The Washington times., 1910-09-06
CROWD SEES LEADERS
WIN FROM PETWORTH
Two Good Games Feature Doubeheader in Post-Season
Series Neutrality-suspicious. and Cornell Com
pany Play Today-News and Gossip.

It is doubtful II the fans ever saw two
better exhibitions Of baseball PLAYED IN
one day than the double-header Wnich
drew q caDacity- crowd at Capital City
Park Yesterday. In The first game the
Commissioners got the best Of Petworth
IN AT eleven-inning game by ?. TO i. and
IN the next Cornell Company won from
Petworth BY / 70 O.
There were other games PLAYED by the
amateurs. a notable performance being
the win OF a doUbIe-hcader BY the Her
aid team. leaders in the Commercial
League, over fhe team at Falls Church
Herald won by > TO Q and 3 TO ,
At Washington Grove, KensingJon won
from Gar EFT Park. and lost in turn TO
the Grove team The scores were 10 TO
and p 10 / Rodney NICCathran
pitched FOR the Grove team in the sec
ond game and die not allow KensingtOn
a hit. Il vgiu be remembered that Nc
Cathran was a former Central High
School star. and later was the maiustey
IN the box for Wesleyan University
The performance of Petwcrth yester-
day comes IN for a great zeal Of com
mendation- It was conceded that Pet
worth had little show &c win either
" exhibition shown by Barnes and Cal
laEher. These two pitchers did as evcel-
lent work as has been seen on the sand
lots this season. Barnes was effective
at al times. and barring errors behind
him would have gotten away with his
game The many friends Of Gallagher
claim that his work was the best he has
done 10 date in any Of the post-seasOn
series. To hold the heavy-hitting Cor
nell Company TO two scratchy hits. re
fleets great credit upon the small
pitcher 3Iarceron, Salb. and Phipps
were helpless before Gallagher. and gave
Il I'd in disgust Both Of the PetwOrth
pitchers would have won their games
under ordinary circumstances
The remarks Of certain rooters at
the game yesterday bordered on being
somewhat common and disgusting.
The healthy support Of q. team is right
and proper, but to attempt TO gain
attention by reviIing and viIlifying a
PLAYER OF umpire when both are doing
their best viii not put the game on
the high plane upon which II is eX-
pected 10 rest Frequent comments
are made by the eminent Mr.. Mackey
at the top Of his voice which are more
or less amusing and which cause no
offense- Mackey is willing 20 20 70
the mat with any one IN the way OF
airing his views from the highest seat
in the tabernacle MaCkey gets in
his deadly thrusts at the expense OF
some fan generally, and his remarks
are never offensive
On the other hand. there were sew
eral obnoxious individuals who made
It their business to roast players BY
making personal remarks. which were
out Of place. to say the least There
Is roofing and roofing, and the sort
that is at the expense Of the other
fellow hardly pays ENCOURAGEMENT
and help BY generous cheering helps
6 team but 10 club ever was boosted
along by having a bunch Of young
men stand and maliEn players almost
on the field OF play
The amateur commission viii hold
a meeting tonight, when the case Of
Phipps viii probably be given its last
hearing The time is drawing near
when final preparations viii be got
ten into line for the trip 10 the inter
city series The winner must be nom
mated so that the other Giles can
make proper preparation for the
games
The double umpire system viii be used
today as was suggested not long ago
There were few cases in either game
yesterday that came Up where two UNI
pires were needed Mr.. Belts handled
the indicator in faultIess style and