Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-05

part of the season for the amateur
leagues. 1t Is from now on that man
ayers are going to find it hardest to get
| their men out for the games In which
they are scheduled to take part. and 1t
is probable that there will be more for
feits in the last three weeks Of the sea-
son than at any other time during the
year.
The conditions are these: That many
of the teams in the various circuits find
themselves completely out of the running
as far as the pennant-winning possioil-
tiles go, and a lack of enthusiasm is dis
played in reporting fcc the games In
which their teams are scheduled to play.
with the result that during the latter
part of the season forfeits are eNce2-
tionally numerous.
The District League has already had
it's troubles, while several Of the other
circuits are having theirs now. The
Suburban organization Is In a big hoie
and may be in worse before the week
is out The Capital City League is also
being put to it to keep from having the
numerous forfeits which characterized
the close of last years campaign.
The players themselves ought to show
a little more spirit at the end of the sea-
son. Even though the clubs on which
they are playing are not pennant POSI-
bilities, they ought to get up enough en-
ergy to go out and play the scheduled
games with the same spirit they Wouid
IL they were In the running for the flag.
II such were to be the case 1t would
guarantee the continuing OF the interest
of the patrons of the circuit in every
game. and not in Just those games IN
which the league leaders are to take part.
Johnny Wilkerson, when asked this
morning il there was any truth IN the
AIz1A HI ha
the Suburban League in place OF the
Brookland team which has withdrawn
from that organization to allow room
for the Brookland club in the lnde-
foundation for the statement and that
his team will continue as member or
the Independence League.
The Naval Medicos seem to be out
CHASING the other clubs In the Mar
ouette League Yesterday the NEEDS cap
tured double-header from the Com
pany X team and gave themselves a ut
tie better lead over the other ciuns.
would not be at all surprising to see
the future surgeons cop the pennant In
the West End organization.
The Adams Express team in the
District League deserves lot OF credit
for the work 1t has been doing In that
circuit. The nine. starting out with
very poor prospects. has stuck 10
gether and at present Is tied Tor the
second position in the team standing.
with q fair chance of going into the
top berth.
1t is not predicted that the Adams
team will win the pennant In the DIS
trIct League. 1t is probable that 1t
will not, but the boys who make up
the organization deserve a whole lot
Of commentator for the way they
have stuck together and played during
the season against much older and ex-
perienced men.
While the Cornell Company team has
a good lead on the other clubs in the
Capital City League. il by no means
has it's hold on that position clinched.
The Navy Yard and Sewerage Pump
ing Station mines still are able to put
up a mighty good article OF ball
whenever either of those two agere-
will not find it easy to get away with
the long end of the score. In Buck
Becker the Navy Yard has one OF the
best pitchers in the amateur leagues.
steadily for the Gunmakers he would
undoubtedly pave the way to good
many victories for the southeast ag
gregatfon.
There will be some fight when the Post
Office and Commerce and Labor teams
meet again in the Departmental League.
Both managers are loading up to the
and each of the players on the two
teams Is adding personal rivalry to that
which already exists between the two
clubs.
The pennant may hang on the result Of
the next game between these two teams
and those fans who usually journey to
the White Lot to witness the games may
rest assured that no stone Will be left
unturned by either of the rival managers
toward putting the winning aggregation
on the field.
The grievance which the Brookland
team has against the Suburban League
seems to be that II is disgruntled be-
cause of the proceedings which took
place when two or three or Its players
were fined for improper conduct on the
field and toward the umpire in regu-
larry scheduled league game. If that Is
really the grounds for withdrawal 1t does
not appear that the Brookland team has
much cause to leave the circuit The
ishment it meted out to the Brookland
players, and If the report of the affair
was true the only fault to be found re-
garding the matter is that the penalty
placed on the guilty parties was not
drastic enough.
When Mr.. O'Shea of the Capital City
League temporarily withdrew his charges
against Mr.. Wilkinson OF the Independ-
ence League, at the meeting OF the anna
teur commission Saturday night 1t prob
ably meant the end of the affair. While
Mr.. O'Shea may bring the matter up
again. as he himself said In a previous
meeting. 1t will be OF little use. as all
that there is to the matter is that the
commission has the word Of the player
against the manager. and which it is to
take is a question too deep for anybody
to answer. Each swears to opposite
facts. so nothing can be done without
other proof