The Washington herald., 1910-07-19
Catholic University Pitcher
Gets Try-Out.
RECOMMENDED BY STANLEY
University Twirler Is well spoken
of by "Len'' and Telegram 80 Join
JohnEfown Team FOllOws-GRrretf
Pitching Championship BaII-TripIe
Play in the Olympic Circuit.


sity's best box artists, has joined the
Johnstown team in the Tri-state League.
Greer is a close friend of Len Stanley.
the Washington youngster who has made
good in the professionals ranks, and Stan
ley gave Greer a strong recommendation
to Manager Conn. the result being that
Greer was ordered to report with Johns
town at once. Stanley thinks that Greer
has the making OF a good pitcher. and
the University twirler is going to work his
hardest to live up to Lens opinion.
The open dates in the Capital City
League schedule for Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday of this week will be filled
by games as follows: Thursday. Cornell
Company vs.. Midways; Friday. Kennil
worth VS.. Aloysius Club. and Saturday.
Navy Yard VS.. Midways.
Beverley Garrett has been twirling
great ball during the past two weeks.
and 1t is largely due 10 his good work
that the Petworth team IS now leading
the Suburban League Garrett is also
the boy who trimmed the adams Express
team in the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c.
A. League two games last week while
pitching for the Southern Railway aggre-
Cation.
The meeting Of the board OF managers
OF the Commercial League slated for last
night was postponed until this evening.
The triple tie in the Independence
League for second place was broken yes
terday when ST. Paurs was easily
drubbed by Manhattan. 9 10 3 Yester-
days game strengthened Manhattan's
hold on the top notch and eliminated St
Paurs from the running St. Martins
and Twining are still tied for second
place, and they are hot after the Man
haitian tribe.
Raymond Brennan, manager OF the
Fredericksburg (Va) White Sox in a
letter TO the writer. states that he is very
anxious TO arrange a game with some
crack team for Sunday next at Capital
City League Park. provided the neces-
sary arrangements can be made imme-
diately. Brennan says he viii bring his
team down for the bare amount OF their
railroad fare. which is twenty-five doll
lars. The games on Sunday at Capital
City Park have proved financially to be
money makers, and have drawn large
crowds. and here is a chance for one OF
the Capital City League teams to make
a little pocket money.
The rain broke Up most OF the amateur
games yesterday, but the Independence. /
Suburban. and Olympia circuits man
aged to play. Buscher and Robertson
hooked Up in a pitchers battle IN the Sur
burban league, and neither Brightwood
nor Silver Spring could get the long end of
the score before darkness ended hostil-
tiles.
Takoma plays Petworth this afternoon
in the Suburban circuit and the Takoma
lads viii try to take a fall out of the
present leaders. The Commercial league
game between the R. P. Andrews nine
and the Southeast Y. NJ. c. A promises
TO be a battle royal. As neither Of these
mines have forfeited this year, there is
bound to be a game. weather permitting.
Tom Marsden's undertaking Spartan
Duutn viii nave 4 Sildict 10 ttuCell llssiL
this afternoon when the Southwest ter
rors viii clash with the ST. Stephens
nine.
The Olympia League again sprang into
the limelight when the second triple play
OF the season was pulled off in the Olive
Georgetown game Of yesterday. The play
came In the first inning. Beach led off
at bat for the Georgetown crew. and
was hit by pitched ball. Burke. the
next batter. hunted, and was safe at
first when HilleaTy, the Olive backstop,
made bad throw to catch Beach at sec
ond. Limerie, the Olive shortstop, FUN
bled Lewis grounder and the runner was
safe. filing the bases. Hauser, the fourth
batter. sent an easy grounder TO the
pitcher, who threw Beach out at the
plate. Hilleary Immediately threw to
first, catching Hauser. Burke. who had
been on second, turned third too far, and
a quick throw from Myers to Hilleary
caught him OF the bag. He was run
down by Howard and Htlleary. the latter
getting the put-out The other triple play
was made in the st. Stephen Prospect