Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-06
TWO REMNANTS
WON YESTERDAY
Bankers and Sherwood Make
Certain of Titles in Capital
City and Central Leagues.
PETWORTH AND THE
FAIRMONTS EVEN UP
Each Team Has Won a Game
in the Final Series Now
Being Played.
BY Il @. BYRD.

By n. O. BYRD.
Two championship pennants were won
yesterday. In the Capital City League
the American Security and Trust Com
pany won the contest which definitely
made 1t tho title-holder in that circuit,
and the Sherwood club beat the Printers
in the decisive game in the Central cir
cult
The Bankers had comparatively easy
time getting away with their game.
Their work was up to the general stand
ard. and they scored enough runs to
win in the first inning. Fienle was sent
back again after only two days rest, and
he worked in excellent form. Although
he did not have as much stuff as usual
he got away with his game rather handi
ly. not allowing a single score to be
registered against him. Kelly, who got
away so well for Cornell during the first
part OF the game last Saturday. started.
yesterday, but he was very ineffective.
He presented the Bank team with the two
runs 1t got in the first inning. Three
bases on balls. single and hit bats
man were the means by which the Trust
company got its first two TALES. The
three runs made in the third were Sc
cured by clean hitting, four safe cracks
being registered in succession. Cornell
lost its opportunity when it failed to
make. good in the first inning. The first
man up singled, but was caught going
to second; the next two men were out
successfully. but an error and two bases
on balls filled the bags. With two down.
the next man struck out.
Sherwood did not have much trouble
getting away with the Printers. 1t
then made it safe in the fifth, when
Weaver was driven from the box. The
odds favored the Sherwood club from
the start, as the Printers had no pitcher
to send back after having used Weaver
on the day previous. Weaver got along
Sherwood made the majority of it's hits.
Only one series has been played in
the Capital City League. and the Bank
ers are winners in that circuit by good
of the schedule in the Central League.
and no after series is necessary to de-
eide the title.
The championship in two leagues Is
doubtful still, though it is practically GER
tain that the Emmanuel club will win
out in the Northwest Sunday School
League. 1t is now in the lead. and the
chances are that it will stay at the top,
though there is the slight possibility that
j
League now stands even, with each club
having won one game. The Fairmonts
came back with a victory yesterday, after
having suffered defeat on the day pre-
vious to Petworth. Three games remain
to be played between these two clubs,
and the one winning two will take the
honors.
Lefty Wooden was in the main respon-
sible for the victory OF the Fairmonts.
His work was brilliant, and he won his
game rather easily, although he was
pushed at times. He allowed only three
hits, but five errors were responsible LOT
getting him into several holes. lie
pitched himself and his team out of them,
though, and won by a two-run margin.
The four hits secured by the Fair
monts were all gotten by two men, Dole
Myers OF the American Security and
Trust team made one of the best catches
that have been seen on the Capital CITY
gled to center, and Steele, who was next
up hit a low line fly out to left center.
1t was not thought that Myers would get
within ten feet of the ball, but he went
after 1t on a dead run, and after getting
within about six feet of it, he reached
out the full extent Of his seven feet OF
arms, body and legs and caught the ball
about foot off the ground.
Owing to certain conditions q change
has been made in the post-season sched-
ule. The Capital City League champion
will meet the winner of the pennant In
the Federal League Monday. instead of
Tuesday, and the Federal-Marquette con-
test will be played Tuesday, instead of
The play OF the American Security and
Trust Company team has been very con-
h. 1r,-t
how consistent it has been is shown by
the margin by which 1t is now leading
with the margin by which it
was in the rear at that time. Two
months ago the club was trailing in
second place, with three games lost and
four games won, while the Cornell club
was in the lead, with ten contests won
and one lost. Since that time the Bank
srs have won twenty-five games and
nave lost only one, finishing the league
season with clear margin OF four iull
games. A team which was not capable
II putting up a consistent brand of ball 1
could never have overcome big lead
70 decisively, and that against a nine as |
capable as that which represented Cor |
lell.
There are liable to be some very spir- |
ted games in the Federal League series. !
With three games remaining IN the i've |
game series. and with one victory al |
ready scored for each team. 1t means /
hat there will be some tall scrambling |
TO win two out of the three by each |
club. Under such conditions some very |
close contests are likely to be played |
and a whole lot of fight is apt to be |
shown. |
Two more games will be played in the |
capital City League schedule. Tomorrow |
he Bank team will meet Wavery and |
Friday another contest will be played |
With the Cornell club.
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