Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
Suburban League Notes.
Schedule for the week:

Schedule for the week:
neutrality-suspicious. VS.. Reed, at Pet
worth, and Brightwood VS.. Petworth. at
Brighwood.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Petworth. at
Brightwood.
wednesday-No game scheduled.
Thursday-Petworth VS.. Parkview. at
Petworth.
Friday-No game scheduled.
Saturday-No game scheduled.
The Suburban League will finish up it's
schedule this week, and it is almost
sure bet that there will be tie for first
place. During the week Parkview has
but one game to play, and BrlgntWood
two. Should Parkview win their game
and Brightwood both Of theirs, the for
mer would have a lead of one game, but
should they lose their only game and
Brightwood win both of theirs, the latter
club would have q slight lead. These two
clubs have a postponed game on account
of rain and another tie, which will more
than likely have to Ne played over. AT
any rate, the race in the Suburban
League has attracted lot of attention.
President Page. Vice President Garrett
and Manager Moore of the Brightwood
team attended the meeting OF the anna
teur commission at Whites store, on q
street, Friday night.
President Page was disappointed on ac-
count Of the way they ran things. First,
officers were elected. No constitution was
drawn up and the regular routine for
similar meetings was not followed. AT the
meeting Tuesday Mr.. Page Is going TO
offer the following resolution, which Will
give class A and B leagues an equal
chance of meeting their obligations. The
| resolution is as follows: That the first
game Of the post-season series be played
by class A at American League Park;
that the second game be played at the
| same place between class B leagues;
that all Of the games be played or In
that manner, giving each league chance
to play in American League Park. MT.
Pages resolution is a good one for both
| classes but 1t is a certainty that class A
will put up big yell. Last year class B
was left to play wherever they could.
while class A played at American League
Park before good crowds.
That Brightwood-Parkview game Fri
day was certainly corker. Nothing but
hard luck prevented either side from
in the first after Robinson passed two
men. After that inning they could not
get man past third base. BrightWood
scored in the second and sixth. Both or
their runs were the result of bad errors.
Ducky Mess. who has been playing a
great game at third for Parkview, was
responsible for his teams defeat. He
heaved ball over first base after making
pretty stop. Falconer was on second
and scored on the play, tying up the
game Had not the game been late in
getting started more than seven innings
could have been played.
Osterman made his first appearance Of
the season with Brighrwood last Friday.
He played in right field and accepted his
only chance in fine style. At the bat he
failed to connect for any hits, but always
managed to give it good swat.
Bernie Gallagher. reputed to be the best
amateur pitcher in the city. who has been
playing in the outfeld all season for Park
view, toed the mound for the first time
Friday He held Brightwood down to
four hits and would have won his game
had he received good support.
Woodburn beat out Petworth for third
place after the latter nine had been In
that position all season. WOODBURY. would
have finished second had they not made
a poor start.
No matter who wins the pennant in the
Suburban League, there is going to be
hot fight for the District title. The Sub
urban has been rated as class B league,
but they have been playing to bigger
crowds and have better ball players than
some of the leagues down town who are
in class A. Should Parkview win out.
they will easily win the championship OF
class B and then when they clash with
the class A winners there will be diff
ferent tale to tell than last year. when
the Columbia and Twining teams met
Parkview will give any Of them a rub for
their money.
Snitz Nau has recovered from his slump
Of several weeks and has begun to hit the
ball for keeps. Snitz reminds one of
Lave Cross. both when he is on the field
and when he goes to bat
The Suburban League is the only anna
teur organization TO adopt the double
umpire system. 1t requires two indica-
a pennant might be won by slight omis-
sion.
Burgess started off like big Lacquer
with Petwor.h several weeks ago. but of
late his stick work has been way below
expectations. Recently he was spiked on
the foot and since that time his batting
has been on the downward journey.
At the meeting of the amateur commits
sion the other evening a president OF one
of the class B leagues intlmated that any
team in his league could trim the WIN
ners in any of the other class b leagues
Just wait. Mr.. President the Suburban
League Is in the same class as your
league and you may get disappointed be-
fore many more weeks roll around
King. who has held down almost every
position on the Takoma team, has lot
OF trouble in throwing a man out at first.
He generally makes good stops only to
heave the ball away. He has good
arm and can throw a ball a goodly dis
lance. At the bat King is a dangerous
man. although way down in the average
column.
Donnelly is playing great game at
short for Takoma these days. Ii this
player had good wing he would be as
good fielder as any man in the league.
Fans are wondering why w. Gallagher
Is being kept out Of the game. He Is
member of the Parkview team. and of
late has been singing the ball hard and
has been fielding in fine fashion.
Maddox's lame ankle is getting better
and by the time the season Is over he will
be in fine shape for the post-season
series, provided his team wins the PEN
nant, which Is most likely.
A rumor has gone the rounds that
Bloomingdale would put team In the
Suburban League next season. In case
this club decides to ask for franchise
the team will be composed of the same
players that established such good
name for themselves from 1902 to 1905.
That team was a good one and could
hold its own with any nine In the city.
One year they won fifty-four games and
lost three, which has held good as the |
local record ever since.