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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
WIDMAYER, ALOYSIUS' CLUB,
LEADS DISTRICT LEAGUERS
Is Hitting Ball at All Clip for Seventeen
Games Mayhem, Commissioners,
Second Columbia, Third.

Widmayer of the Alovsius team Is
leading batter of the District League
with an average of All. The Swan
poodle boy has several players above
him with better averages but he. how
ever has been at the bat seventeen
times and connected for eight safeties.
Three players, Feeney and Henry of
Columbia 1O1 team and Plunkett of the
Bureau team, with only one time at the
bat. landed hit each. thus getting a
percentage of Loco. Two batterS Nc
Nulty of the Commissioners and Moran
900 class, while there are two in the
800 class. Thirty-eight players of the
league are batting over 800. Thirty
others have no hits at all
Loveless of the Adams Express team
and Hayden of the Commissioners are
tied for first place in ase-stealing.
each having stolen seven bases.
Falconer of the Commi ssionerS has
poled four two-baggers, which is more
than any other player in the league.
He has also planted the leather over
the fence on two occasions, one more
who have knocked the ball over the
fence for circuit drives are Darlington
Of Aloysius, Al Handiboe of the Com
missioners. Suess of Columbia 1o1.
Marsden of Aloysius. Platz of Adams
Express. Sullivan of Aloysius Leonard
OF Aloysius and Hurley of the Commits
eionerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

Bill Bradley. third baseman for the
Cleveland team for long time, is at his
home In Cleveland. Brad Is now a mem
her of the Toronto, Ont, club of the
Eastern League. He had a finger broken
by batted ball the other day and will
be out Of the game for q couple Of weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
H|SER LEADS LIST
Is Heading Suburban League
Batters With Mark of .654.
B0LDEN is NEXT BEST
Several Other Players Well Up and
Hitting Near the 400
Standard.

Freddie" Hiser. the star little second
sacker of the crack Petworth aggrega-
ton. is the premier slugger of the Sub
urban League. heading the list with an
average of 654 in eight games. Bolden
Of Brightwood comes next, hitting the
sphere for a percentage of 400 He is
followed closely by Sam Hilleary and
Chick Maddox of the Park View tribe.
with averages of 1891 and 1882. "Googy'
Miller leads the run getters, having cross
ed the counting block no less than eleven
times. Hiser of the same team is press
ing him close for first honors, having
ten to his credit. Olvieri has proved to
be the best base stealer. pilfering eight
sacks in seven games. His nearest rival
is .Lefty'~ Clayton, the fast outfielder of
the Petworth nine, with seven.
Park View leads the team batting, their
sluggers smacking out the pellet for
sixty-seven hits out of 257 trials, giving
them an average of .267. Brookland fol-
lows closely upon their heels with an
average of .25l. The other teams come in
the following order: Silver Spring, .246;
Petworth .245: Brightwood, .227, and
Takoma last with los.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

HECK LEADING.
Heads Sunday School Leaguers With
Mark of .687.

Consistent with their position in the
pennant chase, the Ninth clouters stand
head and shoulders above their rivals In
batting, runs scored and stolen bases,
nine players hitting over the 800 mark
Four other teams have eight men in the
select company. and one, North Carolina,
has five in the charmed circle.
Heck, Sherwood find, leads the list
with the remarkable average of .6S7, and
has stolen four bases. Big Six Brewer.
the Ninth receiver, tops the slugSers,
nine Of his twelve hits being for extra
bases. Walter of the same team has
scored the most runs and made the larg-
est number Of hits. but Bishop has the
unusual record of scoring a run for every
legal time at bat. Miles. the Navy Yard
speed boy, has a clean title to base steal
ing honors. having successfully negotiat-
ed seven pliers
The following averages include the
game of Wednesday, June IA:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
SLUGGERS IN CAPITAL CITY
LEAGUE ARE HITTING WELL
Earl Steele, Moye, Kicker, Hayes and Hessler
Mailing Ball Sure and Hard
SteeleIsL Leading.

Because he has been c1outing the ball
over the fence three times and putting
il into safe corners of the lot on twenty
one different occasions. Earl Steele again
leads this strong league in batting with
nercentaee of $50. Steele all last year
led the league by large margin. and
from present indications he VIII uuph-
cate his previous record. There is no
doubt in the minds of the followers Oh
the CAPITAL City League that this boy
10 a slugger, and many say it Is but
question of time when he will be in fast
company Jack Dunn saw him play III
an exhibition game at the Union League
Park last fall and told him he wanted
him to report TO him in the spring, put
Tor some reason or other-maybe 1t might
have been money matters-Steele ala not
20, so whether he can make good in pro-
fessional ball is still left TO be seen. The
clever outfielder has participated in M
teen games, connecting safely for twenty
four hts-seyenteen singles, three dou-
bles one triple and three home runs
Second Baseman Moye of the Eastern
Athletic Club has the highest average, Out,
owing TO the fact that he has not played
In as many. or near as many games az
Steele he cannot be given the credit
vet as the leading slugger. Moye, IL
must be said, has mighty good record
for six games. Out of eighteen times up
ne hammered eight singles. TWO doubles
and a home run, thus giving him per-
centage of GIL.
Larry Kicker is lacing them out for the
tail-enders and playing brilliant field
ing game The big left-hander has taken
part in eleven games so far this season
and always got his hit or more in every
game. and at present has percentage
of .3JI
.'Skeetz" Hayes is not hitting as good
this season in the Capital city League
as usual but of course, II is too early
to mention anything Yet. as the speedy
tnfielder might be up with the top notch
ers when the bell rings In the fall
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CASH HEADING OLYMPIA.
Is Batting .46S and Up Near Top in
Run Getting.

The batting averages of the Olympia
League show Cash OF Braddock to be the
leading hitter. with a percentage of .46S-
Saunders of Silver Spring and Hunt OF
Southland are tied for first honors in run
getting each man crossing the plato four
teen times. but both are pressed by Cash
OF Braddock and Carroll of White Haven.
each with thirteen runs to their credit. In
base stealing l.. Knapp of Silver Spring is
in the lead, having purloined twenty-one
the lead. having purloined twenty-one
sacks. His closest opponents are Buck
holtz of Southland and Burch of White
Haven, with fifteen each to their credit.
In long-distance hitting G. Gill OF Silver
Spring leads with five triples to his
credit. with Saunders of the same team
and Hunt Of Southland close behind with
four. Ebert of Southland and Howard OF
White Haven are the only ones to have
hit for home runs.
4,zsnl Ezgf
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DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUERS
HITTING AT LIVELY CLIP
Van Buskirk Leads Official Averages With
.474 for Seventeen Games
hart and Kerr Tied for Second.

The official batting averages show Van
Buskirk, the Commerce and Labor right
fielder, to be the premier swatter in the
Departmental League, with an average
of .474, instead of Barnhart, the Post or
flee shortstop. who was given the honor
by local paper in recent issue. Barn
hart might have beer leading during the
first two or three weeks of the season,
but of late he has not been hitting the
pill up to the pace set by him then. and
can only lay half claim TO second best
Jimmie Kerr, also of the Post once,
shares the other half. Both men are hit
ting for an average of .405. Van Buskirk
has hit safely in every game excepting
one. and that one was just before the
averages were compiled. In only two
games has he failed to get more than
one hr. There are other players batting
higher than Van Buskirk's mark. but az
they have not played In half as many
games they can hardly be credited with
the honor. Trowbridge of Interior
lie Due of Agriculture and Carniss OF
Navy are the leading base stealers. each
having pilfered seven. Kinney. Kerr. Hol-
loran and Van Buskirk are the top
notchers in the extra-base hit line.
The official averages. including the game
of Wednesday, June ii. follow:
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not of a very high standard, and the
batteIs are enabled to connect with the
tWlsters served up to them without diff
Guilty. The other reason is that the
grounds on which the majority of the
amateur leagues play are not the best,
and the balls which are hit on the ground
take bad bounds and skid off, making
II impossible for the fielder to handle
them, thus causing the batter to be cred
tied with a hit, where on better grounds
he would have either been thrown out to
first or else an error would have been
chalked up against the fielder.
There is no doubt that the great weak
ness of the amateur teams has been and
is the lack of pitchers and catchers. All
spring the cry has been going up among
the local managers that they could not
get men to do the work in a capable man
ply because of the ineffectiveness of their
twirlers Managers in almost every league
are trying in every way possible to Sc
cure pitching talent, but they are find
ing it almost impossible-at least. so they
state. The only conclusion which can
be drawn from that is that 1t is an adj
mittance of the inferiority of the men
who are doing the twirling for the various
teams. That the catchers In many OF
the second-class leagues are not up to
standard is shown by the way stolen
bases are credited against them. In al
most every one Of the smaller leagues
the men run wild on the bases.
Fienli, who has been playing with
Georgetown this spring, has been signed
by the American Security and Trust Com
pany, and has Boteler. the Central
High pitcher. who has done some work
in the box recently for the District Ma
tional Bank in the Bankers League.
That Donnelly, who is managing the
Manhattan team in the District League.
is wide awake all the time is shown
by the way he keeps after his men
and in the manner in which he watch
es the game.
In the game against St. Martins
Friday Wilkinson came to the bat
with a man on second and third with
known right field hitter and Rawlings
who was playing the position for the
Manhattan club, did not know it. as he
was new to the circuit, and Donnelly
was on the job in moment and
waved his right gardener to a posi-
tion where he could lay for the drives
which Wilkinson generally sends out
into extreme right field.
Whatever may be said about ".Shor-
ty" Hughes umpiring, there is no
doubt that he is the best in the city
on balls and strikes. Once in a while
he may err in calling ball or strike
on a man who is at the bat. but it is
mighty seldom. And at that Hughes
makes no more mistakes in giving
decisions on the bases than do the
other arbiters, and not as many as sew
eral of them.
One good thing about Hughes UNI
piring is that he gives his decisions
and he sticks to them and allows no
arguments. He is the autocrat of his
game, and decisiveness is a whole lot
in the success or failure Of an umpire
The consensus of the opinion of
those who saw Engle pitch against the
Sewage Pumping Station Friday is
that he has the goods and will make
good easily in the Capital City circuit
He bids fair to duplicate some of his
feats while at Mount st. Mary's this
spring.
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AFTER MORE RECORDS.

NEW YORK. June 17.-Though Gre
ator Of a new American record for
three miles and champion all the way
from that distance to ten miles, both
outdoors and indoors. George Bonhag,
one of the greatest. If not the worlds
best, long distance runners, is not
going to rest on. his laurels. He has
mapped out a strenuous campaign for
the present season that ought to give
him an opportunity not only to smash
q few more records. but better some OF
his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
BIG TOURNAMENT.

NEW YORK, June 17.-What promises
IN develop into the most attractive tour
nament ever conducted under-the aus
pices of the American Golf Association
NJ advertising interests will be held at
Lake Champlain the week beginning
Monday. July TO- So many and varied
are the competitions that the committee
IN charge announces a total OF no less
than seventy-nine prizes. which probably
breaks all records so far as golf toiv~
narnent il concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
GRAHAM HAS GOOD MARK.
Leads Railroad Y. M. C. A. League
With Percentage of .538.

Graham OF the Car Department team
in the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. League is
leading that circuit in batting. with a
mark of .53s for five games He has
also scored four runs
The players. although up against
some Of the best pitching in any of
the second class amateur circuits in the
city, have shown well. as general
rule. at the bat
Platz of the Southern nine is second
and kilroy of the Car Department is
third with averages OF 500 and 400
respectively.
The official averages folIou.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
NO EASY SAILING.
Eastern Athletes May Be Up Against
It in Championships.

PITTSBURG. Pa. June 17.-That
eastern athletes will not have all smooth
sailing at the national championships
to be held at Forbes Field. this city.
June 80 and July 1. is evidenced by the
expressed intention of the big clubs of
for the honors.
From Seattle the greatest track and
field performers Of that section will be
sent. including champions OF two years
ago who failed to make the New Or
leans series held last year. Included
in this bunch will be W. Martin. who
won In 1909 the hundred" and who
was a strong factor IN last years event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
HOME SCHOOL WINS.
Beats Friendship in Exciting Con.
test, z to 6.

In an exciting game the Industrial
Home School defeated the Friendships on
the Home School grounds Friday evening.
the score being to 6. A triple and a
double play by the Home School team.
each time with three men ON, saved the
day for them and were the features Of
the game.
Sharp County record., 1911-10-27
Newly We'd jeff forsets The Trunk

Senator Jeff Davis, recently we'd
ded, while undergoing the honey
moon jaunt somewhere out west
a few days since, placed his wife In
a dire dilemma, which no doubt
provoked Mrs. Davis to the extent
Of impatience, In the heart of the
trip Jeff forgot all about her trunk
which contained what is called the
trousseau, including all kinds o.
feminine attire, deprivlns the own
or Of the same for nearly two Of
three days, having left 1t at some
point away down the line. Luckily
the senator's stupidity did not cause
him to forget his lady's handbag
which contained enough solaces t
bind over with. jeff says he will
be back In time to be elected to The
senate again.
Sharp County record., 1911-10-27
Edwards
Nero. 60.

reception last night at the home oI
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Lloyd, 319 West
Tenth street, in honor Of the twen'
ty-seventh birthday of G. c. David.
son, local chairman Of the order
Mr., Davidson was presented with
solid gold watch fob and charm
and with an emblematic pin Of the
order. The presentation speech
was made by E, II. Wise, president
Of the Argenta local, in which he
commented on the valuable service
rendered the organization by Mr.,
Davidson. Mr.. Davidson responded
and expressed his thanks for the
gifts. After the speeches refresh
ments were served"
Sharp County record., 1911-10-27
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Sharp County record., 1911-10-27

cot married, which forced them to
seek other employment to maintain
their new undertakings.
While working around sawmill
at Melbourne last week, Peter Cope
land sustained a very severe injury.
He was moving some lumber, which
accidentally struck the saw, the re-
bounding force of the lumber strik-
ing him just below his heart.
At Batesville one day last week,
while driving home from his farm
with a load of corn, j. A. Luster
drove under bent tree, tho height
of which he misjudged, and it
caught him about the shoulder,
throwing him from the wagon and
intlicting some painful injuries.
AT the State Fair several days
ago the Randolph, County Boys
Corn Club, said to be the banner
corn club of the United States, was
awarded nine prizes. Burley
Seagreaves, a member of the organ
ization, captured one Of the prem
iums, which amounted to $500 in
cash and two years in the agricul-
turai school at J0nesboro.
Apparently in the best Of health
Mrs. Martha Smith, aged 35 years,
of Richwoods, Randolph county,
went to the field a few mornings
ago to pick cotton. After working
a few hours she grew sick and in a
short while lapsed into unconscious
ness She was removed to her
home, where she died the same
day. Physicians say death was the
result of heart disease.
The following is taken from the
Salem Sum- A party Of Kentucky
land buyers arrived in town We'd
nesday. They sat their grip, con-
tanning their valuables, on the street
near the courthouse and proceeded
to forget it. The grip remained
there overnight and until noon the
next day, untouched. The strane-
ers were so well pleased with our
manner of not meddling with other
peoples affairs that they hastily
procured title to Fulton county
homes and will come and dwell
among us.
Sharp County record., 1911-10-27
l2oRtb ERRonsas

Mammoth Spring has an electric
al gin.
A good roads meeting will bt
held at Melbourne Nov. A.
1t is said a lot of petty stealing
from the stores is going on at Cali
co Rock.
j. E. Shipman of Sulphur Rock
passed his 80th birthday one day
last week.
John Rousey of Swifton picked
522 pounds of cotton in one day
last week,
The valuation of the property in
Independence county has increased
100000 since 1910.
The electric light plant at Cotter
is expected to be in operation by
the first of next month.
At a box supper given by the
public school at Yellville recently
nearly $500 was realized.
Up to the latter part Of last week
there had been 800 bales of cotton
marketed at Calico Rock.
jeff johnson, a negro, was fined
SIS and trimmings at Newport re-
Gently for failing to spray his cattle
Frank Gardner, a railroad en-
ploye, fell from train at Newport
one day recently and was severely
injured.
Jake Crossno of Smithville re-
ceived a badly broken leg a few
days since when his horse threw
MIN against d Tree.
The Methodist parsonage proper
ty at Pocahontas has been disposed
of and will be replaced by a new
and modern building.
The Star Herald states that every
house in Pocahontas is occupied
and that many of them contain
from two to four families
The Lawrence county grand jury
has returned an indictment for mur
der in the first degree against John
Ward, who killed his brother-ln-laW
John Carter, near Imboden two OF
three months ago.
Asa Pelley Of Dunnineton, while
attending the State Fair at Hot
Springs lately was relieved of a
good watch and $50 in cash, the
thief entering Pelleys room one
night during the latter's sleep.
The Times Dispatch editor at
Walnut Ridge was left in the lurch
a few days since, One Of his print
ers got religion" and the other one
Sharp County record., 1911-10-27
Whore Tho Pleasure Is

We spend years boarding up
money which only makes us mlSer-
able. We spend our lives seeking
after empty honors which do not
satisfy the soul after they are OBJ
tained. We weary our minds and
break down our bodies In a mGt
rush for pleasures that Give us moi
one iota of the real Joy of living
Truly, there Is more pleasure Ii
pursuit than In posfeeslon-aGlee
Forest Tribune
Sharp County record., 1911-10-27
G, c, Davidson ilonOrel

In the Little Rock Gazette of last
Friday appeared the following
which will be Of interest to many
of our readers. Mr., Davidson was
born and raised In Evening Shade
and Is d son Of T, j, Davidson one
of our best known citizens;
"The Womon's Auxiliary Of tn,
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemet
and FnGinemen held an informa
Sharp County record., 1911-10-27
DEATHS

Mrs. Z. B. Johnson, at Batesville.
B. M. Cook, at Oil Trough, from
paralysis.
Mrs. F. P. Albright, at Batesville,
suddenly from heart failure.