Evening star., 1911-08-25

will be able to hold down the opposing
team better than any other amateur
twirier in the District is the belief OF
nearly everybody who followed his work
while at the Catholic University this
spring.
Green will pitch against the winner In
section A. while it is more than likely
that Fienle will be used against the team
which lands the honor in section B.
The stand taken by the board last night
when 1t declared that the tie game In
land and Car Department teams should
be played off, and the pennant decided
in that manner, was undoubtedly the
correct view to take OF the matter Tne
pennant was given to the Southland cluo
on the ground that the schedule was
supposed to have closed. but as the
games had not been ended in the other
two sections the series Tor the cham.
pionship of the city could not begin until
they were played and 1t will be emf
nently more satisfactory to all concerned
to dispose of the title in the manner
mentioned than to award II to certain
team.
IL the Car Department beats Southland
today a triple tie will result in that
section and each of the teams will have
TO play again. II Southland wins 1t
will have the undisputed possession OF
the championship.
1t would have also been more satisfac-
tory to have decided the class IA cham
pionship by playing final game between
the Manhattan club and the Bankers
Bankers because of a protest. Although
1t is very likely that the trust company
team would have won anyway, 1t saw
that IL had an opportunity to get the
championship without risk and 1t was
wise enough to take advantage OF the
fact.
IL the American Security and Trust
! team was as good a hitting club as Is
the Cornell aggregation. with Chief Green
| in the box it would have just as good
chance to win, because IT Is without
doubt fully as good fielding organ1za-
| tion The infield of the Bankers is
better defensive piece Of machinery than
| that of the Cornell club. but II is not
able to hit the ball anywhere near as
| well. The Bankers outfield is also COM
posed of trio of fast fielders. but as
batters il does not come anywhere near
| equalng that made up of HandibOe. Mar
ceron and Edmonston.
| At any rate the game between the two
clubs should be a mighty close one. 1t
seems. no matter from what point it Is
viewed.
The foregoing is stated upon the pre-
sumption that the Cornell team will win
one of the two remaining games from the
I Aloysius club. the first OF which Will be
played today. il the Aloysius team were
| to spring a surprise and win the title IN
section A il would not stand the chance
against the trust company that would the
Cornell team. for the simple reason that
| q pitcher of the caliber of Green would
prove far more effective against the
lChurchmen than lie would against the
\ Paperhangers.
| Out on the Olympia League grounds
| this afternoon II Is possible that the
Il l. ,tv~ .l~
be decided. 1t probably will be Litchield OF
the Southland team against Hughes of the
| Car Department, and whichever of the
! two men wins his game It will not be
| easily done. as each is about the best
/ twirler in the league in which his team
plays. Hughes and Litchfield both have
plenty of speed and fairly fast break
| ing curve. and that both when right are
hard to beat has been shown time and
1 again this season
! Hayes Of the American Security and
/ Trust Company is one Of the best fielding
| shortstops I'm the city. and Is probably
4 the best man in the position playing IN
| the local amateur circuits; but he has
| one weakness, and that is his apparent
| inability to cover second base properly.
| While he is able to get everything that
| goes between the bag and the second
| base he Is for some reason or other un-
able to tag the runner as lie ought to.
| Hoffecker, the Maryland Agricultural
College twirler. who pitched fifteen
| inning tie game against the Naval Acad-
| emy last spring. has been playing inde.
pendent ball this season down on the
| eastern shore of Maryland, and has done
some OF the best work of his career In
the box. He has won nearly every game
In which he has officiated on the mound
and has had several shout-outs to his
credit.
Shorty Hughes will umpire the game
this afternoon between the Southland and
Car Department teams.
Provided the Cornell team loses the