Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-15

With every day added to the base bal
season the races for the pennants in the
various leagues are becoming closer. and
the really serious contenders for the pre-
miership in the different circuits are mar
rowing down, so that a good idea may
be obtained as to just which teams have
good chance to land the honors. In
each of the circuits the pennant Is prac-
tically conceded to lie between two OF
three teams, while in two it is already
fairly well determined as to the team
which will win. the rag
There are mighty few who have an
idea that any other team than the Cor
nell Company or the Sewerage Pumping
Station will come out in the lead in the
Capital City League. At present the
bumpers have a good lead over the Pa
perhangers. but they by no means have
the leadership clinched.
Over In the western part of the city
three teams are fighting 1t out and all
are in the running for the championship.
The Naval Medical nine is ahead OF the
other two, but there is no certainty OF
it's keeping the position as both the
St. Stephens and Corcoran Cadets are
going along at a good clip.
Walford is leading the Commercial
League, and while it has good chance
to retain the place, 1t is by no means
assured that it WILL as both the Will
lard and Andrews clubs are after the
rag II 1t can possibly be won. The
Willard club is second. with the An
drews nine a good third.
The Olympia League race has just
about narrowed down to two CLUBS.
Southland and Braddock. Southland Is
heading the circuit. with the Brad
dock club in reaching distance.
In the Suburban League the Pet
worth and Parkview clubs are so far
ahead of the other teams that 1t is al
most certain that one or the other OF
the two will get away with the PEN
nant. Petworth started the season with
rush. but 1t has been unable to hold
it, and now the Parkview club Is In
the lead The race for the pennant be.
tween these two bids fair to be one or
the closest in any of the leagues.
The Sunday School League has three
teams, any one of which stands
chance to win the pennant. Either OF
the trio is in striking distance now.
great deal Of difference in the stand
ing Of the clubs. The Ninth Street
Christian Church is leading the league
now, with the Ingram and Hamline
clubs close on its heels. The Ingram
nine is second. The Hamline team
did Petworth, but successive defeats
have sent it back into third place.
The Manhattan and Kendall clubs
look to be about the best in the In
dependence League. The two mines
are going neck and neck after the
pennant, with little to choose between
the two.
The race in the District League is, as
predicted at the beginning of the season.
down to the Commissioners
and the Aloysius Club. The commanding
lead attained by the Aloysius club has
been cut down until at present the Com
missioners have an even chance to come
out in the lead. The Adams Express
team Is third.
The two leagues in which the pennant
is practically conceded to one team are
the Bankers and Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. In
the Bankers circuit there is hardly a
possibility of any team beating out the
for the pennant. That club not only has
a big lead, but 1t Is SO far superior to the
other teams which compose the circuit
that 1t was practically conceded the pen
nant before the season even began. The
Car Department in the Y. NJ. G. A. cir
tically be impossible to catch it II II
plays anywhere near its present form.
and so far it shows no sign Of deteriora-
ton.
The teams playing yesterday in the
amateur leagues certainly had no trouble
scoring runs. In most of the games the
contests were won or lost by the largest
scores that have been made at any time
this season. In all 1874 tallies were sent
across the pan in the twelve games
played, an average of over 10 runs per
game.
1t is probable that this is a record for
the season. An average Of u runs in
twelve games certainly is something ex-
traordinary in run getting.