Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-13

Much doubt is being expressed as 10
whether or not the District League Will
be able TO last the season out. II mas
been said by men who are in a position
TO know that IL is very probable that the
circuit will blow up before the season Is
finished, and that il will be a surprise II
il lasts more than two weeks longer.
The reason for believing that the league
is about due to go UP is because or the
lack OF funds There is only money
enough in the treasury to last another
week and as il looks now very much as
though more viii not be available. 1t is
hard TO understand how the league can
last.
The situation as II stands at present
is this. that the expenses OF the league
run between So and s. per day and the
receipts from the games seldom amount
to more than - cents. This steady dram
on the treasury OF the circuit mas ABOUT
exhausted the amount paid up py the
clubs at the beginning OF the season. ana
as no method has been devised whereby
more can he raised there is only one
thing TO do and that is quit.
While none OF the men connected Win
the league has given out anything re.
garding the affairs of the circuit, some OF
them have said 10 their friends that the
status of tho league is extremely DOUBT
full and that il would be surprise IL IL
goes through the season.
1t is more than probable that if the Dis
trict II acue secs up the Commissioners
will oisband fer the season. Inc team
Las not received much support from It's
aGherents az tie District building, ana
il has ltei. stated that the team would
not enter any other league.
IL Is thought that the other teams III
the league will find berth with some
other circuit If the league fails 10 last
the season out
Taylor's hitting was the feature OF the
Departmental League game yesterday.
The Agricultural center neider got TOUR
hingleS out Of four times at bat lallor
not only hit the ball well yesterday. but
he has been meeting il consistently all
spring in almost every game III whlch
he has played. lie mas also been uoihs
good work N the field.
johnny Wilkinson. who is managing the
ST. Martin team in the independence
League, and who is playing IN utlllty
role is banging the ball consistently. lie
is hitting nearly 800. and anybody who
tlouts the tai that Well in any kind Of
league is worthy # more than passing
notice.
Joe Ensc! tie ST Mary's College tw.rl-
er. who is booked 10 pitch for two o.
three Of the amateur teams In the Dis
trict this sumner. worked in a no-hit
game Yesterday against Mt Washington
in Baltimore The cluhmcn are not a
slouchy bunch OF ball players by any
means. ard the performance entities the
Washington boy 10 4 whole lot of credit
II seems rather Il drastic punishment
for the Commercial League 70 suspend
Player Clements Of the Walford team for
two weeks III there is truth IN the reports
OF the offense. Ii is claimed Clements
disputed called strike and when ne was
banshed he and the umpire kept up a
running argument. each saying unCom-
plimentary things 10 the other.
II the umpire is going 10 Danish
players IL is up to him to do So. but
il does not help the dignity of his
position any great deal L. argue with
the player regarding the merits or dc
merits Of the case. When he does il
only leaves him open 10 sarcastic re
marks from the player. and II h" gets
the worst Of the war If words he has
nobody to blame but himself
There are two ways to view the de
cision given IN the game down On inc
White Lot Yesterday which Was for
feited - the Post Office. The first
stagdpoint from which the case may
be viewed is this. that when the UNI
pire called the game II ended and II
was Impossible 10 renew il after IL had
been finished according to the orders
Of the officials Another way to look
AZ II is o. consider that the Interior
team had not left the field and that
the game could have been finished had
the field Of play when the arbiter so or
dered
Taking everything into considera-
ton the whole affair probably sums up
as follows: The Interior team thought
there was a mighty slim chance a
winning the game as il stood, and that
II had better take the chance Of the
technicality in the umpire's ruling go-
ing through. which would mean that
the game would have 10 be played
over. giving the two teams an even
start. whereas the Interior crowd
would have TO start four runs behind
had IL continued in Yesterdays con
test. with little prospect of getting
more before the finish Of the game.
Gala times seem 10 he the order in the
high schools right now In regard to the
celebration of base ball Victories. Tech
Central, Eastern and Business have al
ready had meetings. at which the praises
OF coaches and players alike were sung
Tomorrow Western is to have about the
same kind of a celebration.
At Eastern yesterday the following mer
were presented with the letters which