The Washington times., 1915-08-16
By BRYAN MORSE.


Emmanuel of the East Washing
tca Sunday, School League, Is pre-
soNted with a grand chance to get
right out ahead Of the Section A
team il, the post-season. series bat-
ties today in meeting the Machinists.
A win for' the present section Lead
ers would put the team in a com
msnding position with q jump which
would take lot Of striving by either
the Machinists or Marines to over
come.
The battles fought Saturday b.
tween the teams in the two sections
would argue that this years series
is going to be closer than usual. Tho
teams appear to be better matched
than was expected and upsets may
occur 1t any time.
The Marines. Aggies. and Machin-
ISIS we're counted upon ss the strong.
est In the circuits. This assumption
vas borne out in tho tie contast be-
tween Marines and Machfnists. The
AgSiex had harder time than was
looked for with the Keller team. No
he tier games eoald be asked for than
thuse- which arc now being run off
for tho title and the winner IN the
GnrI series will have honor ana glory
ero.rrh and will indeed be . city
champion.
There Is an effort to appeal the de-
cision Of the board Of governors OF
the amateur association In respect
to A. @. Downey. Of the AggtcA
Downey's case Is fairly we'll known
He was a member Of the Treasury
team tn the Departmental League
was transferred to strengthen the
Aggies on July Is. Tho player was
also q member Of the Bureau team
in the Government and lent his whole
soule dsupport to Manager Williams
appeals on technicahties, to get Bu-
reau in the lead for that title. In ad-
dition he added his hefty hitting and
clever pitching to Bureau through
the last week OF the seheduls and
the four contests with Marines for
the title.
teams at once. The mere fact that
Manager Eidsness. of the Aggies. an
nounced in meeting that Downey told
him Bureau would have hrst call In
the post-season series II that team
won, showed conclusively whore the
player stood. Failing to play in
enough games through the regular
season Eidsness was told to take his
team On the field and claim two
games by forfeit in the Anal depart
mental series. At that time Downey
was playing for Bureau and could not
be made eligible in this way.
9. Edward Beach, Robert Young, and
the associates appear to have the best
interests OF the game at heart. Certain
It Is that technicalities and even ap-
peals Of umpires' decisions have done
in amateur ranks this season. Manager
La Clair. Of Machinists. seemed to be
vel. within his rights when he main
tained that teams were being padded.
La Clair was right in SO much as the
association set down no less than eight
players Now. let's have done with the
appealing and technicalittes. and win
them on the grass.
President John Irving, OF the Catho-
lie Church League. has revised his
schedule as follows:
Tuesday, Sacred Heart VS. st. Peters;
Wednesday. at. Margarets vs. st. Pc
ters: Thursday. St. ePters VS.. Sacred
Heart Saturday, Sacred Heart vs.. st.
St. Peters will have to win all It's
games this week in order to be tied
with Holy Name. The winner OF the
Catholic Church circuit will play the
teams from Baltimore and Philadelphia
day, september 4. when double-header
will be played between the winner Of
this city and tie winner OF the circuit
in Baltimore and the second game will
Thet standing OF the clubs Is as fol-
lows: