Evening star., 1911-08-13

Almost every league which is playing
base ball under the jurisdiction OF the
local amateur commission has had more
success this season than In long time,
both from a playing and financial
standpoint. Good races have been FUR
nished by the teams in each circuit. Tor
the most part the pennants not being de-
cided until the last two games OF the sea-
son, and there Is scarcely league that
fas not made more money than since It's
institution. While there have been sur
prises in the different circuits in that the
clubs which were expected to produce
great teams and be in the fight for the
pennant until the last of the season were
distinct disappointments, while others,
which were scarcely heard of before
the beginning Of the present year, came
rapidly to the front, and either won pen
nants or were In close pursuit OF the
leaders until the end, yet these surprises
added zest to the contests and gave the
league really more of an attraction from
the fact that new club was able to
step in and beat the ones for which the
race had been a runaway the year before.
The Capital City League, which was
probably the strongest in the city, put up
great race for awhile. the Sewage
Pumping Station and the Cornell Conn
about four weeks, when the bumpers
took q slump From that time on there
was little to the race, except to decide
whether the Sewage Pumping Station
or the Navy Yard would occupy second
place. The Sewage Pumping Station
first seven games played. Afterward it
failed to come up to the standard set in
the early contests and gradually fell be-
hind. 1t finished the season in third
place. The Navy Yard was second.
The Departmental League Is to be con-
sidered as having had q successful sea-
son, although the teams constituting the
circuit failed to put up the close race
that has characterized 1t at other times.
Commerce and Labor and Post Office
there would be no other. team In the
running but those two. Both clubs got
away to a good lead and both kept in
creasing it as the season grew older.
Commerce and Labor led until the series
OF three games which was arranged to
decide the championship. Post Of1ce took
the first two Of this series played and
thus won for itself the flag The Interior
Department and Interstate teams, the
newcomers in the circuit, which were
highly touted at the beginning Of the
year, fell down completely. Interior was
a poor third, while Interstate could never
get higher than fourth.
The season in the Departmental League
showed one thing that 1t Is probable has
never been seen before In a local anna
teur league-the fact Of q team winning
the pennant and not accepting 1t, and
then losing 1t through its own courtesy.
Commerce and Labor was awarded a
game in which 1t was defeated by Agr1-
culture. and which, by accepting the for
felt, would have given it the undisputed
right to the premier llonors in that cir
cult The Laborites, though, did not want
the highest honors decided that way, and
arranged the series with Post Office for
the title. They lost, lack Of good
twirler being the main reason for their
undoing.
The District League went through a
season that was marked by successes and
setbacks. Two of the clubs which started
as members OF the circuit disbanded about
the middle OF the season, leaving the
league to finish the season with but four
clubs. This 1t did, and the end OF the
year found 1t in much better shape than
was anticipated at first. Considering the
fact that the league Is Just entering upon
its career as an amateur organization and
that it had to fight an old-established
league practically on the same lot, it
should be a more prosperous circuit next
season.
The Olympia League put up a great
race and also did well financially. Dur
ing the greater part OF the season four
clubs were in the running for the pen
nant, Southland took the lead at the
start, and although close pressed during
the latter part Of the season was never
ousted from the position Tor more than