The Washington herald., 1911-07-03
KeHher, a Local Boy,
Shows Great Promise
Is Third Leading Batter of the Virginia League.
Would Make Good in Majors-Other
Amateur Comment of Interest
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BY @. w. SWAN.
Mick KeIiher, the former Washington
sandIotter. who is playing the first sack
for the Petersburg team, Of the Virginia
League, is sure clouting the ball for
keeps.
To date Mick has been to the bat 15s
times and smacked out 81 hits for an
average Of S2s. third in the league. Nick
is also fielding his position in major
league style.
Any man who is hitting the way Nick
is, even in Class D league, would stand a
good chance to make good in the big
show, and before the season is finished
some major circuit club will have signed
the fast first basemap.
KeIiher would be good man for the
Nationals in the crippled condition that
they are in, as Schaefer cannot put up the
swell game he is playing at present for
ever and Germany is no spring chicken
by any means.
Under the able instruction of Schaefer
and Elberfeld, Mick would turn out to be
a corking good ball player, as he has the
natural ability and the nerve.
Big and rangy, Keliher has always been
a good hitter and fast man on bases.
He knows the fine points Of the game,
and never quits.
Harry Zanelli is hitting at .25o clip,
but he is topping the shortstops in field
ing.
Ninth is now leading the Sunday School
League by a neat little margin of about
nj hox IN dn
some tall hustIing to regain the leader
ship in that circuit. A peculiar thing
about the Ninth team is that the only
defeat registered against them was when
the Kid Ingrams trimmed the Christians
9 to l, the first time these teams met. The
second game went to the leaders by the
big margin Of lS tallies to the Kids
lonely 1.
Now that Richmond and Washington
are going to have the intercity series
this fall 1t is hardly probable that any
other city will be asked to join in the
games, although should Baltimore decide
to send a championship aggregation to tn
series, which is hardly likely, 1t may be
received with a little consideration by the
amateur commission. The trouble with
Baltimore Is that the amateur teams are
not bound together as in Richmond and
Washington. There are plenty Of good,
fast mines in the Monumental City, but
they are not in leagues, and therefore
representative team would be hard to
pick.
The Suburban League fans say that
Park View will never play two games
like the ones in which they trimmed the
Petworth aggregation. Once in a while
a team will surprise itself and put up a
great article of ball, but as in the case
Of the bush leaguers just breaking into
the major leagues, it is but a flash in
the pan and will not last.
When the KendaIls and Manhattans
clash again in the Independence League
the fur will fly for fair, as there is some
rivalry between these crack aggregations
and both teams will put their line-ups on
the field. Knott will be in the box for
the Kendalls and Bill Buriey the Busi-
Gess High Star, will do the box work
for the Manhattans.
The Cornell Tigers have a good lead
on the Pumpers in the Capital City
League, and in the opinion of the writer
the Tigers will again take part in the
intercity series. There is hardly doubt
in the minds OF the amateur fans Of the
District that the Tigers are the best
team in the many amateur leagues, bar
none. Composed of returned profession
ais and men who know the game from
A to z, the Cornell Paperhangers play |
real baseball, not sandlot ball, and the |
games in the Capital City League bear
out this statement.
Monk Walters is still stealing bases |
at will in the Sunday School and Depart
mental leagues. The fast child is the
terror Of the second sackers, as he slides |
into the base feet first and handles those
ever-ready spikes rather recklessly. His /
speed makes him one of the most dam
gerous men on the paths In the amateur
ranks of the District.
Johnny Greer. who was reinstated Sat-
urday night by the amateur commission,
win play with the AIoysius club in the /
District League.
The new District League, while not
putting up the article OF ball that is
being played daily in the Capital City
League, is having a nice race for top
hcnors, with little more than game
between the leaders. Adams or the Com
missioners may come to the front at
any time and then the dope VIII 70
wrong, for the fans pick the CIubmsn to
land the bunting.
The following releases were reported
10 Secretary Shurtleff, os the amateur
commission, July 1:
District League.
Commissioners-Added, Thomas Thomp-
soI.; dropped, Raymond King.
Columbia 101-Added, c. J. Bussius, J.
g. Price; dropped John Dilsaver, William
o'Connell Harry Lewis.
Capital City League.
Cornell Company-Added. Stuart Hayes;
dropped. william Yetton
Olympia League.
White Haven-Added. John Jones, Nell
son George; dropped. P. Sherter. Joseph
Sullivan. 1!
Southland Added John Warmth. John
Blair, Julius Riston, James Beck; re-
leased. Rogers. Reed, Watson, BuckhoIts.
Lmmanuef-Acded. Reefer Devine. Ed
ward Carroll, Robert Cunningham, Ross
Hunter, Jules Petit; released, Bullock. !
Taylor. Ray Thompson. Gessler. II
Silver spring-Added, Ollie Clark; re- I
leased, Russell GIL