Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22

Taking everything into consideration. it
seems that there are very few really good
pitchers among the amateur leagues in
the city. 1t seems that the great cry
among the clubs comprising tine leagues
Is for pitchers. there being few Obtainable
who are above the ordinary. After all
the trouble a club goes to in annexing
bunch of stars for the other positions on
the team 1t then has to take upon itself
the task of looking up a good twirler to
give the combination already secured
chance to make good in the games to be
played. and by what is being said by the
different managers it seems that the hunt
for the single man to I'LL the mound po-
sition is often more fraught with unsuc-
cess than that Of the entire remainder of
the team.
Taking a canvass Of the several leagues.
it would seem from casual glance that
there are few on whom the different teams
really depend during the season for the
bulk of the work in the box. Last year.
II 1t be recalled, nearly every team which
won pennant had one man on whom it
depended to win games. and he was gen.
orally the best in the league, and in sew
eraI cases about the only really good one
in the circuit. The Departmental and
Capital City leagues had about all the
best men corralled last season. Gallagher.
Leonard. Buscher and Becker were the
1our men Who stood out above all others
in the latter circuit. while practically the
only two men who We're good and who
might be depended. on during the whole
season in the former organization were
Jimmy Kerr, Robertson and Lynch.
With the exception Of the men mention
ed above. good pitchers were mighty
scarce, there being but one other, Rawl-
inss Of the American Security and Trust
Company, who stood out prominently be-
cause of his good work.
/ 1t begins to look now as though the
same men who were in the ffmelight last
year will be the chief dependencies again
this year. with the exception Of Robert
son and Buscher. who are making good
in minor leagues. With these two men
likely that pitching talent will be any
more plentiful this season than last, and
there is likely to be the same mad scrarn-
Bile for any youngster who shows the least
bit OF form above the ordinary that there
was last spring and fall
Several OF the managers of the different
teams, and especially those in the better
organizations, say that their mines are
about made up with the exception Of the
pitching staff. and that 1t is about impos-
sible for them to locate good men to hold
up that end OF the work.
The Fifth Street Stars wish to arrange
games with all teams in the city averag-
Ing thirteen years Of age.
The Corcoran Cadets and the George
town Athletic Cub were formally consOli-
dated into one team last night at the
meeting Of the Marquette League The
team will be captained by Earl Ceilings
worth Of the corcoran nine, who played
shortstop for the st Martins team in the
Independence League last year. 1t was
also decided that Col. Douglas Simms.
one Of the most prominent residents Of
ball on the opening day:
At meeting of the Bankers League
yesterday afternoon plans for the COM
ing season were talked over. It was de-
cided that games will be started at 5:15
that in the opening game the Washing
ton Loan and Trust Company would be
allowed to use two outside players. They
are Fleming and Snowder, pitcher and
third baseman. respectively.
The Commissioners are to play the
Aloysus club today on the District
League grounds. while the Petwcrths and
ST. Martins will hook up on the Inde-
pendence League field.
Wabby O'Connor pitched In great form
yesterday against the University of
Pennsylvania and BANKED that team to
the tune of a 2-to-O score. O'Connor
pitched in better form than he has ever
shown in any game on GEORGETOWN
Field since he has been q member OF
the Blue and Gray pitching staff. The
Quakers were able TO annex but three
hits during the entire contest, and never
were in danger Of scoring. Fury led the
team at the bat. getting two hits out Of
three times up.
The same two teams will meet today,
and another battle royal should be the
result, as Clark, one of the best college
twirlers in the country. will be on the
mound for the Red and Blue. while
White, who held Princeton to tie score