Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-04
CENTRAL LEAGUE
T|TEEAT STAKE
Game Today Between Print
ers and Sherwood May Give
Latter the Championship.
FOUR LEAGUES STILL
ON DOUBTFUL LIST
Central, Capital City, Federal
and Northwest S. S. Races
Still Unfinished.
BY II. c. BYRD.

The championship Of the Central League
may be decided today. The Printers and
Sherwood are to meet and IL the latter
wins the pennant will be awarded to 1t.
If the Printers are the victors they will
have to contest with Sherwood in a spe-
cial series for the title, Sherwood having
won out in the first half of the schedule
II is generally hoped by the followers
Of the league that the Printers will win
today's game. A series of contests be-
tween Sherwood and the Typesetters
would be rather interesting, according to
the general opinion. as the two clubs are
very evenly matched.
It is likely that Rhodes will do the
pitching for Sherwood, while Weaver will
be depended upon by the Printers.
What is likely to be one of the most
spiritedly contested series OF the year will
take place in the Federal League this
week between Petworth and Fair
parts of the schedule. These two clubs
have good pitchers and seem to be very
nearly of even strength. Their work,
especially during the last half of the
schedule, has been of about the same
caliber, although Faircmont has man.
aged to win out The games in which
the two clubs have met have been won or
lost in the majority Of cases by close
scores and it would seem that some close,
hard-fought meetings should be the result
of the series.
The work of Fairmont during the
second half of the Feleral League sched-
ule has been of such a character that
much commendation is due the players
and the manager. Buck" Oliveri. who
has been in charge of the team, strength
ened for the final list of contests. and he
has won out. Whether or not he will be
able to take the title in the play-off is
question. Petworth has two capable
pitchers. both of whom are mighty hard
to beat. Kidwell and Gallagher are
above the average of the amateur
hurlers. and their pitching has been of q
high-grade all season. Thompson and
Wooden are worthy men Fairmont
has to place against the Petworth stars.
and there is little reason to think other
that that at least three out of the five
contests will be pitchers battles.
After all. though. the result of a
series Of five games between two clubs
which have only two pitchers each VIII
depend largely on the stamina OF the
men in question. They will have to be
sent back into each game with only a
days rest. which Is not generally enough
time to recuperate from the straining ef-
fects of hard game. 1t is very likely
that the series will be decided in the last
two games for that very reason.
The Bankers and Cornell will resume
their series today in the Capital City
League Games will be played between
the two teams today. tomorrow and Fri
day. Just which pitchers will be used by
the two clubs in the contest today is not
announced, although II Is Very probable
that Cornell will send In either Thompson
or Sullivan. Both have pitched some
very good ball at times thisl season, but
it is said that the latter Is not in very
good shape at present. owing to the
muscles In his shoulder being very sore
Holden. Loonais~. Hofeeker br Dyer Will
do the hurting for thASBankers. LOOMS
has not pitched much lately because of
a bad arm, but he will probably be used
in one OF the games this week. In order
to have him in shape for the post-season
series, provided, of course, some trick
of fate does not keep the Bankers out Of
the final tests for the city championship.
There are still four leagues in which
the title Ii doubtful. Although the
American Security and Trust Company
nine won the game of last Saturday from
Cornell. there is still remote possibility
that the latter will take the champion
ship, which still leaves the Capital City
league as a doubtful proposition TO GER
tain extent. The other two circuits in
which the element of doubt still exists
are the Central afd Federal. The title In