Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-01
Manhattan and Kendall Meet in Crucial Game Tomorrow -0
POST SEASON SERIES WILL
BE WELL CONTESTED AFFAIR
Teams That Will Compete for High
Amateur Honors Likely to Be Closely
Matched-Other Gossip of Interest.

The post-season series this year will I'M
doubtedly be one Of the most closely con-
tested of any that has ever been played
in this city. Every team which evidences
any sign of winning a pennant at present
is fairly strong, and has as good chance
as the others to capture the championship
| of the District
The greatest factor with which any Of
the teams in the series will have to con-
tend Is the Cornell team, which seems as
sured Of getting away with the pennant
In the Capital City League. Whether any
Of the other clubs will be able to beat
that aggregation out in the final squirt is
a question that will not be answered until
after the games have been played
| AS 1t seems very likely that the Com
merce and Labor team will win the PEN
| nant in the Departmental League it is
plain to be seen that the Capital City
Leaguers will not have a walkaway in
the box the Laborites will make them
selves heard from in any event.
The Aloysius club has never been easy
for any of the other clubs no matter in
what league or series it has played.
1t, unlike the Cornell Company will be
strengthened instead of weakened for
the final series. Jack Hurley. who has
always done consistent work in the in
field and at bat, will be seen with the
churchmen, and his presence should ma
terially Increase their chances of success.
The American Security and Trust Com
pany will be club that will not be
downed so easily. According to the rules
governing the post season series, two of
its best pitchers will not be eligible to
play and that will decrease its oppor-
tun1ties for winning. Rawlings, though,
did excellent work in the series last
year and there is no reason why he
ont IN IL
1t is almost assured that the final
games for the championship of the city
VIII be fought out among the four men,
toned teams. While it is barely possible
that Commerce and Labor may not win
the Departmental League pennant, Post
Offlce can present almost as good team
in its place. 1t should be a well and
closely contested series between the men
toned clubs for the highest amateur
base ball honors in any event.
1t seems that the Independence League
ofnclalS are not going to allow the Man
haitian club to use Engle In its games,
after all. 1t was stated before the case
was decided that if he was awarded to
the Manhattan club he would not be
used, as it was not desired to be mixed
up in that kind of a wrangle any more.
This at the time was taken with
grain of salt, but it seems that the
league has made good in it's intention,
1t being stated last night that Shag
Rawlings, the American Security and
Trust star, would be in the box for the
Manhattans when they face the Kendall
aggregation tomorrow. Rawlings has
done good work for the Bankers all
year, and yesterday he gave evidence of
having lost none Of his cunning when
he performed in his best style against
st. Martins. He should be able to pitch
good ball against the present Independ-
ence League leaders.
"a IA Cfrir
Company would have won the pennant
in the Commercial League had 1t been
able to start the season on equal terms
with the other clubs is almost an as
sured fact. In it's short career in the
circuit il met the other teams in the
league number of times and has yet
to be defeated. 1t played its last game
yesterday AGAINST the league leader,
Andrews, and overwhelmingly defeated
it.
With Jack Hurley in it's lineup. the
Aloysius club will undoubtedly be
whole lot stronger than 1t is now. The
former Commissioners third sacker is
a mighty good hitter. while there are
none who surpass him in fielding
around the third station.
Ted Sullivan who has been leading
the Marquette League all season with
the bat, is playing brilliant game for
the Potomac Electric Power Company
in the Commercial League both at bat
and in the field. In only one game has
ne failed to get hit, and in the ma
jority of the contests In which he has
taken part he has secured two and
three. 1t is rather remarkable that
Sullivan can hit so we'll, because he is
pitcher and generally makes box
work his specially He can pitch well,
too, as was evidenced when he went in
and trimmed the bunch of stars gath
cred by the Walford club in close
game.
drawing to a close The majority Of the
circuits are beginning to play off their
postponed garaes already, while some
Of the circuits have wound up their sea-
sons and declared the championship won
by one of the clubs In another week or
schedule with the possible exception of
one, and each Will have begun prepare
lions for the post-season series, which
will begin soon after the final games
are played of the regular schedules of
the leagues
No matter which team wins the pen
nant in the Departmental League, the
Cornell Company is bound to lose one of
its dependable men If Commerce and
Labor wins out it will be Charley Moran
who will be missed, while If the Post
Office nine is lucky enough to come out
in the lead it will be Merrill Vaughn
who will be cut off the Capital City
League list. Vaughn would probably be
missed just much as Moran, as
timely clOut from his bat has turned the
tide in many a game for the Cornell
Company. 1t will be remembered that in
the first game of the post-seaSon series
last year between the Cornell Company