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

whole there has been very little playing
for record" and all the men have gener-
ally tried to do their best without thought
OF striking balls for the sake Of making
their standing higher.
The Washington Light Infantry leads the
league both in team batting and team field
ing. It has an average Of 1884, and is fol-
lowed by the District Commissioners team
with .8S5. The Treasury boys come next
with 1854. and the Bureau fourth with 1882.
The G. P. o. has 800. and the Army and
Navy team sos The Infantry has been
putting up a remarkable fielding game late
ly, and the present position of the club in
the fielding list Is not a surprise to its
friends, who have been watching its prog
ress closely.
In batting the Washington Light Infantry
team again staHds way above the others.
Its team averages is .432, and the next high
est Is .319, which has been attained by the
Treasury team. The other batting averages
in order are: B. E. and P, .313; D. C. E.,
800; g. P. O., .2s9, and A. and N, ODD. 1t
win be seen that the W. L. I. boys have
outbatted the Bureau players An impress
sion has been going the rounds that the
Bureau was the strongest batting team in
the league. but the figures prove the fall
lacy of this supposition.
Individual Records.
In view Of the interest attaching to the
coming games between the WASHINGTON
Light Infantry and the Bureau teams, the
Individual batting and fielding averages
OF the two teams are given below for the
second series. They are as follows:
Fielding-W. L.. I. team-Wisner .sSs;
Gilroy, .952; Winkleman, 916; Wise. ia;
Heydler. 1,OoO shreve. 1000; stewart. 900:
Gleason. 1000; Simpson, 1000; Klein
schmidt, 1000 Bureau-Leach, 1888: Madi-
gan, 1857; Flaherty. 1000; McCauley, $50;
Cropley, .169: Dove, LOCO; Beach. .SD7:
orspada. 1000; Bernard, ~; Doyle, LOCO.
ei Sassns-@ sa L; Keinz schmidt, eGs:
Gilroy. 4ot: Simpson. 400: Wisner, 1858;
Stewart 1903; shreve. 3as: Winkieman'
900. Rureau.Madfgan. 56a; orspada, 500;
Beach. .46s; McCauley. .4Gi; Leach, .421:
Farrell, $50; Cropley, $50; Flaherty. .as5:
Helmerichs, 1856; Bernard, 1853: Dove. .125
The leading fielding pitchers are Mills,
Fitzgerald, Fuller and Gleason, each with
an average of 1000. OF these, however.
Fuller has been playing field position
lately, and his average includes plays
~ mat position as well. Bernard has an
average Tha OF TT and Buckingham ia.
Dsst neiding average Is Farrell of the
treasury, and he seems to have honestly
n Non that distinction His average is LOCO
Havens and McManaway each have 'MS
Beach .S97 -'"0 ''- anu
There are four first basemen who have
eacn an average Of 1000 in fielding. These
are woodward Of the Government Printing
Sh1ce. Dove of the Bureau, Stewart Of the
infantry and Smith of the District Commits
s1oHe.s once. Dove would rank his as
soclates however, as he has played in more
games than any of the rest. and has had
many more chances.
Winkleman leads the second basemen of
the league with an average of ola Madi
gan comes second with 1857. and Rarrows
third with .S12
Leach Of the District Commissioners Of
nee stands aaad at the head of the third base
men with .9&3 and Wisner comes second
n it'll 1888. Leach of the Rureau stands
third with 1893.
The Army and Navy Club may claim the
person Of Merrill, who has ! 900 to his credit.
McCauley. the hard-working .short-feld man
or the Bureau team. stands second with
$50. and Harris Of the District Commits
sioners' Office stands third with SS3 Boil
way of the Treasury team has 6S7
There are four left fielders who have 1000
each These are Kleinschmidt. Fiaherty,
stockslager and Simpson. and amongst
to the most credit. as he has had more
chances than any OF the rest. Heydler,
Yates and Williams have each 1000 in CEN
ter held. with stock of the treasury next
with ia. qr =,
Kellar of the Treasury and sfreve of the
Washington Light Infantry have each 1000
in right field. u
1t may be interesting to note the hardest
hitting pitchers In the league. Gleason has
the honor Of being at the head of the list
with 636. Wise is second with 800. Fuller
tn1ru WIN .ft< anu c1tZSeTaiQ IOurtn win
400. Mills has .333. Nichols also has .333.
Sweitzer. .257; buckingham, ISL. and Rer-
rard. .153 What Joe Bernard lacks in bat
ting. however. he makes up in speed and
curves in pitching.
The three highest batters in the District
Commissioners team are Dickinson. OF
course, with .5s3: Fuller, with .44+, and
Yates, Fitzgerald and Smith with 400.
Army and Navy Club, Williams, 1854;
Fletcher .333 and Turner $3.50
Treasury Barrows, .615; Kellar, Az. and
Farrell. .42S.
Government Printing Office, Richards. .555;
Montgomery, 1851. and Havens, .3OI.