Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-05
BY H. e. BYRD.

The Independence League is furnishing
the best race of any of the amateur cir
cults. 1t is about the only league in
which two or three teams are not show
ing themselves to be far the superior OF
the others. Right now there are four or
five teams out of the six in the men
toned organization any one of which
has chance for the championship.
1t is certain that there is not another
league in the city that is as evenly bal
anced as the one now playing at the Dis
trict Park. No one team so much
better than the others that it can be
favored in any of the games to any de-
gree of certainty. Yesterdays contest
shows just how close the teams are to
one another in comparative strength. The
Southland cl-.o. until then in fourth place,
administered a decisive beating to the
Loff1er club by an TO score. The
same is true in any game that is played
in tie circuit The tail-end nine is just
as apt to trim the leaders as not.
1t would be hard to pick three or four
clubs more evenly balanced than South
land, Manhattan, Pepco and Loffier. At
present the standing of the teams shows
them TO be very nearly of the same play
ing strength. and il Is not far amlss- IL
would be almost impossible to pick
remnant winner out of the quartet. And
both the National and Aloysius clubs are
dangerous i'll any game in which
they appear. IL the National club had
better pitcher il would be right up among
the leaders while IL is certain that A1o-
ysius Will come stronger as the season
grows older
The best race in any of the amateur
circuits Is going TO be seen in the indie
pendence this year. and Ii is apt to con-
tinue with the championship undecided
right down TO the last two or three
games of the season. And there arc like
~ To be three or four teams in the run
ming at all times.
Gates Rapp who was injured few
DAYS ago in the ManhattanS Southland
game by being hit with a pitched ball. is
back in fairly good shape. and will play
in the next game with Manhattan. III
Mas at first thought that his arm was
broken. but il turned out 10 be only IA
bad hruise on the bone
III is stated on good authority that
scout from the Pittsburgh club has been
looking over Joe oiiebel. with the Savan-
nah club with the intention OF buying
him and having him report to the Pirates
immediately. Giebel has been doing some
tine work back OF the bat for Savannah.
and is rated as the best catcher In the
circuit.
II is also rumored that Robertson is
slated TO 90 into faster company at the
end of the year Both local boys played
good ball in the South Atlantic League
al last year and this and deserve what
ever promotion they may receive.
west TO represent America on the Olym-
pic team have been notified to report in
New York Immediately. IL would have
been impossible for the committee to wait
until the final selections are made, the
men on the Pacific coast would not have
lad time enough 10 come east To sail on
the Finland three days aftcrward.
Tho men who have been told To come
east Immediately are az follows:
Frederick III. Men. broad jumper: Il.
j Reeson. hurdlcr and high jumper: : H.
BalIah, pole vaIuter and iavolin thrower:
j. L. Courtney, sprinter, James j. Dona-
nue.. all-round man; Clarence $. Edmund
son. middle distance. Peter e. Gerhardt
Splinter; NJ. w. Hawkins, hurder: George
l.. HORNE. high Jumper; +. W. Kelly
hurdler; Walter Mcclure, 1.,No meters
and Ralph Rose, weight man.
The following is a list of the games
scheduled 10 be played In the amateur
leagues today.
Columbia League-Southern Railway VS..
Rraddock.
East Washington League First NJ T.
vs.. Metropolitan Presbyterian.
Independence I.esgue-National \. c. vs.
Aloy sus
Marquette League-Bethesda VS. Carroll
Institute.
Northern observation-disclosures VS.. Park
n. r. Y, NJ. {. a. League-Southern VS..
Union Station.
Sunday School League-Lincoln VS.
North Carolina.
Government League-Open date.
The fact that Independence League has
moved it's quarters il not affecting the at
tendance at its games in any wise II
was whispered that the novelty attached
to the first appearance of ." league in its
new home was the main reason for the
large crowd which saw tho first game.
bur Yesterdays attendance disproved any
such opinion. More than zoo people
watched the contest yesterday between
Loffier and Southland.
The Columbia and Capital City leagues