Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-28
last BALL GAME
LISTED TOMORROW
War Risk and Operations to
Meet in Final Game for
District Title.


uled to meet tomorrow afternoon at
5 o'clock at Union League Park to
decide the District base ball cham
pionship. The contest win be tho
eliminating point OF a series that has
lasted since the Sd Of September. the
day following tho close Of the regular
American League season, with the
best mines in the District Of Columbia
and northern Virginia in competition
Tomorrow's contest probably will
see Shaffer Of War Risk and Owens
Of Operations opposing each other in
slab duel. Both men have been
hurting good ball and in the pinches
have proved the mainstays of their
teams. Shafter Is tho young left
handler who made such 4 fine record
at Central High last spring, and
Owens has been starring on local
amateur diamonds for several years
In the .palmy days Of the old Depart
mental League he was one Of the star
fingers for tho Agricultural Depart
ment.
Operations won the championship in
section 2 and War Risk in section 1,
the two sections into which the
schedule was divided to facilitate
play for the title. The contest to-
morrow will be the third of the final
series Of three games between the
sectional winners. War Risk cap
tured the opening contest on Thursday
and yesterday Operations got the long
end OF the score in the game which
a n a a
race.
In all probability it was lack Of
sufficient light to finish the game
that caused Operations to emerge
with a victory yesterday. The team
went into the seventh inning with the
score standing 5 to 4 in its favor.
ses % Fsr R Ra OF t busy snS pa
two runs over the plate and took
the lead. War Risk probably would
have won had the last half been
played, but the game was called and
the score reverted back to the sixth.
the nth. when Lane Lacey's club got
busy. Until that period War Risk
had the score to 0 in its favor. In
the nth Operations counted twice
and then added three more in the
sixth. and in that final period War
t.
He was a little late, though, in get
ting to the mound, as it turned out.
In the seventh. whom War Risk be-
gan to take liberties with PfeiTs,
Operations hurler, delivery, Won Her-
bulls was sent out to the slab. War
eight.
Pennsylvania has two members of
its veteran backfeld of last year
again on the gridiron. HOBBY Light
and Joe Strauss, quarterback and full
back. have gone out for the team.
Strauss was named among the coun-
try's best backs last year. It might
be mentioned. too. that, according to
papers, Pennsylvania has
about the best squad that has worn
it's colors In several years. Allowing
first year men to play is going to en-
nance the strength Of the team con-
as will be the case tn al
most all colleges.
Ga1laudet has asked Maryland State
for the date on the latter's schedule
formerly held by Georgetown. 1t is
will meet November .. the date which
was to have been the beginning of
dve-year contract between the Blue
and Gray and Maryianders-
So far Johns Hopkins Is the only COL
lege in Maryland that has called of
athletics. Besides Maryland State, st.
Johns Washington College and West
ern Maryland will continue, accord
ing to present plans.
Capt. Cedric Benz of the Regular
Army is one of the men who will d.
rect military work at Maryland State
this year. Capt Benz was a member
of a professional foot ball team out in
Pittsburgh before entering the Army.
He has been in France and won a
Croix de Guerre for bravery in action.