Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-07
OIL YMPIA LEAGUE TEAMS
PUTTING UP GREAT RACE
Any of First Five Clubs Has Excellent
Chance for Pennant = Menefee
Suspended by Atlanta.

! Although IT has received not a great
deal OF notice during the present play
ing season. the Olympia League is putting
| up one of the best races of any of the
amateur circuits. With the exception Of
! the first two weeks of the season. when
the Southland club appeared to have
| runaway race. the teams have been
evenly matched and none of the teams
has had the first position very securely
| in its possession.
At present there are three clubs in the
circuit which are almost tied for the top
berth, and two more of the six are not
out of the running by any means. South
| land. Braddock and Silver Spring are
separated by only the narrowest of mar
| gins, while the White Haven and Wood
| land clubs are not far behind. The I'm
| manuel team might be supposed out OF
the race, as it is last with a percentage
or three games won and nine lost. but
1t has been considerably strengthened
during the past week and in its present
state there is just show for it to come
| out at or near the top of the first divi-
sion at the end of the season.
The Commissioners forfeited the game
yesterday in the District League in which
IL SCHSuuieU u meet the -iudiIlS
press nine, and result dropped back
to third place. The District clerks were
tied for the second berth. but did not
show up to defend the position. A full
team was not on the field at the time
OF the game. and the second berth went
to the Adams team without it even hay
ing to fight for it.
The three first teams in the CONNER
cial are certainly punched about as close
ly as any of the teams in the other
circuits. Only a game and a half sepa-
rates the team which is in third place
from the one which holds down the top
berth.
Gould Menefee. who has been with the
Atlanta club during the present season,
is back in town. Menefee has been sus-
pended by the management of the club
because of his physical inability to stay
In the game. The leg which bothered
him quite little while he was with
Georgetown is not yet well. and he is
unable to put up anywhere near his best
game. If his knee gets in any kind of
condition. Menefee will 60 back to the
1t does not he will not return until next
spring.
The game beween the Cornell company
yesterday was practical proof that the
Marines intended to remain in the Capt.
! the present season. 1t was rumOred that
the soldiers would not play again, but
it seems that there was little real foun-
dation for the story.
Internal dissensions came near splitting
the team. but there was little chance Of
the men disbanding at any time. and
the statement was made yesterday by
the manager of the team that he would
finish the season with the Capital CITY
circuit unless something unforeseen hap
pened.
1t was also stated that there was a
great deal OF dissatisfaction with the two
new additions to the league. and 1t might
be that the circuit would go back to its
four-club formation. but such will hard
ly be the case. and it is almost e surety
that the league will finish the season
as a six-club organization.
Two teams have gone to the wall with
in the past two weeks in the Commercial
League and have disposed of their fran
chises. Both were tail-end organizations
and found it hard to keep up interest
when it seemed that only cellar positions
awaited them at the end of the year. And
at that the Moses team was one OF the
most consistent in the league. not having
failed to put nine men on the field at
every game in which it has been sched-
uled to take part.
Rice, who has been pitching for the
Naval Medical School and the Seaman
Gunners this spring. las made quite
reputation for himself since he has Joined
the local amateur ranks. Rice is said
to have the goods. and 1t is stated con-
corning him that he was tried out last
year by the Seattle club In the North
western League.
The National Union team is playing
about the poorest ball that any aggre-
cation in the Independence League Is
putting up In fact it is doubtful IL there
is any team in any of the leagues which
is giving such poor exhibitions of base
bali as the fraternity nine.
There was some talk Of substituting
another club in place of the National
Union team, but the matter was dropped