Evening star., 1911-05-26

Just as has been expected Tor some
| time shake-up has taken place In the
District League. Tho Congressionals.
| which club forfeited It's franchise In the
| circuit by falling to show up FOR Its
third successive game, has been dropped
| and another club IS under consideration
for the place Tho Government Printing
Office has applied for the franchise ana
IL Is more than probable that at tho
meeting OF the league which Is acheduiea
for Sunday morning. that CLUB VIII DC
admitted to the circuit.
The action was not unexpected in the
least, 1t having been understood for some
time that the league officials would vel
come any strong organization il IL came
| In with prospects of placing fairly Rooo
club on the field for every game Ihe
Congressionals have been a weak club
| since # started the season. 1t was made
up mostly of star Suburban League
| players. and these. when there was q
| game on in their home circuit, ala not
report at the District League grounds TOT
| the games in which the tongresSio"aiS
were supposed to play.
1t is understood from definite authority
that the government printing once wiz
be able TO get together goou e,uu, -,
| There are several good ball players IN
! the building who have volunteered tnch
services and it Is likely that the nine
| will be fairly good one. me fr,htns
Office team tried to get francn,se III, rn
| the Independence League and one or TWO
| other organizations. but were unsuccess-
/, full at first. 1t will be interesting to note
! what progress the team makes In tne ms
| trict League. as 1t was adjudged NOT 10
| be fast enough for the independence CIR
| cult.
Western High and the Maryland Agri-
| cultural College each had It's troubles yes
/ in "a between
| teams at College Park. Umpire JarIel
should be able to hold down an Indicator
| lob in the big league-for a minute
| The High School lads started the game
| i'm good style. but were not able to keep
| the pace, and tho Collegians came from
| behind in rather easy fashion. SmNh.
| who started the game for tho FARMERS
| and was hit hard in the first two innings.
| was not in shape as he pitched the day
| before against Gallaudet.
| ScofieId's performance in the box for
| the Western team was really creoltaDIe
| performance, as he allowed the NJ a =.
| team but six hits, and that the Farmers
are not a light hitting nine by any
means Is evidenced by the way they nave
| been pounding the college pitchers this
| spring. Had Scofield not been as wild as
| he was there Is possibility that ne
| might have won his game
| 1t will he interesting to note tho COM
parison between the Georgetown ana
Japanese teams today when they meet
on the Hilltop. Not only will the game
prove interesting from the STANDPOINT oA
the novelty OF seeing team or orientais
play what Is essentially an American
national pastime, but II will be chancs
to see whether reports OF the wonoeriui
base-running proclivities ana fast heIo
| ing of the Jap team are true or whether
they are greatly exaggerated. Base Dali
| is not q game that Is learned in a year
or two years, and 1t will truly have been
a remarkable achievement on the part
of the men who have time and again
shown their adaptability to almost any
kind of game or conditions II they nave
learned to be proficient In the game IN
which II Is supposed to be almost i'm
possible to play well unless the player
begins when a boy.
The two best teams In the Capital City
League are booked to meet again this
afternoon, when the Sewage Pumping
Station and the Cornell Company hook
up with each other. Both teams are the
big pennant possibilities in the Capital
City League and each has won game
from the other. This will make the
third game played by the two teams this
season. and while II will not put the
Cornell Company in the lead II 1t wins. 1t
will give IL a lot OF confidence and cut
down the lead now held by the bumpers.
who so far have dropped but one contest
Two games are scheduled for college
teams on the local fields tomorrow.
Catholic University goes up against st.
Johns College. while Georgetown Is
| booked TO meet Rock Hill. On the form
displayed in the last few games the two
contests should result in easy victories
| for the home clubs The Maryland Ag-
| gies are booked to journey to Chester
town. where they will meet the Washing
| ton College team Gallaudet Is scheduled
to play Mt. st. Mary's College at Emmits-
burg.