The Washington times., 1913-07-28
By BRYAN MORSE.

by bk4AN mOhSE,
The winner OF the post-season series
for the championship of the city In the
amateur association will be called upon
TO defend its title at the conclusion OF
the games, according TO Edward J. New
comb, president Of the Potomac League.
The Potomac League Is not under the
amateur association rules, is an inde-
pendent organization which has drawn
heavily on some Of the amateur leagues,
and has played consistent and fast base
ball before large crowds all year. The
teams are fully as strong as any in the
amateur circuits, according to the Ana
costa and Congress Heights fans, and
are entitled to consideration.
Congress Heights, now leading the
league. is expected to issue a challenge
TO the team leading the others in the
city title race. and expects to receive
recognition from the amateur associa-
ton There is little doubt but that
Congress Heights could give the city
title winner an argument worth while.
and It would be the means of having
an extra series of games.
It will be Larry Eidsness, for the
Aggies against either Dolly Gray or
Mike" F1annery, for the Interior team
today In the first game of the series of
three, which is to break the existing tie
for the leadership of the Departmental
League.
The bare announcement of the series
after the defeat of the Interior team
by to last week, started the tongues
wagging and the crowd of the season
Is confidently looked for at the White
Lot Ellipse today. Both teams have
! large followings, the pennant is hing
: ing on the result of the three contests
and there viii be something doing every
minute of today's contest.
ManageE kays, of the Interior team,
Is unusually confident of winning and
has faith in Flannery to come through
with win. An error in the eighth in
ming OF the last engagement with the
Aggies lost the game for Interior, or
at least prevented the contest from go
ing into extra innings.
Bob Murphy, who has brought the
Aggtes from nowhere to a tie for the
leadership, maintains that he will take
two straight games from Interior
Murphy did much to land his team on
even terms with Interior in the last
battle and expects TO duplicate his per-
formances today.
Wholesome interest in the Brookland
Church League continues. the Sunday
scnools having Played through the first
half OF the season with great success
President A A. Ormsby, whose previous
experience with the East Washington
Sunday School League, has stood him in
goo stead has avoided the pitfalls ana
olrncuIues incident to the launching
and safe journeying of the circuit and
has come through with a will.
adopted by the Brookland circuit fol-
lows: August 4, Baptist VS.. Episco-
pal; 5, Catholic VS.. Methodist: 6.
Methodist VS.. Baptist; Z, Episcopal VS..
Ga.h;. GSathhoiiG; 8, Baptist VS. Catholic; 9,
pal VS.. Baptist; IL, Methodist VS..
Catholic; 13, Baptist VS.. Methodist:
II: Catholic VS.. Episcopal; Is, Cath
;, oIie vs; Baptist; l6. Episcopal VS..
l9. Catholic VS.. Methodist; Sp1 20. Meth.
odist VS.. Baptist; 81, Episcopal VS..
Catholic; z2, Catholic VS.. Baptist:
%, Methodist VS.. Episcopal.
II VIII be noticed that the league
not under the amateur association
and has nothing to do with the post
season series which starts in the
other circuits on August Is.
The VigIlants in tackIing the
Maryland Meters in a double-beader
made an auspicious start YESTERDAY
before a good-sized crowd. The Bal |
first game but dropped the second |
The scores were s to and s TO 2 !
Buck" Becker, former National and
Atlanta pitcher, was hammered hard
IN the nrst game, while Don Johnson |
won the second game handily for the |
Vigilants.
In every instance except one lead !
ers will be seen in action in games /
today. A peculiarity of the schedules
brings all the leaders into contests |
today.
Bankers, which lead the CapItaI
City League, are playing Waverly, !
while Aggies and Interior. tied in the |
Departmental are scrapping IL out. |
Ninth. which is so far ahead in the |
East washington Sunday School !
League, that there is no hope for the |
others. is meeting the Presbyterian |
outfit.
In the Federal League Fairmont. |
which is topping the heap, is engaged
with the Pension Bureau team. while
the Highlanders, leaders in the kids
league, tackle Astorias.
Emmanuel, probable pennant winner
In the Northwest Sunday School League.
ts playing st. Paul, runner-up for the
utle. While Mohawks. the present lead
ers IN the Eastern League, will play |
with the Shamrocks Printers and
Northern are meeting in the Central
League
The Federal League is sticking de-
spite the fact that TangleWood is out
OF the running, and apparently is get
ting by with three teams. arranging J
series this week and one next. Fair
mont and Pension Bureau play today,
Petworth and Pension Bureau tomor-
row, and Pension Bureau taking on Pet
worth on Friday
Next week. starting Monday, a series
Of five games will be played between
Petworth and Fairmonts for the cham
pionship of the, league. The team Win
ming three games will represent the
league in the post-season series. All
games vii start promptly at 5:I5 o'cIoci.I
with Captain jenkins handling the indi-
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