The Washington herald., 1909-08-01

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disturbed. Langdon's victories have been
few and far berween. and he should not
begrudge them some support from the
fans now and then.
Capt. Snowden, OF the Riggs Bank team.
has returned from his vacation looking
right fit His big muscies are as hard as
steel. and he looks good for several hits
should hts team be fortunate enough to
be called upon TO play of a three-cor-
nered tie for the pennant.
Twining and Manhattan VIII play at McDeTitt's
TINS afternoon at 2o. and hot contest Is expected
The revised schedule Of games in the Marquette
League. including the postponed contests. Is as
follows.
August 2-Cmgressionals VI. Pension Bureau.
August st. Martins vs.. Columbia.
August 4-CongTessiOnals ". Tanglewood.
August 5-St. Martins Pension Bureau.
August columbia vs Tanglewood.
August l-PensOn Bureau Columbia and Pen
sion Bureau Ta CongrCssiouals
August 9-St. Martins vs. Tangewood.
August list, Martins ys. CongressienalS
August il-Columba ". Pension Bureau.
August Est. Martins Va TangleWooi.
August l3-COngTeSsiOnals vs.. ST. Mar ms.
August A-Tanglcwood 81 Martins
The American Security and Trust boys
have been rather severely criticised by
the other members OF the Bankers
League for their apparent unwnllngness
20 play of the tie game with the Mer-
chants and Mechanics. They say IL they
play it Off at all It will not be until
the fall as some OF their men are away.
]. Upshur Moorhead. who has been
catching FOR Riggs, has resigned 70 take
a position with a large banking house in
New York. and Garnett viii probably
have to do the catching for that team.
Phil" Is there with the goods, however,
and as he is a much better thrower than
Moorhead. there will be something doing
should there be any attempts at pilfering
bases IN the future.
The race in the Sunday School League
remains unchanged. with Ninth a few
points 10 the good Of Bethany. The race
Will in all probability be unsettled until
these two teams meet on August "A and
Il. Should Ninth win their other four
postponed games. and Bethany their
other three postponed games, the best
Bethany could do would be 20 tie Ninth
by taking both games from the Chris
tians. Should Ninth win one or the
games from Bethany. they would win the
pennant The consensus OF opinion OF
the fans who have followed the two.
teams closely. is that Ninth VIII surely
take at least one OF the games from the
Baptists. 80 that IL depends much upon
whether Ninth can continue TO defeat
the other mines.
Riggs has taken or several new men 20
fill IN during the vacation season. but II
can be truthfully said that not one Of
these was taken on for baseball purposes.
but were employed because Of their cler-
ical abilities
Next year the rules OF the Bankers
League viii be more stringent as to the
players. and sand lot stars VIII. in all
probability, have 20 STOW that they have
been employed by the institutions they
represent for a certain period prior 10
the starting Of the season before they are
eligible.
St Paul. OF the Sunday School League.
has replaced WaHach In the Independ-
eHce League. The schedule IS so ar
ranged that Jhey can finish the season
that he would have the services OF Greer
and Powell. the two leading tw!rlers OF
the Peck team. 10 strengthen his team
IN the Independence League, and no only
has three postponed games in the Sun
day School League.
The list OF postponed games IN the
Sunday Sschool League Is as follows:
August 2-BCthary VI PeCt
August 5-Langdon Ninth.
August Peck vs.. HRmlne.
August Ninth vs. Peek.
August 6-Peck ~ LangiCn.
August T-HGmlino vs. LarTdon
Augugt 9-Niuth rs Hamliue
August le-Iengdon vs. Bethany.
August l-Ninth "a. Hamliue.
August l2-Rsmlinc vs. Bethany.
August l3-St. Paul vs. LauEdon.
August li-Bcthany ", Ninth
August list Paul rs Pock.
August tT-Nirth " Bethany