The Washington times., 1905-09-17
EXCITING FINISH
IN DEPART MENTAL
Pennant Winner Must Take
Postponed Game.
INTEREST WELL SUSTAINED
Rooters More Numerous as Season
Grows 0lder-Navy Takes New
Lease on Life.

The Navy team OF the Departmental
League has shown q new lease Of lifes
and is now pushing the Farmers Cor
the position of first place in the race for
the pennant-
Notwithstanding the lateness or the
season the interest among the depart
mental officials and employees has shown
little signs OF abatement The last
game between '.Aggies' and 'Middies''
brought forth the largest crowd that
has been on the White Lost at any one
time this season
The Navy was slow in taking advan-
tage of the opportunity of strengthens
ing Its team. but of late has shown a
remarkable improvement in its playing.
and with the new men, especially at
short and third. its prospects have been
materially improved
Farmers Must Get Busy.
The Farmers have but two more
games to play. one with the Middies,
on Monday. and one with the Mailsling-
ers. on Wednesday. They must win
these games If they expect to fly the
coveted rag over their building. The
Navy has lot OF postponed games on
its hands with the weaker teams of the
league. which gives 1t an advantage over
the present league leader
In the game tomorrow, il the Navy Is
victorious the chances OF the Farmers
will be practically nil. and the Navy
will again take the lead. The fight for
the championship honors lies clearly be-
tween these two. and their meeting to-
morrow afternoon 10 play of a tie from
earlier date should easily be the
feature contest of the league. as II will
practically be the game by which the
championship will be decided
Two for Third
The Postoffice and Treasury will fight
II out for third place. Either Navy or
the Farmers will occupy the second
rung. War has cinch on fifth place,
and IL looks very much as II the In
teriors will land in sixth They have
put up a swell game during the last
month, and have steadily climbed from
bottom place to tie with the Met
calfites for sixth position on the ladder
of fame Commerce and Labor Justice.
and Library have not played as their
friends thought they would. and are
hopelessly in the rear
The rooters have chosen a nine from
the several teams that they feel conf
dent would beat any amateur nine IN
Washington, and the question Of play
ing series of games with the winners
of the Church League, or the Commis-
sioners. or any organization il the city.
is being considered.
Championship Team.
The lineup OF this ali-chanpion
team selected by the fanatics is:
Sanders, Agriculture. pitcher
Kraft. Navy, catcher.
Doyle, Agriculture. first base.
Hughes. Navy, second base
Clarke. Postoffice, or Lord, Treasury.
shortstop.
Chittcnden. Agriculture. CT Fenton. In
terror, third base
Dougherty. Navy. right field.
DeMar. Navy, or McGofin, Interior,
centerfield.
Bryan, Navy. left field.
The substitutes would be Stevenson.
Agriculture; Hoffman. Agriculture;
Adams. Postofice; Tracy. Interior: Ba-
| con. Postoffce: Rleinschmidt. Justice,
| and Weber Agriculture The list of
worthy players could have been extend
ed much further. as many good ones
! have been developed.
Now that the season IS so near over
/ Il can be said that the league has been
a great success and VIII be continued
I next year