Evening star., 1914-07-29
FINISH OF AMATEUR
SCHEDULES IS NEAR
Several Leagues Have Already
Concluded Seasons and 9th
ers Will Do SO Shortly.
TROJANS OUT OF RACE
IN THE ROsEDALE CIRCUIT
Next Contest Between Highlanders
and Holy Name Will Decide
the Pennant.
BY h. c. BYRD.

The schedules in the amateur leagues
are practically at an end. There are only
two circuits in which the almost certain
winner is not known and these are likely
to be determined within the next week
Three organizations have completed their
list of contests and two others will do
likewise as soon as tie games are played
on
A meeting Of the amateur association
is to be held tonight for the purpose of
making determinations relative to the
post-season series. The main object Of
the meeting of the amateur body is to
classify the several circuits so that the
clubs that represent them in the cham
pionship games will be rated according
to their strength. There Is no method
of determining just how this will be
done, it being possible that last-minute
changes will be made because of OBJ
jections. The presidents Of all the
leagues that come under the jurisdiction
Of the amateur body will be present, and
each will work for whatever he thinks
best for his organization. This matter
was very satisfactorily arranged year
ago, though, and there are likely to be
no bitches this evening.
The Navy Department nine is desirous
OF booking games for the remainder of
the summer with some of the best teams
in the city, the contests to take place on
the White Lot ellipse at 5:15 O'Clock.
Ihose who want to make arrangements
for such games will do well to address
G. J. Hold, Room ISL. Navy Department
Manager Beach of the Tenleytown
team. winner of the championship in
the Marquette League, takes up the
challenge issued through this column
last Sunday by the manager of the
Emerald Club for a series Of five games
marks of Manager Callan Of the
Emeralds in this wise:
Manager Callan of the Emerald Club,
in last Sundays Star. states that it was
who were defeated by Tenieytown last
week. but a picked-up team. This Is
perfectly true. and it has been the gen.
eral experience of Tenleytown for some
the Marquette League failed to appear
for games. Tenleytown has in every in
stance put full team of its regular
players on the field. and Mr.. Callan's
regular clubs playing should be quail
ned to- this extent. The causes for this
condition In the league, and the pro-
priety OF picking up a scrub team from
among bystanders and playing it under
| the name Of a league club, is not for
me to discuss. The fact remains that.
fIenleytoWn made runaway race early
in the season, when the other clubs
were properly represented on the field
and regrets as much as any one that
recently so-called club teams were often
merely scrub mines. Nothing will give
ITenleytown more pleasure than to ar
range the ffve-game series Mr.. Callan
suggests. provided the Emerald Club
can. assure the attendance Of full
team OF its regular players"
The Trojans were thrown out Of the
race for the championship of the Rose
dale League when they lost to the
H1RhIandpFS hv
to e. The Highlanders played the
better ball, and deserved to get the
long end Of the score.
landers. goes the best part of the
credit for the victory. He was in
vincible during practically every minute
OF the game. allowing only two hits
second for the winners. also did some
very good work. He was at bat three
times, and out Of that many attempts
got two hits. one of them a two-bagger.
Anderson also handled six chances in
the field and did not make misplay
He also had stolen base to his credit
and made one run.
two clubs which viii now fight for the
league championship. The next contest
In which these two clubs meet will
decide the title. too. as there Is only
standing.
The Baptist team defeated Wesley in
the Brookland Church League by to 3.
The Baptists did not get the big end
of the score by very wide margin.
but they outplayed their rivals in
! every department. They had three less
errors charged against them. and out
| hit the opposing club just double.
| The Drillery was defeated by the En-
gineers by score of 2 to l. Harrison
| for Drillery and Hasenstab for the
| Soldiers did some excellent work in the
box Both pitchers allowed only three
! hits each, and their hurting was much
| above the general run. They held the
game well in hand most of the time.
and there never was an occasion when
| either was batted very effectively.
| Just what will be the result Of the