Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-04
FINAL GAMES ARE
SURE TO Be CLOSE
Probable Post-Season Teams
in Amateur Leagues Ap-
pear Evenly Matched.
EASTERN BEATEN FOR
FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
Oxon Hill Is Only Nine That Has
Yet Humbled the
Leaders.
BY n. c. BYRD.

The most closely contested post-season
series that has ever been held at the close
Of the championship races in the several
amateur leagues is likely to be seen this
season. 1t is questionable if there has
ever been a time in the history of ANA
teur base ball when the probable win
ners in four or five leagues appeared to
be as evenly balanced as at present There
are no teams which seem to stand out
WIDELY above the others.
IN the Departmental, Central, East
washington Sunday School and Potomac
Leagues are probable winners of the
even terms for the honors of representing
Washington in the intercity series. 1t
would be impossible to select a victor,
as has been done in the last few years.
For a long time the Cornell Company.
Pepco or the American Security and
Trust held sway, but this season there is
no club to go into the final schedule of
games as strong as either of those COM
plnations when they won championships.
1t is very likely that the Treasury
Sunday School circuits will be in class B
IN the post-season series. with the prob
able winner much in doubt. This. in fact.
will be the first year that the East
Washington Sunday School circuit has
not been in class B, and that it has grad
uated to class A is evidence of the lack
of one or two teams which seemed to
stand out over the others.
1t looks very much as if it will be inn
possible to select a probable final winner
OF the city championship None of the
teams is strong enough to guarantee it
being favored especially, while all seem
to be more capable in one or two depart
ments than the others. AS has been said
before. the probabilities are that some
of the closest competition ever seen in
the final SarieS wi faL
The Eastern Athletic Club lost its first
game of the season in the Potomac
League when it was defeated yesterday
by the Oxon Hill aggregation. Inability
to hit the delivery of Lefty Carrico
was in the main responsible for the loss.
The Eastern batters were unable 10
gauge the puzzling offerings of the Oxon
Hill lad, and never once did they have
look-in as far as winning was con-
cerned. Only three times were players
of the losing club able to connect safely,
Spalding, E. Brewer and Fitzgerald being
the ones to drive the ball into safe ter
ritory. Carrico struck out nine and gave
no bases on balls. He pitched one of the
best games seen In the Potomac League
this year.
Post Office handed War a decisive
trimming in the Departmental League
yesterday. winning by 1: to >. The Mail
men hit the ball about as they pleased.
while Stanton held the disciples of Mars
to two singles. Stanton struck out ten
men. Ardigo, who played centerfield for
War, got both his teams hits. All the
other players were almost helpless be-
fore the delivery of the Mailmen' s
finger
Dodge and Beard did some good hitting
for the Post Office team, each getting
three hits out of five trips to the plate.
Boards long wallops were the feature of
the contest, one going. for two bases and
another for three.
The Wesley team got only three hits
in its game with the Methodists in the
Brookland Church League. and lost by
to s. Coupled with the fact that they
could not hit, the Wesley players made
six errors. which figured considerably in
The United Brethren were victors over
Reformation in the East Washington
Sunday School League by to 3. Refor-
nation outhit its opponents. but failed
to make the safeties as timely.
Potter did the best work for United
Brethren. He accepted four chances at
third base, and got three hits out of four
attempts. McGhan and Benner at first
base and second base, respectively, star
former being a feature and the fielding of
the latter being much above the average.
The Trojans. heretofore leaders in the
Rosedale League, dropped another peg
yesterday. when they met their second
defeat of the week, it being the Column
bias this time that proved more capable.
Wefdmann played a brilliant game at
short for the Columbus. handling eight
chances without an error The best work
done by the Trojans goes to the record
of F. Gerard. His playing around sec
ond base was extraordinary. Gerard hit
we'll, too.
The Analostan oarsmen left early this
morning for Philadelphia. where they
will take part in the Peoples regatta
this afternoon. The local club will be
represented by an eight and a double,
and both are said to be in excellent con-
dtion.
Coach Hecox just before the boys left
did not have much to say about the
prospects of the two men who would
take part in the doubles. but he seemed
very optimistic over the probable result
of the race in which his eight is to row.