The Washington herald., 1915-06-13
Weeks Review Shows Two
Teams Handed SetbQckS
Marines Lose First to Bureau,
While Crescents Hand Trim
ming to Rosedales.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP
BY JOHN b. McCABE,

The past week spelt defeat for two
teams that had not been defeated
in a league contest this season. The
teams that had this unusual record
were the Rosedale nine of the Play
ground League and the Marines of the
Government League. The highest
number of straight wins in the Dis
trict was registered by the American
Security and Trust Companys nine
of the Capital City League two years
ago. when they won sixteen in a row.
Last season the Eastern A. c. Of the
Potomac League had fourteen straight
wins when they went against the
Oxon Hill nine. Bugs" Dickson held
the strong Eastern club to three hits
and one run, winning his game by u
4-to-1 score.
The Marines had won ten straights
when they bumped into the Bureau
nine with Ches Lyons on the mound.
Lyons was in great shape. holding
the Bluejackets to two hits and three
runs. Errors were responsible for
many runs on both sroes. The Ma
rines were credited with seven and
the winners with six.
Tho Rosedale team were credited
with eleven victories and no defeats
when the Crescent A. c. were sched-
uled to play them. 1t looked as though the
Rosedale nine would go through the
Manager George Laup had a trump in
his hand when he sent Moore to the
mound. Moore held the league leaders
to one solitary bingle, this being a
short bunt made by Kirkland that
no one could reach. If the Rosedale
team will slump there still is chance
for the Crescents to finish on top of
the heap. The winners supported their
pitcher faultlessly. coming through
without an error being charged against
them.
The newly organized Catholic League
will start its season at PatterSon's
Field, Sixth street and Florida avenue
northeast. Four teams have been Sc
lected. They are Holy Name, st. Jo-
seph's. St. Peters, and St Anthony's. |
More viii be chosen at a meeting of
the officers in the parish hall of ST. |
Joseph's Church. George E. Long, the |
efficient umpire, is chosen as the Of
ficial Indicator handler. The officers
are as follows: President, John B. 1rv-
ing; vice president, Father Cahill, and
J. NJ. Munroe. Holy
Name and st. Joseph's will clash in the
opening contest.
Proudfoot of the Car Department
team. pitched a shut-out game aginst
the shops team last week, allowing but
one hit in seven innings. He pitched
great ball all the way, only twcnty-three
men facing him and nine of these going
down on strikes. He would have won
his game against the Baggage team on
Monday but for errors and a close de-
cisiOn of the umpire. Baggage scoring,
all of its five runs in the fifth inning
after two hands were out.
e. H Miller of the Transportation
team. pulled off two sensational catches
in the game against Car Department.
which Transportation won. ! to 6. He
started at the crack of the bat and
pulled the balls down after a long run.
Forest Thompson was hit harder than
usual in the game with Union Station
last week. which resulted in tie. 10 to
a. total of twelve bingles being an !
nexed OF his shoots. Thompson is such S
a consistently good performer on the
mound that when any team gets over
six hits il is considered TO have done
some batting. Station was out for :
blood. however. and elated by its show =
ng with the wagon tongue, is awaiting q
he next time it has TO go against Forest :
with great glee. !,
Degnan. who is the mainstay behind !,
he bat for the Southern General Office
ormed player in the league. He is a a
splendid type Of the American athlete c
md one of the best sportsmen and clean 4
st ball players in the local amateur
anks. DeGnan's policy of never say die
esulted in a last-inning rally against s.
he Auditors recently which resulted in b
tie score. ; TO g. With the Auditors
rading by three runs, and with two men
ut in the seventh. Degnan came TO bat l.
nd sent a smashing single to left, II
romptly following this up by stealing o
econd. Before the excitement subsidized ls
he score had been tied. Degnan is the al
rpe of hall player whose worth cannot
. estimated by averages. His spirit is T
great value to the team and of espe- Il
ial help TO the pitcher, while his ability o.
makes him a dangerous man for any
ttcher to have to pitch to in a tight
lace. y,
Anderson. outfielder for Station. Is an a
SceedinGly nervous player, but he Is a
God clouter and his willow work has