Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-08
LAST YEARS STRONG TEAMS
WILL REPEAT THIS SEASON
Gibbs Which Won Pennants or Were Run
ners-Up in Last Race May Again Turn
Trick Andrews May Forfeit.

Company. from playing with the Sub
urban League team or any other nine,
| or be in danger of losing their positions
at the bank. President Young pointed out
| that such proceedings on the part Of the
| manager Of the American Security team
savored Of professionalism, and that the
| commission should Investigate the matter.
The commission requested that the
charges be made in writing and placed
before the manager of the Bank team, so
that an answer could be made.
Action on the amendment to the consti-
tuition providing that five. instead OF three
men. constitute the board Of arbitration,
was held over.
The NJ Street High School lost to Storer
College Saturday at Harpers Ferry by
the score Of to 4. The majority of runs
scored by each team were not earned,
son of NJ Street High outpitched his
rival. but had poor backing. Sudder.
Smith. Hayes and Jones played we'll for
NJ Street High. while johnson. Scott and
Fisher excelled for Storer College. The
score by innings:
Storer College ........1 O O 3 o 1 4 o x-9
M Street High. ......O OOO 900 A
The Walford club. which proved a con-
sistent tailender in the Commercial last
year, after taking up the franchise. drop
ped by one of the other clubs which had
to be In the running for the championship
of the league this season. If the work done
by the club in the game Saturday against
the Moses nine is any criterion 1t play
ed about the best base ball seen in the
Commercial League this year, without an
exception. Herrell, who is doing the work
on the slab for the sporting goods people,
looks to be able to pitch good enough
ball in that circuit to get away with the
flag, while the club as q whole is a good
nj nj rot
1t Is probable that the team will lead
the league tonight after the meeting in
which the question Of the protested
game against Andrews is brought up.
game will finally land in the won column
Of Manager GassaWay'S club.
There will be a meeting of the CONNER
cial League tonight, in which it will be
decided whether or not the charges
Andrews manager played a man under
an assumed name in the opening game
will be sustained. Under the constitution
which governs amateur base ball there
is little doubt that it Is ground enough
on which to declare a forfeited game.
One Of the shifts made in the Catholic
University team before its game seems
to have been a good one, the other not
so good. The placing Of Zachary behind
the mat and Mcdonnell in the outfeld
worked to perfection, Zachary showing
that he is better man pegging to the
bases and just about as good in other
ways as Mcdonnell, while there is no
doubt that the outfield was considerably
strengthened by the addition Of McDon-
nell, both as hitting and fielding unit.
The former catcher played excellent base
ball and cut off one or two drives which
looked good for homers had they gotten
by" The playing Of Ryan on third in
place of Widmayer was poor judgment.
though. 1t certainly seemed poor policy
field position which he had never played
in the place Of a man who had been hold
ing down the job for years and had been
putting up a cracking good game at that.
Widmayer's ability with the stick should
have kept the position for him had all
other things been equal. which they were
not. wild was sent in as a pinch hitter
in the eighth and made good with clean
drive over second.
There will be a meeting of the Inde-
pendence League tonight, in which it
will be decided just what club will be
given the franchise belonging to the
Twining team. The managers Of four
different organizations are after the
vacant place. and selection will be
made tonight. The four clubs which
want the berth are the Shamrock A.
c.. the Silver Spray A. c.. the Aloysius
Club and the Washington Cross-Coun
try Club.
The selection of a team will be made
by the managers of the teams already
in the league. While it has not been
definitely decided as to which club will
be given the franchise. it is fairly
certain that the Aloysius Club stands
the best show to get it. because of the
popularity of that organization and
| the size Of its following in the city.