Evening star., 1912-07-15
BY 81. c. BYRD.

teams lOr the nnal Spurt WHICH VIII uc-
eide the pennant in the circuits in which
they are playing. Every team that has
chance for the pennant in its league Is
daily adding men to its list, that it may
put up stronger fight in the last few
weeks of the race. Not manager has
charge Of a contending team. but that he
Is making or has made great attempt
to make it as formidable as possible be-
fore the expiration of the time limit for
signing men.
Ingram, Nativity and Sherwood have all
added players to their list In the last
week. The most likely addition to either
of the teams was Eberwein. a pitcher, Sc
cured by Ingram. Post Office, already
the winner of the Departmental League
pennant, sent in the name of Flannery,
the star pitcher Of one of the other clubs
in the league. to be added to it's roster.
Both the contending teams in the Inde-
pendence League strengthened by adding
four star players to their lineup. the
Pepco nine secured Litz and Murphy.
both of whom class among fhe very best
In amateur ranks, while Loff1er turned IN
to the secretary of the commission the
signed contracts of Buscher and Steele,
who probably have no superiorS in their
respective positions in the District.
The Cornell Company and American Sc
curity and Trust teams are about the only
ones which have not tried to secure more
material. and they probably have con-
fidence enough to go into the post-season
series with the clubs which represent
them now.
Ingram and Nativity will meet in the
Sunday School League tomorrow, and one
of the largest crowds that has ever turned
out to watch game in that organization
will probably view the contest The Ma
tivity nine is leading the league by
slight margin, but not sufhcient to keep
Ingram from passing it providing 1t suf-
fers defeat There were LOCO persons who
watched the contests when the two clubs
met the last time and it is thought that
almost twice that many will be present
today.
Ingram will use johnson or Eberwein
in the box. while Nativity will send
Kelly back on the mound. Kelly beat
the Ingramites when in the other con-
test and it is expected the battle Will
be close, as Eberwein should be able
to hold his own If he is pitched, while
Johnson gave proof in the closing in
nings Of the previous contest that he
could not be hit effectively by Nativity
batters.
The following is the list of games
scheduled to be played in the amateur
circuits this afternoon:
Columbia League, Sixteenth street
and Columbia road-Security vs..
Southern.
Capital City League. North Capitol and
L streets-Cornell VS.. Rockaways.
Departmental League. ellipse-Aggies
vs.. Commerce and Labor.
East Washington League. 18th and ID
streets northeast-Metropolit VS.. First
Presbyterian.
Government League, ellipse-War vs. In
terror
independence League, 1st and NJ streets
northeast-Aloysius VS.. Manhattan.
Northern League. Georgia avenue and
Kenyon street-Andrews VS.. Seaton.
Railroad League. 5th street and Florida
Sunday School League, 14th and A
streets Observation-Disclosures game.
Mel Sheppard shows what kind of fell
low he is by the fine spirit with which he
regards the defeat suffered at the hands
of Meredith in the 500 meters in the
Olympics. Although 1t must have been
great DISAPPOINTMENT to Sheppard to lose
in his favorite event to youngster, he
spoke Of 1t in an article he
wrote for an American paper with mag
unanimous enthusiasm that can find only
the strongest commentator.
Here Is what Sheppard had to say of
Meredith:
led me home, the big bricklayer-this is
not said derisively-from Media, Pa, ran
faster than / was ever able to run or ever
will be able to run. The mark Of 1 minute
81 9-1O seconds that Ted Meredith,
schoolboy, hung up in the S00-meter race,
1 believe, will stand for many day.
Some man may be able to do the 500
meters in less time than that, but the
only man able to do 1t now is Meredith,
and to do it he will have to have some
it, 1 was behind him today in that 500
meter race. So was Ira Davenport of
Chicago University. We were running
neck and neck. with Meredith just ahead
Of us. We couldn't catch him. try as we
would. If we tried to put on more steam
he would let out another notch. He hRd
them to let out. II we had been ablesto
go the route in minute 81 $40 seconds.
Meredith would have done 1t in one-tenth
Of a second less. He was far from being
out"
The East Washington Sunday School
League has arranged to play another
series. The season has been divided into
two parts. and the winner of the first
ond for the championship, just the same
move that was taken in the Capital City
League.
It is probable that the Ninth Street
and Cornell teams will play series Of
games against themselves IL the promise
Is adhered to in each league.
Here is the list Of games scheduled for
the balance of the season:
July 15-Metropolitan Presbyterian VS..
First Presbyterian.
July 16-Ninth VS.. First Methodist
Protestant.
July 17-Ninth VS.. First Presbyterian.
July 18-First Methodist Protestant vs..
Metropolitan Presbyterian.
July 10-Metropolitan Presbyterian VS..
Ninth.
Methodist Protestant.
July 22-First Presbyterian VS.. Metro
politan Presbyterian.
July. o3SFirst Methodist Protestant VS..
Ninth.
July 24-First Presbyterian VS.. Ninth.
July 25-Metropolitan Presbyterian VS..
First Methodist Protestant.
July 26-Ninth VS.. Metropolitan Presby-
terian.
July 27-First Methodist Protestant VS..
First Presbyterian.
1t is rather ridiculous to say that there
is little or no interest in the post-season
series this year, as was done in one OF
the local papers yesterday. Such COM
ment hardly has the least basis for pres
entation as public item. The fact OF
the matter is there has never been
series in which as strong competition and
as general classy work was promised as
is the case this year There has never
been a year In which as many evenly
balanced teams were out for the city
and when these meet In the big series
at the end Of the season a close finish
can be looked for.
The great trouble with the post-season
series every year has been the fact that
the winner was almost decided before
the games were played. Year before last
1t was known there was not club to
compare with Cornell. and last fall the