The Washington herald., 1911-06-18

the beginning of the season, IL q team
did not make fifteen runs they were not
IN the game. Friday the Olympia circuit
played twelvc-inning to game.
Long Bob Evans Is back at his old
job on the first sack for the Commerce
and Labor team, and the tall boy is
gathering them in in the same old way.
Monk" Walters is sure playing the
game of his life in the Sunday School and
Departmental leagues. The fast boy is
stealing bases on the best of them, and
is hitting in the charmed circle.
The illness of Jack Dodge, Ingram's s
star second baseman, has been received
with deep regret by all the fans OF the
Sunday School League. Jack is a ia
vorite with all. as he is hearty worker
and Is always in the game. The last
reports from Jack say that he will be
out of the game for about month.
Sherwood has picked up considerably
the past week. and the rest OF the teams
will have to watch the boys from the
| suburbs Manager Love has corraled
a hustling bunch Of ball tossers and they
are always in the game.
| The defeat of Petworth by Brookland
Friday in the Suburban League was In
deed a surprise to the followers of the
circuit. The Baby Dolls had been picked
an easy winner, but the Brookland team
came strong in : the final chapter and
nosed out Babe Torney's boys.
Dutch" stuckert has certainly played
great game for the Sewage Pumping
Station outfit the two games that he has
! played in. Dutch is hitting the ball
hard and is fielding in major league
style.
Perhaps the best liked player in the
Sunday School League is Big Charlie
Broome, of the Ninth team. Never loud
or quarrelsome, the big catcher Is
heavy hitter and a good receiver. Reds
can count his friends by the hundreds in
the Sunday School League.
Bob Doyle. the washington scout for
the Savannah club of the South Atlantic
League, win most likely be on the road
for the Toronto team of the Eastern
League in the near future. Bob has sent
the Savannah team two of their stars
and the good work OF the local picker
has found its way to the Canadian city
Word reached the writer the early part
of the week that the Toronto team was
after Doyle and should they land him.
they will have one of the best Judges of
ball players in the country.
Joe GiebIe and Dick Robertson are
going at fast clip for the Savannah
team, writes a friend from the Southern
city. Joe has been doing the majority Of
the backstopping, while Dick has been
taking his regular turn in the box. The
fans of the Southern town say that Joe
Is the coming receiver of the country
Umpire Joe Handiboe continues 20 give
entire satisfaction In the r. R Y. NJ C.
A League. To date not kick has beer
registered with the popular diamond Of
fetal of the Railroaders' circuit
Lefty Cleveland. the Commercial
League umpire, is stin some class with
the stick, as shown in the exhibition
game last Friday. Out Of four trips to
the plate Lefty" poled out the same
number of safeties. Going some for a
port wheeler
One of the boneheads of the crowd
asked Lefty" Did you bat one-hand-
ed?'' And the officer took him out
Manager Gassawsy, of the D. N. Wal
ford team of the Commercial League.
has released George Garland, the Tech
High pitcher; Adam Walters, the crack
outfielder Of the Ninth and Commerce
and Labor teams; Dutch" Schwegler,
Koogle, Walter Cation, and Nell Clements.
It is hard to see where the Walford
team could use Walters, as he Is mem
Der of the Ninth and Commerce and
Labor teams at the present time. Gas
saway has signed Sam Hilary, Joe En-
gle, the crack college twirler; Walter
Frostick, Norman Kraft, Chris Walters
and n. ]. Smith.
1t is funny how some people say that
one team is better than the other when |
they have broken even in the series. The |
Manhattans and Kendalls have each won
one game, there still remains three |
games to play; and until these games are |
played IL is practically an impossibiIity |
to pick the better team.
1t is utter foolIshness to say that the
Manhattans outclass anything In the In |
League at this early date
Ted Sullivan, the crack alI-around i
player on the ST. Stephens nine In the
Marquette League, is one of the best /
amateur bail players around town. To |
date he has a grand batting average OF /
$40. He connects for two or three hits |
in every game in which he participates,
and as a general rule they are for ex-
ira sacks. To the best OF the writer's /
knowledge he has not made "a error
this year in the field. About the only
reason why he is not signed by some /
professional club is the fact that he docs
not play one position all of the tine. |
One day he win pitch. another he wiz /
work In the infield, and at other timesj
he win play In one Of the outer gar
dens He acquits himself with credit
In any one Of the positions he plays