Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-09
GREAT RACE ON
IN c. c. LEAGUE
Bankers and Cornell Fighting
Nip and Tuck for Champion
ship in That Circuit.
ZACHARY is ONE OF
THE BEST CATCHERS
Few Amateur Receivers Are
His neutrality-suspicious. and
Ninth Look Strong.
BY n. C. BYRD.

oie VI the best races seen in the anna
teur leagues in a long while is taking
place between the American Security and
trust and Cornell teams. The two best
clubs in the city are fighting for the
leadership. which is alternating between
them. neither having gained a secure
hold on the place. Cornell went out al
the start and secured a big lead. This
was evened UP by the Trust Company
team which has been In the lead for the
last three weeks. The margin OF yes
terday's win for Cornell sent the Bankers
down notch. and now the Paperhangers
are again on top
With the two strongest clubs III the
city fighting it out with little apparent
margin for either side. the race in the
Capital City League is reaching an ex-
ceptionally interesting point 1t IS not
only a question of the league champion
ship, but il is pretty certain that the city
title Is at stake also. OF course. il Is
hard to tell what will happen, bat the
chances are that the team which wins
the championship in the Capital City
post-season series. There are something
like five or six more games to be played
between Cornell, and the Bank nine. and
any Of those contests Is liable TO develop
into just such a hair raiser as was the
one of yesterday.
BY far the largest crowd that has
watched game in the Capital City
League this year was present yester-
day at the one between Cornell and
the Bankers. The stand was not only
filled. but the field was lined half way
around. Close to a thousand persons
watched the contest.
Ta.1 c,,,I,,or r:.oLof
game Of bail for the Cornell team yes
terday. His work was exceptional, to
say the least Time after time he
found himself in holes. only to get
himself out by excellent pitching AT
times the onerun lead held by his
team did not look very big. but he
prevented the necessary tally being
brought across by keeping the batters
from hitting safely. In the last in
ming he came near losing out through
serves lot of credit for having
worked steadily in game that would
have been lost through the slightest
falterfng on his part. Sullivan had q
best batters on the Bank team at timas
and he had fair speed when he shot
the ball straight across.
the amateur circuits today:
BrOokland League-Baptist vs. Metho-
dist.
Capital City League-Bankers VS..
Southland.
Central League-Northern VS. Sher-
wood.
Departmental League-War VS.. Ag-
gies.
E. W. S. S. League-Ninth VS.. st.
Agnes.
Eastern League-Yankees vs. West
ern Buds
Federal League-Open date.
Marquette League-Medicos VS.. Holy
Name.
n. w. S. S. League-calvary VS.. I'm
manuel
Potomac League-Steel Plant vs. Con-
gress Heights.
Treasury League-Open date.
Fienle deserved to win his game. He
pitched good enough ball to get the
long end of the score in almost any
contest. and had il not been for some
poor work back of him he would have
done so yesterday. Fienle allowed very
few men to reach first base. but 1t
seemed that the Paperhangers got
across the plate with no help from
their teammates.
When it comes to heady catching
there are mighty few amateurs who
have anything on Zachary, who is
catching for the Bankers. 1t is doubt
full if there are two other men in the
none is his superior.
In the game yesterday Cornell had
a man on first and third. with none
down The man on first started TO
second. Zachary made perfect peg
to the bag and got his man. The very
next man up got on. and when he
started TO second Zachary made the
bluff throw and. shooting the ball 10
third. got his man there easily Two
plays in the same inning like that are
seldom seen. and they show that the
youngster was thinking.
The Agriculture and Ninth Street teams
are the clubs most likely to give the Capt.
tai City League winners the hardest tus-
sic for the championship of the post-sea-
son series. provided. OF course. they are
the representatives of their respective
leagues Ninth is the most likely winner
in the East Washington Sunday School
circuit. but Interior is still heading Agri-
culture In the Departmental circuit Ag-
ricuIture has strengthened considera bly,.
though, in the last few DAYS. and il pre-
sents much stronger front than at any
previous time this season. Agriculture
and Ninth seem to have fair hitting
teams. backed by pitching that is hold
ing the opposing clubs well In the ma
iority of contests. The probable winners
in the other leagues would seem to lack
hitting ability against the kind of pitch
ing they will have to face.