Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
DEPARTMENT LEAGUE
BOOMING ALONG
President Chance ande Other
Officials Enthusiastic
Over Outlook.

| The Departmental League has an
nounced that it's opening game takes
place Monday. May 4. and that the series
/ this year will consist of eightyfour
/ games. The schedule committee has not
yet been named by President Chance. but
will be Monday when it, will get down
10 work blocking out the important dates
! for the eight clubs.
| This schedule will be so arranged as to
get in eight regular games per week; one
| each Mondays and Fridays, and double
| headers Tuesdays. Wednesdays and
Thursdays. leaving Saturdays for ali
drawn or postponed games. Every game
will be played the White Lot grounds.
the two diamonds being specially set asida
for the Departmental by Col. Charles S.
Bromwell in charge of public buildings
and grounds.
The league. following the lead set by all
other associations in the city has adopt
ed stringent law in regard to the eligi
biity of its players, as from now on no
player can be transferred from one Office
to another and then play OH the team OF
that Office this being done TO prevent
players saving from one place to an
other as in past years. The chief clerks
to all the players bel IRE they will be a.
lowed to figure in any championship game.
Mr.. Billy Belts. the Jump pa excel
lence. will be the premier who VIII guide
the games, and this announcement is
pleasing to all Of Uncle Sans boys Who
follow the contests. The association has
not yet secured the other official, as Sec
rotary Anderson is holding several i'm
portant applications for the post from the
best in the city.
Secretary John II. Anderson says it is
rather chilly weather to make predictions
for next season, but from the interest
shown at the meetings by the managers
of the various teams he is confident that
this year will be the banner one of the
DEPARTING ntals, and. next 10 the American
League games, more interest Will be taken
in the White Lot contests than any other
association. He jCstifies this also by the
fine list of players each team is getting
together and also that the return Of Agri
culture and War Department. to the fir
ing line will increase the enthusiasm.
President Chance IS greatly encouraged
over tho outlook and pleased because each
manager is claiming the championship
as already Won Every one is claim
| ing the discovery of large number
of .'phenons." each and every one OF
whom is sure to win the trophy for his
team. Why, up in the Department OF
Commerce and Labor they have dag up a
young man named Heath, from Provi-
dence. r. L.. claiming he is a second
water Johnson and say. if Joe Can
tillon will keep his hands off. it is all over
but the shouting. There is also some talk
of the Indians a the Interior Depart
ment is dubbed. of bringing down here
the battery of the Carlisle Indian School.
so you can see how things are shaping
themselves
crs furnished The Star by the different
managers OF the teams:
Treasury-Manager. Robinson; ONeile.
Fulcher. Gertman, Vic. Rielaski. Lord.
Mccarthy. Torney, Hester, Asquith and
Dutch Newman.
Post Ofice-Manager. kondrup; pitchers.
HarinG. Kerr, McCluskey and c. Waller;
catcEers, Kraft. Bradley and Callahan;
fielders, Bacon. Barnes, Burke 4. and M
Fenton. Herring, Hoffman, landrick, Nc
Grath. Orrison, Pennington, Ryan, Rup-"
ert and Ritter.
Commerce and Labor-Manager Ander-
son; pitchers. Kinney and Heath: catch
ers, Erwin and Raft; felders, r. l.. Evans,
B. Bielaski. Fred. kleinschmidt, G. Rapp,
j. G. Hillman. John Scaggs, w. r. Green
valid. f. Schrcner. T. Shoemaker. w. b.
| White and o. Briggs.
| Interior Manager, Duganne; pitchers.
Barnhardt Madden. Wilcox, Hardy.
Moore. Regis and Wortendyke; catchers,
| Townsend and Raab; fielders Carr. Mich
o,s, TansilI, Whit. freaks, Julien. Du-
game Limberger. Murphy, aloore. New
man, Bateman. Thrail. Purcell and Jones.
| War-Manager, Morley; pitchers. Fine.
| gan, Wolfe Donaldson and Patten: catch
| ers, Findley. Mullin and Nicholson: field
| ers Deigis. Long, Fenwick. Jones. Pierce.
Herbert. Signor. corrlgan, Heider Err
| nest Geib, Trip, De Witt Nicholson and
Everett. =
Agriculture-Manage Clarke ttemporar-
| ily) pitchers. Sanders, Bryan. and. Sea
horn; catclers. Weber and Taylor; field
ers, Doyle Brown, Bryan, nhodes. Taylor
Jones, Priest, McQuinn. Rose Davis Sas-
seer and Winchester. Thase are thu ones
to respond for the first cal. but x is sure
there viii BE- others, says Manager Clarke.
Navy-Manager LeClaira: hurry. Har-
ris. Smith. Clements, Eiiis, Sutton
Hughes, De Mar. McGaTTon, Lauder
Dougherty and Quinn.
Interstate Commerce--Manager Stearne.
| They not yet prepared to give out the
| list 9f players, as a canvass of the avail
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