The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-27
POST SERIES GAMES
MAY LENGTHEN YEAR
Amateur Baseball Season Like
Iy To Be Longer on Account
Of Postponements.

Amateur baseball players got down to
due to wet grounds and rainy weather.
Several leagues are far back in sched-
uIed contests and several revisions will
be necessary or an expanded season
likely before the games can be vieared
off the closing series.
Post-season games and post-series con-
tests are likely to string the games well
into September and II Is expected that
ten intercity series dates will probably
be held up for some time until 1t can be
determined which clubs will enter the
title series here.
Baltimore and Richmond usually finish
their title series long before Washington.
and this year seems to be particularly
unfortunate for the local teams In the
matter Of rainy weather and postponed
contests.
Vic Guazza. manager OF the vigilants.
and A. baseball team. The vigilants
claim the District title. and are anxious
to stage a battle with the railroad men.
The 81. Peter team OF the Catholic
Church League. will play the ST. Domi-
mic team Of the same circuit today in
the main athletic attraction OF the an
nuai outing OF the ST. Dominic church
at Marshall Hall.
The Rex Athletic Club would like to
play O three-game series with the Vigil
lants. The Rex Athletic Club has a Few
open dates during August and would IKE
to hear from first class clubs OF the Dis
trict land vicinity. Manager James r..
Wright states that he Is ready at any
time to book the Vigilants for three
games. Address all challenges to James
z. Wright. $50 Twelfth street northeast.
Next Saturday at $3.50 p. m. the Coles
vile. Nd. nine will be played at An
drews Park. Fifteenth and II streets
northeast.
Here Is Rosedale's revised schedules:
July q, Rosedale VS.. Printers; July
2S, Sigma VS.. Columbus; July %. Hiutops
vs.. Gibraltar; July 81, Sigma vs.. Hill
tops; August l, Columbus VS.. Rosedale.
Postponed games to be played after
August ].
Clarendon and Fort Hunt clash on the
formers field Saturday afternoon at $50
Manager Jones. Of Clarendon. Will pit
his strongest combination against inc
soldiers, with Lefty" Henderson. Petit
or Jarboe on the mound.
Today's amateur league games are
scheduled as follows ~
Potomac-Machinists VS.. Congress
Heights. Anacostia or Congress Heights.
Government-Treasury vs.. Commerce
south diamond. White Lot
f. w. s. S.-Reformation VS.. Keller.
Union League Park.
Terminai-B. and o. VS.. Southern Gem
eral Office. east of Union station.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Rosedale. Rose
dale Fairgrounds.
A belated rally coming In the fourth
inning. enabled Southern Auditors TO
beat Union Station by 3-to-Z score.
Daley pitched excellent ball Tor the
Auditors. and virtually gave away the
two runs scored by issuing four bases
on balls. ONLY one hit was made OF
him In the five frames he hurled. while
his opponent. Johnson. allowed the
BOYD, the station shortstop. Is a new
mon on the club. having been signed
about two weeks ago. In the game
Tuesday in which, Forrest Thompson
allowed but two. Boyd got both OF
them and IN e., the oi, game paiIsv Yesterday ne
The Washington Amateur League
| opened It's season yesterday. scores
Of the games were as ioiIow
Manhattan A. c., 0; Fraternity A. c..
Rsss%s ssis1! q G Cherry "a g. ,rs. 2.
meeting for tonight which will be
held at French's. 424 9th street north
| west. at 8 p. m sharp.
II Is very Important that all OF the
directors be present and II they can't
be present send some one In their place
with the authority to act
The teams will play again Friday
and they will line up as follows:
3. 8. G. c. will play the Fraternity
A, c.. at Fraternity diamond.
Manhattan A, c. Will play the Cherry
dale. jrs.. at the Cherrydale feld,
Regent A. c. will play the Royal A.
c., at Royal diamond.
Truxton A. c. will play the ]. II. II.
c. At N Helpers diamond.