Evening star., 1911-05-24
STRIKE-OUTS ARE NUMEROUS
IN AMATEUR LEAGUE GAMES
More Than a Hundred and Thirty Men
Sent to Bench by Whiff Route
Central VS.. Tech Today.

Strike-outs in the amateur leagues yes
terday were numerous. there being over
hundred and thirty men who were sent TO
the bench by the whiff route in the games
PLAYED. The average per game was about
fourteen, and while this is not exceptional
ly high 1t is because there were two or
three games played in which there were
SO few men who went out strikes that
the average was brought down consider
ably.
In the contest between the Sewerage
Pumping Station and the Eastern Athletic
Club there were but five men who were
sent to the bench by having three strikes
called on them. In two other leagues the
clubs playing had only seven and six
men, respectively, go down by the men
toned route The other six games, though
We're the ones where the slaughter oc
CURED. There was one contest in which
there We're twenty-four strike-outs. an
other in which there were twenty an
others in which eighteen men fel
TINS 10 more or less puZzling curves
While the pitching in the different
leagues even now is not of very high
standard. it nevertheless is much better
than it was at the beginning of the sea-
son. and it is this which Is probably re-
sponsible for the numerous WRITINGS of
the air by the batters in some of the
games.
The decision handed down yesterday by
the high school principals did not in the
least affect the standing of the teams 10
the present date. The Western nine still
leads the scholastic league. with three
games won and none lost. and If it is
able to defeat the Eastern team Mon
day it will have the undisputed cham
pionship of the schools. The vagaries
of the game of base ball. though, are
many. and it would be a funny turn to
matters for Western. after having won
from Central, Tech and Business, to have
Eastern get away with 1t, and make
tie in the league with the team which
wins today's game between Tech and
Central.
The decision. viewing the matter from
the standpoint which the principals of the
schools viewed 1t, was a just one, al
though it seemed a little harsh. A tech
ng in the games the future. The rule
under which he was thrown out was
made and is intended solely to keep the
schools from getting in boys to play ball
without intention of keeping up their
work after the spring months. In this
case 1T was clearly shown that there was
absolutely no intent to violate this rule.
and II there was no intent to violate there
was practically no violation.
The Congressionals forfeited again yes
terday in the District League. Under
the rule barring all teams which for
felt three times in succession the men
toned club is due to lose its franchise
but it is not probable that this will be
done until an attempt is made to get
the team together again. Another rea-
son why it is not likely that the fran
chise will be claimed just yet is the fact
that it would be most difficult PROPOSE
ton to get another team to take the va
cant place. In fact. it is doubtful il
club could be gotten together anywhere
in the city. as almost every player who
is worth anything is already playing in
two leagues.
Central and Tech meet today to settle
the second place position in the scholas-
tic series, provided Western is success
full against Eastern next Monday. If
Eastern wins from Western, then an
other game will have to be played to set
tie the championship of the high schools
between the Red and White and the
winner Of the game today.
together again today. The game. If the
Brooklanders win, will cause tie for
the championship of the city. but IL the
Hilltoppers get away with the long END
of the score they will have the leader
ship clinched. There is a whole lot OF
doubt about the probable winner. In the
first game played between the two schools
Catholic University would have won had
it been able to put up the right kind
Of game in the field. 1t was pointed
out a few days before the game that
the members OF the Brookland team had
been playing around in the amateur
leagues, and their teamwork was apt to
suffer, and 1t did, it being this which
practically lost the contest for them.
Today the same condition of affairs is
apt to exist. Catholic University will
undoubtedly put better-looking team
on the field than will Georgetown, but
1t is more than probable that the same
thing will be the result AS has been
said before. though, any team with Green
in the box will be mighty hard propo-
sition for any college team to beat.
Lately Georgetown has been going at
a good clip, while just the opposite has
been the case with the Catholic Univer-
sity.
The Nomad Athletic Club gets the fran
chise which was forfeited by the Sligo
club in the Olympia League.
Out at College Park the Maryland Ag-
gies and Galaudet will try conclusions.
In the first game Of the season between
the two teams the Farmers won out by
6-to-5 score, and IT is more than
probable that, although the Aggies are
in very crippled condition, they will
again get away with the long end Of the
score.
Lynch will pitch for the Georgetown
nine against the Catholic University to-
tday.
T1manus. who is playing right field for
the Sewerage Pumping Station team. is
an old Maryland Agricultural College ball
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