Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-18
ELEVEN GAMES
BOOKED TODAY
Several of Contests in ANA
teur Circuits Are Very Apt
to Be 0ne-Sided. :.
WAvERLY CLUB MUST
BE GIVEN CREDIT
Youngsters Have Been Holding
Together Despite
Defeats.
BY II. c. BYRD.

Eleven games are scheduled today in
! the amateur leagues. There is not a
+; league in the city in which a contest
! is not booked. The majority, though, are
games the winners of which can be fore
told almost to certainty.
The meeting in the Capital City League
between the American Security and Trust
| and Waverly is practically sure to result
! in a victory for the former. Out in the
Railroad Y. M. c. A. League. Car De-
partment is to play Union Station, and
| there is hardly any doubt but that it will
win. There are other games to take
place between the weak and the strong
| clubs in the leagues.
| What will probably be as closely con-
| tested a game as any scheduled is that
| in the Central League between Sherwood
and the Printers. These have appeared
SO far to be the strongest clubs in the
circuit.
The games scheduled for today are as
| follows:
| Capital City League--North Capitol and
| L streets northwest-Bankers VS..
Waverly.
Central. LIST and NJ streets northeast
Sherwood Vs. Printers.
| Departmental, White LOt-Interstate VS..
, Post Office.
East Washington 18th and D streets
northeast-Ninth rs. United Brethren.
Federal. Grant Circle and Upshur street
Trinity vs. TakOma.
! Eastern. 18th and d streets southeast
! Avondales VS.. ShamrOcks.
| Railroad. 9TH street and Florida avenue
Northeastern Department VS.. Station.
| Northwest Sunday School. Georgia ave-
nue. and Kenyon 'street-Immanuel VS..
| Calvary.
Treasury, White Lot-Federals VS.. Civil
| Service.
Marquette, 35th street and Wisconsin
avenue-Holy Name VS.. Trinity.
Potomac-Highland A. c. VS.. AnacOstia.
| While there has not been great deal
i of attention paid to the Waverly club this
| year. owing to the fact that 1t is at the
bottom of the list of teams In the Capital
City League. a great dea. of credit should
be given the hackers OF that OrganiZa ton
| and the players themselves. The club Is
run and managed by man who Is in the
game simply for the sport and pleasure
| that he gets out Of IT. because he cannot
] hope to win the pennant. The players
are all youngsters who are showing
themselves to possess all the merits of
day after day and losing their games reg
ulafly, yet there is never a hint Of quit
ting Whether they are one or ten runs
behind they are giving the best that IS
| in them. and the greatest ball club ever
gotten together could do no more. Their
winning, but with the purpose of getting
for themselves all that can be gained
from healthful competition. They are in
the game for the games sake, and for
that alone.
The waverly club, while it is last in
the standing, deserves all the favorable
commentator that can be given, and it's
PLAYERS, while they are not stars, should
be given an immense amount Of credit for
displaying the "I'll-do-my-best spirit as
decidedly as could any man.
This lad Breen. playing shortstop for
the Waverly club. seems to be q fairly
clever fielder. About the only drawback
that he has to his work is the fact that
he cannot throw as well as he might
Once he gets the ball away from him
it goes fast enough. but he seems un-
abis to make asauick. snappy tarow. II