Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-02
Stealing Feature Of Play Amateur Sport Gossip

work than catching a game once a week
a player is inclined to let down in the
last two or three innings because of a
physical disinclination to work hard when
he Is tired. If conditions were such that
the players in the different circuits could
practice on days they do not play there
would be some exceptionally capable re-
ceivers developed every year, but, as mat
tiers are, the great majority never get be-
yond the stage of mediocrity.
Only one contest took place In the anna
teur circuits yesterday. That was played
and the Columbias. The latter won by
to Z. There were three forfeit games.
Fifth FORGETTING to Ninth in the East
Washington Sunday School circuit: Spar
tans losing to the Kenilworth nine for the
same reason, and Library dropping its
game in the Treasury League to Bureau
through Its failure to place a team on the
field. The Keniiworth- Spartan contest
was forfeited to the former because the
latter has dropped out OF the league, but
account Of the bad weather. It could
easily have been figured by these clubs
that there would be no games played.
though. II that were true, there was no
excuse for not finding out If possible.
That game dropped by st. Paul was a
pretty tough turn OF affairs for 1t. st.
Paul got lead Of seven runs when it
scored that many in the second inning.
Adamson, pitching for st. Paul, struck
out thirteen men,
The general play Of Hurd for the Co.
lumbias was much above the ordinary.
He did some brilliant work In the field,
while he batted fairly well also. Adam
Der Of either team. getting a two-bag-
ger and three-bagger out of four at
tempts.
In -
the first heats In the diamond SOULS in
the Henley regatta yesterday. The two
other men entered In the singles from
the United States were beaten-Paul With
ington and W. T. Gardener, both former
Harvard men. Robert Dibble of Canada
also finished first in his heat. Dibble Is
said to be a probable winner of the event,
in view of his splendid record on this
side He won the American champion
ship last year.
Heats to determine the final contestants
for the grand challenge cup were begun
today. Both Fights from the United
states rowed-the Union Boat Club of
Boston against the London Boat Club Of
1 London and the Harvard boat against
resentatives Of this country won. as de-
scribed In the news columns.
Guy Nickalls. who has just returned to
England after having had charge Of the
Yale crew. is reported to have said that
the American Fights have caught Eng
land In an OF year. 1t Is to be seriously
hoped that it is not such an Off year as
the English said they were having in
polo.
Ninth is scheduled to play St. Agnes
today In the Sunday School League, and
If 1t can win there is no doubt that it
will be in a position almost to claim the
championship. st. Agnes and Keller are
two of the teams that have won from
Ninth this season, and last Tuesday the
Christians took fall out of the latter
very decisively. II they defeat ST Agnes
today hardly anybody will question their
probable right to the supremacy. Ninth
will likely pitch CLANCY or.Von >Herbules,
its most capable hurlers: the latter prob
ably will do the work, as CLANCY let
Keller down with one hit two days ago.
He may be sent right back again, though,
and If he is the chances are he will win
again.
Cornell will get mighty promising re-
cruit for its crews when Boryer, who
graduated at Technical High last spring.
enters there this fall. Boryer Is now
rowing for the Analostan Club, and, judg-
ing by the way he is developing, should
become a mighty capable performer be-
fore the end Of the summer. He is
strong. has a long reach and looks to be
lust the kind Of fellow to turn into a
good oarsman.