Evening star., 1911-08-22
pOST.SEASON GAMES
TO BE PLAYED TODAY
Aloysius W. Sherwood, North
Capitol and l. streets, b.1S.
Andrews W. Petworth, Georgia
avenue and Kenyon street, Ss1S.

Andrews vs.. PetwOfth, Georgia
avenue and Kenyon street, St15.
The championship Of Section A was
Just about decided by yesterdays game
between the Cornell Company ana the
Post Office. The Paperhangers practically
won the almost sure right TO the title
when they got away with the long 'end
Of the score In yesterdays contest. The
club has only to win one Of its two re-
naming games with the Aloysius team
to assure itself the championship OF its
section. That It will do this is very
likely.
From present indications the Aloysius
club will finish in second place unless II
should be able to defeat the Cornell team
in both games. while 1t looks as though
Post Office and Sherwood will be tied
for the cellar position, each having won
one game.
Now that the winner in section A is
practically decided. the question arises,
Will it maintain its position against the
winners in the other sections? 1t more
than likely will. The only team in the
other two sections that would stand any
chance against the Paperhangers is the
American Security and Trust Company,
and, judging from the article of ball that
club has been putting up recently, It
would not be the favorite in q game
While the Cornell team has not been
very good on the defensive in the series,
it showed yesterday that it is capable of
holding a team to a minimum number
of runs in a PINCH. and, as the Bankers
are especially weak with the stick against
curve pitching, and, as Richmond is above
all things curve ball pitcher, 1t is GER
tain that the Cornell, team would go into
a game with the Trust Company q big
|favorite. II Fienle could hold the Capital
City League team down, though, the
Bankers would have a chance, because in
a close game there are two or three men
on the club who are apt to come across
at any time with long hit that will
break up the game
The Cornell aggregation is much the
better hitting team and Is not SO far, IL
any, behind the other in fielding. so with
anywhere near as good pitching 1t should
be able to win.
While Post Office may protest the game
that 1t lost to the Cornell Company, 1t
Is not likely that it will be upheld. The
in that game was covered by the ruling
which was made before the series started,
to the effect that any overthrow, wild
pitches or anything of the kind should
go for all that the base runner could
the series that even though the ball oe
thrown wild, and 1t should go over the
fence. the runner could have all he could
make.
In the game Post Once lost yesterday
to the Cornell team the latter aggrega-
tion showed something like Its real
strength. It hit the ball more consist
emily than at any time in the series. and
fielded a hundred per cent better than 1t
has since the games for the champion
ship began.
Hessler. the Catholic University man,
who has been holding down second base
for the Coraall team during the series.
got his first hit yesterday, when he con-
nected with the ball for two safeties.
Hessler has not hit up to his real form
college team or with the amateur league
club 1t has simply been an of year
with him in his hitting. and need cause
nobody to feel that he is through as far
something that happens to everybody
who plays ball regularly.
Atlanta is going to formulate a code Of
those which govern the game in this city
to regulate the playing OF Its amateur
teams In the Georgia city there are
fourteen amateur leagues organized. but
not under one head nor under any such
system as that which governs the game
in the District. and 1t Is the intention OF
those interested in the formation OF the
various amateur circuits In Atlanta to
make it's code agree with that adopted
here. The secretary Of the amateur or
sanitation in Atlanta is in this city now
to see President Young OF the local COM
mission, and he will endeavor to get
clear idea as to what may best be done
to get things in a tangible shape In his
district.
Dyer saved the Manhattan Bankers
game yesterday for the letter club In the
last inning. With the score to B. and
Lacquer to right. which was just too far
out for Mcdonald to get. and 1t looked
too far in for Dyer, who was playing
rather deep. Dyer came In on the run.
stopping for nothing. and grabbed the
bali about four inches from the ground.
making the best play Of the day. Two
runs had already crossed the pan when
Dyer got the ball
There is no game scheduled today In
the class B series. An exhibition con-
test will be played. though, between the
silver Spring and the Braddock teams.
1t would be great victory for the
Aloysius club II It could get away with
both games that it must play the Cornell
team and thus win the championship In
section A. 80
One 1aCt that ID f6InoT OlDootioAdCSo1y
regarding the playing Of the post sea-
son. series is that 1t Is seldom q
game does the regulation nine innings.
A team that would win a six-inning
contest might never get away with
full nine-inning game. Many pitchers
can go at top speed for six innings.
after which they falter and allow the
opposing nine to get almost as many
runs as 1t pleases. Such pitcher
would win q six-inning game and lose
q regulation contest.
While Manhattan club was playing
on It's own grounds yesterday 1T was
q peculiar coincidence that the wild
bounds which the ball took went
against 1t. While 1t was thought that
the Bankers nine would be the one to
be put at a disadvantage because Of
the rough ground. just the opposite
proved the case, and two of the runs
scored by the trust company were the
direct result Of the inability Of the
Manhattan felders to Judge the bound
the ball took.
With q man on first yesterday Wal
ters missed a short ny to the outfieid.
After dropping the ball he picked 1t
UP and shot 1t to second Neither
Donnelly nor HERMAN seemed to
grasp the play and the bail went
across the diamond.
SECTION b.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.