Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-20
HAVING SEVERAL
CLOSE RACES
Two or Three Teams in Each
Amateur Circuit Are Fight
ing Hard for Titles.
FOUR CLUBS HAVE
CHANCE IN CENTRAL
Twining, G. P. O., Printers and
Sherwood Are BunChed.
Bankers and Cornell
Are Close.
BY n. c. BYRD.

The races in several of the amateur
leagues are close. While there are weak
organizations in every circuit, there are
two or three clubs which are making
splendid fight for the championship
There is hardly an organization in which
one nine has a positive lien on the title
by virtue of it's far greater number of
victories.
In the Departmental League, Interior
is leading, but it is by such a short
margin that the loss of two games and
win for Agriculture will put the latter
In the lead. Post Office Is a fairly good
third. but it must improve in its work
IL 1t is to win out over the lead now held
against It.. Out in the Northwest Sunday
School League the Emmanuel Baptist
nine Is in front by fair margin, but not
SO far that it cannot be. caught St
Paul and Whitney Avenue are right on
its heels, and the winning of two or
three games and a couple of defeats for
the Baptists will place the trio on an
even footing.
Two clubs in the Capital City League
are far ahead of the other two, and 1t
Is almost certain that they will hold
the commanding advantage. Cornell
| started off with rush and assumed a
big lead, but the Bankers are coming
| well. and now are in front by the barest
! OF margins. Both teams have been
playing good ball, and the race between
| them is apt to be mighty close. The
| same conditions exist in the East Wash
| ington Sunday School League. The First
M. P. and Ninth Street Christians are
out In front with big advantage over
| other clubs. Ninth looks to be the
{, stronger of the two, but 1t has only a
| margin OF a game and half on the
| Protestants.
| Civil Service appears to have the best
| club In the Treasury League. IT is be-
ing pushed somewhat, though by the
! Bank Redemption Agency. The Mo-
| hawks are showing their heels to the
| other clubs in the southeastern circuit
ST. Stephens and Trinity are having a
| hard time of II in the Marquette League.
Both clubs are playing good ball, and
| there is only half a game separating
| them now. Stephens is first, but Trim
| ity is second with just one game less
| won. Out in the ederal League three
clubs are in the running-Petworth. Fair.
monts and Tanglewoods. The Central
| League mas the closest race of all the
circuits in that more teams stand a
| chance to win the pennant. Four clubs
are in the hunt for the pennant. and
there is none Of them that could be Sc.
lected as a winner with any degree OF
certainty. Sherwood, G. P. o., Twinine
and Printers are the clubs that stand
| show for the title.
The games scheduled In the amateur
| circuits for today are as follows:
Capital City League, North Capitol ant
l. streets Observation-Disclosures vs.. Cor.
nell.
Central League. LIST and NJ street:
northeast-G. P. o. VS.. Printers.
Departmental League, White Lot-Pos
Office VS.. Commerce and Labor.
! East Washington League. 18th and Z
| streets northeast-Brethren vs. Reforma
ton.
| Federal League, Grant Circle and Up
shur street-Takoma VS.. Stanton.
Eastern League, 18th and d street.
| southeast-Congressiona vs. Anomalies.
Railroad League. 9Th street and Florida
| avenue ast-Southern VS.. Station.
Northwest Sunday School League
Georgia avenue and Kenyon street-Cal
| vary VS.. Fourth.
! Treasury League, White Lot-Hydro
graphic VS.. Civil Service.
Marquette League, s5th street and Wis
consn avenue-Holy Name VS.. Medicos.
! Potomac League. Anacostia-Congres.
Heights VS. Steel Plant.
Post Office has practically the same
team as that with which it went through
the Departmental League last year In
such a wonderful manner. but It has moi