Evening star., 1918-08-24
TEAMS NOW TIED
FOR LEAGUE TITLE.
Operations Evens Up With
Marines in Second Game for
l. Navy Championship.
BY II. C. BYRD.

e-AS VI ShC ANoNy
bureau League. The former -yester-
day won the second game of the
series of three after losing the first.
The third and decisive contest is to
be staged next week on a date yet
fo}be agreed upon.
Lem Owens made good on the
mound for Operations. letting the
Marines down with just six hits.
Operations got six runs in the first
two innings. three in each. and had
q. big lead before the soldiers got
across the plate. The final result was
&fto .. Hager. Watt and Owens led
for two safeties. One of Hager's wal
lops went for homer.
Cobb. who took Miller's place at
second after the latter had been hit
on the wrist with pitched ball and
forced to retire, did some excellent
fielding in that position. Watt played
good ball at second for Operations
and Hager caught we'll.
Quite few entries have been re-
ceived for the swimming meet to be
held this afternoon at the tidal basin,
new bathing beach
Prizes for the winnerA have been
donated by various merchants. Here
is the entry list:
and return to starting point-Owen
Thompson. Private Oliger. William e.
Miller, navy yard: E. j. Robinson.
navy yard. Elmer Anderson, navy
yard; r. D. Hill. navy yard; Roland
Herbert. navy yard: c. ]. Michael,
yard; p. B. Taylor. navy yard: F. B.
Colvin. navy yard: W. q. Ballard.
navy yard: W ]. McEzoy. navy yard;
Ludwen Andensheim. navy yard:
Frank Hyspidpre. navy yard; F. c.
Germuiller. Navy; P. L. Foster. Agri-
culture: W. C. Crabbe. War: G. G.
Worthington. American University;
v. A. Simmel. Agriculture: L. NJ. Proc
tor. telephone exchange: L. F. Philips.
Agriculture: F. H. O'Hara. telephone
of engraving and printing: J. l.. Mer-
rin. bureau chemistry. Agriculture.
For women. fancy diving contest
Ethel Bilson. navy yard: stella
O'Nein. navy yard: Sophia Chandler.
ordnance: Geraldine Harvey. w. c. G.
s.; LuvyIee Schoelin. navy yard; Lii
lian Smith, Elizabeth Smith
For women. swimming to tape from
diving start on float-Stella ONeill.
Ethel Bilson, Ellen Cochran. Vera
Boucher. Anna Billie. Luvylee Schoeiin
For men. tub race--Private Oliger.
Post Hospital, Fort Myer; w C. Mil
Ter. navy yard; r. D. Hill. navy yard:
c. ]. Michael. navy yard: J. E. Nor
rison. navy yard. Newton Weaghers-
ly. navy yard: v. A. Simmei: asricoi-
change; F. H. O'Hara. telephone ex-
change.
For men, canoe tiIting-c. ]. Mi
chael, navy yard: ]. F. Morrison navy
yard: Samuel Lacey and partner tel
nhoDa exchange
For men, fancy diving contest-F.
K. Forrey, Private Oliger. p l. Fos-
ter. Agriculture Department: l.. z.
Philiips 4a.1s AgrcI.Hss enssane
Charles F. Runge. bureau engraving
and printing; R. D. Hill, J. E. Morrison.
W. c. Miller.
For women, tub race-Miss Schoe-
fer. navy yard
For men, diving for distance-F. X.
Forrey. Private Oliger. W. 2. Ballard.
navy yard; r. D. Hill. navy yard; c.
J. Michael. navy ward; Newton
Weaghersly. navy yard; J. E. Morri-
son. navy yard: F. B. Colvin, navy
J. L. Merrill. bureau chemistry. Agri-
culture Department; C. G. Worthing-
ton, electrician; F. H. O'Hara, tele-
graph exchange.
For women. diving for distance-Ethel
Bilson. navy yard; Stella O'Neill. navy
yard: Anna Billie. postal telegraph;
Genevieve Bell. War College; Laura
McCiaskey. War College: Lillian
Smith. Elizabe Smith. Miss Schoe-
fer. navy yard.
Life-saving and resuscitation DEM
onstration. government recreation.
league guards.
Tug-of-war-Soldiers VS.. Sailors, 14sth
Marines VS.. Seaman Gunners-
Tom crooke yesterday picked a first
and second team from his navy yard
squad and played a practice game.
The second string aggregation won
by a score of to :. Buscher and
Humphries. pitchers for the two
clubs. were hit hard. Luscombe of the
second crew and Mcbride of the first
string men got three hits each.
A report from Charlottesville has it
That the University of Virginia will
revive sports this year. There seems
to<be a general indication on the part
of. all schools to carry out programs
OF athletics. Whether or not the re-
port means that Virginia will have a
foot ball team this fall Is not known.
Last night the teams that are to
cake part in the series for the base
ball championship of this section
were divided into two sections, and
the schedule for each arranged. The
teams to play the opening games
~SIc u oy iot LII ScCtiOn i thC
Army Medical School and Operations
are to play the first game, and in
section 2. Marines and the National
Capital Publishing Company are
booked for the opening.
Two amendments TO the constitu-
fion were carried and one lost. The
amendment which sought to have q
different division of the receipts and
to divide the receipts after each
game was lost Amendments to give
eociation and to prevent the use of
ball players who have been in the
big league this year were carried A
board of auditors was appointed and
August 20 set as the day when all
Morse resigned as secretary of the
Organization, and George z. Bristol
of the Navy Yard was elected to NIL