Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21
AMATEUR BALL GIVEN BIG
BOOST BY YESTERDAYS WORK
Carrying Out Of Clark Griffith Recognition
Of the Sport Will Aid 1t in the Future.
Potomac Club to Hold Excursion.

I Of anything worth while on the water
Some idea as to how hard a man must
work to fit himself for rowing may be
gained when it is stated that he can play
foot ball at l1b or $50 pounds and be in
prime condition. but if he wants to row
he must train down to about 1855 That
seems almost unbelievable, and vet 1t is
true. There is nothing III the world which
takes the stamina out of a person as
pulling an oar from thirty-two to thirty
six times a minute for three or four
miles.
Sunday base BAH will be started in the
amateur leagues today. The Independence
League will put on double-header as
an attraction at its grounds, the Dis
trict League Park President Roakes'
organization Is the first circuit to start
playing regularly scheduled contests on
1t was deemed absolutely necessary to
start playing games Sundays in order
that the schedule might be finished with
in the required time. Last year the league
was compelled to abandon its schedule
with several contests unfinished. This
year 1t does not desire to have that kind
Of an end to its season, as 1t would be
In measure very unsatisfactory X two
or three Of the clubs were close together
In the race for the pennant
This afternoon the Lofier and Pepco
mines will clash, In the first contest, at
z o'clock, while Southland and Nationals
clubs will meet in the second. The first
game is apt to be by far the most In
teresting. The winner will be the leader
In the race for the pennant. Loff1er will
pitch Smith. the Maryland Agricultural
College lad. who held the Electricians In
check easily In the drawn game played
a week ago. while Manager Gray OF Pep
co. will send Barton out to do duty for
his club.
Mr. Hill, who managed the Ioffler club
during the Q2flv nf the and
who gave way to Mr.. Loffier a few weeks
ago, has been placed in charge Of the
Aeam. 1t is said the players work better
for Hill than for any other man who has
had them in charge.
POST Office, in the Departmental League
undoubtedly ended its season with q won
derfuE record-one that Is not likely to be
broken in many year. It finished its
schedule and the league season without
having lost contest. No matter what
the class Of the teams against which it
has been playing. 1t is remarkable per-
complish that. Playing through a whole
league season without dropping q game
Is something almost unheard of anywhere
for any kind of a team. The American
Security and Trust Company has had
things practically its own. way in the CO.
tt-lunfbia League. and yet 1t has not done
that we'll
Good pitching has been in the main re-
spons!ble for the excellent showing by
the Mailmen. No matter how few runs
have been made by his team in any game
1t has always seemed that Ferguson
could hold the opposing club to less.
Ferguson has pitched nearly every game
played and he has yet to meet defeat.
Two or three times he has been COMPEL
cd to let opposing clubs down with but
one or two hits and one run. but he has
always come through with the goods and
the victory.
The Cherokee Indians are here today
and will meet the Post Office team this
morning. The Indians have q pretty
they Will give any OF the local clubs
hard rub for the long end of the score.
Yesterday they beat the Alexandria club
3 to l in an extra inning contest
II another amateur day is held next
year, the chances are there will be four
times as many teams in line as took part
yesterday. The incentive Of large re-
ward and moral stimulus given the game
| by such an AFFAIR will do much toward
enlarging the number OF the competitors
next season.
| Spransy. the former Technical High
| School boy who rowed this year in the
| Cornell! crew. rowed yesterday for the
seniors In the race in the Potomac Club
| regatta. which the Intermediates won
from the oder aggregation. SprAnSy
| was counted as one of the best men in
| the Cornell eight.
| This boy Kelly. who is doing the pitch
| ing for Nativity in the Sunday School
League, must be something OF q wonder.
He has won every game he has pitched
| this year. and stands q good chance to
finish the season with that record. pro-
yided he holds true to his previous per-
formances. No club in the league has
been able to hit him effectively at any
stage OF any contest.
There Will be a great demand for the
members Of this years Olympic team
next winter in the indoor track meets as
attractions to draw the crowds The
| chances are the men who won first places
In the events at Stockholm will be able
| TO command almost any amount of Tex
pense money" they want to compete in
| certain meets. The competition for their
services will be very great. and they viii!
have about all they can do to keep the
| engagements 1t fs certain they will make
| Take men like Mcdonald. Craig, Mere
dith, Reidpath, Strobino. Adams and
| Sheppard. they will be so much sought
after IL will be Impossible for them to
| take part IN the meets to which they are
invited.