The Washington herald., 1912-07-14
PLAYED IN 1910.

FLA u ED IN 1sIO.
The Cornell team won the inter-city
title in 1910 fron Philadelphia and New
York. and It is understood that the
Quaker City tribe is willing and anxious
to again get a crack at a Washington
team.
Cleve Donaldson. the former star hitter
of the Marquette League. has signed with
The Washington Herald aggregation of
the Northern Association. and will be
in the lineup Tuesday when the Newsies
meet the Park outfit.
Manager Bell Is not discouraged at the
defeat at the hands OF the waverley tribe
and claims that his club will win the
pennant. With the flag in view. II is ex-
pected that Bell will sign one OF the
best infislders in the District to-day. to
bolster up a weak hitting position. and
will have his full team on the neld
Tuesday. o..
Monk Walter continues TO put up a
clever game for the Norfolk Club OF the
Virginia League. and 1t is more than
likely that should he continue to hit. he
Will be given chance in a better league
next season.
Manager Griffith sent Monk to the Tars.
and has string on him. Next spring
Monk may be sent TO faster league, to
gain a little more experience, and II
he shows anything may be given a
chance with the Nationals.
Al Handiboe is another local boy who
Is going like house afire. AL is leading
the Savannah club in hitting at the pres
ent time. and his fielding IS the sensa-
tion of the league.
heRn rIlnnrAd time and acain
that Al is slated for another trial in the
big show, and IL would not be surprising
to see him with the Yankees next spring.
The benefit game to-day for Earl Col
lingsworth is gaining a great deal OF
attention, owing to the fact that Phil
Buscher and Barton will be the opposing
hurlers. The Vigilants will put strong
team on the field. as the Pumping Station
outnt will play intact. with the exception
of Collingsworth. who Is badly injured.
The game will be called promptly at
5 o'clock at Seventeenth and D Streets
Southeast.
The race in the Independence League
is attracting a great deal OF attention.
as the Pepco and Loffier teams are fight
ing tooth and nail for the leadership. At
present the Loffier tribe is still in the
lead. but by so small a margin that one
game will dump them into second place
II would not be surprising TO see Phil
Buscher pitch the next game for the
Loffier aggregation, while 1t Is almost
sure bet that the Pepco club will be
strengthened by the next game
Phil Buscher and Earl Steele are re-
ported as having signed with the Loffier
club. of the Independence League. This
pair will put the Lotfierites in better
position to give the Pepco team a battle.
il was also learned last night that Sid
Lodge has signed with the PePco-
Charles E Kelly, better known as
''Finny," the Nativity clubs star twirler.
is fast gaining the reputation Of being
the best twirler in the Sunday School
League. To date Kelly is responsible for
ten of his clubs twelve victories. and :
has yet to suffer a defeat. His pitching :
record is without doubt very COM I
to say the least, when one
considers that "Finny'' is but seventeen
years of age and weighs Ile pounds. His I
average for nits allowed is s; strike-outs, !
,. and bases on balls. per game.
Another fact which is not generally /
known is that Kelly is minus the little /
finger on his pitching hand. This prob ,
ably accounts for "F!nny's" deceptive !
curves Incidentally. il might be men !
toned that Kellys delivery is some
what similar to that of Boo Groom, !
lanky pitcher.
The uncovering OF Kelly was made In I
a most Peculiar way. but to Hip /
Dugan, a well-known sportsman of
belongs the credit for his de-
vclopment.
In the spring, while the Maps were
practicing at Seventeenth and D Streets
Southeast, prior TO the opening of the
Sunday School League. the Mohawk
Club, a kids aggregation Of that vi
Unity, and claimants of the siNteen-year-
I'D championship of the city. arranged to
play them a game. What happened is
low a matter of history. Kelly defeated
he older boys and eventually became the ;,
Maps star twirler.
Sid Lodge refuses to play Sunday ball,
md for that reason will not enter pro-
essional baseball again. Sid made big
lit with Richmond last spring. but quit
when the Sunday ball proposition was
aised.'