Evening star., 1909-05-23

Capital City League Notes.

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| Judging from the past performances
| of the teams and their players, it looks
| like the Columbias. Brentwoods and the
Marines are the hardest propositions in
this league to beat.
| The ST. Stephens team, which has been
| for the past five years one Of the strong
| est aggregations Of ball tossers in the
| District, have been putting up. so fan
| this season, some mighty poor exhibitions
| of base ball. From the opinion of the
fans, change in the captaincy and
| several of the players would improve the
| team greatly. Some Of that bunch have
| an idea that the Capital City Base Bal
!! Park Is platform for an argument Oh
| q sparring match. instead of place
where the nations greatest game is
! played. Umpire Joe Handiboe was forced
! in the last two affairs, to put severa
of the Sunday school boys out of the
game for their sarcasm and not playing
the game properly. President James A
| Shea ought to take a hand in both OF
these cases and uphold the arbitrator
Ia both.
Luck has been breaking pretty good sc
! far for the Columbia Athletic Club. last
years champions. Their only defea,
this season was at the hands of the
Government Printing Office tribe Wed
nesday, the 18th, by a close score OF
to 8. Darkness had a great deal to dc
with the loss of the contest. as Larry
Kicker claims he failed to see the bal
until he heard something drop behinc
him and the crowd looking toward his
direction. The ball came from Riders
bat and went for double. 1t was II
the ninth. inning. with one man down
| when the man scored with the winning
tally.
Teddy Mccarthy of the Brentwood
nine is lacing, the horsehide in his 1905
/ STYLE. when he led and set things afire
in the Departmental League with his
| landed the sphere into safe territory fol
| triple. a double and two singles. Con
tinue the good work, Ted, old boy, Fit
| is with you. ss..
Jake Leonard has been showing class
on the firing line for the Governmen,
| Printing Office squad of late. His rec
ord Is won three and lost one. His
| only defeat was due to the miserable
support given him by his teammates, thes
making nine costly miscues. How coult
he win with such supporters?
4 Bernie Gallagher, one of the stars or
the Columbias' pitching staff seemed t.
| be in that grand old last years form
His first and only victim this season wa:
the Brookland bunch. Bernie and the
other eight whipped them to a stand
still by the nifty score of to l. In the
struck out ten of the twenty-one outs
\ and allowed only five bingles.
Lefty Herring's playing at the ini
tial sack for the Brentwoods has beer
of classy manner. He participated lr
! five games and only made one slip.
Forester, the latest find of Manager
O'Connor, is good one. This youngstel
| halls from Fort Myer, over tine hills ir
virginia. He has excellent control and
plenty Of speed and puzzling curves. Ir
his first game he held that strong bunch
of Marine hitters down to five safeties
and finally won by the large and nice
/ score of II to l.
Smoke" Balzer, the boy who shone or
Georgetown field this spring. Is on Brent,
woods twirling staff. Maybe this don't
in a class by himself-that means in the
District.
Maurice OConnors says his team is
so.
Manager Cornell OF the Brentwoods has
twenty of the best local material on his
team All the boys want to get on the
Brentwoods. It surely must be gooG
managing or something else. or the bal
tossers would never show up.
| Teddy" Mccarthy has held that third
port on the circuit down without slip.
up.
Larry Kicker in left garden for the
Suburbanites. has been up to the standard
of the best, if not the best. A very few
drop balls into Ricker's territory for hits
Nuss. first sacker for the Marines. has
connected safely for two home runs. this
being the greatest number of homers this
season.
Some of the conspicuous figures on the
bench in the afternoons are VIII Nc.
Carthy. Dolly Gray, Hank Dawson and
knockey.
Dutch" Heinrich was out Thursday ir
Brentwoods' uniform for the first time
this season on any diamond. 'Dutcn.
who starred with Trinity two seasons ago
and st. Stephens last. was put out OF
commission, as some know, while play.
ing with local bakery team in George.
town last year. 1t was while sli0lng tc
second when he received his injury. He
was taken to the Providence Hospital
where an operation was performed. After
the successful operation and three weeks
rest Dutch" was able to witness the
post-season series. He will wear the
Suburbanites' togs. ...........-.
Three games Of the eighteen scheduled
were postponed on account OF rain, two
being the past week
The St Stephens aggregation was the
first team to forfeit this season. 1t oc.
Cured last Monday afternoon. the game
going to the Columbias. Moriarity, cap
tain Of the team, causing the forfeit fol
violating the rules.
Simon and Green both twirlers for the
Brooklanders. pitched the first shutou'
contest of the season. The Suburbanites
won by the score Of IL to o.
"Curley". Brown. third baseman for the
leaders. has signed a contract TO play
with Winchester the coming season.
Joe Handiboe Is handling the indicator
in grand style. His decisions are precise
and accurate. Joe knows the game from
A to z, therefore there Is no room for a
kick. .t.,..
Groundkeeper Tech Parsons hard and
conscientious work this season has beer
greatly appreciated by the officials Of this
league.
"Af' Handiboe, who plays with Brent.
woods and who has been walloping the
leather so hard of late, is very popular
with the fans at the Capital City Park
Mullen is putting up fine game al
second and ia cIOutiDp ont his hif reou.