The Washington times., 1906-08-12

Another exciting week Of baseball
has passed and the Marquette League
race Is as undecided today as Dt the be-
ginning Of the season.
St Patrick and Immaculate Concep-
tion are but a few points apart, lighting
neck and neck for FIRST place. and il ap-
pears as If the many postponed games
vet 70 be played will decide the su-
premacy. The present race is the most
exciting one the League has ever
known. and in all probability II is the
most exciting one in the city today,
It Is toss-up between the two teams,
and both are travelling fast.
Fight for Third.
The losses sustained by st. Dominic
and Trinity in the past week have
about smashed their chances 20 carry
OF the bunting, and II viii take some
hard balplaying for either Of the two
teams last mentioned 10 win the top
notch this year The pull for third and
fourth place is also an interesting one,
with St Dominic. Trinity, ST. Peter
and Holy Name punched together St
Dominic's chances Of finishing third
are considered the best by many. who
watch the contests daily.
To again discuss the two possible
winners. the St. Patrick team has five
players tapping the ball over 800.
They are Tierney. Casassa. Reagan,
Marceron. and Cook. Immaculate has
four over the much coveted mark,
namely. ZannelH Ness. Limberger, and
Nau. The consistent pinch hitting of
Zanneni and Mess give the Immacu-
lates good show with the stick, while
s7u man
in a close place.
Two Leaders Compared.
For Callan's team. Marceron bobs up
as about the most reliable sticker I'm the
bunch. but Cook IS also q fine batter.
Casassa and Reagan are Inconsistent
workers, especially at bat. while Tier
ney has been i'll for some the and has
been falling OF in his WorK with the
willow IN the batting depg 'ment. all
things considered, the TWO clubs are
about evenly matched and the inhelds
Of the two teams are also about equal
but In the outfleld 81. PatrfclCs out
classes its rival somewhat.
The acquisition Of Ogle. 20 work with
Cook, and the development of the last
named as a catcher, recently. VIII
make the pitching department Of the
ST. Patrick's a very good one. Daley
has Whiting and Riston 10 rely on,
however, and II Is a sure thing that the
last named, barring injuries. viii be a
suag in the way Of the 81. Patrick's
when the Immaculates clash with them
for first place Behind thu bat Marce-
ron. OF St Patrick's, as before stated,
is the best batter on the leaders. but
Camalier Of Immaculate. In the esti-
nation Of the writer is the better throw
er OF the two.
Strong Combination.
The players ons the AIl-MarQuette
picked team would compare favorably
with any other nine in the city and are
known about town as good ball tossers
The Marquette League was organized
in 1892, teams from six local parishes
playing for silk penanL The league
has experienced one of the most success
ful seasons in its history. as far as the
article of ball provided is concerned. but
financially the Marquette has not been
in 1906 the success IL was last year
That is partly due TO the fact that the
grounds are too Tar from the center OF
the city and nard to reach.
Early this season St Martin and ST.
Vincent left the league and ST. Dominic
and Holy Name clubs took their
place. which gave the league a shaky
appearance and hurt the attendance.
Much credit for the success of the
organization this year must be given
20 the president, Capt. c. Eugene Ed
wards. who. in the short time he has
been connected with il. has put il upon
a solid foundation and has kept Ii
there Captain Edwards has had the
support OF every team manager and cap
tain and they all appreciate his ability
10 organize and manage athletics.
Hard Working Officials.
The umpires hold fine record for
good work and have made name for
themselves about the city.
i. SagrariO and +. Berger, the last
named formerly umplring for the Gov
ernment Printing ONCE League. have
rendered satisfactory decisions and are
favOrites with the crowd.
Another man who has labored contin-
uaIly for the success OF the Marquette
League is w. S. Barber. Mr.. Barber
has had entire charge OF the collections
and has managed things In fine style.
His good work is appreciated.
Next year the Marquette League will
again be IN the field, better and stronger
than ever.