The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-02

turn 70 form. as his club plays % per
cent better ball with him on the f.ing
line. and he has the distinction Of being
their leading slugger.
The Railroad League champs are a
heavy batting bunch. Meredith. Linthi-
cum. Thompson, Groves. and Mcknight,
being all 800 men Mcknight, on
first base. is by far the classiest ball
tosser 10 don shoe leather at the Fifth
and Florida avenue grounds. having
played professional ball for several years
with a Southern League team. and being
a brainy fast man. Al Groves. at short.
is another player who deserves mention.
as he is a good batter, fielder. and base
runner. His work at short has been one
OF the sensations Of the present playing
season
six OF their thirteen players were with
the Station team last season.
Saturdays forfeit was the first for
feited game for non-appearance in the
Sunday School League this year, Hamline
being the offender.
The Marines have been after that Co
lumbia team for some time. and the re-
suit OF the game Saturday. when the SOL
dieTs defeated the Clubmen. was not such
Manager Maurice O'Connor IS being
severely censured by many Tor a state
ment which he gave 10 a local paper In
regard to the paying Of so-caIled ANA
teur players for their services. Mr.
O'Connor has long been known among
ball players as a man who paid his play
ers well. and untl this season. when he
suddenly pulled tigh; or his purse string.
he could have had any player in the city
almost for the mere asking While the
stand now taken by the Colum0ss man
ager is the proper one, and the stand that
the writer has taken all along. yet il
looks very much ike the Clubmen's
leader is crying over split milk. now that
the Brentwood manager has practically
beat him at his own game
There IS much hard feeling between the
Manhattan and Agriculture factions in
the Independence League.
If It is true. as has been reported, thai
a representative Of she Philadelphia
Americans was out 10 Capital City Park
on "Wednesday 10 look Sanders over. his
chance of getting berth in professional
company this year is slim. as Wednes-
day was the first time in many moons
that the Brentwood star has been
bumped hard
There were two tie games in the Mar
quette League last week.
Wynkoop, now playing with st. Mar
TINS, and one OF those whom the hide
.pendence League banished for playing
in the Marquette League. made single.
double. and triple last Thursday.
TO-mOrrow's game between the Pension
Bureau and the Congressionals should be
one OF the hes; Of the season. as both
teams are going to fight hard 10 win,
and a game for blood IS predicted. Man
ager Robbins said yesterday that Green
would be the twirler for hts aggregation,
despite the fact that Manager Luitich,
Of the Congressionals. is quoted as say
ing that he would not play against this
twirleT.
The CongressIonals have been turning
out in full force to root against the lead
ing clubs whenever any Of their oppO-
nents are playing. and It appears that
they have gone a little too far. as there
their unspOrtsmanlike attempts 10 rattle
the other teams.
Twining still looks good, and is going
at a merry pace in the Independence
League. Rupperts tribe from New York
avenue gained a big percentage in pen
nant chances when they trimmed Agri-
culture Thursday. and with Burke again
III
champs Of Glass B have great hopes OF
repeating '"Topsy" Bennett has made
a big improvement in the infeld mechan-
ism. and the switch Of Dutch" Gardiner
20 first and Downey 20 second looks
good. In short, it may be said that
Twining has about the fastest fielding
team in the league, and with a little i'm
prOvement on the willow end Rupert s
band Of warriors Will surge higher before
long.
The many friends Of W. B. Young. the
former shortstop Of the Southern Rail-
way team. are glad to see him at the
games although he is forced 10 warm
the bench. owing to the fact that his
broken right wing is still In poor shape
Averages Of the Departmental League
show that the Farmers finished the sea
son with a total Of nfty-one points ahead
of their nearest rival in the batting lire.
and that Connie Doyle. of the Aggies.
is the best batter with a percentage OF
.4i2 for nineteen games.
Hendritz. OF the Southern Railway
team, was spiked trying TO steal second
base in Saturdays contest. but refused
10 take the advice of fans and players.
remaining in the game.
The so-called riot at the game in the
Suburban League last Tuesday, was a
farce. a bunch OF noisy youngsters OF
the type that generally infest the grounds