The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Surprises marked TIE amateur league
races last week. Agriculture being beaten
in the Departmental, Ninth downing
Bethany in the Sunday School. Pension
once beating the Columbia Printers in
the Marquette, and Brookland dropping
another game in the Capital City circuit
The Columbia Athletic Club waIloped
Brookland hard last week and gave their
followers the first chance 70 get a line
On the relative merits OF the Two mines
this season Brookland used three twirl-
ers, all Of whom were hit hard by the
Columbia batsmen. and. by the way.
that's what ais the SUburbanites this
year. lack OF twirlers. Symons. their
star Sab artist, Is suffering from a lame
arm, and only gees into the box when
no one else is on the ground who can do
the work, while Greene, who has been
pitching ball for Brooklaud for the past
Two years. is not reliable. as he cannot
resist the temptation 70 pitch al around
town. thereby suffering from too much
work
BY keeping Greene from twirling more
than two games a week, and giving
Symons a rest, the Brooklanders may
yet rally and set up IN the race. They
have q hard hitting team and are dis
gUsted with their work so far this sea
son so II given q good chance 10 get
near the top rung In the ladder they VIII
play Ike sixty. Brentwood wanted 10
be sure and win that game with the St
Stephens team. Wednesday. and made
twenty runs and fifteen hits, by way Of
sewing Il up in a sack
Looks Bad for 81. Stephens.
ST Stephens seems 10 be distinctly out
Of q this year. ard the Georgetowners
are playing poorer than they have at any
stage Of the game last season Moriar-
itys suspension kind Of puts the team
on the downward slide. although they
were labeled for last place before he was
bounced However. the ST Stephens
captain is a man who has been playing
ball for fifteen OF twenty years, and
has a frm hold on the hearts Of his team
mates. and the writer would not be sur
prised If his banishment from the game
had not affected the team.
c. P o. gave the BrOokland club a
beating. also, last week. Forden's team
playing IN q manner that marks Il as a
hard aggregation 10 wall0p when intact
As many Of the G. P. O. men play with
other teams, the club often suffers from
gaps in the lineup, the players sUbsti-
tUted weakening the whole nine
In the Departmental League.
Agriculture and Commerce and Labor
have struck the proper gait now. and
from this time on q good race in the
Departmental League should be the card.
Treasury, 10 the disappointment OF many,
fell down miserably. and as a result is
adorning g position in the second column
Interiors spark OF life. or rather TWO
sparks. caused a ripple Of gossip among
the fans and Il IS a safe BET that the
other teams VIII watch the Interior squad
from now on. There Is a great deal Of
difference between playing ball when
your team IS winning and when Il is
losing, and the Two victories credited TO
the lads from Seventh street should i'm
prove their playing q great deal
Bethany did II after all. Those rude
lie DrOit chUrohmen put the down and
out sign on Ninth in the Sunday School
race last week. and in a measure made
Up for the humping which Hamline gave
them several days before. To see Ninth
anu 2El4A1-ilF A45l4A Il 0AL 1L AtllE LEtiltl
AID D streets was a treat, as these two
clubs have been rivals from the time OF
Noah or somewhere thsreabout But
Bethany got the first lick and the north
east crew VIII have tc wait until their
turn comes around TO get even. Hamline
looks good al present. and If they play
the same kind OF baH consistently that
they are playing now. hard battle be-
tween that team. Bethany. and Ninth is
assured There IS no doubt n the minds
OF many OF the rOoters who journey out
10 the northeast diamond every evening
but that OverconfdsnCe PLAYED a bic
part IN the drubbing Hsmline admins
tered TO Bethany. The Le Droit aggrega-