The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-11

We've about broken even on the
twenty games played and we are !
playing right along" is the way
Sergeant Ide, captain and first base
man on the team. put it. I'VE want
20 play baseball and we are getting
plenty OF action, believe me-"
There is no joke about the Quar- I
termaster's pitchers. although one is
named Brunette and the other Dia-
mond- Brunette halls from Jersey
and Diamond comes from around
Philadelphia.
Burns. the catcher. is a Springfield. |
Mass, man, while Ide, the first base
man, comes from Rochester, n. Y.
game at Orange, n. J., while ODay,
shortstop, claims Boston as his home
town.
Udisehas Is a Montana man. while
Hauber. center fielder, is another
Philadelphia Anderson, the right
helder, comes from Boston, while
Luck" Goldberg is well known here
as one OF the home town" lads
The team is in charge Of Capt l. A
Slaughter, athletic officer.
Here's another bunch OF diamond
demons looking for contests-the
Comreps-who are willing to tackle
any outfit in the District, Maryland,
Virginia, Maine. Florida or Texas
The Comreps, according TO Manager
Charlie Belt, are made up OF compos-
ing room stars and reporters on The
Washington Times, while in -'BeyJ"
Brown they have the greatest masSct
in washington The Comreps line up
like this:
Hawk. catcher; Anderson. short
stop: Willhide. pitcher; Burrows,
right fielder; McFadden, left feld:|
Burris, second base; Sutton, center
Aeld; Flynn, INST base; Morase' third
base.
All teams wishing to bite the DUST
before this band Of diamond dem ons,
dash of an acceptance to this chal
lsnge and send it to Charles Belt
manage, composing room, Washing
ton Times.
Agriculture. leaders Of the Department
al League, are far from satisfied today
with the loss OF yesterdays battle to tie
Supply and Accounts nine by score Of
= 10 z
The Aggies maintain that an s. and c.
player was given a home run when the
AEgies' third baseman tossed his glove
in the air at drive going over his head
and that the runner was not entitled TO
four-ply hit
Later in the game when Lanshee po'sd
what looked to be a homer the jumps
waved him out for not touching the
bases. The AgEies Were'pretty well peev
ed a. they were leading theleague by a
comfortable margin. Manager Jack
O'Leary says be is going to do something
about it
Cloneps, league leaders in the Navy
Yard circuit will meet the Ordnance
nine today at Union League Park. The
CIoneps players have been going along
at 4 merry gait and are expecting 10
strenEthen their hold Ordnance has foil
ed several Of them lately and helped
CloGeps gain the league by defeating
ToTpedoes recently.
Quadrangle got loose in the second in
ming Of the game with the Gun Division
players yesterday and had a merry old
time Of it Ten runs were counted be
fore the side was retired and later
three more runs were added
Gunners got busy and scored seven
runs In the frst and second innings, but
could never catch up with such handi-
cap. The Gunners outhlt their rivals.
but were too generous. Braund. the
crack hurIeF Of the Gunner, stopped the
FuEh Of the Quadrangle team
There vas a deaI Of heavy hitting as
Major got a homer. Gioyahneti a triple
And Brauud. KleEdeh and Harris got
doubleA None Of the pitchers were in
TOP form. which accounts for the slug
Eihg.
Many Of oae teams are recruiting high
school players now that the youngsters