Evening star., 1912-09-01
By II. c. BYRD.


team should win the intercity base
ball championship There does not
seem the least doubt in the world that
the champions of the independence
League will bring the amateur title
to Washington.
The game yesterday between Ninth
and the Electricians dfspelled any lit
tie doubt there may have been that
one OF the clubs in section B or section
c would prove of exceptional strength
There is nothing now between the
championship of the city and the Elec-
trio nine but the playing Of the sched-
uled games. If Ninth could not win
from the champions Of section A, then
there is small chance for Southern to
do So The victory for Pepco yesterday
by a wide margin was Just about what
was expected.
Victory should also come in the inter-
city series With pitching the kind
that Barton can dish up to the Rich
mond aggregation. there is not much
likelihood that he will be defeated In
either of the contests In which he
figures 1t would be just the thing Tor
Manager Gray not to pitch Barton
more than barely enough to keep him
in condition this week. and then arter
a. good rest send him in Saturday in
both games of the ble-header here.
After that he would have a week 9
rest before going in to work the nrst
game of the double-header in Rich
mond.
Even though Barton does not pitch
double le-header there is reason TO pc
lieye that Pepco Will win the cham
pionship hands down. The club Rlch.
mond brought here last year was not
as strong as that which represents the
Pepco aggregation right now, ana Is
probable a whole lot weaker In the
pitching department than it was at
that time. There are several otner
men on the staff of the Power Com,
pany nine who can get in the box ana
work a creditable game at almost any
time.
err Company team stands better
chance to win the big series than dld
Cornell had it won, because It mas
better pitchers. Pepco has at ieast
three men on whom it can depend gen
orally. and has one OF the most nc nc
complisKed amateur hurlers in the DIS
trict to throw in in the ptnches.
Give the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany anything like an even break IN the
big series with Richmond ana tne
chances are that it will finish in front
ion.
There is no reason why the Maryland
Athletic Club should not be ADMITTED 70
far as has been explained. the only. OBJ
lection raised SO far to accepting the
entry Of the team from that CITY mas
been that the rules under which IL play 3
enables it to get together stronger Gu. cIuo
than that which will represent this city.
1t has been shown that the rules Whlch
govern the league of which it is MEM
ber are even more stringent tnah lnose
in vogue here, and unless 1t De that II
is desired to keep a fairly strong oppon-
ent out of the games because the chances
are lessened that the championship VII.
come here on a technicality. 1T Is nara
to figure any reason why Baitiiiiote
should not be represented
The amateur champions or this CITY
should not be afraid of the club from
Baltimore. The Maryland Athletic Club
does not have anywhere near as strons
an aggregation of ball players as tnat
which will represent this city. II was
extremely lucky that 1t won out last
year. because the team 1t presented was
not the equal of the American Security
and Trust Company.
why not let Baltimore play in the inter
civ series? There is at least an even
chance for the club in this city to win out,
and even though it is defeated. 1t would
be better than to keep out a club which
would externally throw it up that rear
Of a beating was why 1t was prevented
games. 1t will not be conducive to the
best interests of the sport to have Balt1-
moreans iceland they do not hesitate
to express their feelinss-that the WASH
ington committee discarded it's own prec-
edent because it had been defeated the
wear before and feared the same thing
might happen again. Such would be
said whether or not it were true.
The Washington Athletic Association
zI4x AAn r. $l,xsy not
to be held tomorrow by the Baltimore
Cross Country Club. 1t Is probable that
the four will win the event in which 1t
is entered if 1t is in very good condition,
because there are few If any better quar-
ter-milers in this section than the men
who will comprise the team.
Besides being represented tomorrow IN
the b. C. c. C. meet by relay team and
some individual entries, the new athletic
body will send over big squad to the
championships September p. 1t Is ex-
pected that more tnan a fair showing will
be made in the title events, as there
should not be great deal of class in any
of them.
1t is reported that w. A. A. has hopes
of getting Landon and Blackstone. They
have both joined the Washington Cross
Country Club The matter hinges on
whether or not they can belong to that
organization and compete for another
body.
1t was rather funny when a story was
printed to the effect that a new athletic
club had the call on the services OF Lam
don and Blackstone, because the Tre-
monts had disbanded and practically all
its members had joined the new organiza-
tion If the fremont Club had been dis
banded because the majority of the MEN,
bers wanted to Join another organization
there would be absolutely nothing to pre-
vent any two or three Of the members
from becoming members of any clubs
they saw fit to join. The organization
entered by the majority of the members
would have no hold on the other men,
bers of the disbanded body.
The race between the Potomac and
Analostan junior crews tomorrow Will be
more or less of duel between two
brothers. Mckinney, who is coxswain
in the Potomac boat, Is the older brother
Of the lad who directs the work in the
boat which will represent Analostan.
Dap" Daley, who will be at the head
Of foot ball at Georgetown this year. is
In town and will Immediately begin prep
arations for the beginning of practice.
He says that all the old men with the
exception OF Hart, Wymard. Cuniff and
himself will be back to fill their old
places this year.
The fact that Pepco has had a capable
man back Of the bat through its whole
campaign has helped wonderfully, and
has been one Of the most potent factors
practically won. There is no more i'm
portant position on a ball club than the
datchers, with the exception of the pitch
ers, of course, and the fact that the
Electricians have had 1t creditably taken
care of goes q long way to account for
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