Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-12
LEADING TEAMS
LOOM UP STRONG
Probable Winners Can Be Sc
Iected Now in Majority of
Amateur Leagues.
FEW COLLEGE PLAYERS
IN LOCAL BASE BALL
None of Clubs Has Men From Last
Springs Nines-0ther
Gossip.
BY h. C. BYRD.

Championship possibilities are looming
up in all the amateur leagues now. While
II is still more than possible that some OF
the teams which appear to be strong
will lose out in their struggles for the
titles. the chances are the present favor
ties will finish in front.
The one league in which it will be
impossible to tell anything about the
probable title winner until after the last
game is played is the Central Kenil-
worth won the championship in the first
half of the schedule in that circuit, and.
unless it repeats. the honor for the year
will be decided in a series between it
and the winner of the second series. after
the close of the regular schedule. The
teams are fighting now about on even
terms. it seems. with Waverly and En-
eralds standing out as prominent con-
tenders. The Emeralds have been con-
siderably Strengthened in the last week
and they are looked upon as ve.y dan
gerous factor
Out in the Marquette League the race
10 between St Martins and Tenleytown,
with the adherants of both teams claim
ing the greatest right to the honor. The
schedule is to close week after next, and
II may be that these two clubs will fight
night down to the last game or two be-
fore finally determining which will have
the right to take part in the post-season
games. In the Rosedale circuit the
Highlanders. Holy Name and Trojans
have been in the fight all season. and
there is little doubt about them keeping
!, up. Many of those who have been fol-
lowing the affairs of the circuit closely
seem to think that the Holy Name ag-
@regaton will finally land in front.
Agriculture ought to win the champion
ship of the Departmental League 1t
has suffered reverses during the last
ten days, but they We're probably due
as much to overconfidence as anything
else The Farmers have a capable nine.
and the chances are good for them TO
represent the government organization in
the big series for the city championship.
Eastern seems to be the strongest club
IN the Potomac League. Fairlawn has
been going along at good gait but it
is not as capable an organization as the
leaders. Fairlawn would not have won
the game which put it almost on an even
basis with Eastern the other day had it
not been for the fortunate circumstances
which caused the contest to be called.
Eastern has good pitchers and seems to
be better fortified In all departments.
Ninth has been losing a whole lot more
games than has usually been the case in
the East Washington Sunday School or
ganiZation but if 1t does not represent
taat body in the post-season series it will
he a great surprise to followers Of the
sport The team has lot of reserve
strength il can call into play at any time
IL SO desires. Ninth may not be strong
in some of the contests. but when 1t
really wants to win a game it is pretty
likely to do
Emmanuel seems to have the margin on
the other clubs in the Northwest Sunday
School circuit Its play has been con-
sistent. and last week it proved itself
stronger than the contender in game
that required all its efforts to win II
undoubtedly has a stronger offense than
any of it's rivals and its pitching has
been as good as any of the others have
had
1t is time. in fact. that the league
races shaping up. because 1t is only
short while now before the end OF the
season. The majority of the leagues are
scheduled to end their regular list OF
games within the next three weeks, an6
many of them are to stop even sooner
The post-season series will begin prob
ably the first or second week in August
which will allow but very little time fol-
the playing of the postponed contests.
II is to be hoped that the Emeralds OF
some other club will be the winner ii
the second series in the Central League
the final games for the title between
the fortunate club and kenilworth will
be very interesting and probably will helT
10 ease the league considerably from q
financial standpoint OF course. II Ken
.lworth 10 the victor again. which is moi