Evening star., 1912-07-07
BY II. C. BYRD.

The amateur clubs are on the last lap
OF their season. The leagues have play
ed through the greater part of their
schedules and have only four or five
more weeks to run. The pennant races
in the various circuits are drawing down
TO a point where fairly accurate pred.c-
ton can be made as to the outcome.
There is but one league in which a fair
Is good idea cannot be secured on the
final result of the race-the Sunday
School. Nativity and Ingram are play
ing so close it is impossible TO tell which
will finish in the lead. Besides, Sher-
wood has chance. Neither Ingram
nor Nativity has shown sufficient
strength to warrant the prediction they
will beat out Manager Loves team.
Here are the probable winners in the
other circuits: American Security anu
Trust Company. Potomac Electric Power
Company, Cornell Company, Washington
Printers, Government Printing ONCE,
Post Office and Ninth Street Christian
Church There may be some differences
at the end of the season. but the chances
are there vii, not.
In little more than another month
the above clubs Will PROBABLY De deciar-
ed winners in their respective leagues,
and will Immediately enter upon the
post-season series TO determine the city
championship.
regular athletic association was
formed in the Post Office building yes
terday morning. 1t will be composed OF
members of that department The OBJ
ject of the association IS TO promote the
cause of amateur athletics in almost all
It's branches. 1t is intended TO put out
bowling teams and track squads during
the winter and enter as many other
branches as is found to be feasible.
At the meeting yesterday Mr.. u. G
Thompson, chief clerk was elected preSl-
dent of the association. The other offl-
GERS chosen were Mr.. Frazier. assistant
chief clerk: Mr.. Anderson. secretary
treasurer. and Mr.. Bradley, chairman OF
the executive committee.
Mr. Bradley will have charge of all the
teams and will manage the dlnerent
branches Of sport taken up He VIII di-
rect the track sports to be held the last
of this month.
The track meet scheduled for July %,
being arranged for by Mr.. Bradley. Is
looming up such a formidable propo-
sition that the intention was expressed In
the meeting at which officers We're elect
ed TO make an annual affair of the
events, if they were as successful as they
give every indication of being. All the
departments will be represented in the
meet, and there will, in all Likelihood. be
a large number of entrants in all the con-
tests.
There is a great deal of ruction GO
ing on in the Independence League at
present. If report be true, because OF
charges of bribery brought against
one player and club. 1t is alleged
that one Of the men on certain
team sold a. game to an opposing, man
ager That anything OF the kind has
been stirred up is to be regretted in
the extreme. Not only are such allie
cations unjust to the player and man.
ager concerned. but they reflect just
as badly in an adverse way upon
those making them. Because all does
not run smooth and even on club
there is 10 reason why its members
should turn about and accuse one of
their associates on the field of treach-
cry and an opposing manager such
an absolutely underhand method taken
TO win ball game. Such charges not
only reflect discredit on those making
them. but do not lend to the advance
ment of the game in any respect. 1t
is seldom that anything is gained by
obnoxious accusations of that kind
Those who first started the rumor
now probably regret that they did So
The player accused would not be likely
to forget himself to the extent of COM
mitttng himself to such a proceeding
and anybody who is personally ac-
Quainted with the manager in aues-
tion would need no other proof that he
would not stoop to such a proceeding
The AFFAIR VIII IN all probability be
smoothed over satisfactorily to all
concerned. but no steps should be left
untaken TO punish any person who is
the medium OF circulation Of such af-
fairs
According 10 the reports which have
come from Stockholm relative to the first
days work done by the American ath-
letes. there is little TO be feared regarding
the final result The Red. White and
Blue men swept everything before them
In the trial events. and have everything
in their favor to win In the finals.
II the first days showing is a criterion
OF what is to come there will not be
much chance for foreign athletes in any
OF the held events or races In which
Americans have specialized.
AT present II does not appear thai
there is more than one event in which
america has not a fair chance to win
The exception is the iavelin throw Ac.
cordlng TO Mike Murphys report in q
syndicate letter, the Swedes and Firms
have the edge on all the athletes in the
world in that event. No American car
compare with the men from those two
nations in heaving the dart. The Ions
development through which they have
gone in connection with the javeiin throw
gives the same advantage TO them thai
the equally superior training Americans
have had on the track lends to their per-
formances.
King, who is playing third base fol
the National club in the Independence
League. Is deserving of especial mentor
1or the excellent work he has done both
- bat and IN the field. There is hardly
contest played in which ne does not
perform an important part, He is con.
no x4~IGp str nyNc