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

The fight that is going on now IN the
Commercial League between Herald. An
drews, and the Southeast Club Is one Of
the best that has been witnessed in the
District for some time. All three mines
are made up Of players who rank well up
among the amateur circles. Herald has
two Southwest four. Berry & Whitmore
two, and Andrews has two on the picked
team
There were four twirlers in the league
this year who by their untiring efforts
helped 70 keep their teams in the running
They are Flynn, OF the Southeast Y. NJ.
c. A; Bullock. OF the Berry & Whit
more team; G. Garland, Of Andrews. and
Rawlings. Of Herald Both FLYNN and
Garland have done good work for their
teams. but Flynn's work has been the
best Garland is good. but he lacks ex-
perience. Next year the boy should de-
velop, with careful coaching, into one Of
the star fingers OF the league Bullock
has been doing all the work on the mound
for the jewelers., and with a little more
luck would have wen many more games
The mainstay on the slab for the Herald
team has been Rawlings In fact. without
This youngster the newspaper BOYS would
not be where they are now. You have
20 hand II to this man, for he possesses
cool head. and. incidentally, IS some
pumpkins as swatter. Among this quar-
tet OF pitchers the two who stand out
prominently over the others are Flynn
and Rawlings.
There are not many good backstops
among the teams but the three who have
performed creditably behind the bat are
Cooke, Beavers, and Luscombe. but the
latter cannot be considered in that ne has
played but four contests Between Cooke
and Beavers the latter is given the pref
erence, principally on account OF his
strength with the stick.
First base narrows down 70 Howard
and Maddox. and the care Of the initial
sack is given TO Chick. Maddox Is a
clever helder and a dangerous man with
the willow. he being the boy who broke
up the game last week between Berry &
Whitmore and Southeast with a timely
single over second
Molloy stands out head and shoulders
over the other second sackers in the
! league. He Is a hard worker, a heavy
hitter. and is one OF the fastest infeiders
in the league. Dyer. Of Herald and ].
Mulvey, OF Andrews. are the best two
Stockholders. with Dyer as probably the
better Of the two. but as he has not
played in a sufficient number Of games
TO be considered. the position is handed
over TO Joe.
Third base goes 10 Gil. OF Herald, who
is not only a clean fielder. but is also
handy with the wagon tongue and Is fast
on the cushions Left field goes 10 D.
Mulvey, OF Andrews. This boy is a sure
fielder and is a fair wielder of the willow
Buck Ollveri. OF the Southeast tribe,
takes the center field job without much
trouble. his only rival being Crabbie. OF
the newspaper lads. Buck is one Of the
best run getters in the league and is q
speedy outgardener Woodward. Of Berry
& WhitmOre, although a shortstop. has
had considerable experience in the pas
lures, and is given right field solely on
account Of his work with the bat Woody
has been the life Of the jewelers.. and
without him in the lineup the team
would be ike a ship minus a pilot
This team may not be the best which
could be gathered together. but # is the
strongest in the league. taking into con-
sideration that only those who have
played in a sufficient number Of games be
chosen. There is not a team IN the
league that keeps the same lineup two
days in succession, they continually
shifting their men in order 20 obtain a
winning combination.