The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
MANY UPSETS IN
AMATEUR SERIES
Prospective Winners In Each
Section Have Been Handed
Setbacks.
EASTERN CLUB LOSES ONE
Left-hand Hurlers Are Having Sue
cess in Championship Games.
Station in Running.
By wALKEn II. coLsTON.

While the Ashland and Alec Clubs are
battling 1t out for the championship Of
the Richmond sand-Iots, the followers OF
amateur baseball in this city have been
put into quandary as to what team will
be eligible to meet them as upsets have
occurred in each OF the three sections
into which the teams have divided and
| in two instances the clubs which were
picked to have a runaway race have
been downed by some lesser light that
has come up on an even basis and has
an even chance to cop.
At the beginning Of the play-on in the
International games. the Easterns, Of
the Potomac League. were picked to
have a walkover in Section A, while
Ninth, in Section B, and Postofice in
Section c, were the choice of the ma
jority Of the fans to win going away.
The first blow-off came in Section c
on Thursday when Lefty Downey, on
the mound for the Treasury outfit,
triumphed over the Postoffice tribe let
ting the Mailmen down with but three
clean blows, sending eight back to the
bench on strikes and winning his game,
to l.
From then on the money counters were
reckoned with as a winner OF their sec
ton. and with DOwney In the box as a
contender for the inter-city series, as the
big portsider is, without a doubt, one of
the best. II not the best, man pitching
ball in the amateur ranks Of this city.
The biggest surprise followed the next
day in Section A, when Manager Robert
Emmert Kelley's Eastern clubmeh, OF
the Southeast Circuit, were handed a
trimming by the heady Emerald crew, of
the Central League, who were looked on
as having an outside chance for he
towners in their first start.
King Cole, Eastern's little spItball
HEAVIER. was driven from the mound by
the Irish lads in the second frame and
Merry Mitchell, who succeeded him, was
also'of form, the final score being 10 TO 5.
Tennallytown and Eastern are left to
battle It out, as the Emeralds were ellmi-
mated by going down to defeat again yes
terday at the hands OF the former team.
The Southeast lads still rule favorites
because of their more experienced team
and OF their pitching stafi built around
Buck Becker. the former National.
After shutting out the Union Station
club on Wednesday by to o score,
the followers of the Ninth Street Church
men, in Section B, could see nothing to
it but an easy victory for their team, as
Brightwood had looked easy on their first
appearance, which was broken up by rain
with the Churchmen leading by COM
Portable margin .
Predictions went sky high when the
Trainmen took the field against the
Christians yesterday on their home
grounds and with Forest Thompson on
the mound. had things their own way.
winning to /, and drawing up on an
even basis with the Northeast boys In
the percentage column. Lefty Carrico
and Ed Kelley, who worked on the
mound for the Churchmen looked easy
for Manager Hurney's team, which ap-
pears to have found itself and looks to
stand an even chance Of representing
Class B IN the play-on.
This season seems to be a good one
for the left-handed pitchers in the sec
tional series, as Buck Becker Of East
ern: Larry Cheney. Of Ninth, and Lefty
Downey, OF Treasury. have all gone great
on their first time out. Cheney letting
the Union Station team down with but
one bingle. that being made in the
ninth inning OF the game Wednesday.
Although defeated. the young Holy
Name team of. the Rosedale League
played good game against the more
experienced Treasury club on Tuesday.
and the final score which was TO !.
speaks weH of the ability Of the young
sters
Ninth received the first forfeit game
OF the sectional contests when the Bright
wood team could muster but eight men
at scheduled time for the game Friday.
Umpire Jaeschke awarding the contest
to the Churchmen, 9 10 Q.