The Washington herald., 1916-07-10
Winner of Potomac Pennant,
Holy Name, Rosedale, and
Treasury Must Be
Considered.
BUREAU LOOKS THE BEST
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

Local organized amateur baseball Is
turning into the home stretch, and
already the fans are watching and pick
ing their choice for the District cham
pionship from the probable pennant
winner in the various leagues In naming
a winner this season. one finds six clubs
In four leagues that are to be considered
In the Potomac League, the fans are
Witnessing a great race. Bureau captured
the first series after an Interesting
finish, in which the Steel Plant and
the Navy Yard Machinists were tied for
second honors. In this trio of clubs each
has a chance to land the title for the
second series, and any one of them must
be figured upon in the final play-or for
the District championship.
Many OF the fans who have watched
the games on the White Lot can see
no other club but the Treasury team
Agriculture has grand chance of giving
the Treasury bunch a run for the title in
this second series, but since the money
handlers have landed the first half they
are picked to win the final Should the
Bureau team be beaten out of the title
In the Potomac League, this Treasury
team can present a lineup that will
make every team hustle in the post
season series.
Although there is not much heard from
the Rosedale League, Manager Junghaus
has sure gathered together a good COM
bination, and the Rosedale team will be
well up in the bunch when the District
title series is under way. Holy Name, of
the Catholic Church League, must be
considered contenders, providing there are
a few upsets in the Potomac League.
In the lineup of the Holy Name team
Is found Giebel, the catcher Of the
Machinist club. who will be lost should
the Navy Yard crew win in the circuit
across the river, while should Bureau
win Holy Name will lose Fitzgerald and
Roache. two of their mainstays in their
infeld- II Steel Plant lands the Potomac
League flag. the northeast churchmen
will lose Crooks and Mccarthy. 1t ap-
pears as II the Holy Name team Is after
the Catholic League championship. and
are not worrying a great deal about the
District title as one way or the other
Holy Name will be weakened.
Either the Keller team, of the East
Washington Sunday School League, or
the Southern General Office team, of the
Terminal R. R. Y. N. c. A. League, are
expected to give much opposition, but as
they are Of unknown quality, there IS no
telling what surprise they may spring be-
fore the local champs tackle Richmond
and Baltimore.
After closely observing the rosters OF
each team and considering the many
shifts and shake-ups which are due some
time during the closing days Of this
month. either Bureau. of the Potomac
League, or Rosedale, of the Rosedale
League. have a grand chance of romp-
Ing in.
In naming the Bureau club II appears as
II Manager Folconer. OF the Plate Print
Crs. has colIared a well-balanced ball
club. Bureaus hardest fight will be land.
rv-r~ Iy1EN 1Fr, AFNEi
they 90. this combination will bear
watching first Of all when the barrier Is
pulled for the post-season series.
With Bus Hager as the mainstay catch
er it appears as II they have. the best
hitting receiver in this city. The infield
Of Murphy at first, Fitzgerald or Roache
at second. Mortimer at short and Davis
at third. are rather weak with the stick,
but 4 great fielding combination. Fitz-
gerald is the most consistent hitter OF
the infelders, and Murphy and Mortimer
have been busting the old pill this sea-
son.
Speed Is the byword OF this Bureau
team, as in the outfeld will be found a
quartet OF gardeners who can field with
the best OF them and are consistent with
the stick, namely, Gordon, O'Donnen,
Iimeric and Walker. The team is slight
Iy weak in the pitching department, as
not much Is known of Payne, although
he gives a great deal Of promise. while
Hammer is still a little green and may
not be able to stand the gafr II takes to
face the clubs IN an important series.
The Rosedale teams main strength lay
In the fact that the team Is a good hit
ting combination, and with "Finney"
Kelly doing the bulk Of the box work
they WILL no doubt, DO more than give
any Of the other clubs a fight for the
little. Frazier Is considered a good head
I'd catcher, while Dyer at third, Kiehl in
left, Moran at short, Noone in center, and
Gerard second. are all good hitters and
should do a great deal toward driving In
many runs for the northeast club.
Not one OF the teams that enter the
series will have any walk-away, and a
greater fight for honors Is predicted
than that Of last year when Agriculture,
hachintst- Marine, Emmanuel and Rose
dale all figured IN having a chance at
the tttis which the farmers" landed