Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
BY II. C. BYRD.

The Post Office team has an even
chance to win the post-season champion
ship: With the kind of pitching that
they had yesterday in the game against
Cornell Company. there is no doubt about
the fact that the Mailmen will play on
even terms with any of the other clubs
which will be represented.
Taken all in all. the Post Office team is
a much stronger combination this year
than last. 1t is a better aggregation.
both individually and collectively, than
the one which represented 1t in the cham
pionship games in 1911. The one weak
spot with which the team has had to
contend for the past three or four years
is first base and that is now well taken
care OF. In teh other positions capable
men are had.
No club will get as good pitching as
Post Office. unless 1t be the American
Security and Trust. and il should not
have better, and with the sort of twirling
which is expected the Mailmen undoubt-
eddy should be placed in the running for
with the others.
There is one thing which should not be
allowed The clubs which are to take
part in the post-season series ought to be
prevented from playing exhibition con-
tests Such games will undoubtedly de-
tract in a measure from the interest
which would otherwise be shown in the
meetings between them in the post-season
series
The game yesterday between Cornell
and Post Office hardly accomplished any
thing for either club. unless ii was to
show that the mailmen are in the run
ming when they were hardly considered
as being. The gate receipts were not suf-
ficient to cause the teams to make money,
and that being So there is hardly any OBJ
ject in playing.
The game yesterday in which Post
Office beat Cornell came as general sur
prise. There were none in the stands
who thought the mailcen had much
chance to get away with the paperhang-
ers. and when it was seen that the con-
test was going in their favor there were
many surprised EXPLANATIONS.
The Cornell team has been overrated.
It is not as strong as 1t has been con
sidered. and it will have its hands full
to beat out either the American Security
and Trust or Post Office. or Pepco either
for that matter. If 1t plays the kind OF
ball it should
If the Potomac Electric Power nine
plays the kind Of ball OF which 1t seems
capable. 1t undoubtedly will stand a
course. providing 1t wins its league cham
pionship. It has an outfield stronger than
the ordinary and its infield is also
fast fielding combination, with fair hit
ting strength.
Unless something goes amiss there is
apt to be one OF the prettiest struggles
ever seen in a championship series In
this city. Right now there is not one
who could. with certainty. pick win
ner. The four clubs mentioned. Post
Office, Cornell, American Security and
Pepco, should be SO closely matched with
good pitching that hardly a game will
be played that the score will not be
close.
BY winning the two games yesterday
from Manhattan Loff1er again got in the
running for the Independence League
championship. Manhattan put up
nifty article of ball. but the breaks went
against it and 1t lost in each contest.
As the standing Of the teams is now.
the Pepco nine is game and half
ahead Of Loffier. not enough to insure it
day. as is more than possible with
Buscher in the box, then the result OF the
season is apt to hang on the last contest
between the two clubs. There is but one
more game after today, scheduled to be
played between Pepco and Loffler. and IL
the Electricians lose this afternoon the
title will probably be settled on its re-
suit
When the performances Of Thorpe, the
Indian athlete. in the decathlon events in
the Olympic meet are considered much
better idea of his real ability on the
athletic field may be secured than through
any general article extolling his worth.
Here are the marks set by the Indian
in the different competitions: Hundred
meter dash. OIL As: 1.50O-meter run,
ming broad jump. % feet ga inches: run
ming high jump. 6 feet 31a inches; putting
the 16-pound hammer, AZ feet 312 inches;
pole vault. 10 feet s inches: 4Oo-meter
inches; javelin throw, 1872 feet 3 inches.
1t will be noticed that the mark set in
almost every event is very near the
standard of those who specialize In It.
Many of the heats run in the 100 meters
in the regular event were done in IL 4-5
seconds, while the other records are very
nearly as good as could be done by any
body.
It is not amiss to say that Adams, the
former Central High first baseman. is
playing about the niftiest game around
the initial sack Of anybody in the Dis
trict He has filed long-felt want on
the Post Office nine. and his addition will
place the Departmental League cham
pions in the race for the city champion
ship on even terms with the other clubs
Adams is fielding exceptionally well.
while he is also making good In his turns
at pdI. he is last on the bases anu, gem
orally, is one of the best assets the club
has with the exception Of its pitchers.
Both pitchers In the Independence
League games yesterday worked in dou-
ble-headers, and by so doing ran the risk
Of running themselves before what ought
to be the real end of their pitching days.
While doing that may not seem to have
any great deal of adverse effect on a
pitcher when he begins II, there Is
no question that the extra strain will
tell on him to a much greater extent
than would be the case II he got his rest
between the contests.
The game today in the Independence
League may decide the championship Of
that circuit. Pepco and Loffler will meet
and II the former wins II will Just about
the Electricians the two games and a
half lead which they will have IL they
win this afternoon and there is not much
proba bility that they will be overtaken.
Let Loffler win. though. and the cham
pionship will be determined in the last
meeting of the two clubs.
Barton, who has been very successful
this year for Pepco, will be started
again in all probability. He has shown
such consistent form that 1t would be
poor policy not to send him in as long
as he holds his winning gait. Loffier will
have Buscher to do its box work. 1t
was stated yesterday that big Phil
would do the pitching today. and 1t was
freely predicted by the Proyisioners that
they would win.
The chances Of the game. though. I'M
favor Pepco. The Loff1er club, |
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