Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-19
AGG|ES T0PLAY
DOUBLE-HEADER
Will Meet Post Office in Two
Games in Departmental
League Today.
KNAPP GAVE II WALKS
IN ONE INNING AT G. u.
But He Is Now Rated as Best
TwirIer in New Eng
land League.
BY II. c. BYRD.

A double-header is scheduled for this
afternoon In the Departmental League
The Agricultural nine Is to meet Post
Office IN two games, and it must win
both to stay in the running for the cham
pionship If the Aggies win both con-
tests they will still have their chance
to finish first, but il they lose 1t will be
only an outside bet that they will land
better than second; the odds would be too
much against them.
The Agg1es have been going at a good
gait and have been showing their heels
to every other club in the league recent
~. Whether or not they will be able to
keep 1t up is questionable. but it would
seem that they have the margin on the
other clubs. with the possible exception
Of Interior.
If Agriculture wins both the games
today from Post Office it is likely that
the largest crowd that has watched q
League will be present next Tuesday at
Its game with Interior. There Is much
interest being manifested in the outcome
OF the game between Interior and the
Aggies, but much Of that will be killed
unless the latter are able to take the
long end Of the score in both contests
this afternoon.
The following games are scheduled to
be played in the amateur leagues today:
Capital City League-Bankers VS.. Wa
verley.
Central League-Open date
Departmental League-Post Office VS..
Aggies 1.-TWO games).
Junior League-Climbers vs. High
East Washington Sunday School
League-St. Agnes VS.. First NJ. p.
Potomac League-Highlands vs. Oxon
Northwest Sunday School League
Open date.
Eastern League-Open date.
Marquette League-Trinity vs. st.
Stephen.
The Civil Service Commission team has
been declared the winner in the Treasury
League. The action was taken at meet
ing Of the league held this week.
The play of the Civil Service team has
been very commendable, and an effort
will be made to place the nine In one of
the faster leagues next season.
Two years ago the opening game of ball
OF the season at Georgetown had q very
peculiar ending. The Blue and Gray was
playing Mount st. Joseph's College, and
had the short end of the score by to 10
when the ninth inning was reached. The
youngster who had been pitching had held
Georgetown men almost helpless, but as
It began to rain in the last inning, he was
removed. presumably to keep him from
catching cold In his arm. Another
youngster was substituted and he was so
wild that he could not get the ball over at
all. The first two Georgetown men got
on by q hit and an error, but even then,
with q nine-run lead against them, 1t
looked hopeless for the Blue and Gray
Well right then began some Of the wild
est pitching even seen.
In succession. that youngster gave
eleven bases on balls and forced in
enough runs to tie the score, and then
gave another walk which forced in the
winning run. Georgetown won that game
by II to 10. and the youngster who made
a present OF the contest was much de-
rided. It was never thought for an In
slant that that pitcher would ever be
used again, let alone become q capable
performer. Such is base ball. though.
and today that fellow is rated as the best
is what big league manager has had to
say about him:
"Walter Knapp OF Fall River Is one of
the most promising looking young pitch
ers In the New England League. This is
his second year In professional base ball.
with the same club. When President Clo-
hecy secured tho transfer of the Haver-
hill franchise to Fall River he secured
Knapp from Duffy. who had taken tle old
Fall River club to Portland.
1892, and attended Mount st. Joseph's
College, from which institution he was
graduated year ago last June. When
In college Knapp was the star pitcher OF
tho nine.
Yt might be mentioned in this connection
that tho pitcher whom Knapp succeeded