The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

The races III the local amateur organi-
zations changed but little last week. and
most of the teams leading have a safs
margin, runaway races being predicted
n some Of the leagues.
Brentwood. Columbia Athletic Club
and Brookland are stH fighting It oui
in the Capital City League. most OF Jhs
fans giving The team which won the
District championship last season the
preference C P O. showed a BIT dan
gercus last week. but succumbed 10
brentwood by a Iopsided score and VIII
be out OF the running for awhile; but
Manager Forden has q good team. and
when they get gong they are hard 10
beat L VIII be remembered how they
pulled I'D in the race last year after
being relegated to the cellar
Agriculture is going some in the De
partmental. the Farmers showing the
other teams how 10 play the game 10
win. and unless they are caught and
their wings clipped soon. they VIII hy
away from the other clubs.
one reason advanced by a fan for the
good team the Aggles have this year IS
that they are mOetly college men who
have played On college teams. The work
OF the Department OF Agriculture. il IS
argued. requires a man 10 have a col
iege education. and the Farmers get
some OF their baseball stars IN this way.
Whether this be true OF not. the work
O. The Aggies thus far shows inst they
have a better team than The one which
won the District championship three
years ago, and barring an unlooked-for
vphesvaI they should romp home with
the rag IN the Departmental League.
The Farmers are out practicing every
DAY. something Of which few OF the
other teams can boast, and this stten-
ton 70 the fine points OF the game IS
beginning 10 tel
Columbia 101 had a hard row 70 hoe IN
the Marquette League last week, having
20 meet two teams that had a clean
slate and were pressing them Tor top
honors. the Bl0omingdales and the Tan
gleWood crew, but Manager Ellett's com
hination Of typos laid the frst-named
team IN the dust BY safe margin, and
tangled the Georgetowners in a Ike man
ner. This makes Columbia Printers
stock take q boost, and gives them more
although one game with each team IS
hardly fair trial. The Printers. If they
win the pennanS IN their league. VIII de-
serve IL as they play well together ano
are always in the game trying 10 bet
ter the score. All OF the contests they
have played al First and " streets havc
been interesting, and they have a large
following.
Sunday School Leaguers are looking 20
Bethany 20 chew the pennant up IN that
organization. the Blo0mingdale church
men having q safe margin over all the
opposing teams and a system OF play
that IS favorable 20 their winning
Manhattan and the Agriculture Re
serves are putting UP race IN the IN
dependence, and the Shopmen and Sta
ton teams are furnishing the excitement
in the Railroad League while the fgh.
IN the Suburban IS a three-cornered af-
fair 70 date 5etween. TskOma. Parkview
and PetWorth.
Fans al over the city, and especially
the managers Of the teams that have
played the BrOOkland club. speak OF The
loyalty Of the Inhabitants OF that burg
TO their team. which is now IN the Cap
ital City League. IF you meet a Brook
lander on the street pass him by-thst
IS. without trying 10 argue the baseball
question with him Il is an impossibilIty.
as the Brooklan5 popuiace simply won't
have any back talk over their nine. Loy.
atty IS al right, and is the proper spirit
with which 70 run a CHAMPION ball team
SO three cheers for the Suburbanite root.
ers. May their team finish well I'd in
the race,
Brookland for the last two seasons has
claimed the championship OF the District
on the ground that It was not allowed to
contest n the post-season series for the
same. As there was no way 10 settle
the argument until the BrookIande-s
Joined some league, the question Of the
relative merits Of the suburban team and
1he winners Of the different league pen
na1ts has been argued pro and con about
town. Now, however, the question should
be settled. not Cnly for this year. but for
the last two years. as 10 one viii believe
that Brookland had a champion team in
1857 and 1913 If IL falls down n 1s09. bur.
on the other hand. If the Brooklaud team
wins ont in the Capital City League and
wins the championship Of the District
this year, then the writer and al other
fair-minded fans viii admit that Brook
land has had the goods ali along.
Another. and yet another. instance Of
that dumbness a Ia Merkle cropped up