Evening star., 1914-06-08
BY n. c. BYRD.

BY H. c. BYRD.
Ten games are scheduled for today in
the amateur leagues. There is not a
circuit that has not contest booked
and several of them are to be played
between the best clubs in the organiza-
tions. More than one close score
should result
The Spartans and Printers are to
meet in the Central League, and while
the former have been going at a
better gait than the latter the Print
ers are apt to spring a surprise at any
time. 1t is never unexpected when
they get away with a close contest
no matter if they are against the best
teams in the circuit. The Commits
sioners are to meet Interior in the De-
partmental League. which should be a
fairly well played contest. Fifth and
St. Agnes are to be the contending
clubs in the East Washington Sunday
School circuit, and their meeting
should be productive Of some good
competition. Emeralds and ST Mar
tins in the Marquette League and the
G. H. I-Eastern game in the Potomac
circuit should be well contested.
A New York writer arises to make the
following remarks:
-Four deaths were charged to base ball
within two days last week-three from
being hit on the head by pitched balls
and one by a blow over the heart. Sad
as this was, the papers of the country
gave not more than ten lines to all four
buried'' 1t, so to speak-and vet If four
deaths were recorded in college foot ball
within two days flaming type would have
been spread all over the first pages, while
editorial pages would have reeked with
frenzied sermons 1t all depends upon
the point of view
That this is absolutely fact will not
be denied. Time after time comment has
been made in this column as to the great
ado made over injuries in foot ball, while
comparatively little is ever said about the
hurts received on the diamond. Let some
one get broken leg in foot ball and
there is great hue and cry raised against
the game, it's brutality, it's risk etc. but
if just such an injury is the result Of
play in base ball it seems to be accepted
as matter of course. Last Saturday
Martin, Georgetown boy, had his leg
broken in a base ball game with Prince
ton. That was mentioned in one para
graph of the story of the contest, and
that was all said about It. If he had
broken the bone in ~oot ball game last
fall. it would have been different propo-
this connection. that Martin has been
playing foot ball for four years at
Georgetown. and no injury of any note
has ever been sustained.
The Marshalls of Baltimore lost an
exhibition game yesterday to the Andrews
club. The score was 6 to 1. The Andrews
club generally played the better ball.
The Lincoln Athletic Club went over
to Ballston. Va, yesterday and gave the
team representing that town a trouncins
by to g. The playing Of the Washing
ton boys was above the average, the
losers being out hit and out fielded. Bis
choff pitched a good game for the Lin
coins, while Long and Carter, for the
test which took place In the morning the
Lincolns won from the Rex A. c. by
to l. The general work of the Lincolns
was superior to that of the losers.
In the other game played between in
dependent teams. the Clarendon aggreea-
ton got away with the long end Of the
score against the Dreadnoughts by to
l. Hager. who did the catching for Clar-
endon, made three hits. one being for
three bases
The National Athletic Club went to
Alexandria yesterday and dropped game
to the Cardinals by 8 to I. Six runs were
scored by the winners in the first inning.
which proved too big a handicap for the
local lads to overcome.
Interior is going to have hard time
winning the championship Of the Depart
mental League again. The title holders
of last season are now in third place,
though 1t Is by a very little margin that
the leaders are in front. Agriculture and
Post Office are gong along IN nne style
and the race promises to be a mighty
good one. 1t would not be surprise If
these three teams fight it out right down
to the end of the schedule.
AS a matter of fact there have been
few years since the Departmental League
was organized that there have not been
close races. Two or three Of the teams
have been punched down to the final
games, and last year Interior won out
only after one of the closest finishes In
any of the circuits. 1t Is doubtful II
there is league in the city that can
point back to as good a record in the
matter of close races as can the De-
partmental
The knights of Columbus and Cath
olic University base ball teams are sched-
uled to play this afternoon at American
League Park for the benefit of charity
The st. vincent's Orphan Asylum will be
the direct beneficiary of the contest. The
Knights team will be made UP mostly Of
GEORGETOWN University players.
The contest scheduled for June 20 be-
tween the two Masonic teams is not GO
ing to be such joke affair as that kind
Of a contest generally is: In fact, con-
sidering the merits Of the majority Of the
men making up the All-Masonic aggrega-
ton, it looks as though the team repre-
senting the Harmony Lodge is going to
be up against pretty tough proposition.
Both mines will be much stronger than
would ordinarily be expected. and a close
hard game is more apt to result than
not. AS a matter Of fact. 1t will be
surprise II the contest II not productive
Of some very close competition. There