Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
.PETWORTH NOW
FAVORED CLUB
Has the Margin in Final Series
for the Title in Federal
League.
PLATE PRINTERS TO
HOLD ANNUAL OUTING
Many Athletic Events on Pro-
gram for August 9.
Other Gossip.
BY H. C. BYRD.

Petworth should win the championship
of the Federal League. The odds greatly
FAVOR 1T because of its victory of yester-
day over the F'airmonts. To take the title
1t Will only have to win one of the two
remaining games, and, with I<dwell to
rely upon, it should be able to accomplish
that.
Petworth has been going along con-
sistently in this series, and il it main
tains its present standard of play. should
finish in the lead. The club failed to
show great deal of strength during the
first part of the second half of the sched-
ule. but it seems to have found itself and
is doing well enough now to make up for
the previous laXity. The Farmonts are
hardly doing well as was expected
Wooden won the game for them that he
pitched simply through brilliant indi-
vidual work, but the men back of him
did not give him a great deal of sup
port.
If Pctworth loses out now it will be
because it takes slump and the Fair
monts big brace. which is not probable
although it is possible. The odds favor
out of two games. and in base ball the
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that, especially when 1t is anywhere near
evenly matched
While there is still an element of doubt
in two or three of the leagues as to the
probable winners, a fairly accurate idea
as to the clubs that will represent all
the circuits can be given. The Capital
City League will be represented by the
| American Security and Trust Company,
the Marquette League will have the
Trinity club in the post-season series, In
terror will show the kind of base ball that
won the title in the Departmental League.
Sherwood is the Central circuits repre-
sentative, and it is very probable that
the Mohawks, Petworth and Emmanuel
will be entered from the Eastern, Fed
eral and Northwestern. While the title
is not an absolute certainty i'll the East
ern and Federal, it is the general opinion
of those who have followed the two
leagues throughout the greater part of
the season that the mentioned clubs will
be the winners.
There have been very interesting races
this season in several of the circuits In
the East Washington Sunday School and
Marquette leagues the Ninth and Trinity
teams won almost from the start. show
ing better form than the other con-
tenders. Emmanuel and Interior, in the
started to make a runaway of their
races going out in front and staying
there during the entire season by wide
margins Toward the close of the sched-
ule of the Departmental League Agri-
culture braced and tied things up. but
Interior came back in the extra series
and won out by taking two successive
contests The Federal League Is engaged
in a close series, after having had diff
ferent winners in the two parts of the
schedule Sherwood after hari
struggle, in which two different teams
figured against it in the Central League.
After getting a poor start, the American
Security and Trust nine began to win
consistently and finished in the lead of
the Capital City circuit with much to
spare.
The plate printers of the government
hold an outing at Marshall Hall Sat
urday. Many athletic events will be
on the program, as usual. The follow
ing contests have been listed: First
event. 50-yard dash. members sons
under twelve years of age: second
event, 50-yard dash, members daugh-
ters under ten years of age; third
event, 100-yard dash. members of the
1OO-yard DASH apprentices to plate
printers. fifth event. sack race, open
to all; sixth event, 60-yard dash. mem
bers' daughters under fifteen years of
age. seventh event. Io-yard daSn MEM
hers sons under sixteen years of age:
eighth event. one-half mile relay race.
with entries from the day force. section
I and section T. night force. and machine
division The board OF governors i'll
charge OF the affair is composed of George
T. Hutchinson. chairman: Francis I.
Miloyich NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: K. "A. Don
ohue F. f. Mccarthy. Bernard DAILY.
Rarr Newman and Daniel Hasstitt.
Two more games will be played in
the Capital City League. One will take
Mace today and the last is scheduled
for tomorrow The Bankers will meet
the Waverly club today. while they will
play Cornell again tomorrow.
Petworth and the Fairmonts meet
again today in their series. If Pet
worth wins the title will belong to it,
hut il Fairmonts are victorious the
final and deciding contest will be
played tomorrow.
DAVIS CUP HOME AGAIN.