The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24


rapidly coming to the fore on its con-
sistent stick work. Two new men.
Heinrich aud Drummer. have been tackled
on to the infield, and are progressing
splendidly with the bat. The first named.
in two games. is batting 400. while
Drummer. in three games. has a willow
percentage Of 1854 The other Hamlin-
ties are hitting as follows: Sabins, ,SS5;
Goodman, .9S0 Sheaffer, 97S Spaulding,
s24; McMorris. .S2i; Stuckert. .S12;
Miller, .SO2; Davis. .2S6; Wynkoop. "a;
ywheatley. .216; Gordon. PA; Rogers, .21Si
Birch, ia. and Dore. .14S.
Forest Thompson. who recently Joined
the Montgomery club in the Southern
League. has been farIned out from that
nine to the valdosta (Ga) club. Re-
Gently Thompson pitched a no-hit game
against Cairo. and won his battle, to O..
There was no game in the Capital City
League yesterday, neither the Navy Yard
nor Midway mines putting in an ap-
pearance.
Robertson and Geibel. who will join
the Savannah (Ga9 team in the South
Atlantic League next spring. are both
promising youngsters. and should make
good in this company. They both have
good records and from all appearances
have a bright career before them.
Dick" Robertson is nineteen years old,
rightrhand pitcher and batter, and
weighs about loo pounds. He is i've feet
nine inches in height. and his most eff
fective ball is the splitter. which he uses
with telling effect,
Joe" Geibel started to play baseball
in speedy company in 1907, when he joined
the Twining aggregation. which was then
playing independently. He played first
base all season. and was with the New
York Avenue tribe when they entered
the Independence League and won the
pennant in 1908. Geibel played first base
for the Clubmen all summer. but in the
pOst-seasOn series he was forced behind
the bat when Irwin met with an acci-
dent His success behind the bat was in
Simultaneous, and he has continued In
this position ever since. He played with
Twining in 1909, and is still with that
team. In 1903 he was also with Hamline
burn, in the Suburban League, and with
G. P. o.. in the Capital City organization
He batted $50. and led the Independence
League in 1908. and that year felded his
position for $50. In 1909 his record in the
Independence was $40 In batting. and
.9o3 for fielding. This same year he hit
for $50 and helded for .925 in the Sun
day School League. This year the aver
ages Of the official scorer Of the hide
pendence League show the big fellow
batting over 400 and fielding perfectly.
Geibel is twenty years old. is feet 1919
inches tail, weighs 162 pounds, and is a
right-hand batter and thrower.
Langdon is going 10 protest the game
it lost to Ninth on Tuesday last The
Christians, it is reported, played an in
eligible man when Carroll was sent in TO
bat for Broome. The loss of this game
will seriously impair Ninth's pennant
chances.
DOre. OF Hamline, and Gavonetti, of
Ninth. have been transferred TO Peck.
This viii greatly benefit the Memorial
clubs crippled pitching STAFF.
Peck has not won game in nearly
three weeks. simply because the pitching
STAFF is on the decline. Quigley has been
doing nearly all the slab work of late,
and showed the effects OF being over
worked when he was sent in TO take
Powell's place during the first inning on
Friday, after having pitched a fun game
the day previous. Powelrs firing arm
is out of whaek. and Greer has a case of
''forget-me-quiek" as he has failed 10
show up since Langdon bumped him two
weeks ago.
The games during the coming week
viii bear decidedly on the pennant hopes.
Hamline faces Anacostia tomorrow, and
Peck on Thursday, and must win both
TO take the lead for the pennant Ninth
viii tackle Anacostia on Wednesday and
Sixth on Friday. and at the rate the
Christians are going they are booked to
take both. Should they drop one OF these.
place your money on Hamline The lead
ing clubs have postponed game to play
of. and this will be scheduled one day
next week.
LitchheId. last seasons premier slab
man for Bethany, has assumed a new
role Failing to keep up his good work
in the box for Sixth this season. he has
donned the mask during the past two
games, and is doing remarkably well.
He has not made an error in sixteen
chances. and is keeping down the stolen
sack column by nipplng them regularly
on the cushions
1.-THE waning interest in the Depart
mental League on the part OF spectators
and players alike during the season Just
closed has been the subject of much
comment and speculation in amateur
baseball circles aroung Washington -
said a Departmental League fan last
night "The question has been repeatedly
asked. What Is the matter with the De-
partmental League this year?" And no
enc seems to have offered a satisfactory
explanation OF the condition Of apathy
that has existed. It is a fact that the
league with its five teams. was better
balanced this year than IN any previous
year of its history and the article Of
baseball furnished was as good II not
better, than ever before What, then,
is the answer? The friends and adher-
ents Of the league on the side lines have
been in a quandary over this seemingly
perplexing question, but to those ac-
quainted with the inside workings of the
league the answer is simple one. What
the Departmental League most needs Is
Always the Same.
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