Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-05
MAY co ON WITH
ONLY FIVE TEAMS
Probably Successful Effort to-
Revive the Departmental
Base Ball League.

A. movement, has been started to revive.
the Departmental Base Ball League, re-
place 1t on a substantial basis and play OUT
the schedule adopted last month. 1t need
not be recalled that this leagues games on
the White Lot in the past two summers at
tracted thousands of persons
Last season the Navy War, Justice.
Treasury Commerce and Labor, Post Of
flee. Interior and Agriculture made I'D the
circuit. and Agriculture won the pennant
after close and interesting contest This
year every one looked for an even more
prosperous season. and each particular
manager was sanguine of placing the pen-
nant-winning outfit on the field
About the time Of the opening of tho
practice considerable CONSERVATION was
caused by the retirement of the Navy and,
Justice teams. followed quickly by War.
as Mr.. Dillon stated that it was limos.
sible for him single-handed to keep up the
struggle. This Woodworking manager was
not allowed to raise fund like the other
managers did, as a law department reguIa-
ton prohibits subscription papers to be.
passed around among the clerks.
After the remaining five teams had thor
oughly canvassed the city for other Offices,
to place teams In the association, It was
decided to go ahead and play the season
out with a five-team circuit
The schedule was drawn I'D and all the
managers acquiesced Col Bromwell i'm
charge of public buildings and grounds,
after considerable parley, gave them per-.
mission to again use the White Lot ellipse.
and everything again seemed propitious for
a good term.
Then the Agriculture team, which had
won the pennant both seasons, announced
nj
to play. This announcement was the straw
that, for the time, broke the back of the
league This happened while President
Chance of the league was out of town, and
caused q temporary collapse of the prepa-
rations for the season, and 1t was given out
by Secretary Weed that for 1907 the organ
ization was dead. Considerable feeling was
aroused In amateur base ball circles by
this act. 1t was asserted that Agriculture
had Interior motives in its action, for it
was pointed out that the members OF the.
team, with the exception of Rose and WI
ley, were playing with the local teams at
present in the city and many of the players
of Agriculture are loud in their protests
against the powers that enforced the move,
The Departmental League will, 1t is pret-
ty Well decided now, play with q five-team
circuit, as Navy has come back into the
fold. and the other teams are all ready
to slip into their uniform and take their
places in the hearts Of their fellow-clerks
and fandom In general.
The league will play throughout tho
schedule, even should Nays attempt to,
place a team fail,
President Chance is home again. and at
the helm He has called meeting for
some day this coming week. when the.
final changes will be made. the schedule re-
vised and the arrangements for the opening
of the season of 1907 completed.
One of the stars of the champion Agri-
culture outfit of last year said that II g.
suitable person could be found to take
charge of base ball affairs In that depart
ment there would be plenty of material
forthcoming to farm a strong team there
this season.