Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
WORKING HARD FOR
A GOOD SEASON
Leaders in Departmental Base
Ball League Bending ALI En-
ergies Toward Success.

If the earnestness of the leaders in the
Departmental Base Ball League can be
taken as an indication of the success of
the coming season, then it can be written
down in bold letters, for each par
t!cular one is bending every effort to make
the season a red letter one. Attention Is
being given to the smallest detail. The
chief clerks OF the departments, with the
addition of Managers Dillon and Gauss of
War and Navy, are out every day on the
White Lot watching the players, and in
conjunction with the captains OF the teams
are sitting the good from the bad So great
has been the number Of applicants for posi-
tons that a project is on foot to establish
reserve teams. The idea Is a good one and
If carried out it Is believed would work
advantageously to the future of the De-
partmental League. Every day on the diff
ferent diamonds the teams are practicing,
and this preliminary work Is watched with
considerable anxiety by the rooters and ad-
herents of the departments at work, and
each player is discussed with as much
license as II he were one Of the pros out
at the head OF It'll street, and some of those
who ''allege" they are ball players, but fail
to show 1t in practice, receive anything else
but compliments. The Star last Sunday
gave general summing up of the teams
with the exception OF the Commerce and
Labor, as things were not In exact shape
to say anything definite.
1t will be remembered that the baby"
as the Department of Commerce and Labor
is dubbed by many, did not have much sue
cess last year In getting out its players as
Il Is a fact that not twice In succession did
they present the same team. but this year
that interchangeable worker, Manager Bowen
Is determined to correct the evil, and bring
out the list at command. The fact that the
team will be allowed to draft players from
the government printing office will help
7iy1cr1 mill
that have always been weak In addition
to the services of Captain Kinney, HiIlman,
Torrey, Hart. Terry, Schreiner Jermalne
Jarvis, Rowland, r. Evans, Koehl CoIcock
and King, the team will also have Messrs
Herbert. Bailey. Hunt and Brown from
the printers" OF these Brown is regal ded
as a fine pitcher, and will be a great help
to Captain Kinney by alternating with him
in the box. Bailey is a good infielder. as is
Hunt. and Herbert is a good all-around
man. and strong with the bat. One thing
can be said in favor of the babies so far
this season, they have turned out strong in
practice, and are very enthusiastic over
their team.
There is some fear in the inner circle that
the Interior Department aggrega ton is not
improving rapidly was hoped, and IL
is said that Chief Clerk Dawson will ask
for concessions at the next meeting OF the
board of directors. Under the jurisdiction
of the Interior Department is St Elizabeth's
Asylum, and attached to that institution
are quite number of players who could
be utilized, If the league sanctioned the
matter. One of the employees of st. Eliza
beth is Leonard, a pitcher OF repute and
an all-around good player. good enough to
be one of the staff OF the Commissioners
team, the semi-professional club in this
vicinity. There are several others over
there who, with the men now with the In
teriors, would make a first-class team.
The War Department will have the use of