The Washington herald., 1910-09-06


When the umpire calls play this after
noon at Capital City Park. eighteen play
ers. imbued with the do OF die spirit. win
take the field to compete in the deciding
game for the championship Of Section A
After one Of the hottest races In the
history Of amateur baseball in Washing
ton the two leading teams have reached
the turning point. each with the same
percentage, and each with It's band OF
faithful followers confident Of victory.
Great things should happen to-day, every
inch Of the game should be fought out
bitterly. and when the curtain fails on
the battle. each nine should leave the
field satisfied that the championship has
been fought out fairly.
Manager Cornell viii, IN all probability,
send big Phil" Buscher back in the
box in the hope that he will pitch in the
same good form exhibited yesterday, and
opposed 10 the Cornell giant will be
"Dck" Robertson. thought by many TO
be the best amateur twirler in the city.
These two. kings in their stations, will
hght out their battle in the box and
whoever wins will probably land the
championship for his team,
Robertson viii have the advantage or
a days rest. but Manager Cornell states
that Buscher is better when worked hard,
so. after all. this supposed advantage
may not amount to anything.
The game viii start promptly at 4:3o,
and two umpires will be used, probably
Belts and Hughes Another capacity
gathering Is expected.
Johnnie Salb made his appearance in
the post-season series yesterday. and his
arrival was timely. indeed. for il was
his play in the fifth which saved the
game for the Paperhangers Salb played
fine ball in the field. but at the bat he
fell a victim to Gallaghers shoots
A difference Of opinion existed among
the scorers at the Petworth-Cornell Com
pany game IN regard 20 the number OF
hits made off Bernie" Gallagher All
Of the scribes declared he pitched the
best ball OF his career. but on the hit
question there was quite an argument.
Some gave Cornell Company one hit,
others two. and one gave Gallagher
no-hit game. The Petworth rooters
naturally wanted Bernie" to get credit
for a no-hit battle. and heaped all kinds
of abuse on the scorers who marked
down hits for the Paperhangers.
Taking the rule which says that the
scorer shall decide when a ball Is hit
too hard or too slow 10 be handled
properly. and when the batter should be
given hit on such drives. the writer
gave the Cornell team two scratch hits.
No attempt is made to discredit Gallag-
hers great pitching stunt. holding as he
did Corneu's heavy hitting tribe prac-
tically at his mercy throughout the
game. but those who are always ready
10 question the motive Of any one who
sees a thing in a different light. and who
stands ready 20 say almost anything I'M
complimentary about a writer II he fails
10 write as they think he ought 20.
should keep out Of an argument, for
they are too narrow-minded TO be taken
seriously.
'Scotty." Petworth's compound root
er. and 1.-The great and only leather
glory yesterday, and they rooted them
selves hoarse.
Woodward went 20 sleep in the first
inning and came near losing the game
for his team. When Dempsey was
thrown out at first in the opening in
ming. the ball was thrown to Wood
ward and thinking there were three out
he threw the leather into the diamond
and walked toward the bench. There
were two men on bases, and one run
came across as the result Of the catch
er's little nap.
Barnes caught two men OF first base in
good style, and the District lads soon
learned to hug the bags until they actu-
ally saw the ball sailing toward the
plate. With Barnes holding the runners
close. Jones played a good game behind
the bat. and only two men stole on the
Petworth battery.
Merrill Vaughn was at the game ana
considerably cheered the Cornell tribe by
announcing that his injured ankle was
doing nicely, and that he would try and
get into one OF the pOst-season games be-
tween New York. Philadelphia. and
Washington.
BY clever blocking in the pinth inning
Handiboe prevented the Petworth boys
from making a double play Handiboe
had singled and when Hurley hit to third
Stewart nailed him at second by a neat
throw TO Mosberg. Just as the Petworth
second sacker was uncorking his arm TO
toss the ball to first Handiboe stumbled
and bumped into him. spelling the throw.
There was not a base on balls issued
in the Conlmissioners-Pe tworth game
American Security and Trust ahould be
easy picking for the Cornell team II the
Tigers land to-day's game, and with the
Commissioners II is hard to see how the
Bankers would stand any better show,
with Byrd and Robertson to pitch
against them. The Bankers have a good
team. but they hardly class with either
Cornell or the Commissioners.
An afternoon contemporary continues
10 sling mud at the amateur baseball
commission, and prints the following
with reference to the Phipps case, now
being considered:
why all this fuss over the ineligibility
NJ a player when rule Of tha amateur