Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
BY II. C. BYRD.


The pitching in the amateur leagues has
been better this year than in long whiie.
1t cannot be remembered when as many
clubs have been possessed OF an array o.
talent as capable as that which they nave
presented this season. There Is scarcely
a league in which there are not two or
three star hurlers performing, and every
club which Is to appear in the post
season series will have a select corps
from which to choose the hurting end or
its battery.
Take, for instance. the Departmental
League. The winners in that circuit have
two men who are capable Of holding their
own with any of the others. and another
who Is likely TO so in at any time and &C
complish more than is expected of him.
Ferguson and F1annery are both even
with the top-notchers among the anna
teurs, and are a dangerous pair for any
club to face. There were one or two
other clubs In the circuit which had
worthy performers on their roster. In
terror, for instance, could boast of Elmer
Smith, who pitched a two-hit and no
hit game in three days.
Out In the Independence League there
are several clubs which have exceptional
swirlers. Take the leaders, and consider
their staff. Balzer. Barton. Sullivan. Kid
well ana Holden make up collection Of
hurlers likely to pitch any club to a
championship. OF these five Barton has
been worked the most and has done eff
fective work. 1t is probable he will be
the mainstay In the championship games
il Pepco wins the pennant- The runners
up also have a good pitching corps. one
that is perhaps better than is possessed
by the leaders Buscher. Smith and
Brady form a combination that ii looks
impossible to beat In any of the circuits
Those three men make up pitching
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perior in any of the other amateur clubs
Then there are other teams in the In
dependence circuit which have been
blessed with pitchers above the average
Hughes. who is liable to beat any Of the
clubs any time he faces one Of them:
Southland has lowering and Jones. and
the Nationals can rely on Shalin to do
some mighty nice work when he Is right.
Since the disruption in the Capital City
League what capable twirlers there are
in that circuit are owned by the Cornell
Club. Edmonston. Thompson, Hummer
ana jackson are the mainstays of that
league, and give every evidence Of being
able to do credItable work against any of
the other post-season entries. Edmon-
Ston especially should be very danger
GUS. as he has lot more wisdom than
the batters he is likely to face. He has
season. and he will probably do the ma
jority OF the work in the championship
games. Thompson and Hummer, though
are both to be depended on, the latter
especially going well at present
The Columbia League has IN 1t several
men who rank among the best. OF the
teams in the circuit the American Sc
curity and Trust has a corner on the
best talent Green, Fienle and Boteler
form the trio upon which the Bankers
will depend to carry them to another city
championship. OF these Boteler has
done little work this year and 1t IS prob
able that the man who undoubtedly won
the honor for the Trust Company last
fall Will not be seen in O single contest
this season. So far he has done little or
nothing In the way of pitching. Green and
Tienle. though, are the class, as is we'll
known. and any pitcher who beats that
pair VIII have his work cut out for him
Risdon and Seay are two other men in
the league who can perform more than
credltably to themselves whenever the
occasion offers.
Just what class of pitching there Is in
the East Washington and Sunday School
leagues Is hard to tell. While II Is recog-
ni1ed that one or two OF the men who
have been doing the box work have ac-
comp!ished much the quality OF the bat
tiers who have faced them has not been
as q general thing good enough to give
them an even standing with the hurlers
in some Of the otheer leagues In the
two leagues II appears that Kelly Is the
best product He has done more than