The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-10
Potomac League Case
Attracts Association
Machinists-Steel Plant GO nroversy Brings Out Aft
davit of Norman Seel and Reopens Issue.
Other Notes and Gossip of Teams.

With dates and playing fields select
ed for the intersectionai baseball series
among the amateurs. which starts Sat
urday. marking the beginning OF the
battle for the city title. the Amateur
Association 10 about to reopen the Ma
chinist-Steel Plant controversy.
An affidavit sent In by Norman Sill.
rishtfelder OF the Steel Plant team
and read before the members Of the
Amateur Association at the offices Of
President Robert II. Young brought
about an evident change OF intention.
The Amateur Association now ap-
pears willing to listen to more argu-
nients on the game in which Giovan-
netti. OF Machinists interfered with
Crookes. OF Steel Plant. thereby start
Ing riot which ended in the forfeiture
OF the game to Machipists and the
election of two players.
As tho final series Of the Potomac
League is already under way without
Steel Plant IN the contests. It would
appear that the association in hearing
the controversy again Friday night IN
late. Il is explained that Steel Plant
had every opportunity TO present Its
"
that following in which the case was
taken up by the association. Sil's ex-
plapation seems to have carried weight
with the association.
Harry La Clair. manager Of the Ma
chinfsts, has promised to refute the ar
guments OF the Steel Plant player. on
Friday. Last year the Bureau club, of
the Government League. got into the
same sort OF argument at the conclu-
sion Of the second series In that cir
cult.
The first games Of the series for the
cha mpionship OF the Potomac League
was staged yesterday between Bureau
and Machinists. 1t resulted In a s-to-3
| tie.
Machinists scored the tying tally In
the last inning. Mortimer's error put
| Giovanetti on first: he stole and scored
on Catcher Fitzgerald.s wild throw to
third. and while Walker, the Bureau
Giovsnetti started for the plate. He
was tagged out, but Fitzgerald could
not hold on to the ball.
Machinists' scored a pair OF runs In
the first inning on clean-cut clouting.
cult drive for Bureau. while two more
TITLES counted in the sixth on hard and
timely hitting.
| FOR the next two days Bureau ana
Machinists will battle on the diamond
at Congress Heights, In the game yes
terday ball was hit into the outfield.
and ordinarily II would have been n
single. but the outheld grass had just
been cut and was not taken away. In
consequence the ball was lost and the
man went to second.
Treasury won the way to the undis-
puted championship Of the Government
Large yesterday by trimming Agricul-
ture, 10 to 3. The game was battle
up to the sixth, but Treasury trounced
on the Aggies' twirlers In this inning
and scored six runs.
Lefty Downey hurled the first six
frames for Treasury. but gave way
after the sixth to Croson, who finished
the game In fine style. The three slab
artists used by the Aggies did not
prove very effective. as they were all
touched rather freely.
Bell. Treasury's keystone sacker. had
hits, two of them doubles and one a
triple, in four trips to the plate.
in the Capital City teasue yesterday
when Phoenix A. & L. defeated the
Iroqois A. c. 2 to 0. The game wal
well attended. and those present were
treated to a real pitchers battle be.
tween Snow and Morrison. The first
named allowed but three hits, while bu,
four were gathered of his opponent.
y The Dixie A. C. and orioie A. c. will
k,attle today at Fifth and Florida ave
Niue northeast at $3.50.