Evening star., 1911-06-05

II - pTODaDle tndt postponed games VIII
be the order in the Departmental League
this week. there being a whole week of
open dates in which to dispose of the
games which had to be put off for one
reason or another. There will be but one
regularly scheduled game this week, and
that will be played today between the
Navy and Interstate. From today until
next Monday there will be no regularly
scheduled game played.
When the Departmental League mag
mates We're making up the schedule it was
proposed that the league have a week of
dates left open for playing off games
which had been postponed or put off for
various other reasons The wisdom of the
action Is clearly seen when it is desired
that the league season close at the speci-
nd time, and not run over several weeks
as 1t did last year. The two games which
had to be postponed because of the high
school drill and the ones which We're de-
clared off because Of rain will probably
be played this week.
The Maryland Agg:es wound up their
season Saturday with a defeat at the
hands of the Western Maryland College
team. Although beaten to the close
ness OF the game which was played is
not evident by the score. Up to the
eight inning the score was to in favor
the Farmers looked good enough to win.
In the eighth the Western Maryland nine
chased five runs across the plate.
Many people are wondering why the
Agg1es fell off in their work from that
they showed at the beginning of the sea
son. Starting out with the best of pros
poets: the team. after playing ball that
would have done credit to much
larger institution, fell into a SLUMP
from which it never recovered. This was
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the game in Virginia against the Virginia
Military Institute the players had to be
switched around and the season finished
In crippled condition. Catcher Munick-
heuysen had to go to the hospital because
or spfkfng received, and was unable
TO play again during the year. This neces-
STATED the shifting around of the infield
and the placing of one Of the regular
infielders back of the bat. That would
result in the crippling Of almost any kind
or team. and is plenty of warrant fol-
the lack of success with which the sea-
son was finished. Under more favorable
conditions 1t is almost certain that the
nine would have made one of the bes,
records in the history of the school.
Chief Green should be the star twirler
of the Bankers League this year. Green
has entirely too much stuff for the other
teams in that league and 1t is almost a
joke for him to go in the box. especially
when, twirling for such team as the
American Security and Trust Company.
That nine was already practically assured
of holding down the position of first place
in the team standing at the end of the
season, but 1t seems that it is trying to
make its position all the more secure.
1t would have made things whole lot
more interesting for Green to have allied
himself with one of the other clubs.
Just as was predicted at the beginning
of the season. the Capital City League
is playing better ball than any other
league in the city. with the possible ex-
ception Of the Departmental. 1t was
thought at the beginning of the year
that the District circuit would put up an
excellent brand of ball. an article that
circuits. but such has not been found
to be the case. The Capital City circuit,
true to what 1t has been doing in other
years. is corralling about the pick of the
there is one especially weak team in the
circuit 1t would make a much better
showing If it could land a couple of good
pitchers.
While there has been practically
nothing done toward definitely merg
ing the Capital City and District
Leagues. there is no doubt if such a
thing were done it would work for the
good of amateur base ball in the city.
pennant-winning clubs Of last year.
which jumped the other circuit this
spring to join the mentioned league.
would get the raw end of the deal, in
that they would have to go along with
four-club circuit. and 1T is proba BILE
that they would fail to hold the league
together: but at that they would have
not one bit of trouble in finding a
berth In another organization, as there
are many which would welcome them
If the AloysiuS and Commissioners
were to Join the Capital City
The scores which are being rolled up in
the Independence League are caused by
one of two thngs-either the pitchers are
not up to standard or else the teams are
composed of mighty good hitters. There
are few games played in that circuit in
which one or the other of the teams do
not run the scores up into double figures
and 1t can be the result of poor pitching
or good hitting. probably a little Of both
The fielding in the league. while at times
not especially good. is generally about or
a par with what is shown in the other
circuits. One thing which is responsible
for great many runs being scored In
that league is the roughness of the field
which causes the ball to take bad bounds
at times and get by the fielders.
The game last week between the Sew
| erage Pumping Station and the Hamline
teams was held by many to show thai
faster ball is not being played in the Cap.
ital City than in the other circuits. While
the resulting score would tend to show tina,
the Hamine team is a better club thar
is the Pumping Station outfit, it is hardly
likely that such Is the case. The Capita
City Leaguers were hardly playing with
the win spirit. and cared little whether
| they won or lost. and that goes whole