The Washington herald., 1918-08-16
LOCAL MOGULS
MEET TONIGHT
Coast Artillery Team De-
clines Franchise in Cir
cult; Other Gossip.

The District Base Ball .Associa-
tion is scheduled to meet tonight
In the club rooms Of the Star Club
for the purpose of awarding fran
chises and a settlement on the con-
stitution and bylaws adopted by
this body. ." ...N
The application Of the Coast Ar
tiliery nine from east Potomac park
has been declined by Sergt. L. H.
Flynn. Sergt. Flynn made appiica-
tion but his team has been Grip
pied because of oversee orders and
he refuses to assume the duties
formerly arranged by the associs-
tion.
All is friendship now In the Navy
Interbureau League as once more
President Lany Lacy who has some
what of a bearing with the Opera
ton club of this league announced
last night that a three-game series
had been arranged between the
foregoing OUTFIT and the u. s. Ma
rines in their play-off for the title.
The first of this title series will be
held on next Wednesday afternoon
on diamond No. l of the White lot.
The second game is booked for FRI
day, August q, and IL the third game
Is necessary a toss-up will be held i'm
mediately after the second contest.
The trophy will be awarded to the
winner Of this series.
Sergt. Manager Mike Raedy, of the
the Police Department Baseball team.
had fourteen warriors out yesterday
afternoon attempting to land berth
with the club that will go against the
Home Defense Leaguers on Saturday,
September Z.
Those who reported for a trial were
pitchers "Finny" Kelly and King
Brady; Sayres catcher and outfielder;
Detective Joe Grant, outhelder. Car
men. catcher and outfielder; Pom
ardy, Boyle, Smooth, Ballinger out
fielders; Frankie, catcher. and Cox
Wilson. Hiser and Rook infielders.
Sergt. Raedy is anxious to arrange
Sergt. NJ. J. Raedy, No. II police sta
tion, Anacosta, d. c.
The rain of Wednesday broke up
the inner club game in the Navy
Yard League with the score to
in favor the regulars that were
picked by Tommy Crooks. These
same all-star combinations will
battle 1t out Saturday afternoon
with Eye and Humphries on one
side of the mound and Buscher and
Bryant on the other.
Quite a wransle ensued at Fiji
teenth and H streets northeast. yes
terday afternoon when Camp Meigs
and the Rex Athletic Club were
doing battle. From Capt. Cervenka,
the athletic officer of Meigs, comes
the argument that wrangling was
in evidence from the opening play
of the game until he ordered his
club or the field.
The following explanation Is Of
fered by James E. Wright, manager
of the Rex club:
Sporting Editor: In an exciting
game played yesterday at Union
League Park between the Rex A. Z.
and the Camp Meigs nine the latter
club refused to play after two Rex
runners had scored on an overthrow
Of home plate. Before the game the
Rex manager and Field Capt. Yore, of
the Soldiers, agreed on ground rules,
which entitled a runner an extra base
on an overthrow of first base, third
base and home. With Daughton on
second and Dyer on first, Kehl singled
to right and the right fielder heaved
over the catcher's head trying to catch
Daughton. Daughton and Dyer scored
the Rex manager claiming that Dyer
went to third on the throw to the
plate to catch Daughton and when the
ball went past the catcher Dyer
scored. After about a ten-minute
argument the Rex manager, rather
than disappoint the large crowd.
agreed and did send Dyer back to
third and Kehl to second The Camp
Meigs team refused to play, obeying
the orders of their manager. and left
the field. The umpire had been noti-
fed to have the visitors take the field
and play or he would forfeit the game.
This, Of course, they refused to do.
This occurred in the fifth inning with
Camp Meigs ahead. Score, s to. 4. In
the first inning Camp Meigs was al
lowed two runs on an overthrow of
home. Yours truly,
JAMES E. WRIGHT,
Rex A. c. Manager"