Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-19
Work Of the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing Team.
won EVERY GAME IT PLAYED IN
Justified All the Predictions of Its
Friends.
NOTES OF THE PLAYERS

Departmental Base Ball League has been
settled. 1t was won by the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing team. it having come
out victorious in every game which 1t
played in the series. The season was di-
vided into two series, and the Bureau team
came out at the head Of each division, thus
winning the championship without having
to play off set of games to decide the
matter
The team as a whole put up an excellent
article of ball playing in every game in
which it took part, ard the members of
the club deserve the highest praise for
the amount of skill which they showed
in sticking together and getting such fine
system of team play. Under the efficient
manager of the team, Mr.. Chas. Miller, IL
has kept the pace it set at the beginning of
the season. and justified all the predictions
of it's friends that 1t would land at the top
when the schedule was completed.
There are thirteen members of the club
who have taken part in the games in the
departmental series. These are OrspaIa
and Bernard, pitchers Beach, catcher;
Dove and 'Helmerichs, first base; Madigan,
second base; McCauley. short stop: Leach,
third base: Flaherty. Doyle. Farrell. Crop
ley and Shafer, fielders. of these. Orspada
pitched only in the games al the beginning
of the season, and Helmerichs and Shafer
were dropped from the ranks toward the
close. leaving the other ten to make up the
championship team. Cropley and Doyle
We're additions to the team and although
they did The lest they could they were not
quite up to the standard set by the other
strong batters and fielders on the nine.
Work of the Team.
Bernard really ought to have the most
credit for helping the Bureau to the high
est round of the ladder. His pitching has
time and time again helped the nine out of
hole. and his work was always calculated
to steady and cheer the men behind him.
Bernard was ably seconded by Beach. AL
though he might not have been the star
catcher of the league. he certainly did
some excellent work. and the errors which
were charged up to him have long ago
been forgiven.
Dove played a very steady game at first
change proved a valuable help to the team
He has accepted more chances without
error probably than any other first base
man in the league.
Madfgar was always seen. Everything that
came his way was sure to be taken care
of in the best manner, and his batting
was help always.
Leach on third was one of the stars of
the team. He accepted everything and
would have had a higher average had he
not tried for everything that came within
reach, the result being that he is charged
with errors which he really ought not to
have. Leach's batting and base running
were always features of the game.
The captain of the team was McCauley.
the little short stop. When McCauley
started in at the beginning of the season
he did not seem to be in first-rate condi-
:ion, and he could very nearly always be
counted upon to make at least two errors.
Toward the last, however, he settled down
and put up an excellent game at this diff
crlt position. His batting and base run
nirg were also features of the game. Some
of the stops that Leach and McCaulsy
have made at National Park would do the
greatest amount of credit to a professional
player.
Besides having a good infield individually,
the men knew how to play together.
Leach, Madigan and McCauley always
acted together. and many man has sat
on the bench after making base hit sim
nlv because he could not watch all three
men at once. -
In the outfield Flaherty and Farrell put up
the steadiest game. Shafer started in at
the beginning of the season to play l1eht
field but for some unaccountable reason
he quit the diamond ana was not seen 10y any
more. Doyle was tried there. and there
is M doubt that with a few years more OF
experience he will make a ratthng gooa
PLAYER Cropley was tried at center neld'
b1t he did not seem to know how to ham
die himself in the best way. He proved TO
he a good utility man. however and went
behind the hat, or played an infieid position
i, st as we'll as he could anywhere else.
Flaherty is probably the best heide: IN the
league after doc Kleinschmidt He rare
" missed a fly ball. and some of his catches
we're very difficult in left garden He earned
the soubriuuet of Home Run Mike by ms
long hits and often drove in more than one
RIM when the bases were full. Farrell, the
fat little center fielder, got over ground sur
prisingly well. He could generally be relied
i1pon both in the field and at the bat, ana IN
rnore than one game his timely hits drove in
the deciding runs.
No BETTER Amateur Team Here.
Taking the team as whole, there is prob
ably no better amateur team in the city at
the present time. They have received ex-
cel!ent support from their friends and ad-
mirers and perhaps this is one of the reasons
for their success. No other team in the De-
detrimental League has been backed up so
we'll as has this one. At every game large
crowd of rooters, with everything imaginable
to cheer and excite their champions to do
great and brave things, was always on hand,
and the noise that they made when the Blu
reau defeated the Washington Light 1nfan-
try In the deciding game was enough to
wake the inhabitants of Glenwood.
ALTAR CLUB RACES.
They Will Be Held Next Wednesday