Evening star., 1909-06-06
Capital City League Notes.

Capital City League Notes.
The schedules Of the Capital City
League are not out yet. Wonder who's
fault 1t is? 1t is a wise plan now to
wait until next season; maybe they will
save money.
Judging from the way ST. Stephens
has been showing up and the way it
plays the game 1t is not entitled to a
valuable berth In this strong league.
When the columbias defeated the
Brentwood squad last Tuesday they re-
captured the lead for the second time.
Arbitrator Setley has been doing fine
work. He Is great favorite with the
players and fans, and cracks jokes with
them when they josh him. He has taught
many Of the youngsters lots Of new and
good points of the game.
Sully. third baseman for the Brook
landers, is playing a brilliant. all-around
game these days. his batting. fielding and
throwing being really wonderful.
Green gets the credit for pitching a
no-hit game Wednesday against ST.
stephens, which Is great record. If 1t
had been any other team in the league
it is sure bet there would have been
more than two hits registered. ST.
Stephens played like chickens with their
heads chopped off.
A force OF men has been working
steadily for the past week improving the
grounds In the next few days they
will be In dandy shape.
Johnnie salb has signed with Brent
wood.
Jimmie Kerr is playing with Brookland
this season.
Meister is still with the Columbias. and
will work tomorrow against st. Stephens.
Larry Kicker Is certainly covering the
left garden In grand style for the leaders.
Has anybody seen Smoke" Balzer?
This tall youngster has been missing for
the past two weeks from the rooters'
bench.
Harris OF the Brentwoods has demon
strated that he is one OF the best field
ing shortstops In the league.
Old Silk" Carroll, the boy who man.
aged Martinsburg, an independent team.
two seasons ago. is covering the initial
sack for St Stephens.
Dutch" Heinrich, who has particinated
In the past two games with the Brent
woods. has showed the fans that he is
still the goods of old. The old star Is
proved to be a very valuable man.
Dutch is going to be transferred from
the suburbanites to the leaders in the
future.
Lefty" Herring. the local boy who
failed to make good with the Washing
tons back in 1903 with the stick, is now
captafning the Brentwood nine. Lefty
has been putting up some star games
and he is hitting regularly
Another old cast off Is Jack Leonard.
twirler. He Is doing some great work
for Manager Forden's squad.
Manager Maurice O'Connor and his ball
tossers. with the two mascots, had their
photographs taken just before the start
Of Tuesdays game.
Edward Handiboe. a District boy who
used to dictate the decisions in the Capt.
tai City League, Is now umpiring in the
Ohio State League.
Gus" Julien. who has Just returned
from New York. caught his first game
for the Brooklands Wednesday. Gus
showed up we'll. making six putouts and
one assist without slip-up. He also
got his hit.
Maurice O'Connor was out northeast
Friday evening looking for a couple Of
the boys to take them up to Winchester
yesterday. The bunch left at $40 in
the morning and played Winchester at
in the afternoon. Some Of the fellows
that went were Charlie Salb. Larry
Kicker. Taylor. Baggett Meister, Smith
and Leonard.
Haywood of the Marines is batting
well and taking good care Of everything
that comes into his territory.
Jack Leonard said II Arthur Noyes
had two good feet he would be the fast
est man in town. Odds Is looked upon
as a frst-class backstop. his batting
lamps being his only weak point.
"Reddy" Litchneld. the little southpaw
Of the champions, has administered three
terrible doses of medicine lately. One to
the third to Brentwood. This box artist
is little in weight, but he certainly has
got the goods
and the Marines Charlie Salb got try
out on first base and made good. He
played the position without miscue and
laced the horsehide for two singles.
Just heard from James A. OShea. and
he says the schedules will be out by
Monday or Tuesday.
Some Of the old-time rooters that are
on the job again this season are Car
rick, Bill Ward, knockey, Leapley, Dan
iels, Nelson and Houck.
The Marines always carry a doctor
with them. No wonder they are not
afraid to slide. The medicine man is On
the job.
Leapley Is going to get an allstar
team together by next Thursday. and
leave on that day for Petersburg, Va,
where they will play three games. One
Friday. the 11th, and q double-header
Saturday.
The following games will be played this
week: Monday. ST. Stephens and Co
lumbia: Tuesday, Brentwood and Ma
rines; Wednesday. Government Printing
Once and ST. Stephens; THURSDAY. Co
lumbia and Brookland: Friday. Brook
land and Marines: Saturday, Brentwood
and Marines.
One Of tho stunts which happen "once
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