The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-08

The team batting and fielding OF Ninth
and Bethany. the two leading teams OF
the Sunday School League. is shown by
the following. which includes every
game played up TO date;
TEAM BATTING.
G. Alb. r. H. sH. SD Ava
S Ss5ss5;... IS IS as IS 3 40 40 rs
TEAM FIELDING.
Si9ss... 20 = 81 80
From the above 1t is seen that Ninth
outclasses Bethany in every department
Of the game. The fact that the Baptists
are running the Christians such a close
race. in spite Of the fact that they are
so far outclassed in both batting and
/ fielding. is due 10 the excellent work OF
Lefty" Litchaeld IN the box. Ninth
has met their three defeats at his hands.
and the question of whether Ninth or
Bethany viii win the penhaDt depends
upon whether Litchheld can duplicate his
past performances. Odds would appear
70 be against him. It would De nothing
less than wonderful for him 10 win all
/ five games from so strong a team as rep
resents the Ninth Street Christians.
Riddle, the crack first baseman OF the
Peck team. is also some class as a box
artist, having held Langdon 10 three
scattered singles In Fridays game
Menefee is no longer catching for Beth
any. ne having gone over 10 the Pen
sion once team, IN the Marquette. Dick
\ woodward, who took his place on the
Baptist team has been doing good work.
McMorris IS the backbone OF the st.
Paul team. OF the Independence League.
I Without him at short ST Paul would In
deed lose much OF its strength.
Barnhart. who for the past several sea-
sons has played a star game at second
for Interior in the Departmental League,
/ is now playing IN the outfeld for Ninth,
| or the Sunday School League. He Is bat
| ting at a 1913 clip. and IS leading of IN
the batting order for his team.
Even should Bethany lose the Sunday
school championship on the diamond, no
one VIII question their right 10 leader
ship on the mat. with Joe Turner and
Jack Spaulding in their lineup.
The report that the Hamiine team. Of
the Sunda~ School League. had disbanded
has aroused the ire OF Manager Holmes,
and some Of the leading teams scheduled
70 play Hamline next week may receive
a solar plexus blow they are not expect
| Ing. Patty Holmes has been unable 10
get out with his team during the last two
weeks, and Capt StuCkert, who was
placed temporarily IN charge. was mar
ried week ago and at once lost interest
In the team. all OF which together account
for the forfeited games recently.
Ninth, OF the Sunday School League.
certainly has a good infeld Quantrelle,
Buehler. Harris. and Hands make a strong
combination, and they have robbed many
batsmen OF near-hits. Ouantrelle. who
plays first, has only made one error in
a total OF 1S6 chances.
Z. Porter. Of the Langdon team. Is
quite a versatile player, he having played
| almost every position on the team. In
Guiding pitching and catching. He al
ways plays a hard game In every posi-
/ ton, and some Of his stunts IN handling
the BAH would easily class him as an
acrobat
Mattingly is playing a good game in
left field for Langdon. and his catch OF
Salb's drive into the crowd on Tuesday
was corker
! There Is talk Of organizing the Colum-
bia League next year with the Aggies
and Twinlng. OF the Independence League,
I and the Adams Express and Southern
| teams, OF the Railroad League, and two
other clubs prominent around town.
The Aloysius club will have a crack
! team again next season and will prob
ably get a franchise in the Capital City
! League. Il IS understood that the boys
/ from 1 street are very anxious to be
! represented on tho diamond and plans
are now on foot TO place nine in the
field.
! senseney, Of the Southern team. Is right
on the Job when he gets in the box, and
has had the opposing teams guessing IN
the games he has pitched this season.
/ his curves are sharper than ever
The BloomingdaIe Athletic Club is plan
! ming another cross-cOuntry run and viii
/ probably make It handicap affair.
Young, Southern's crack shortstop. who
has been out Of the game with a broken
arm, Is convalescing finely. and win DO
ready TO play again next spring.
Union Station has been playing a grand
game lately, winning three games in
/ the past week by one run. Adams was
/ beaten, 2 10 1. and once and for all the
| supremacy Of these two clubs was de-
/ c!ded, while the Trainmen were banished
/ by the same score on Friday These
hot games should put the champions IN
fine fettle for the clashes in the fall.
Mcknight showed flash of his rea,
! form In the game which he pitched
| against the Adams club last week. allow
ing but one hit AS pretty game as
Mcknight tVirled has not been played IN
the city this year, and he had his splitter
working Ike scythe. sweeping his op-
ponents down in one two. three order.
| Mcknight. as the season advances e
/ praying TO be one OF the mainstays OF
the Station outfit.
/ Manager Waters. OF Adams. has a ind
/ in Brady, his new left-hand twirler and
he should hold on TO the big fellow with
/ both hands. II was hardly Brady's
fault that the Station team defeated him
IN hard fought game recently.
The Railroad y. NJ. c. A. League sea-
son is drawing TO a close, and soon the.
crack Of the bat and the smack Of the
ball as it lands in the players gloves
Will give way TO the deadened sound OF
the pigslSin, as it comes in contact with
a No shoe. To look back over the
most successful season in their history
should give the president, secretary. and
managers OF Tie taama tharnsaIuas q Int