Evening star., 1919-09-04
WAR RISK PLAYING
CONSISTENT BALL
BY H. c. BYRD,

War Risk is playing more con-
sistently good base ball than any
other club in the series for the anna
teur championship of the District 1t
is winning it's games "by getting the
breaks in luck" is the opinion close
day following the victory over Naval
Operations by to s. but the breaks
are going to War Risk mainly be-
cause it is taking advantage of it's
opportunities.
Manager Nelson has got together
good ball team. and anybody who
has watched it play will not attempt
to controvert a statement to that ef-
feet. The team lacks experience in
several positions, but 1t is composed
of fast. aggressive players. who make
up in their speed and aggressiveness
for any lack of experience they may
have.
Take the infield: Bron Howard, at
first, is an exceptional fielder. per-
haps the best general player around
the bag in the District today. AL
Watt is the most capable all-round
performer in Washington at second
base. Johnny Blair is putting up a
good game at short, despite the fact
that primarily he is an outfielder. At
third Freddy Fees. Georgetown's
shortstop, is doing well. and two po-
sitions in the outfield are well taken
car of by Snyder and Sweeney, as
regulars. and the third position usual
ly has a capable man filling it. Back
Of the bat Fraser and Hurd are an
excellent pair of receivers for brill
liant pitching staff.
And that pitching staff is the main
reliance of the team. PfeiI. Jarboe
and Schafer are about as clever slab
bists as any team possesses. Per-
haps it is the best pitching staff in
the city. Pfeil and Jarboe have done
ol nitchipO far hut
pretty safe bet that when Schafer is
used he will hold up his end
Yesterday in the first two innings
War Risk jumped on Lem Owens and
drove out five runs, two In the first
and three in the second. Owens evi-
IDENTIFY had not recovered from his
grueiing pitching duel when he oc-
cupied the slab for the Rex Athletic
Club on Labor day and was not in the
best condition. Kelley, who took
Owens place on the slab, pitched
, good ball and should not have been
scored on.
A big crowd watched the game be-
! tween War Risk and Naval Opera
tions, somewhere in the neighborhood
| OF 1900 being present. There is no
| doubt that the present series is the
most popular of all those that have
Deen prayed 1OT the DlStTlCt cnam-
| pionship. In series in past years there
( have been games that have drawn
more than any one game has drawn
since the beginning of the present
schedule. but in those series there
also were games which drew prac-
| tically nobody.
Harvard began it's foot ball practice
yesterday, about twenty-five men
showing up for the first workout.
| Eddie Casey, star in 1916 was on
hand and in Harvard uniform for
| the first time since that year.
University Of Virginia also has got
under way. Only small squad has
yet begun to work, but this is ex-
pected to be augmented by daily ar
rivals.
At least two strong Independent foot
| ball teams will be in the field in
Washington this year. Navy Yard and
Mohawks having announced their in
| teit;on to develop elevens. These
| teams probably will be great rivals
and some exceptionally interesting
contests should result between them.
Bumps Turner. manager and Coach
of the Navy Yard eleven. expects to
elevens from out around Pittsburgh
and some of the cities of Ohio, to play
| the Navy Yard eleven. Turner believes
that such games will pay for them
selves by covering the guarantee by
gate receipts. which is all that he is
| after
Announcement comes from West
Virginia University that 1t has en-
rolled four stellar scholastic athletes
from West Virginia high school. If
1t enrolls many more foot ball players
LII news notes from there are au-
| thentic-Morgantow probably will
have to be enlarged.