Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-27
BY n. c. BYRD.


Rosedale's showing against Treasury
in the series this week for the city
championship depends in the main on
the kind of work Finney Kelly can do
on the slab. Or. to put 1t little more
accurately, it depends more than any
thing else on how well he can stand
up under the strain. Kelly has proved
the only consistent winning pitcher for
his team and his brilliant hurting has
carried Rosedale through the series in
section A. 1t will be up to Kelly to
beat the Treasury club. If he makes
good in pitching, the northeast club
men are likely to be city champions.
The series may develop into a closely
fought affair, or one of the teams may
win the first two games. Such state
ment as this undoubtedly is more or
less obvious. but it is made simply to
enforce the idea that there is extreme
difficulty in telling the probable win
ner. On the face of it, it appears that
Rosedale is the better club. but that
does not say it will capture the title.
1t is possible for any team to get the
long end Of the score in a short series
with a stronger organization In enough
games to give it the honors.
The Rosedale team is stronger in the
infieid than Treasury. Maybe 1t does not
field seems to be somewhat more capable.
though there is no man Of the trio hold
ing down the garden positions who out
ranks the opposing players in those
Tense. Rosedale has player on third.
too. who is much more valuable than he
is usually given credit for being Dyer is
not snowy performer, but he does his
work consistently we'll He hits the ball,
fields without trouble and throws ac-
curately.
Just as Moran is the most dependable
offensive performer for the RosedaIes. SO
does Downey hold that honor for Treas
ury. These two players have been the
most formidable offensive factors with
to contend If either should be injured or
kept out Of the play for any reason his
team would suffer great loss Downey's
absence would be felt particularly as a
driver in Of runs but Moran would be just
as much a loss to his club from de-
fensive standpoint as any other. Many
time this year and during the post-season
series. too. Moran has astonished the
spectators with splendid stops and plays.
1t is telling nothing but what everybody
knows to say that Rosedale's main
strength lies in Moran and Kelly. With
out Kelly it probably could not have held
the other clubs at bay, and Moran has
driven in by far the majority of runs
| made. In two of the most important con-
| tests in the post-season series the Rose-
dales get seven and two runs respec-
lively. against Bureau and Holy Name.
In the contest when seven men crossed
the plate Moran drove over six with
homer. triole and a single. and In the
other a triple scored men from first and
second. 1t does not take base ball ex-
pert to tell how much player capable of
doing those things is worth to team.
As the outlook Is now one could hard
~ be justified in picking absolutely
a possible winner II choice had to
| be made 1t likely would fall on Rose
| dale. Treasury. though. Is team
| son. and sometimes 1t has delivered
when not expected. There Is no deny
| ing that 1t may continue to do so.
However, IT has yet to face pitching
| such as Kelly served up against the
Holy Name club Thursday
Everything points to a well played
series. The contests should be the
| best of the year. as the teams repre-
sent the most capable that amateur
base ball in Washington affords. 1t Is
| true that this season they are a little
| below the usual standard. but even so
| the boys do remarkably well when the
poor conditions are considered. These
| amateur mines go out once or twice
| each week and play games. Hardly
| twice a month do the same men ap-
pear on the same club. With line-ups
constantly changing, getting little or
| no practice, working each day until a
| few minutes before the start of play.
| 1t is not to be wondered at that there
are errors made and the players fail
| to hit consistently. When some of the
games put up by professional clubs
are seen one wonders why the players
| on the sandlots do not kick the ball
around all the time.
/ The Manhattan Athletic Club and
Royal Athletic Club have withdrawn
from the Washington Amateur League,
| an Independent Organization. and that
| circuit is very DESTROYS of obtaining
two good, strong teams to take the
vacant places. The memberships of
the clubs must average seventeen years
of age and there must be no man older
than nineteen. special meeting of
the league has been called for Wednes-
day at pm. The meeting will be
held at 424 9th street. ALI applications
for membership should be directed to
Mark Shoemaker. secretary. 424 9th
| street northwest. The clubs that take
/ the franchises will be expected to as
sumo the standings Of those which
dropped out. The arrangements for
the series to be played with a Balti-
more nine. the champion of the Amer
lean Amateur League Of that city. are
coming along nicely. 1t Is planned
4 to play the first contest of tho series
in Baltimore September 16. The stand
/ ing Of the teams is as follows:
l Wan p.A