Evening star., 1895-04-27

man on the bases, and his acquisition, 1t is
thought will add very considerably to the
strength of the nine. Mr.. Martin McMana-
way of the marine barracks is also another
new man and whose stronghold is behind
the bat. McManaway caught and played
first base for the Marines IN Brooklyn in
1882 and Manager Quinn is partic ularly
fortunate in securing his services, since
John Gilroy, the crack catcher and batter
Of last year, has been lost. The club is
listed as follows: John Quinn, Thomas
Dolan. c. F. Dickens, Martin McManaway,
E. E. Merrill, e. ellison, William Andrews.
Horace Bell C. w. Eliason, Charles Eberly,
G. r. Taylor, B. White and B. F. Wilkins,
jr.
Post Office Department.
1t was thought at the beginning of this
year that the Post Office Department would
be represented by one of the weakest teams
of the league. but manager and captain
Harry Chapman claims that he has a sur
prise in store for some Of the strong clubs
of last year. and while his team may not
win the prize, he is bound to be up among
the leaders.
Jimmie Sprigman. who is we'll known,
plays second base for the club. Eddie
Walsh and Joe Brown are also well known
to base ball enthusiasts of the District.
Then there are Mckee and O'Connel Of
last years team, both Of whom can play
gilt-edged ball. Wise, formerly of the Y.
N. c. A: club; Thornburg, McWhorter.
tie, w. E. Mcintosh and Anderson. Shaw,
Barclay, Thompson and Stewart comprise
the men who have been signed to play out
this years schedule.
The Treasury Department.
DR.. Glendie B. Young, I. R. P. of D. c. N.
G., has already put to practical test and
come out of 1t in fine shape his experience
in base ball matters. Mr.. Young is the
chairman of the committee on rules, and
to him is due many of the wise changes
that have been made in the new constitu-
tion. In addition to this duty. DR.. Young
has got together very creditable aggrega-
tion of ball players, and among them may
be mentioned H. A. Barrows, who Is the
captain Of the "Silver Dollar and covers
the territory around second base. His
fielding average is among the best Eddie
Mills Is star pitcher of the team, and one
Of the coolest in that difficult position in the
league. What is unusual to find in a
pitcher, he is good batter and lined out
a very respectable number of home runs
last season.
The other players are J. H. Adams, third
base; c. L. Buchanan, ]. N. Gardiner, s.
B.: Maize, L. @ Murray Lawrence Nichols
pitcher; w. H. stuffiebean. w. H. Welsh,
J. J. Gavin, Owen Ke1lar, S. B. Martin, c.
A. Stock and T. ]. Sullivan.
City Post Office.
This year the boys from the Union build
ing are expected to be as strong as ever.
George Winkelman is the star even among
the cracks of the league. and If his south
paw is in good condition the c. P. o. will
rank great deal higher than 1t did last
year. Frank Rebstock Is the Dan Brouth-
ers Of the club. and is said to equal the
man from Wappinger Falls even in the
number of his home runs, while his fielding
is also above par. Harry Bishop is as good
man behind the bat as there is in the
league. and, being always so near the bat.
it seems to have made him familiar with
its use. The other men are Hammacker,
Chamberlain. Connor. Wood, Conner. Am
brose, Witte, Hennesy, Denny and Barclay.
Ever since the Bostors began to make
team work such a great factor in win