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

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| centered in the welfare Of the league as a
whole. and not in any one particular
team; an officer who is connected with
/ the sport for sports sake; who is able
and has the inclination to give his time
and attention TO the interests Of the
! league. both in preparing for and during
| the playing season. and who. through a
wholesome love of the sport. is willing to
| do this without compensation for the lit
/ tie time and effort that is required.
1T needs also a whole new set of Off
GERS who can md it convenient to be
present at all the meetings. OF the league,
and who will arrange a fair and absolute
| ~ impartial schedule of sufficient length
/ TO thoroughly test the relative merits OF
! the various teams competing for the PEN
nant and not a schedule which is COM
] pleted almost ere it has begun, with the
! team getting the best start In the race
/ almost certain winner Of the pennant. It
| needs officers who will exercise sufficient
! business aeumen TO conduct the league
/ in such a manner that the entrance fee
/ for each team will be considerably re-
/ duced, thereby making it possible for at
4 AEo9t S4-@f anu ptSSAuig ttSAt
| to be represented. And last, but not
least, it needs an umpire who can always
| find it possible TO be present at each
game that is played, and with whom ar
rangements can be made to receive
stated sum for each game IN which he
works. and not so much per week. wheth-
er he works or not
In short, the Departmental League
needs to undergo a process of financial
| readjustment and official elimination. It
needs new blood. younger blood, better
sporting blood-rejuvenation as 1t were.
Let US hope for better things next year"
The schedule OF postponed and tie
games In the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c.
A. League will be played off Just as soon
as the schedule runs out. The schedule
will begin the 18th of July. the day after
the regular. season closes. Thursday, July
| q, Trainmen VS. Car Department; Friday,
July %, Southern Railway VS.. Trainmen:
Saturday. July 30, Southern Railway VS..
/ Car Department.: Monday. August l.
Southern Railway vs. Shops Tuesday,
/ August ., Shops VS.. Southern Railway;
Wednesday. August 3. Shops VS.. Train
men; Thursday, August 4, Union Station
VS.. Trainmen.
A freak occurrence happened Friday
when O'Nen who played shortstop for
Adams Express. did not have single
chance during the entire game posi-
ton at shortstOp, outside of the battery,
is one OF the most busy positions on a
team. Jewett allowed only two hits. but
the batters hit the ball quite often and hit
it hard, though it was either TO the cut
field or third, and never to short.
The schedule of postponed and tie games
in the Independence League is as follows:
July % Twining VS. Manhattan; July q,
St Paurs vs.. St Martins; July 30 Mas
sau VS.. Manhattan. August /. st. Martins
VS. Manhattan; August ., National Union
vs.. St Paui's; August 3, ST Martins vs..
/ Twining; August 4. Manhattan VS.. Ma
tional Union: August 5. Twining VS. St
Psurs; August s. National Union vs.. St
Martins; August s. st. Martins VS. St
Pauls: August .. Manhattan VS.. Nassau:
August 10. Twining VS.. National Union;
August Il, St Paurs VS. ST. Martins;
August u. Manhattan VS.. Twining: Au-
gust I3. St Paurs VS. Nassau, and August
Is. National Union vs.. Twining
/ Harvey, Of the Adams Express team,
made an enviable record last week when
/ he struck out twenty-one men In game
/ in the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ C. A
| League against the Car Department
nine, allowing only five hits. Harvey is
now tied with Forest Thompson for first
honors in strike outs. as his feat equaled
the league record. made by Thompson
last season. This years record. until
Hanvey's feat. was eighteen strike outs.
made by McMahn, OF Adams.
Midsummer sacrifice sale - Pennant
chances; damaged from recent reverse3;
/ going at an enormous sacrifice See
Manager Wilkinson. of St Martins. at
| once.
| The recent benefit games in this city,
/ one for the widow Of Frank Handler.
! and the other for Hover, third baseman
on the Twlning team, who was hurt in a
! recent game at McDevitt's Field were
| big successes, and every baseball fan in
/ Washington should stick out his chest
with pride because, as a real generous
set, the Washington fans have proved
! their worth At Capital City Park fully
| 800 persons paid a quarter to see the old
| Aloysius and St. Stephens clubs battle
| for this worthy purpose. and fully half
as many persons bought tickets but did
, not attend A crowd that was estimated
/ TO be more than 1000 assembled at Nc
Devitt's last week 10 watch Twlning and
| st. Martins battle IN Hower's benent
game. The collection was 1885. and
| after Messrs. Kraft, Kettner, and lie
! Mat had counted the coin Umpire Dough-
| erty made a short speech and presented
/ Hover to the crowd, the big Twining
player, bowling TO the immense throng
and showing his appreciation by every
! look and movement. The money for
| Hover Will go to pay his expenses while
| in the hospital. and his standing in col
lege athletic circles will not be affected
by his receiving the purse.
This afternoon, at Capital City Park,
Navy Yard viii clash with Aloysius In a
regular scheduled game. The teams will
line up at 2:90 O'Clock
In the observation-disclosures game OF last
week. with the score standing to 0 in
| favor Of Petworth and "Bev." Garrett
! pitching alright ball. Manager R. S.
Jones, of Petworth, took hts star finger
out Of the box TO try Thomas, a raw
recruit In fha sfxfh inning Cor-a4+ H., I
/ allowed but one hit and had held his
| opponents scoreless up TO the time he
quit the game. and Manager Jones figured
that the Takoma tribe was easy picking,
but he was way of in his dope, as the