Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
BY n. c. BYRD.

The angles in the post-sason series are
continually changing. The defeat Of
Pepco by Post Office yesterday again
placed different aspect on the status
Of affairs. Instead of being a. leader,
with an excellent chance to win. the
Electricians are, within the day. be-
hind, with the odds against them of
ever getting back on equal footing with
the Cornell nine.
Yesterday morning Pepco was favored
to win the championship. The odds of
base ball stood much in its favor. but
now. probably because it held an oppo-
nent too cheaply, just the opposite is
the case.
1t was not any wonderful surprise
after all, the defeat by the Mailmen.
Post Office had gone along during the
entire series and had yet to win game.
The chances were, as were mentioned
yesterday, that it was about due to
finish In front once. That very thing
happened, and Pepco, secure in its posi-
ton, as it thought, is now in second
place. with the odds very much against
it, instead of out in front, with the
chances decidedly favoring it,
That defeat sustained yesterday by
Pepco can hardly be laid at anybody s
door, 1t was almost a natural conse-
quence. The club had been keyed on the
previous day to meeting Cornell in the
belief that that game was the deciding
one of the series. The result was that
a relapse came and yesterday it was just
impossible for the players to lend the
best they had in them to the play.
Time after time and year after year
things OF that kind are sure to happen.
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q really better club loses to a weaker
under such conditions. There Is none
who will deny that Pepco has stronger
team than Post Office and under normal
conditions would win on a average OF at
least three out Of five games from 1t.
Buck Howard clouted the ball at jim
ME Kerr, out in centerfeld yesterday so
judge it correctly. The ball started as
though it would hit back Of second base
somewhere. but kept rising gradually
until it finally did land near the corner
Of the center field fence Had Kerr
judged the hit accurately he would have
handled it easily and Pepco would not
have scored one of it's runs
yesterday. He was effective under the
conditions, but nine times out of ten he
would have lost his game II he had walk
ed as many as he did. Ferguson gave
eight free passes to nrSt. hlttlng one anu
walking seven. That alone would lose an
ordinary ball game. They could not con-
meet with the ball safely in the pinches,
though and there was never q time when
the Electricians had men on the bags
that they were not too anxious to hit.
They lost sight of the fact that it is just
as conducive to run getting to wait
pitcher out with men on the bags at
times as it is when there Is none on.
Ferguson's work was good, though. IN
every particular except his wildness. and
he deserved to win his game. He was not
hit near as hard at any time as was
the man who worked against him.
AS was announced yesterday. there will
be no games this afternoon.
The Brightwood Park Sunday School
team defeated Ingram Church nine In an
exhibition game. The Ingram nine was
a member of the Sunday School League,
and was one Of the strongest teams de-
feated by the Brightwood club this sea-
son.
All the crews rowing under the colOrS OF
the local boat clubs are hard at work on
the water in preparation for the races to
be held here Labor day. The Analostan
and Potomac clubs will each be repre-
sented by three or four different boats.
According to the opinion of those who