The Washington herald., 1919-12-28


gong. last July 4. and in less than
ten minutes a new champion was
crowned in Richards pineboard
stadium out in Toledo.
Experts of the hot stove league
openly stated that the Giants and
|.Cubs would be on top of the heap
lin the National League. or there
about when the after-wa- season
was finished but the best McGraw's
highly priced club obtained was a
thereabout position as Moran's
kCfncinnati Reds upset the dope. in
the American League preseason
predictions all favored the New
York Yankees or the Cleveland
Indians but the White SoX once
more demonstrated the form that
makes champions and earned the
right to battle the Reds for the
worlds championship.
Cpsets swept the gridiron clean,
as the aristocracy of other years
and the leaders of more recent de-
veiopments had hard time
throughout the season keeping the
upstarts from getting the edge with
results that many new champions
were registered: Penn State in the
East. Illinois in the West and Gen.
trail College in the South.
Local sports Upset.
Upsets of dope featured local
sporting activities but with no
regularity OF that of universal
athletics History repeated itself
here in the major league circles as
the Nationals found themselves
hack in the rut once more with only
the lOwly Macks trailing them.
Through my associate. George l.
MOreland, you have been enlighten-
ed during the past weeks with
stories that prove the failings of the
Griffmen as well as their ability.
so why dwell any further on the
subject unless to say the club lack
ed a defensive punch in the infield
which is expected to be felled this
spring by two youngsters whom the
Old Fox obtained last fall.
Like reminding the tasty dying
fire. Clark Griffith gave the Wash
ington fans a new lease on life
by purchasing control of the club
two weeks ago and those fans who
were sore on the cid executives OF
the Nationals are now falling in
line with Messrs Grifith. william NJ.
Richardson and Edward Eynon.
The Griffmen will train in Tampa.
Fla. this season. having arranged a
transforming trip with the Red
Legs which will take them to every
prominent town in the South on
their hike North. Due to the IN
settled conditions now existing in
the American League, the Old Fox
has so far been unable to improve
his club. but as soon as there Is
some get-together action taken by
the moguIs. trade and purchase
deals will fly thick and fast with
the foxy pilot pulling of two and
possibly three deals which will i'm
prove the Nationals and place them
in the race in 1920.
College Baseball.
Local college baseball had a sue
CessfuI season regardless of the
fcurtailments owing to the weather
and the failure of so few of the
northern colleges making a south
crn trip. Georgetown played the
most elaborate schedule, as it play
ed about twenty games in all. with
two short trips. one North and the
other into Virginia
Maryland State met the other col
leEes. made a southern trip and de-
feaied Georgetown once and was
defeated once, while il won from
Catholic University and Gallaudet.
Catholic University played a very
abbreviated schedule and won about
half its games. II took a short
northern trip and played a lew
games in Virginia. Gallaudet play
ed the shortest schedule of any of
the local colleges. being defeated by
Catholic University and Maryland
state but won the rest Of it's games
from nearby camps and schools. The
Blue and Gray defeated Princeton.
On its trip through Virginia it lost
only one game out of six PLAYED.
while in the North it defeated Ford
ham, Captain Fees. at short. play
ed a brilliant game while the two
pitchers, Dudack and Hyman. show
ed a lot of first-class hurting, es-
peciaIly the Ieft-hander who was a
puzzle in all the games he worked
for the Blue and Gray.
Catholic u. strong.
Catholic University. with a good
schedule. was compelled to cancel
some OF its games. II won its
opening game with Gallaudet. de-
-feated Penn State twice. and lost
to Fordham twice. once at home
and on its trip to the North.
Maryland State had a very sue
cessful season as it won a majority
lost was to Georgetown when the
Hilltoppers defeated them because
OF an overthrow by the catcher in
trying to pick a runner of second
base 1t defeated all the other local
colleges and trimmed v. P. I. twice,
together with Lehigh, Johns Hop
Rims, Delaware College and Penn
state. Coach Byrd developed one of
the best teams that has represented
State
Galiaudet started late and was de-
feated by the other two local COL
leges, The team was handicapped
by the small number of candidates
hat reported for the season and did
very well when once they got under
way
High school Baseball.
In reviewing the High School base
ball season will say that II was
more than prosperous and many up
sets and thrills marked the series.
Central. generally picked to win the
series. was beaten by the strong Tech
High nine piloted by Aubrey Ward
The series in itself was decidedly
upset and considerable trouble was
bad In locating a feasible place for
the scholastic contests. Tech, after
1sposins of Eastern. Western and
Business. could not overcome the
central nine In its first attempt the
snns resulting In a tie. In ordinary
ases tie in a scholastic series Is
eff 70 stand. but the Central-Tech
tie decided the championship. and
Anofher contest was forced. This con-
test was won by Tech in handy
Coach Apple. trainer and spirit OF