Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
SULLIVAN, MARQUETTE LEAGUE,
LEADS AMATEURS in HITTING
St. Stephens Pitcher Tops List With Mark
Of SIS for Thirteen Games Poor Pitch
ing Responsible for Heavy Batting.

The official batting averages for the
amateur leagues in the District show that
Sullivan, the mainstay in the box for the
St. Stephens team. in the Marquette
League, is leading all other batters in
the city as far as PERCENTAGE Is con-
cerned. Among those who have played
In over ten games he is first, with a
grand total of .5I5 for thirteen games.
1t seems rather strange that Sullivan,
who Is a pitcher, should be leading all
the other players in the various leagues.
It Is generally supposed that twirler
Is weak with the bat. but every ence
in while it crops out that such is not
ception to the general run. The st.
Stephens man also plays the infield, hold
ing down second base when he is not in
the box. Besides leading all the leagues
in hitting he is the mainstay of his
club on the mound. having pitched nearly
every game which his club has won.
Next to Sullivan comes Earl Steel OF
the Sewage Pumping Station. in the Cap
ital City League, with a mark OF $50 for
fifteen games. The Capital City Lacquer
Is leading the sluggers in the amateur
leagues in long hitting. having secured
three two-baggers, two three-baggers and
three home runs. Next in line comes
Johnny Widmayer Of the Aloysius club
who Is welding the willow with telling
effect in the District League. The former
Catholic University player has an aver
age Of Al
There are other players who are hitting
for better averages than the mentioned
three, but none of them has played IN a
sufficient number of games TO entltle
them to be placed in front Of the men
toned three The high percentages of
which several may justly boast. though,
shows that as real performers with the
stick they are not far. if any. behind
their rivals, and if they hold anywhere
near their present gait they will be right
at the top at the end of the season.
Among those who are hitting for high
averages are Heck. In the Sunday School
League who has the high mark of 6Si
for FIVE games; Wilkinson of St. Martins
at a .6l5 clip for the eight games in which
he has played: Cash of Braddock, who
Is hitting .4GS in nine games, and Hlser
of Petworth, In the Suburban League,
who Is hitting for a mark of .6oi in eight
games.
In the eight amateur leagues in which
the official batting averages We're avail
able yesterday there are 2si men VINO are
clouting the ball for over 800, an average
OF over thirty-five men to league
1t is certainly some hitting when the
men who are clouting the ball for over
800 number thrty-five to league. 1t is
a record which is seldom reached in any
league. and is mighty seldom seen i'll one
of the professional circuits.
Not only are there many who are hit
ting over 800 in the amateur leagues. but
those who have topped the 400 mark are
more numerous than would be imagined
lust what is the cause of such heavy
hiring is a question Whether 1t Is due
to poor pitching or to the excellence OF
tho batters is a problem which is thought
of by many who are connected with the
amateur circuits.
n IS probable that two things enter
into the heavy hitting in several or the
averages which grace many OF the stick
ers' work One is that the pitching is