Evening star., 1916-07-27
BY II. c. BYRD.

The Printers are to go against the
strongest team in the Rosedale League
today-the Rosedales. The Typesetters
have been looking forward for some
time to this clash with the leaders OF
the circuit. and they intend to have
their strongest lineup on the field IN
an endeavor to place a defeat against
the club which seems almost sure to
represent the league in the post-season
series for the championship of the Dis
trict
The Printers played yesterday, and
took a 4-to-1 beating from the Gibral-
tars, but their star pitcher, Bennett.
was not used. Manager Love saved
him to go against the Rosedales this
afternoon. and the leader of the Type
settlers shows not the least hesitancy
in saying that he thinks his team has
pretty nearly an even chance to win.
The Printers are very anxious now to
every game, as thy want to practice
for the series in which they play at
Indianapolis for the championship OF
the typographical unions of the United
States. The local men think they have
fair chance to capture the honors, and
are leaving no stone unturned in their
preparations for the event. The team
probably will leave Washington a week
from today. and will be gone about six
days. Garry Hermann, president of the
Cincinnati Reds and chairman of the
national commission, donates a trophy
to the winner of the series each year.
Hermann started life as a printer and
holds a union card now.
In FIVE innings in the Government
League yesterday the Marines beat
Agriculture by 10 to /. The Soldiers
scored two counts in the first. six in
the second. none in the third. but got
one each in the fourth and fifth. The
one man the Aggies got across the
plate went over in the first. Denman
held Agriculture to four hits and was
never in danger. The Marines had lit
tie trouble getting their bats against
on the mound for the losers. Minis and
Williams led the Soldiers In batting.
with two safe drives each Denman,
besides pitching very creditable ball,
aelded his position well.
The Gibralters found the Printers to
their liking and won in the Rosedale
Lea que by the score mentioned in a
We're unable to hit the delivery of
hewitt, who allowed only three safeties
and famed nine. Stevens also pitched
creditably for the Printers, but very
poor support prevented him accom-
plishing what he might under more
advantageous conditions. Tomlin, who
played left field for the winners. was
the only member of either club to get
more than one hit. and he connected
for two There was nothing in the
unusual.
Daley and Johnson engaged in a
pitchers battle in the Railroad Y. NJ.
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game for the Auditors over Union Sta
tion by to 2. Daley was hit safely
by the Station batters only once, and
four drives into territory where no
| that the Auditors could do off Thomp-
son. The contest was called at the
end of the first half of the fifth.
Five games are scheduled in the
amateur circuits for this afternoon.
The Potomac, Government, Terminal
Railroad Y. NJ C. A. East Washington
Sunday School and Rosedale leagues
are the organizations in which con-
tests are booked The Machinists and
Congress Heights will lock in the first
mentioned circuit; Treasury and Com
merce are to play in the next, Reforma-
tion and Keller are booked in the
church body. B: & O. and General Of
flee on the railroad grounds and the
Printers and Rosedales at Rosedale.
The Fort Hunt nine is to go to Clar-
endon Saturday afternoon for a game
with the team representing the town
across the river. The contest should be
very creditable exhibition. Lefty"
Henderson probably will do the pitch
ing for Clarendon.
The recently organized Washington
Amateur League opened yesterday with
a game between the S. S. c. C. nine and
the Young Helpers. The score of the
contest was to 0 in favor of the first
mentioned team. Better hitting was
the main factor in it's victory. eleven
safeties being made by the winner
against six for the loser. Catlin. pitch
ing for the victor, allowed six hits and
struck out fourteen. a truly creditable
performance. Wyatt, former Western
High player, was the star hitter for
the winners. connecting for a double