The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-08
WILL FINISH THIRD
Peck Makes Plucky Fight in
Sunday School League.
NINTH SHOULD BEAT BETHANY
Christians OutcInss Opponents nt
Bat and in FieId-Championshi of
Suburban League Stip in Doubt.
ROwdy Players becoming Too Nu-
merOus-COlumbia A. c. Out of Race.

Peck Memorial is assured Of third place
in the race for the flag IN. the sunday
School League this year. and Manager
Meyers is now laying his plans for
next season. when he expects his club 10
be a strong contender for first place
With q number Of first-class players as
a nucleus for next years team. ne only
needs the addition of a few new men
10 make It a winner. IN the Broome
brothers and the two Murphys he has
four good men. Riddle Is excelled by none
as a first baseman. and Evans and
Soucher are both good flelders. and the
latter Is leading the league In stolen
bases. With the addition Of a couple
Of outhelders. IN case Evans r. brought
into the inGeld, and a new man for short,
and an additional pitcher Will give Peck
strong aggregation. In this connection
Il should be mentioned that Mr.. Meyers
Is an ideal manager. and one under whom
any player should be glad to play He
Is a true sportsman, and better example
Of craftsmanship has not been shown by
any one in the league than was shown
recently when Peck was scheduled 90 play
one Of the leading teams. which was able
10 place only eight men on the field with
ready TO forfeit the game, but Mr.
Meyers asked that az additional fifteen
minutes be granted the other team 70
secure another player which was done
and Peck lost. but Manager Meyers took
his defeat without complaint, Ike a true
sportsman that he is
The type Of BAN player who is con-
stantly nagging the umpire, and who al
ways wants to light the umpire when
he Is banished from the game for pro-
family or rowdyism. Is getting almost too
common type TO be tolerated in amateur
games in this city Generally. the mouthy
one has a reputation as a scrapper. and
wants TO show his ability as a second
Fitzsimmons. but. strange 70 say, is gem
orally two or more feet taller than the
helpless official and four times as broad
across the shoulders. To see a little
bully who wants TO pick Q scrap wiSl
an umpire his size or larger IS as scarce
az the other type IS common.
Any player or spectators who hits an
official OF any league should be ban
ishcd from amateur baseball forever.
There IS nothing as low, cowardly, or
unmanly as 20 assault th3 man who
stands I'm the center OF the diamond and
tries 20 run the game 20 the best Of his
ability. The one who does the most kick
ing is generally the poorest performer on
the team.
Two players In q game IN the Railroad
League last Friday one Of whom was
put out Of the contest, threatened 70 slug
the umpire after the game. These two
players We're each at bat three times.
and neither one hit the ball, unless Il
was a foul. If they would turn their
minds to their own mistakes and glaring
inferiority in regard to playing they
would probably find little time TO criticise
the umpire.
The game Friday which many thought
would decide the championship Of tho
Suburban League. resulted in tie after
seven innings Of play, neither Parkview
or Brightwood being able TO get an ad-
vantage over the other. Gallagher was
on the slab for the league leaders. and
would have won had he been accorded
better support. Brghtwood getting its
two runs on costly misplays. Brightw0Od
played errorless bail In the field and its
work was IN contrast to that OF its OBJ
pOnent. Parkview seems 10 be the gen
eral favOrite for the championship. but
there is many a slip between now and
the END Of the season. and the fans are
doing lot OF thinking. but saying little.
Although Brentwood was beaten by the
C. p. o. nine IN the Capital City League
Friday, Brentwood stlu has the lead. and
q good one AT that There Is but ore
important game remaining on the Cap
ital City League schedule, and Il seems
20 be O forego-e conclusion that Cor
nelrs troupe win perform IN the post
season series.
Hummer. G. P. O's new twirler. is
going at a healthy clip. and the way he
moved down the Brentwood crew IN Fri
days battle was a caution He allowed
but four hits and famed three.
II It is the intention Of the Bankers
League 90 decide tho three-cornered lie
between American Security and Trust.
MERCHANTS and Mechanics, and the Riggs
nire, something should be done at once.
as the amateur commission has at last
got 10 work and will soon be bowling for
the winner in that circuit to come forth
and talk business.
The Marquette League race is still
corldng good one, and there is little diff.
ference between the three leading teams
Sargent Robbins took long chance in
playing TWO games yesterday and the
wisdom Of the move can hardly be cues
toned. This weeks games should decide
who viii represent the Catholic organiza-
ton IN the post-season games.
Walker the new recruit for the South
ern team. in the Railroad League. twirled
a couple of innings recently and looks
mighty promising.
IL the Sunday School League seaeon
is wound up without a fight between the
president and the board Of managers. It
Will be more luck than anything else"
said Sunday School League fan re-
Gently. "The president Of the league
is the manager of the Bethany team and
naturally wants the Baptists to land the
dag. therefore. whatever action he takes
is bound to be looked at in the wrong
light by some" Suck a position Is. in
deed, bad one and the mistake OF
having a man for president who is con-
nected with one OF the clubs, should be
remedied next year.
The Twining Athletic Club, Of the IN
dependence League, IS scheduled to play
at Capital City Park this morning at
10 O'Clock Who viii clash with the
Clubmen was undecided at a late hour
last evening, but there VIII be a game
played
Advent made eleven errors in Mondays
game with Twining. That comes near be-
ing a new record.
Jakey Atz was al Capital City Park
last week to see St. stephens and the