Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-14
Champions Of the Local Base Ball
Association.
REVIEWING TIE RECORDOr TIE LEAGUE
No Special Meeting viii Be
Called.
ONLY ONE WEEK MORE

The Departmental Base Ball League sea-
son of "a Is over, after q very successful
experience. The District Commissioners
Office team has. Won the pennant The
team was organized this spring and never
played together before the season opened.
Its staunchest friends never believed that
they would be at the head of the list.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
team was second. -152 points. behind the
colts from the District building. whose per
cent was SIS in games won, with the great
batting average Of .315 for the team.
"Tubby' Dickinson. the star backstop of
the league, who has caught in every game,
leads the league In batting, with an average
of $50, fielding .947.
Bob Barr comes next on the team with
.4s4 batting. Bob has pitched some master
ly games. shutting out the p. o. P. with
a score to o, and striking out fourteen
men. 1900.
Capt Fuller has a batting average of
.452. and fielding, 500, besides pitching In
seven winning games.
"Nympo" JONES' at second base, has q
batting average Of 1888. fielding 800, and
Is the best base runner in the league.
Third Baseman Boyd has been playing
| a strong game with an average Of batting
$50.
H Donovan plays as good first base as
any of them and bats at a $50 rate, while
Harry Yates in center field las the same
mark. 4.. ....
Lamar Cobb. the phenomenal left fielder.
and D. Donovan, substitute catcher and
fielder. have helped to win the pennant.
While the New Yorks are rejoicing over
the splendid struggle they have made for
the pennant. they should not forget to pour
down few blessings upon the head of the
Ws gners for selling them two such valuable
men as Farrell and Meekin. That battery
has hear nrainSnrinQ YOrk'S
long string of victories. and the New York
''rooters'' fully appreciate that fact. In
this connection 1t Is matter of record that
not only have Meekin and Rusie pitched
great ball for New York during the season,
but they have also won many of the games
by their timely stick work. when the gilt
edged sluggers' of the team could not To-
cate the ball.
| A large delegation will go from Washing
ton to witness some Of the games between
trophy President Young and a number of
distinguished local ''roOters," who have
sy mpathized with the Orioles ever since 1t
became apparent that the Senators were not
in the first division, have been Invited by
the Baltimore management to be present.
In reviewing the league records of the
present season 1t will be Interesting to note
how evenly balanced are the three leading
teams. Their work against each other
shows how we'll they have earned the COM
manding positions they now occupy, and at
the same time it indicates that had the con-
test been confined to them, 1t would have
still been a neck and neck struggle. In the
series of twelve games, Baltimore won six
and lost six with New York. In the Bos-
ton series Baltimore won four and lost
eight. Boston and New York split even,
each winning six games. ,-4r-..- .g,,...,,e..
President Young says the league does not
intend to call a special meeting to consider
around
ball circles relative to the organization Of
a rival base ball association. None Of the
league magnates appear to be disturbed at
the prospect of another base ball war, on
the line of the Brotherhood revolt Of two
years ago. and no action will be taken in
connection with the report that Louisville
Is going to retire front the league 'tfhtif the
regular meeting is called to award the PEN
nant-
Baltimore's prospects of flying the pen
nant next season have caused many in
qeiries to be made at league headquarters,
by enthusiastic admirers of the HanlOnltes,
as to the design Of the championship en-
hlem. Section So of the league constitution
provides that 1.-The emblem of the cham
pionship shall be a pennant (of the national
colors) to cost not less than $780, 1t shall
be inscribed with the motto, Champion
Base Ball Club Of the United States with
the name Of the club and the year In which
the title was won. and the champion
club sri all be entitled to fly the pennant I'M
til the close of the ensuing season." Presi-
dent Young suggests that 1t would be in
good form for the pennant to be displayed
in every game in which the champion club
participates. In former years. each club
carried it's club flag. and two flags f1oated
from the staff at every ball park. During
late years the league Las presented the win
ming club with Sf6O. and the managers of
said club have used their own discretion
about purchasing a penndnt. 1t''is under
stood that Gen. Agnus, the editor Of the
n
enthusiast of the thirty-third degree, pro-
poses to present the" Baitini6res with a
champion emblem of exquisite design.
1t is settled that the Senators VIII close
the season In eleventh place. The Louis
yilles cannot overtake them. Some of the
local fans have been unable to understand
and Haddock, also Mcclure and Setback, to
go on waiting orders for the balance of the
season. 1t appears that the status Of the
Washington club is settled and Mr.. Wagner
pitching talent now rather than wait until
next spring. Mr.. Wagner shows good judg
ment in giving hts tried pitchers a leave of
absence with pay for the balance OF the
season. for he knows what they can do. It
is also good judgment to give the new pitch
ers an opportunity to show what they are
made of by taking regular turns In the box
Mcclure IS disabled, and no friend Of the
veteran catcher will object to his taking a
well-earned vacation. Setback is also on the
he spital list.
1t is gratifying to the friends of Charlie
Esrer to note that he is to carry out the
estimate made of him in the early part of
the season, in this column to the effect that
he Is the star left hand twirler Of the
league. Killen has disappeared from view,
Kilroy exploded long ago. Inks Is not even
in class and Breitenstein is the only rival
Esper has. Bret Is clever; no one will
dispute that fact. but when it comes to gen.
eral all-round work in the box Esper is the
superior Of the Bridegroom pitcher, from
Won der Aheville.
Dugtlale, the good natured under study for
Jim Mcclure, is now getting a chance be-
hind the bat. He did not have an opportun-
ity to display his ability on the home
grounds, because of the indefatigable atten-
ton to business on the part Of Mcclure
The reports from the battle fields of the
west indicate that the frequent throw