The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
WITH The AMATEURS
Complete Details for Inter-
city Baseball Series.
MARINES DEFEAT CORNELL CO..
Addition of d. n. Walford and South
east Y. NJ. C. A. Greatly Strength
ems Commercial League-The Bad
Weather flinders st. Stephens,
of the Capital City League.

A great deal of interest Is being man
ifested by the amateur baseball leagues
of the city, and every team manager Il
trying TO improve his team. OF putting
more life into his players in the hope that
his team viii be the champion Of the
District All of them want to be the
team selected for the interclty amateur
baseball series, which takes place In
September, between New York, Philadal-
phia, and Washington. Two games will
be played in each city. President Boil
giaRo of the amateur baseball commits
sion. is now in Philadelphia. to meet
representatives Of the other two cities.
who will complete all details for the
coming series.
Everybody seems satisfied now With
the Commercial League, that two strong
teams have taken the place OF Hecht
Co and Brentanos. who found trouble in
placing full teams on the field when they
were scheduled 10 play. The two teams
replacing them, d. n. Walford and the
Southeast Y. NJ. c. A, have greatly
strengthened the league. and have had
no trouble in turning out a full team on
their scheduled days.
II Is even more evident by the crowd
that turns out TO witness the games that
the league is in better shape than ever
before.
The Walford aggregation recently lost
'Dukey" Mess, their star third sacker.
"Dukey" signing with Ray Brennan,
manager Of the Fredericksburg White
Sox, along with Chick Maddox. Mace,
and Kelliher. all of whom viii be seen
| In this city at different times, when the
/ White Sox make a visit 80 the District
/ in hopes Of trimming some of the local
/ teams.
During the last week there were two
| tie games IN the Commercial League and
one game went into ten innings, It be-
ing between Berry & Whitmore and the
! Southeast Y. NJ. c. A. IN the eighth in
ming the score stood 7 10 in favor OF
the Jewellers. In the ninth inning they
wero first at the bat and succeeded IN
adding another tally. but when the
southeasters took their turn, they tied
/ the score, making three runs, and then
pandemonium broke loose everybody
| trying to Outyell the other. and each side
trying 10 down the other side.
At the beginning Of the tenth round
the excitement was intense. as the first
miscue OF wild pitch or either side would
| result in disaster TO the team. Il was
the jewelers. first turn. with Miller at
the bat. and as the umpire called out
the strikes and balls. you could hardly
hear yourself think Shelley. who was
on the mound for the Southeasters. sue
| ceeded in flaming Miller. but was not so
| fortunate with Ruiz. who faced him
rIv- .Fa
second. and there he died. Krug. the
next one up. succeeded in whiting the air
three times, he making the second down.
Falion. the last one 20 face Shelley.
| landed on the leather with all his
! strength, and sent a liner 70 the first
baseman, who pulled It In and at the
same time put an end to the jewelers.
! half Of the inning.
When the Y. NJ. c. A. took their turn
with the willow Hunt, the first man up.
was given a free pass by Ogle. but never
got by the first sack being put out when
Ogle hGaved the leather 10 Thompson,
catching him of the bag Flynn flew
out 10 Woodward In center field Bealle
connected for a twO-bagger. went to
, third on a passed ball. ard crossed the
, plate on Browns error, which gave the
game to the Southeasters.
During the game between the South
east Y. NJ. c. A. and Berry & Whitmore.
the jewelers. second baseman. Wentz.
was hit IN the eye by pitched ball in
the fifth inning which put him out OF
the game. His face and eye swered up
In such manner that It was impossible
for him TO see at all, but that did not
keep the plucky little fellow from taking
an interest in the remainder OF the
contest.
The Olympia Athletic Club. indepen-
dent champions OF the District, yesterday
trimmed the strong Royal team in a fast
game. s 10 7.
. Looks ike Twirier Nuss, OF the Ma
rine baseball team, is getting back IN his
old form again, winning the game from
the Cornell Company yesterday, allowing
them only one run and succeeding in
working a squeeze play.
The Marines are scheduled to open VI
the season with the Fredericksburg
White sox to-day, in their home town
: Wrighter Is slated to do the pitching FOL
the Marines. but as he has had a bad
shoulder, It is thought that Nuss viii bt
called upon TO finish the game.
/ The Marines have greatly strengthen
ed their left field in the past few game.
! with a long. lanky fellow by the nam'
: OF Workman, who has quite reputation
down in the Philippines as a ball player
E and is dangerous man for any one try
. ing TO steal home, as IL IS an easy mat
) ter for him 10 toss the horsehide from
l deep left 10 the home plate. Workman
has the reputation Of throwing a bal
! lS yards.
An old-fashion slugging match tool
place at Fort Hunt yesterday. when tn
i, ST. Stephens team journeyed down tn,
Potomac, and beat the soldiers, 1e 10 Is
About one Of the keenest disappoint
ments OK the year among the amateur
teams has been the team representa-,
/ the St Stephens Institute In The Capita
! City League. II was confidently expecte,
that this team, with Manager Luitich II
charge. would make some showing II
the race. but up 10 the present the,
have failed TO distinguish themselves
, Manager Luitich was recently interview
/ ed as to the cause, and expressed him
1 self as follows:
There are several reasons for ON
9 lamentable showing this season, but wha
! consider the principal one was the con
tinued spell of bad weather we encoun
D Itered in the getaway. Seems to me al
J II it did everything but snow on III,
I days we were scheduled to play. Tn,
: only hailstorm OF the year came on Ma,
30. and cut US out Of a probable victorl
just when we needed it most
Z Several Of my best men were playinl
! with the Commissioners and Post-offic,
teams. and I'll wager that I had NOR,
: conflicting dates than any other man
{ ager of the league. These players wer,
forced to play with their teams In tn,
, Departmental League, and their absence
with the bad weather added, just broke
the team up.
1T did not destroy the spirit. however