The Washington times., 1918-06-06

Before the close Of the season last
year Charles Jarboe, q crack pitcher,
and William Watt, rated as the best
fielder among the mateur outhelders,
enlisted They ars in France.
During the on season Ashton Simp-
cor, Howard DruckenmiIler, VIII Bo-
len, Fred johnson and Arthur Welsh
entered Uncle Sans service.
guat after the season started this
year Manager Jones lost Albert Watt,
John Murphy, Tommy o'Donnell, and
Tommy Degnan, practically the back
bone OF the team counted on to come
through this season They went in
the naval reserve
Pete HeFspergeF, the nineteen-year-
old BriRrly Hall crack, was expected
10 pitch for Clarendon this season, but
Is slated for a trial in the big show.
Bushby. Hobart and Mccoy have
Joined the Clarendons, while the re-
turn OF Baxter Davidson, last years
hGTd-hittinE catcher, Brownie" Linn
eric, and Miller has meant that the
team IL greatly strengthened Man
ager Jones puts in the claim that
none Of the gGndlot teamS hsreabOuts
Is putting mp the article Of ball his
team shows with 50 many players in
the service-
There is considerable speculation
a. to the makeup OF the All-StAr
team which viii play the QuAntieo
Marines on Sunday at American
League Park
In order TO pick a team to stack
up against the Marines two mines
played on the White Lot yesterday.
The Departmental and Navy Inter
bureau contests, regularly scheduled.
were called OF for the afternoon.
Matthews eaptained one team and
Watt another. The Matthews players,
composed OF Mccarthy, Peacock, Mat
theWS. Giebel. Sturger, Griscom. Hon-
mann. PUrdy and Hudson, won out
ever the Watt players.
O'DonneIL Degnan, Watt, HaEer,
Murphy. Newton. Herpsberger, GTubb,
Goldstein and Won Herbulis played
for. the Watt team. which was beaten
by. TO 4 Won Herbulis had much
the better Of the pitching argument
and the Watt players hit better. New
toms three errorG With those Of Muir
ply and Goldstiin, lost the game for
the Watt lads.
Hager and Murphy. OF the Watt
team, got three hits each and ap-
peGred 20 be able TO slam Hudson at
will Won Hsrbulis kept the hits well
scattered for watts aggregation and
with better support would have come
ia an eaSy winner. Murphy's clout-
ing was easily the feature. as he got
= triple and two doUbleS
walter Hines used to get his name
IN the headlines several years ago
when be pitched amateur ball here.
Today he IS eititIed to considerable
boosting.
Ascending the hiuock for tho Tool
and Miscellaneous Division team he
delivered In arst-elass shape, winning
3-tO-0 battle over Quadrangle In
the Navy Yard League, Hines al
loved three scattered hits, walked
one and famed four. Mitchell, for
Quadrangle, was touched up for nine
hits during the afternoon.
The game was one Of the best of
the season Both teams put up an
article Of ball which Is expected to
draw banner crowds. Ever since the
Navy Yard eiruit opened up at Ftf-
tenth and H streets nOrthease at the
old Union League Park the brand Of
baseball has been Improving.
Il 10 expected that the league will
NJ things up in better style for the
fans just aS soon as conditions war
rant The infleld has been graded
and switched from its former po-
sition-
Plans are under way 20 have the
nSid entirely enclosed and improve
msntB made In the bTandstand
Prank ThoFnberg, 12Io MaryInad
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