Evening star., 1909-06-06
Departmental League Comment.

Five games were set aside in order that
Mrs. Rain should have her way.
Be on the lookout for solid week of
double headers.
There are three double entertainments
scheduled for each week. and 1t is
sure thing that If we don't have a long
stretch of clear weather there will be
double headers for about two-thirds of
the days between now and the time for
the season to end.
Men of high official life take in the
games with noticeable regularity This
fact speaks well for everything on the
ellipse.
Umpire Belts familiar voice is to be
heard at the games again this season,
and 1t is needless to say that everything
is satisfactory. Umpires Collifower and
Venable help out on the double headers,
and they are also getting along all right.
In the NavyTreasury game the past
week every man on the Money Counters
hit safely excepting Charlie Lord. Funny
state of affairs that. for Charlie is gen.
orally one of the first 10 get his bingle.
The Navy pitcher was the easiest kind
of proposition and Charlie was one of
them TO DelleNe II, TOO. Out lHere was
nothing doing for the clever short fielder.
Interior won from Commerce and Labor
Monday last. 1t has been claimed that
the former aggregation had strengthened
and the result of this conflict shows the
fact.
The defeat OF Commerce and Labor
at the hands OF Interior by a one-sided
score does not indicate that the Laborites
al h1ya
1t. The Laborites are a strong lot and
are out for the flag, and 1t will take some
tall hustling on the part Of the others to
keep them from the top. This can also
be said of several other teams in the
league.
The race for the flag this season prom
ises to be one Of the closest in years. All
of the teams excepting Navy have shown
top-notch ability and there Is little dan
ger OF either of them going badly again.
There isn't a fan that takes In these
games that can with any confidence pick
a team to win out, as 1t Is uncertain at
this time.
Navy is down and II seems from its
playing in all but one game. which ii
won, that II has small chance Of figuring
conspicuously in the race for the flag. 1t
is little early yet, and 1t is still pos
sible for the team to brace up. Let's
hope II does.
elongated Bob OF Commerce and
Labor has stolen some bases this season.
Bob says he is going to lead the league
at this sort of play. Bob is away be-
hind the leading stealers. but neverthe-
less he steals a base about once a month.
Commerce and Labor benefits several
ways by carrying Bob on its list. To be-
gin with he is a good sticker and very
seldom you see a thrown ball from an
infielder go over his head. He is too tall
for that. There isn't a man on the team
can get one over his head. Bob's trouble
lies in reaching for low ones. He is a
clever hand at scooping them up at that
but. gee. it must take lot OF energy to
reach away down to his feet.
Bernie Gallagher is certainly playing
in hard luck this season. 1t seems that
whenever he is slated to pitch the other
War players have an off day in fielding.
On nearly every occasion he Is given the
Commerce and Labor about a week ago
the support of his teammates was SO
ragged that he was on the verge of quit
ting Five errors were made in one in
ming, which is enough to make any pitcher
with a good reputation throw up the
sponge, and Bernie is there with the rep.
Scholl of War is one Of the most dam
gerous men in the league with the tong.
Every ball he hits Is labeled with warn
ing to the infielders to get out Of the way
or suffer with the hurt hand. His swing
is a peach. 1t seems that he throws his
and nine times out OF ten the ball leaves