The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-08
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By BRYAN MORSE

-Four games on tap today In the
District Baseball Association title
scrap. Capital Publishers and Ma
rines, unable to gain a decision in
their meeting last week, will open up
at American League Park at p M
War Risk and Commerce follow in .
the second game. At Union League Az
Park at the same time Rex A c. and-.-I
the Army Medical men open the
double bill and the big Clarendon-5Is
Navy Yard clash follows.
War Risk has a great chance to-,
get far ont in 'front.' Commerce witL-
have no opposition to speak of, ana -
with Ernie Schafrer In the box. L.
Nelson is counting upon having thress,A
games. or half the regular number
safely tucked away by nightfall- -
The Cappubs will send In Pat
Dennean, the youthful southpaw, who
, backed the Marines into a Sail tie 80
on Wednesday. II is needless to say
Singleton. his pitching marvel, al
though Mike Cantwell wants 4 chance 20
to shine. Mike got knocked clean onfIR
the rubber last week and Is anxious
to show what he can do. elt
Those Navy Yarderz- id
The Navy Yarders. with Tom Crooks ~
heading a bunch Of sluggers. will getis =
their real test today. The Navy YardSiIT
lads were scheduled to open the.
double bill at Union League Park. bCs -
persuaded the others to allow them an
to show last as many of the players
are doing their Sunday trick.
Expects q Battle.
Clarendon Is expected to give the v"
all
for Joe GiebeI may be long on play .
ers and short on pitchers. but he
can be expected to give the men from III
Uncle Sans factory a fine batting.
Clarendon is one game in on the ,sg
series and today's winner will tie up "a
Operations for the leadership in the
section.
Emmons may be forced to work for 4
the Clarendon lads while Navy Yard
has any one OF three frstclass hurl-.
ers in Phil Buscher. Frye or Paul =
Bryant Buscher will probably get %
the call with Bryant held in re- Ii
serve.
Rex Takes Ii Eeasy. r
Rex had two hard games last ~
week, Deing forced to meet the NAVY
Yard team and Operations, Iocing one 9eS
by two runs and the other by q single
tally in the final inning. Managers 80
Wright will have Brown on the
mound in all probability. as both.
Lyons and Kelly worked last weeks
week.
The Medicos made a sorry start -
against Operations in the openinG-'-s'
clash. but picked up nightly In their
second game and can be expected to
come out in good shape II they plug
along. "a
Mondays games will find Navy . E
Yard meeting Commerce at American \
League Park and the Navy YardSt
playing the Operations at Union sV
League Park. se
May Call Meeting.
President Robert f. Doyle may set
a meeting for tomorrow night to talkLkE
over the series One or two teams
ask changes in personnel as players -
have been drafted. 1t Is not unlikely-.s
that some provision will have to be -
made for registration day, as manyiot
of the players will have to visit their 70
boards TX
There is a possibility that some OF .
the games may be shifted to the =
Union Station grounds IL provision -
can be made for playing there The't-
title series was held there two years.
ago and the crowd was amply taken
care Of y