The Washington times., 1913-08-28
BANKERS WILL MEET
GRAYS ON MONDAY
Title Winners Here Will Tackle
Richmond Team in Double
Bill on Labor Day.
COMPLETE SERIES DETAILS
Ninth Rallies in Seventh Inning,
Chasing Three Runs Across
But Fails to Win.
COMPLETE SERIES DETAILS
By BRYAN MORSE.


was won fairly and squarely and the
American Security and Trust team is
nominated TO defend the city title
against the invading Richmond Grays
team. title holders of the Virginia capt.
tai, on Labor Day in a double bill at
American League Park.
The Bankers went through the section
A games with but one loss, and were
nominated to meet the Ninth team, win
ners of section B series, and took two
straight games in the series of three,
which closed yesterday with a Banker
win at 1 TO 3.
Robert H. Young, president of the
amateur association Of this city, and
Charles King, treasurer, are back on
their jobs today following a visit to
the Richmond authorities yesterday.
Complete details OF the intercity series
are concluded following a meeting of
the members of both cities last night.
The Richmond Grays are to be played
here on Labor Day in a double-header
starting at. ? o'clock. President Young
and President Julien Hill, of Richmond,
are 10 nominate the umpires to handle
the games.
On Saturday, September 20. the Bank
ers will journey to Richmond to play
a return double bill with the Grays if
the Broad street park is obtainable. In
the event that the park is not obtain
able for that date the Bankers will go
10 Richmond on Saturday, September 9.
The Richmond Grays will leave the
Virginia capital on the $50 train Sunday
at .ernoon, and will make their head
quarters at the New Ebbitt during their
stay here. A large following is ex-
pected to accompany the Richmond
title holders, here.
Country" Morris, whose work in the
first Bankers-Ninth game was nothing
short of sensational Is due for layoff |
and may not get into the first of the
double-headers on Monday Morris .
again sustained an injury to his knee |
in yesterdays game, and may be out.
The injury is not expected to keep |
Morris out Of football at the Maryland |
Agricultural College this fall. The for |
mer Tech High player is captain of the !
Aggies this tall, and his injury, while |
not expected to keep him out of the |
game, may prove a severe handicap in !
the early part of the season.
The Bankers were given a scare yes
terday when Ninth made a three-run /
rally in the seventh inning. The Bank
erS were sailing along with a comfort
able four-run lead when Ninth uncork-
ed a couple of hits which, aided by a
wild heave from Boykin, netted the
Ninth three tallies.
According to pOst-season averages
printed today, Lefty" Clayton. of the
Eetworth club, leads the others with
q mark of 500 in five games PLAYED.
1i.yss, However, is the real leader,
a in seven games PLAYED, counting
tne nnal ccitests, his mark Is 1853.
Hayes got twelve hits out of twenty
sly times at bat in all of his post
season series engagements. CLAYTON.
Ui course, did not get into the finals.
Talbot Lynch. former Georgetown
University s-ar pitcher. goes in the
box tomorrow afternoon for the
Southern Methodists in hope Of de-
fratinS the Baptists in the second
game Of / pcst-seascn series Of three
I" decide the championship Of the
sunday School League at Falls
Church. Va. Humphries, the Bap-
lists mainstay. will oppose him.
TIL, first same between these two
teams was player yesterday. the
BaPtiStS winning. Should the south
ern 1ethodi"ts win tomorrow. the
thIrd game will he played Saturday.
On The othe~ hand. should the Ban !
tlstS win tie championship viii go | ,
to them |