Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13

ter as Manager Holmes Of the Hamline
team stated that he would have to see
the financial hackers of the club to find
out if they were willing to back the
team.
A decision will be made as to the team
which will be chosen to fill the vacancy
next week. when the final meeting Of the
league will take place to get its affairs
in shape to start the season.
Errors lost the game for Gallaudet yes
terday in its game against the Eastern
College nine. The Kendall Green team
outhit its rivals, but errors at critical
moments decided the contest against 1t
1t was the second hard luck contest for
the Gallaudet team that has been play
ed in succession. last Saturday the Johns
Hopkins nine being returned victors over
it after Battiste had struck out seventeen
men and allowed but two hits.
The two stars for the Gallaudet team
were Brick and Stevens, the former
pitching a mighty good game OF ball. and
the latter keeping up his good work at
cellent work for the Buff and Blue. and 1t
should be appreciated. The veteran pitch
er has few rivals in the secOnd-class col
leges in the south, while Stevenson Is
playing an excellent game in the field. and
his hitting Is better and more consistent
than any other man on the team.
Two scholastic games are scheduled for
today. Western will meet the Sfrayer S
Business College team on it's @wn lot,
while the Eastern High team will journey
out to Rockville to cross bats with the
high school of that place. Both Eastern
and Western should win their respective
games.
The Agricultural Department seems to
have secured a mighty good hitter in
Shipley, the captain of the MARYLAND
Aggies. In the game against the Uni
versity of Maryland at College Park. out
Of five times at bat. he landed safely
fluky about the hits. either. He should
materially strengthen the departmental
leaguers in their race for the pennant.
Cathedral won from the Rutgers Prep
School Yesterday in a ragsedly played
game by the score of l. to 3. Todd S
" ork in the box and his hitting were the
only features of the listless contest.
Al Handibot will greatly strengthen
the commissioners team. He will be
played in the outfeld, a department which
was very weak last year While Lay.
Harding and Moriarity were all fair hit
ters. Lay was about the only man who
came UP to the mark as fielder. Handi-
Doe. besides being fully as good and prob
ably a better hitter than either of the
three who held down the positions last
year, is also better fielder. and his pres
ence in that department will add a
whole lot of strength to the District
clerks both extensively and defensively.
Bob Evans said yesterday that he would
probably not play with any other team
in the city this year than the Pet
worth in the Suburban League 1t has
been rumored that he would be a can
didate for the Agricultural nine. but
it is not probable that such will be the
case. as by his own statement he had
heard nothing of it and such was not
his intention.
Bob is a good hitter. besides being able
to field around the bag pretty we'll He
was one Of the big assets which enabled
Petworth to cop the pennant in the Sub
cultural department could land him he
would be a valuable acquisition to the
team.