The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
Notes and Comment Cleaned
from Local Diamonds.
CLUBS NOW ON THE LAST LAP
This Week VIII See the Pennant
Winner Decided I'm All OF the
ing To-day TO Name Dates for the
Final Battle Between Leaders.
By n. r. woRLEY.


urday the pennant winner in each organ
ization should be known. The amateur
commission has ruled that all the leagues
must close by August Is. and there has
been a merry old scramble 20 comply
with this ruling Many of the leagues
had to cut short their schedules and
make out a new series Of games. so that
the leading teams might fight out their
differences before the time set for the
drop OF the curtain.
Three important series Of games viii
attract big crowds this week-the South
ern and Adams teams. in the Terminal
Security and Commercial, in the Bankers
League and the WOODBURY. and Petworth
aggregations, in the Suburban organiza-
ton, all having been booked TO clash
several times in as many days.
This afternoon Petworth win try 20
regain the ground II lost 20 WOODBURY.
on Saturday. and every fan in the Dis
trict is expected 10 journey out to Grant
Oval 20 see the finals in the northwest
circuit. which has furnished such an
exciting race all the year. Garrett viii
try TO retrieve his defeat OF last week,
and either Moore or Jones will serve
the pellets for the wOodburners. The
betting is even, and it's a toss up be-
tween the two clubs.
Sunday baseball pays In the District
At least, the Capital City League has
found 1t is profitable 20 play of games on
the Sabbath. and next year provision
will in all probability be made for games
seven days IN the week
II looks Ike the following teams viii
contest for the championship OF the Dis
trict this fall Capital City League, Cor
nell & Co; Departmental League, Com
missioners; Sunday School League, Ninth;
Marquette League. Columbia l0i; Subur-
ban League, Petworth: independence
League. Manhattan: Railroad y. VI. c. A
League. Southern; Commercial League.
The Washington Herald; Bankers
League. American Security and Trust
Company.
In the Railroad and Suburban leagues
the writer has merely guessed at the
winner. as either Petworth or Southern
may be defeated by Woodburn and
Adams, respectively. and the same thing
can be said in the Bankers League.
American Security and Trust having TO
play Commercial for the flag IN this cir
cult. At the present time. with their
team crippled, Commercial looks Ike
second choice
The Washington Lodge Of Elks will
play the knights of Columbus at Amer
! lean League Park Friday for the benefit
Of St Vincents Orphan Asylum. and
every fan should buy a ticket The two
teams will be under the leadership OF
competent managers. Phil King. coach
( OF the Georgetown baseball team last
spring. manager Of the Chamber Of Com
merce nine. and ex-Princeton athlete.
will lead the Elks. while James a.
| O'Shea, president Of the Capital City
League, Is in charge Of the Knights A
good game is bound 70 be the result
and the Washington public IS requested
to be present TO urge on the two clubs.
! The board Of directors Of the Terminal
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A League have de-
cided TO settle the leadership Of the
league race this week. and have set aside
three dates on which the games will be
played between Adams and Southern.
The first battle will take place Wednes-
day, the 10th, and the teams will play
again on Thursday and Friday All 9th
err games have been called off. so that
the league may finish its season by Au-
I gust Is. as ordered by the amateur com
mission.
Three notables, in the person Of Jim
Sprigman. R. E. Doyle, scout for The
Savannah team, and II. V. Shurtlief. sec
rotary Of the amateur commission, were
present at the Suburban League game
Saturday TO look the boys over.
! The Auditors seem TO have things
I served up in the Southern Railway cir
cult. Their only defeat was at the hands
Of the Treasurers. who were miserabIy
defeated Saturday by the Law aggrega-
ton
All the teams and fans in the Southern
Railway will be out in fun force to root
/ for their favorites against Adams. in
the championship battle Wednesday. Led
| by Judge" Tate and Mr. Frank Pollard.
delegation Of about 400 will root and
enliven things.
Sammie Seay, Commercial Nationals
| crack little pitcher. Is seriously m. and
! is said to be threatened with typhoid
/ fever. Without Seay, Commercial will
D 10 f,~J
with American Security and Trust Com
pany for the championship Of the Bank
ers' League. Seay has only lately struck
/ his stride. and his work in the last sew
eral games has been sensational in the
/ extreme. Salb. who has been doing the
/ baekstopping for the Fourteenth street
/ bankers, is also a good twirIer. and may
( be showed into the box in case Seav is
I unable to play. Should Salb mount the
rubber. the question Of a catcher who
can hold him viii then become an impor.
tant one. and here again Commercial
VIII be handicapped, as Salb is the only
good catcher they have IN their llne-up.
The board Of directors Of the Bankers
League will probably hold a meeting To-
day 10 decide when the tie in the league
will be played of and whether one game
or three will be played It is well known
that American Security and Trust desires
to play series OF games so that-Austin
Howard may be made eligible to COM
pete in the post-season series. Davis will
/ be eligible in one more game. but Howard
( needs two contests TO pull him across
the line. The game which the board Of