The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-15

shifted TO the outneld and Handy will be
PLAYED az that station. Groves retaining
his old Job at short Meredith going back
to second. and Mcknight holding down
the first pillow himself With this in
field. Station should have a fine oppor-
tunity TO win out in Section B OF the
post-season games.
The writer made a mistake in a recent
article stating that tho commission had
adopted a cup presented by Harris q
Tanner. The name Of the firm IS The
Edward Tanner Company"
The Section B boys are tickled 20 death
over the fact that they are 10 play' four
games at American League Park. That
means two games for each team.
In the game between Manhattan and
the Aggies on Thursday Rawlings was
going al q good rate until Fegan had
passed ball. when the high school twirler
lost his head and a general balloon
ascension resulted.
Word from Cumberland IS 10 the effect
that the independent team representing
that place has dlsbanded. owing 70 the
fact that the club owners were steadily
losing money Chick Darnar. late Of
that club. arrived m town last week, and
is now playing with the Brentwood team
IN the Prince George County League.
Chick" said he had a good time was
treated well while the club made money,
and, all I'm al. had no kick coming.
when the day came around for the
ghost 70 walk and the players got after
81 ~
nall. there were some lively dOings.
Manager De Vries made a little speech.
and stated that the club was bankrupt.
and that the players would receive moth
Ing Tor their last two weeks work. Be
sides. he refused 70 pay the board BIZ
az the hotel The car conductors and
police played a benefit game a few days
later. making enough money on the game
70 get Us out of debt and pay our way
back 20 town.
Kelley Harris. who was also with the
Cumberland team. EOt wise IN sOme way
that the club was going ND IN the air.
and jumped 20 Fredericksburg, where he
Is making good.
Manager Waters. OF the Adams Express
club. is uncertain as TO whether or not
he viii have a team IN the Railroad
League next season. he has signed
up some OF the stars Of the league. In
Guiding Ryon and Sullivan. OF the Trein-
men. and Rupert OF Union Station. and
with these men and his own team VIII
have a formidable aggregation.
Twining closed its season on McDe~itt's
Field Friday by winning a batfest from
Advent. Twenty-one runs crossed the
pan IN seven innings. and when the dust
cleared It was found that TwininE had
one 70 the good. The New York Avenue
team suffered a slump IN the pitching
stan during the middle OF the season.
and but for this ndshap would undoubt-
edly have been on the TOP.
II Manhattan had started the season
with their present aggregation Of ball
rossers. there would have been nothing
to 1t. The Bloomingdale clubmen lost
the majority Of their games during the
first few weeks OF play. but with the ac-
QUESTION OF the boys from the high
schools the team sprung fast and made
the Aggies hustle 10 win the flag The
clever twirling OF Rawlings and limbaugh
had a material effect on the clubs splen-
did showing.
Advent has suffered more ups and downs
during the past season than any other
/ team The Episcopalians have one OF
the best collections of leather jugglers in
the league, and with the present lineup
in tow. should make hot cOntenders for.
the bunting IN 1910.
Ninth. In the Independence League, has
fought a hard season, and It must not
be concluded that their present position
IN the race was brought about by poor
playing. The northeast nine played mas
terly ball during the opening weeks. then
came a bunch OF hard luck, but last
week they again tuned UP their organic
strings and trimmed the leaders. Better
things may be banked upon for Ninth's
future in the league.
Oh, you Langdoni Twenty-three for
you! And TO think you would drop your
twenty-third game on Friday, the 18th!
st. Paul Is scheduled TO play on Monday
in both the Independence and the Sunday
School leagues. A forfeited game win
result in one or the other OF the leagues.
Langdon had a new catcher in the lineup
on Friday by the name Of Phelps. but
after catching one ball his finger was in
jured and he was forced to retire.
st. Paul IS not playing the same class
Of hall now that Il did before replacing
Wallach in the Independence League and
taking on the double work OF playing in
two organizations
Stecher, left fielder for Ninth, OF the
Sunday School League has not made an
error throughout the season. and has been
in every game except one.
Ray Sheaffer, who plays second base
for Bethany. covers a large amount OF
territory. and is a consistent fielder and
q good sticker.
/ Ninth has good man in BILLY"
Hands. who seldom lets anything get
by him at third and is batting at a .S7S
clip for seventeen games
Hamline forfeited their last six games
which looks bad for Manager Holmes.
and has hurt the Sunday School League.
Southern defeated Union Station yes
terday in eleven innings by close score.
the second dose the SOuthernites have