The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Commissioners May
Upset All the Dope
Newcomers in District League Likely to Turn
Tables on Aloysius Club-Team Has
Heavy Artillery
By c. w. SWAN.

Inc newly OrSanlzeu SOIllIiHSsloneiS III
the District League are likely to upset
all the dope on the Aloysius club win
ming the pennant in that circuit.
When the heavy artillery of the Com
missioners start to work on the opposing
twirlers runs are bound to come, and
the only way the other mines will be
able to trim the cIouters will be to out
hit them. which their pitching staff looks
to be strong enough to withstand
Take a glance over this array of twtrl-
ing talent-Elmer Smith, of Commerce
and Labor and Ingram fame; Clyde Rich
mond, perhaps the best amateur slab
artist in the District; Gig Whitney,
the boy from Penn State; ':Bubs" Sy-
manoskie. old-time winner of pennants,
are a corps of beavers who will make
almost any team sit up and take notice.
Then come the clouters-"Big Six"
Brewer, Charlie Broome, Monk Wal
ter, Frank Miles, Jack Dodge, Martin
West, Gill Cassidy, Morse, Goebel, and
Little Broome. Quite few CT 800 hit
ters in that group, and. believe me, they
will come close TO sending the AloysiuS
beavers to the stable.
Starting with a big handicap, the new
tribe will have to win practically every
game to land the flag.
Here's luck TO Manager Koontz's
charges
While several teams in as many leagues
seem to have the pennant cinched there
are some dark horses who will upset
the dope in more than one instance, the
same as happened last year. 1t is too
early to pick the winners in all the
leagues. y
Monk" Walter. the local outfelder
who has been offered a place with the
Savannah team of the South Atlantic
League dropped into this Office last
night, and in the course of the talkfest
stated that he had never told any one
that he had refused the offer of the
Savannah club. On the contrary. as soon
as his transportation arrives he will
leave for the Southern city.
With only about ten more games to be
played, the R. r. Y. NJ. c. /. League
will close one of the hardest seasons
it has ever known. Starting with six
teams. it soon dropped to four, and will
finish the season with the same number.
Lack of material in both cases caused
the withdrawal of the teams. Car De-
partment seems to be the winner. but
Southern still has a slight chance for
the flag. The Station aggregation, pick
ed at the beginning of the season as
a sure winner, turned out to be a frost
and was never in the race.
Joe Engle, the youngster who is twirl-
ing great ball for the Cornell Tigers
in the Capital City League, is the SEN
sation of the year in amateur baseball.
Starting out this season with Mike
Thompson's Mount St. Joseph's College,
in Baltimore Joe twirled several great
games, including a no-hit and a one-hit
game. Twirling for the Tigers, Joe has
won every game he has started and he
has also pitched good ball in the Com
mercial and independence leagues.
The Naval Medicos have just about
cinched the pennant in the Marquette
League. Manager Golfers boys are
playing good ball and are in the lead to
stay.
Reds" Porter is being missed by the
Sherwood aggregation in the Sunday
School League Always in the game,
players. No matter where you put him.
''Reds" always delivers the goods, both
in the fielding as we'll as in the hitting
line. Manager w. RLove win miss him
more than ever now that the Sherwood
team has a chance for the pennant.
True, It is a slight chance at the best.
but baseball is funny. and you never
can tell.
Ruiz Of Commerce and Labor. is GER
tafnly an earnest ball player. No mat
ter where you put him, Dick can deliver
the goods, and, above all. he is hitter.
and that is what counts in amateur
ball.
That P. e. P. Co. team Of the Com
mercial League has corraled quite a
bunch of stars, including Country
Morris and yellow" Myers. Both these
scholastic cracks are delivering the goods
in President Grars circuit and their
stickwork is bringing the big ends Of
the scores to the Pepco team.
Southern set a record Friday in the
r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. League, when twenty
four stolen bases were credited to Mana
ger McClungs boys. This is the greatest
number ever stolen in any one game in
the history of amateur ball in the Dis
trict.
ApACHES ARE REATEN