Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
BY n. C. BYRD.

leagues are playing splendid ball. More
than one team Is graced by having on
it's inner works men who are doing
usual last season. AS matter of fact
the majority of the leading teams have
as their mainstays infielders who are
not only playing their positions more
than creditably well, but are hitting
the ball hard and consistently.
Much already has been said at vari-
Gus times of Moran. who Is playing
with Steel Plant and Roseda1e, and
Mortimer. shortstop for the Bureau. Be
sides Mortimer. Bureau has Chick Davis
at third; who has been conceded among
a long time, and Kid Roche, a young
ster who bids fair to make his mark
Over in the same league. the Potomac.
Roundtree and Braufd are playing
mighty well at second and third for
the Machinists. Crooke and Howard of
the Steel Plant have exceptional gem
eral capabilities with experience, which
makes them of great value. On some
of the other clubs in this league there
of Congress Heights.
Girardi, Moran, Dyer and Stevenson
Of the Rosedale club form quartet
much out Of the ordinary. In the Cath
Ollie Church circuit there are several
boys who bid fair to become players Of
ability and some more experienced men
who are now doing splendid work for
their teams. In the Government
League Treasury has Downey on first,
one of the best hitters playing anna
teur ball. and Armstrong at short and
Anderson at second. both of whom are
performing well. Chick Davis is hold
ing down third base for this club. Par
ticular mention might be made of Ov-
erton. second baseman for the Marines
in the Government circuit. Overton
has put up one Of the most consistently
fine fielding games Of the year. not ex-
cepting any other players. at second.
If one were to attempt to select an
all-star team from the men mentioned
he would have a difficult task in one
way and an easy one in another. 1t
would be hard to pick the four best
men of those mentioned, but it would
be easy enough to get mighty strong
combination, because no matter which
four were selected they could play good
ball.
B. N. Morris of veazie. Me. has Of
fered two silver trophies for the an
nual regatta of the Associated Canoe
lists Regatta Association, to be held
next Saturday on the Potomac. The
trophies are to be awarded to the club
scoring the most points ana TO the IN
dividual who surpasses all the other
competitors. the senior events only to
count. Five points will be counted for
first place. three for second. and one
for third. All the trophies are to be
placed on display as soon as received.
The general awards for the events will
be silver cups for first places. silver
medals for second. and bronze for
third.
The entries for the event close We'd
TO, II Mad o.
Pennsylvania avenue northwest Pros
pective entrants may obtain blanks
from James Burch, chairman of the
regatta association. Of the Washington
any of the canoe or boat clubs or
sporting goods stores.
The benefit game to be played on the
Potomac League grounds next Sunday
between the Treasury club Of the Gov.
eminent League and the Machinists of
the Potomac circuit should be well
patronfzed. Beard injured his ankle
about two weeks ago in a game. and
has since been unable to attend to his
work Manager LIE Clair of the Ma
chinists proposed the benefit game to
the management of the Treasury nine.
and 1t was well accepted. The contest
is to take place on the grounds at the
Anacostia end of the bridge.
Beard is not only a good ball player,
having held down first base success
fully for Post Office in the old Depart
mental League and for the Machinists
last season, when they won the cham
pionship of the Potomac circuit. but he
is a splendid fellow and well deserv-
ing of all that may be done to aid
him.
The invitation extended to the Uni
versity of Washington by John B.
Foster, secretary of the New York
Giants. to play game of foot ball next
Co ft1r a "
in December, at the Polo Grounds may
be productive There is no doubt that
the Washington eleven. speaking from
a viewpoint of its members. would ike
very much to make the trip, especlaiiy
as Foster is said to have guaranteed
all Expenses. 1t is proposed to have
Washington play Dartmouth or some
other eastern institution OF like
strength.
would make is problematic. The re-
markable record of the team in the last
eight years stands as something ex-
.aedingly beyond anything known IN
the east, but there are elements enter
ing into that which tend to make it
seem less formidable. Last fall, when
all the talk was going the ROUNDS or
the wonderful record made by G1lmour
Dobie in coaching at the University OF
washington, man who has followed
foot ball in the west for years said
this:
'Dobie has made a record of which
any man might well be proud but it Is
not as great as it would seem, judging
from the eastern viewpoint. Had 1t been
made against teams in this section OF
recognized caliber it would have stood
out as the greatest achievement of the
eridiron, but that was not done. The
University of Washington plays in the
main against institutions which have
much less material from which to Sc
lect their eIevens, and consequently
nearly always has combination OF
much stronger and more versatile men.
Suppose Haughton had only to meet
teams representing institutions OF the
size of Maine or Bates, how many
games do you suppose he would lose in
eight years. or twenty years?'
One of the men who played at the
University of Washington made a
statement similar to this several years
ago, when the team had been sweeping
things for about three seasons. This is
not said to be in anywise derogatory
to the University Of Washington, be-
cause any institution that can go along
for eight years without defeat de-
serves all kinds of credit, no matter
what kind of teams it has been play
ing; but this does explain, in meas
ure, what undoubtedly is an unparal-
leled feat and something that would be
well nigh impossible with the condi-
lions the same as those under which
eastern institutions play.
The second game of the series to de-
eide the tie for the first half of the
schedule in the Catholic Church League