Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-26

n IelnSCnLnlQt.. Lett uelQ.. .FlaheFty
Heydler. Center field. .Cropley
Shreve. Right field. Doyle
Gleason or Wise. Pitcher. Bernard orOrspada
The Bureau and Light Infantry will also
play a game for trophy at Marshall Hall
on Labor day, under the auspices Of the
workiI gmen's unions, which have the ex-
cursion in charge
To Play the Senator's.
Another matter which will interest both
ational League cranks and the Depart
mental League supporters is the fact that
game has been arranged to take place in
the near future between a picked, nine from
the Departmental League and the Wash
ir gton base ball team of the National
League Captain Ed. Cartwright of the
Washingtons has been seen by President A.
A Sousa Of the Departmental League and
has expressed his entire willingness to help
the matter along as much as possible OF
course, no pitcher in the Departmental
League ranks could hope to fool tine heavy
bitters on the Washington team so It will
extra pitchers for the All-departmental
team. 1t Is also likely that catcher will
be asked for. but that matter has not been
settled yet. Some think that either Dick
Washington man. and If they feel sure Of
their capabilities In this direction they may
g given a trial.
The team will be made up according to
League officials. and not one man Those
who have the highest percentages, too,
reed not hope to secure places on the team
on account of that alone, for the places on
the team will be filed by the men who
work the hardest at all times and who do
not think about playing for a record OF
course, the league management expects that
there will be any number of grumblers and
soreheads, who will think that they should
have been given the positions, but Presi-
dent Sousa wants 1t understood that the
league as whole must be blamed for sup
posed sights. and not any one of the off,
Gals.
According to the consensus of opinion in
regard to the probable makeup of the
team. the selection will be as follows:
Gilroy or Dickinson. catcher; Wisner, third
Dase; Barrows, second base: Smith, first
base; McCauley, shortstop; Kleinschmidt,
left field: F'laherty, center field; Jones or
Heydler, right field. This is only conjec-
t ture. Of o course. at so early a date: but
placing the men. 1t is thought that Dick
inson Is the only man who Is heavy and
strong enough to hold Washington pitch
er, and besides this, his heavy batting
would add tower of strength to the team.
Gilroy makes up in pluck and energy what
he lacks in weight, and a great many
think he would fill the position very &C
ceptably There seems to be little doubt
that Wisner should hold down third base.
He is undoubtedly the best in the league,
and besides this Is a good batter and the
most daring and level-headed base runner
in the business. That Barrows would be a
good man to put on second base Is also
the opinion Of the knowing ones. He.goes
after everything whether he can get It or
Tot and never let's up in his trying to get
his team out of a hole. His running and
batting are also good, and he knows all
the points of the game. When 1t comes to
first basemen, Smith, who played the last
game with the District Commissioners in
that position, seems to stand head and
n n "a Tic IL
Is like that of an old veteran. and his bat
ting and running are up to his work In the
field. knotty question, however, Is who
to put at short field There are a number
1t is generally thought that McCauley
would fill the bill. MAC" is a pretty
steady player, keeps his head at all times
and Is good batter and base runner
would cover the place very well, and. I'M
doubtedly, he would. but the general opinion
Is in favor of McCauley. Merrill of the
Army and Navy team has also been put
one questions the ability of Bolway, but
Mac seems to be in the lead at the present
time. Left field will have little competition
attached to 1t.
There seems to be no one In the league
who can fill this important place with
DOC" Kleinschmidt, and he will undoubt-
eddy be chosen to fill the position. Fla
Eerty of the bureau seems to have tight
the good work which he has been doing for
his team in left. There are no right field
ers In the league to speak Of and this with
the position Of short stop, will make the
two open places for the team. 1t is thought,
however, in view of the good work which
he did for the District Commissioners in
their last game that "Nympo" Jones would
cover the ground about as well as any Of
them. Jones is good batter, besides this
runs bases well, and understands all of the
fine points OF the game Heydler of the
W. L. I. is also mentioned for the place.
He Is also good fielder, and lately has
been hitting the ball very well. OF course,
1t Is absolutely impossible to say what the
team will be, as the management of the
league has not given any serious thought
to the matter as yet, but 1t is generally
thought that the selection made above
should be somewhere near the team. The
men themselves who compose the team
will probably be allowed to select their
own captain to lead them on the field.
The game should arouse a good deal Of
interest in base ball circles in the city, and
there will probably be a good-sized crowd
to see it. The departmental boys will do
the best they know how, at any rate, and
as they do not mean to go on the field
with the expectation Of losing, a sharp
game may be looked for. The success Of
the amateur and minor league teams in
the west with the National League teams
has given the boys a great deal of conf
dence, and they hope to make the score a
small one at the worst.
The Seasons Averages.
The batting and fielding averages of the
players for the second series, made out ac-
cording to The Stars score, are given be-
low Some of the nlavers have heer IN