Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-10
lack HURLEY|S
WITH THE AGG|ES
Will Help Manager Murphy's
Team Greatly in Final Squirt
in Pennant Race.
SHERWOOD IS GOING
WELL IN ITS LEAGUE
Looks as Though It May Win
Championship in Second
Half of Schedule.
By II. c. BYRD.

The Agriculture team. in the Depart
mental League. has greatly strengthened
its infield by the acquisition OF Jack Hur-
ley. Hurley was signed yesterday by
Manager Murphy and viii play with the
Agg1es in their remaining contests. He
is one OF the best players in amateur
ball today and Agriculture stands a much
better chance Of beating out Interior for
tho title since 1t secured his services.
In talking about the chances Of Agri-
culture for the title. Manager Murphy
did not hesitate to say that he believed
his team was going to win out. Here is
part Of what he said: 'Of course. you
can't tell what is going to happen in
base ball, but am going to be greatly
surprised II we do not win the pennant-
My team IS a great deal stronger now
than previously, and there Is no reason
why we should not beat out Interior,
which has only a slight lead on us. Kerr
and Kraft made my team much more de-
pendable, and now that l have secured
Hurley 1t win be bolstered UP a lot
more. I think that Hurley has no su-
perior in the city as an in&elder. He
can hit. field and run bases well. In
other words, he would be q valuable man
to any ball club. I am not saying posi-
lively that We are going to win, but you
just watch u.s. and II we don't then I
will have missed my prediction by q big
margin"
Whether or not Agriculture wins the
championship in the Departmental League
there ie no question about its being one
Of the most formidable aSgregations in
the amateur leagues at present With
Hurley. Kerr and Kraft members OF the
club 1t Is not going to be an easy mat
ter for any other nine to beat it in any
game.
Today's game that is scheduled be-
tween Cornell and Southland will prob
able determine whether or not the latter
team will continue the season q member
o Of the Gapi.si h City Lsasus Tnle;;
Is very probable that the franchise will
be declared forfeited. and II is q Ques-
ton II the club has not already forfeit
ed its rights In the league.
II the Southland team drops out OF the
Capital City League. the affairs Of that
circuit will be In more or less Of pre-
dicament Three clubs cannot compose
q league. and with Southland out. just
how the season would be finished Is hard
to foresee A series OF games could be
arranged between the Cornell and Bank
ers teams to decide the title. but tiiat
would hardly be fair to Waverly, which
certainly deserves show for the money
1t put into its franchise. The champion
ship lies between the Cornell and Bank
mines without doubt and II they were to
play the remaining games In which they
are scheduled to meet, the winner would
almost surely be the same as II the cir
cult had continued intact.
There are ten games scheduled in the
amateur circuits today They are as
Capital city League-southland VS..
Cornell.
Central League-Y. NJ. H. A. VS.. Twin
ing.
Departmental League-Commerce and
Labor VS.. Interior.
Eastern League - Mohawks VS..
Shamrocks.
East washington Sunday School
League-First NJ. r. VS.. Presbyterians.
Federal League-Petworth VS.. Tan
glewood
Marquette Leaguc-st. Joseph's VS..
st. Stephens.
Northwest Sunday School League
Mount Pleasant VS.. Fousth.
Potomac Leaguc--Ox0n Hill VS.. High
lands.
Treasury Leaguc-Open date.
Umpire Jack Haas handed in his
resignation to the officials of the
Sunday School League last
night. There has been some dissatis-
faction expressed by one or two of
the managers relative to his work. and
Haas stated that he was not willing to
continue that being the case.
1t begins to look as though Sherwood
is going to win the championship in both
series in the Central League. The team
Is going along at good gait. having won
all it's games since the second half of the
schedule started The team is now
by having back the players
Heck and Rhodes. who were previously
declared suspended by the president for q
run-in with the umpire. and II is liable to
go even better in the future.
The Printers are second in the race now,
with two games won and none lost while
G. P. O.. which gave Sherwood close
fight for the title in the first series, is
last, having lost three and won no games.
The lack of the mainstay of the team,
Catcher Goebel, is one of the reasons for
the failure of the G. p. o. nine to show
as well as it did In the first series. A
good catcher, one used to the others on
the team and familiar with their capabili-
ties. is a mighty big asset to a club and
with him out Of the lineup there Is much
There is hardly a player on
team whose absence would be felt as
much as would that OF a very capable
catcher.