Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-08

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predictions as to the probable order In
which the teams will finish in the diff
ferent leagues. 1t nevertheless is not hard
to see that the same teams which were
strong and were formidable contenders
for the pennant last season in each OF
the leagues are again on deck this spring
with the same strong organizations.
! In the Capital City League the two
strongest clubs last year are air, st GER
tain to be found fighting it out at the
! end Of the present season for the cham
pionship of that organization. The Cor
nell Company and the Sewage Pumping
Station were two Of the best clubs in the
by the games played so far this season,
to have something on the other clubs
| in the league
which are almost certain to be found in
the one-two positions when the season
draws to close are the Aloysius Club
and the Commissioners. Both were
among the strongest clubs In their diff
ferent leagues last year. the Commits
sioners winning the pennant in their or
ganization, while the Aloysius Club was
| the runner-up in its circuit.
The Manhattan and st. Martins teams
| seem to be about the best bets in the
independence League, both clubs being
| out this spring with just as strong line
| ups as last year.
In the Suburban League Petworth
| looks as though it will have q runaway
| race OF 1t. unless the other teams are
| considerably bolstered up before the sea-
| son Is many days older. The Petworth
| aggregation copied the pennant in the
same circuit last year.
The same thing Is true of the other
leagues. st. Stephens seems to be the
| strongest club in the Marquette circuit.
| Ninth and Hamline are again likely to be
the one-two teams in the Sunday School
League. the Andrews nine will be promi-
nent contender in the Commercial League,
Commerce and Labor looks good in the
Departmental circuit while the American
Security and Trust Company will have q
walkaway in the Bankers League.
The Commissioners have much stronger
club than the score against the Aloysius
club In the opening game of the season
would tend to show. There is no doubt
that the nine as 1t now stands is 20 per
cent stronger than 1t was at any time
last year. with the possible exception Of
the pitching staff 1t Is a better fielding
team and Is able to hit the ball harder
and more consistently.
When Central and Eastern meet tomor-
row q comparative idea of the strength Of
the Technical and Central teams may be
obtained. On comparative dope the Man
uel Trainers have it all over the o
Streeters, but from all accounts the Cen
| trail nine, instead Of being much weakened
as was at first supposed would be the case,
has been considerably strengthened by the
| advisory marks which went in last Fri
day. At that, the Manuel Trainers should
have a chance against the Blue and White
providing they do not lose any of their
| mainstays by the funk route. 1t is
rumored though that Garland is on the
high road to fiunkdom and II he reaches
that territory the Tech nine will lose
about the most valuable man 1t has. as
there is no doubt that he is one Of the
best pitchers in the high schools.
Clyde Richmond is likely to be barred
from playing in the Sunday School
League. 1t is said that he was to have
Church, and had on one OF that clubs
uniforms. but when the time for the first
game came of he was on the Hamline
bench waiting to be used in the box for
that team
There is no doubt that the Business
High team is a better ball club than its
showing AGAINST the Western High nine
who did the work on the mound for the
Stenographers were exceptionally inef-
fective and wild. giving the men back Of
them little opportunity to show what they
| really could do.
1t Will be merry race this spring be-
tween Meyers Of Western and King of
Central as to which man will be given
| the all high school first baseman's job
| when that team is picked this spring
Both men are touted as being among the
best all-round players in the high schools,
and it will be interesting to note which
| Of them finally lands the job
| Grason. who is coaching the Maryland
Agricultural College team and who
caught the first game for the Interior
| Department. did not show anything like
the class that he Is capable of in that
game. In fact. he played far below his
! usual standard. He did not catch a poor
| game by any means. but he did not catch
| anywhere near as well as he will when
he gets into some kind Of condition. It
| was the first time this year that the
bat When Grason was catching
for the college team there were mighty
| few better than he among the educational
| institutions. and that he knows the game
/ thoroughly is attested by the fact that he
has developed a good nine at NJ A. c.
| this year.
President Page Of the Suburban
League brought charges against the on
| Gals OF the Bankers League and the
American Security and Trust team in
particular when. at the meeting Of the
| amateur commission Saturday night he
asked the members Of that body to inves-
| in which it is allesed that Manager Rec
! side OF the American Security and Trust
| team forbade Martin West and two other
members Of the Silver Spring squad, who
are also signed with aud working
at the American Security and Trust