The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14


The Olympia League schedule Is about
10 close. and yet the pennant winner haR
not been decided. The race, however,
has narrowed down to two teams, the
Olive. and St Stephens mines These
clubs meet twice this month and the win
ner Of the series will probably be the
champion Of the league. Tenallytown has
undisputed possession OF third place.
while Georgetown. Spartan. and Tangle-
wood are fighting it out for the top Of
the second division.
The league has on it's rosters many
good ball players. hard hitters. and fast
fielders ALL however. have been handi-
capped in their playing by the bad field.
Extensive Improvements have been plan
ned for next year. and. IL they are car
ried out. the league should be one Of the
fastest class circuits in the city.
Good twirlers have been very scarce;
there being probably but half a dozen
frst-class beavers. Sullivan, of the Oh
ives. is easily best. while McDonough.
of ST. Stephens Is second choice Kid
well, OF the Olives. is another good pitch
pest
batters and baserunners IN the league.
and at present has a batting average OF
AS. When not on the mound the Olive
twiriers plays infield.
Hilleary undoubtedly deserves the back
stopping position on his team A good
receiver. with an excellent arm, a clear
head. and full Of pep" Hilleary ranks
as premier catcher Of the league. He
also possesses a batting average Of -3l5.
and is q dangerous man on the bases;
his favor.te stunt being that OF stealing
home. Chapple. Of Tennalytown. and
Noone. Of st. Stephens, are also good
catchers. but lack the steadiness and gin
ger OF Hineary.
Myers. OF the Olives. stands head and
shoulders over the nearest rival for first
base honors. With a long reach, good
footwork, a fine arm, and a batting
record OF 800, the Western High star
easily gets the frst-base job Musgrove OF
Tennallytown. and Burlesque, OF Tangle-
wood. are also good first sackers but can
not hit with the Olive man
Kearney. Of Spartan. is entitled to sec
ond base. The Southwest boy is the
leader in batting. with the remarkable
average Of $50 He ranks * one Of the
leading run-getters and baserunners. and
Is a good fielder. Jones. Of Tennallytown.
is a better fielder as is Mahony. Of ST.
Stephens, but neither IS a hitter like the
Spartan inhelder.
SchOmbert n steady Fielder.
Third base goes 10 Schombert. OF st.
An nj -fa 1rr Al
er, with a clear head and sure arm. the
Saints third-sacker has the right OF way
He is the leading rungetter Of the league,
one Of the topnotchers in base stealing.
and a hard hitter with an average OF
$50 Howard OF the olives. is an ex-
cellent fielder. but does not WELD the wa
gon tongue as well as he fields
Shortstop Is a hard position to select,
there being many good stockholders in
the league. Evans. Of ST. stephens. is
given first choice. He is a sure fielder.
with a strong arm, fast on his feet and
a hard hitter. He has a batting average
Of .S7S. and is one Of the longest hitters
IN the circuit
Left field goes to Eckendorf. of the
Olives. He is a hard hitter, fast on the
bases. a good ground coverer with good
whip; Eckendorf Is first selection for the
left outergarden. DAILY. OF St Stephens
is also one Of the leading leftflelders but
he is not so good a fielder as is Ecken-
dorf. and his batting average OF 81 does
not rank as high as the Olive man S
mark.
Center field has been given TO Rosen-
bush, OF Tanglewood. Rosenbush Is one
of the hardest hitters in the league, with
an average OF AZ. He Is a sure catch.
good ground coverer and has one of
the best arms in the league. He is fast
on the bases. and one Of the leading base
stealers.
Right field is one OF the hardest posi-
tons TO select. on account OF every team
have nearly six right helders L. Free
man. of Tennallytown. is judged the best,
mostly on account Of his hitting. While
not a sensational fielder. the surbanlte
IS a good ground coverer and a reliable
man. He is the leading slugger Of the
league, and has an average OF 500
The above team has been selected i'm
partially by the scorer. who has seen
every game Of the season. Several play
ers OF unquestionable ability have been
passed over, for no other reason than
that they have given the best part OF
their time to other leagues about town,
and have not been deemed as representa-
lives OF the Georgetown League