The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-11

and poor hitting on the road. Although
leading the league in team hitting, the
boys have lost at least dozen games
BY inability to hit even mediocre pitch
ing in the pnches. At least 20 per cent
of the games lost have been by one run.
In other games opponents have scored
the winning runs on errors. 1t has been
a marked fact that when the team plays
I'D to form 1t has invariably won.
Lefty" Clark. secured from the WASH
ington Nationals three weeks ago, has
been pitching great ball since coming
here, and with proper support would
have won every game he pitched. Some
Of his notable performances were IL
ten-inning game with Gettysburg. in
which Gettysburg made four hits. only
one in the last nine innings: one game
in which he shut out Frederick with
three hits, and another game lost to
Frederick. 10, in which Frederick made
five hits. Mumford. another pitcher who
was with the Washington Nationals last
year, is also doing brilliant work for
Martinsburg. He recently won 10
game from Gettysburg. allowing four
hits; 2-1 game from Chambersburg. In
which he allowed two hits; lost a 10
game to Hagerstown, allowing three hits.
and pitched s-a game against Freder-
lex, allowing five hits.
Frank Hofecker. who was with the
Richmond Internationals the first of the
season. has been pitching a strong game
all season. and holds the league record
by shutting Chambersburg out with one
scratch single. Among the brilliant
games played recently were the 3-3 Pin
ming game with Hanover and the Hin
ming game with the same team. which
was won by Martinsburg. 6-5 Hoffecker
pitched both games. Douglas. a recent
acquisition from the Baltimore Federals.
signalized his debut by winning from
Gettysburg in a game in which he allow
ed four hits Manager Country Morris,
who plays the right garden; Robert Zach
airy, catcher: Reggie Rawlings, left field
err, and William Donnelly. first base and
outfelder are we'll known Washington
boys who have been playing great ball
for Martinsburg. Rawlings was batting
over 400 until recently and is still leading
the league: Donnelly and Morris are hit
ting around the $50 mark. while Zachary
is close under the 300 mark. ''Stuffy"
johnson. first baseman and catcher. is
hitting over 800. In Thompson. at sec
ond and Hayes, at short, Martinsburg
has the two fastest infelders In the
league. Shipley, Maryland Agricultural
College boy. well known in Washington.
Is playing the hot corner and hitting close
to 800 The locals and Fredericks will
hook up for four games next week, and
those games will be the crucial test for
the Martinsburg team. 1t is felt that II
the locals can win three out Of the four
they will be definitely in the race. but
that an even break or worse would prove
disastrous to their chances. Durborow., q
Southern League man, who has been
playing center. has been Ill and is now
out of the game temporarily.
Hagerstown has been making a hard
but unsuccessful fight to keep in the first
division. but every rally has been follow
ed by slump that has sent that team
down again. Manager Joe Laughlin for
merly Cincinnati National League
catcher and later star in the Virginia
League. has tried out more players than
any other manager in the circuit, but
has thus far failed to get together win
ming combinat ton. His two most valua-
BILE men are Third Baseman ''Katsy"
Dean and Center Fielder Monk Walter,
both Washington boys. Walter Is having
the most successful season in his baseball
career. and Dean has developed wonder
fully this year, and is putting up a great
game at the hot corner. Their playing
has kept Hagerstown from falling lower
In the race. Manager Laughlin IL tenn
porarily out Of the game with q split
hand. and has secured Chief Menkin, an
Indian catcher. from the Canadian
League. and ]. r. locke. q Cherokee In
dian from the Montreal Internationals.
Hagerstown has had trouble with its
pitching staff all season. and has tried
out at least fifteen men on the slab, the
only ones coming through being Jake
Heavener. one Of the best spitban hufiers
In the league. and Boyd. . regular army
man, whose release was purchased. As
Hagerstown b the largest and most Inn
portant city In the circuit. the fans there
are demanding winning team. which
Laughlin has thus far been unable to get
together.
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