players will be
rendered large banquet around the first
of the month by the president OF the bank
in appreciation of the boys successful
season on the diamond this year. When
taking into consideration that this is the
first year the bank has turned out a real
base ball team, the future looks exceed
ingly bright In years to come This team
has excellent backing and is composed of
good talent and so Is bound to prove a