The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

ton did not commence to play up 20
their proper form. and when Hamline
took the lead they looked IS If they
wished they were az home or IN church.
Langdon had better hurry up and win a
game or the other teams viii be Jealous
OF tie SubuTbanltes having won the
cellar pennant before the fight for top
honors is over.
Typos Bumped at Last.
The Marquette League furnished some
good baseball last week. Colunbia's de-
feat at the hands Of the Pension Office
crowd being the most-talked-of occur
renee. The Pensioners landed on Weaver
hard and played q great fielding game
behind Barnes. If Sargent Robbins com
biRation keeps Up its daily practice, they
can ali look 10 see the boys from Uncle
Sans big Office Up among the leaders
before many moons.
BIOOmingdaie got q bitter dose last
week, and deserved Il. as no team can
win where the players d. just exactly
as they please. Despite the fact that the
ClUbmen have good material and every
thing 20 their advantage, they cannot win
on account Of this factor IN their play
ing DissensiOn among the players and
q fight with the manager Of the team.
The result Of which several Of the boys
got their walking papers, makes the
BlOOmingdaies' chances Of crawling OGt
Of the cellar look Ike fly speck on
light blue paper.
All Up for AEEies.
The Aggies. hats of 10 them Coming
into the league after a hasty organiza-
ton. they are leading the race by a safe
margin. Manhattan got bumped twice
In the same place, so 20 speak, and are
now & good distance behind the leaders,
while Twinings' plucky fight 10 get near
the top IS attracting the attention Of the
leagues followers. and many OF the fans
are turning 20 them and roofing for the
New York avenue crowd TO win out.
The fact that everybody wants 20 play
With the winner Is 20 be deplored, while
this is but human nature and 10 be eX-
pected OF PLAYERS who attach no senti-
me-t to their work. The fact that
players are allowed TO jump about from
one team 70 another. some Of them play
ing six games a week, with nearly as
many teams. Is what IS killing the anna
teur baseball game to-day. People can
tel you that the game never was as
popular as Il Is now. and they speak the
truth. but 10 say that managing or run
ming e team OF amateurs IS the same
soft cinch Il used 10 be Is a different
proposition To-day The ambitious young
ste- wants a suit, shoes and money for
donning a uniform. and most OF the good
players get # The fact that at least
$50 Of the sO-CaIled amateurs about town
are really professionals and are receiving
money for playing is well known, and
vinked at by those IN a position 70 know.
Players are stiU doing the old. old
trick, which. in the narrow brain cells
Of some. seems to be Just as sood as new,
end last week two Of the leading local
leagues furnished samples Of this scintil-
iating. briIliance IN the thinking tanks OF
two OF their players who were called out
for cutting first and third base. To cut
the base If the umpire is not looking IS
baseball. one kind OF baseball. Il is true
but it is much better not TO take the
chance and 10 play the game fair. An
advantage gained by sneaky work on the
part OF one team OF the other certainly
team represents.
One Of the ministers from a church
which supports a team IN the Sunday
School League recently removed a player
who used Objectionable language on the
ball field. and he is 20 be heartily com
mended for his stand While il is. natural
that hot-headed youths in the heat OF
the game should fly of the handle. vet to
let their anger get so much the better OF