Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-14
WILL DISCUSS
PLANS TONIGHT
Meeting to Decide Upon ANA
teur Day and the Post
Season Series.
EARL STEELE HAS
BEEN PLAYING WELL
Cornell Center Fielder Throw
ing, Hitting and Fielding
in Capable Manner.
BY II. c. BYRD.

A meeting of the amateur committee
will be held tonight. The two main SUBJ
jects to come up for discussion are the
beginning Of the post-season series and
amateur day. Final decision will proba-
bly, be given on each.
1t is very probable that amateur day
Will not be held. The refusal OF two or
three of the most important teams in the
District to take part and the lack of gen.
erai enthusiasm seems to indicate that
there will be no parade this summer. 1t
is to be regretted that such is the case.
If the management Of the Nationals takes
sufficient interest in the sport in the
amateur circuit to offer $500 in prizes it
seems rather unfortunate that suff1-
Gent response cannot be aroused among
the amateurs to warrant the holding OF
the affair.
1t is planned to begin the post-season
series about August Is. The matter will
be discussed fully at the meeting to night.
The league in which there are likely to
be many postponed games will be given
as much time as possible to complete
their schedules. but it is hard to see how
the schedule in the post-season series
could be completed If the opening game is
delayed much beyond August Is.
There is a certain member Of the Amer
lean Security and Trust nine who did not
take very kindly TO the newspaper &C
counts of the game in which the Bankers
were defeated by Cornell last Tuesday.
Practically all the press reports had II
that some foolish plays on the part Of
the inf1eld were responsible for the loss
of the contest. After reading all the ac-
counts over. the player in question looked
up and remarked: WELL we may have
played foolish base ball. but If there ever
was anything more foolish than the way
these fellows. have written the accounts
Of that game. then I'd like to see it,
Tha fn0 AAAI s,14A 10
the amateur leagues:
Brookland Church Observation-Disclosures
VS.. Episcopal
Capital City League-Waverlys VS. Hy-
attsville.
Central League-Y. M H A. vs. North
ern.
Departmental League-Post Office VS..
Interior.
Federal League-Tanglewood VS.. Pet
worth
East Washington Sunday School League
Brethren VS.. Ninth.
Potomac League-G. II. l. We. Congress
Heights.
Northwest Sunday School League-st.
Eastern League - Congressional vs..
Anomalies.
Marquette League-st. Joseph VS.. Trim
ity. >.....-F
Junior League-victories VS.. Highland
erS. -.
The team managed by Mr. Holden, rep
resenting Hyattsville, is scheduled!to play
for the first time. today in. the Capital
City League. Whether or not It will. be
recruited sufficiently to take part in1fts
first contest is questionable; but II Is Ger
tain that the club will be on hand for the
next game. ~. = :t;s
The work of Earl Steele since Joining
the Cornell team has been exceptionally
good. His play in the field and at bat
has been Of such a character as to stamp
him as onesof the most capable men in
the circuit. 1t had been said by many
who have watched Steele play~-that he
could not throw. Nothing could be
farther from representing the real fact
His ability to line the ball to any base
where a play may be made was demon
strated fully in the three innings played
between the Bank and Cornell mines
on second, long fly balls were hit to
him. He caught both. and got his man
going to third each time One OF his
throws was exceptionally good, as he
went far into right center. caught the
ball. and. after turning. threw it on a
line to third base, where he got the run
ner on close play.
1t seems to be the general opinion
among those in amateur base bali that
to enter the intercfty series this year.
1t would appear from the general tone Of
the remarks Of several of the local men
that it is their desire that club from
Baltimore be placed in competition with
the Richmond and Washington teams
The Richmond club proved a very weak
opponent for the champions Of the Dis
trfct last season, and the chances are
that 1t will come no nearer winning this
year. It's players are hardly Of such
caliber that they can make the right
kind of showing against either of the
probable winners of the title here
With the team from Baltimore taking
part the series would be much moro
Interesting. Whichever club wins the
title in the Maryland city. It is sure
to be very capable combination. There
are some strong aggregations over there.
about the best being included in the
Interclub League
The Cornell nine now has the best
looking outf1eld that has represented #
at any time this season. Steele Marceron
and Mccarthy make a trio that is
capable at bat and in tho field. Any
one OF the three men is likely to hit
at any time, and all are above the
average in going after fly balls.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGuE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. L. Pct: w. L. Pet.
Columbus. 8 200 Charleston. 43S
tack