Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-29
RAILROAD Y TEAMS
I HAVING GREAT RACE
All Four Clubs Are So Close
That Either Has Chance
to Win.
EASTERN is ONLY NINE
YET. TO BE Defeated
Leads Potomac League With Record
of Twelve Games Won and
None Lost.
BY a. C. BYRD.

BY n. c. BYRD.
The best race that has ever been
known in the Railroad 7. NJ. c. A.
League is taking place this season. So
well punched are the teams that 1t would
be difficult to say which will win, or
which will not. The club in last place
still has good chance to finish in front.
though it is a little back Of the other
three.
Union Station is leading the league,
but it has margin Of only one game on
the club in third place-Car Department.
Southern, in last position. is only two
games and a half behind the Station
nine. Shops are second, only half game
away from first place. 1t would be diff
cult to find four-club circuit putting up
better race than this. There is GER
tainly no other organization in the Dis
trict that has four clubs as close to one
another as these.
Eastern and Fairlawn are outclassing
the other clubs in the Potomac League,
while it seems that Eastern has the mar
gin on Fairlawn. Fairlawn has had no
trouble winning from the other teams.
but it has been defeated on both occa-
sions wht it has met the leaders East
ern, by the way, is the only club in any
of the leagues that has yet to lose q
game 1t is in front with twelve won and
none lost, a rather remarkable record.
Fairlawn is second with the same num-
Der won. but with two defeats charged
against 1t.
In the Treasury League, Bureau and
Treasury are putting up splendid fight
for the championship. These two have
won eleven games each and each has lost
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over the other mines, though their fight
for the pennant is likely to be worth
while in itself.
Three clubs in the Rosedale League are
well up in the fight for the fag-Trojans.
Highlanders and Holy Name. The first
mentioned are leading with ten games
won and five lost. The Highlanders are
second with the same number of defeats,
but one less victory. Holy Name is third
with nine victories to its credit and six
losses. Thus single game may throw
the nine in third position to the top
berth.
The University Of Michigan has about
the best claim to the college base ball
championship this year. 1t has won from
three eastern mines, Cornell, Pennsylva-
mia and Syracuse. and has record of
something like twenty-four games won
and five lost. The Wolverines have de-
feated the best college teams in the west
and have done SO consistently. That
Cornell seems to be about as strong as
any of the other eastern colleges is evil
dence that Mfchigans team is something
extraordinary. In fact. any time a col
lege nine loses only five or six games
and wins twenty-four or five it Is bound
to be exceptionally capable. No other
team can boast OF a record as good as
Michfgan's. and, while it is probable that
| the highest honor will not be accorded it
by the majority of eastern experts, there
is not much doubt that it deserves the
championship.
The Potomac junior crew will not be
sent to the Peoples regatta, as was at
first announced, 1t was stated late last
| probably not be represented, and Satur
day afternoon definite announcement to
| that effect was made.
War and Commissioners have proved
the weak teams in the Dep... Cmental
League. Commissioners have done
little better than War, but the record of
either team is nothing to be proud Of.
War has won three games and lost thir-
teen AS might be supposed, it could
hardly hope to be anything other than a
tail-ender, with such a poor past. Com
missioners have not won any more games
than War, but have managed to lose two
less. The Commissioners were pennant
when they played in it before but they
have certainly dropped considerably
since.
The Printers also have a team that has
failed to show as good form this year as
it did last In 1913 it was fighting for
the pennant all the way. but now 1t Is IN
last place in the same circuit. With only
two games won and thirteen lost 1t
may be said for the typesetters, though,
thn1y in q q
lot stronger than it was year ago, and
also they have not been abb to present
their strongest lineup on all occasions.
II is doubtful If there has ever been
wear in amateur base ball when as many
leagues had several teams contending for
the remnants on almost even terms this
late in the season. There are at present
four circuits in which it Is practically i'm
possible to pick winner, as any Of three
or four mines have a chance. In two or
three Of the organizations two teams
have gone out In front and have out
classed the others. but, barring one or TWO
such leagues. the remnants are not de-
Agriculture and Ninth ought to be win
ners but the aforementioned has q
margin Of only one game on Fairiawn,
and the latter is playing good enough ball
culture has the Departmental League
championship as good as won There Is
possibility that it will not win. but the
chance that some other club will beat 1t
out in the race is SO slight as to be al
most negligible.
1t is reported that the Brooklyn Federal
League club has signed four local ball
players-Giovannetti. Edmonston. MUNICH
and Becker. Becker and Edmonston are
left-handed pitchers. while Munich and
Giovannetti are catchers. Becker is the
lad who had chance to make good with
the Nationals and who really did good
work for quite a while: Edmonston has
pitched some mighty good ball in his ca
reer, also. Munich and Giovanetu are
probably the two best catchers in local
ranks. Their work is much above the
ordinary, and both have a chance to make
good with almost any minor league club.