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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08

Machinists and the fans Of the Po-
tomac League can see no other club
but Harry La Clair's speed artists
from across the river. The Machinists
have had no easy time in grabbing
the bunting in the circuit in Anacos-
tia at st. Teresas. Congress Heights
and D"il!ery have been within strik-
ing distance all season and up until
last week the Machinists were con-
stantly in hot water.
Taking 4 peep al the lineup of the
Machinists, one will find a fair bunch
of hitters and a club made up of real
speed boys on the paths. The fielding
of the club throughout the league
games was a big factor in their show
ing. but they have twice met defeat
at the hands of Bureau of the Govern
ment circuit which brings down their
stock a few pegs in the coming title
clashes.
Out in the Terminal Railroad Y NJ
c. A. League General Office got on
TO a flying start and landed the bunt-
ing among the Railroaders before the
first of July. Their followers are out
to make a showing in the series this
season and have padded the General
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08

ital sacF is the clouter of the club.
his efforts with the bat being his best
bet as ne is a trifle week at fielding
his position although not SO slow for
man on the paves
Two Hilltop In6eIders.
Shugrue, the captain of the George
town University team, covers the key
stone territory, and both his fielding
and stick work has placed him as one
of the mainstays of the club. Cusack
At the hot corner is another product
of Coach Johnny sO'Reillys Hilltop
team. He ranks among the leaders in
this position and also gives a salts
factory account of himself while fac
ing the opponents twisters.
Limerick, in short field. is the
real Jamaica shouter." Brownie is
always in the game no matter how or
what the odds are against him and it's
his pep and the life which he in
stills in his team mates which keeps
the club fighting at all times. He is
a good hitter and one OF the fastest
of the local amateurs OF the bags.
Lately Limerick has been going bad
in fielding his position, but he is made
up of the old lighting stuff and is
picked to come through with flying
colors in this series. Jack Dodge and
Frazier are the other infelders. both
filling in the utility roll for the inter-
garden and the outfield.
Have an Al Field.
CHANGING over the outfields among
the competing clubs it is hard to find
one that equals the Farmers fly
gatherer." Reds" Mccarthy, of clout
ing fame. with the Blue and Gray
club from the Hilltop. Hobby Der
rick. of the Maryland Agriculture Col
lege; Frank Pee, captain of the St.
TereSas Club, and Eddie Carroll, of
Clarendon. are the quartet that keep
the sun off the daisies for the farm
ers. The words are enough TO de-
scribe the ability of this quartet, speed
and hitters. They have already shown
by their work through the season
what it means for club TO have
clouting outfield and their stick work
is expected TO be a big factor in the
coming title games.
Although the Aggies appear to have
the goods they will by no means make
a runaway race of the series as
among the six other clubs a trio will
be Contenders. The Marines of the
League have been consist
ent performers all season against all
kinds of pitching. Manager Bayliss has
gathered a club which is a credit 10
the local game.
The Seamen are a we'll balanced
team and are good hitters. but weak
ness in the infield has been in the
past responsible for the losing of many
games. The cleanup which they made
in the series against both Commerce
and Bureau in the much disputed
play-off in the Government League
has installed a lot of confidence in
the club and should they come through
as winners it will not surprise the
many amateur fans who have follow
ed their work during the season.
Machinists Contender.
Down by the Navy Yard, "On to
Richmond" is the by word of every |
amateur fan as the followers of the |
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
Strong Pitching Staff and For
midable Makeup of Farm
ers Give Them Choice.
ALL CAN CLOUT THE BALL
Manager Larry Eidsness, of 'Aggies, 81
Is Capable Leader for Title
Winning Team.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

! On to Richmond
! In less than another week the am
ateur ball clubs under the local as
ISOLATION will be hard at work bat
! Ting for the city championship and
the many fans of the sandlot game are
lost in naming the proba BILE winner
as the competing clubs this season ap-
i pear 10 be more evenly matched than
ever in the history of organized sand
lot bali.
One reason for the teams being so
well equaliZed is the strong pitching
STATS which each possesses. In look
ing over the makeup of the different
clubs they are pretty well fortified in
all the departments. but in naming
a probable winner The Herald selects
the Agriculture Club, o. The Depart
mental League. The Farmers appear 10
be the best balanced ball club OF the
seven competing teams as their pitch
ing staff is as strong if not stronger
than any of the clubs. while the hit
ting ability OF the team is recognized
as the most formidabl of any of the
rival teams. The work of the nine as
a fielding machine does not come up to
that of the title winners of past series
but a big factor in their favor is the
capable handling of the club through
out the season by its manager, Larry
Eidsness.
Eidsness directs the team at all
times and il was his consistent driv-
ing of the club that brought it
through a winner in the second half
of the seasons race. The old fight
which EidsnesS installed in his team
landed it the verdict over the fast
Interior Club in the final play-off in
the league while he is in old Fox"
Griffiths class in studying the slab
man who is slated to work.
Rube Meadows of Local Game.
While looking over Eidsness abiI-
ity as a manager it might be we'll to
state that he is a pitcher of not lit
tie ability and can go on the mound
in a pinch and serve up an assert
ment of puzzling shoots, Larry has the
of being the "Rube" Mead
ows of the local sandlot game as he
dons his "specks" while heaving across
his twisters.
Agriculture has a trio of dependable
hurlers in Lefty" Downey, the most
consistent performer with the stick in
local ranks. Mike Cantwell and Lem
Owens. Downey and Cantwell are
Southpaw fingers and are the class
of the sidewheelers in the District
while Owens delivers from the port
side and his work this season has
placed him among the topnotch
mound men.
In the receiving department, Ag-
gies can boast of two good receivers. |
although they are not the cream of
local talent. Strait and Fraser are both |
capable receivers, being above the or
binary with the willow and exception |
ally good peggers. while their work on
the paves is considered good.
Although these battery candidates
yyeaLSliDpS with the willow |
the real wrecking crew of the club is |
found in the infield and outer garden. !
With a half dozen infielders who are |
sluggers of the little pellet" Manager |
Eidsness has quite a time in naming |
his interior defense. Bailey at the in |
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
BIG GAME SATURDAY.
Twelfth Street "Y" Team to Meet
Alexandria Winners at Park.

The Twelfth Street Y. NJ c. A. team
will play Tuesday and Thursday of this
week on the Colored League grounds in
preparation for their big game Saturday.
August A. at American League Park.
when they will meet the winner of the
Virginia White Sox-Virginia Grays
game.
The White Sox and the Grays will hook
up in the first battle in the park at 2:l5
and the Y. NJ c. A. boys will tackle the
winner. Both games promise to be ex-
citing. as the three teams are about
evenly matched. Umpire Thomas Hsriey
will handle the indicator.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
MARRIED AND SINGLE
MEN READY FOR MATCH

single men will tee off this afternoon
at o'clock at the Washington Subur-
ban Club in an 1Shole Nassau contest.
Dr. Harry NJ kaufman will captain
the married men. while Albert Steinem
will lead the single mems team.
The losers. besides providing golf
balls for the winners. will set them
up to a fine dinner at the club at 1880
O'Clock.
The pairings are as follows: Ralph
Goldsmith VS.. Harry King; Melvin
Behrends VS.. l. Goldheim: Fulton Bry-
lawski VS.. D. II. NJ. Kaufman: Morris
Eisman VS.. Phil King: Sidney Bieber
VS.. Joe King: Milton Baum VS.. Morton
Luchs; Herbert jacob VS.. Sidney Rel
zenstein: Albert Steinem VS.. 1. Ben
rends
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
NELSON LEADS THE
LINCOLN SKATERS
Big First Stacker Tops Clubmen with
AS Mark-Howard Best
Base Stealer

The latest batting averages of the Linz
coin Athletic Club show that Bugs"
Nelson. the big first sacker, is leading
the team in this department with an
average of AS for twenty-eight games.
He is also first in run-getting, having
crossed the plate twenty-five times.
Speed Prince has batting average of
500. but he has taken part in but five
games.
Wally Howard. the peppery second
oaseman, is first in base-stealing, he hav-
ing pilfered twenty-nine sacks. He also
gains the distinction of having PLAYED in
the most games, thirty-one in number
The Linco!ns have engaged in thirty
two contests. or these twenty-five have
resulted in victories, nine in defeat. and
one tie.
The record Of all players who have par
ticipated in five or mora pop,a, foIro,,..
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
FLEMING AND KITE
WIN AT DUMBARTON

Fleming and Kite defeated Hume
and Gordon yeste rday in the tennis
tournament at the Dumbarton Club,
e.. So. -, after one of the hard
est fought matches in the doubles to
date.
4 number of challenges and result
ing matches took place yesterday
among the players rated in the differ
ent classes at the club.
Ezra Gould, president of the George
town organization. who has just re-
turned from a vacation of several
weeks duration. defeated L. A. Fischer
for his place and now ranks No. : on
the team.
c. VI. Noetzel. after being challenged
by \. L. Calder. defeated HIM. IS
i-6. IS. while A. ]. Gore success
fully defended his place by beating
George Lewis, 10. SIS, e..
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
SIX CAPTURE PRIZES
AT BANNOCKBURN CLUB

The seventy-two-hole golf tourney
which has been in progress at the Ban
nockburn Golf Club for the past month
was completed yesterday. Gus Worthing-
ton winning the prize in Class A for low
gross score. with $50 for the four trips
over the course.
Lee Crandall and Gus Worthington
were tied for low composite score with
a "a each, but as one of the rules of the
ournamentprovides that no player should
be eligible for more than one prize.
Worthington was ineligible for the tro-
ply in this event and it went to Gran
dali.
Winners in the other classes were as
follows: Class B. ]. W. Warren, 361;
Class c, j. T. Harris. S64 Class D, ]. II.
Graves. 375; Class F. B. N Davis, So
No players in Class participated.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
HAVE GOOD CLUB.
Steel Plant Team, of Congress
Heights League. Among Best.

During the past week some very ex-
citing games were played. especially the
last game played by the Hamilton A. c.
and the Steel Plant. This game was one
Of the best games ever played on the
Heights. The pitching of Hildebrand. of
the Steel Plant. and the all-around play
ing of Pearson. Benner and Elliott were
the features. The Steel Plant has a WELL
balanced team, and 1t should be reck-
oned with the best in the city.
Hildebrand. Coe, Bush >and Burgess
compose formidable pitching staff The
inteld. with Benner OIL first. Finneran
on second. Pearson on short and Dixon
on third is also hard to beat. The out
field. cmposed of Lucas. left: Elliott.
center. and Flaherty in right. is also
well balanced. Manager Brown has
great hopes in his team winning the
championship of the Congress Heights
League. which is about to commence.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08

Agriculture Club of Departmental League Herads Selection
AS Winner of City Championship Series Which Saturda
Portner Club Probably Is the
Winner in Richmond Series

RchP"nd in intercity
Today
League played the Homebrucos n
TIE
on to decide.
of
s Of the m
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
Moral-Don't Flirt.

Two very pretty New York girls were
pinched in Chicago recently on the
charge OF having pilfered suit case.
This was their abb:
Two men firtcd with US. We turned
around and waved ut them and then.
without really looking We picked UP q
suit case and started away from the
railroad station. We thought Il was oae
suit caSs-but II wasn't"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
NAME UMPS FOR SERIES.

A quartet of local sandlot UNI
pires have been selected to han
die the games in the city cham
pionship series which starts Sat-
urday. Billy Belts, the veteran
of the wind pndd, has been as
signed six games, while Dick
Woodward, of the Potomac
League, has five. Jimmy Hughes,
of the Departmental four, and
Pop" knper, of the East Wash
fngton. three. Belts, Kuper and
Woodward work in the opening
games. The association has
switched the umpires around so
TINT a different face will he seen
mt the various games.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
PLAY GOOD GAME.
Surveyors Division Trims water
Depa rtmeut, I to O.

In a close contest and pitchers duel.
teams representing Water and Sur
veyor's departments Of the local govern
ment met Friday afternoon on the
Monument Grounds. Water losing by .
10 score. ''Tommie' Adams for the
losers struck out thirteen men,. allowing
but four hits. Garrett opposed him.
striking out nine and allowing four hits.
The game was featured throughout by.
good fielding. Robertson. Waters CEN
ter fielder. made two difficult running
Both Handiboe. for the winners,
and Newman. for losers. caught an ex-
cellent game. Handiboe knocked In the
one run of the day, waldecker scoring.
Sullivan and Lay, consistent hitters OF
the Water Department nine are out on
account Of injuries. Score:
Surveyors Diriicn-. o o o eoi OIL
Water Dersrtnsnt.- - - o o 80
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
IS WINNER
OF SECOND SERIES

sprung a surprise on Car Department
yesterday morning in. the Terminal Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. League, when he I'M
corked new pitcher in the person of c.
II. Birch and sent him in against the
Car aggregation in the deciding contest
in the second series.
Birch was the whole game. tanning
fourteen of his opponents and allowing
but five hits Baggage winning easily.
to 2
The Shops team. winner of the first
series. will play three games with Bag
gage for the championship of the league.
the contests being scheduled for Mon
day. Wednesday, and Friday OF this
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
GIANTS NOT POPULAR.
Fans Outside of New York Want
Any Club to Win.

The fans outside of New York City
continue to maintain a neutral attitude.
They don't care which club wins the
National League pennant-as long as It
isn't the Giants.
The Giants aren't popular. That's the
penalty that usually comes to the sue
ccssful. Outside of New York the cry
always has been: Down with the
Giants" -
The Giants are down quite some dis
lance just now. The bulk Of fans and
the majority OF baseball sharps don't
see much hope for them as 1915 pennant
winners. But John McGraw says:
I've aren't beaten yet"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
Marines Of Government Cir.
cult and Machinists from
Over River Contenders.
CLUB IS NAMED
Mythical Combination Is Taken from
the Individual Work of Players
Dnrins Season.

Of the initial sack. Howard is a per-
former like Beard at the corner, but
his weakness with the willow gives
the other two mentioned the call.
Harry Shalin. of Interior. and Nc
Carthy. of Emmanuel, are two other
good performers.
keystone to DonneIIy.
The playing of the keystone sack
this season has not been up to the
standard of the past Jimmy Donnelly
the former Georgetown second sacker
who has been captaining the Advent
Club in the East Washington League
has been the star of the circuit. DON
nelly although playing with a losing
combination all season has not lost
any OF his old ability. and since none
of the second sackers have come up
to expectations he is given first
choice
Roach. of the Rosedale Club is
though he is veteran in the sandlot
game. Roach appears to be the sec
ond best among the keystone guar
dams, but Charlton Of Rosedale, Shugrue,
OF Agriculture, and Fisher, OF Interior
are above the ordinary class Varela
of the Government Hospital Club of
the Potomac League. has been a con-
sistent performer all season. but be-
cause of being with a losing club he
VS. unable to show his real value.
Mike Moran, the veteran third sack
er, who is playing that position with
the champion Rosedale Club. is the
best third baseman in the local ranks.
His work with this Juvenile club
stamps him as being first among the
guardians of the hot corner while the
performance of Chick Davis. of Blu
reau. gives him second choice Scho-
field. of the Machinists. and Thornett.
of General Office, seem to have the
edge on the other players in this po-
sition.
Storms Best Shortstop.
In naming the shortstop for the
club. Palmer Stearns of St
Teresas. of the Potomac League. is.
given the position because of his all
round ability. Although Storms is a
youngster just out of high school. he
has performed in high manner
among the Potomac Leaguers. Jack
Spalding. a veteran of many a close
game who holds down the short field
position for the Drillery club. is en-
joying. the best season of his long
career He is given the choice for the
second team over such well-known
felders as Fitzgerald. of the Marines:
Limerick. of Agriculture: Cahill. Of!
Interior: Bauer, of Interior, and Ham
cock of General ONCE.
Selecting the outfeld causes the
largest amount of study because of
the brilliant work of the many play
ers in this position. Frank Pee, of
yellow" Meyers, of ST.
Teresas. and Mccarthy. of Agricul-
lure, are the first selection. Flanery, of
Bureau: Walbridge, of the Marines,
and Marceron, of General ONCE. are
he second selection. while Derrick of
Gordon. of Bureau: E
Brewer, of Congress Heights; Perry. of
The Marines: Walker, of Emmanuel;
Beatty. of the Mach'nists: Clayton, of
st. Teresas. and Bell. of Bureau. are
,ther performers above the ordinary
-ank
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
Ankle Deep II to Be Raised

sands. Long Island. Aug. Count
Casimir s. Mankowski. owner of the
speedboat Ankle Deen II. which went to
the bottom after striking a rock at
Sands Point. Long Island. Yesterday
sent for the builders. They said they
could raise the boat ana set her ready
for the Mahasset races. August II. &c
and Il.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08

Left or bSseS-Bsggage. 9: Car Department 6.
tirst base en- bslk-on Kilroy. /; of Birch. ?
-StnpS out-3y ki,roy {; b. Birch. II. Twobas
hits-Dodson Naples stans,suy. StoIea buses
proGdfort CO. Darby. Sherman te, Stsnsbury Pish
Handy. McCann, Dodson ~. Donble piay-Stans-
bury to Myers. Hit by pitchc-By Kilroy. Sher-
man; by Birch, Handy and Smith. Umpre-w. W.
Iennes. nne a zire-i hour and Is ninuta
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
New 0utfelder for Giants.

Lewiston, Me, Aug. Martin Becker,
center iielder on the Lewiston New Eng
land League club. was sold to the New
York Nationals yesterday. Becker play
ed with New London. of the Eastern
Association. in 1914 He will report to the
New York team September
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
Three Games Today.

There will be three good games Of
baseball played at the Eastern Rotary
Park. Fifteenth and H streets northeast.
today. At 1879 the Solkans will play
Rotary. 1:3o Empires W. Engineers and
at ,. m Lincolns Va Empirea
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
Hurls No-Hit No-Run Game.

"Smoke" Stack, the main stay
pitcher of the U. s. $. Maynower
team, who il to be signed nv
Clark Griffith, came through
with another no-hit no-run game
YESTERDAY, while hurting for the
Young Nationals. He set the
Cubs down without n biusle in
sfxteen-fnring contest The
game wns played on the Catholic
Church Eyounds at Fifth and
Florida svenue.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
Brookfeds Recall Pitcher Billiard.

Hartford, Conn. aug. 1.--Annouace-
nent was made here last night that
Pitcher Harry Billiard, of the Hartford,
Colonial League team. has been recalled,
and that oatfieldeE Phil Chouinard has
been served with a ten days. notice of
release by the Brooklyn Federa,s
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Providence. 5;~Bufalo. q first camel.
Providence. 5: buffalo. 4. tsecond camel.
Jersey City. ;; Rochester. 6. tfrst same,
Jersey CITY. %: Rochester. T. tsecond camel.
Richmond. ). Toronto. Q. tfrss same,.
Richmond. 5: Toronto. l. tsecond camel.
Harrisburg. 1: Montreal. g. trrst gamel.
Harrisburg. g.; Montreal, 8 (second camel.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08

Left, on bases-Lineoin. q. Washington Grove. L.
First base on bs,s-oh Ohutt. 2: oil Knstt. ..
Struck out-By Onutt. 8. BY Knott. II. H,ms
run-M Knott. Three-base hit-Kirkland. Two
base hits-Hurd. Carter. Nielsen. N. Knott, onutt,
Reber 81. Sacrifice hit-Howard Stolen bases
vanderiip ~. Nelson ~. Carter. Hurd. wyndhsm
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
AMERICAN AssOCIATfoN.

Indianapolis. Il: ST. Paul. l.
Lcuisville, 3: Milwaukee. 8.
Cleveland. .: Minneapolis. 10 thnt s.me).
Csvslsnd. Z: MinnapoftS L bscpod e,ns).
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
BERALD's ALL-STAR TEAM.

ital sack is the clouter of the club.
his efforts with the bat being his best
bet as he is a trifle week at fielding
his position although not so slow for
q man ON the Dawes
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-28
DAN CUPID MADE
A STRONG FINISH

panicl cupid made u whirlwind I'm
ish in the shortest month of the year
when siN marriage licenses were
issued yesterday. the last chance this
month to obtain licenses from the
c',', Of the county COURT The half
dozen licenses ISSUED YESTERDAY boost
,he total months business to 90
licenses, "a record for February.
Licenses were issued yesterday TO
Illfurd a. Deck. IS. and Ruby l.
Francisco. Il. OF sand Springs. Jesse
Garter, %. u Keystone. and Esther
q. Rothweli. 8. OF Manford tparcntnl
consent was obtained In the case N
the girD. James VI. Wilson. -. and
Rosa B. Rogers. %. OF Catoosa' Al
fred Hicks. 20. and Frances Brown.
10. - Tulsa, George W, Burkott. 81.
OF Tulsa. and Essic kurk. is. ot Kaw
Lawrence W. Harmau, q. OF Okla
homa city, and Hazel Sutherland la
OF Tulsa