The Washington herald., 1910-05-08

talk about. Probably the most unlocked
for result Of the week was the game
which the Pumping Station lads took
from the Aloysius club in the Capital
City League. While the Churchmen have
an outheld that is not all that could be
desired. they are unusually strong in
every other department and were looked
upon as sure winners. But they had
counted their feathers too soon, as was
proved when the contest was half over.
Pitcher Priddy. Of the Pumping Station
nine, letting them down with two hits
and striking out five.
Commerce and Labor and Post-ofiiCe
played a ten-inning battle ON the White
Lot Wednesday that will live long in the
memory of those who were lucky enough
20 be present that day. Both teams got
all the surplus energy out of their syS-
TEN in the first chapter. Commerce and
Labor making three and Post-ofiice four
runs. After that il was see-saw. nip and
tuck. anybodys game until the ninth
rolled around and the Mail Clerks were
one run behind. They tied up the score,
however. and then an extra inning was
played. nothing but goose eggs resulting
and darkness calling a halt at the end Of
the tenth Richmond. besides striking
out thirteen men, accomplished the I'M
usual feat Of making ten assists.
The board of arbitration Of the anna
teur baseball commission has done moth
ing yet as far as can be learned i'm re-
gard TO the case of the Pumping station
team. Il will he remembered that the
Marquette League brought the matter Of
the Pumping Station nine having jumped
10 the Capital City circuit to the atten-
ton of the commission and the matter
was referred 10 the board OF arbitration.
II looks as though that body is going TO
Jet the question die a natural death.
The writer paid a visit 20 several Of the
amateur leagues last week and every
where he went discovered the same old
faces I'm uniform How bold and master
ful a stroke il would have been had the
commission ruled that player could not
play in more than one league, It's "a two
to-oue shot that the move would have
been great success. There is no reason
why a player should play on more than
one nine The theory has been advanced
that "a player naturally has 90 play for
the team from the place where he Is en-
plOyed or lose his job and that ne doesn't
want TO quit his club nine That is an
old excuse. II PLAYER has 10 play on
the team from mis- Office let him play.
and the Office team will be the stronger
for having his undivided services. while
the club nine viii get some one else who
az IL
There are too many good men sitting on
the bench nowadays that are members OF
toD-nOtch teams. while the poor clubs
find it hard TO muster a fun quota 20
keep from FORGETTING. Although the sea-
son has just started, there were several
forfeited games last week because Of the
lack of sufficient players.
one would think that player would
buy a rule book. study the game. and
become familiar with the rules that arc
constantly a matter Of dispute between
the sand-lot artists and the umpires As
rule the umpireS are right and the play
ers wrong. and the constant nagging OF
the ball tOsser Is a source Of annoyance
10 the spectators as well as to the arbi-
traitor An umpire has 20 be firm iu or
der TO hold the respect Of those under
him, and as it Is understood that his
"nihs' is only human and makes mis-
take about as often as any other ordi-
nary individual why argue when this
mistake is made?
Baseball has become factor i'm the life
OF the American boy Of to-day that must
be reckoned with and should be encour-
aged. inasmuch as il works for health
and develops maulincss and geueralship.
The game has developed into a science
and TO the boy Of brains and spirit Of
dash presents unlimited possibilities for
achievement No less Il parsonage than
the President OF the United States has
commended tho game 10 the youth OF the
land. and graces the contests at the park
and on the White Lot with his presence
whenever he has the time 10 spare The
followers Of the baseball games I'm this
country are legion. and the contests give
the business man something 10 see, think
and read about besides his work The
time is coming when many Of the vacant
lots where the boys now play will be
used for building purposes, and espe-
cially I'm this true Of the land that lies IN
the outskirts Of the city. McDevitt
Field the grounds of the Commercial
Suburban and Marquette leagues, will
within the next five years De built Nh
and the players viii have to hunt a field
elsewhere. The Capital City League and
the Terminal Railroad Y NJ C. a. CIR.
cult have short leases on the fields which
they now use, but Il is exceedingly
doubtful IL these can be renewed when
they expire. Now. the proposition that
has been advanced by several fans about
town is that each OF the nine leagues
comprising the cream Of the amateur
talent In Washington. he given dia-
mond on the White Lot or nearby
grounds and al Of the games be plaved
in this one spot. While it IS a long way
20 the time when the question Of grounds
viii arise. yet II is possible that I'm the
course OF time this very plan will be ac-
cepted and worked out on a grand scale
The Commercial Departmental. and
Marquette leagues do not play ON Satur-
days and the Terminal Railroad League
does not schedule a regular game. an
this circuit, however, the six clubs each
take Saturday IN rotation and play an
exhibition contest
Our good friend Mike" Downey. who
started the season with the Aloysius club
has obtained his release and is now with
the Midway aggregation. Mike" SAYS
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