Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-17
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS DOING
WELL WITH AMATEUR TEAMS
Several Of Last Springs. Scholastic Stars
Form Bulk Of Strength on Clubs in
Different Leagues Other Gossip.
with the ball safely each time. One Q
the three hits was a home run

with the ball safely each time. One OF
the three hits was a home run.
Yesterday, in the fourth inning of the
game in the Independence League. Long.
who was doing the catching for Southland,
was taken out of the position and another
man was substituted, presumably because
he was missing the ball and allowing men
to score. The queer part of 1t was. though.
1t was not his fault at all. as Jones was
so wild that he was tossing the ball all
around the lot. He threw it SO far away
from the plate once that the best catcher
in the world would have had his troubles
getting after IT. The two others missed
by the youngster doing backstop duty hit
the ground in front of him and caromed
off to one side. rendering 1t almost impos-
sible to make a play.
The Importance of having good second
string men on the teams which represent
this country in the Olympics was en-
phasiZed by the making good of many
of those who went over as supplementary
athletes in the games just held. There
were several men in whom confidence
enough was not shown by the Olympic
committee to take them across, and whose
expenses were borne by friends who did
some excellent work. Among those woh
went over as subs and accomplished much
was Alva T. Meyer of the Irsh-American
Athletic Club, who ran second in the 100
meter dash. Donald F. Lippincott was
the worlds record of 10 3-5 seconds in a
trial heat of the 1OO-meter dash and ran
third to Craig and Meyer in the final heat.
while he also finished second to Craig in
the 2OO-meter sprint. Still a third man
must be mentioned, who made the jour-
ney, not as regular. but at the expense
of some business men of southern Cali
fornia, who raised the money to send
Fred w. Kelly in order that the Uni
versity of Southern California and Los
Angeles could be represented. Kelly won
the 11O-meter hurdle race in close to rec
ord figures. and deserves high credit. And
still one more, CASTOR Strobino of the
South Paterson A. c., who ran third in
the classic marathon.
or course, as matters stood these men
were not especially needed, as the United
States had enough points to win with
out them. but suppose the games had
been close and the points more evenly
distributed, then their help would have
counted for great deal.
OF course, the Olympic committee could
not foresee everything that was to hap
pen. and as it did not have money enough
to take all the men, it is not wholly to
blame for including only the stars in
each event in the list.
The Nativity team of the Church League
looks to have about the best chance for
the championship in that circuit. The In
gram club, which has been leading the
league until the last two games played
has lost each time. and 1t would seem
that the Nativity bunch is the more con-
sistent, especially since it appears that
none of the other clubs can hit Kelly
effectively enough to win.
Kelly has been the mainstay Of the Ma
tivity team during the entire year, and
has done consistent work against the
other clubs. Not one Of them has been
able to hit his delivery effectively in any
of the games in which he has pitched.