The Washington times., 1913-06-07
By BRYAN MORSE.

Nick Altrock, Clark Griffith's funny
man, veteran twirler, and the most re-
cent addition to the Climbers pitching
staff, owing to Ban Johnson's force
full edict 10 Grift which caused the man.
aeer to sign Nick for the season, Is TO
appear before the fans at the Central
League grounds, First and NJ streets
northeast, tomorrow afternoon as the
official umpire in a double-header.
G. P. O. and Twining and Sherwood
and the Printers are hooking up In
a Sunday battle which will be staged at
o'clock and Nick Altrock has been
prevailed upon to display his wares as
an umpire in the fracas-
And bye-the-bye, Nicholas is some
umpire. Those of you who saw his
skillful handling of the Giants-Climb-
ers' contest in the ante-season game
last spring know that Nick left nothing
to be desired in the jumps line. He
nav be a comedian on the coaching
Nr.es in conjunction with Dutch
Schaefer, but when it comes to umpir-
ing Nick Is rated by all the players
who know, as a first-rate arbiter.
The fact that Sherwood and the
Printers are tied up for the lead as
sures a good game and the contest will
probably draw out q host Of fans.
There have been no games this year
as sensational as that yesterday. when
the Bankers walked off with the game
against the Waverly club. Loomis
was at all times invincible and
showed good control and complete
command of the situation at all times
The Bankers will play Southland to-
day, and, while the team is quite a
way behind the leading Cornell Com
pany aggregation, there are good pros
poets to get up on even terms. The
Cornell team has played more games
than the banking institution team, and
80 far has lost one game and gotten
a win over the Bankers. The third
meeting resulted in a 3-to-3 tie.
Tanglewood failed to put in an ap-
pearance with enough players yesterday
and forfeited its game to Takoma. Tan
glewood is at present on the heels Of
the Petworth team and could III az
ford to lose by a forfeit.
All sorts of baseball was displayed
in the Interstate-Aggies game on the
White Lot Yesterday, the Aggies hnally
winning by 20 to 10. Smoke" Balzer.
former Georgetown University pitcher'
ers a couple of years ago. tried an
unsuccessful comeback performance.
With the result that when he got the
ball over the plate he was lambasted.
Balzer hit two batsmen, had two wild
Eeaves and passed seven as his day
work. besides having thirteen hits made
of him.
G p. O. defeating Printers in the
Central League yesterday today finds
itself in a deadlock with the Sher~ god
team for the leadership. the Printers
and Sherwood we're tied up but loss
yesterday threw the team down one
position. the G. p. o. players moving
up on even terms with Sherwood.
War moved nightly yeste rday. got
its fighting toGs on and handed tne
Naval Medico's a defeat II was W ar
!!rst win OF the season and sinSle
game won graces its column today. The
score TO was no fiuke. As the war
players were better all the way.
Ninth and First NJ p. are ted ior
the leadership in the East Washington
Sunday School circuit today. the FORM
eF pennant winners getting on even
terms with First for the first time tins
season. Reformation proved unworthy
and was beaten by IL TO l. FIRST m
tackling the st. Agnes nine TO-DAY VIII
probably win handily so that Ninth :
tie will last but a short while.