The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

wood team, was badly spiked while try
ing to steal home in the OLYMPIA League
yesterday while his club was playing
the Tennallytown aggregation. and he
will be out Of the game for quite
while.
Mcknight. last year captain of the
Union Station team which won the
championship of the Terminal Railroad
Y. n. c. A. League, played with the
Knights Of Columbus yesterday at Amer
lean League Park. From the way In
which he performed he must be in the
midst of a slump. The Chamber of Com
nerce made six scores in the fourth ses-
sion.
The Commercial League will play
postponed game on the league grounds
at Georgia avenue and Kenyon street
northwest this morning at 1870. the r. r.
Andrews and Berry & Whitmore mines
crossing bats. AS these two clubs are
arch rivals and are fighting tooth and
nail for the pennant, q good game is ex-
pected and the crowd anticipated to see
the struggle should be the largest that
has ever witnessed a game in the league.
The games in the Marquette League
were postponed last week on aReeount of
improvements TO the grounds, but the
boys will start the bali rolling again to-
morrow with the G. p. o. and Columbia
10l teams as the attraction. The league
has spent considerable money in repairing
the grounds at First and W streets, the
inheld having been raised eighteen inches
and the outfield leveled off. There viii
be a game every day now instead of only
five a week. as heretofore, so that the
postponed games can be played before
the close Of the season.
Hamline beat Anacostia, S to 6. We'd
nesday. but rain prevented Ninth and
Anacostta from getting together sFriday
so that there was hardly a chance to get
a line on the relative strength Of the
three leading teams. Ninth and Hamline
play next Wednesday. and a close game
is expected.
Litz. the star pitcher of the Marine
team, will join Ninth. in the Sunday
School League. this week He Is a
tWrleF OF known ability, and should aid
the Sunday School League leaders cop
the banner
McMorris made two singles and triple
in the Sunday School League yesterday
playing with Hamline. and mis- timely
clouts brought in several scores. Mac"
has not been hitting up 10 hts usual
standard this spring, and his sudden re-
turn 10 form was pleasant surprise TO
his many friends in the northeast.
Big Chief Greene, the star twirler of
the Catholic University team. has joined
the Cornell Company outfit, and cele-
brated his advent into the Capital City
League this year yesterday by trimming
the Aloysius club decisIvely II 10 3. and
allowing them but five hits. With Greene
10 pitch against the ChuTchmen. the Cor
nell Company looks Ike strong pen
handwriting possibility, and it's up to
O'Connor TO go the Brentwood sport one
better. and land a bigger fish, ii there
is one swimming about
Lee Hiileary, the cid St Martins
player, who is on the Prospects roster,
and 'Piney' Hilleary, of the Olives, are
brothers. Lee is a pitcher and his
brother is a catcher In the last game
between the Olives and the Prospects
'Piney" pOked Lees curves TO safe ter
Titory three times and won the game for
his side.
It is surprising. when you look over the
scores, to see how well the Sullivan fam
lily is represented.
In connection with the big celebra-
ton at McDevitt's Field on the Fourth
of July under the auspices of the
BlOomingdaie and lexington citizens as
sociati0ns. the leading teams from the
Marquette and Independence leagues will
cross bats on the diamond at o'clock
This game promises TO be one of the
big features on the programme. and al
ready has caused much speculation as 10
the probable victor.
The Commissioners had twelve men
left on base in the game in the Depart
rental League Yesterday, while their OPP
ponents, the Post-offiee nine, had nine
die on the sacks. Looks like the timely
bingles were scarce.
Manager Wilkinson, Of St. Martins. ex-
poets to have both Hessler and Wild
mayer. Catholic University players. in his
lineup before the end of the week. With
these two he will have a strong team,
ard he deserves much credit for getting
together on short notice such a plucky
aggregation of ball tOssers. In the game
at McDevitt's Field yesterday. St Mar
tins went TO bat IN the last inning two
runs behind, but this did not deter the
Churchmen from doing their best TO cop
the contest, with the result that they an
nexed six scores in this chapter and
walked away with the battle with four
runs to spare
st. Martins has good man for short
stop in that youngster, Collingsworth, al
though his batting is not all that is to be
desired.
Capt. c. Eugene Edwards, president Of
the Marquette League. is In charge of the
athletic affairs Of the Bloomingdale cele-
bration at McDeyitt's Field July 4.
That all of the managers Of teams IN
the Marquette league are satisfied with
the showing made by their clubs was
evinced at the weekly meeting of that
league Friday night when not a one took
advantage of the opportunity TO add new
men to the roster.
There is not a first saeker in the Su-
burban League Who has anything on
silk Carroll, the scrappy ex-Capital
City Lacquer. He has had more put-outs
than any other man in the league, and is
always awake at his position
woodburn has had more assists than
any other team In the Suburban League
and they run up into tens nearly every
game.
Rodler, of St. Martins. has shown con-
siderable class as a first saeker. and has
proved that he was on the job with the
willow in recent games. despite the fact
that he went hitless yesterday.
The Commissioners have three of
the old Gunton Temple champions of
1905 playing in the ranks. namely:
Gus Lay. Dick" Woodward, and
Jack" Harding while the Commerce
and Labor tribe boasts two more.
Dutch" Kinney and Tommy" Shoo-
maker.
Silver Spring is up against tough
schedule this week They play Takoma