The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-06
TENNIS KNOCKS OUT
AMATEUR BALL HERE
Commission Secretary Declares
Court Game Is a Menace to
Sandlot Pastime.

The failure Of amateur baseball teams
and fans TO take an interest In the
games this year is laid at the increas-
ing interest in tennis. according to Sec
rotary Shurtleff. of the Amateur Base
ball Association Of the District. Sec
rotary Shurtleff handles all the names
OF the players and says that there are
fewer on the books this season than In
any Of the past seven years.
There Is SO much interest in tennis
this year." declares the secretary. that
fans or players have little time to play
class games this season on tho White
Lot In other years there would be q
crowd Of more than 1000. while now
hardly a corporal.s guard Is on hand.
an extent that II Is doubtful II the
amateur baseball leagues will be able
to 90 through another season OF this
kind. 1t may be that favor will shift
Of tennis fans seen all over the city,
II begins to look as though baseball
would be In the cold"
Catholic Church League Sunday. the
Sacred Heart team was dropped from
the circuit. and the following revised
scheduled was adopted:
rets: !. St. Dominic's VS.. St. Moysiss
So 1pshv IpeP 81. MsTsare.s Vs.. Vi Holy
Name II, Aloysius VS.. Holy Name Is.
St. Peters VS.. st. Margaret's. II. Holy
Is. Holy Name VS.. st. Peters; %, st.
Dominic's VS.. St. MarEaret's.
Today's games In amateur circles are
Potomac-Machinists VS.. Bureau. Ana.
costa.
Government-state. War and Navy
vs. Agriculture. north diamond. White
lot.
Rosedale-Rosedaie VS.. Phi M Sigma,
Rosedale Fairgrounds.
.Catholic-Holy Name vs.. st. Marga.
rets. Fifth street and Florida avenue
northeast.
Department vs.. Union Station. east OF
Union Station.
War NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VS.. Quar-.
termasters. south diamond. White lot.
East Washington Sunday School
Keller VS.. Fifth Union League park.
st. Peters and Holy Name will Iplay
the second game of the series to play
off the tie In the Catholic Church
League. Sunday morning at 1880. on the
league diamond, Fifth and Florida ave-
nue northeast. Both teams are printing
for the battle. Greer; Donohoe. and
strunk will appear with st. Peters
while Giebel. Tom Crooks. Roche, and
other local stars will be In the Holy
Name lineup. The old rivalry between
the Capitol Hill and the northeast boys
wiz result. Jack Carr and VIII Hondi.
Doe will officlate.
Secretaries forfeited to Mines in the
Home Club circuit on the White Lot
yesterday falling to put enough men in
uniform.
When Lefty" Downey fails 70 hit
Treasury generally loses. The Commits
sioners came through with an 8 to
terday. after scoring six in the frat
round and TWO in the fourth. Schmidt
who was pitching for the Commission
ers went exceptionally we'll in tho early
ed up in the final sessions. Errors
played too important part in the scor-
ing of the Commissioners. Three hits
were registered by the District build
Ing boys, but liberaitty on the part of
sns treasury 'e'" maze the win pos
Columbia and Hilitops appeared to
be evenly matched in the RosedaIe
each nine getting nine safeties. Rcd
den. catcher for the Hilltop nine, got
three hits out Of four trips to the plate,
one going for three. and the other for
two bases
Walter Cox. former Central High
school pitcher. was not right yesterday
and got his bumps Mt the hands Of the
Steel Plant team. The highlands pitch
er was touched up for fifteen hits and
htc teams was Dowerless before White
The score was 8 to 0 In favor of the
Steel Plant nine. Crook. Kelly, and
Howard rot three hits each for the
Steel Plant nine.
Keller scored a Q to 9 victory over the
Second Baptist team in the East Wash
ington Sunday School League yesterday
Eddie Tom,in. Eastern High School
pitcher, played with the Keller team
and got four hits out Of four times nj
the hat. Tomlin scored three OF His
teams runs.