Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-19

Notwithstanding the fact that what
WAS purported to be the statement of
Manager Handiboe was given out to the
effect that the Commissioners did not in
tend to cult the District League, and
had no intention OF giving up their fran
chise. the fact remains that they are no
longer a member of the circuit
II IS true that there is team in the
league which is called the Commission
crs but II is not the organization which
won the Departmental League pennant
last year and entered the District League
as charter member this season. 1t
not only is not the same organization,
but has no connection with it. The team
which has been substituted for the Com
missioners and is playing under their
narne Is managed by different man
than the one who had charge of the origi-
nal club.
The facts of the ca,e are these: Man
ager Handiboe, when he found that re
was unable to put his best team IN the
field and that there was little lnteres'
taken in the club at the District building
decided to get out, and that is what he
did He transferred his franchise to
Mr.. Koon;z. who now has team playing
in the circuit under the name OF the
commissioners,
defunct Ninth team players and some
Of the old Ingram men. II was stated
yesterday, unofficially, that the Commits
SionerS' franchise was sold entirely ana
that now they have no more r1&h.S N
the District League than some team on
the sand lot
There is no club playing ball in the
amateur leagues in the city more de-
serving of commentator than the one
which triumphed over the Mammal AN
nine yesterday and thereby won ITS rIShl
for another try at the champ onsnlp.
The Kendall club, gotten together dur
ing the first of the year. has done re-
markably we'll when il Is considered TIA
the conditions which surrounded the
making of the team were not all lha'
might have been desired.
The team to man has stuck tosetieT
and fought through the part OF the sea
son which has gone in manner when
shows that there are no cutters on IT,
and which also gives evidence that there
will be no pennant won from it in any
easy fashion. Fight, fight, is the motto
of that organization. and II is that Whlcn
wins games. II is doubtful II there We're
twenty people out OF the crowd Wnlcn
gathered yesterday to witness what they
thought would be the deciding Matte Ior
the pennant who had any 1ded otner IMAM
that the Manhattan cl3b would win. IL
had obtained Joe Encie to pitch, and
ne has been recognized as being about
the best turned out in the amateur cir
cults this season, and everything, even
the majority of the crowd present. seemed
TO be against the Kendall aggregation.
but it went In without any idea OF
losing. and it won. Too much credl'
cannot be given the club.
Manager Stern, who has had charge or
the team, and who has taught the boys
what base ball they know. is in great
measure responsible for the showing OF
the club. He has held IL together at
critical stages, and under his guiding
hand the nine has risen from practicai
obscurity to a probable post season rae
tor He is TO be congratulated FOR the
success he has had with the team
Tho Manhattan club should also come
IN for Its share of the praise as 1t went
IN and with keep-fghting spirit kept In
the game till the end. II Is douoIui IL
there was ever an amateur game played
In which both teams went in and over
came leads as did the two which were OPP
posed Yesterday. Twice the two teams
went In with the opposing cluo two runs
In the lead and each time made up the
handicap. Three runs are generaily
enough to beat the majority of amateur
clubs. but II meant little or nothing to
those two mines
Whether or not the Kendall aggrega-
ton wins the pennant, and II anything
the chances are against its winning, there
Is every reason to congratu ate the boys
for having put up splendid hght.
Jimmy Donnelly. who held down second
base for the Manhattan club yesterday,
put up the best game he has at any ume
this year Several times he arose to
emergencies and pulled off stunts winch
upset the opposition completely
The Aloysius club and the Hamline
team each strengthened its hold on first
place yesterday. The AloysiCs CLUB oeac
the so-cailed Commissioners, and Ham
line took a fall out of the sherwood
team. each moving a notch higher above
the other teams.
Twice Yesterday after Jimmy Donnelly
had singled Chuchy Damphier hit the ball
out of the lot. scoring Donnelly and him
self on ore occasion, and on the other
he scored a few seconds after on Scott
panphier's sacrifice fly. The two men
toned PLAYERS made each of the hive runs
scored by the Manhattan club.
Moran, who is playing short for the
Kendall club. is putting up an excellent
game in that position He handles the
balls in a clean way and throws &C
curately.