Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
Department League
Notes and Comment

with but little less than a months play
ahead i'm the Departmental League before
the season closes the race for the pennant
is becoming more close and interesting
with every game All of the teams are
playing muck better ball than when the
season started The games in the last
two weeks have held plenty OF interest TO
the followers OF the league. Every con-
test has been decidedly interesting and ex-
citing. Instead Of the race narrowing
as the season advances. as has been the
case with most of the amateur leagues in
the past, it has broadened out.
All of the season, and. indeed. up to
within two weeks past IL looked as though
War and Navy had the others distanced.
with a possible look-in for Agriculture
But recently things have suffered great
reversal. War and Navy have both lost
consistently, and those next in line. Agri-
culture, Post Office and Treasury. have
been rapidly closing in. until Agriculture
holds fair lead, with Navy second. Post
Office shows, as a result OF their victory
over Interior yesterday afternoon, and
War, after a few days at the top. has grad
ualy dropped back TO fourth. Treasury
is not too farbehind. In fifth place to have
a chance. The others all out of 1t SO
far as the pennant is concerned.
The knowing ones, with but few excep-
tons. pick Agriculture to win, with the
proviso that Sanders keeps in condition.
He is their mainstay and Is the best In
the league so far as box artists are con-
cerned. 1t is declared that without linn
the farmers" would go completely to
pieces and their chances be lessened ace
cordingly.
Navy is al present in a crippled condition.
but can nevertheless put a strong lineup
in the field. With little more team work
than has been shown in the past they Will
undoubtedly be the contenders.
Post Office shows much stronger than
they have at any time this season. With
HarinP in The box and 'RlIhe' Clark Who
is leading the league in batting. to help
with the stick. they will keep up with the
leaders.
War. with practically the same team they
started the season with, don't look as good
they did at the start-off. In the last
three games played by them their work
has been erratic, and 1t is evident to every
one that Finnegan. their principal reliance,
is not in condition to pitch.
Since their shake-up several weeks ago
Treasury has been going very well, show
ing a uniformity of play that is sure TO
count.
Among the others Justice and Interior
have shown the greatest Improvement. but
IL is most too late in the day now for their
rally to count. They can scarcely hope to
get out of the second division.
The backyard championship is Library's.
without a doubt. They have shown no
form at all, and they are completely out
classed. even by their nearest rivals. They
will serve only as stepping stone for those
OF the others who have games with them.
II would be best for all concerned IL they
could gracefully acknowledge defeat and
retire, to start organizing and getting ready
for next season. when IL is hoped that, with
a good start, they will make a much better
record for themselves.
The double-headers start on Tuesday.
Start the games promptly at and reduce
the limit 10 seven innings. The evenings
are getting too short now to start late and
crowd in nine innings OF play before dark.
II looks like a whirlwnd finish.
Two trinleS i'm L. a ~
record for pitcher. Hats off to Mr.. San
ders.
Wars poor judgment i'm selecting their
pitchers Is responsible for the loss of the
two games they dropped in the past week
On Tuesday they played a postponed game
with Interior and sent Geib. an unknown
quantity. in TO pitch, and at a time when
Interior were playing their strongest game
Of the season. Result: Interior. 8; War Z.
Then. again. on Thursday Flnnegan started
in to do the trick against Agriculture and
IL was evident from the first that he was
not in condition. He remained, however
until the game beyond redemption
when as in the previous contest. Wolfe WAS
sent TO the rescue. In either game War
should have had the best of il had Wolfe
been put in at the start.
Two doubles and two singles out of xix
times up, Is ii any wonder that Vie
Bielaski stands near the head of the bat
tiers?
Agriculture will soon lose Chittenden their
crack third baseman. as he is going TO Yale
Ia the near future.
Fenwick is of the best outfielders in
the lesNNIe so far a fielding is concerned.
Carr also does well.
Nothing gets away from Shoemaker.
Two hits and no runs. That is the rec
ord so far in the Department League, and
Haring of the Post Office is the proud pos
SCISSOR.
In Thursdays game Sasscer had but three
chances and lost all OF them. Something
strange for Sasscer.
Fenwick should be kept in left field per-
manently. There is vast difference In
his work at second and his work In the
outfeld.