Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
Sunday School League Notes.

Rah for Langdon. Manager Loves ag-
gregation put one over on st. Paul last
Monday. Catcher Porter pitched.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the
Bethany and Peck teams will cross bats
on the league grounds at 18th and D
streets northeast. The contest will be
played for the benefit of Charlie Broome,
who had one of his fingers broken several
days ago. The contest is sure to be
rafting good game, and an immense gath
ering should turn out to show that they
really like Charlie.
Langdon has new man, and on the
ball field he is recognized under the
name of BTauner. He is first baseman
and a good one. He was out with the
suburbanites in it's two games last week
and had thirty-nine fielding chances and
accepted all in a classy manner He is
also credited with three singles, scored
one run and pilfered one base. Should
Manager Love get his hands on eight
more Brauners his team sure would be a
classy one.
Manager Holmes has signed a good man
in Howard. He made his debut last
Wednesday and put up nifty exhibition
IL
he handled without an error. Out OF four
trips he peeled off a doule and a single
Note-Boys. get good lead if you nit
one into this youngsters territory, be-
cause he has one awful whip.
An enormous crowd. as predicted IN
last Sundays Star. took in the excursion
of the Bethany, Hamline and Ninth Sun
day schools last Monday evening on the
steamer St. Johns. The boat was loaded
to its utmost capacity and several OF the
bows and their escorts preferred other
trips because of the huge gathering.
Charlie Watts, scorer in the Marquette
League. had the following in last Sun
DAVIS star: Tine Congcess!onals sprung
the surprise of the year last Monday
when they overwhelming'y defeated Sergt.
Robbins crew by II to 1. The concen-
sus Of opinion was that the Clerks would
walk away with the contest, and when
the result was hung up CONSERVATION pre-
vailed among the Pension Office rooters.
Charlie is a fine chap and we all IKE
him, but if he has the least liking Tor
our friendship he will have TO put q
soft peddle on this harsh language.
Following is the schedule for this week:
Monday. Bethany Baptist VS. Peck NE
mortal not a league game; Tuesday, Peck
Memorial VS. Ninth Street Christian:
Wednesday. Langdon Episcopal VS. Beth
any Baptist Thursday. st Paul Metho-
dist vs. Hamline Methodist; Friday
Langdon Episcopal vs.. Ninth Street
Christian; Saturday, Hamllne -iethodlSt
VS.. Bethany Baptist.
Gibson Of Lang6on. who has been out
OF the game for several weeks. was again
In the lineup Wednesday and brought
with him his batting eye Out of five
trips to the pan this youngster laced out
four singles.
Billy Hands is playing a fine game at
third for the Christians this season. At
the present writing Billy has played in
twelve games. has been al bat fifty times
and has to his credit seventeen safe
drives At third base lie is charged with
tbut two misplays, and has made nineteen
putouts and sixteen assists.
Lee Martin catcher for the Ninth street
aggregation suffered 4 painful injury in
the early part of last Saturdays game
While standing at tho plate he attempted
to brnt and the sphere glanced from the
bat and struck him in the stomach. He
was carried behind the backstop. and
from there he was conveyed to the Cas-
ualty Hospital
John Murphy had five chances in center
field Thursday and neatly handled all
Peck has new catcher by the name Of
Brewer. The tall boy has n good arm In
IliToVIIS W Tue Days.
Harry Dodd was the center OF attrac-
ton Tuesday He held the st. Paul crew
to five hits and defeated the Methodist
aggregation by 10 to
Has Sunny Coleman at last located his
batting eye? In his two games last week
he laced out a double and four singles
out Of ten trips to the plate. Keep It up.
Sunny. We all like you.
That boy McMorris continues to slug
the ball Besides putting up good game
at short he got three OF his teams five
hits Tuesday.
Tom Murphy has strengthened Peck
considerably The boy is good fielder
and in Thursdays contest he connected
for a double and single. Quite handy
man to have around
In the second inning of last Thurs
DAYS contest Bethany had three men on
ing third Ltchfied hunted to Greer. the
pitcher, and instead of throwing to the
catcher Greer ran into the line ana col
lided with Sheaffer. who was coming
home 1t would have been an impossi-
bility for Sheaffer to run out OF the line.
. and Greer had the opinion that Dutch
rurposely ran into him Throughout the
remainder of the contest Greer was max
ing remarks to the effect that if he ever
got on base he --ould put Sheaffer out Of
| commission. There should be certain
kind OF an institution for ball players Of
his class. Greer displayed dumb piece
of fielding in the seventh inning. when lie
attempted to get under Champion $ In
field fly. The ball was the second base-