The Washington times., 1915-07-21
Bureau and Commerce, Tied for
First Place, Get Together on
White Lot.
ASSOCIATION MEETS SOON
Post. Season Series and Inter-
City Gaines to Come Up Be.
fore Body.
By BRYAN MORSE.

President Wilson's back yard Will
be we'll filled this afternoon when
Bureau and Commerce get together
in the Government League battle
to break the existing tie for first
place. A win for either team will
probably mean the victory in the
second series, and the right to chal-
lenge the Marines to a five-game
series for the Government League
title and crack at the post-season
championship.
Commerce has been strengthened
lately by the addition Of Frazier,
the Aggies' catcher, and Lem Owens,
one of the best of the amateur
league hurlers. Owens and Frazier
form the Aggies' battery, and will
probably be worked in today's game.
Bureau may decide to pitch George
Ryan, who has been one Of the leading
pitchers In the Departmental League.
The game will be staged on the North
diamond on the White Lot Ellipse. d.
rectly back Of the White House. and a
banner crowd is expected.
II Commerce wins 1t will have
chance to defeat the Marines on Friday.
Should Bureau win today the title in
the second series will be practically as
sured. as the hardest team Bureau will
face in the remaining games Is the
Foresters.
Tomorrow Navy and Marines will bat
tie. while Foresters and Bureau. and
Commerce and Marines are slated to
appear in a double bill on Friday. At
present Bureau and Commerce have
won seven and lost one. The Marines
may come through with a tie II Com
merce wins and loses in its next two
games.
A meeting Of the Amateur Association
will be called soon to arrange dates for
the post-season series and the intercity
games with Richmond. The fact that
the dates Of the Nationals at Ameri-
can League Park preclude any posi-
bility Of the use Of the Florida avenue
lot for double-headers in the intercity
games. means that the affair will prob
ably be run of a bit earlier than usual.
The post season series to determine the
city title winner will probably be started
on August IA. as 1t requires more than
two weeks to play off the games here.
While no definite division of teams
has been made for sthe post season
series here, there is every indication
that there will be two classes. The
Potomac League. East Washington.
Government and Departmental Leagues
will probably constitute the Class A
winners for the honor. while Rosedale.
Terminal Y. M. c. A. and Northwest
Sunday School will be placed in
Class B.
President Young is expecting to call
2 meeting OF the amateurs shortly
possibility Of Baltimores entrance into
the fight for a three-cornered scrap and
the usual series with Richmond. The
matter Of the National Amateur Base
bali Association aff.liation may also
come up for consideration.
Frank Pee. well-known as an amateur
baseball player. member of the St
Teresa team In the Potomac League
left fielder for the Aggies. in the De-
partmental League. and also member Of
benefit game at Clarendon on Sunday,
when the Clarendon team and the
Three weeks ago the St. Teresa cap
cndon. A dislocation of the knee has
kert him out of the game ever since,
and 1t Is doubtful If he will be able
to get into the games for a long time.
PEGS absence may hurt the chances
Of both the Aggies and st. Teresa.
Interior and War get together In the
Departmental League today on the
South diamond on the White Lot. In
terror paid up its franchise money last
week only to get a defeat at the hands
of the War team.
St. Teresa expects to climb up in the
Potomac Circuit at the expense of the
Fairlawn nine today. Ed Kelley, who
famed twenty-five batters In his last
game, will pitch for st. Teresa.
All amateur league games were
called OFF yesterday on account of wet
grounds and rain. This Is the first
time this season that postponements
have occurred twice running.