Evening star., 1895-07-11
FIRST SERIES ENDED
Departmental League to Begin a
Supplemental Schedule.
HOW TIE CLUBS STAND
Playing snappy Ball for the First
Place.
T H E COMING G. A NJ e S

| The last game of the first series Of the
Departmental League schedule was played
yesterday, and a supplementary schedule
| of nine games begins today. The second
| series will begin July "a, and it is thought
! that by the time it goes into operation
| some radical changes may be effected by
! the managers of the league. The supple
| mentary schedule agreed upon at
| meeting Of the clubs held Tuesday night,
| so that games which had been postponed
| on account of rain might have a chance to
| be played off. This may cause quite
change in the standing of the clubs by
the time the second series goes into effect,
| but it is the general opinion that the nine
clubs composing the league are divided
| into three classes, in each of which are
| three clubs. The 3. e. and p, District
Com. ana W. L. I. C. form the first di-
| vision. 1t is generally acknowledged that
| the fight is between these three clubs. and
! a close finish is predicted by those who
| nave been watching the playing of each
team closely. The Pension Office ARMY and
Navy and Treasury Department seem to
| be grouped around in the middle class
| with the chances in favor of the Pension
| once coming out at the top of the class
! The other three clubs are hopeless tailend-
ers. and unless some radical changes are
| made VIII continue tailenderS until the
| end OF the season.
| All of the clubs except the Army and
| Navy and the Light Infantry have two
| games to play in this supplementary sched-
uie OF postponed games, while the Treas
| ury Department and Post Office Depart
| ment have three each. Should the Treas
| ury team take a spurt-and in the last
| game in which it took part it put I'D an
among the leaders. With the W. l.. l. c.
and District in their present condition
| however, it is not likely that the position
| OF the first three clubs in the league stand
| ing will be changed. 1t is understood that
| the District Commissioners have greatly
| strengthened their team and are now con-
| hdent OF making strong bid for the flag
notwithstanding their lost game with the
| Bureau. The schedule is as follows;
July 11-District VS.. City Post Office.
| Printing Office
July 13-TreasUry vs. Post Office Depart-
| ment
July 15-District VS.. Post Office Depart
July 16-Treasury vs.. Government Print
July 1s-City Post Office vs. Post ofice
| Department.
July 119aaTreasury VS., Bureau of Engrav-
July 2o-Pension oMoe VS.. Washington
July 22-Bureau of Engraving and Print
| ing vs. Pension Office:
| proposed Congratulations.
| There was another lEiatter of great In
terest to the managers and officers of the
league, which came lup at the meeting
| wednesday night This. was the prcposi-
| ton to consolidate several of the weaker
clubs apd reduce the number of teams in
| the league to seven. In the opinion of
| many this would be an excellent plan as
| 1t would place all the clubs on a more
equal footing In the matter of playing abil-
|
| esting exhibitions than are the rule at
some Of the games mIdetathe present make
up OF the league. The MAI ter received the
approval Of several Of tAe members of The
| executive committee aRd>it was decided to
| settle the question at the Iext meeting of
| the league. 20
| There are not few friends and admirers
of the Washington Light Infantry team
| that have secret hopes of seeing that club
| very near the top at the close of the sea-
| son. Conservative estimates placing
| them second under any circumstances,
while few of the more enthusiastic ones
| are confident that their favorites will fin
ish the schedule at the very top of the
| heap. To do this, however, the soldier
boys will have to play the game of their
| lives. The Bureau is not going to let the
prize sip away from them if for any rea-
son they; can put stop to the proceed
| have taken on new life and are just
| confident now as they were before their
| game with the Bureau that they will win
| tiiS ptttItHt
The Bureau team by winning yesterday,
| however, has a firm hold on first place
| through the supplementary schedule. The
| two teams which are pushing them are
not scheduled to play enough games in
order to give them a chance to catch UP
| before the beginning of the second series.
The second series should open with
| good crowd at the park. 1t begins on the
9th. and there is every indication of some
| spirited contests before the end Of the
season. This will be especially true if the
| proposed consolidation of some of the
| clubs takes place. At any rate, nearly all
| the games between the six leading clubs
| have been fairly good exhibitions, while
| those between the first three OF four have
| been exceedingly Interesting and nve1y.The
| supplementary schedule may bunch all of
| the clubs now occupying the middle portion
| Of the }eague standing and the second Sc
| ries could not start at a better time than
| IL this be the case.
Notes of the Players.
Mills shows almost much reversal of
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