Evening star., 1918-08-10
TEAMS
IN T|TULAR SERIES
Best Clubs In and Around
District to Play for Base
Ball Championship.
By II. C. BYRD.

According to DEVELOPMENTS last
night at the meeting Of the District
Base Ball Association. fourteen base
ball teams will take part in the series
for the District championship. sched-
uled to begin early In September
These will be placed in two series
eight to play as independent or
ganizations and six as service mines
The victors in the two sections will
meet In a final series of three games
for the title.
Every club scheduled to take part
sos ssfsi sy waS F. steea
senting the 604th Engineers. that in
all probability his team would not
be in the city. but that he had been
instructed to say that the 605th En-.
sineers, due here to take the place OF
the 604th Engineers. would enter.
Also a written application for ad-
mission to the series was made by
Camp Humphreys. The application was
granted and Camp Humphreys will COM
pete.
Independent clubs to compete are
Commerce, Rex Athletic Club. Navy
Yard. Operations, Finance and Ac-
counts. National Capital Publishing
Company, War Risk Bureau and Clar-
endon. Service mines are Camp Meigs
Medical School, United States Marines,
605tr Engineers and 437th Engineers.
It was determined to allow each
team a roster of twenty men and to
make 1t obligatory to have signed
contracts in the hands of the secre-
tary at least hve days before the
schedule opens. Other rules adopted
were along the lines heretofore fol-
lowed in handling the contests under
the Jurisdiction Of the District Anna
teur Base Ball Association.
Those present at the gathering last
night and the organizations they rep
resented follow: President Robert
Doyle, Secretary Bryan Morse. Treas
urer C. R. Mcclure. H. C. Byrd and
John A. Dugan Of the board of gov
ernors. Lane Lacy Of Operations. Fred
Moore of u. s. Marines, Chester Lyons
Of 4s7th Engineers. Jack Ryan OF
Commerce, E. 8. Stelle of 6o4th En-
Club. T. A. Malvey of the Capital
Printers; Rufus Jones. Clarendon Ath-
letic Club; Tommy Crooks of the Navy
Yard. Lieut.. w. C. Cox Of United
States Army Medical School. Capt. Ger
venka Of Camp Meigs, L. e. Moore OF
War Risk, p. ]. OBrien Of Finance and
Accounts and L. A. Freedmen Of the
Navy Interbureau League.
A constitution and set OF rules pre-
sented by Bryan Morse, chairman OF
the board of governors. was adopted
practically as presented. There were
. few changes Of minor character.
Following the meeting, it was an
take place next Friday night in The
Evening Star Club. at which all minor
details relative to the series would be
taken up. In all probability a eched-
ule will be drawn UP in the mean
time and submitted.
0unners in the Navy Yard League
trounoed Quadrangles yesterday by II
to 0. gaining half q game on the lead
ing C1ofeps. Frye pitched for the
Gunners and let the losers down with
just three hits. 9unners lambasted
the ball hard. driving out fifteen safe
tiea Frye's work on the mound fof
the victors easily was the feature OF
the contest.
A change in the plans Of the Navy
Yard League makes the pennant race
uncertain. Though the schedule il to
close August 10. which should mean
the end Of the season, it has been de-
cided to play of all postponed games
after the close Of the regular season
The unusual procedure puts Cloffepe
In q position where they can be beat
out for the pennant.
Camp Meigs took the measure Of
the 60lth Engineers yesterday, aveng.
ing the defeat suffered some time age
at the hands of the road builders. The
contest wis = brilliant pitchers battle
between 0olding Of Meigs and Mich.
ard. Of the Engineers. Both men
hurled very credftable ball, and there
was little difference in their perform.
ance. II anything, Golding had jus,
2 little the better Of the argument
The score was Q to 1.
This afternoon the Navy Yard fieId
day. is to take place in the Centra]
High School stadium. Twenty-one
events are listed for the competition
these events giving practically EVERY.
body opportunities to compete. The
affair is to start at 2 o'clock.
At 3 o'clock the Washineton Canoe
Club Is to hold its annual canoe re-.
Gatta. Nine events are to be con.
tested. and representatives Of prac.
tica1ly all local clubs are to take part
Entries from one club in BaltinorS
also have been received.