Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
WINNER IN POST SEASON
IS STILL MUCH in DOUBT
Although Cornell Has Advantage Now, 1t Is
impossible to Tell What Will Happen.
Other Base Ball Gossip.

that would be envied by the majority
OF college runners. Blackstone was the
big man in the hurdles in almost every
meet in which he took part, and his
only equal in scholastic ranks in the
south was the Episcopal lad, Crowley.
Landon is also a good performer, and
with the right kind of training should
make one of the best distance men in
the country. Now he is as good or bet
ter than any Of the others around here
in the half and mile, and if he trained
especially for it. would be a wonderful
little quarter miller.
The two men will strengthen the team
that will represent the cross country
club in the championships to great
extent.
Post Office started the post-season series
with very little chance to finish in 'front.'
and yet it doomed up as such a danger
Gus club that it was said it would be
surprising if it did not trim one of the
strongest teams when least expected.
That ii was an aggregation liable to do
just that was shown when it took Pepco
down from its high seat Friday.
There are four twirlers whose work dur
ing the series has been consistently above
the average. They are Thompson. Ftenle.
Green and Barton. All four of these men
have not only pitched winning ball but
have worked in games, which had there
been no misplays Of any kind behind
them. would have been shut-outs. Not
only has the work of these men been
above the average standard, but it has
been Of such character as to stamp them
as being leaders in their branch of the
game.
Strange to say,> two of the mentioned
twirlers were on the same club, and that
club is out of the running even for sec
ond place. Green and Fienle both work
ed for the Bankers. and would have
shown a whole lot better had they had
the right kind of support. Things did
not break any too well for the Trust Com
it figured. and the pitchers had to suffer
the worst brunt of the poor luck which
came the way of the team.
The present series is without doubt
the most remarkable that has ever been
played among amateur teams in the Dis
trict. The standard of play has been high
and the quality of the competition has
been all that could have been desired.
Few games have been decided by more
than one-run margins, and. with the ex-
ception of the two in which Post Office
was defeated by Cornell and PepcO, all
have been very close, with the result not
decided until the last man was out.
Despite the fact that the teams went
into the series, three of them. and went
against a much better quality of ball than
they had encountered In their regular sea-
son they met the crisis and really played
way above the standard set during the
year. None of the clubs entered in the
series in section was compelled to exert
itself to win games during it's league sea-
son with the exception OF the Potomac
Electric Power Company nine. and yet
when they stacked up against the real
article in each other they rose TO the &C.
casion and did remarkably well.
And the series Is not yet ended. If the
results of the last few days count for
anything. then there is apt to be more
than one exciting moment beofre it Is
concluded.
The consensus of opinion of those who
have seen the teams in sections b and
c play is that there will be little doubt
that the winner in class will win the
championship In the play-off between
the three sections. IT Is confidently
| stated that the clubs in the other two
classes are not as strong as either of the
section, who when opposed to them will
undoubtedly show much superiority.
Six games will be played in the inter
| section series. and after they are con-
cluded the winning team will be idle
until Saturday, September 7, when II
| meets the champion of Richmond. in a
double-header at American League Park
In the event that Cornell loses either
| to Post Office or the Bankers in the two
games yet remaining to be played, and a
tie for first place result between Pepco
and the Paperhangers, the championship
will be decided by one game. 1t is
| thought that 1t would take too long to
| play series Of three, with six remain
ing to take place between the intersec-
| ton clubs. Such an arrangement would
cause the schedule to run right up to
September Z. even il every day was a
playing day. which is not likely to be,
because OF poor weather conditions.