Evening star., 1895-04-27
The Second Year Opens Under Aus
picious Conditions. o.
TIE GREAT INTEREST DISPLAYED
Something About the Prospects Of
the Various Mines.
SOME CRACK YER s

o. w ltu the opening 6duAe u tuS SSdSOi CA
1895, next Thursday at the National Base
Ball Park, the Departmental Base Bail
League will have started the second year
of it's existence, and there is not one of it's
admirers and weu-wishers bat what pre-
diets for it another round of the biggest
kind of success. The fact that the league
came out, financially, at the big end of the
hole last year, makes every person interest
ed in the scheme feel assured Of its Sc
curing a prominent place among the minor
leagues of the country. Last year 1t was
not until about the last month or two of
the schedule that all of the teams began
to play in good form, owing to the diff
Guilty in securing good players at the be-
ginning. Now. however. the case is diff
ferent; the managers know where their
weak spots are and whom they have to
depend upon, and the consequence is each
club has the very best talent obtainable
in its own particular department.
The idea Of departmental base ball
league originated with Mr.. Anthony A.
Sousa more than eighteen months ago;
when he Immediately began to materialize
his ideas and put upon an organized basis
the league for the season of 1894. Tony,
as he is familiarly called, was made Its
president, and by his energy and good tact
it became an assured success. AS test1-
monial of the good feeling and confidence
the league reposes in him, he was unani-
mously made president for the season OF
1895.
M. c. Hazen of the District Commission
ers' Office has made reputation for him
self as being the manager and organizer of
the champion D. c. O. club of last year.
Mr.. Hazen's success was SO marked In this
direction that the league, recognizing his
executive ability, decided it would be best
to give him place where he could have
wider scope, so he was elected to fill the
position of vice president.
The difficult and arduous duties of the
secretary and treasurer are performed by
Mr.. c. +. Dickens, last years manager OF
the War Department club. Mr.. Dickens,
in the short while he has been in possession
of the office, has gained an enviable repu-
tation as a man who can be depended upon
to have at his fingers ends all the details
of the league.
Mr.. George Jaeger Is for the second time
filling the position of custodian with great
credit He is one of the leagues most
valuable helpers. Last year he managed
the pension office team. and, though the
Vets" did not win the pennant, still it
was not Manager Jaegers fault.
When the Post Office Department club
was organized, on the 18th of last June,
Mr.. A. S. Belote was chosen as manager:
Mr.. Belote, who Is well-known socially and
in Masonic circles, has been SO enthusiastic
in his efforts to advance the welfare OF the
league that this year 1t was decided he
would be of greater uuse, In the office of
chief OF umpires.
The District Office Team.
Like the now-famous, Baltimores. the
team from the District Commissioners
office was one of the surprises of the sea-
son, and every one Of the rooters in the
District Commissioner office felt ten times
repaid for his thorough baking in the sun
when the boys came off with the pennant.
While the organization is not an old one,
they have won success. and have made
quite a reputation, outside Of their own
particular department; This year their
asleep, and the team who IS able to fiaunt
the title of champion in the face Of the
D. c. O.'s will deservedly have the right
to do so.
c. B. Hunt has been elected manager for
this year, and has made himself solid with
the boys by his enthusiastic way of looking
at things and the tact he displays. For the
players, nearly all the old men will be seen
on the diamond, and, in addition, few
new ones. Bob Barr and Eddie Fuller will
twirl the sphere, and between them they
make pair hard to beat. Old reliable
catchers in the league, as he fully DEM
onstrated last year, and it is said that
'Tubby" will keep the wheels a-going this
year."
"Nympo" Jones covers second bag about
as we'll as any amateur In the business,
and it is said that this season will see him
outdo himself. H. Donovan is another good
one, ana with Billy Boyd and Bob Barr
and Eddie Fuller alternating as shortstop,
the d. C. O.'s will have a truly "Oriole"
infield. The outfield will not be one whit
behind, and with such men as Lamar, Cobb,
Ed Mccormick, Dan Donovan, and the
new men, Chamberlain and Black, some
real old-fashioned circus work may be
looked for when skyscrapers are plentiful.
Pension Office Nine.
The veterans from the pension office
are captained by Billy 3olMaY who also