Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
for the title will be announced later.

Three games are scheduled today at
the field at 18th and H streets north
east. The Eastern Rotary club will
meet the Solkan nine at 1890; the En-
pires will play the Engineers at 1870.
and the Lincolns and Empires are to
try conclusions at o'clock.
The opening games of the sectional
series is sure to bring forth some of
the largest crowds that have been pres
season or two. The best game in
section A is to take place on the Poto-
mac grounds between the champions of
the Potomac League and the champions
of the Government League. The winner
, in the Government is the Marine nine.
representative of a government in
stitution-the Navy Yard. Both mines
have large followings in that section
and neither 1s likely to lack supporters.
leagues are to face in the other con-
test, which will take place on the
Northwest Sunday School grounds.
section which has always been favor
able to amateur ball and has turned
out some big crowds to watch the con-
tests. In section B, one of the strongest
teams in the city. Agriculture. will go
against the champion of the East
Washington Sunday School organiza-
tion, and all the followers of the lat
their club will stack up against the
most touted combination.
Some time ago 1t was stated in this
column that the Marines, Agriculture
and Machinists ought to be the teams
to fight it out for the city champion
chip. At that time neither of these
clubs had won its league title. but all
have now been declared victors, the
Machinists by reason Of maintaining a
lead throughout their entire season in
the Potomac League, which was sched-
uled to close yesterday, and Agricul-
ture and Marines because they defeated
Interior and Bureau, respectively, in the
final games in the Departmental and
Government circuits OF course, there
may be dark horses in the race, but
the chances are that when the curtain
Is rung down on the last game the fol-
lowers of amateur base ball will find
one of these teams the city champion.
The Rosedale team has shown such
class in its league that it may give
lot more trouble to the clubs rated as
be1ng stronger than is generally ex-
pected. The race in the Rosedale League
has been a walkaway for the Rose
dales. they proving much superior to
been claimed by the followers of the
Northwest Sunday School circuit that
either Whitney Avenue or Emmanuel,
able of playing mighty good ball
against the more experienced mines.
The Railroad Y. NJ 6. A. League is
almost an unknown quantity and Just
what 1t will be able to accomplish is
hard to foretell.
Mike Cantwell, who has pitched some
mighty good ball for two or three anna
teur clubs this summer. will not be
with Agriculture in the post-season
series Cantwell went to Cambridee
Md. last week to play semi professional
ball for the remainder Of the sumner
Cantwen broke In by pitching against
Easton and striking out twelve. He
won his game by to g. That I'M
doubtedly indicates that the youngster
Will make good and probably will not
be back here until after the season
closes: Incidentally there are three
other Washington boys at Cambridge
IN. Gh1 Ter. Green, Bob Zachary and
After the game It won from Trinity
Friday. Aloysius holds the lead in the
Holy Name League by a margin of half
and four lost. while Trinity is second
with fifteen victories and five defeats
st. Dominic's is third with fourteen
wins and five losses. None of the other
clubs has a chance to beat out anv Of
these three. The race is very close
and notwithstanding that Aloystus is
in front, its margin is so small there
still Is plenty of chance for one of the
other mines. But, with two good pitch
ers such as Aloysius has, any kind of
lead Is not going to be easily broken
The standing of the teams and the
games each has to play follow: