The Washington times., 1913-08-08
By BRYAN MORSE.

Dy oA u nv 0hS1OSs
The post-season series of baseball
games for the title of amateur chanI-
pion of the city starts tomorrow after
noon.
The annual affair which attracts the
amateur league followers will be on
tap on two local diamonds with four
OF the best teams in the city compet-
Ing for the honors in the two sections
into which the pennant winners have
been divided by the amateur associa-
ton.
The Bankers, winners of the Capital
City Z League pennant. and Interior,
victors in the Departmental League af-
ter a great fight, viii hook up at North
Capitol and L streets, the home lot Of
the Bankers team. Captain" Jenkins,
one of the veteran umpires OF the city
will handle the contest which is ex-
pected to be one well worth seeing.
Those who have followed the Interior
team maintain that II will make q
showing that will surprise the most
sangulne. Unless the Interior team has
sctten out OF practice since the award
OF the Departmental pennant more than
a week ago. the game is expected to be
closely contested.
1t is expected that Chris Fienle. main
stay OF the Bankers, or Loomis. the
MARYLAND Aggies' star hurler, VIII op-
pose Interior. Manager Kay. Of Interi-
OF. Is expecting to start either Lefty
Chntwell or Flannery.
Ninth. winners Of the East Washing
ton Sunday School League flag. and
Sherwood. title holders Of the Central
League, are meeting tomorrow in the
drst game of the Section b series.
Umpire Bill Handiboe will handle the
Indicator in the game tomorrow, the
contest being staged at the East Wash
ington Sunday School League grounds
at Thirteenth and D streets northeast.
Ninth had an opportunity TO get in
some practice work yesterday and met
team composed Of former Ninth
present Sunday School winners by 7 10
s. in snort time game. Nothing daunt-
ed, however, Ninth expects 70 come
through with a win over sherwood To-
morrow and places its confidence in
either Beau or Bryant TO come through
with win
The games tomorrow are expected to
bring out a bunch of followers Of the
teams. The Bankers have been prac-
ticaIly conceded the city title and while
Interior and Ninth dispute the caleu-
lafions promising to upset the dope,
there is every indication that the race
between the BANKERS ana MINI y BolL6
10 be one full of thrills.
Ninth has a number of good hitters,
bct neither Beall nor Bryant is clased
with any one Of three Of the Bankers
pItS hers. The American Security ana
Trust team also has several good nit
ters In Morris. Meyers, Macdonald. ana
Shipiey. In addition. the Bankers ts
better substituted team than any otner
in the city.
The last chance to get even viii be Of
fered Cornell today when the Bank
ers are met The Paperhangers are
to stage a contest with the Capital
City League winners today, and, while
the result Of the game will have no
bearing on the race, II will give Cor
nell a chance for little revenge
sherwood. in getting ready for the
game tomorrow took good game from
an aIl-star team yesterday by score
~ 4 TO Q Eleven hits were made oy
the central League utleholders. ana
but two errors were recorded. Porter
pitched for sherwood and allowed seven
hits.
In the Bankers-waverIy contest yes
terday. which went the Bankers way
by 10 0. Loomis and Holden, pitching
for the Bankers. allowed but four hits.
each famed three batters, and each
gave a base on balls. The Bankers have
won something like twenty-five out OF
the last twenty-four starts.
In taking yesterdays contest from
Fairmontt Petworth won the Federal
League title. The score was TO 8.
ssIIefty'' wooden was NOT invinctble, and
hIa team failed 20 make hits count. The
attsndance broke all records.