Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
No Amateur Club Stands Out
More Prominently Than
Probable Rivals.
MORE INTEREST SHOWN
ABROAD IN ATHLETICS
Strenuous Efforts Being Made to
Develop Capable Teams for
Olympic Games.
BY II. c. BYRD.


No amateur club in the city stands out
as exceptionally strong in comparison
with the probable pennant winners in the
other leagues. Previous to this year
there have been teams which were con-
sidered much stronger than any of those
against which they would have to con-
tend in the championship series, and
which were heralded as almost certain
title holders before the beginning of the
post-season games. This season no such
condition exists and there is no man who
can tell what team will represent wash
ington in the series with Richmond Tor
the championship Of the south.
For the last four years the American
Security and Trust Company, Cornell
and Pepco have held sway as the most
powerful organizations in the leagues
One of those clubs was known to be an
almost certain winner of the post-season
series even before the first game was
PLAYED In 1910 it was the Cornell club
for which victory was predicted, and 1t
made good by winning the championship
rather easily after taking first place in
the Capital City circuit. The following
season the Cornell nine was again ia
vored. but it was thought it would have
American Security and Trust Company.
This proved to be true, though the fight
was even harder than was expected and
the Trust Company nine Won out by
taking the last game of doubie-header.
In 1912 the American Security and Trust
Company. Cornell and Pepco met in the
final series and 1t was known that these
were the strongest clubs in the city long
before the series began Pepco after a
closely contested lot of games were
played Won out after it had seemingly
lost to Cornell Last year. after the
Trust Company nine had beaten Cornell
in the race for the championship of the
Capital City League, it was predicted by
all who had followed amateur base ball
that it would win the city title. 1t made
good all right. Right now no such con-
ditions exist and it would be almost i'm
possible for anybody, to pick probable
winner with anything like the certainty
of the past few years.
The lack of two really strong clubs is
undoubtedly the reason why there has
not been as much rivalry as usual in
amateur base ball. Last season there was
a great fight on from the start in the
Capital City League between the Bankers
and the Cornell team An exceptional lot
of >space was given in the papers 10
everN game between those two clubs. and
a lot Vas written abou, them between
times. bSth those mines were very capa-
BILE. being >pmposed Of the very best
and the collesss in and around the Dis
trict.-Ti1e resf;S was that the clubs were
Recognized as embodyiiig the pest IN
amateur base ball. with the natural con,
sequence that much interest attached
generally to all the games.
1t was thought at the start of the
present season that the lack of two SUCH
clubs-clubs that would bet all the hon
ors so to speak-would benefit the sport.
but such has hardly proved to be the
case There have not been enough hap
penings of special Significance this sum-
mer to cause any interest out OF the
ordinary.
In this connection 1t might be we'll to
state that there is more than possibility
of the Bankers getting back into amateur
base ball There is a decided sentiment
for recognizing the team and again
placing it on q basis to compete for the
District championship 1t Is too late TO
do that this year, but It VIII De rather a
surprise il il is not done next spring.
There has been some talk of getting the
team together. as nearly as possible what
it was last year. and playing scheouie
of exhibition games during the reinainuer
Of the season. This would seem to pre-
sage a certain re-entry into the sport IN
1915.
The Masonic game played some time
ago will be made an annual anair Inc
two mines did so we'll financially and
otherwise In the contest played month
ago, that it has been determined to
schedule meetings every year The pro
ceeds of the game will continue to go to
the Masonic home.
It Is very probable that Dutch" Greg
DRY, former star athlete of Business High
school, will enter the Maryland Agrtcul-
turaI College this fall Gregory had IN
Clemson College. down in South Caro-
lima, but he has about determined upon
the aforementioned
Gregory played foot ball and base ball
at Business. holding Gown nd t a,,,o iTI on
the nine. He played basket ball IN the
railroad Y. N. c. A. League last win
ter and was rated as the best performer
nine in a base ball league bearing the
same name, and led the organization In
batting. Gregory has the reputation or
being a rough. hard player. and ought TO
make good in college athletics
The biggest track and field meet ever
held In the south will be the result of
bringing the Amateur Athletic Union
championships to Baltimore. September
II and H. The games will be held there
in connection with celebration the CITY
Is to have, and there will be entered the
most capable athletes in the United
states and probably some from foreign
countries. There has been quite little
.alk of OF the English RUNNERS
coming over here for the meet, with the
possibility of two or three from Germany
taking part >.
Another feature Of the meet is that It
will be the first time in the history OF
track athletics that coiored athlete
has take npart in set of track and Held
games in the south in which white ath-
Ietes also have been entered The colored
man who will take part is Drew, now OF
the University of Southern California
He is undoubtedly the fastest Splinter in
the United States, and perhaps in the
world Mike Murphy selected him years
ago as having the prospects of becoming
a brilliant performer. He is the almost
certain winner of the 1CO-yard dash in
that meet, provided he is In shape.
What will be the most important game
PLAYED in the Departmental League this
season is scheduled to take place tomor
row on the White Lot The Post Once
nine Will meet the Interior team in the
contest that may decide the champion
ship Post Office is now half game II
the lead and II 1t is the victor it viii
thereby win the right to represent thai
organization in the post-season series
That Post Office will extend itself to ge
the victory Is certain because If 1t Ii
defeated it will still have to win another
game in order to cause a triple tie,
postponed contest with Commissioner:
still remaining.
Ryan probably will start in the DO,
again for Post ONCE. and II ne pitches