The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-03
BY n. t. woRLEY.

since II replaced the Advent club IN the
Independence League, at McDevitts Field
yesterday, National Union turning the
trick in a seven-inning clash, 5 to 4 In
ability TO connect with Ebert's twisters
proved the undoing of the Churehmen
and, inasmuch as they have been win
ming by their heavy stick work, it IS sur
prising that sthey did as well as the
score indicates, when they could not To-
cate the pellet. Manager Wilkinson. of the
Churchmen, has protested the game on
the ground that the winners played three
men who were ineligible namely, Fischer
Price. and Smith, and he has requested
President Harry +. Morley TO decide the
protest not later than Monday morning,
so that his team may play the leaders in
the Marquette League at $50 o'clock that
day, in case he gets the decision. Mr..
Wilkinson said last night that Price,
Fischer, and Smith had been on list but
five days, when seven is the stipulated
time.
ApropOs Of the controversy in the Bank
ers' League recently between the Com
merciaI National Bank team on the one
hand and the American Security and
Trust Company nine on the other, It is
interesting TO note the stand taken by
Mr.. Reside. manager Of the Fifteenth
street bankers. When Riggs sent in its
resignation about a month ago, the
American Security and Trust Company
signed several Riggs men, as is permitted
under the existing rules Of the league.
and, with these players in the lineup,
III a
meeting, after this game was played.
the board OF managers voted TO throw
out the game and make the teams play
aain, ruling that Riggs resignation could
not be accepted until its dues were paid.
Riggs promptly paid the back dues and
its resignation was accepted, but the
Trust Company outfit was made 10 suffer,
nevertheless. for what was merely
technicallty. Despite the fact that the
players on the Trust Company nine to a
man were for taking the case to the
commission for a ruling, Manager Reside
refuses to take any action until the race
is over, feeling confident that his team
will win sIhe flag However, should
American Security and Trust lost out,
the matter viii then be laid before the
Amateur Baseball Commission and fought
TO a finish. Commercial received a severe
Loan and Trust COPIED a game from this
aggregation. and the result of the race
practically hinges on the one remaining
contest between American Security and
Trust and Commercial. Should CONNER
cial win, American Security and Trust
viii be beaten out, but If the battle goes
the other way. the Fifteenth street
bankers will have won their second pen
nant in two season, only after the hardest
kind of fights.
The game between the leaders Of the
Marquette and Independence leagues at
MeDevitts Field Monday should prove
20 be one of the most delicate baseball
morsels served TO the local sporting
public here this season. The Marquette
League and the independence organiza-
ton are so closely situated in regard TO
playing fields. and both draw from prac-
tically the same territory. hence the
rivalry. The Columbia Printers viii rep
resent the Marquette League, and IN
doubtedly viii give a good account Of
themselves. Herreu who struck out
eighteen men in yesterdays game, will
probably twiFI for the Printers. Either
Manhattan or ST. Mratin's will represent
the Independence organization, the choice
being up 10 the league, owing to the
protested game now under consideration.
The game viii be called at 1880.
Pat Diver, of Twining is leading
the Independence League in batting, with
an even percentage Of 800 for ten games.
Bernie" Bontz' Bloomingdale's crack
second baseman and a member Of one of
the teams in the Bankers League, is
suffering from a badly swollen foot and
II is feared that blood poisoning will set
in. He viii. be out OF the game for quite
a while, and possibly for the rest of the
season.
A unique play came up in the TennaIy-
town-spartan game of July l, in the
Olympia League. With three men on
bases and three and two on the batter,
the Spartan pitcher threw a curve ball
that fooled O'Day. who jumped over the
plate, and as a result was hit by the ball
The Tennallytown rooters let loose a
shout, as the tying run would be forced
in If the batter was allowed his base
Umpire Ray ruled that the batter could
not take his base as he had jumped In
front of the ball, and that it was not
ball, as IL would have been a strike If
the batter had not been hit Therefore
he called it dead ball" and made the
batter stay at the plate. Tennallytown
protested the game, but nothing has come
Of it thus far.
The Shamrocks win clash with the
Chevy Chase team on the latter's
grounds, Quincy street and Brookeviue
read. Chevy Chase, at 2:3O O'Clock on the
afternoon Of the Fourth. This is the
first game between these teams, and as
they are believed 10 be about evenly
matched. the battle is awaited with much
interest by the local fans. A large crowd
viii no doubt be on hand TO witness the
game
The game in the Departmental League
between the Post-office and Commission
ers on Tuesday will decide the pennant
II the Commissioners win, the series viii
stop; II the Mailmen come out victorious
the tie game between the Commissioners
and Commerce and Labor viii have TO
be played over.
The Commissioners are not working
Robertson. but are making Curly Byrd
do all the work Some day Curly is
going TO get his bumps. and get them
hard, If he is not given a rest now and
then. a
AT a meeting Of the board Of managers
Of the Olympia League the Tennallytown
game of June 2 was awarded to Tangle-
wood. This was done on account of the
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