The times., 1899-07-03
DISTRICT LEAGUE NOTES.
Gossip of the Players In the Amateur
Field.

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Gossip of the Players In the Amateur
Field.
AS the GLORIOUS Fourth approaches,
interest in the game between the Eastern
Athletic Club and the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing waxeth to fever heat. A feel
ing of confidence exists on both sides, but
a comparison of the two teams does not
justify either club in anticipating a walk
over. With White and Cranston as the
battery for the plate printers, victory
would probably come their way, but White
has in contemplation a trip to New Jersey
at that time, and the Bureau boys will
have to trust their fortunes to some other
twirler. Cranston's injury in the game on
last Friday will probably prevent his par
ticipation in the contest. But to complete
the full measure of the woes of the club,
Cosgrove, the phenomenal shortstop. will
not be in the game. Cosgrove is said to be
a nonresident, and it was rumored that
the game would be protested by the East
erns if he participated. Manager Solomon
says he desires to win fair and square, or
not at ALL and will not insist that Co.'S
grove be permitted to play. Collinower
will be in the box for the Easterns, and he
is the equal Of any twirler in the league.
with the exception of White and kenna.
The Easterns are also having their share
OF misfortunes, as Atz and Boucher, two OF
the members of their stonewall infield
have arranged for trip to Norfolk on the
Fourth. 1t will be a hard fight, and the
winners may confidently count on carry
ing off the championship honors for the
season. The game will be called at
o'clock.
Clarke, of the Congressionals, is one
of the crack shortstops of the league.
McCauley had bad attack of Jennings
complaint. His arm is so sore that he
can hardly toss the ball twenty feet.
Kenna's record against the Congression-
ais will more than likely stand for this
season and few more to come.
Manager Matthews, of the City Post
| office, has announced his intention to stand
pat with. the players he now has under
contract.
C. Burbank, third baseman of the City
| Postofice team, will be a member of the
Georgetown College club next year.
Short field is better protected than any
other position on the diamond in the Dis.
trict League Nowhere in the country viii
there be found better amateurs than Cos
grove, Atchison, Venable, Laccaroni Nc
Cauley. and Clarke.
scarcity of suitable material for UNI
pires is one of the worries with which
President johnson is compelled to con-
| tend.
The game on the morning of the Fourth
| between the American Athletic Club ant
the Hamiltons will be called at 10 o'clock
McQuaid is one of the best backstop
In the League.
| For grit, pure and undefiled, Catche
Langley, of the Congressionals, carries of
| The palm without competition. He use
neither mask nor breast plate, but yer,
| few balls get away from him, notwith
standing his lack of harness.
Taylor has the earmarks OF Conner.
His pitching against the Congressional
was of the first order.
Arbiter A. A. Sousa is the right man TO
| the place. No question is too complicated
for him to unravel at a moments notice.
The rough edges of amateurism ar
| gradually wearing OFF. Fewer caps err
doffed in the broiling sun that there wer,
week or two ago.
Winkleman is said to have been col
league of McPhee and Anson in the earl,
days of the national game.
The Senators might profit by watching
the players of the City Postoffice team rul
the bases. They have the art of purloin
| ing the bags reduced to a fine point.
A little more accuracy in throwing woult
| not hurt majority of the clubs.
ICY Young Wahler, the boy wonder o
Congress Heights. with the excellen
coaching and catching of Huddleston, hal
an opportunity of ranking with the bes
| twirlers of the league.
The fielding of the Congress Heights
team in the game last week could not hav.
! been better. Lacaroni and Riston are do
| ing great work in the infield.
! Atchison had an off-day at shortstop Oh
Friday, and made two bad errors. He usu
ally fields the position in splendid style.
Proctor has asked for estimates on thu
job of so arranging the sun that 1t vii
not shine in the first -baseman's eyes abou
6 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The American Athletic Club is now put
| ting up good game. Manager Clifford il
| gradually getting his team in winning
! trim.
| There was never any intention on tn,
| part of the league to drop the American
! Athletic Club, as has been stated. TIL.
Athletics have been playing good ball anc
although their percentage of games woI
has not reached stupendous proportions
! they are playing better ball each day anC
| will soon strike their gait.
Vermillion is rapidly attaining the repu
| tation OF being one of the best first base
men in the amateur field.
The Eastern Athletic Club still holds tn
lead with no games lost. A victory for tn
| Bureaus on the Fourth will put them a
the top OF the heap.
Kenna and White are having a tigh
race for the twirling honors.
Colliflower promises to pitch the gam
of his life" on the Fourth.
Herring's slow balls are a puzzle to tn
best of batters.
Rebstock and Winkleman are unjustl
accused of being aged.
The attendance at the games is grad
ually improving.
THE POLICE INTERFERE.