Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-12
BY II. G. BYRD.

The American Olympic team Will leave
tomorrow for Stockholm. The squad will
comprise some Of the best athletes in the
world and 1t has been figured by experts
Il would be capable Of beating the other
nations combined.
This afternoon the last hard workouts
will be held at American League Park In
New York More than a hundred ath-
ietes will gather for the last real prac-
tice they will get before arriving at
Stockholm. While the ship on which the
team will make the trip will be fitted out
with athletic appurtenances. the men will
not be able to accomplish anywhere near
as much as IL they had good track on
which to work.
The Olympic fund has been consider
ably swelled by the receipts from the try
outs and donations from the various
universities Pennsylvania Is one school
which will send its supplementary men
alumni. while 1t is reported that several
other schools in the west will do the
Same.
The ship Finland. on which the team
will sail. win go to Stockholm by way OF
Antwerp. and will arrive in Stockholm
about Juno "a.
It is reported on good authority that
the Sewerage Pumping Station will go
back into tho Capital City League and
play ball In that circuit for the remainder
of the year. According to q well defined
statement play will be resumed in the
league tomorrow.
Moro than $4,000 was received as a
donation to the Olympic fund from the
meet held in tho Harvard stadium last
Saturday.
Tho amateur commission will meet
again Friday night. Matters relative to
the Capital City League will be straight
ened out and other things pertaining to
the seasons work will be talked over.
One Of the main reasons for calling the
meeting Is to get the clubs in line for
Amateur day. to be held at the ball
park.
One Of the best ball games ever played
on the Maryland Agricultural College dia-
mOnd took place yesterday between the
college team and q nine representing the
Alumni Association: Not more than four
errors were made during the entire con-
test and the general allaround play was
much better than expected.
The Alumni team was made up OF old
timers, some OF the players not having
had a ball in their hands for years: espe-
cially was this true Of Sherman and
Granville Lewis. who played their last
ball game somewhere around 1900. The
work OF Lewis was remarkable. Although
man OF forty. and playing his first
game in more than ten years. he did
some work around first base that would
have done credit to a youngster in hard
training. Lewis was one Of the greatest
athletes In the country. being fullback
later playing the same position at the
University OF West Virginia.
Harding was another man OF the old
regime who held down a job on the
Alumni team. He played second base.
Had the Alumni team not been SO
decidedly out Of condition 1t is prob
able 1t would have won. The majority
Of the players were putting hard after
the first couple Of innings. but stuck
at their tasks in spite of the physical
by a score OF 1 to reflects much
credit on their work under the condi-
tons.
"Pete'' Bassett, who did the catch
the best backstops that ever attended
the college. Bassett caught profess
sional ball for several years after
leaving school. but quit the game and
yesterday was his first In two years.
II all reports are to be believed. the
Finland, the ship on which the Olympic
.thletes will sail. will be a veritable
gymnasium There have been laid out on
the deck running tracks. and hurdles will
be taken along SO that both classes Of
runners may get practice Jumping pits.
standards and everything pertaining to
the use Of field sports have been installed
and q regular course Of training will be
gone through during the entire trip.
BY losing to the Southland club yester-
day the Manhattan team went down into
fourth place. just half, game behind the
two that are now tied for second. Three
teams are now practically tied for second
place. The Pepco and Southland mines are
going at an evenclip and each has a record
Of seven games won and five lost. The
Manhattan club is in fourth place with a
record of seven won and six lost. only a
few points behind the others.
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.