Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
FA|RMONTS ARE
FAVORED TO WIN
Generally Expected That They
Will Finish First in the
Federal League.
ANALOSTAN CLUB HAS
CHANGED ITS POLICY
Establishes Junior Membership
to Draw Younger Men Into
the Organization.
BY II. c. BYRD.

The Fairmont team is expected TO win
the championship in the Federal League
in the series now being played. 1t has
fair lead and should be able to hold
1t If its work in the past is any cri-
| terion of what it will continue to do.
Winning the championship in the Sec
ond series does not mean that the Fair
monts will represent the Federal
League In the post-season games.
While the club is going well. 1t must
beat Petworth in @ special series be-
tween the two clubs. Petworth. by vir-
rue of having been in the lead at the
time the league was reorganized and
new schedule adopted. has been de-
clared eligible to compete with the
winner of the second half Of the sched
ule for the real title.
That Fairmont is pretty sure. to win
out in the series now being played is
rhe opinion of those who have been
| following the league rather closely. 1t
has two capable pitchers and the other
players seem to accord the hurlers the
| necessary support. Against the Pet
| worth club in the final series it may
| not win. but the chances are that a
number of close games will be played.
Both clubs will have good pitching. and
that factor is enough to warrant the
| teresting.
Wooden and Thompson have been the
mainstayS of the Fairmont club in the
box. Both men have done some excellent
work. that of Wooden having been pro-
| ductive of victories so consistently that
particular notice has been drawn to him.
Wooden has given some excellent exhi
bitions and probably holds the league
| record for strikeouts for the season.
| Petworth also has a very capable per-
| former to place against Wooden in the
| final series. He is kidwell That young
| ster is bound to give the best of them a
hard run to beat him. and against the
Fairmonts he should show well, there
being few hard hitters on the club.
Another interesting final series is likely
| to take place in the Central League.
unless Sherwood should win the cham
pionship in the second half Of the sched-
ule. That club was the victor in the first
stand an even chance to win out this
time, although 1t has some stronger clubs
| against 1t now than it had during the
previous part of the season. The race
| In that circuit is very close, three clubs
| being In the running for the title. and no
| matter which wins out, it should be
| capable Of contesting q close series with
| Sherwood. OF course, If Sherwood wins
again, the title will be settled, and there
would be no final series.
| The following communication has been
received from the manager Of an amateur
club in Baltimore:
THE Paret Memorial base ball club of
| Baltimore would like to arrange Sunday
games with the fastest outfits in the city
| of Washington, games to be played in
Washington. The Memorial team Is recog-
| nized as one of the fastest in Baltimore,
Monumental city. Among its latest games
played Is victory over the crack Car
denville club of Baltimore. which, after
defeating teams Of the best caliber and
winning twenty-one straight games. met
its first defeat of the season at the
hands of the Paret Memorial nine by the
score of to 2. game with the Ma
tional Reserves OF Washington is espe-
cially desired. Managers can secure
games by addressing F. Reinhardt, jr.,
| The following is a list Of the games
| scheduled in the amateur leagues:
Brookland League-Baptists VS.. Episco-
pal.
Capital City League-Bankers VS.. Hy-
| attsville.
East Washington League-Brethren vs.
| Reformation.
| Departmental League : Interior VS..
| Marines.
Central League-G. p. o. VS.. Northern.
| Federal League-Tanglewood VS.. Fair
! mont.
| Eastern League-Western Buds vs. Mo-
| hawks.
| Northwest League-Fourth VS.. Whitney
| Marquette League-War vs. ST. Joseph's
! Potomac League-Anacostia VS.. G. II. l.
The work of the Interior club has been
| worthy Of more than passing recognition
even though 1t fails to win the cham
! pionship of the Departmental League. Ii
| Is practically a new club in the circuit
yet it has held the lead practically all
| the season. Manager Rays got together
| O. bunch of youngsters who have shown
| a willingness to work and give their
| best to the game. All have been credit
| to the sport, and their supporters are not
| few by any means.
| The Analostan Boat Club has started
| an innovation which is sure to be Very
| productive of more youthful talent. In
| fact, it is evident that the policy Of the
| club is going to be very successful in