Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
Capital City League Notes.

The schedule for the week:
Today-Brentwood and Marines, $50.
Monday-St. Stephens Institute and
Brentwood.
Observation-Disclosures and Marines.
Wednesday-Colum and Government
Printing Office.
Thursday-st. Stephens Institute and
Marines.
Friday-Brentwood and Government
Printing Office.
| Saturday-Brookland and Brentwood.
1t is a foregone conclusion that the
Brentwood team, now leading the league
| by five games, with the percentage of
$50 will capture that flag. Columbia
Athletic Club, its nearest competitor, is
| five games behind. and as the season
closes August Is. and last years
champions have vet to meet the strongest
| hardly probable that they will top the
| suburbanites when the curtain drops.
| Some crowd and some game last Wed
| nesday, when the Brentwood, now lead
ers of the league, and their old-time
rivals. the Columbia Athletic Club fought
| an exciting and interesting battle. Dark
! ness put an end to the hostilities at the
| captured the victory by the close score
| of to 4.
| That old Swampoodle boy. Bernie Cal
lagher, who did the phenomenal pitching
| for the Aloysius tribe several seasons ago,
! was the hero and leading man of the
big show Wednesday. His pitching was
brilliant. having plenty of speed, excel
lent control. and kept the bingles well
| scattered. He was also there with the
wagon tongue, hammering out two clean
| drives.
| The terrific smuggling of Teddy Nc
Carthy was one Of the features of the
headliner last week 'sarsaparilla'' hit
the horsehide for a triple. double and
single, all of which were timely. This
| is valuable kid.
putting Al Handibee and Arthur Noyes
on the bench at the start of the big
game Wednesday with Columbia. He
saw his mistake as the game. was half
| late. Billie. who took AL Handiboes
place. made a costly error, and Yum
| Moreland had difficulty in locating sec
| ond base as three stole.
| 1t was rumored that an Athletic repre-
| sentative of the Philadelphia base ball
team was out looking over Sanders We'd
| nesday. When told of this, Sanders said
| way, this gent came the wrong day, as
| 1t was Jimmie's first bad or rather off
day this season. 1t was also the first
skirmish that he. had been taken out
after starting 1t.
Jimmie Kerr delivered the final round
| of Wednesdays game and twirled a fair
| inning. He hit the first batter to face
| him and allowed one hit.
Dutch Kinney, leader Of the lea que
; in batting. failed to hit Wednesday or
| Friday. The clever little second baseman
| was at the bat seven times in the two
| contests.
Mcdonald, who played with Baltimore
| four seasons ago. is holding down short
game thoroughly. as he was teaching
! some Of the youngsters a few pointers
| last Friday.
Wednesday. They have got to be some
:, sprinters to beat this classy backstop's
| throw down to that pillow
Oh. you Jack Hurley. The brainy third
| sacker is still playing his old star game
| at that position for the Columbias His
| throwing to first is perfect.
Lefty" Herring's home run won Fri
days game for the Suburbanites Lefty
| clouted the pill over right-field fence with
| Hessler and Mcdonald on the bags
Old Billie keane is putting up some
classy games these days. Billie's double
| to right in Wednesdays battle was the
marketmen's delight. Did they yell?
Billie Marceron landed on one of Bra
dy.s flOaters for the circuit Friday
Friday was Smoke Balzer's horse
shoe day. He was wild wild could be-
but>stll he won. Lucky boy. Smoke
received errorless support and the team
hit with him. 1t was the "slippery
Elm's" first game for six weeks He said
Friday night that he ought to be work
| ed more often.
The college player (Howard) on the
Brookland nine is as good as they come
His playing always causes comment. His
one-hand nab of Keane's line drive was
sensational.
The Marines played rings around the
Government Printing Office squad last
Tuesday. when they won to the tune Of
to 4. First Baseman Nuss was on the
rubber for the Soldier boys and he twirled
a creditable game, allowing but FIVE safe
| ties.
Snyder's batting was the leading news
of Tuesdays combat. The nifty center
fielder connected safely three times out
OF four-all singles
Germany Shea fer. one of the Sunday
School League stars. made his debut into
this league Tuesday with the Printers
Although he, recorded an error Ger
many" put up nice game.