Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23
ROSEDALES W|LLPLAy
GAMES ON NEW FIELD
Old Union League Park to Be Scene
of Contests-Masonic Mines
Meet Today.
BY a. c. BYRD.

For the remainder OF the season the
Rosedale League will play it's games
on the diamond at the old Union League
Park. 18th and H streets northeast. The
organization has had considerable diff
ficulty in getting suitable grounds.
which has been its main trouble all
the year. The field now to be used Is
being fixed up, a new fence constructed
and arrangements made to stage ath-
letic competitions of all kinds. In the
future the field is to be known as Co
lumbia Park.
Yesterdays contest in tho league re-
suited in a victory for the Printers,
General Bakers being on the short end
OF the score. which was 6 to 4. Blanton
hurled well for the Typesetters. espe-
cially In the pincheS. Sweeney also
stabbed very creditably for tho losing
nine.
Six games scheduled next week will
end tho first half of the season. On
Monday tho Maroons meet the Bakers;
Tuesday Maroons play Columbias; We'd
nesday Printers go against Columbus;
Thursday Bakers and Maroons hook up:
Friday Printers try conclusions with
Maroons. and Saturday it will be the
Columbias against Bakers.
General once won from Shops in the
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. League,
the margin of victory being one run:
The score was to 5. Matthews OF
General Office and Brown of Shops
mines. Shops felded better and hit
harder than General Office. but was
not able to bunch it's safeties as efec-
lively.
After pitching three victorious games
this week in the elimination series Tor
the grade school base ball champion
ship, Jacono of Henry-Polk School.
went on the slab again yesterday and
hurled his team to the front in the
opening of the final three-game series
with Industrial Home School. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday the youngster
pitched in the games III the eastern
division and emerged with the long end
of the score each day. Yesterday he
held the Georgetowners to seven safe
ties and won his games by 4 to 2
Henry-Polk School now must win only
one of the two remaining contests with
Industrial Home in order to get the
city title. Cavanagh hurled well for
Industrial Home, only four safeties
being registered against him. Henry
Polk School got all its runs in the
third inning and the two scored by
Industrial Home were made in the
sixth.
This afternoon the Shrine and Grotto
mines get together in their annual base
ball game at American League Park
The two organizations have combee
their membership to the limit to OBJ
tain the best talent available for the
contest AS II result edcn Is 10 De rep
resented by capable nine. The Grot-
to combination is younger, but the
Shrine has the advantage of experience.
1t is no secret that the Grotto expects
to win rather easily, but it may be that
1t will have n harder time getting the
margin than it figures. The game itself
should be interesting. more so than any
other amateur contest played here this
year.
Each team boasts some of the strong
oct taIr for in ha IPt
They will face each other determined
to win and with the strongest kind Of
rivalry animating them. The member
ship of the mines is: Grotto-Damphier
Mclean. shortstop; Walker, center field;
Mccarthy, left field; NEWMAN, right
field: McLarren. first base; Goebel,
catcher. and Hildebrand. pitcher. Shrine
-Goldnamer. first base: Smith, catcher;
T. Thomas, center field: Dust, third
base; +. Thomas, pitcher; Harvey, third
base; Killian. second base; Gibson,
shortstop. and Ashcom, right field.
The game will be preceded by parade:
which is to start at Masonic Temple and
go to the park after traversing the prin-
cipal streets Of the city. After reaching
the park. about O'Clock. music and
various stunts will take up the time until
the beginning Of play at o'clock. Charley
King and Billy Belts are to have charge
Of the game as umDires. the former on
the bases and the latter back of the bat
Chairman George NJ. Evans of the com
mittee in charge of the events said this
morning that everything was shipshape
for the game to start and that conditions
were such that success seemed almost as
sured. 1t might be mentioned right here
that Mr.. Evans deserves all kinds of credit
for the way he has worked to bring tie
game to a successful conclusion. He has
had committee with him, but has done
the greater part of the work himself He
has accepted the whole burden of re-
sponsibility for the work and has made
good" with flying colors.