Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-10

There is little doubt that the next two
weeks will decide the pennants In the
majority Of the amateur leagues. The
hard grind is to come within that period
because Of the fact that in the greater
number of the circuits the schedules will
end about the 1st Of August. and at
present the two or three leading teams
in each are. in the most cases, so closely
punched that the loss OF a single game
will put them out OF the running for the
rag.
In the Departmental League the cham
pionship may be decided this week, when
Post Office and Commerce and Labor
hook up in what will be the most i'm
portant game Of the year for each. AT
present the margin between the two is
so small that a victory either way will
almost mean the championship. Com
merce and Labor is behind now, and If
it loses to Post Office 1t will have q
mighty hard time to make up the ground
in the remaining games If it wins.
though, there is not a particle OF doubt
that one OF the bitterest fights ever
waged in the Departmental League for
a pennant will be seen.
In the majority of the other circuits
the situation is just the same. The
crucial point Of the season has been
reached and the club which shows the
greatest staying power and the most
fighting ability is the one which is going
to annex the pennant in its circuit. 1t is
simply a case of the survival of the
fitteSt.
Johnny Wilkinson of the st. Martins
team has released practically his entire
team. and when that club again appears
on the field it will be with almost a whole
inf all rx,ifh foo IN,
the outf1eld
The following new men have been
signed by the manager Of the church
team: Clay Carlin, Huestand, Kruegg.
Sullivan. Mckenzie, Simons, Beckett,
Hyatt, Lord.
The ST. Martins club with it's newl;
acquired nucleus should be able to make
a much betteS showing than it has here
tofore. SeveraA of the new men IL has
signed Played With the defunct Brock
land team in the SSburban League. and
they sh;dld materially strens then the
st. Martins nine
The Cornell Company team found little
trouble trimming the Interstate team in
the exhibition game played yesterday al
the Capital City park for Arthur Noyes
who formerly caught for both clubs, and
who is now in the hospital with a broken
leg, sustained In a game between Agri-
culture and Interstate Of the Depart
mental League some time ago. The score
OF the game was to O.
The St. Stephens team found little
trouble in getting away with the Nava
Medical nine in the exhibition game
which was played yesterday on the Mar.
quette League diamond. De Voto, who
pitched the last part of the contest for
the Medicos, was hit hard thirteen safe
ties being registered against him. The
final score was IA to 3.
The spirit shown by the players of the
different teams in getting together on
Sundays and playing benefit games fJl
men who have been injured is certainly
deserving Of the greatest amount of CON
mendation. The fact that the players
are willing to subject themselves 10 the
heat without thing to be gained by
1t on the day which otherwise would be
a complete holiday for them simply tina,
they may benefit one Of their comrades
have at heart the best interests Of those
with whom they are associated.
The members of last years fast Rose
dale team. an Independent club situated
in the northeast part of the city. are for
the main part playing with the Sherwood
nine In the Sunday School League. The
Rosedale team has developed some fas,
youngsters in the last year or two. and al
present several of its players are making
good In the big leagues. Perhaps the
two men who have done the best work
this year who were formerly members
OF that team are Heck and Loveless.
who are playing for the Adams Express
team in the District League. Heck is