Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01
THREE GOOD MINES MAY ENTER
POST-SEASON TITLE CONTESTS
Marines, Machinists and Agriculture Seem
to Be Strongest Probable Participants in
Championship Games-Other Gossip.
BY n. c. BYRD.

BY n. G. BYRD.
Agriculture, Marines and Machinists
have the strongest mines to place in the
post-season series for the amateur base
ball championship Of the District. Mel
Their of these mines has yet won the
title in its league, but unless some
thing unforeseen happens, not one is
likely to be defeated in it's race for
the high honors. The most consistent
pitching, effective batting and capable
fielding have marked most of the con-
tests in which these clubs have taken
part.
The team representing the Agricul-
tural Department seems to be the
strongest of these, and consequently
ought to stand the best show to land
the city championship. This is an opin-
ion which may appear far-fetched. in
asmuch as it is made before the Farm
ers have even won their league title,
but, with the proper kind of pitching,
the Aggies seem better fortified than
any other nine to go into the post
season contests. There is no denying
that the Marines and Machinists. par.
ticularly the former. have been doing
splendid work. When it is considered
that the Marines have won four games
ries for the Government League cham
pionship without a falter, it may rea-
| sonably be expected that they will
prove mighty dangerous combination
in any short series, or long one either,
for that matter.
Agriculture. though. has a well bal
anced club. 1t has probably the best
balanced outfield, judged from every
standpoint, of any team in the city.
while it also is strong in the other de-
partments. Now that Frank Pee is
back in the game, the trio who will
hold down the garden positions for the
Farmers would be hard to beat II the
pick of the entire city were had. Har-
vey Derrick, who starred at the Mary
land Agricultural College, is playing
left, and is hitting the ball hard and
often. Frank Pee in center was rated
last year as the most capable all-round
outf1elder in the city, and he has lost
none of his effectiveness, while Reds
| Mccarthy, in right field, has been the
most consistent sticker Georgetown
University has had for two years, with
With Pee, Mccarthy and Derrick hold
ing down outfield positions, the Aggies
may be assured of a good hitting and
fielding combination, one that is likely
to be very consistent In its perform
ances.
The infeld also is way above the
average. The Marines are likely to
win out in the Government circuit.
which will again place Downey and
Lemeric at the disposal of the Farm
ers. In that event Lemeric probably
will play short, and his capabilities as
an all-round ball played are very we'll
known. Johnny Shusrue, who held
down second base for Georgetown, will
Cusack. Georgetown's third baseman,
is sticking on the hot corner of the
diamond. Bailey, who has played with
Agriculture for some time, Is on first.
Strait and Fraser will do the catching,
and both can hit the ball we'll, though
their throwing has not been anything
to brag on especially. Fraser is some
what of a better thrower than Strait,
but has a bad finger, which prevents
him getting the ball down to second
the Aggies appear to be fairly well
bolstered. but they will have to be. as
it is in this department that that they
are likely to encounter the most OF
and Eidsness compose quartet which
will come pretty near holding their own
with the other clubs they will have to
face, though Owens has not been in
the best Of shape recently because OF
bad ankle.
The Marines have been considerably
| strengthened of late, and they are a
team to be respected in any series In
which they are entered. They have
supply of pitchers better than the
average club by far, while their catch
ing staff also is strong. The infield and
| outfeld players can hit and field in a
manner which proves they have had
considerable experience. Minis, at first,
for instance, has few II any superlors
| in the District playing that position.
In Hines Cheney and Thompson the
Machinists have some pitchers who are
able to make the best OF amateur
ncf IN her
though the Machinists as whole do
not seem as strong as Agriculture.
The way things look now, 1t seems
that Agriculture has the strongest
team in the city. OF course tnls rs d
will be many who will disagree, par
ticularly the followers of each of the
other clubs, but based on what has
| been done by the players Agriculture
| ought to be victor over any other
nine in the city in a series of sufficient
length to test the real caliber OF the
clubs engaged. In short series Agri-
, culture may lose-it might lose in
long series-hnt on the lace ,e OF
a team good enough to win the cham
pionship of the District: whether it
will do that is another question.
Frank PEGS return to the game
| boosts Apriculture's chances quite
great deal. Pee undoubtedly is one of
the best amateur ball PLAYERS in Wash
ington, and if there are better out
fieIders they are mighty few and far
between. Pee hits pretty we'll. is fast
getting down to first and going the re-
mainder of the way around, and fields
exceedingly we'll. He also is good
worker, is in the game every minute
and gives the best in him to his team
Ali the time Pee was incapacitated
about a month ago by an injury to his
| leg. but he now seems to have re-
Nobody need think that the Marines
are not going to put up a fight for
work as well in the post-seaaon games.
provided. of course, the league series
! is won, they will give the victors in
| the other organizations a hard fight.
| That the Marines have fighting and
sticking qualities not to be taken light
" is shown by the uphill games they
have played at times and won. Last
Friday, for instance. they We're on the
short end of to score in their
game with Bureau until the last half
Of the eighth. but in that period they