Evening star., 1911-08-19

Five games are scheduled to be played
today in the post-season series Although
none of the contests Is likely to have
important bearing on the championship
Of any Of the sections. It is possible that
an upset may occur which will put some
team in the running which is not consid-
cred out Of 1t.
In class A two games are to be played.
one between the Aloysius club and Post
Office, and the other between the Cornell
Company and the Sherwood team. In
class IA two games are also scheduled.
Manhattan is to meet the Petworth team,
while the Bankers will try conclusions
with the Andrews nine. In the class b
section the Naval Medical School is book
eed to have it out with the Car Depart
ment again.
Aloysius has won from Post Office once
this week and ii will undoubtedly make
every effort to repeat the trick today.
The Mailmen. though, put up the best ar
ticle Of ball they have shown in the series
yesterday. and II they can repeat this
afternoon the clubmen viii have mighty
hard time getting away with the long end
Of the score. Cornell should win from
Sherwood, especially If 1t is attended by
the same luck that characterized Its play
yesterday.
There is little to choose between Man.
haitian and Petworth. The Independence
leaguers won from the Bankers yester-
day, but today Burley will be used in the
box and he is not nearly as effective as
Burke, who trimmed the Security Com
pany. The Bankers should have little
trouble winning from the Andrews team
Of the Commercial League. although IT
is barely possible that they may strike
the same kind Of a snag as they did yes
terday.
The Car Department should have q bet
ter chance to win from the Naval Med
ical School today than at any other time
during the series Rice, who is the main
stay of the Medicos In the box. worked
yesterday. and one OF the second string
twiriers will have to be sent against the
Railroaders. II the Marquette leaguers
use the stick as effectively as they have
In the games already played. the chances
are in favor of them again pulling
through with victory.
Post Ohice certainly did not get the
breaks in the luck in the game yesterday
with the Cornell Company. The Paper
hangers. to say the least. were extremely
In. in the manner they did. 1t hardly
seems fair that a ball game should be
lost as that one was yesterday. but the
rule governing that particular point was
passed and Ii was as apt to favor one
team as another.
Ferguson had a whole lot of stuff or
the ball yesterday and should have wor
his game Had he not been extremely
wild he would have had 1t hands down al
the rate he was going. Nine bases or
balls Is almost enough to win a game
anyway. without anything else in the way
passes the Post Office man managed tc
hold his game well in hand until he un'
corked the wild pitch that sent the bal
back of the screen.
Cy Macdonald drove the ball about hall
. mile, more or less, over the left fielc
fence in the fifth. but Umpire Belts call
ed 1t foul. When 1t passed over the
fence 1t looked to be fair by about two
yards. There are few ball parks ir
which the drive would not have gone be-
yond the boards.
Charley Moran is not as good man a
short as he Is at second, and the fac
that he had to be placed there weaken
the defense of the Cornell club to grea
extent. Had Hayes been in his Old posi-
ton SO that Moran could have been KEEP
at second. there would have been 10
O. difference in the showing made by tn
Paperhangers In the three games played
to pitch for Cornell in the present serie.
has not shown anything like his old
time form. He has been unable
get the same speed or curve on the ba
the sharp breaks with which he used t
fool the local batters appear while h
IL pitching. Once while pitching to Brad
ley. the Post ONCE left fielder, yesterda
care to see down around the batter
knees. but 1t was the only one tina
would break for him.
1t was one OF the surprises OF the yea
that the Manhattan club should win from
the Bankers yesterday. So far this sea
son the Independence Leaguers have no
shown the form to win from the Trus
team In the field, but with two of II
best men gone from its lineup 1t wa
thought that there would be little chanc
to win even a game from the champion
OF the Bankers League, but the unex
pected happened. and now the Donneil
crew heads the list Of teams In class "A
Here Is one that is being pulled of b
two teams I'm the post-seasOn series. DE
string 70 get around the rule which make
il necessary for player to take part !
Ave games before he is eligible to pia
in the post-season series. the two mer
toned clubs made the men eligible
putting them in 10 pitch in part of thre
games. This made them eligible to pfa
as pitchers. Now, III a man Is all right
pitch there is no rule known to base ba
under which a team can be barred froi
playing pitcher I'm the outfeld If 1t s
desires The two men referred to ar
Of the Manhattan club.
That AL Handiboe can get down to firs
base pretty fast was shown yesterda.
when ne hit ball to Fenton, the Pos
once second baseman. and beat out tn
throw with yard or more to spare.
was not such a slow hit ball. either.
To stand and see three runs cross tn
Mate without q chance TO stop the scOl
Ing. with the ball reposing in a nes
i,tfie pocket on top of a wire screen. wa
wiac. Ferguson Of the Post Ofiice had I
do yesterday.
There Is no player on the Post ONO
team who watches the course OF the ba
whi1e at bat as does Bradley. who hold
down the Job In left field. There Is litt
chance for Q pitcher to sneak one ovt
on him at any stage OF the game. He
one OF tho few amateur players who al
ready for anything. instead OF trying
outguess the pitcher.
lust ff0p vAiuaNle man Jimmy Doi
nelly has bee. to the Manhattan clu
This year,Ae shown by the average wit
which he finished the season. At IL