Evening star., 1895-08-02
THE DEPARTING aNTAL LEAGUE
Games of the Second Series of Unusual
Interest.
They VIII Be Resumed Tomorrow n,
National Pnrk7Current Notes
of the RIayers.

The games in the second series Of the
Departmental League schedule have sur
passed these of the first series in every
way. The interest manifested in the con-
tests has been greater, the playing of the
teams has gone up to a much higher stand
ard, and the attendance has picked up
wonderfully. The games which have been
given at National Park under the auspices
of this league are very creditable exhibi-
tions of base ball, and those interested in
the national game are beginning to take
notice of this fact.
The second series opened July 90 with
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and
the Washington Light Infantry as the OF
posing teams. The game promised to be
highly exciting one, but rain cut it short
in the third inning, and the two teams will
have to wait for the first open date before
they can come together again. This will
probably be August 0. although the matter
has not yet been decided. The second game
was not such good one as the first prom
ised to be, as the District Commissioners
had a complete walk-over with the Army
and Navy, and the Treasury team had no
trouble in defeating the Government Print
ing Office on the 18th. The Eext game
however, between the Army and Navy and
the Washington Light Infantry. was a
good one and was only won by the latter
after /. hard fight.
The District Commissioners and the
Treasury Department teams were pre-
by rain. and they will have to wait for the
second open date. This game was looked
for by 81 eat many as going to be a stub
bern contest, and it gave great promise of
however, played Monday of this week was
as good an exhibition of amateur base ball
for seven innings as has been seen at Ma
tional Park for a long time and not a few
wi Not;o
League games which they had seen there
The teams which played We're the Bureau
and the Army and Navy. and, after the
first inning and a half, when Bernard ard
Buckingham went in to pitch, the game
was as snappy and as exciting as could be
desired.
TomorrOw's Game.
The teams which play tomorrow are the
Government Printing Office and the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing. 1t is safe to
say that the printers will not do any
monkeying in the first one or two innings
with the idea that they are going to have a
walkover. They have been given two
scares now. one by the Treasury and one
by the Army and Navy, and they are not
going to take any chances with that cham
pionship.
The Army and Navy team are at the bot
t1m OF the lsts with two more games to
play. and the G. P. q. are just ahead of
them with four to play. The Treasury, W.
L. l.. D. C. .. and Bureau teams have each
won one and lost none and each has four
more games to play. q
There are several flames in the coming
schedule which seem give promise of be-
ing good exhibitions of base ball, judging
from from the opposing teams and the games
which they have recently put up. These
are as follows: August 4, Bureau VS.. Treas
ury; August s, Treasury vs. Army and
Navy: August TO- District Commissioners
vs. Washington Light Infantry: August tx
D. c. o. VS.. b. of E. and p; August Il. W.
l.. l. vs.. Treasury. s~
There are eleven games. counting the
two postponed games. from now until the
close of the season. The bureau holds the
championship of the first series of course,
but from the present outlook it would ap-
pear as though it was going to have hard
tussle to keep that title in the second
series. . a.
The G. P. o. and A. ami N. teams are out
OF the race, so far as getting the cham
pionship Is concerned, and 1t is not ex-
Fected of the treasury team to finish first.
But the w. L. l. and D. c. o. are hot on
the trail of the bureau boys and the latter
will have to hustle to keep ahead of the
game.
Notes of the Players.
"Tubby'' Dickinson was an interested
rooter at the game Monday. He was giving
the Army and Navy team all the benefit of
his knowledge, of course, and he succeeded
in helping them not little by his ensr-
getic coaching.
Harris has an apt way of catching a base
runner at the second bag. He is very quick
with the ball, and makes a big bluff, wheth-
er he gets his man or not, and that goes
long way sometimes.
The Army and Navy team secured an ex-
cellent pitcher in Buckingham. He is
speedy, and has an assortment of wide
curves that are very puzzling. ftis in-baII
is particularly effective, so Dickinson says,
and he ought to know.
The District Commissioners miss the SER
vices Of "Nympo" Jones at second base,
who is out of the city on his vacation.
If the Washington Light Infantry team
has nothing else in it's makeup it mas at
least two good umpireS in the persons of
House and Heydler. 1t has been predicted
that the latter would make his mark in
that profession if he should follow it
steadily.
The way Merrill played short stop in
Mondays game was caution. He scooped
up everything that came his way, ard
what Is more, knew exactly what to do
with the ball when he got it in his hands.
He cut off runs that would have counted
In the aggregate a great deal against the
Warriors.
Leach's third-base play in Mondays
game was as pretty an exhibition as has
been seen at the park for quite while.
During the last innings of the game he went
after everything and came out with
clean error column.
were generally unnoticed In Mondays
game. as most of the spectators were
watching the base runner. One OF them
was a magnificent effort and should have
cut off a run but for Beachs tumble Of the
ball.
SENATORS PLATED BALL.