The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
WITH The AMATEURS
Important Games Mark the
Week On Local Lots.
PARKv1Ew LEADS SUBURBAN
BrightwOOd Beaten and showed Down
the LRdder-BrentwOOd Pulling Up
in Capital City League Rnce-Banl<-
erS League PrOspering-Neyvs Notes
and Gossip Of the Amateurs.

Although the inclement weather marred
20 a certain extent last weeks doings In
the amateur baseball world. yet there
were certain important games played. and
IN two Of the leagues the leaders in the
race for the pennants were deposed.
BY FAR the most interesting contest was
pulled of in the Suburban circuit. the
Parkview team defeating the Brightwood
aggregation, who were leading. II 10 0.
and outplaying them at every stage OF
the game. Mcfarland was almost unhit-
table, and but three hits Of a doubtful
variety were charged against him OPP
posed 10 the Irishnan on the slab were
Robinson and big Ben" Buscher, both OF
them being easy meat for the heavy slug
gers OF the Parkview club. The result
Of this game was exactly as WAS expected
by those who are watching the race IN
the Suburban organization closely. as
Parkview has been improving with every
game. and neither on the field nor on
paper have the BrightwOod lads anything
on their rivals. However. no matter what
Is said about the relative chances OF the
teams. IL must be taken into considera-
tion that the race IS not yet half over,
and the way the clubs are pulling neck
and neck. either can win by one Of them
taking a slump Petworth seems TO be
anchored. and Il looks as II they would
stay for awhile where they are now rest
ing. These three clubs are keeping well
TO themselves and are considerably ahead
OF the other mines.
Brentwood's victory over the Marines
yesterday, in the Capital City League.
only makes the suburban club look the
better. and CorneI's crew IS pulling up.
BrentwOod's inability 10 put the same
team on the field twice makes them a
hard team 70 back. They have the men
but no One-not even the manager-knows
when they viii be out in Uniform The
Marines and Brookland played a hotly
contested tie game. Manager Harrell only
having eight men. and having 10 don a
suit and play with Brookland himself.
Despite this handicap, the Brooklanders
old well and gave the Sailors one Of the
hardest rubs they have brushed up
against this year.
The work Of the Pension Office team. IN
TIE Marquette League. lately has made
them likely opponent for the Columbia
two clubs is sure TO be one Of the best in
the leagues schedule. Dukey Mess. third
baseman for Georgetown University a
year ago. is now with the Pensioners. and
II is understood that Manager Robbins IS
after Bullock, a former Central High
athlete With these new men and the
heavy batting team which they already
have, Uncle Sans clerks should be the
hardest nine 10 best OF the six.
Ninth and Bethany are tied in the Sun
day School race. and these two teams are
likely to Jog along neck and neck until
they meet each other again. HanIine Is
goner, as the boys are fighting among
themselves, and with the manager espe-
clally. and from now on little can be ex-
pected Of them. The game which Ham
line claimed by forfeit from Bethany has
been called a postponed game by mutual
consent OF the two managers. and Will be
played over.
The Bankers League is experiencing a
li;tle Of the prosperity that Is falling 10
other local amateur organizations. and
large crowds have attended all the games
during the past week. President Wolfe
has decided that the protested game be-
tween the Merchants and Mechanics and
the Bank Of Washington will have 10 be
played over, so that there will be 10
doubt as 20 who IS entitled to the game.
The Riggs team is doing some grand
playing lately and they look Ike win
ners. The humping they gave the Mer-
chants and Mechanics team yesterday
gives them a clear title in the rush for
the pennant.
The Aggies, in the Independence, and
the Station team. in the R. r. Y. NJ. c.
A League, are two hines that have vet
70 experience the first taste Of defeat
How long this will last is what is wor-
rying the followers OF baseball.
The Commissioners forfeited to thu
Post-oftee team In the Departmental
League yesterday by nonappearance.
Sergt. W. A. Robbins has been elected
secretary Of the Marquette League.
BY reinstating Buckley. Walsh. and sew
eral Of the other players who broke the
eligibility rule OF the Independence
League. the Independence Organization
has backed water
The Interior team handed the Aggies a
lemon in the Departmental League yester-
day. beating them in hot contest. 2 to 2
Lynch, the Interior pitcher. appears 10