The Washington herald., 1914-05-17
Every Kind Of Ball
In Sandlot Circles
Fourteen-inning Contest Be-
tween Interstate and
Marines.
LOCAL AMATEUR GOSSIP

There were many varieties of oasebal,
staged In the various amateur league,
during the past week and what was nroh-
ably the best Of the lot was the four
teen-inning contest played In the Treas
! ury League between Interstate and
Marines Highlanders and Columbias
also took part In an extra-inning con-
test in the Rosedale League. this game
| going ten rounds
team. Is showing good form on the
mound in the games he has twirled 30
far. When not pitching Thompson is used
at first base. as he can hit the ball too
hard to be kept on the bench.
Amateur ball players had better heed
before 1t is too late. the provisions OF
the new ruling which forbids and pro-
vides penalty for coachers touching
runners at third base. UmpUes Shurt-
left and Woodward have already lived
up to the ruling by calling baserunners
out and the overzealous coachers should
remember always that they are spelling
their teams chance of winning by. un-
thinkingly. attempting to assist team
mate to remain On third.
class Of the Central League In a re-
cent game. Kidwell. former star twirler
of the Popeo and Petworth teams. let
the SherwCods down with a solitary
bingle. On the roster of the Spartans
are Billy Martin and Buck Howard. both
well-known players with excellent irepu-
tations as ball players and this pair goes
long ways toward assuring a team sue
cess.
Al Fischer. who formerly guarded the
initial sack for the strong Lofier outfit
in the Independence League. is playing
the same position for the Shopmen aud
hitting and fielding in old-time FORM
In the Potomac League, the Eastern
Athletic Club looks strong and at this
time appears to have an excellent chance
to Land high honors in the circuit across
the river. While it Is early to make
any predictions as to the winner in any
of the leagues II the Eastern boys con-
tinue to play at the speed which has
been evident in their recent games. Steel
Plant and Congress Heights. which are
its most formidable opponents, will have
a mans size job on their hands to head.
on the Fasteners.
The Southern team. of the Railroad cir
past week, due to some of the players be-
ing out of the game on account of vacci-
nation, but managed TO win from the Car
Department on Tuesday, but lost to the
same team later In the week
Manager Tafft's highly-touted Cherry
dale team had a disastrous week in the
Marquette. losing two games by one
sided scores. Upon both occasions the
boys from Virginia were handicapped by
having some of their regulars out OF the
game and Manager Tafft promises that
a different story will be chronicIed dur
ing the coming week. The Virginia pilot
is a hustler and can be banked upon to
bring his team from the position it now
occupies.
League Dick Woodward Is handling the
indicator. and is meeting with much sue
cess Dick knows the game thoroughly
and the league could not have made a
better selection from the material avail
able
1t is a sad fact but true one, that the
quality Of catching material in the anna
teur leagues has deteriorated during the
past few years. In looking over the box
scores Of the nine leagues in town il will
be seen that a total of eighty bases were
stolen Some of these were really simon
pure thefts, but in the great majority
were times when little effort was made
TO head OF the man going down. Just
as soon as the pitchers help the catchers
more and the ability of the backstops
improves a little. amateur ball will he
placed upon a much higher plane, for
nothing helps make a ball game stale
any more than the unchecked running of
base runners
In Hanna and Holley. Manager Chaim-
son, of the Navy team, has a pair OF
hard-hitting players who have provided
much of the offensive strength of that
team to date AS yet, Navy has not
broken into the win column, but II can
be depended upon to get there before
long. The best game Navy has played
to date was its 5rto tie with Federals
on Friday.
played In the history of amateur base
ball in the District OF Columbia a faster
ball game than the fourteen-inning tie
game in the Treasury League last Thurs
day. During the two hours Umpire Shrut-
leff had the boys hustling all the time.
and not dull minute was given the big
crowd which witnessed the battle
The Union Station team. considered the
weak member of the Railroad circuit.
seems to have struck a stride. winning
the last two games. Joe Hurney. who
has charge Of the club. has gathered to-
gether good, fast bunch of players. and
should make the other teams go the limit
from now on.