Evening star., 1914-07-30
TITLE SERIES TO
BEGIN AUGUST 10
Dates and Other Matters Off,
ciaIIy Arranged at Meet
ing Last Night.
NINE LEAGUES TO Be
REPRESENTED IN GAMES
Post-season Competition Is Almost
Certain to Be Exceed
ingly Close.
By n. c. BYRD.

The post-season series will begin Au-
gust 10, one week from next Monday.
Arrangements were practically com
pleted last night at a meeting of the
amateur commission for the list Of
championship contests, and it is almost
sure that they will be held without
the least hitch. The only thing tnat
may possibly stand in the way of a
quick settlement of the right to the
District title is siege of bad weather,
and it is hoped that this will dot be
met with.
There are nine leagues which will be
represented in the post-season games,
and the winners in these will be dtvid-
ed into three sections. Just what clubs
will be placed in each Of these Sec
tions is not yet known, as that ques-
tion was not determined. The leagues
to be represented are Departmental
Treasury. Marquette, East Washington
Sunday School, Central, Potomac, North
west, Rosedale and Railroad Y. NJ. c. ~
1t is aimed to complete the games be-
tween classes a. and c. curing the
week Of August 10 in order that the
following week may be given to the
schedule between the winners in these
three classes, and it is this final serics
between the champions OF the diff
ferent classes that will be au-impor-
tant inasmuch as that will determine
the club which will represent this city
against Richmond.
Dates for Intercity Series.
It was officially announced that the
dates for the intercity series are Angus,
20 and September 5. A difference in
the arrangement this year Is that the frs,
contests will be played in Richmond in
stead Of Washington. During every other
series Richmond has had the second
double-header. which has possibly caused
| 1t to suspect that it was getting the short
end of the financial side of the games
The chances are that the games will be
more productive this season from that
standpoint In the Virginia town than In a
long while. which, Of course, Will benefit
the Washington nine as much In pro-
Richmond colors.
The Treasury League announced
through its representative that its sched-
| ule runs until August IA, but that re-
vision would be made In order that win.
ner might be determined before August
10. This will probably entail no hardship
| on the circuit, as it is fairly certain that
Treasury will be the victor.
The matter of where the games shan
| be played and what umpires are to have
charge was left entirely with President
Young. He will make whatever selec-
tons Of arbiters he sees fit and will have
the games played upon grounds In such a
manner as to give no advantages to any
one or two clubs. This end of the post
season series was handled very salts.
factorily BY President Young last year
and the commission did well to place the
matter entirely in his hands again.
! Close Competition Expected.
The series this season is going to be
very closely contested. and great care
will probably be made In arranging the
minor details. 1t is not desired that
some club shall win the championship
upon a slight technicality. which might
possibly happen. OF course. there are
II several teams in the post-season series
which do not appear to have much of q
chance to win the title. but there are
about four that 1t would be exceedingly