The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-22
By BRYAN MORSE.

The Spanish influenza has put a
complete and effective stop to the
aspirations Of the q. s. Marine
C5rps baseball team, Of Quantico,
Va. for the District Association
championship. The Marines cannot
get here today for the scheduled
battle with War Risk for the Sec
6on 1 title.
Fear Of q spread Of the malady
has placed g ban on all enlisted
mem leaving military camps, and for
this reason the Quantico players are
confined to the marine camp. They
were scheduled to meet the War
Riskers in the first game Of double
hill at American League ball park.
Capt. James Craige left word that
his team would be confined to camp
and would be unable to I'LL the engage
ment. Another meeting of District
Association will be called at which
time 1t Is thought that the Marines
, viii be listed with the War Risk team
for the deciding engagement.
Navy Yard Plays.
Navy Yard and the Clarendon Ath-
letic Club, scheduled for the second
game of the double bill, will play out
their string as a single game. AT
Union League Park the Army Medical
School team will meet the Rex Ath-
letic Club players
The fans were all set for a regular
contest today, but as Clarendon and
the Navy Yard fought out a tie battle
In their last engagement they will be
able-to get things going today.
The American League Park battle
will be played at p. m. and the
Union League Park affair a half hour
later.
Walter Reed Invited
President Robert Doyle, of the Dis
trict association, has invited all Wal
ter Reed Hospital men to be on hand
for the engagements today. Last
Sunday the wounded soldiers were
giveh the opportunity to take in the
games and quite few saw the con-
test
The scrap in section two has mar
rowed down to Operations and Navy
Yard. These teams will meet tomor-
row afternoon. Navy Yard scored an
easy win over the Army Medics yes
terday, while Operations came through
with a battle over Clarendon.
Operations cannot AFFORD to lose to
Navy Yard, as the defeat would vir-
tually mean that the temperamental
Operators would be out of the run
ming. A loss for Navy Yard today
would tie the series again.
Games for the Week.
Barring postponements OF tie games
the schedule for the week is as fol-
lows:
Today-war Risk VS.. Marines and
Navy Yard VS.. Clarendon, at Ameri-
can League Park. Rex A C. vs. Army
Medico. at Union League Park.
Monday, Sept. 23-Navy Yard VS.. |
Operations, at American League Park. |
Tuesday, Sept 24-CIarendon vs. |
Navy Yard, at American League Park. |
Wednesday, Sept 25-Rex A c. vs.. |
Clarendon, at American League Park. |
Thursday, Sept. 26-Open date !
(play off postponements.
Friday: Sept 27-open date (plsy |
eff postponements)-
Saturday, Sept 2s-open date Cplay
off postponements IL necessary.
Sunday, Sept 2e-Intersectional Sc
RES.
Pitchers Are Strong.
Navy Yard is up against the toughest |
Of propositions this week. Playing |
yesterday, the team comes back today |
and viii play tomorrow. On Tuesday |
another battle is scheduled The Navy |
Yarders have Frye, Bryant, Humphreys |
and Buscher. four dependable men. |
This is rated as the strongest star in |
the city.
Buscher lost the only game credited
on the wrong side OF the ledger for the |
Navy Yard team I Bryant, Humphreys |
and Frye have won while Buscher |
earned a clean-cut victory over Claren-
don In his first appearance
For this reason the Navy Yard play
ers appear TO have the edge on the |
others. Coupled up in q doubleheader |
they VIII have plenty OF pitchers, while |
the best the other teams can show is |
one nrst-rater in the box