Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-17
TWO MINES RAISE
THEIR STANDINGS
Bankers and Printers Move Up
a Notch in Capital City and
Central Leagues.
MYERS HAS GREAT
DAY IN BATTING
Hits Ball Over Fence Twice in
One Inning, Besides Scoring
Four Runs Himself.
BY n. c. BYRD.

Two teams went up q notch yesterday
in leagues in which the closest kind Of
| races are being had. The American Sc
curity and Trust Company took the lead
away from the Cornell in the Capital City
League, while the Printers, by winning
from Northern, tied with Sherwood for
the leadership of the Central. Both teams
had rather easy time winning their
games. The latter got away with their
contest by 3-to-2 score. while the for
mer won by 10 to ).
The Bank team would have had a hard
time winning from the Cornell bunch had
it not been for the fact that practically
all the hits made came at time when
they were needed and many errors placed
men on the bases for the hits to score.
The defense of the trust company nine
did not show any too we'll, there being
total of five errors made, and all of them
figured in the runs secured by the Paper
hangers. Had Cornell been favored by
good pitching and had the pitchers had
any kind of support, there would have
been a different story. OF course, that
is all base ball, but in close game the
kind of ball placed by the trust company
men while on the defensive would not
have won. 1t would have been a repeti-
ton of last week. when Cornell scored
three runs and won the game, when 1t
should not have registered single tally.
Under the conditions, though. the Bank
ers deserved to win by just about the
margin they secured.
The Printers won their game rather
easily. They outplayed the Northern
team in the field and also had better
pitching and hitting. The work of the
typesetters was of such character as
to indicate that they will be well in the
running for the championship Of the
series.
1t is very seldom that batter is able
to accomplish any more than did Kendall
Myers yesterday. nor is 1t often that
man has a more perfect day at bat. In
one inning yesterday Myers came to the
bat twice and got two two-base hits.
Both balls were driven over the fence,
and the chances are that had the field
been an open one they would have gone
for home runs. Myers scored four runs
himself and drove In four more.
The former Western High boy went to
the bat five times. The first time up he
walked on his next three trips to the
plate he connected with the ball for three
two-base hits, and the last time up he
should have had a single, but for a good
bit of fielding by Earl Steele. Myers
hit the hall hard over second. but Steele
came in fast and caught it near his
shoetops.
Fienle seems to be pitching In hard
luck for the Bank team. A week ago
he lost game by reason Of the fact
that three runs were scored off him
when not a single tally should have been
registered. Yesterday. had the game
been close, the same thing might have re-
suited. The Cornell aggregation chased
three runs across the plate In the third
inning, when it should not have scored.
Thornberg. playing left field for the
Printers yesterday. got four hits out
of five times up. One Of them was q two
Dagger, but the others were singles.
1t would be difficult to find q better
man to whom to award the captaincy
of ball club than Mike Mcdonald, who
holds that position on the Bankers
nine. Mike is about as splendid q fell
low as one would care to meet, either on
or off the bali field His disposition
makes him an admirable leader, and he
Is one who carries out instructions to the
letter. To show just what kind Of fell
low Mcdonald is, it might be mentioned
that during the entire first part of the
season he kept himself on the bench in
| order to give others a chance to play:
and that notwithstanding he is one Of
the best players in the amateur ranks.
Marceron. playing left field for Cornell.
is hitting the ball much better now than
at any previous time this season. His
work last week and yesterday shows him
to be meeting the ball in something like
the form for which he used to be noted.
Marceron is also fielding we'll. His only
drawback is that his arm is not In very
good shape, and he finds difficulty in
making long throws. Any time he is at
bat, though, he is very dangerous.
Roberts, who has been playing first
| base for the Printers in the Central
| League, has been doing some clever
work for that team in the field and at
bat: Yesterday he had ten put-outs, one
assist, no errors, and connected for two
safe ITS out OF five times up. He ia
said 70 be one of the best men on the
| team.
| The Trust Company team has two more
| games scheduled this week. 1t will meet
the lIyattsville Athletic Club today and
| the Waverly A. c. Saturday afternoon.