Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-22
BY n. c. BYRD.

Nothing has as yet been definitely de-
cided regarding the arrangements for the
intercity amateur base ball series. It is
intended to play the first games here
Labor day, September /, but when the
contests in Richmond will take place is
not known. AS the situation stands at
present, nothing is absolutely certain.
A committee will leave here next Tues
day for Richmond, and the members OF II
will make the necessary arrangements for
the series. The first contests are ex-
pected here on the date mentioned, and
every pressure will be brought to bear
on the Richmond people to have the
games here played then. In fact, it would
be difficult to arrange things SO that they
could take place on any other date, as
the ball club will be at home after that
time until the end Of the season.
A peculiar condition exists in Rich-
mond. There is still q chance for the
Collegians to win out in what is gen
orally regarded as the strongest league
in that city, even though 1t is not gen
orally thought they will be able to do 40.
They have demanded the chance to play
out the schedule. and 1t has been grant
ed. although 1t was the intention Of the
authorities to close the season last Sat
urday.
1t is the desire of the local board Of
governors to play the games with the
Richmond club in that city the Saturday
following Labor day. September 6, in
which event the series would be cleared
up with facility. The hitch in regard to
that comes, though. in the fact that the
Richmond Virginia League club has a
game scheduled on the same date and
the park in that city would not be pro-
durable. A meeting of the Richmond
commission was held in that city night
before last, but no definite conditions
were determined.
The Sherwood club got away with its
game yesterday very easily. It won
from Emmanuel on its merits, outclassing
the Sunday School Leaguers In practically
Rhodes, who has done most Of the
pitching for the team this season, has
worked some very good games. Despite
the Ninth aggregation being rated as one
Of the Understanding combinations in
the city, he has held 1t to minimum
number of hits. He was not batted hard
In either of the two contests In which
he worked, though two home runs were
made off him in one game which should
have been singles only. Rhodes only
fault seems to be that he cannot go the
entire game at top speed. He is rather
slight in build, which probably accounts
for it.
It is very. probable that Country"
Morris will be back in the games next
week when the Ninth team meets the
Bankers in the final series for the city
title. Perfect care has been taken OF
the knee injured in the game with Pet
worth nearly two weeks ago. and it is
fast mending. 1t is very likely that he
will be back in the game as capable
as ever when the intersectional series
starts Monday.
There is another reason why Morris
is taking mighty good care Of his knee
He is captain of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College foot ball team this year.
and if he were compelled to start the
season with a bad knee the prospects
for a successful year would be de.
cidedly lessened.
Bernie Gallagher did some very clever
work against Interior yesterday in the
game in which Petworth won from