The Washington times., 1913-08-24
FANS AND TEAMS
READY FOR CLASH
Bankers and Ninth Primed for
First Battle of Finals for
PoSt-Season Honor.
WILL MEET RICHMOND GRAYS
FiIipinos Again Tackle the Vigi-
Iants Today on Home
Grounds in Big Contest.
By BRYAN MORSE.

O9 rD4N 14N 4ANANSA@'
The stage is set and ready for the
biggest event of the amateur baseball
season when the winners of the two
sections get together tomorrow for the
final series which will determine the
citys champion.
Ninth, of the East Washington S. S.
League, title holder of the Section B
games, and the Bankers, winners in
the Section B contests. are slated to
meet at American League Park in the
first of a three-game series. That the
games will draw well goes without say
ing. Both teams have their followers
and while the Bankers are believed to
be the stronger of the two mines, Ninth
will be in the running until the last
moment
Robert H Young, president of the
Amateur Association, believes that the
tive than any other played in past
years. Ninth has had aspirations for
many season and the Bankers with
a post season win once before are
anxious to again repeat.
Il believe this season TO be the best
We have ever had" said President
Young today. The post-season series
has been productive of a number of
good games, the fans have turned out
In addition to this the association
has had the best kind of help from the
managers and fans. Things have COM
bined to make the season Of 1913 the
best that the commission has enjoyed.
There have been few protests as
compared with last year and former
seasons, the teams have all done well
and financially believe this has been
the best year we have ever enjoyed"
One. bad inning experiepced by either
of the teams playing tomorrow is likely
TO decide the contest. Both teams have
heavy hitters, the Bankers having per
haps a shade on the Ninth team. Good
pitching is going to prove an asset
which vii be hard to overcome in the
contests. There is no accounting for
the fact that one or the other may blow
at any moment. 1t is then, unwise, ac-
cording TO many of the followers, to at
tempt to compare the teams in their
various departments.
The Bankers will trot out an array of
pitching talent which lacks the one
man, Fienle, who practically won the
title for the club in the Capital City
League. II the Georgetown hurIer is
not on hand. and the chances are that
he is still in Buffalo at home, the Bank
ers may find themselves wanting his
services.
NOAlIs -hOIElS, WHO III IOOI-
ball and baseball at Tech, and later at
Maryland Agricultural College, showed
development in football and baseball
is likely to be out of the series for the
Bankers.
Morris is a hard hitter and one of the
best men on the bases in the city and
his loss has been felt by the Bankers.
he may get in the game scheduled for
Wednesday.
W2Sb1nprfOr nf he
post-season winner will probably see a |
different team representing Richmond |
this year. as advices from the Virginia |
capital state that the Richmond Grays |
are in line TO defend the city in the |
games with Washington.
The Grays are a hard-hitting lot and |
can be depended upon to give the win |
ner here a great battle. The team is |
expected to be on hand for a double !
bill here on Labor Day and the winner |
OF the series here will go to Richmond |
on the Saturday following
The Vigllants meet the Filipinos |
again today, having taken yesterdays |
battle by a to score. The visitors
played fairly good baseball and promise !
TO present a stronger lineup for the |
game today.
Several Of tie FiIipinos are players
VINO need development only TO make |
them coming stars They hit better
even than was expected and seemed TO |
have little difficulty in getting clean
drives of of KidweIl. who served them
over for the Vigflants In addition TO
their hitting they ran bases in ap-
proved style.
The Sherwood club of the Central
League. will hook up with another fast
team next Saturday at Central League
Park. First and VI streets northeast.
at ? o'clock fJr the benefit Of "Cooch''
cNeh, the fast little second baseman
o1 the Sherwood outfit, who was injured
during the playing Of the game between
sherwood and y. NJ. c. A
MANAGER Love, of the Sherwood out
M; Is making ARRANGEMENTS with an
other club ana this team will! be an
nounced Within the next few days
Joe ifahdib9e VIII umpire the game.
The Rex Athletic Club would like to
hear from first-class teams for Games
%r ~ labor Day. Manager James E
the Lincoln Athletic Club on Sunday
August "a, the Hya attsvilIe club AT,
gust 30, and the Cardinal Athletic
Club on Sunday, August 81. For games
address James E. Wright, 1910 F
street northwest
The Apache A. G. has accepted the
date named by the Hyattsville base
bail team for double-header Sep
tefnber 6, and will be on the Iauter;s
grounds at 2:3o p; m. sharp
To-Day, at Seventeenth and d streets |
southeast the Apache A. c. will meet
the strong team representing the l.. |
s :. Tallahassee. Batteries for the |
Meekin and Brown; for
the Apaches, Dyer and Hayden.
The Alexandria White Sox have been
hooked to appear at Columbia Park
First and N streets northeast, in the
hTSt game under the management Of |
the Senators next Sunday, August 81 |
at p. m. The Senators are CONFUSED ;
Of, SOME of the sandlot stars OF the |
District u