The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
HAS FANS GUESSING
Sanders Undecided Who to
Play With Later.
IN DISTRICT TITLE SERIES
Fight for the Local Championship
Between Brentwood Gnd Agricul-
ture Is Expected 20 Be So Close
that the Acquisition of Player Will
Make Either Team the FavOrite.

The fact that Sanders is again playing
with the Aggies and not only pitching
but playing in the field. looks Ike he had
either made up his mind 10 play with the
Farmers IN the post-seasOn series this
fall or was in doubt as TO what to do.
Many think that his playing the few
remaining games with the Clerks is an
effort to get solid, so that no question
as to his eligibility viii come up in the
meetings.
There Is sure 20 be a hot old scrap.
and it will be Carnelrs unlimited purse
against the influence Of Sanders en-
ployers. with odds in favor Of the De-
partmental people. Ask any one who
will win the post-season clashes, and he
VIII tell you that the team that gets
Sanders will do IL. Brentwood has Balzer
upon whom 10 rely IN case Sanders
throws in his lot with the Aggies. and
Smoke Is far from being a slouch az the
twirling game. as he pitched good bal.
/ at Georgetown this spring, although he
| showed nervousness and stage fright In
! some OF the games, blowing up as high
as the Washington Monument. His speed
is equal 10 that Of Sanders. and be has
some good curves. but his experience and
/ headwork is not as good as that OF the
| Farmer twirler.
Sanders IS an 'old horse" in the art OF
pitching. and when going right and left
| 10 pitch as he pieases IS a mountain OF
| strength. The big pitcher might relieve
the suspense by telling US with whom he
| IS going 20 play. There IS one thing GER
tain, and that is that neither the man
agement OF the Agriculture or Brentwood
teams are leaving a stone unturned 10
land Sanders.
Indications at present point TO an early
close OF the amateur baseball season, as
the Departmental will quit playing in
week or so and the Marquette League is
not going 10 play any postponed or tie
/ games, except those that affect the cham
pionship. The Suburban and Independ-
ence leagues are playing double-headers,
| and soon Will wind up their respective
seasons while the staid old Capital City
is hustling so as 70 be ready for the fray
and get in the general wind-up.
The Independence League will play
ldouble-headers every Saturday from now
on until the close Of the playing season,
l
The viii be a meeting OF the board Of
managers OF the Independence League
tonight at the residence Of the president.
and al outsiders will be barred and the
proceedings be kept a secret II IS under
stood that the scrap between Davis and
Murphy will be thrashed out and settled.
NcGregor. who put up such good
game for Hamline last week. has not
been able TO play since. owing TO a badly
bruised foot. He made four hits in I'VE
times to the plate.
Warden. who failed to set a hit,in the
first three games he played with Hamline,
has suddenly found his batting eye. In
the last three games he was at bat twelve
times and made eight hits His favorite
Is the home run. and he has been making
one in each game since he began 70 hit
the ball
Graham IS expected back In the game
with Agriculture this week, and the hard
hitting first baseman viii add materially
10 the already fast bunch from the Mall
Langford. OF Agriculture, played
stellar game against Twining on Monday.
and his fielding stunts saved the clerks
from possible defeat.
Graham and S. Peck VIII work against
The Union Station team when Adams
meets them again, and a hard fight should
result
Adams on second base and Thorpe in
the outfeld are playing well for the
Adams Express Company team. The last
named made three hard catches and got
a two-bagger !n the last game he played.
Brady. Of Ninth. is going after the
medal to be offered for the pitching
record in the number Of punch-outs The
King has famed tairty-seven In his last
three games. establishing the league rec
ord with fifteen in the recent Advent
game.
Taylor is doing well behind the saucer
for Wallach. and has a mighty wing for
would-be sack pilferers.
Haring, OF POst-office, got his bumps in
the Agriculture game on Wednesday. They
all get batted when they play the Aggies.
Jesse Tannehin was a spectator at one
OF the departmental League games last
week. and he seemed to enjoy the errors
and other funny stunts.
One more victory for Agriculture and
the pennant is theirs. 'Rah for the
| Clerksi
The Farmers are certainly strong on
the left side of the diamond, having Muir
ply and Priest, two Of the best fielding
tflrd basemen and shortstops in the
league,
Michael seems TO be a hot-weather art
lst, as hls work when Old Sol is shining
has been Of a high order.
Mcdonald Is back with the Red Men
again after a two weeks vacation
Bullock. the Central High School player.
had excellent control of the ball IN the
game he pitched against the Commission
ers last week
LynchburG Gets New Fielder.
Special to Tho Washington herald
Lynchburg Va, July 1S.-The deal bv
which Wallace the local left 6atde- -.