Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
CHAMPIONSHIP OF SCHOOLS
TO BE DECIDED TOMORROW
Western and Central to Meet in Game
Which Probably Means Leadership
to Winning Team Other
Amateur Gossip.

, that Joe s. Jackson, one of the sporting
editors on a local paper. will be asked
| TO fill the position. 1t has been stated
on good authority that he will accept
the place
Shipley. the Maryland Agricultural Col
nine in the Commercial League this aft
ernoon. The presence of the Farmers
| third baseman will greatly add to the
strength of the team.
There is not a doubt that the slump
taken recently by the Maryland Aggies
Is due to the absence of their regular
| catcher. Munnickeuysen has been SO Ill
that it was impossible for him to get g.
in the game. thus necessitating the shift
ing about of the team until 1t did not
look near so formidable as before. I'm
der the circumstances Coach Grason
has done exceedingly we'll with the
nine-better than was expected.
1t has been rumored that the Haven
ner team in the Commercial League Is
likely to give up its franchise in the near
future. The Bakers have not been very
successful so far. not having won a single
contest, and the rumor was going the
rounds the latter part OF last week that
the club was trying to dispose or It's
, franchise. Whether there is any truth In
the statement made that the Havenner
nine is not on a very solid footing has
not been verified.
The Southland club is going we'll in the
Olympia League. it not having lost
game out Of the four played. The nine
seems to have something on the other
clubs in the league in almost every de-
partment.
The Bureau. Congressional and Column
bia GOD teams in the District League
have as yet failed to break into the won
column. the former pair having three de-
feats to their credit. while the Printers
have four chalked up against them
There is little doubt that the teams men,
toned are not in a class with the Com
missioners and Aloysius, and are sure to
be left far behind in the race before the
season is over.
While the Adams Express nine Is tied
with the Commissioners for second place.
it is not apt to hold the position longer
than this afternoon. when 1t bucks up
against the District clerks. 1t is expected
that the Commissioners will show that
there are but two teams In the race as
far as the pennant is concerned, and they
are the mentioned pair.
1t is more than probable that the
scholastic game scheduled for tomorrow
will result In a goodly number OF runs
being scored by each team. as both Cen
trail and Western have not had much
trouble scoring against other clubs this
spring. but have not found it easy to keep
the other mines from also getting four or
five runs across the plate.
If the Aloysius club and the Commits
sioners would consent to withdraw from
the District League and enter the Capital
City circuit mighty good organization
would be formed-one that would by far
overtop anything in the amateur ranks
in the city. A six-club circuit would then
be in existence that would undoubtedly
class with any organization Of its kind in
the country. The majority of the players
on the different clubs have seen a great
deal of service in the minor leagues, and
would play the game as it ought to be
played.
Harry Zannellfs work in the games in
which he has played in the Departmental
and Capital City leagues would SEEM to
minor league berth before the season Is
gait at which he Is going at present. The
the ball hard and is fielding his position
In good style.
Downey, who played second: for the
Twining team last year in the Independ-
ence League. Is putting up an excellent
game for the ST. Martin club In the
game against Manhattan last Friday the
ex-champ. looked almost like a big
Lacquer from the way he handled the
grounders and made his throws.