The Washington times., 1905-07-09

lasted I'VE innings, winch Was iOHSei
than expected.
The meeting of the board Of governors,
which was to have taken place last
Wednesday, had to be postponed on ac-'
count Of the heavy rain that evening.
Another date for the meeting has not
yet been announced.
Linthicum, captain and pitcher of the
Bookworms, will leave that team to-
morrow or Tuesday. 1t is said that he
will go to Mexico to visit friends
"Rube'' Clark. the crack twirler for
the Librarians, has left Library and Is
now in the Postoffice Department.
However, he will not be able. under the
new rule adopted at the last meeting of
the board of governors. to play with
the Postoffice for thirty days.
With the loss of Clark and Linthicum
the Bookworms. who have not been on
Easy street. will be strictly up
against it if they can't land some good
pitchers to take their places.
Teams are still bunting and 1t is
hard matter for the pitchers to handle
the dinlSy dumps, but Kid Lauder. of
the Middies, seems to pick EN- up all
O. K.
Ambrose, the third sacker for the
Bookworms. is as handy with the box
ing mitts as he is with his baseball
nnitt When the old G. a. G. was all
the go he was one of the star perform
ers with the fist protectors.
Bob Barr failed to show up on last
Tuesday when the Lbrary-Postofiice
game was played, and Mr.. Shpley of
the Church League. ofiiciated Mr.. Bar
explained his absence by saying that
a game for July was not on his sched-
ule.
There is a rule that reads: ANY play
er seen smoking on the field with n uni
form on will be suspended from play
lng." manager was seen to give one
of the players during a recent garHe d
light for a cigarette from his cigar.
The backstop work Of Woolworth. CT
Library. is attracting favorable cor
ment. He Is a graduate OF Union Col
lete and his several years in the Coz
| ernment service 10 not seem TO rave
made him lose any of his ability.
Tierney. of the Mailsllngers. did some
! good base running in the game with
! Library last Monday, and when he came
home in the ninth inning with stolen
/ tally, tying the score, he received a
warm reception
| Sullivan, who has been playing short
| for Navy, has been put on the bench
He is mighty good man to let remain
| idle.
Sander, who Is playing excellent bal.
| for the Farmers. does not seem 10 ritct
with any success except when Weber
! Is on the receiving end They have
! been working together for some time
| and he likes the way Weber backs hin
up
Adams, who has been practicing with
! the Postoffice. for SOME time. played
! in the game last Monday, and did some
fine work His three-Eagger in the
| ninth inning in the game against Ii
| brary scored the winning run
Owing to the holidays and rain only
! three games were played this last week
| one being a postponed game, but the
| league Is not so far behind IN postpone u
| games that it can't catch up.
| 1t is said that the New York team
| would like to get a backstop from some
| of the local amateur leagues There Is
no question but what some Of the catch
| ers from this leaeue could fill the bill
| If they could be spared.
| Commerce and Labor and Interior
| have not been in n game for some time
| but it's a good guess that they have
been busy practicing,
Mr. Weed. the affable manager of thu
MetcaiHtes. gets in the practice games