Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-04

The miserable showing of the TWlnlng
club Yesterday in its game against the
Kendall Athletic Club in the independence
League may result in that team being
dropped from the circuit. The class of
ball PLAYED by that club Yesterday would
be certain to ruin the standing of the
league and cause a decided falling off in
its patronage. something which, those
who have the interest OF the organization
a. heart wish to avoid.
Il the club is not dropped something
will nc done TO strengthen il enough that
ii will he in a class with the other clubs
In the league. II stated last night
by prominent official Of the league that
II is possible for tho league to draft play
ers from the other teams to give the
Twining nine greater strength. When
the league constitution was drawn up
clause was Incorporated in 1t that pro-
rided for such "A case and il gives the
league either the privilege to drop a club
TO" weak to hold up it's head among the
others or else to draft players from the
other clubs to strengthen the weaker
nine.
just what will be done regarding the
matter remains to be seen. but it is GER
tain that some such provision will be
made. the league officials will not
stand for the kind of ball played by the
up miserable exhibition and showed
conciusively that unless something of the
kind is done. it will make Joke Of the
games III which it is scheduled to play.
Wood. the Business High School twirl-
or, whose performance in the game
against Central last week was heralded
far and wide among the local patrons o:
high school ball. failed to come across
yesterday with the goods in the game
against Western. and he was removed
from the mound in the middle of the fifth
inning. The Western crowd did not hit
Wood much. but 1t was because that
youngster failed to get the ball across
the pan. Besides Wood the Business
coach used two pitchers. but each was
Wild that he stood little show to get
away with anything. the majority of the
runs scored against the Stenographers
being due to their utter lack of control.
The game failed TO show the real
strength OF the Business team. as it had
little chance to show what is in it with
the pitchers falling to deliver anything
at all. Nothing causes a base ball team
10 look as much like novice agRrega-
ton as loose work on the part of the
beavers, and that is just what made the
business nine look much inferior to
the Georgetown crowd Yesterday.
Western was mighty good-lookins
team in the field, getting every chance
that came its way In good style. the work
OF Fuller on third being especially note
worthy, the Red and White guardian
of the hot corner doing better work than
ne has at any time this season.
Western Highs next game in the
scholastic series will be with Central, and
on 1t will depend the chances of the Red
and White nine for the high school cham
pionship. If the boys from across the
creek can get away with the game when
they meet the o street team there is
practically no doubt that they will cop the
flag. as Eastern will be the only team re- |
naming TO be played. and that nine should |
not prove SO troublesome.
Hummer did great work in the COM |
Inercial League game yesterday between |
the w e. Moses and Havenner teams. |
Occupying the mound for the Moses |
team. he struck out seventeen men and |
allowed but two hits. one of which was |
a scratch. Ii was one OF the best per- |
formances that any amateur twirler this |
season has given. and it was all the more |
lneritorious in that the game was only !
seven innings long.
The game yesterday between ST Johns |
and Gallaudet proved that Battiste is |
we'll able to i!oit up the twirling end OF +
the game for the Kendall Green lads. |
in spite of the fact that the team behind |
pitched superb bali. and got away with |
his game by 4-to-3 score.
Another game was called yesterday In !
the Railroad Y. NJ c. A. League be-
cause of lack of time TO finish the con-
test. At the end of the third inning |
the score stood in favor of the Southern |
Railway team. with the Baltimore and |
Ohio nine on the losers end.
Iiome-run hits at the Capital Cityi
League Park are coming in almos, ev-
cry game. The left field fence is 81 |
close that any long fly that could on a /
regulation field be handled by the field
tr, goes over il for homer. McDon-
aid, who Is naturally left field hitter !
Is apt 10 lift great many more over
the fence i'll that league before the sea-
son is over. II would not be a long
chance I" take to bet that the Cornell |
ana Interstate first hasemen will be lead
ing the Capital City League in home runs |
"hen IN" averages at the end of the |
sea son are turned in
Ryan pitched great bail for Catholic |
University against the Navy Yesterday
until the last half of the ninth, when |
he loosened UP and allowed two hits,
the only ones secured, and coupled |
WIN an error caused the two scores
Whlch won the game for the Mtddies |
Inc score was to , in favor OF the
local university when the sailors went
10 Dat IN their half OF the ninth
cen kept mp its winning gait yesterday
ana administered a severe Walloninp ~
tHe Maryland Aggie Reserves to the tune
i
their ability 10 clout the ball and fe,ded
IN perfect manner. Austin who pitched
,or the Tech nine. did great work. al
lowing but three hits
tathoiic University expects to do
much with Georgetown il will have 10
10 pe''er than IL has been doing i'm the
last re" Gays The only time the team
sets together i when 1t plays scheduled
game, and that sort OF thing will never
I'm baH games After Rock Hill was
aeieated by the Kendall Green crowd
me latter aggregation did no, get to-
s.te4 again until the game Yesterday,
when the team met the Naval Academic
ana lost simply because of lack OF
practice together. With each fellow on ]
Inc team playing around town on sepa-
rate teams. there is little chance To i'm
prove the work OF the nine as a whole
Only one full game has so far been
played in the Railroad Y NJ C. A
l-eagus The opening contest went the
IulI route, while the others have heen
called the end of the i,a