The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-08
CRESCENT A. G. NINE
LEADS ON DIAMOND
With College Stars in Lineup
New MOOners Take %
of % Games.
MEET SERVICE TEAMS

With America involved in the world
war. the Crescent A. c. decided II would
DO a patriotic duty to continue athletics.
not only to entertain service teams, but
also TO condition youth to render them
fit for any branch of service. The Cres-
cent Athletic Club ball team boasts of
sending such men into the service.
Scarcely had the baseball men laid aside
their suits when Edward w. Ditmars
had the baseball players oiling their
bats and sharpening their spikes. So
successful was the season that out Of
twenty-seven games played the New
Mooners were victorious In twenty-five
College and service teams fell prey
to the New Mooners Among the COL
lnge mines were West Point, Seton Hall
and Mount st. Joseph of Baltimore.
The service teams beaten were U. S. A.
Base Hospital No. 81. Third Naval Dis
trict, L. s. SIS. Indiana, Amphitrite and
Pennsylvania Federal rendezvous. Ma
val Mine Sweepers. Naval Overseas
Force and Camp Dix. The celebrated
Morse Dry Dock team Of the Shipbuild-
ing League visited the Crescent A. c.,
met an unexpected heavy artillery at
tack and were defeated. The same fate
was met by the New York A. C. In three
out of four games played, and also the
Il ION INcu tops, CndInpIOHs VI MdsSd-
chusetts. The teams defeating the Cres-
cent A. c. were Pelham Naval Reserves.
Fort Slocum and New York A. c.
Names OF many famous collegians ap-
peared in. the New Moon lineup. The
pitching staff: Spence Pumpelly. a Yale
product: Tommie Bryant Of Cornell and
Lester Fagan are among the best box
artists performing outside of the big
leagues. Eddie Butler. former Cornell
football and baseball star. did the re-
ceiving for these reliable pitchers. Not
only did Eddie master their choice ben
ders in his cool way. but few succeeded
in p!lfsring a base on him. He was also
one OF the royal high swatsmen of the
team. with 800 average. His work
was superb.
enlistments in the service. the popular
Edward w. Ditmars succeeded in mold
ing a corking inheld Al Wilbur. who
halls from Syracuse, covered the initial
sack. like Jake Daubert. Wally Mac
Phee. a Brooklyn schoolboy, kept a Wig
liant eye on the keystone base. With
his trusty bat he accumulated an aver
age OF .2Sl. Felix Nicklas and Earl
Campazzi, from st. Johns College and
Georgetown University respectively, de-
Tended the other wing OF the infeld.
Nick" captain OF Crescents' champion
basketball Ave. played the short field
and ielded his position in fine style.
He also welded the bat for an average
Of ,2a5. Camp" the hard hitting third
baseman. performed in spectacular
manner. He Is graceful and sure
fielder. His stick work was timely and
big factor in the teams success
Charlie Beavers work as utility man
was OF the highest order.
Captain Heath OF Princeton. r. Bills
OF Cornell. w. Knox of Lafayette and
Walter ORourke, Brooklyn school,
boy, constituted a squad OF high class
guardians Of the outer gardens. The
former trio were the premier batters OF
the team. The opposing twirlers We're
unable to curb the batting OF these out
helders. The result was Heath batted
.3ls. while Bills and Knox each aver
aged 1865.
The following averages show how the
lofty prestige and rencwn OF Crescent
A. c. teams was upheld this season: