The Washington times., 1913-07-05
By BRYAN MORSE.

will probably lead to the disbanding
of the nine. according to information
given out today. Southland is at pres
ent in third place. and the report has
IT that several players have either left
the team or decided to quit.
Manager Lefty Litchfield is report
ed as being ready to give up his po-
sition and withdraw. II is also said
that Jack Spalding, Harry Kidwell, and
Mangus Wood are through, and that
the club is in bad way for players.
The team is scheduled to play in the
league today, but reports have II that
but few of the players will be on hand.
According to the dope the Bankers
and Cornell Company, of the Capital
City League will get together on Tues
day, that being on open date in the
league. The game was called off
week ago on account Of wet grounds.
The Pepco team will meet the nine
representing Clarendon, Va, on Sunday.
at Clarendon. yellow" Meyers. Buch
and Austin Howard, Billy Martin,
Thompson. Kidwell, and Menefee will
play with the Pepco team
many VI luc dlIldltuT teams Will CllrnO
aboard the band wagon today, after
yesterdays layoff and resume their
schedules. Practically all of the teams
had rest yesterday. although several
games were played in the city. Some
of the teams took trips out of town, but
the Brookland Sunday School kids and
the teams in the Southeastern circuit
held to their schedules and played
games
The Departmental League following its
usual Saturday custom, has an OF day.
The Federal League has no contest
booked for today, while the Treasury
circuit which draws its players from
the department which has a half holi-
day, will also remain idle.
The Spartan A. c. journey to Lees
burg, Va, yesterday, where Lefty"
Cantweil, who used to pitch for Tech
High School, proceeded to show the
fans what no-hit game looks like
Cantwen won his game by to 1. He
famed fifteen batters and passed one
man. Unfortunately the gift resulted
in run, as the team fell down behind
Cantwel for two errors at the critical
time.
The second game went to Leesburg by
10 to 4. as the Spartans failed to take
along another pitcher to help Cantwell
out
The Ardmore team, of Maryland
which has gotten rather chesty of late
due to the fact that the visiting teams
have been walloped with regularity, is
SneTing no excuses today. The St
stephen s club. of the Marquette League
which is second in the circuit, took a
game yesterday by 14-to-7 score
scheduled for the Southeastern asso-
ciation were played yesterday. In the
frst game the Mohawks succeeded in
defeating the Congressionals by a 10
TO score. 1t looked TO be all over
for the Mohawks at the start of the
contest, for the Congressionals piled
up seven runs in the first three in
nings. successive innings of run
a lead which was maintained to the
end of the game.
Shamrocks and Western Buds fought
TO TO score, the former getting
staving of the Buds in the next
Avondales and Yankees. scheduled for
yesterdays game. will meet later in
the season.
After today all of the teams will
jump into the games in earnest for
the final rush TO the end of the sea-
son. Practically all of the amateur
leagues are through their season the
middle of August, and as the races
are close for the most part in all
leagues, each team VIII 90 ltS utmost
TO get a commanding lead in the next
two weeks.
None of the leagues are sure of
landing the flag at this time and
those who have followed the amateurs
for the last few years say that never
in the history of the sandlot games
here has competition been so close.
Two baseball games were played by
the Bradbury Heights team and one
from Anacostia. Bradbury Heights won
both contests. the first by the score OF
II to IL and the second by IL TO 2. Thev
were the first games of the season, but
contests will be played here regularly
during the summer hereafter.