The Washington times., 1910-06-05
SEATTLE PLAYERS
ARE MAKING GOOD
High School Team Furnish
ing Material for the Pro-
fessional Circuits.

Few amateur fans in Washington will
fail to remember the crack Seattle High
SchooI baseball nine that invaded our
territory three years ago.
The team was one Of the fastest
scholastic aggregatiOns ever seen IN
action in the District. and found little
difficulty in disposing of the fastest
teams CAPITAL City talent could produce
Realizing IN t Washington fans are IN
terested in the team the following letter
was addressed to the amateur editor of
The Times from George J. Stewart, for
uoer manager Of the team.
Amateur Editor The Times:
Dear Sir-When the Seattle High
School baseball team was in Washing
Ton three years ago the fans took con
siderable Interest in the boys, and II
has occurred TO me that they would be
interested iu a little news story of their
future baseball success
Ian OF the boys who attended the Uni
yerStty of Washington were playing to-
rether there last year and this. Mullen,
frst base, was elected captain OF the
varsity this year, but Joined the White
Sox, and you probably saw him in action
in Washington this month. SChmutz
Ditcher. who didn't allow your Central
High School team a hit. Is in his first
year of professional ball with Tacoma,
and has started out at the same old
three-hit-peT-s game rate. He has grown
cons lderably. Agnew, the second pitcher
went to Santa Clara College, Cal, d
baseball recruiting station, and had OF
fers from several Of the Coast League
teams this spring, but his father, an eN-
magnate, objected TO his entering pro-
fessional baseball. Hemenway, the gin
gerry little backstop, has Just signed
with Seattle He isn't much Of
sticker. but with a little more weight
would be big league material Inn
O'Rourke has been trying 20 land him
for Memphis since last fall Coyle, Mil
lion, HickinSbottom and H. H. stewart
outfielders. are with the varsity.
Yours very truly, ..
The game scheduled in the Commercial
League this morning between Berry K
Wnitmcre and Andrews was called OF
on account Of rain. Il will probably be
played next Sunday
Operating broke the tie for third place
in the Southern Railway League oy
trimming the BoOkkeeperS to the tune OF
IL to II on the Ellpse yesterday
The game was muCn more lnleIeSllIis :
and exciting than the score would indl-
cate Burr. the crack catcher of the
Operating team, was disabled and forced
to leave the game, making il necessary
to take Tanner from the box 10 do the
ba-kstopping Hurd who succeeded him.
was forced to put the ball over the pan
and was hit freely, thus enabling the
BoOkkeepers TO even things up.
Tanner pitched his usual sterling game
for the Operators and was ably seconded
by Burr, whose throwing to second was
at times sensational
Umpire IAughtOn was again very muCl
in evidence giving his decisions with
snap and good judgment, and keeping
the players moving all the time Ihe
league is 10 be congratulated for having
chosen such a capable arbitrator.
What should prove one Of the hardest
fought games Of the season Is SCHEDULED
for the Departmental League tomorrow,
when Commissioners VIII cross bats with
Commerce and Labor Should the fof-
mer team win il will supplant the latter
IN first position. To date commerce and
Labor has a record Of hve. games won
and one lost. Commissioners i've games
won and two lost.
Manhattan, present leaders, and Twin
ing Athletic Club, last seasons cham
pions, are scheduled to play IN the IN
dependence League tomorrow AFTER
noon The former has commanding
lead in the circuit TWlnlnE has not as
Vet struck its stride. having won but
one game of five played
No game in the Bankers League to-
morrow.
Commissioners victory over POstOf-
fee Yesterday practically eliminated the
Mail Carriers from the Departmental
League race. Stearns and Ferguson
nitched good ball for the losers. but er-
rors behind them were costly.
Green, the former Catholic University
player, pitched his first game for Cor
nell Company against AlOysius yester-
day, and let the clubmen down with
six scattered hits. The Paper Hangers
batted Hummer and Leanord who sue
ceeded him. TO all corners for eighteen
hits and twenty-five bases.
Mcdonald had an off day at first for
Cornell failing 10 connect for hit
and falling down on an easy chance.