Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22
BANK LEAGUE NOTES.

Hats off TO the American Security and
Trust Company. The boys Will undoubt-
edly prove worthy representatives for
the Bankers League in the post-Season
series When taking into consideration
the fact the boys did not lose but one
same. and that by forfeit, all the more
credit should be given this team for an.
exing the champ.onsh p.
Vests home run In Wednesdays game
was the longest hit made in the Bankers
League this season. This hit cretainly
did help to throw things the right way
for the Security boys, as two men were
on bases when West put his weight
against one Of Rawlings stra ght ones.
The champions hefty catcher was re-
sponsible for I'VE Of the seven runs scor-
I'd against the Merchants, as he battea
m four and scored one himself This is
a new record estab lished in this league.
and it is doubtful il IL will be repeated
Tor some tine.
Maloney's failure to touch the bases
robbed the Security boys of two runs
and two hits in the Merchants and Me-
chanics' game. One hit was good for
three bases, but counted for nothing. ow-
ing 70 his hurdling the first bag. These
errors by Maloney in not touching al
the bases also hurt his batting average
nexing the medal to be awarded the
est batsnlan OF this organ cation
Rawlings has been grant d permission
To tw.rI some of the games In IL post
,ason series for Amer can Sec urity, as
Tagsart is under reatment for sore
arm The agreement made by the com
mission Is that Rawl ngs can legal
representative OF the Bankers until Tag
CART Is able 10 resume his old post on In
the box for his team.
Rigs certainly did put up a good arti-
Gle Of ball in the last two games aiken
on by this nine, as the team has been
Capt Snowdeu's aggregation made both
the American Security and Merchants
and Mechanics 20 some 10 gain tn ST.
per or In the Bankers League With
an experienced twirler in the box Riggs
will undoubt dly be an important factor
In the race next season.
Hines played an excellent game in the
short field for Merchants and Mechanics
iris season. hs spec alty being gather
ing in teasing Texas eagu rs. He IS the
son of the famous Paul II nes, and IS
capable of putting up go d game in
DO h the field and at the bat. Eber,y
and Carpenter also put Up q good leid.nS
game for this team.
Charlie King Will most likely be Of
fered tn Job OF Official umpire next sea-
son. as his decisions seem to be sat =
factory to ali the teams. Many specta-
tors tn nix it would aid the progress Of
the league material by employing ca
pable imp re, whose decis onS would 40
away wi h lot OF wran ling that has
marred tn. games this year
In picking tie best available infie.d 70
repre- sent the Bankers League. n'ne out
Of every ten would select three or the IN
felders off the champion team, as Boy
kin, Howard ard Malorey are undoubte5-
" the best tri3 o. inf lders in this Q gan
ization An outside econd baseman
would have to be secured IS tn S team
has not had regular man tor tn p ISL
I on tbs year, but the other positions
could be WEI taken care o. BY the above
mentioned players.
Howard and Fits, tw1 Riggs ind-lders.
changed positions IL the last two games,
ond base. The reason TO- the change
was caused by Howard sore arm being
unable to stand the sfra. OF the throw
from third base. The change did not
prove very at sfactorS. as Z us mas had
very little experience as 2 third Sacaer
and soon fell On H. his fiedinS.
Finnev of the security team has great
IL improved his batting since he shifted
from right. handed to the ieft-aanded po-
sitlo,l at The plate. lie is USUALLY due
FOR a couple ~ bnsies. and seldom plays
a game without breaking into the hit
column. fnneS has - . displayed ina
proNemSut IN us avidng since h. Joined
the ostrr gardeners.
West has been on the receiving end for
American Security III the last two games
and hts catching has been the re OF the
team. He knows the catching art from
tart 10 finish and a runner SELDOM pur-
loins a base on him. His coaching does
much toward steady MS tie iniield
Morehead has been miss sing from the
Riggs ne-up a. lie has cult the bank.
has uetr doing the catching for
this nine. and IN spite 81 lis ineNperiellce
His base throwing mas been somewhat
below the standard, however,
American Security leads in the number
Of double plays made.
artie Towards fielding al the third
station for American Security has been
OF the sensat ional order. This Is his reg
u'ar pc ton and 1t Is doubtful / any
PLAYER around these parts IAN play tbs
bag any better than Howard. He seldom
makes a slip-up and is usually there " tn
a bingle or So He VIII be IN the cham
pions' lineup next season.
President Wolfe is doing all within
his power u aid the Security boy to-
ward making i good showing IN the post
sea son ser IS, and ha, seen an excellent
Tor the winning team ~
the meetings held by the commission
during the past week.