The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

The Columbia Athletic Club received
quite setback last week in the CaDi;sI
City League, Brentwood going ahead OF
the clu5meR and getting d tight grasp
On the top rung OF the Chamuionshin
ladder. TIE Suburban League champions
Of two years ago are developing clout-
ing ability. which does not augur vel
for the other teams chances. and. be-
sides. Manager Cornell has a slick fald-
ing bunch. The Marines put il On Co
lunbia By batting the bah al around the
lot, and all the fans are glad 10 see the
Sailors get a game now and then. as
they are a stsadysgoing lot OF bah toss
ers, and are not playing Up 70 their last
seasons showing
Agriculture Is once more back IN tbs
lead, and it begins to look like the Farm
ers are there TO stay. While the race in
the Departmental League is yet young, It
has progressed far enough FOR the fans
to get q line on the different mines, and,
on their past playing. the Aggies are
picked faVOriteS- Commerce and Labor
u must Se remembered is hOvering about
the top, ard the LabOriteg VII probably
be the ones 70 give the leaders their
hardest rub. Var, Tressgry, ana Post
Office are punched, and Il Is a toss-up
between them FOR places in the first
division.
St Martins sprung the biggest sur
prise OF the week By the fast work q
The team as a whole IN the tWO games
PLAYED recently, and the Columbia
Printers stock has fallen down tie lad
der until it is little better than that o.
the Churchn1en al present Two defeats
and a tie game IN the last three battles
IS not very good ball for a team that
is picked 10 wiz. but then. Columbia
had the games 10 spare. The Blooming
dales came forth out OF their lethaTgy
and tangled that TanglewoOd bunch from
over Georgetown way. and the sight was
cruel TO see. as TanglewOoG thought they
had the game saIted away before ths
contest started
Langdon has Yet 10 win q game in tbs
Sunday School League. having lost six.
and the directors had better put their
noses together and help the Suburban
aggregation out OF the ruck into which
they have fallen
Bethany is still winning. but look at
Hamline! Losing 10 the second division
teams is getting 10 be q Pet trick OF the
leading mines nowadays. and II IS 10 be
hoped that the Hsnline lads viii profit
by their narrowing experience Of last
week
The Independence League race Is a Soo5
one. but that leo per cent for the Aggies
looks very saucy, and it's about time for
some one 70 come along and whip the
chesty farmers II would rot be right 20
let the Agricultural Department have Two
winning leans this season. one II the
Departmental and the other in the hide
pendence League. and. besides. some Rubs
might think that winning bali teams were
grown over there
AS the season goes along the race IN
the Suburban circuit gets better, and its
q hard guess 20 tel VINO VIII land the
ribbon. although Parkview Is row
perched on TOP. PetwOrth has & great
pitcher in Garrett. and while they always
win when he twiris, he can't DO al the
pitching. and SO they look 20 be weak. n
me spot-the pitching department Bol-
ster UP. boys- Let's get together.
It's hats OF 10 the station team.
They're gong 70 Win n the RaiirOaG
League. because the scorer (Jim Faye)
said So No one has broke Up the matt
nees that the Station team seems 10 be
having, and we're waiting 20 see them
get a humping
Another week ike last, and Hsmlins
viii be down and out.
The Ssengerbund win donate a cup 70
the winning team in the MarQuetts
League, the only stipulation being that
the league play game down the river
when they give their annual blowout
Fats Harding is popular with the
crowd. especially the smaller generation.
From the way the kids come out 70 see
the game, and always get in the way,
one would think that there were several
generations represented.
Richardson. OF St Martins. Is proving
TO be a terror with the stick He made
three hits in Thursdays game.
II II EACITFs