Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
By n. c. BYRD.

While there have been many mutteringS
as to the probable small number Of teams
that would turn out next Tuesday for
Amateur day at the American League
Park it is probable that when the event
comes off there will be found in line the
ma jority of the teams in the District 1t
is not likely that there will be many who
will miss the opportunity to go out to
see Boston play and also the chance Of
sharing the large prize list which has
been pre- pared by Manager Griffith.
There was some discomfort expressed
in the independence League, but every
thing has been smoothed over and Presi-
dent Roakes has stated that all six
teams in the circuit will be present to
surety that all the other leagues will
follow suit and see that all the teams
that are properly uniformed take part in
the affair.
The National Athletic Club won from
the Cardinal Athletic Club yesterday at
Alexandria by score of 10 to D. Ihe
game was fast and well played.
Harry Zanelli, who has returned from
the defunct Danville club. held down
shortstop for the National club. and play
ed rafting good game. He hit the pail
SO far the first time at bat that the
fielders did not even bother to go after
The Nationals will go to Fort Washing
ton tomorrow to meet the soldiers in
double-header. The Ninth Streeters are
expecting to get the long end of the score
in both contests.
The direct management Of the Lofher
club has been taken over by Mr.. Loffler
himself, and he will direct the affairs OF
he mi frnr on
end Of the season.
Two games, which should prove very
interesting, are scheduled for Sunday at
the Union League Park. The Post Office
nine. now leading the Departmental
League by wide margin. will meet the
team representing the Maryland Meter
Company of Baltimore. The game will be
the first of a series scheduled to take
place at the park during the summer
The Post Office management will put its
strongest lineup in the field, and will
make every effort to take both games.
Better condition, due to superior coach
ing, undoubtedly gave Harvard the VIC
tory over Yale yesterday. BY the &C
counts of the race in the press the Grim
son could have won by even wider mar
gin than it did had the coach and crew
been so minded. The Harvard boat was
content to row along four or five lengths
In front Of the Dark Blue.
The system that has been In effect at
Harvard for years undoubtedly gave the
Crimson its victory yesterday. The Dark
Blue boat did not stand the show to win
that did Harvard. because the men were
unable to stand the strain Of the long
pull. The men in the Yale shell began to
wilt before they had finished half the
last mile, and that fact alone would
have defeated them had their rowing
abilities been on a par with the eight
against whom they were pitted.
Yale will never have the success with
it's crew that 1t has with its other teams
until it has adopted similar coaching
system. 1t certainly appears queer that
Yale having adopted system in the
other branches of athletics and adhered
to 1t with success. has not done the same
with It's crew. If one system was a fail
ure then another could have been tried.
There surely is as good material at Yale
as at any other school in the country.
The new regime given time. may ac-
complish what has always been wanted.
a crew able to hold It's own with the
best in the country. 1t is hardly to be
expected though, that as much could be
accomplished at Yale in five months as is
done somewhere else in years.
dependence League yesterday by de-
cisively, trimming the Southland club
rated by the fans as the hardest hitting
team in the circuit. The Electric Com
pany nine simply OutclaSsed the south
west aggregation.
AS, was predicted some time ago. the
Potomac Electric Power Company nine
is about the only one that has much
chance to beat out the Loffier club, that
is. Of course. provided the two teams
takes slump then there is no telling
what may happen