Evening star., 1916-08-21
SOON TO DECIDE
SECTION A TITLE
Bureau, Holy Name and Rose
dale in Final Battles
for Honors.
GIOVANNETTI PERFORMS
WELL FOR CARDINALS S
Pitches Brilliantly and Hits Homer
Triple and Single-Row-
ing Gossip.
BY n. C. BYRD.

TWO more games are scheduled in
section of the post-season series,
though three, and possibly four, will
be played before the title-winner is
determined. The last scheduled con-
postponed opening battle of last week
between Holy Name and Rosedales will
be fought out Wednesday. 1t will be
according to the result of these con-
tests whether the tie combat between
Holy Name and Bureau will be book ed
for Thursday.
The Rosedale team is to meet Bureau
this afternoon, and tomorrow the Rose
dales go against Holy Name. Both
games are to take place on the Rose
dale Fairgrounds. If the Rosedales
win from Bureau today the result OF
the series will lie between it and Holy
Name, with the games tomorrow and
Wednesday as the decisive factors
Probably the best crowds that have
seen postseason contests in 1916 Will
be on hand for the next three days.
Payne or Hamel probably will be on
Kelly is very likely to do the pitching
for the Rosedales. Kelly and O'Neill
are the only two men the Rosedales
have. and it is good policy to work
Kelly today. giving him a chance to
appear in two of the three contests.
With three games in as many days the
Rosedales may find it somewhat of a
puzzle as to what to do in regard to
their pitchers. If Albaugh and Nern-
stein had been eligible a different story
would be told, because with these men
on the slab with Kelly the chances
would considerably favor the play
ground club. Three games in three
days, two pitchers. and champion
ship at stake-this does not present a
problem easy to solve. not by any
means.
Two games were played yesterday in
the series for the championship OF
northern Virginia. Clarendon defeating
the White Sox by to 3. and Cardinals
winning from the Eagles by to 5. The
feature of the two contests was the
work of Giovannetti OF the Cardinals
Although a catcher. Giovannetti went
on the slab and pitched effectively from
the beginning of the game till its end.
He struck out twelve and allowed only
Ave hits. Besides pitching SO erectlve-
ly, Giovannetti connected for three hits.
one of which was home run, and an
other q three-bagger. Merchant. who
played first for the Cardinals. got three
safe drives out of as many trips TO the
plate, one being a wa1lop for two bases
According to reports from Philadel-
phia, all the boat clubs in that city
are making plans to send several crews
to the Middle States regatta, to be held
here Labor day. Five organizations Of
that city are to be represented. The
Malta, Pennsylvania Barge. Vesper
Undine and Quaker boat clubs are
whipping several crews in shape for
the big event
Perhaps the best known of the Phil
adelphia oarsmen is Jack Kelly, who
rowed almost an even race with
Rooney of the Ravenswood club of New
YorR in the National regatta at Duluth
Kelly had figured on getting another
chance at Rooney in the singles here,
but the New Yorker has decided not to
take part. Rooney figures 1t is better
to rest on the laurels already won than
to risk losing them this season. Kelly is
said to be just about as good an oars
man as Rooney.
Judging by the clubs which are to
come here from New York. Philadel-
phia. Baltimore and Richmond, there is
going to be some splendid competition.
The best oarsmen in the east will be
in the various events, and practically
every club will have several crews on
the river
While not much is being said by or
about the Analostan Club. it may turn
out senior crew capable of giving
the best of the others hard fight for
first honors. The men in the boat are
almost identical with the crew which
Hecox had when he was in charge Of
the Analostans last year and the year
before. That they have the ability to
row cannot be doubted. and that Sam
Edmonston, who is coaching them.
knows something Of rowing is shown
by the fact that he was in the same
boat with Hecox when they won the
National doubles championship several
years ago.