The Washington herald., 1916-08-14
TREASURY VS.. KELLER
IN SECTION B TODAY
Money Counters Will Clash
with Sunday School Leaguers
at Station Grounds.
WATCHING THE POTOMAC SERIES
Two Clubs in Different Sections Will
Be Strengthened if the Bureau
Team Loses.
WATCHING THE POTOMAC SERIES
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

This will be busy week for the local
amateur ball players.
The second game in section B OF the
post-season championship series is slated
10 be played today at the Terminal Rail
way Y. NJ c. A Athletic Park when
the Treasury Club of the Government
League plays the Keller team of the
East Washington Sunday School League.
This will be the first appearance of
the Keller team and as many of the
fans are OF the opinion that the church.
men are the weak sisters of the local
organized baseball. it will be interesting
to watch their work against the money
counters
Croson. who pitched mastery ball for
the Treasury Club in its game against
the Auditor of the Terminal Railroad
League at the opening on Saturday. will
no doubt be brought back against the
churChmen. although there is a chance
that Dust will be elected to do the
honors. Eddie Tomlin, OF Eastern High
School fame, will face the Treasury Club
in this first issue for the Keller team,
though it is possible that Manager Dix
Ter may switch at the last minute and
start Reactor.
Two clubs in section B are doing the
''watchful waiting act toward the re-
suit Of the series in the Potomac League
between the Bureau Club and the Ma
chinists. Section A has two teams also
watching the result of this series, as
four clubs will be benefited If the Bu-
reau Club happens to lose out.
The Treasury Club. which has already
won one game. is pulling against its
plate printer brothers. as it will give
them the use of Davis and Limeric.
should Bureau lose. With Davis play
I'M ~ hnF Tra
grand chance of using Dust in the
pitchers box and with Limeric to play
IN right field il will give Treasury a
rhance to bring McLaren from the out
held To first and afford Downey a chance
10 pitch
This is the handicap the team is play
Ing under now and the team does not look
80 favorable. but should the Bureau
ueam lose out in the Potomac circuit
treasury will place a club on the field
which will bear watching. and one which
viii be right in there in the intersec-
ti0nal games fighting for the District
championship.
Keller is the other club in Section B
that is looking anXiously at the results
pf tn" contest across the river. Keller
ga0 present a worthy ball club II MortI-
NOR. the shOrtstop of the Bureau team,
is not compelled to play with the plate
printers. which will handicap the Sun
day sChOolers i'm this position. Mortimer
is member of the Keller Sunday School
and it would not be at all surprising to
800 him in their lineup in their initial
game In Section 3 today
" the Machinist club puts the Bureau
nine out OF the running It will be
strengthening two clubs it must meet in
Section r, which starts Wednesday with
Holy Name playing the Rosedale nine.
The Holy Name team will grab two stars
from the Bureau club. namely. Fitzgerald
and RoaChe, while the Rosedale team will
cot the services Of Tommy O'Donnell.
Fitzgerald is considered one of the best
ball players in the city, as he is con-
Sistent hitter and has to date proved to
b" one of the mainstays of the plate
printers. while Roache will help bolster
M the Holy Name infieId. With the ad-
ditton Of these players Holy Name will
he strong contenders for the title, while
the addition of Tommy O'DonneIl to the
Rosedalc team will bolster up their
chances.