The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-03
BUSCHER Shining
Whilst. JOECLUB
Former Local Amateur Sure
to Get Chance In Majors
Next Spring.
NOTES AND COMMENT
Petworth and Fairmonts Start Series
This Week-Vigilants vs..
Holy Cross.

Phil Brscher. who got his start on the
local sand lots, is sure TO get trldi III
the major leagues next spring. AS
member of the Erie club in the Interstate
League, Buscher pitched winning Dan,
and when the league blew up several
weeks ago signed with the ST JUG Si"D' VI
the Western League
since Joining ST. Joe Phil has pitched
and won two games. On the last contest
early in the week he won out in the thir-
teenth inning, driving home the winning
run himself He allowed four hits IN
thirteen innings and famed ten patters'
Only three men walked. Pitching ms
kind of ball will land Phil big league
job before the drafting season starts.
Tho ,,ictorv of the Bankers yesterday
over the Cornell Tigers gives the Bankers
the Capital City League pennant' as 10
tie I'D the series Cornell must land the
next three games from the Bankers. IL
is true that Kelly pitched a clever game
Yesterday, outflinging Chris Feinle, the
Bankers star, but he was not blessed
with the support given Feinle. with the
result that he lost out. Then again there
has been a good deal of kicking on the
decision of Umpire Handiboe at the plate
when he called Macdonald safe in the
eleventh inning. giving the game TO the
Bankers Members of the CorneH cluo
and several spectators stated last night
that Macdonald was out foot
The G. P. O. team will play fast
local club next Saturday afternoon at
Central League Park in the beneht
game for Frank Goebel the popular
member of the G. P. o. club, who had
his iawbone fractured last month IN
a game at Union League Park. Goebel
will be in shape to play ball again
early next month.
Owing to the disarmament OF the
G P o. club, there was some talk OF
the team not playing the beneht game
but il was learned from the Big Print
Shop yesterday that the G. z. q. cluo
would positively play the benent game
next Saturday al Central League Park.
The game will be called at o'clock
with Billy Belts as the umpire.
Chick Davis is going like house
atire with the Richmond club. He Is
hitting better than ever, and, from the
reports in the Richmond papers, Is sue
to stick. Davis is being played at sec
ond base. a position which is rather
new to him, but Chick is making good.
Petworth and Fairmonts start five
game series tomorrow in the Federal
League Lefty Wooden and kidwell
will be the opposing hurlers. and
pitchers hattie should result. AS the
series nov stands the chances are
about even. Petworth has the hardest
hitting club, but the FaIrmonts pos
sess the best fingers, in point OF num-
bers Wooden and Thompson are 60
ing good. while Dyer and Lynn are
also capable hurlers. Petworth has
kidwell and Gallagher.
The games today at Nigilant Park
are sure to be well contested. The
Vigilants will present their strongest
line-ups. while the Holy Cross Lyceums
are bringing over a cracking good as-
gregation. The first game will start
promptly at els. with Billy Belts UNI
piring. while the second game Will
start ten minutes after the conclusion
of the first game, with Ty Cobb han
ding the indicator.