The Washington herald., 1914-06-11
PETERSbURGGETS.
BROWN|ELEMERIC
Local Boy Signs to Play Out
field for Fast Virginia
League Club.
OTHER LOCAL COMMENT
Elimination Series Promises Local
Fans Good Baseball-Ihe
Sailors Are Strong.
OTHER LOCAL COMMENT

Brownie Lemsric well known local sand
lotter, yesterday signed a contract to
play the outfeld for the Petersburg club
of the Virginia League. and will leave
for Petersburg tomorrow morning
Lemeric Is at present playing with the
Emeralds In the Central League. and put
ting up a clever game In center. Lemeric
is also hitting we'll With the Petersburg
club Brownie will ind Dutch Munich.
Cylde Richmond, Lefty Austin and
Johnny Mumford. all local boys.
The independent championship series
promises to develop into a grand little
battle royal before the title Is decided
The best independent clubs in the District
are entered in the race for the trophy
and the contests are sure to be hard
fought from the start.
Sunday. at 1890 a. m, the Empires will
meet the Forest Service tribe, while at
30 .. m. the Berry and Whitmore and
Temple School clubs will lock horns.
Messrs. Belts and Hughes are the offlciai
umpires Of the series.
Sporting Editor Herald:
Dear sir-HArng succeeded in Eetting Tommy
Lowe. Of your city. to sign articles Of agreement 10
meet my boy. Frankie Nelson. in lSround fght
at Ardmore Nd. I will sndearor to demon
str.te that the loround decision he has his
record Nelson when they meet in New York
City is not right
The conc-nsis Of opinion Of the New York news
paper that this fight a fast draw battle.
and why Lowe should ssnd oSIt . printed record
with a win Nelson At a loss to know.
but the coming meeting between these boys will
convince the fight fans q Washington that 1t Is
not correct.
Lowe has in mind that in a distance Of Is rounds
he will BE- able to Nelson down, but in this
he will find his mistake aS Nelson has fought many
IL round bouts At Providence. r. l.. he fought
Markf -be 0f n
round, tn a draw ard finished the stronger Of the
two. and his fights with Iron Man Charlie siesrr.
Andy Cortez Young Brown and Cyclone Smith.
prure he Is Of toughest fighters In the light
weight division.
have been two months trying tn arrange this
contest. but every time ! have ancepted the clubs
date for Nelson. Lowe has always had smother
enSafcmsnt At some other club.
Nelson il . different tyr Il fkhtrr than Cortez
He Ia more OF the clever boxrI but carries a good
punch in either hand. His fRht with Jack Brit
fought Brittnn IN. TO TIE for ten rounds. and
AL NMURRAY.
The q. s. s. Kansas club. which bat
ties the r. p. Andrews Papermen at
Andrews Park Sunday. is said TO be
one OF the fastest clubs in the United
States Navy. Manager Boberg. OF the
Sailors writes that he will more than
likely pitch Big Ed Kennedy. who has
been signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
and will report early in August when
his enlistment expires.
The Papermen will have either King
Brady or Lefty" Downey on the mound,
and as the Papermen have been playing
good ball Of late, a good contest is as
sured.
This Bobby OKeefe. who meets Buddy
Ray at Ardmore Tuesday night in the
semi-windup to the Lowe-Neison go. is
said to be a classy little boxer. Terry |
Jones, a former bantem, who has bat |
tied some of the best boys in the game, |
says O'Keefe is a mighty promising lad |
and as Jones Is veteran Of the ring |
and has worked with o'keefe. he should |
know.
The class of ball in the Potomac |
League is getting better every day. and |
as there are only two weak clubs in |
the circuit the race in this league should |
be a hummer. The Easterns appear to !
be the best club on paper. but the other
outfits promise Robert Emmert Kelly's
lads a tough battle for every game.