The Washington times., 1913-06-24
By BRYAN MORSE.

II the rain holds off long enough and
the grounds are dry enough to play on
today at Thirteenth and d streets
northeast, the amateur fans will get
their moneys worth when Ninth and
First n. p. hook up in the East wash
ington Sunday school circuit.
Both teams are fighting for the first
place title. and should be able to stage
q contest well worth watching. All other
games today fail to frame up as well as
that on the hill. According to Doc"
Butz. who is plotting the First team.
Buck Becker. sometime pride of
the navy yard. once member of Gr:fcs s
Nationals. and later pitcher for the
Atlanta club in the Southern League.
will adorn the mound for the First team
with Howard Phipps behind the plate.
DOC" Butz says he VIII certainly
hang 1t on to the Ninth Street Christ
ians IL Becker is In shape. and is max
ing ready for a killing. Manager
Broome. of the Ninth team, the aggre-
CATION that has shown the fans at
Thirteenth and d streets what ren-
nant winner has looked like for several
seasons. opines he will send BeaH or
Ben Bryant to the mound
The game should draw out the banner
crowd Of the year, as IL viii be by all
odds the best staged on the local sand-
lots today.
p %. is not expecting a hard rub
of IL In the Central League TO-DAY. Inc
Y, NJ. H A aggregation is to be met
and as the Young Men have failed 10
burst into the won column With a win
dinfCult is DelnR
expected by the printery team
On SUNDAY the G. p. o. team Is get
ting action with the Virginlans at
Union League Park. Capt jenkins VIII
everything in order for that side Of the
contest Announcement is made that
'Finney" Kelly, G. p. 0. pitcher and
winner of many games this year, VIII
work for the printery team
Not a single contest was played yes
terday, all of the playing fields being
too wet to stage game. 1t was ex-
pected that the Bankers and South
land would take the date in the Capital
CITY League today, but the lateness OF
the arrangement was Thought TO be too
great a handicap in getting the teams
together for the game today.
A word for the umpires this season
President Young has gotten together
fne corps of umpires. and so far little
has been heard against the decisions
rendered in the various circuits No
kicks have been registered to the presi-
dent. and everything seems TO be going
along at q fast clip without trouble of
any sort. There have been one or two
occasions where players have gotten a
bit too fresh, and in an instance or two
the trouble maker has been sent 10 the
bench.
Robert Jones, lately elected to the
Federal League. assures the fans that
the games at Grant circle and Upshur
street will continue. Postponements
last week caused a general shake-up in
the circuit, and Jones was elected to
the leadership in place of former Presi-
dent George Trayers, who stepped out.
Cornell and the Bankers will hook I'D
in the Capital City League on Thurs
day, and already more or less elab-
orate preparations are being made by
the Cornell team 70 take the Bankers
into camp. Boss Cornell has tried out
almost everything he has had In the
pitching line against the flying Bank
team. and so far has failed to stop
them.
On the other hand. almost any Of the
Cornell team jolt According 10 re-
ports, Cornell has signed up Jimmy
O'Brien. formerly hurler in the Vir-
ginia League. and he will be given a
chance TO see what he can do against
the Bankers on Thursday.
"Inky' Davis. formerly with the
Bankers and Georgetown University.
has failed 10 set Cincinnati afire with
his playing. and will probably come
back to the city. Davis was releas sed
10 Baltimore, in the Eastern League
but declined to 20. He was then Of
fered his unconditional release Moth
ing has been heard OF him since the
announcement