Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-05

have a shade on the other teams in the
intercity series. While no great adVan-
tage lies with tire Baltimore club be-
cause of a superior playing streng- a
along all lines, it appears that it is a
little the favorte in the race. especially
so since it won the first game from It's
most dangerous rival on the home
grounds of that club.
The NJ. A. C. aggregation did not show
up as strong as 1t really is in yester-
days game, it playing much below its
usual standard, both at bat and in the
field. The best opportunity ever had ~
the local aggregation to win from tue
Baltimore nine was in evidence yesterday,
and for its own misplays it failed to turn
the trick.
The Baltimore club messed up many
plays yesterday which ordinarily it would
have carried through without sign OF
a misplay, and it did not hit as we'll as
it generally does In all it appeared as
though the more experienced men We're
overconfident and did not appear al their
best because they were not trying as
they would had they thought they were
going up against team TO which they
accredited more strength. 1t is likely
that the next time the two teams meet
the local club will not have good a
conditions under which the two clubs will
be playing will be entirely different.
1t was not to be expected that the
Bankers would show the strength yes
terday they did in the game against
the Cornell club They were keyed up
for the series with the PaperhanSers.
and yesterday the listlessness which
always follows a special effort OH the
part of any kind of d team was in
evidence. and the Trust Company did
not get the same spirit into the game
that IT has into games in which 1T mas
figured before this year
The Richmond club is hardly a dan
gerous one in the series, for the rea
son that 1t is not a hitting team. Yes
terday the Virginia aggregation show
ed up weak with the stick i'll almost
every inning. The main strength of
the team is in its pitcher, and he
loses a whole lot of his effectiveness
because of the fact that his catcher
could not handle his delivery very
well. With fair speed and a fast break
ing curve the Richmond twirler's re-
ceiver had a hard time keeping his
hands on the ball at all, it twisting
out of his hands and resulting directly
in the scoring of several of the Bank
ers' runs. An evidence of this wa:
when the Bankers chased three runs
across in the opening chapter without
of the infield. which was handled nice
ly. Twice the ball went through the
catchers hands in the first chapter
alone. and each time run scored.
The work of Boosting the Richmond
twirler. was the one commendable fea-
ture of the contest yesterday, in which
the Bankers won from the Virginia out
fit. lie had good curve ball and had
/ the Trust Company team guessing at all
times. That he allowed but four hits and
struck out eleven tells the story of VIVA,
ne did while in the box. In the fifth
inning he struck out three men.
!! To show the kind of ball that the
| Maryland Athletic Club was playing yes
| terday 1t will be recalled that White
hurst. Harlan and Maisel called up a
bunt in one inning, the first baseman
| after the ball. none taking ii and al
| leaving first base uncovered. Again il
I another chapter Dooley at short and
/ Worthington at third got mixed as tc
and the ball dropped safe. The Bankers
| owed two or three of the runs to the
| mussing Of playing in that manner D,
| the Maryland club.
F'ienle pitched a good game yesterda,
and deserved to get away better tina,
| he did. Loose playing at times. though
| on the part OF his support caused him t
| loose MS game
! UhIer, the Baltimore centerfelder, stol
| second yesterday while Fienle was stand
ing in the box with the ball in his hands
/ The Georgetown boy didn't even max
! an attempt at making the throw to catcl
! t'hler. And in this connection it nigh
be mentioned that Uhler is a might,
! fast man on the bags.
| Every man on the Maryland Athlete
! Club team took ADVANTAGE of every littl
| miscue on the part of the local club, an,
| 1t was this fact that gave the contest L
| the visitors. From the start it wa
/ evident that the VISITING team was use,
| to taking chances on the bags. and tn
| fact that II did that yesterday is tn
| reason why II won.
| The Richmond club seems 10 be fas
| fielding combination. Every man on tn
| team was apparently nervous at tn
start of the second game, and IL wa
I this impotence which gave the poor star
| and handicap of three runs to over
! come. Had the Bankers been retired il
| order in the first inning as they SHOULD
| have been the game would have been
| close one The principal weakness Of tn
Richmond nine. though is in its inabilit,
| to WELD the stick.
| Rawlings is not as effective ethe
| Of the other two pitchers who hold dowr
| jobs on the Security team, and yet M
! was able TO hold the Nirginians TO foul
| hits There is no doubt though. tina
the Richmond team will be more dan
Gerous aggregation playing on its home
grounds. where ii will have more con
| fidence in itself.
! 1t was rather remarkable coincidence
| that Hayes. whose great work in the
] field pulled his team sout of many holes