Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-24
BY n. C. BYRD.

The Holy Name team seems to be in
such a position that it almost has the
Catholic Church League pennant with
in its grasp. With the second series
practically ended and it leading for
honors, with only one contest standing
between it and the championship Of the
first half of the schedule, it certainly
looks as If the mentioned club will
represent the organization in the post
season battles for the District cham
pionship. 1t is not believed that st.
Peters or ST. Margaret's can develop
strength enough to beat out Holy
Name, now that the aforementioned has
the margin on both ends. The season
is due to end this week, and only two
games remain. Holy Name being sched-
u1ed for one each with St. Peters and
St. Margaret's.
Yesterday Holy Name took the meas
ure of St. Margaret's by margin of
four runs, the score being to l. The
winners scored a run in each of the
first three innings, and then made two
more in the seventh. st. Margaret S
got it's one runner over the plate in the
third period. The fielding Of the two
clubs was practically the same, but the
Holy Name team hit more timely and
often Ray BischoH was in good form
on the slab, and let down ST. Margarets
with only five safe drives and famed
ten of the would-be hitters. Bischoff
also had COON control of the pail, pass
ing only two.
Gleason worked a very creditable
game against Bischoff, too, and his
work would have stood out even better
had he not been pitted against hurler
who was at his very best. Crooke and
Roche of Holy Name were the star bat
tiers, the former having double and a
single and the latter two singles. No
other player got more than one safety.
Besides pitching good ball, BischoH
fairly. won the fielding honors, accept
ing seven chances, six of which were
assists
The Vigilants proved too strong for
the Mohawks in a game YESTERDAY for
the Independent championship OF base
ball in the District, the contest show
ging. The Vigilants won by outhitting
their opponents, though some very
timely wallops were registered against
them. The vigilants did the most OF
the hitting, making total OF seven
teen safeties. Giovannetti. who back
stops regularly: for the Machinists, in
the Potomac League. held down first
base for the vigilants, and he con-
nected for four hits out of six attempts
and they were quite some connec-
tions. too, two three-base drives and a
double being among them. Schofleld
of the Mohawks made three hits. all
ingles. Eddie Flaherty, who pitched
for Dean Academy last spring, was on
the slab for the Vigilants. and did very
creditable work While he was wild.
passing seven, he got away with mis-
game, and during its progress famed
eleven batters.
The two games in the series for the
championship of northern Virginia re-
suited in victories for the Eagles ana
Cardinals. The former defeated the
Alexandria County Athletic Associa :
from the White Sox at Alexandra.
The score of the contest in which the
Eagles finished ahead was to 2. and
the other count was to .. LEFTY
White pitched fine ball against the
Clarendon nine, holding 1t to six hits
and striking out eleven. Won Herbulis
worked we'll on the slab against the
Eagles. too, his hurting falling niue
short Of Whites. Seven errors behind
Won Herbulis placed him at great
disadvantage. though. The contest be
tween the Cardinals and White Sox
was close all the way. Quayle's con-
ststent pitching being the decisive fac
tor.
Gordon. who held down second base
for the Eagles, hit the ball better thaa
any other player of either team, clout-
ing out a double and two singles. III
lett led the Clarendon players with
two singles Merchant, ODonnell and
Snowden were the best stickers for the
Cardinals, while Robinson led for the
White Sox Each of these four con-
nected safely twice, O'Donnen and Rob
inson each being credited with two
Dagger.