The Washington times., 1913-08-31
GRAYS ARE READY
TO MEET BANKERS
Richmond TitIehoIders and
Washington Champions Bat
tie in Double Bill Tomorrow.
GAMES AT LEAGUE PARK
Pepco, Last Years Winners,
May Challenge American Sc
curity and Trust Team.
By BRYAN MORSE.

BY bRYAN mOkSE.
The Richmond Grays. champions o
the Richmond amateur series. arriv
IN town today ready for their doubl
bill at American League Park to
morrow, when the Bankers, cham
pions Of the District post-seasor
series. will be met in the intercity
series.
The first game is slated to start a
. o'clock tomorrow, and while the
Grays are confident of acquittine
themselves with glory, there is nc
idea of sureness of winning. The
Bankers prowess has been nolsed
abroad. and knowing full wei what
happened to the Battle Axe team in
last years series, the Richmond title
holders are not boasting of a win.
The Bankers will present q strong
array of baseball players, and expec;
TO win with case. There Is no deny
ing the fact that the Bankers feel
able to do even better work than
the Pepco team did last year in win
ming the title. Certain it is that the
Grays viii face the best that Wash
ington is able to produce after a try
ing out process calculated to show
the me- lie Of the team.
Umpire shorty" Hughes win handle
the indicator for Washington, while
DR.. L. T. Price. manager OF The Grays,
will bring along'a Richmond arbIter.
Many Richmond fans are expected to
accompany the team. and II the turn
out equals that sent up for Boehling
day the park viii be fairly we'll filled.
The Bankers win be lined up from
the following playGrs: NJ r. West.
Robert Zachary, L. p. Riddle, H B.
Shipley, 5. s. Hayes, B. F. Davis, G.
=. Rawlings. NJ. K. Myers, W. G.
Morris. B. 2. Boykin, Chris Fienli,
Frank Hoffecker. r. +. Murphy, f.
N. Dyer. l. L. Loomfs, RANDALL
Holden; M A Macdonald, captain and
manager.
The Grays will be chosen from the
following: George, Poh, Dowden, Blount
Saracino. orebanKh, Risb.e. Kline, Van
felt Canepa, DShn, Morgan, Redford,
Nelson, Schenck Goldbach, Lehmann.
1t Is reported that the Pepco team
viii be gotten together to challenge the
Bankers some time during the week.
HGDC0
team, is asking the use of but one play
er who was not with the team last
year. Buck" Barton. the Nationals
pitcher, farmed to Newport News, will
Work with his battery mate. Munich,
catcher for Syracuse, against the Bank
ers
The baseball season of the Potomac
League, which was organized for the
nrst tune this past spring. and compris-
ny Teams from Anacostia, Congress-
Heghts, Government Hospital for the
insane, Washington Steel and Ordnance
company, and Oxon Hill, was Officially
Drought to close yesterday.
The championship will be decided by
Tue TnesSsy PSlayins snS Of three games tomorrow.
from Congress Heights leads the league. |
with the Government Hospital for the
insane next, and the Steel Plant nine |
also In the running. The result of the |
mine the championship. but il Is DOS
sioie that more games may have to be |
played. The game tomorrow will be he
tween The Government Hospital for the |
Insane and Highlands.
The philadelphia, Giants are ,,Iav,,.
The Ylgilants in q double bill at VIgi. /
iants Park today, and will play another
oouoie I'LL al the park. The Vigilants'
players will have the services of
CebSn AunCu, Ine former Pepco star,
who has been playing with the Syra.
cuse team this year.
The schedule for the week ending Sen
tembers in the Monumental Junior
League will be as follows:
Monday-Open date. Tuesday-Poto-
macs VS.. Newarks; Yankees VS.. Rough
RIDERS Wednesday-Speed Boys vs.,
Rough Riders: Orioles VS.. Newarxs.
Inursday-Potomacs VS.. Orioles. Friday
--Newarks VS.. Yankees; Orioles vs.. Po-
toInacs- Saturday-Yankees Vs New |
arks; Speed Boys -. Orioles.
,
The fast Linworth A. c. will journey ]
70 Fort Hunt Labor Day, where IL will 1
cross bats with the strong post team
that Tort Two games will be PLAYED. !
one at 10 O'Clock and the other al 2:s0
Ihe LinWorth A. C. would like to ar
range games with all the fast teams of ]
the District, Virginia, and Maryland.
east. ,
The senators, a team composed of {
several Of the amateur baseball stars of {
The CITY. are meeting the Alexandria !
Park.
Bankers had little difficulty in trim 1
ming the Sherwood team yesterday at S
Lhe American League Park in a benefit I
game for ''Cooch" O'Neill. The score ]
wa.i u 70 ], Holden of the Bankers hold {
lng the Central Leaguers all the way
and allowing them but three hits. Y
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