The Washington times., 1918-09-04
FOUR NEW CLUBSAPPEAR
IN TITLE SERIES TODAY

-Four new teams make An appear
ance today In the sectional games
for the District Baseball Association
title in progress at the baseball
parks. At American League Park
Jack Ryan's Commerce team battles
the War Risk Insurance club. Both
teams decided to enter the series
from the Departmental League, so
that today's struggle is a continue
ton of the regular battles that have
been taking place oD the Monument
Lot this summer The teams are
considerably strengthened, however,
and are expected to put up a real
fight.
The Union League Park engage
ment is expected to be a first-class
encounter. James Wright's Rex Ath-
letic Club, which numbers some Of
the strongest players in the District,
meets Tom Crooks Navy Yard League
picked team.
Early in the deliberations Of the
District. Baseball Association meet
ings Crook asked to be allowed to
corral a team from the Navy Yard
League and was given permission
Crook, who has had considerable
league Experience, shot a critical eye
over his eight teams and then picked.
81 selected the players on their
nerve and hitting ability" says Crook
There isn't a man in the lineup who
can't start something against any
pitcher, and we can look to see the
Navy Yard team meet the best of
them and give them a good run"
II L.
A. C., is the Connie Mack of the series.
Wright says little, and then delivers
his opinions in an undertone-- He has
gotten a likely looking bunch of play
ers under his wing, and they have
won a majority Of their engagements
since the, early spring started the
baseball players out on the lots.
Wright makes no predictions. His
team has always delivered the goods
and the fans at Fifteenth and H
streets northeast have given him lib
eraI patronage throughout the year.
always knowing they will have a good
game to watch II the Rex team is
playing.
You've got to hand il to those Capt.
tai Publishing Company kids. that's
all there as to II. With a pitcher
seventeen years OF age and weighing
40 pounds, and an infield and outfeld
of mere kids, the Cappubs stood off
the Marines to a 3 to 3 tie in ten
frames at Union League Park yes
terday
The hero OF the entire contest was
Pat Dennean. the southpaw subway
singer, who had the Marines lashed
to tie proverbial mast through pro-
ceedinEs. Deunean was touched up
for twelve hits. Seven Of them were
of the fiuke variety. Dennean was
aided by some unusually clever field
ing on the part OF Montague in CEN
ter, who twice saved the day with
long runs back to grab lengthy drives
from Marine bats. TweedG!e. the
Cappubs catcher. showed he was made
OF the right stuff when. with the bases
loaded and one down, with Cobb at
the bat he nipped Corwin of third
with a neat peg.
Few expected the Capital Publish
ers to make such a good showing.
The youngsters, gotten together by
Joe Mulvey. average about eighteen
years OF age. That they should have
stood of the more experienced and
older Marines is a tribute. That they
should have hammered Lefty Mike
Cantwell into submission and out OF
the box. il you please. is something
else again.
IT appeared as though the Cappubs
would come clean with a win up to
the eighth. when Cantwell was scored
upon for two runs on solid swatting.
He was benched and Hunt was sub
stituted. When the Marines got their
crack Freddy Moore led off with a
olean hit. Corwin followed with a |
safe drive They advanced on an in |
field out and registered on Clarke's |