The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
RACES GETTING CLOSER
FOR REMNANT HONOR
Teams Evening Up in Post-Season Substituting and
American Security Play Today-News and Cos
sip of Plays and Players.

Two interesting and closely contested
games were fought out on the amateur
diamonds yesterday The Commission
ers and Ninth played seven innings, the
decision going 10 the District men when
Robertson got a homer and drove a
man in ahead Of him The Washington
Herald and the Columbia l0I team
played for eight innings TO a tie, Herald
coming UP from behind in the last
round and tying the score
Commissioners are now tied with Cor
nell Company for the hOEOrs in section
A. The win over Ninth yesterday boosts
the Commissioners stock for the com
ing game with the Cornell team in view
Of the fact that the Commissioners
seemed 10 be able 10 DO better al the
bat than in any previous game played
IN the series. Cornell may be strength
ened by several players, and 1t IS not
at ali unlikely that Il VIII succeed IL
landing the flag. Today Cornell should
have little difficulty II diSpoSlng Of Pet
worth, and II VIII then have the lead
again Commissioners have a game
with the same team, which was post
pOned the other DAY. Cornell has vet
10 be played and the Commissioners
must WIN the two remaining games in
order 70 win the pennAnt- Cornell won
rom the Commissioners with Robertson
pitching and he has asked TO 20 in
dSdlA WIEN Llle Two teams meet GHe
teams have an equal chance unless
Manager Cornell gets his team strength
ed with recruits from stronger teams
TWining VIII play American Security
this afternoon. and large crowd is
expected The two teams have not met
InLS year. and while American Security
IS leading section ,, there is every indi-
cation that the Bankers VIII blow Twin
ing has the call on better ball PLAYERS on
the average than the Bankers. and
should win out today II is true thar
Tw1ning was beaten by the Herald team
the other day, but IL has been conceded
by the majority that TwininE has the
best Of the section 3 teams II may be
that the Bankers viii get AVA with the
game today, but Il seems hardly prob
able that they can turn the trick Brady
and Rawlings VIII probably oppose each
other Rawlings has been worked hard
al through the series, and Brady, who
Is a big, sJTSPPing left-handeT. is q
glutton for work The game should pull
out banner crowd
The board Of arbitration Of the ana
6eUr commission met last night and the
question OF the eligibility Of player
PhipDs OF the Cornell Company team
was taken under discussion
Phipps has been protested as not being
eligible to play III the pOst-SerieS as not
having nlayed or been present at enough
games in the CapitJl City league 10
warrant his participating with Cornell
IN the series A mass of evidence from
both sides Of the case was in the com
mittee's hands and L Is understood has
2 definite decision had been reached
when more evidence was handed IN
which somewhat changed the aspect Of
things
There is no question hut that great in
justice uEShI be done were The commit
tee to act hurr1edlv. With this in view
more evidence has been asked for and
the con- Tittee will meet this afternoon
OF evening for TecCnSiFera ton.
II the player In question Is declared
ineligible II viii undoubtedly cause Cor
nell TO forfeit the games PLAYED in the
series The case of AI9nhattan with
Norman Krafts IS q precedent By which