The Washington times., 1906-08-26
HFR WORK JOE CANS AND THREE OF HIS FIGHTING POSITIONS
SOME CLEVER WORK
IN DEPARTMENTAL
Amateur Baseball League
Had Successful Season
In Every Way.
STRONG ALL STAR TEAM
Pick of Best Players Would Be Hard
to Beat-Short Season Proves
Wise Move.

to Beat--Short Season Proves
Wise Move.
Now that the Departmental Baseball
League has closed its second and most
successful season, it might be well 10
look back over the work of the teams
and The Individual players,
The season this year was short. Last
year the schedule ran from May / until
September .. and the playing OF or
postponed games kept the league Ia
operation until October S. This year II
lasted from May Il 20 August a
The officers who have done so much
10 make The league a big success We're
chosen from among the chief clerks Of
the different departments. and their
Prestige and authority over the players
has had an excellent effect. The officers
were: President. NJ. o. Chance. Of the
Postodice Department: vice president
Edward NJ Dawson, of the Interior De
partment: treasurer, O. j. Field, of -h6
Department of Justice; secretary, A. q.
Rice Of the Department of Agriculture,
and a board of governors composed Of
n O. Chance, Of Postofhce; $ r. Burch.
of Agriculture; O. J. Field, of Justice;
r. NJ Dawson. Of Interior; Z. c. Robin
son. of Treasury; J. T. Dillon. Of War;
II C. Gauss. Of Navy, and T. L Weed
of Commerce and Labor.
Venable Lasted.
Many umpIrss were Used. and the only
one 10 stick il out was Dave Nenable
The league considers him the best In tho
city. and it IS probable that Handiboe
and Veuable will be the regular umpirea
next year.
The official scorers were J. Herbert
DovIe. Of The Times. and Ralph A
Collins. OF the star
The peuuant race was interesting, IN
s9i,e Of the so-caIIed walkaway Of the
Aericulturlsts and il was only decided
during the last five games. The cattle
for second place developed into a dandy.
and now there are three teams tied for
the honor. War is third. with a slight
lead over Justice and POsthce, who are
tied for fourth Treasury brings up the
rear, having lost out in the very last
three games.
Aericulture's teamwork received its de-
served triumph together with the
suDerb tyyIrIing of the leagues best
pitcher. Navy got a late start owing
10 its inability 20 find suitable pitching
material, until Manager Gauss landed
Jimmie Curnane and Murray. Curnanc,
especially. is. in condition. as good a
twirler as there is in the city. but he
was hampered by Illness during the
critical climbing Of the NaVyltes- To him
goes the distinction. however, OF being
the only slabman who could take a
series from the penrant winners Cur
TOT 4afall
against Agriculture and also took part
IN the fourteen-inning game between
Navy and the Farmers. which ended.
after a brilliant struggle, In a drawn
contest.
Interiors Good Pitchers.
Interiors pitching star. composed OF
the Waller brothers. won enough games
FOR the Redmen TO place them second,
while II was the consistent and timely
batting of the LaboTites which pushed
them up so far in the race a queer
fact about Navy Is than IL played as
good as the best of them. when il met
the good teams. but also played a hope
less article of ball when IT met the poor
est teams. Tt was an uncertainty all
the time and did remarkably well 70
finish where il did.
War was handicapped by the contiu-
uaI and necessary changes. Manager
Dillon was allowed 10 oraw upon Fort
Alyer for men. and il usually happened
that as soon as he had captured a star,
away he would go to Chickamauga, or
California or some other army post far
from the bah games on the White Lot.
Pnstoffice started with rush, but fell
with a thud. landing next 20 last,
through the courtesy o. Treasury which
did not care enough 10 play the last two
games and work out of the cellar. Treas
ury was unfortunate in that her best
men could not nlay in all tho games.
and IL was always q tOss-up as TO who
would be on hand, or who would be too
tired after a long days work a. the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing TO
play In the afternoon.
Eddie Herbert the smiling third base
man OF the LabOrites, is this wears
champion batter. His mark is not as
remarkable as that or the famous cham
pion Of last year, bat Is a GOOD one,
when one considers jhc capable pitchers
I'm the league. He falls short Of 400 by
seven points. and his next competitor
is Sabins. the Warrior. who is seven
points behind Herbert. with the per-
who upset the usual prediction that all
pitchers are poor batters-C. Wahler,
Of Interior, has the percentage of .S75,
and Dutch" Kinney, OF the Laborites
Is only FIVE points below him. Bryan,
of Navy, has $50. and Vic Bielaski has
.354 There are ten other players in
The select class Of 800 batsmeu-fiof-
man and Weber, Of the Farmers; Nc
Cathran, Bruce, Bielaski. are Klein
schmidt. OF Justice; Evans and IIilman,
Of Commerce and Labor; Orrison and
Bacon Of Postof8ce; McCarron, of Navy;
and Miller, Of War.
How Team Sizes Up.
In the catching department Capt Fred
Weber. Of Agriculture. leads with 500.
His batting being in the 800 class makes
him the best player behind the bat, de-
spite the fact that his throwing arm is
not all that could be desired Kraft.
OF Navy. is q close second. fielding .95i
and batting .2S7. Krafts strong points.
however, are his throwing and his gen
eralship and there Is but a mite 'of
choice between these men. which choice
should favor the bsS- batter
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