The Washington herald., 1912-07-23
Battle Axe Club May
Be Richmond's Choice
Aggregation Which Represented the Southern City
Last Fall Again Looms Up as Amateur
Champions Other Comment.
By G. W. SWAN.

The Battle Axe Club again looms up
as the amateur champions OF Richmond,
as that aggregation Is leading the City
League, having won sixteen games and
lost but three.
Last fall Manager Parker's tribe fall
ed to show any great class In the inter-
city series, being outclassed by the
Bankers and the Maryland Athletic Club,
OF Baltimore.
No team from Baltimore will be in
the series this year, as there is no or
ganizatioh In the Oriole City like the
local amateur commission, and there is
no way TO ascertain the championship
outfit of Baltimore. As a result. no team
will be in the series representing Bal
timore.
The Battle Axe Club Is rattling good
outfit, although weakened by the loss OF
Joe Boehling, who had a trial with the
Nationals and is now farmed out TO
Jesse Burkett's Worcester cluo' ana
Charley Strain, who il taking his turn
on the rubber for the Richmond Virgin
Ia League) team. Manager Parker states
that his team is a corker and that the
local champions will have to look TO
their laurels when the time comes.
This year the post-season series will
be even closer than last year. with sucn
clubs as the Bankers, Carroll, Post-of-
fice. and Pepco fghting for the title.
some rafting good games should come 10
light.
All this talk about the pitching being
weak is foolish. Look over this array
of talent-Chief Greene. Chris Fienle.
shags Rawlings, Walter Ferguson, F1an-
merry, Buck Barton. Ted Sullivan. Bob
Hummer, Forest Thompson, and jack
son, all hurlers Of class.
The above list is just few OF the
good amateur pitchers. and does not
include a couple Of real first raters who
will be in Section B. In this part Of
the series, G. p. o. will have Elmer
Smith, admitted to be one OF the best In
tie city, while Nativity will have Fin
n.y. Kelly, the star southeast finger.
The Printers, should they play, will have
Weaver, while the Northern Association
representative will have good man to
90 the pitching, should 1t be Park, Wav-
erley, or The Herald. Each Of these
clubs have a good man. with Eddie
Thompson topping the list. There Is no
doubt in the world that Thompson
is the best pitcher in the Northern As
sociation, while Tim Chism is another
good man. Waverley will have O'Day,
Stanton, and Stanley. and these young
sters are good.
NO, the post-SeaSOn series Will not De
a slugging affair from the lock of the
pitchers.
Kelly wins another game for Ma
tivity'' is getting to be a daily occur
renee.
A peculiar thing about the winners of
the Amateur Day prizes is that the
teams which landed the money represent
three branches Of the business world
Bankers, Printers, and Expressmen.
A meeting of the Northern Association
will be held tonight at the residence of
President Anglin. All managers are re-
quested TO attend.
There is hardly any chance to beat the
Pepco team out of the Independence
League pennant, as the Electricians have
hit their stride and will just about waltz
through the circuit. With Barton and
Ted Sullivan pitching alright ball, that
bunch of clouters will drive almost any
hurler to the woods. Manager Gray has
sure corralled a real ball club.
Buck Howard, the speedy little third
sacker of the Pepco club. is putting up a
nifty game at the hot corner. In Sum-
days game he had several hard chances
and did good work. His speed in get
ting down on bunts makes him a valu-
able man to have around.