Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
Independence League Notes.
Agriculture copied the bunting.

Agriculture copied the bunting.
Burke of TWining famed twelve Man
hattanites Wednesday, but lost the game
on a miscue
Three big games last week Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, materially fat
tened the Treasures batting average,
aasd the league will close a highly pros
porous season.
Mcmahon of Ninth showed class Tues
day, when he punched eleven Aggies and
allowed the hard hitting Farmers but six
measly binsles.
Graham. PLAYED first and plotting the
pennant winners. got al least one bingle
in every game he entered this season.
record that stands unequaled.
Souder has proved all to the good be-
hind the saucer for Agriculture. He
has not made an error in four games.
His throwing TO second is perfect and
his batting is par excellence
Pennington of Advent took the slab
Monday and hung one on St. Paul He
allowed but five hits, and famed eight
in six rounds.
L. Parsley was the shining star for
ST. Paul Monday. He tailed two runs on
as many hits, and tore off two pretty
stunts in center garden.
Diver is undoubtedly the winner of
the fielding priZe-a silk hat. The Twin
ing center fielder has played in nearly
every game and has not made an error
Dodd of Agriculture holds another error
less record.
Meeks who relieved James on the slab
for ST. Paul Monday exhibited some
clever twiring. In four rounds he famed
six and allowed but three bingles.
Gill of Manhattan played stellar game
against TWining Wednesday. The dimin-
utve second baseman handled three fast
fielded assists and as many put outs
without an error.
Thursdays game between Manhattan
and Agriculture. which the latter won
5 to o. was attended by an enormous
throng. fully 1000 faithful fans craning
their necks to witness the deciding game
for the pennant.
by the Aggies Thursday. ana Rawlings
slants were easy picking for the clerks
after the third inning. Up to this round
the Farmers could not find the leather
Out TeS1SteieO lolI III TIE lOuIJn, ana
kept up the merry clouting until game
was called in the seventh On the other
hand Ferguson was unsolvable by the
Manhattanites. only three scattered hits
being yanked from his delivery. and he
proved exceptionally strong with base
occupied. In no inning did Manhattan
put more than one man on the cushions
Donnelly of Manhattan displayed some
fast work at second Thursday. In the
hand stop of Morgans hot sizzler be-
tween first and second, getting the run
ner at first. and nioped Conover at the
saucer by pretty throw from the initial
sack in the fifth.
Thus closed the most interesting fight
for the flag ever contested in the indie
pendence League. Agriculture forged to
the front by winning thirteen straights
during the early part OF the season. but
then suffered a slump and Manhattan
started to climb. Tho high school lads
won ten straghts before they were tied
by Advent. passing Twinng. and gave
the the clerks bad scare. Rawlings
and Fegan, Manhattans star battery
practically brought Manager kraft's
crew to the near-top, but they fell hard
in the last game of the season to Agri-
culture. All three of Fesans passed
balls We're costly and Rawlings helped
the cause with a wild heave.
Agriculture will have a high-class ag-
gregation for the post-season series. be-
ginning next Thursday. Ferguson Kun
mer Sehorn, Reeves and Edisness will
do the fiingng. while Oakley, Giebel and
Souder will receive behind the pan. Capt
Graham will be on first Morgan on sec
ond, Conover on short, LeDuc on third
and the outfield will be taken care of by
Dodd in left. Barber in center, and
Langford I'm right. The clerks have won
hard fought pennant, and hope for sue
cess i'm the championship series. Root
ers' clubs will be formed by tie indie
pendence League and at the department,
thus assuring the victors hearty send
off.