The Washington herald., 1911-07-11
Ninth Threatens TO
Dram out of League
MANAGER LOpe States That Unless Umpires Are
Changed He Viii Leave the Sunday
School Crcuit-Meet Tonight.
Rr @. w. SWAN.

By @. w. SWAN.
EITHER Shorty Hughes or Ninth
will not be in the Sunday School League
tomorrow morning" This was the
statement of Manager Love, Of Ninth,
last night
The cause of this drastic step being
that they lost to Hamline yesterday.
True, Umpire Hughes may have been
off in a few of his decisions, but all
jumps have their of days.
Should Ninth fulfill it's threat to with
draw from the Circuit if the board Of
managers fail to let Shorty Hughes
out. the Sunday School League will lose
about one-haf of its patronage, the In
gram team furnishing the other portion.
Umpire Hughes put Big Broome and
Manager Love of the field and pulled
his watch several times on Clyde Rich
mond Wrangling and arguments came
up almost every minute and the game
was hot with dispute.
Charlie Broome IS one of the best liked
players in the circuit and rarely kicks,
while Manager Love is a bench leader,
pure and simple.
The board of managers will hold a
closed meeting tonight at Ingram
Church, and no one will be admitted to
the session. All managers are requested
to be present.
The District League will hold a meet
ing tonight at the Aloysius Club. All
managers are requested - put in an ap-
pearance not later than o'clock.
A meeting Of the Commercial League
has been called, by President Graf for
tonight at the store Of r. P. Andrews,
in Louisiana avenue. Eight o'clock is
the time set, and all managers are re-
qUested to be present.
Lefty Cleveland is sure giving entire
satisfaction in the Commercial League.
Only a few kicks have been registered
against the crack official, but the league
has upheld him in every case.
Manager Mohler, of the Eastern Ath-
letic Club, Of the Capital City League,
has signed another crack box artist in
Herbert Jones, the big six-footer who
won every game he twirled for the Club
men last season. Jones is big and rangy
and possesses tremendous speed. Man
ager MohIer will most likely sign up Gill
Cassidy, the fast third-sacker of the
Ingram team, Of the Sunday School
League, this afternoon.
At the meeting. Of the Capital City
League last night the only matter of i'm
. portance that was transacted was the
awarding the game that the Marines
failed to put in an appearance to the
IYIh ToakfOz fha
Eastern standing won and lost Il.
Watson put up a nice game on third
for the Hamline aggregation yesterday
in the Sunday School League. The Navy
star handled several hard chances in
major league style, and also cracked out
a pretty bingle.
Hamline's defeat Of Ninth yesterday in
the Sunday School League put the leaders
one more peg down. Now the Sherwood
and Ingram aggregations have better
show of landing in the charmed position
in the race.
While the Ninth team seemed to have a
lead that the H; ---4inites would never
overcome, a close DECISION on first,
coupled with two passes and some timely
stick work gave the game to Hamline.
Richmond twirled great ball but Buck
Becker had the best Of the battle when
all things are considered.
Rowdyism will not be tolerated on the
amateur diamonds and the sooner the
players and spectators realize this the
better for all concerned and for the good
of amateur ball.
Quite a few diversions were furnished
the Sunday School League fans yester-
day. Several near fights, a few players
put out of the game, the fight of an air
ship and plenty Of roofing enlivened the
proceedings. And still the fans how for
more excitement.
Sherwood will miss Reds Porter for
several weeks, according to the latest re-
ports The versatile ball tosser had seven
stitches taken in his scalp yesterday and
the chances are that he will play no more
ball this season. REDS was injured
while at work.
This WILL be a severe blow to the Sher.
wood aggregation as Reds is the handy
man of the team. One day Manager Love
will work him in the box, the next in
short, then shove him behind the bat
No matter where you put him, REDS
always delivers the goods.
To-day's game at Capital City ParH
should be a hummer, as Navy Yard and
Cornell play. The Machinists have
scared the Tigers considerably by the
way they have been climbing up in the
race. Cornell in order to stay In the
lead, will have their best team, and Navy
Yard will have the pick of their men or
hand to claw the Tigers.
Fort Hunt Challenges.
Games for Sunday dates will be ac.
cepted during the months OF July and
August with teams averaging eighteen
or twenty years OF age. All past dates
with this club have been called, but
dates will be accented from this date