The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-03
Hustle to Get Returning
Wanderers Signature 70 Contract.
Commerce and Labor Looks Good.
Riggs Cults Bankers League.
Maderias Replace Northeast Club.

The Sewerage Pumping Station club
defeated ST. Stephens at Capital City
Park yesterday decisively. There is ap-
parently little doubt but what the Station
outfit can hold its own IN fast company.
Commerce and Labor begins to look
good for the championship in the De-
partmental League Yesterday the La
borites trimmed Post-office by one run
In game that was well played through
out That the Mailmen lost is due TO
an unfortunate error by Left Fielder Or
rison, OF that team Orrison dropped
line drive, after which he had TO run
quite distance. and as the sacks were
loaded. two runs went over the rubber.
Ferguson did not allow hit for three
innings, but was touched up lively In the
fourth.
| Speaking Of Ferguson. did you notice
how the sleepy one hit the ball? Two
doubles out Of four trips is not to be
despised in this day of light biting
Ferguson pitched for Post-oface last
year, but this spring went down to
| Frankfort, KY, 20 play on Wallie War
ren's team He pitched three games.
won two and lost the other by one run
We have it from Ferguson that his rea-
son for quitting was because his salary
remained stationary. when he thought he
should have had a raise. One man s
loss is often times another's profit and
We welcome Ferguson back with open
arms.
And is not this about the time for
| those who signed with the professional
teams to come home like the wanderer
of old?
The game on the White Lot yesterday
was fast, and four double plays were
made by the two teams. Just why the
interest in the clerk league is on the
wane nobody knows. The crowd that
/ turned out to see Post-ofice and Com
| merce and Labor play was not as large
/ by half as some OF the gatherings OF
last season. The word has gone around
that the Departmental circuit Is on IT'S
| last legs. and this year is bound 10 de-
/ eide the question. A prominent member
1 OF the league said recently that II would
revive interest II the baseball playing In
/ the Departmental was called of for a |
/ few summers.
Sixth won its arst game in the Sunday |
School League yesterday from Hamline. |
1 1t feels better 10 get past that row OF
goose eggs on the left-hand side Of the |
column.
| BY trimmings Berry and whitmore |
The Washington Herald team passes that
/ club IN the race. and is close on the heels |
of the r. P. Andrews crowd. We told |
| you so--but then It's almost too early to |
speak further.
League presidents should investigate |
NIL 4r,eu 10 Rrr,
the scorers at the amateur games before /
voicing an opinion In regard TO the scor-
| ing by the amateur scribes. Ball players /
are prone TO walk around on air and /
lneedlessly annoy those who are delegated |
to jot down the proceedings OF some of |
the terrible totals run up on the sand |
lots, Imagine a game. q 10 0, or II to /, |
and the scribe diligently putting down the /
runs. errors, bonehead plays. &c. and /
then let enter some backlot swatter and /
inquire. What's de scorer" Should pa
tienee be taxed. should the day be hot, /
or should a weary feeling creep over the
scorer and he 50 forget himself as 10
tell the inquisitive one to-but then. it |
must not be- he might appeal to the pres
ident OF his league We suggest that the
next kicker be allowed to score a game
and-watch the cure.
RAY" schaffer, the old ST. Martins
player. is doing good work for the Sun
day School Leaguers.
At a meeting Of the board OF directors
Of the Olympia League last night. the
Northeast Club relinquished its franchise
In the league and the MADEIRA team took
its place. The Northeast aggregation
had not won a game and had lost seven,
which record the newcomers will have
TO shoulder. The Madieras are from
Georgetown and have a large following,
so the change should be of benefit to
the league.
The schedule of games in the Olympia
League next week is as follows: Monday.
st. Stephens VS.. Olives; Tuesday, Pros
pect Club VS. Tennallytown: Wednesday.
MADEIRA VS.. Tanglewood; Thursday, Ten
nallytown VS. Olives: Friday. St Steph-
ems VS.. Madeira; Saturday. Prospect Club
VS.. Tanglewood.
1t begin 10 look like some of the old
timers are getting a new lease on life
It was only last Monday that Shorty
Hughes startled the.multitude by DOMINIC
a baseball uniform after being out of the
game for three years. but now our friend
Doc" Dougherty, OF Norris Peters fame
Is playing with Navy Yard.
The Riggs team has quit the Bankers
League. That was learned yesterday
when they forfeited the regular SEIZED.
uled contest in that circuit TO the Ameri-
can Security and Trust club. The res
ignation of Manager Curtis has proved
the last straw to break up the team.
which has been in a half demoralfzed
state since the beginning OF the season.
It is not thought that a new team will
replace the departing aggregation at this
time The players on the Riggs club will
play on other teams in the league
The Terminal Railroad Y. NJ c. A. will
celebrate its second anniversary at the
club rooms at Union Station Thursday
evening at o'clock. Speaking from past
experiences, We should say that there'u
be hot old time and plenty to eat
DAILY, Of st. Stephens. in the Olympia
League. seems TO have gotten a Arm {
strip on his batting eye. as he has been
clouting the ball with his wavering will |
low in decidedly impressive manner of
late.
The Olympia League should pay more
attention TO the playing grounds The !
field Is IN very bad condition. the our
garden being almost kee deep In grass !
and full Of stones. This makes hard {