The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-05-22
WITH THE AMATEURS

Welcome to the circuit, We bankers, the
more the merrier,
Hooks" Taggart Is playing a double
role IN amateur circles these days.
A large crowd Witnessed the game be-
tween Ninth and Bethany Thursday in
the Sunday School League.
That Interior bunch is surely the candy
this season. Who would have thought Il
after their exhibition in she first game.
The Railroad League is sc-applng
again, B & O. refusing the play the game
Thursday. There is some talk Of a new
team going in
Harry Dodd. Of ''FolIies Of 1909 fame,
is holding down an outer garden job OF
the Bethany nine Quite a handy fellow
10 have around.
al third base for Ninth. and he accepted
four chances without an error in the
game Thursday
Some day when there Is good wind
blowing. however. Keliher WIN put one
OF the plate glass windows on " street
out OF commission
Don't worry about the money counters
They're there. but the pitchers are a lit
tie slow in rounding into form When
they start Wow,
The games recently in the Departmental
League have shown much improvement,
in regard 10 the large score heretofore
rolled up by the winners
Navy has yet 10 prove that It IS in a
class with the other teams in the league
Il is a case Of take a brace or stay in
q class by yourselves
The general article OF ball shown IN The
Departmental League thus far this sea
son is far below Departmental standard
Scores Of % to 3 viii soon be a thing OF
the past.
Vaughan. q newcomer in Departmental
circles, is another classy ball tosser.
'Blondy' is second 70 no one as a third
sacker. aud has been singing the ball
for keeps.
Bethany. the new team in the Church
League. looks the goods. The team is
composed for the greater part OF former
high school boys who are among the best
ever developed on local sand lots.
The Independence League is trying 70
enforce a rule In their organization which
prohibits a player from playing IN two
leagues. They have lost some good men
in this way, and only z seasons trial
can prove the advisabiIity OF the move.
Many OF last years fans de7lore the
action Of the Independence Lesguers in
changing the diamond about although
the move was made with an eye to the
comfort OF the spectators, who now have
the sun on their backs.
Parkview had hard luck in the LAST
game it played Petworth. as the first
named aggregation took the lead in their
half OF the sixth inning. and il had 20
be called back on account Of darkness.
Better start earlier and guard against
this occurring again.
The showing Of Ferguson. the former
Suburban League pitcher, now a member
OF the Post-ofice nine, stamps him as one
OK the best who have broken into the
Departmental League In some time.
Ferry has won three games, and from
the strongest teams in the league.
No one has knocked the ball over the
fence 70 date in the Marquette League,
but at the meetings. when the board OF
directors were considering the moving
back OF home plate so that the fences
in center field would be farther away.
much talk about balls hit over the fence
was heard
Both Sam Wood and Penrose. catchers
on the Columbia PTinters team. IN the
MarQuette League are said TO be ten
second men Several interesting brushes
have already occurred IN games played
70 dste Il Is said that these two men
viii be matched against each other at
the field games IN Chicago in September
in the 30 and 100 yard dash A long
time 10 wait but it is worth the s,-s-
peuSe