Evening star., 1916-08-01
BY H. C. BYRD.

The Catholic Church League ended
it's season yesterday. Holy Name win
ming the championship. The final game
resulted in a tie between St. Marga-
ret's and Holy Name. the latter taking
the honor because it had previously
held the lead bv a margin of one con-
test. The schedule ended yesterday
and the tie. to 0, will not be played
off
Neither Holy Name nor st. Marga-
ret's was able to get a man across
the plate because of the effective work
of opposing pitchers and the excellent
support they received. Particularly was
the hurting much better than usual. Jack
Nolan for Holy Name and Gleason of St.
Margaret's were equally effective. as
far as runs We're concerned, but Nolan
pitched more alright ball than his
opponent. Only once did a St Marga-
ret batter connect with EoIan's de-
livery for a hit. that being obtained
by Mahew, who led off. Holy Name got
seven satellites.
Holy Name viii represent the Cath
olic Church League in the post-season
series for the championship of the Dis
tr1ct. 1t was stated some time ago
that the team occupied such an advan-
tageous position in both parts of the
race that ii was extremely unlikely 1t
would lose out in the final dash for
the title. In the last two contests St
Peters and ST. Margarets put up sp1en-
did struggles in their attempts to drag
down the leader: but neither could
muster quite enough strength to attain
the desired end.
The race as a whole has been good.
The three clubs mentioned have some
what outclassed the others. but the
season has been successful Interest
in the games has never been lacking,
and the quality of the play in many
of the contests has been excellent.
This is one league in which the season
did not drag along in the least, and
the close concern of the followers of
three clubs was maintained to the end
The only thing which remains to give
the league added stimulus for splendid
start in 1917 is for the champion nine
of this season to make a good showing
In the series between the winners in
the several organizations.
The Bureau and Steel Plant teams
fought through seven INNINGS yester
day to a 4-to-4 draw in the Potomac
League. Steel Plant got four counts in
the opening period and Bureau made
four in the second, but after that the
pitchers of both clubs settled down and
neither team could get over the plate
the run necessary to win. Bureau out
hit the Steel Plant, but could not bunch
the safeties except in the inning in
which it scored its runs.
Two players on each club got three
hits, koogie of Bureau and Sill of Steel
Plant connecting for that number. Only
one of the six safeties made by these
two went for an extra base, a two-bag
ger going to the credit of koogle. Zach
airy did some splendid fielding at second
base for Steel Plant, handling eleven
chances. Five of the plays were as
sists. Sill also did some nice work at
third for Steel Plant.
Francis of Reformation proved too
much of a slab artist for the Baptists
in the East Washington Sunday School
circuit, banking that club By to o.
Only three hits were made off him and
they were scattered. The hardhit
balls by the losing club were few and
far between. Penn, who played first
base, got two of the Baptists' safeties
Two of the Reformat tion players had
perfect records at bat. Collins making
two hits out of two attempts and
Neitzey three out of as many trips to
the plate.
The annual national track and field
championships of the Amateur Athletic
Union will be held this year at Newark
n. j.. in connection with the 250th an
niversary OF the founding of the city
The date is September 3. The Junior
championships are to take place Fri
day, the day prior to the senior events
The following rules have been an
nounced concerning the eligibility OF
athletes for two classes:
The annual track and field champion
ships of the Amateur Athletic Union
shall consist of senior class and q
junior class. The senior class shall be
open to all registered amateur athletes
and the junior class shall be open to any
registered amateur athlete who has not