Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
NOTES OF THE LOCAL
AMATEUR PLAYERS
Department League Season
Will End Thursday-Sur-
prises of the Past Week.
Departmental League.

OSpdI LluSAtd1 ACdS
Unless bad weather prevails the Depart
mental League season will end Thursday
instead of Wednesday. and it has been de-
cided to play off the postponed game:
tomorrow In that case the games sche'
duled for tomorrow will be played the fol
lowing day and the schedule will be rur
out accordingly.
The games to be played are: Monday
Interstate Commerce VS.. Treasury and
Post Office VS.. Commerce and Labor
Tuesday War VS.. Navy and Agriculture
VS.. Interior; Wednesday, Commerce and
Labor vs. Treasury; Thursday, Post or
fee VS.. Interstate Commerce.
Three big surprises occurred In the
past week when Commerce and LABOR
dropped three successive games and as a
result was ouSted from the lead in the
pennant race The Laborites were SO
unsuspeCting. too. and considerable money
could have been won from the followers
of the team had 1t been even suggested
that three teams without possible chance
of getting better than fourth place IN
the race would beat it, There is still q
slight chance of three team tie, but IL
Is hardly probable that such Will result.
1t would have to come out TINS way.
Commerce and Labor and Interstate
would have to win from Treasury ana
then Post Office would have to take
fall out of Interstate Commerce.
Two of the most important games oi
the season will be on the program To-
morrow. Post Office and Commerce ana
Labor and Treasury and Interstate COM
merce have been jotted down FOR that
day Enormous crowds have turned out
TO the games this season, but II is ex-
pected that more people Will De on the
big ellipse when these teams lineup IMAM
at any other time TINS seasoH vi even
past seasons.
That War team certainly plays neon
sstent ball. One can never guess inns
team. as one day 1t plays like a pennant
winner and then right on top OF tnat tne
cellar position doesn't look TOO COCO ~.
it The players are all good ones Out
they seem to get careless when against
a team they consider weak when II
comes to playing teams well up In stand
ing that team certainly does hustle.
Commerce and Labor and Interstate Com-
merce will confirm this statement
Although the schedule arranged Tor
this season was about the biggest since
the leagues organization the directors
have experienced no difficulty In coHple!-
ing the games on scheduled time. fost-
poned games have been played on the
DAYS that but one game was scheduled
and IL is all due to good management.
Callahan Of Post Office is out of the
game, treating a cash in his leg, sus-
tanned in the game against Commerce ana
moved over from second to short in Cal
lahan's absence and is as much at nome
there as in his old-time position.
Mcintosh, the southpaw first sacker OF
Post Office is clouting out many gooo
hits. He seldom makes a hit OF the
scratch variety. He hits them hard
enough to reach second or third. probably
thinking that 1t is too much trouble to
start running the second time. He mas
no desire to steal. Honest fellow!
c. Quantrelle and Hampton have been
fattening their batting averages recently,
the batting order. No fault can be found
with the entire team when sticking Is
considered. Doc Dougherty has also re-
covered his good eyesight and In his lat.
est game clipped off homer, triple ana
a double. 1t has surprised many that Doc
has not been hitting them out like this
all season, as he has had good swing
at all times.
Rapp of Commerce and Labor is about
the most unfortunate player In the
league. 1t is a we'll known fact that he
is q good sticker, but his willow has been
shown improvement the last few games.
Collie Waller, an old member OF the
league and with Post Office this season,
is playing a brilliant fielding game and
batting well. Collie is another of those
long-distance hitters. In the game with
the sphere farther than he expects to
land one again. 1t turned out to be
foul but many are of the opinion that
the ball was on the inside Of the foul
line. At any rate, he could easily have
made six bases on the hit.
George, who brings down the wagon
load of camp stools, IS a good fellow and
every one should make fr.encs with him.
He is willing but says he h's TO desire
to enlarge the capacity OF hi pushcart.