The Washington herald., 1910-07-13
By n. t. woHLEY.


yesterday afternoon was welcomed by
nearly every one. despite the fact that
IL necessitated the postponement OF all
amateur games. Aloysius and Cornell
Company were scheduled TO play at Cap
ital City Park. and ST. Pauls and ST.
Martins in the Independence League.
Both Of these games promised to be
corkers and 8 large crowd was present
at both fields TO see the boys get under
way when down came tho rain. Old
Jupiter P1uvius was unkind enough 10
threaten all the afternoon, and then let
loose about o'clock. just as the teams
were lining up.
To-day the Midways will have a chance
20 continue their winning streak by
beating Navy Yard. This Midway aggre-
cation has taken a swell brace lately,
and may finish in the first division If
the boys continue to play together. ST.
Stephens Is now adjoining the taiI-end
berth in the Capital City League, but as
soon as Manager Luitich gets his team
in shape the Georgetown outfit should be
hard one to beat.
There is going 10 be trouble in the
Bankers League before the season Is
over, and from the way things are shap-
ing AT present II begins 10 look like there
will be no Bankers League next year
American Security and Trust. fer one
viii be out OF the running. as Manager
Reside viii put his nine in the Capital
City League If he can get franchise.
This Will mean a boost for the Capital
mic e ~
bank circuit, as Manager Reside is one
Of the most enthusiastic and square
sportsmen connected with the league
American Security and Trust undoubtedly
has the best team IN the Bankers League
to-day. as IS evident from a glance at
the men on the team With Howard
Hayes. Davis. Snowden, Rawlings, Boy
kin, and the rest. the Fifteenth street
bankers have heavy batting outfit, as
well as snappy fielding aggregation.
Commercial also has fine bunch of ball
tosssrs, but they were outclassed Tues
day and freely admit it.
Commercials only hope 10 win the pen
nant this year is TO have the games
which the American Security and Trust
Company won from Riggs while that
team was in the league thrown out.
which, provided neither Commercial nor
American Security and Trust loses any
more games, viii make the two teams
tied az the end of the season. A game
10 decide the championship would then
be necessary, and Commercial would
have one more chance TO wrest victory
from their rivals. The Fifteenth street
lads are going TO fight any move Com
mercial Will make TO have the games
won from Riggs thrown out, and there
is where the bad feeling may arise. But
even should Commercial gain its point
at the meeting Manager Reside feels
confident that his nine viii cop the
buntingi so does Coach Jim" Sprigman,
and so do all OF the boys on the team.
Overconfidence may yet work ruin: but
a word TO the wise should be sufficient.
The Commercial League has not been
the bowling success which il was planned
TO be. and all because the different man.
ayers have failed TO take the proper in
terest and attend TO the duties which
usually fall TO the managers lot We
need only mention one OF things that are
working against the leagues welfare
% gain our point and that is the forfeit
ing of games. When this evil is brought
10 the attention of the board OF mana
gers they refer TO the other leagues and
say their organization is no worse than
most OF the others, but that is only
clever way of blaming some one else for
what is really their own fault. R. P.
Andrews and The Washington Herald
nil hor he ~.
whenever scheduled. and have not for
feited game this year but all of the
other clubs have transgressed one or
more times. The season is drawing To a
close, the teams are In the race. and
might as well play ball while they have
a chance. Even though beaten by big
scores, teams that play whenever sched-
uied win the good viii of the fans and
work for the best interests of the sport.
Now that some Of the leagues are fin
ishing up their schedules, the eyes Of the
players and fans alike are being focused
on the coming series for the champion
ship OF the District. The games Will
have 70 be played at Capital City Park
and on some other field this year, as
American League Park cannot be OBJ
tanned, therefore, the different league
presidents are more than usually keen
TO get the subject opened up at once so
that they may try and land the games
on their own back lot. The Sunday
School and Independence leagues both
have grounds easily accessible. and il
is probable that the contests OF section
& may be played on one of these fields
section A being played at Capital City
Park.
The fight for the championship here this
fall is going TO be a warm one from thu
first. The Commissioners are fully cana
bic OF holding up their end of the stick
and VIII make It warm for the best team
that the Capital City League can send
forth 10 do them battle. The sunday
School League should be a good third. as
things now stand, Ninth apparently not
having the men in the lineup to beat out
either Cornell Company, Aloyslus, or the
Commissioners. The Independence League
and Marquette will give the SUNDAY
School I4eaguers hard rub, but at the /
present time there is much speculation as |
to which OF these leagues will contest in |
Section A The Marquette League has
the call by virtue Of the previous series.
when that league has always been IN
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