Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-10
BY H. C. BYRD.

BY II. Z. b KID.
The Eneralis are likely to make a
great fight for the championship in the
! second half of the schedule in the Cen
| trail League They have been considera-
| oily strengthened since the series started
! 2 little over week a go. and the club that
i BEATS them out for the right to contest
/ with Wentworth for the real title for the
( season Will have to set a very fast pace
j Wentworth won the first SERIES hut il
| looks very much as If It will not ne able
! to repeat
/ The Emeralds have been much more
7 Formidable since III" beginning Of the sec
1 ond series becarse ri the acquisition Of
I two players OF Unidentified ability. Munich
( and CUsack are the two men who havr
! added much strength to the team of
! fensively and defenSively. and they ar
| apt TO prove Of much worth before the
end of the year, MUNICH is PLAYING first
, base: he can catch and his professional
! experience will stand him in good stead.
Cusack is one of Georsetown's PLAYERS
and he hits and fields better than the
average
Donnellys team NOW looks 10 be =,
least as strong as any other in the league
and will undoubtedly put up an even
I fight for the title In fact, it would ap-
| pear that the chances really favor il to
win in this series. provided the pitchers
dc their part. The club is now leading
the circuit without a defeat charged
against it and its players feel confident
that they are going TO stay in front.
incidentally. while speaking of the En-
eralds. it might be we'll to mention the
opinion Of a player on one Of the other
Clubs in the Central League as TO the
capabilities of JIMMY -Donneiiy. MANAGE
of the E.neralds: ''Donnelly is the best
/ baiplaXer i'll the Central League. He is
| consistent. and he plays generally better
than any other man OF course there
are some of tn" others who do better
work at times, but day in and dav out
there is not another performer ON any
of the clubs that can come anywhere
near him He can hit pretty WELL fields
a beautiful game. runs bases well and
is one of the most intellieent men in
amateur base ball today.
| Emmanuel and Rri2htwood engaged in
/ one OF the most brilliant contests 81 the
Year III the Northwest sunday School
League Yesterday. the former winning by
! 10 % The contest Was well PLAYED from
start to finish. both teams being il the
game for all they We're worth Emmanuel
held first place by only a small margin.
and it was almost necessary for Bright
wood to win in order to have AN even
chance for the pennant. The victory OF
Emmanuel probably means that it Will get
the championship. The only run of the
game came in the third inning.
st. Martins was defeated again yester-
day in the Marquette League. losing to
TenleyfoWn 10y l To :. Holy Name won
from ST. Paul in the Rosedale circuit by
:, to T. Nav defeated the Marines in
southern forfeited to shops in the
Railroad Y. VI. G. y. League. United
Brethren got away with Well deserved
| victory over St. Agnes in the East
| Washington Sunday school circuit by 10
I to ,. Wesley pat UP the best play it
| has shown since u became a member OF
| the B-oohlaud Church League. though
it lost to Episcopal by :: to /, Post Of
| departmental organization 10y . to >, and
! Emerald defeated the Sherwood cub in
! thu central 10y IS to =
/ Gcssford pitching for Emmanuel
! against EriGhtw"od. allowed only SIX hits
! pitching was Indicated by She fact that
! not a man scored. He held the opposing
! hatters helpless as far hitting when
! hits would have meant runs. and he
| worked generally in a manner much SUI
| peror to that of any of the twirlers in
| the Northwest sunday School circuit.
Over. who played third for Emmanuel,
| gave a splendid exhibition. He handled
| every chance offered him in the field
/ sevcrl-and made on hit ONT of three at
| ternpts and figured in a double play.
I STATE as short for Erightwood. made
! perfect plays on nine Of his ten oppor-
I turlitic>.
! Rawlings and Fr,cde got two hits each
} for Iulruanuel, while Torney made two for
T;rightwood. None of the other players
: connected for more than one safety.
Seven bases on balls hv TIarman con-
trihuted largel7- to the defeat of St As-
mes by the United Brethren. Neither
team did a great deal of batting. five
hits being mad,. by each. The fielding
-. .hgnew made two errors and nited
, Brethren three Each nine had fourteen
| assists
,iaryoy did some fine fielding for St
! Agucs. Playing second base. he handled
eight chances perfectly. five of whlcf
were assists and three put-outs. Tie
played perfect game.
Holy Names victory over ST. Paul MAY
t. attributed to two things particularly
the pitching Of Harmon and the errors
by the Ioser. Uarmun's delivery was
almost complete puzzle to tn" st
Paul PLAYERS. as they got only I'VE hlts
eleven struck out and eight made errors
ST. Paul playr,. an erratic game, I" say
the least. while Holy Name managed tt
|
| seventh inning. Neither club put ul' al
exceptionally creditable exhibition.
| The Navy from the Marines by
scoring consistently throughout tho On
tire period OF play. 1t got the lead at the
start, counting III the first ana second
innings. and was never headed thereafter
Glass, the star pitcher Of the Marines
was III right field.
There was practically but one efature il
the contest which was the mating o!
I Perry. who PLAYED centerfield for the
| Marines lie was M nNe 'iiH'S ana
L do Mil 10 drlNe I.l