The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-16
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AMONG. THEMSELVES
District Building Employees
Plan Close Sport
Corporation.


offices under the District government
relative to the establishment Of an intra-
District baseball league. A statement
was made OF the general scheme and
early replies invited as TO the idea ana
The material which could be presented
by each office.
From the Assessors office comes a
| hearty accord with the scheme together
with the Information that tentative
team has been organized and that a
permanent organization will soon be
completed. From the electrical depart-
ment comes the report that a team
will be assured, but assistance may be
needed from some other department.
From the Collector OF Taxes office
word is received to the effect that 1.-THE
formation Of representative Office teams
is quite a happy idea" but that on
account Of the lack Of baseball en-
thusias.s a complete teamS cannot be
organized. These men have pledged
themselves 10 join the forces. and IL Is
understood. that they viii join a team
representing the Water Registrars
division.
The Surveyors office has a team now
playing ball. and there IS no doubt but
that il will join the league. The re-
port comes from the Auditors office
that the idea has met with much ap-
proyal and they are doing their best
10 organize a team Of their own.
This outlook is very encouraging. ana
as soon as all offices are heard from a
meeting will be called, composed Of
one or two members of each team. for
the purpose of discussing the important
matters TO be arranged.
One of the replies received offers the
suggestion that the Engineer Depart
ment, the largest branch of the Dis
trict government, be represented by at
least three teams. one from the water
division. one from the surface division.
and one from the sewer division. as
otherwise the one team would be much
stronger than the others. inasmuch as
there is more material 10 pick from.
A report from that department has not
been received as yet
The suggestion and the initial steps
toward forming the league have met
with the heartiest approval from all
sides, and II makes the establishment OF
the organization not only a possibility
but an assured fact.
so much interest has been shown in
the proposed league, said Ralph B.
Pratt to whom the idea is credited.
that representatives of the Assessors
Office and the electrical department came
10 me to arrange a preliminary game in
order 10 try the material Of the two
departments. I arranged a game at
o'clock. The lineup of the electrical de-
partment was Moss, center field; Kern. |
third base: Breen. first base: Miller
short stop; Watson, catcher; Brooks,
second base: Ferguson lett field Frank. |
right field, and Fague, pitcher The
team which played for the Assessors /
Office was Wilson. catcher; White. pitch /
er; Adams. shortstop; Coombs. first
base; Jones. second base; Cotton. third
base; Gage, right field; De Shields, !
center field; Coyle, left field. Roger
Williams acted as umpire with great
credit. (
Commissioner Macfarland was in
Springfield, Mass, Thursday night
where he delivered an address before the /
y VI. c. A. Training School of that
city. He returned to his Office yester-
day morning
Commissioner West went to Whining
ton, Del. Wednesday evening on a mat
ter Of private business and will not be
IN his Office before noon tomorrow.
Commissioner Morrow was too much
occupied with the duties Of the engineer
ing department. to take the trip TO
jamestown Exposition last week for the
celebration of District Day After bust
ness hours he can be found on the golf
links enjoying his favorite outdoor pas
time.
NJ. S. Ross. a clerk In the office Of
Property Clerk Hargrove, has fled his
resignation. He goes to Nashville, /
Tenn. where he will practice law. He
has been in the District service for two !
years. He was graduated in the class
of '07 from the law department of
George Washington University. He is |
an n 3. of the University of Nash !
vile. Recently he argued and won in 4
the Supreme Court of the District the /
case Of the United States VS.. William I
Walch. At the time of the arguing.
which he did by courtesy. he had not 4
been graduated nor had he been ad-
mitted to the bar.
Maj. Richard Sylvester, superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan police. has been
forced to absent himself from his du-
ties the past week by the illness of
Mrs. sylvester and Miss Sylvester. both
Of whom have been dangerously i'll. I
However. both patients are now out
of danger.
Delegates TO the International Police /
Chiefs convention at the jamestown
Exposition next week arrived in the
city yesterday on their way to Nor
folk. A number of them were accom-
panied by their wives and daughters.