Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25

Naval Operations and Motor
Transport Mines Blank
Opponents.
BY H. C. BYRD.

Two shutout games were played
yesterday in the amateur base ball
leagues. Operations banking Liberty
Loan in the Government circuit and
Motor Transport taking the measure
of Aircraft in the War Interbureau
organization. Operations scored ten
runs and Motor Transport s.
Hudson pitched for Operations and
allowed only four hits. The Liberty
Loan players could not get their
bats in the vicinity of anything he
offered. except at times when he
seemed to let up. Crowhurst proved
100 much for the Aircraft nine and
got credit for a no-hit game. The
Aircraft men found his shoots more
difficult to solve than the Chinese
square.
Morris and Hudson did the best
batting for Operations in the Gov
eminent League. each getting two
hits The only extra base hit of the
game was made by Anderson.
Tommy Degnan, at third, and
Roache at second, fielded well for
Naval Operations The two men
handled eleven chances without an
error.
Dycer, who held down the job at
second for the Liberty Loan nine.
starred in the field, with eight plays
10 his credit without anything that
looked like a miscue.
Fritz. who led off the batting order
for Motor Transport, made three
hits. Quinn and Turner of the same
team got two each.
Dodson played good ball at second
base for Aircraft nine. He handled
ten chances.
Defeat of Finance in the Depart
mental League was something of
surprise. Shipping Board outhit and
outplayed in almost every depart
ment the Money Handlers. Thomas
at shortstop put up fine ball for the
Finance club. Joice. pitching for
shipping Board, let the Finance ag-
gregation down with four hits and
famed nine. His work was of the
gilt-edge kind. Miles also worked
creditably for the, losers. The score
was to T.
Clarendon is to play doub1e-head
err tomorrow on its home field. being
booked for contests with the Empire
Athletic Club and with War Risk.
Rex Athletic Club goes against the
steel Plant nine at 15In ana II streets
northeast. Steel Plant won the first
game between the two teams to 2.
Potomac Boat Club will be the only
representative from Washington in
the regatta of the Southern Rowing
Association at Baltimore tomorrow.
The Potomacs are to have boats in
practically every race on the pro-
gram and expect to get away with
two or three victories. The Potomacs
expect Bob Duncan to win the singles.
and think they have better than an
even chance to take the four-oare
shell race and the event for Fights.
The Red and White crews have
been working hard for several weeks,
and in all probability will be better
conditioned than any squad of oars
men that have represented Wash
ington organization since before the
war The crews got lot OF con-
fidence through their good work at
Philadelphia July against the best
oarsmen in the east, and feel that
the better, condition they should be
in tomorrow will produce victories.
Reports from West Virginia Uni
versity have it that the Morgantown
institution will have on it's foot ball
team this fall four captains. Rogers,
captain for 1919, will lead the eleven
and beside him there will be number
ed among the regulars on the eleven
three other men who resigned their
90 r,t a in ri &c in order to enter the mill