The Washington times., 1918-09-15
By BRYAN MORSE.


The ouantico Marines, one Of the
biggest attractions on the Atlantic
Seaboard in baseball, make their
stand at American League Park to-
DAY in the second game Of a double
header for the leadership Of the Dis
trict Baseball Association champion
shin. A win for the Quantico men
over the War Risk team will give
than undisputed possession OF the
tile In Section and the right to
play the winner of Section 2.
Army Medical School players and
the Clarendon Athletic Club men will
perform in the curtain raiser which
starts at 2 O'Clock. Over at Union
League Park the Naval Operations
team an dths Rex Athletic Club, two
Of the strong independent teams In
the city hook up in a battle which
starts at bells.
me Marines are out TO win and
win probably start their pitching
ace. Singleton. who won in the last
Eame over War Riak by to l. Ernie
EehaRer, Of Central High School
fame, who has pitched no-run-no-htt
games and everything this summer
Win oppose Singleton
These fingers hooked up in bat
tie at Union League Park recently,
and Singleton got away with the
breaks and the game. In the nrst
three innings Sehaner famed seven
ba4tsra and Singleton six Singleton
Allowed three hits and Schaffer five
The QuantIeo man famed twelve dur
ing the fray.
The Union League Park will prob
ally draw q big quota OF fans as the
opposing teams are well known to
northeast baseball followers The
Rex men VIII probably pitch Finney
Kelly and the Operations lads will
stack up behind Emil PfeiL
NGvy Yard Grabs ID.
fn yesterdays battles Navy Yard
ZANE through with 5 to battle over
the Rex A c. players. 1t was an
other win by enc run for the south
east players Doesn't make much
difference what the score Il Just so
you WIN Il the way Tom Crook puts
il.
Frya pitching for the Navy Yard
era, was IN good trim So was Ches-
ter Lyons, for Rex The game was
ntD-Gnd-tuek affair all through, but
Navy Yard LASTED longer and was able
70 deliver the punch.
MedIeos B5ow Away.
Operations players won their sec
end game in as many days The tenn
neramental Operators went at the
Irmy Medicos IN f1ne shape to roll up
. II to 2 score. There was little to
the contest, as Won Eerbulis was in
che lead all the while.
The Operators are right berind the
M the battles in their next engage
naent Operations is by no means ont
II the running. for with OE en-, Pfeil
and Won Herbu;is on the firing line
and q team % Young. gamy players,
- expecting to be in at the death.
Games for the Week.
E. Games for the week will be played
1t American League park from now
on Monday Clarendon plays the
NsHy Yard Tuesday the Rex Ath-
fetfe Club and Army Medical School
teams are hooked for an engagement
On wednesday the big Navy Yard
Operations contest is slated, while on
Thursday the Clsrendon-Rex A c.
battle will be in progress. Friday
Army Medical and Navy Yard are TO
appear.
The Saturday contest the last of
the section IL series, viii ma Opera-
sions and Clarendon meeting. At the
conclusion OF the series in Section II.
the winner Of section l and that of
Section II will meet in a three-game
series.
II is not unlikely that a double
bin will be staged next Sunday if
Clarendon and the Virginia A c. will
eSTee to release the park for the title
zeries game. Failing that the team
WI probably play Monday. Tuesday
6nd Wednesday OF next week.