Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
GETTING READY FOR
THE NEXT SEASON
Sporting Inclined Clerks in the
Departments Discussing
Prospects of League
Teams.

The base ball players employed In the
service Of your Uncle Sam are hustling
these days, and all that one hears now
in the corridors Of the departments, In
the noon lunch hour. is the prospect OF
this or that team for the coming season.
AS predicted in last Sundays Star, Pres
ident Chance set the machinery OF The
league in working order last week and
much of the routine work necessary for
the season was completed. Mr.. Thomp-
son, a local sporting writer, was appoint
ed official scorer, and the schedule COM
mittee, consisting OF Messrs. Anderson of
Commerce and Labor, Worley Of War and
Kondrup of the Post Office, submitted
their list of games, which was unanimous
ly adopted.
AS previously announced the schedule Is
SO arranged as to get in eight regular
games q week, one each Monday and
Friday, and two each Tuesday, Wednes-
drawn or postponed games: All games
will take place on the two diamonds that
Col. Charles S. Cromwell. in charge of
aside for the sole use of the Departmental
League on the White Lot.
The league at it's last meeting ratified
talked of for quite while. and it pre-
vents any player from being transferred
from one Office to another and then to
Office. The chief clerks of the several de-
partments must certify to the eligibility
of all players before they can engage in
a championship match.
Reports received from the several de-
partments by President Chance are to the
effect that all the managers are confident
they will win the pennant. The Treasury
people are very confident that they will
prove winners again this season, under
Manager Eddy Robinson, and that they
lie a nf
pitching staff.
The Agricultural Department lads are
insisting on Manager Clarke retaining his
position as manager. notwithstanding his
desire to retire on account of official du-
ties. He is the main rooter of the depart
ment, is very popular with the players and
they want him to lead them to victory.
They are banking on Sanders pitching for
victory, as he was in the two seasons
w whSn h ee vtfe ey Tepsr t bshd g f b
than a Fey Fl % a Rs5 S SsRs
an excellent Se fielding team and their lead
opposing, pitchers.
That Post Office aggregation will need
they have unauestionaby the t tsree best
batteries in the league, and if the new
men behind them do their part it will be
a p1t o soe vs In bs gagg Rnt it w be
Of the other teams. They 0a are - strong se
DdlSIHeO, ana nave an exceptionally strong
outfield in Pennington, Capt. Bacon, Kerr
and Bradley.
The Interiors have the fated twenty
three players at present on their list
which Manager Duganne says means
'skiddoo" to the others. It is a strong
galaxy Of young Shooting stars" and it
is this young blood that the Indians
expect to land them high UP in the race
TO help the team, and to induce many of
the ex-collegians to come. out for the
trials, mass meeting will be held this
afternoon in the office of the reclama-
ton service, 10Th and G streets.
Manager Worley OF the War Office is
bending every effort to get out a strong
array Of Warriors" and last week had
out for practice some of the enthusiasts.
The War people are banking considerably
on Donaldson, their pitcher. for the COM
ing season, and If he holds out as strong
as he did last year in the Church League
he Will win the greater part of his games.
as the fielding team behind him will be
first class.
In the Commerce and Labor baliwick
Manager Anderson is getting earound him
q strong array of players and the addi-
ton last week of Harveycutter and Tracy
Will help him out considerably. Besides
the popular old stars. Kinney, Evans Err
win. Kleinschmfdt. Bielaski. Hillman and
Rapp, the new faces will be Heath. a
clever pitcher; Scaggs Greenwald, Shoe
maker, White and Smith.
Inc other teams are at work and as
good weather is confidently expected thew
are all making dates for exhibition games
in order to be fit by May f. the openinp
day, when Umpire Belts will call ''play. p