The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-13

Notes and Gossip Cleaned
from Local Diamonds.
SENATE TEAM IN THE FIELD
Employees of Uncle Sam Have Strong
Mae and Are Planning Regular
Insurgent Raid on Their Neigh
bors-BurIe Resigns as Manager
and Enright Is Elected.
By n. T. woRLEY.

The Senate team after taking 2 rest Of
about three weeks is getting ready to
make a regular insurgent raid an6 is
after games with Washington's strongest
clubs. Harry Burke, recently made nan
ager of the Twining Athletic Club. re-
signed rs manager of the Senate team
Immediately upon his being chosen 20
lead the New York avenue nine, IT be-
ing impossible for him 10 take charge OF
the affairs OF both clubs. I. J. EnTight
succeeds Burke in the capacity OF leader
The string Of victories already scored by
the Senate aggregation includes the scalps
Of the r. P Andrews. Laurel Md, Gar
ret Park, and other weli-knOWn clubs.
The team lineup IS as follows. Earight,
Geibe, Brady. II. Burke, E. Burke, Mel
son. Johnston. Russell. Hinkle, Mckee
Barnes. Kelley Homme. and Davis.
That was a corking game on Wednes-
day In the Departmental League when
Agriculture trimmed the leaders. 2 to
Lynch twTled fine bali and deserved to
win. He &so pitched several good games
last year. and, strange 10 say, they were
all against his present team mates
Should "curiey" Brown or ICY" Mac
donald leave the city to play professional
bali, as they probably will before the sea-
son gets very much farther advanced.
Manager Cornell win be without the serv-
ices Of two Of his best players, and viii
most likely find that he is in a hole.
Why is 1t that so few of those who
leave the amateur banks here make good
in fast company? This question has been
asked several people who are well posted
on the doings of the amateur moguls.
One fan, whose opinion must be respected
because of his known knowledge Of con-
ditions. says that the way tbe Washing
ton players are brought up is against
them. and they refuse to play ball for
short period each season for a small
sum Of money and a chance 10 make good
and get a larger salary He claims that
the players can live a more luxurious life
in Washington, where, IL they are any
good at the batting and fielding game,
they can get a job IL 4 bank. government
department, or elsewhere through the in
terest OF some fan with influence. Or az
least he claims that they can rake in a
handful OF dough nabbing small sums
ranging from g 10 $ a game from the
so-caIled amateur magnates, who, &C
cording to his idea. are prone TO hold d
monthly meeting. pass rules and regula-
tons against paying players. and they.
slyly tip off the players on the side in
some roundabout manner. This gentle
man declares the rules Of the amateur
commission are being violated every day
but II is impossible 10 &c the neces-
sary evidence TO carry the matter to the
commission and make a case. He pre-
diets that sooner or later some disgruntled
ball tosser will blow" and then there
will be a scandal in local amateur ranks
that will bust up the present run OF
things, but that is getting away from our
subject. and we are afraid that our
friend has possibly stated the case too
strong. There is no doubt that the
leagues here in town have plenty OF good
talent, and. since some one has popped
the question. we would be glad 10 know
why. indeed our ball players fail 10 get
steady jobs out of town and come back
home.
Goodman, Of ST Paurs, IS out OF the
running with a broken finger. sustained
in a game in the Sunday School League
recently, and owing TO his enforced alb
sence from the game and the fact that
Barnes has quit the team, the St. Paui's
outfit is in bad shape.
In Smith and O'Neil. the AloysIus boys
apparently have two frst-cIass backstops.
and they should be able to hold their own
with the best catchers in the league
Murphy. OF the Aloysius club. is con-
sidered by many 10 be the fastest man
in the Capital City League.
Brewer. St Martins big catcher. went
through last Tuesdays game without
registering a kick He has promised
Manager Wilkinson TO be good, and has
started out to keep his word. Play ball
and do not roast the umpire, for he is
only human after all. and is bound to re-
sent harsh sayings.
Johnnie Widmayer Is filing in nicely
at third base for St Martins. and is hit
ting the ball harder than ever We can
remember some seasons ago how this
same Johnnie used to hit. EN- over the
fence for the st. Johns School team.
The coming week will probably decide
the race in the Departmental League. If
the Commissioners take their two games.
they will have a nne chance 70 cop the
bunting, as the Labortes are scheduled
to meet Post-office, team which they
have always found hard TO beat.
-Four tail-enders have yet to cop a vic
tory In their respective leagues, as fol-
lows: G. P. O., In the Marquette League:
American National, In the Bankers
League the Madeiras, in the Olympia
circuit. and the Law aggregation, in the
Southern Railway organization.
Car Department and Adams are setting
hot pace In the Terminal Railroad Y.
M. G. a. League. with Southern close at
their heels. The fight this summer prom
ises to be closer and more interesting
than the war waged last season. The
first three clubs are much stronger. and
the last three mines are punched up SO
that few victories by any one team will
send it to the top of the second division.
When the rain lets up, the race In the
Marquette League should develop into a
tough contest between three seasoned
teams, the Diamond Athletic Club. which
is now leading: the Columbia Printers,
and the Pension Bureau nine. In fact.
with the exception of the G. P. o. and
HYGIENE Laboratory clubs, ell of the
teams are In the running at present.