Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-10
THE DEPARTMENT PLAYERS
A Good Beginning in Playing the League
Series.
The Interest In the Games and the
Improvement in the Character
of the Playing.


The Departmental Base Bail League has
teen fairly started on it's way. the opening
game occurring Saturday last. AS whole
the games have been interesting and enjoy
able, and some really good plays have
taken place during the time of the con-
tests. Although couple of the teams have
had walkovers, 1t is probably safe to pre-
dict that, as the season grows older and
the teams have more practice. the games
will become more even, and sharper play
Ing will be the natural result. Some of the
games wer. surprises. The City Post Office
boys looked like business when they trotted
out on the field Wednesday. but subsequent
events proved them easy marks. The
Treasury team also expected to show up
better against the Army ami Navy club.
but they could not overcome the lead in the
Ilist INNING. Inc Tc..s-o.. O..ALG
stronger this year than it was last season.
ana 1t has some good men under its con-
troll. The team plays very well together,
and they also obtained lead in the first
inning of Mondays game that the Post
Office Department boys could never over
come.
1t seems pity that the attendance was
rot larger during the week, for the games
really deserved better patronage. Some of
the departments turned out fair representa-
tiors to spur their boys on to victory, the
city post office furnishing the largest crowd,
but as the rule the attendance has been
exceedingly slim.
So far the umpires have given general
satisfaction. Catlin umpired game during
the week, and not one kick was raised
against any of his decisions The only
criticism that could be passed on Stern was
was that he did not move from his position
behind the pitcher. even when a ball was
lated to the extreme foul line. Carroll
Gnlpired fair game, and many of the
kicks were raised by partisan spectators
who thought he was roasting one side or
the other.
The arrangements at the grounds are of
the best, and everything is done for the
comfort and enjoyment of the patrons Mr..
Strasberger furnishes the regulation score
card. and 1t is to be credited to the clubs
that there has seldom been a change in the
Iattirg order. Ladies have been enjoying
the games quite extensively during the
Week. and at almost every game the at
ter dance has been about evenly divided be-
tween the sexes. They take as much in
terest in 1t as the men do, and express
their satisfaction whenever a good hit is
made or hard ball caught
About the Players.
Several Of the players on the teams in
the league have lots of the professional
swing about them. Dolan, the pitcher OF
the Army and Navy club, is one of these,
and ne looks and acts a ball player all
over.
Maize of the Treasury team is a neat,
clean third baseman. He is on the Tommy
Dowd order, and his work in Mondays
game was of the gilt-edged style
ellison of the Army and Navy team made
four out of the eight hits made by his side
in Mondays game out of five times at the
bat, one of them a home run. They were
all clean hits, except one that savored
somewhat of the scratch order. He seems
to be one of the sure batters of the league.
AS soon as Eddie Mills the popular pitch
er OF the Treasury Department team,
steadies down a little bit he will fool the
best of them. He struck out six men and
made two base hits in Saturdays game,
and all this with nail hole in his foot
Raab of the Pension Office team Is good
steady little catcher. When he missed a
fly in Mondays game and seemed quite put
out by it. there was general cry from the
grand stand. There is others"
Brown, who started in to play second
base for the Post Office Department in
Mondays game. proved himself to be a
good all-around man before he got through,
for he played third base, short stop and
pitched. all in an excellent manner.
Fuller. the pet pitcher of the District
Commissioners team, added another feath-
er tc his cap in Tuesdays game He made
five hits out of five times at the bat and
struck out ten men in six innings His
work is steady, and he keeps his head even
in the most trying times.
RebStock played a good game at short
for the City Post Office after he had set
tied down in Wednesdays game, and the
management of that club would do well to
play him there permanently. He made
some fine stops. and after he had gagged
the distance to first his throwing was as
accurate as could be. All three men in one
inning were put out by assists from him to
first base
A group of carriers went out to the park
Wednesday to root for their team, and they
succeeded in making things pretty lively
for time. They initiated every magma
BILE animal and bird, but their efforts were
useless to prevent the walloping which
their team received.
Conner of the c. p O's was the recipient
of much applause every time he came to
the bat in Wednesdays game, and he was
speedily dubbed Roger" by the spectators.
He played a good game at third base all
the way thror gh. and his batting brought
in many of the runs that the City Post Of
flee boys are credited with.
If 4 team could be picked from all the
clubs composing the league it would be
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