The Washington herald., 1910-06-05


Band Concerts Popular.
The defeat at the hands of the Com
missioners practically put the Post-ofiice
nine out of the race ia the Departmental
League yesterday. for to win the HAg
as they now stand is almost impossible.
especially the way the other teams are
going. Things have broken badly for the
Mailmen. first one pitcher and then the
other being out of condition, and OF late
the whole team slumping with the wagon
tongue. AS a sample of the hard luck
the Ma!lmen have been up against, their
opponents yesterday scored four runs in
three innings on one hit
Willie Handiboe drew two bases on
balls yesterday and hit safely twice De
spite the years he has been playing bah,
Willie is clouting the sphere at the same
fast clip.
Umpire Doherty must have. had it in
for Vaughn yesterday, as he called the
ball that was so wide he couldn't have
made the same mistake twice without
causing a riot
The Commerce and Labor and Ninth
teams are worrying about Yum" More
land. who viii probably leave Washing
ton 10 play ball az Frankfort KY, this
week. Yum" has good, fat offer, but
is not certain whether 10 go or TO stay
here and hold down his government posi-
ton AT a late hour last night the heavy
hitter was still bordering the question
and both OF the teams were trying 70
persuade him TO stay in this city.
Hummer was handed a good waIlop.ng
at Capital City Park yesterday.
Ferguson was in no condition to pitch
for Post-offiee yesterday, owing TO the
fact that he has very bad finger on his
pitching hand. received while playing at
Frankfort. when a hot liner caught him
of his guard
The music from the Marine Band con-
cert on the White Lot was occasionally
waited across the sward 10 where the
Post-office and Commissioners teams
were playing When the band played
Dixie" there was a noticeable Waken-
ing up all along the line. and the regu-
lar sleepy heads took a new lease on life.
Now, the thought came 20 our mind as
We noticed the change made by the mu-
sic what a fine thing 1t would be If the
band could be brought a little nearer 10
the baseball diamond so that the spec
tatoTs and players could enjoy both the
bali game and the music. How pleasant
would be an evening spent in such a
manner. And why stop at that? To
put a few finishing ticks TO the out-Of-
doors campaign, why not dump about
500 old army camp chairs en- the lawn. SO
that the fair sex and their gentlemen
friends might sic down
There should be enough cooperation
between the different branches of the
government service TO bring about JUST
such an arrangement as suggested, and 1t
certainly would be a move In the right
direction as regards the open-air craze.
Who wants TO stand two hours and watch
BAH game unless he Is interested in one
team or the other, but VINO wouldn't en-
manner And why stop al that To
camp chair TO sit on and a swell band
playing sweet tunes. Ye gods, can our
dreams ever be reahzedl
0uip4t DIZZY btNlS was NUt III ENa-
dence at the Departmental League game
yesterday, as he donated his services TO
the public playground committee and ran
the ball game between the Knights Of
Columbus and Chamber of Commerce
mines at American League Park. It didn't
seem the same with the genial Billy
absent.
Kraft had an off day in his throwing
and the Commissioners praneed around
the sacks in gleeful style.
Ferguson has been hitting the ball
hard since he returned TO this city. and
in the last two games in which he has
played here made three doubles, all Of
them scoring runs.
Shoemaker. the old Interior Depart
ment ball player, is now managing the
Commerce and Labor team He filled in
when Post-onice and the Laborites
crossed bats the other day, and in slid
ing TO second base wrenched his ankle
consequently he is limping about the
field and wearing a wry face every time
he happens to forget and step heavily
on the injured foot
Woodward of the Commissioners,
spoiled a double play in the third in
ming yesterday. when with Morse on
first. he hit to the pitcher. who caught
Bryan at second. and threw 10 first 10
catch Woodward, who bumped into Har-
veyeutter and balled up the play.
Talk about comedy With Beckett at
the bat yesterday in the Departmental
League game, foul tip glanced of the
willow and knocked off a spectators hat
If it must be told. the man had a bald
head. Again. in the fourth, Hurley hit
one Of Ferguson's shoots and broke his
bat off about six inches from the top. the
broken piece keeping time with the ball.
Vaughn smothering the sphere, and the
piece of wood coming within a foot of
tapping him on the head But this was
not all, for with one Gown in the eighth
Pop" Harding was at bat, and, think
ing he had three strikes, walked away
from the plate and flung aside hts bat
Learning that he was mistaken, and
that he really had another crack at the
ball TO his credit Pop" grabbed his
faithful bludgeon and rushed up to the
ehopping block just in time to see the
ball sail over the pan for the third strike.
he not even weighing his bat.
Sullivan, of the Olives, ranks among
the best twirlers in the Olympia League.
is batter of ability. and when not per-
forming In the center of the diamond,
makes a good infielder.
c. Fox, Of the Tanglewoods. catches
many a would-be extra base hitter by
heaying the bali accurately to the bases
He has all the boys scared now, and they
hug the sacks like flies around nlolasses
barrel when he gets his hands on the
horsehide.
Dutch" Stuckert, Of Hamline. who has
played nearly every position on the team
is now taking care of first base, and IS
apparently making good.
Scott Dampier is one of the most re-
liable bunters on the ST Martins team,
and whenever he comes up with q man