The times., 1899-06-25
DISTRICT LEAGUE NOTES.
Gossip Among the Amateur baseball
Players.

The game between the Eastern Athletic
Club and the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, which is to take place July 4, is
exciting a great deal of interest among
the followers of the fortunes of the Dis
trict League teams. The two clubs are
recognized as the strongest in the league
and are perhaps more evenly matched than
any of the others. Only one game has oc
Cured between them, that of June 3, when
the season opened. The Easterns were
victorious on that occasion. but since then
the Bureaus have the practice they SO
much needed and are now considered by
some 10 be the superiors of the Easterns.
The Bureaus team work has been i'm
proved and the players have come to un-
derstand each other more thoroughly. In
addition TO this, Cosgrove has added much
strength. He is easily the peer of any
amateur whose work has ever been wit
messed in Washington. Another thing
which causes many persons to pin their
faith to the Bureaus is the fact that on the
fourth their battery will be White and
Cranston, who were the stars of the
Georgetown College team. But there are
still many who are confident that the
Easterns will maintain their supremacy
and carry of the honors and the money.
Colliflower and Gates will do the battery
strong a pair as is met with in a days
travel The game will be for blood and
the winners may be confident of capturing
the flag for the seasons work.
There are several of the teams of the
League that will have TO strengthen II
they expect TO be factors in the race for
the championship.
Kelly, of the Bureaus, is the comedian
of the League.
The City Postoffice team is on the hunt
for good players, and several stars will
be landed in the next few days.
The Hamiltons are a husky lot OF men,
who can knock the cover of the ball
whenever they take the notion, but their
field work could be improved.
The Eastern High School boys base their
claim TO consideration on the fact that
they have the only one armed twirler In
the League
Atchison is one of the fastest amateur
shortstops that has cavorted around Pad
den's territory since the Senators went
West.
President Adam johnson is an untiring
worker for the good of the cause.
The Waller family compose one-third
OF the aggregation from Congress Heights.
The Bureaus have stone-wall infield,
but they do not surpass the Eastern Ath-
letic Club in this respect.
Bradley, of the Eastern High School,
displays great deal of grit for young
ster He has caught two games with his
right hand in condition that would have
caused many an old-timer to give up.
A peculiar feature of amateur baseball
is the fact that in exciting periods of a
game several. If not all OF the players, will
throw off their caps and play bareheaded
in the broiling sun. Why this is done no
,ErFn, ,1afr Enr
haps it is simply to show the spectators
that they are amateurs. II is sure sign
1 of that, anyhow.
Cranston is catching in his early season
form, but his batting has not been ex-
traordinary since he Joined the Bureaus.
The main cause of all of Kennas trou-
bles as pitcher is the fact that no catcher
| can be found who can hold him. He IS enc
of the speediest youngsters in the business
J but it would take a Bergen or a CrigeI
to receive his delivery.
The Congressionals are woefully weak
and 1t would seem that they are already
! out of the fight.
! Leach is sure death on ground balls
and plays the game from start to finish.
Gordon has established quite a reputa-
| ton by his fair umpiring. His decisions
are uniformly impartial and he holds the
respect of every player in the League.
Atz is regarded as the premier thirC
baseman OF the organization.
The Eastern Athletic Club has an excep-
tionally strong outfield. E Gates, in cen
tire, is what Is known in sporting circles as
a "corker."
The Eastern High School boys went intt
| the League without competent idea o.
what sort of ball playing they were goint
against Manager Bride soon discovered
the weak spots in his team and is now en-
\ gagged In plugging the holes.
The American Athletic Club and TIL
Hamiltons each possesses a pitcher by th'
not uncommon name of Sullivan. Both o
them are good ones, by the way of paren
thesis.
Herring is playing a good game for tn
Hamiltons at third and later in the seasol
will be called on to do part of the twirl
ing His playing borders somewhat on tn
grandstaud order and this part of it Nigh
be left out without serious harm beinl
done.
Youngster Donovan, of the Hamiltons
has every indication of a conner"
"Reddy" Waller while occupying tn
centre OF the diamond. reminds one Q
"Cy' Young of the Tebeau tribe.
Several former professionals are mem
bers OF the Bureau team.