Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01

The game between the Cornell and
American Security and Trust teams this
afternoon will be contest in which
youth and experience will be pitted
against each other. The two clubs
when they oppose each other today
will be a good example of a contest
in which youth. strength and natural
ability will be in action against men the
majority of whom have seen their best
days as ball players but who have ex-
perience and base ball knowledge. Which
will be the victor is hard to tell, but it
is certain that the experience may be
counted as 80 per cent in such game.
The relative strength of the two teams
which will do battle today for the anna
teur championship has been under dis
cussion so much during the last few days
that it seems that anything that may be
said in addition is only super1uous to the
real issue. but there are one or two
points which have been emphasized in
some instances which do not seem to bear
has been said that the Bankers have a
fast club, and should r,r bases almost
at will on the Cornell team.
In this connection it might be mention
ed that on the Cornell club are a few
fast men. and that West. who holds down
the job behind the bat for the trust COM
pany. has his main weakness In his
throwing arm, he being unable to throw
to bases with the least degree of accu
racy and when he does throw accurately
the ball goes with such loop that the
runner usually beats the throw. Con-
sidering this. the Cornell club will also
run bases at will.
There is only one department in which
the Bankers overshadow the Cornell club,
and that is In their fielding. The Bank
ers' outfield Is no better fielding aggrega-
ton than Is the Cornell trio. but their in
ers. 1t is doubtful If better fielding
quartet could be mustered in any of the
circuits than Hayes, Macdonald. Riddle
and Davis.
Whether the superior fielding ability OF
the trust company team. Will offset the
superior strength Of the Cornell aggre-
, cation along other lines Will not be
known until after the game this after
noon. 1t might be mentioned, though.
that the greatest thing the Bankers have
to overcome Isl that curve ball OF Rich
monds. The Bankers have been weak on
hitting curve pitching all the year. and
If the Cornell finger has his twister work
ing right they are not apt to show very
well at the bat today. H. though. Rich
mond fails to go right 1t is likely that
the Bankers will be given their oppor-
tunity to get away with the game by
that fact.
There is little doubt that today's game
between the Bankers and the Cornell
Company will be the most bitterly fought
amateur contest of the whole season.
Between the two teams the majority OF
the followers of the game think there Is
so little difference that the contest will
be close and we'll played, and 1t should.
Neither team seems lacking In the es-
sential strength of a good ball club. un-
less it be that the American Security
Company is a little weak at the bat
But barring that the two clubs are to be
classed above the other amateur organ
izations of the District.
1t is certain that the post-season series
will be a financial success. II nothing
else. The games this year have been
better attended than any that have been
played since the organization of the COM
| mission Had the authorities allowed the
double-header last Saturday to be play
ed at American League Park the attend
ance at those two games would likely
have surpassed anything that was ever
known at an amateur contest in the
District. Hundreds were turned away at
| the gates at the big league groundg who
| did not attend the game at the Capital
| City Park because they did not know
| that 1t would be played there. The at
| tendance today and tomorrow should even
surpass that of any of the other games
there being greater interest In the Bank
s-Cornell contest than ever BEFORE
Ffenli, the American Security and Trust
pitcher. depends insthe main. on fast
| ball across the batter's shoulders. work.
ed in conjunction with curve at tho
| same place. If he works In that man.
ner today he had better be mighty care