The Washington herald., 1907-04-09
DATESFOR AMATEURS
Departmental League Adopts
Schedule.
SEASON WILL OPEN MAY 6
Last Regular Game VIII BE Played
ON June -, Which WIFI Give
Teams an Opportunity TO Play on
Postponed Games Before the POST
season Series Begins.

The board of governors of the Depart
mental League met in Secretary Weed
room in the Department Of Commerce.
and Labor building yesterday afternoon
and adopted a schedule for the season.
The playing season viii be the shortest
In the history of the league the schedule
comprising only forty games.
The recent withdrawal of the War team
leaves only five clubs in the league, as
against the eight which formerly COM
prised the league. The roster of the
league now includes Interior, Post-office.
Commerce and Labor. Treasury, and
Agriculture.
The league viii have the services of
Billy Belts, the premier local umpire, and
viii be permitted TO use the White Lot
Ellipse again, so that, on the whole.
things look pretty bright for the clerks.
The first game will be played on May
G, between the Post-office and Interior
teams, and games will be played every
day. but Saturdays, from then to the end
Of the season, June Is. No allowance has
been made for the playing of postponed
games. all such having to 90 over TO the
end OF the season. For this reason it is
figured that the league teams viii be
playing up to the 18th of July.
Aggies Lose stars.
It is impossible at this time to make
any prediction as TO the outcome of the
race, but il is pretty safe to say that last
years pennant winners, the Agriculture
team. Will not be nearly as strong an
aggregation as the team that wrested the
District championship from the pick of
the Marquette and Capital City leagues.
There is well defined rumor afioat to
the effect that the Farmers will not have
the services Of Winston. Wiley. Doyle, or
Weber. With these stars out of the line
up, the team VIII have absolutely nothing
on any nine in the league. The tip Of
Weber quitting the game is more than a
mere rumor. for the hard hitting back
stop has stated positively that such would
be the case. In the event that he does
not change his mind. Sanders, the star
slabman of the Agricultural team Will
undoubtedly suffer. Sanders had a good
record while tossing them over for the
Farmers, but without Weber at the re-
eeiying end Of the battery it is extremely
doubtful that Sanders will play the game
he did last year. in fact the whole team
Is due to suffer should Webers directing
hand be missing.
All the teams are getting out for prac-
tiee, but the Commerce and Labor team
has probably worked more than any OF
the others. Capt. Kinney has had the
boys out several times. and SAYS they are
ali going nicely. Secretary Straus' pro-
teges viii bear watching this year.
Walford. the sporting goods firm, has
donated a silver cup 10 be awarded 10 the
pennant winners, and Hickman & White
have offered a pennant which is 10 be-
come the absolute property Of the leading
team.
The Schedule.
May 6, Post-office VS.. Interior; 7. Com
merce and Labor VS.. Treasury: 8. Post
office VS.. Agriculture; 3. Interior VS.. Com
merce and Labor 10. Treasury vs.. Agrf-
culture. -, Post-office VS.. Commerce and
Labor; H. Interior VS.. Treasury: u, Com
merce and Labor VS.. Agriculture; 16. Post
office VS.. Treasury; u, Interior VS.. Agri-
culture, 20 Commerce and Labor vs.
Treasury; q. Post-ofice VS.. Interior; q,
Agriculture VS.. Treasury: %. Interior US.
Commerce and Labor; a. Post-ofice VS..
Agriculture; 2. Interior VS.. Treasury: Is
Post-oft1ce VS.. Commerce and Labor. 20
Interior US. Agriculture: 90 Decoration
Day, open; 81, Post-office VS.. Treasury.
June J. Commerce and Labor VS.. Agri-
culture 3, Post-oftice VS.. Interior; I. Com
merce and Labor VS.. Treasury; 5. Post
office Us. Agriculture; 6, Interior VS.. Com
Hitfce ana Labor Z, Treasury VS.. Agri-
culture; TO- Post-ohice Us. Commerce. and
Labor j. Interior VS.. Treasury: Z. Com
merce and Labor VS.. Agriculture; Is.
Post-ofnce VS. Treasury; IA, Interior vs..
Agriculture; It. Commerce and Labor VS.
Treasury; IS, Post-Office VS.. Interior. 1s.
Agriculture VS.. Treasury; 20 Interior VS..
Commerce and Labor; p. Post-office vs..
Agriculture; "a. Interior vs.. Treasury: ..
Post-ofice VS.. Commerce and Labor; q.
Interior vs.. Agriculture: q, Post-offico
VS.. Treasury; =. Commerce and Labor
VS.. Agriculture