Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-15
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.


81 Stephens 100 TIE A,oy.lus. T. So .soi
S. p a s Ssrs 1SseP inst. os
A streets northeast-St. Stephens against
Aloysius.
Interesting Review Of Two Weeks
Work.
The Capital City League has completed
the first two weeks Of It's schedule Great
dihculty was encountered in the launch
Ing OF this popular organization. COM
posed as 1t Is of the best amateur material
In the city. For a number of reasons it
was impossible to use the grounds that
had been engaged last year. and it was
greatly through the personal efforts of
President John r. Brown that the present
home OF this league was secured and put
In shape for their purpose. At the last
moment, too, they were embarrassed by the
detection of one of the clubs. The vacancy
was filled by the admission OF the st.
Joseph's team. Owing to its unprepared-
ness this club has not yet shown its real
strength.
The playing. taken altogether. has been
excellent. There have been some very one
sided contests, in which interest has been
not very keen, but most of the winning
teams have had to be on their tiptoes in
order to stall off defeat. With the first
game, III WHICH the COlumDld Athletic
Club was defeated. st. Stephens placed
themselves at the top Of the ladder. and
they yet have to feel the sting of defeat.
The Columbias have bested three of their
rivals since and now occupy the position
of runner up. The next three clubs are
closely punched. ST. Patrick's having play
ed and lost one less than AloysluS and st.
Joseph's. Carroll Institute brings up the
rear. They express confidence, however.
that with little more practice one or
of hoo n of will hot nod
to vacate their present positions for these
husky athletes from 10th street.
Umpire Eddie Handiboe has offlciated as
the arbiter in all of the games and no
serious questioning OF his decisions has
occurred. Some ball players consider OBJ
jections necessary once in while, whether
the occasion warrants it or not in order
to show their Discrimination to be i'm
posed upon should such opportunity ever
arise. There has, however, been almost
a minimum of the Objectionable base ball
chickering's in this league.
Below are the averages showing the bat
ting and fielding strength of each team.
The season is yet too early to take these
figures as a true indication of q club 8
strength or weakness in batting, for several
reasons, the principal one. perhaps. being
that some Of the clubs have only faced the
best pitchers. while others have fattened
their averages of the poorer ones. In field
ing a better line Is obtained. the two lead
ing clubs showing much better form in
their handling of the ball than their rivals
lower down in the wOn-and-lost columns.
Owing to the numerous changes in the
playing positions of all the teams at
tempt has yet been made to compile In
dividual fielding averages. Some of the
players have occupied so many positions
in the field that any figures so given would
not indicate the fielders true FORM
In the list given below Of the leading
batter on each team mention is made only
of those who have played in every game
in which their club has participated. save
in the case of Hoyle. who deserves special
cOmmenda ton. because he is the only player
who In two or more games has made the
highest possible percentage. Bowling and
Harlan jointly lead the ST. Patrick's aggre-
cat