Evening star., 1915-01-31


Notwithstanding that there are no
ties in any of the other leagues. that
hoes not say that there are not several
Exciting races. In fact, more than one
league is staging competition that is
more than ordinarily interesting.
Teams are fighting for places and are
taking advantage of every opportunity
10 better their positions. If only by a
cry few points at a time.
There are five teams in the running
u the Northeastern League. The lead
now held by the Waverly club over
Navy Yard. which is second, Is very
mall, and the result of a single match
will serve to change the standing 10
how the closeness of the competltlon
t is only necessary to print the stand
ng of those leading clubs:
Club. W. L. Pet, Club. ". I; Pct:
Waverly e z II B Birtss 70 ls ls sSs sSs
wash Ab. so 10 .es'
The Palace team appears to be the
strongest in the National Capital
League. 1t has been doing remarkabl
consistent work all the year and 1t
seldom meets defeat. The Y. NJ. c. A.
bias been furnishing quite little in
terest lately, as 1t also has rolled its
last few games IN splendld form, put
ft is very doubtful if any club is going
Lewis aggregation.
The Ctes and the Navajos have won
he same number OF games in the Y.
M C. A. League. but the Utes have
1ost three less. The last mentioned are
holding the lead by that small margin.
In the game between the No Counts
and the Epsilon hve, leaders in the
fraternity League. last week the for
1J,cr lost the first game they have drop
ped since they became a member of
:he ORGANIZATION. hile they lost Il
Ing team, taking the long end of the
score IN two of the contests. The No
counts have taken the franchise made
vacant by the Withdrawal Of the Beta
puint,
The Giants ana the Commercial Alleys
team are IN q tie for second place in
the Commercial Alleys League. The
and twelve defeats. while the clubs
dghting for the runner-up position
have won 81 and lost II.
There is only the slightest difference
in the standing of the Breech Aiechan
ism team. leader in the Navy Yard
League, and the 4uscellaneous Shop.
The top club has lost less than the
runner-up, but il has won less also.
The leading quint has a percentage of
- and the next -ilf.
The Gandiis have bettered their lead
IN the Arcade League within the last
week They We're tied with the Y. NJ.
T. a. tive last Monday, but in the
matches of that evening took all three
OF their contests. which gave them the
margin. Then Tuesday night the Ma
tlonals defeated the Y. ". e. A.. which
put the Association Quint further away
from first place. The Gandils have a
margin of five games i'll the won col
unn ard two in the lost.
The Parks and the Decaturs have
won the same number of games IN the
Mt. Pleasant circuit, but the former
have lost only ten against thirteen for
the latter. That is just the margin BY
" hich they are in front at present.
The Freight team of the Railroad Y.
NJ. c. \. League is the only club in
rhe District that has 4 clean slate.
since the second series in that organ
Atzation began January IS the Freight
live has taken every contest il has
Iplayed. II now stands in front with a
record of six games won and none lost
XThe Disbursing quint is second, with
Hour victories and two defeats.
The series which was expected to
take place tomorrow night between the
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