The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
SECURITY BOYS
PICKED TO WIN
final TEST
Have Capable Opponents In
Ninth Street Christian
Team.
RIVAL CLUBS COMPARED
Games This Week Between Section
Winners viii Decide the
Supremacy.
RIVAL CLUBS COMPARED
By c. w. SWAN.

and his genial crowd of fence-bust-
ing Bankers.
The Bankers, winners in Section
"a of the post-season series, are
picked to win the District cham
pionShip, and also the amateur
championship of Virginia Playing
the Ninth Street Christians this
week at American League Park,
the Bankers will go up against the
toughest team in the series, and to
win two out of three games they
will have to put up a fast game of
ball But the lads are blessed with
the greatest amount of confidence,
and are willing to play their heads
off to win. With fair pitching, the
writer fails to see how the Bankers
can lose the championship.
The Ninth outfit is one of The
hardest hitting clubs in the Dis
trict, but the Bankers will outrun
them on the bases. Then, again,
the Capital City Leaguers have
been playing together for some lit
tie time, and are much faster.
Neither team has a big advantage
in the pitching department, al
though if Chris Feinle return to
Washington he will win one of the
three games.
Catehcrs Are Good.
Zachary and Giovannetti compare well
behind the bat. Zack Is good hitter,
CAST on the paths, and puts more pep"
in the game than any other amateur
receiver in the city. Giovannetu Is a
hard hitter, and good pegger.
On first the Bankers have the edge.
Charles Broome does not claim to be a
first baseman. but is without doubt the
hardest worker in amateur baseball. Al
ways in the game, the big fellow is out
to win, and much of the success of the
Ninth team is due to his efforts. Riddle
is not quite as good a hitter as Broome,
but is a far better fielder and base run
ner. On second, again the Bankers get
the point. Roundtree, while a good ball
player, is hardly as valuable to a team
as Mike Macdonald. The last named is
enc OF the brainest players in local sand
lot baseball, and is g hard worker all
the time. Macdonald will hit better in
a season than Roundtree.
Stars in short Field.
In short two Of the fastest shortstops
in town can be seen. Tommy Harris
and Skeets Hayes can hold their own
with any pair in the District but Hayes
has had more experience than Harris, is
a better hitter, and as good baserunner.
Both men have wonderful whips.
Third base sees Inky Davis and Gil |
Cassidy paired of. Davis, by virtue Of
his wider experience, hitting, and speed
is given the preference, although the di- |
minutive fielder of the Christians is one
Of the gamest lads in the game. Cassidy |
is hard man to pitch TO, and as he is |
East on the bases is valuable to a team. |
Davis is perhaps the most-fnished fielder |
around town, and now that his arm is |
back in shape, will make the fastest of |
them hustle to beat out a bunt.
The outfelds of the clubs are composed |
Of the hardest hitters in local bush base
ball Reggie Rawlings is the most nat
trial hitter in town. with Yum Moreland, |
Monk Walters, Country Morris, Yellow
MYERS, and Milton Broome coming along 1
Moreland is a finished fielder. fast on |
the paths, and has a wonderful arm |
Myers is not as fast as Moreland, but is |
as good a hitter. Morris is a great sticy,-
er. as fast as any in the city on the |
bases, and corking good fielder Wal
tiers is fast, a sure fielder on fly balls, |
and good hitter.
Pitching Stats Good.
Now for the pitching STATS.
Ninth has Ed Kelley, the star of the i
Business High School Club last season:
big Ben Bryant. the speed ball king of |
the amateurs; Bell, a fast-going little |
h hn
game OF ball; Cheny, a youngster who
has pitched good ball this year, and Otto |
Won Herbglis, the hero of the ne-hit no.
run game In the East Washington Sum
day School League.
- Curly Byrd has Chris Feinle, the star
OF the District; Frank Hoffecker, who
has pitched a two-hit and a three-hit |
game against the Petworth sluggers in |
the series; Loomis, of the Maryland Ag-
gles, who, when right, has fast break /
ing curve ball which will fool the hest
of clouters; Lefty Murphy, a big feI-l
low with a world of steam; Lefty"
Holden, the youngster from LAFAYETTE |
College, and last, but not least, Freddie
Dyer, the lad who humbled Interior last
week SO easily.
Kelley md Dyer.
With Feinle out OF the way (as Il Is
reported that he will not be in town for
tne intersection series) Hofecker and
Bryant loom up as the selections for the
first game, although at the last mo-
ment Mike Macdonald may decide to send
Lefty" Murphy to the hill Bryant, If
right. will give the Bankers a tough bat
tie, while Hoffecker viii also be hard to
beat Support is liable to tell the tale
With these men out of the way, Bell
DR. Kelley viii be called upon to work
the second game for Ninth, while the
Bankers are almost sure to start
Loomis or Freddie Dyer. The latter, IL /
he has control, will be the hardest of
all for Ninth to trim. With a fast
breaking curve and a dandy slow bail,
Freddie is likely to make the Christians
go long route, and with Bell in condi-
tion, battle royal is looked for The
pitchers of the first game viii most
likely be sent back Friday and the out
come Of the series will depend on this
game.
Taken all I'm all. these games shoiild