The Washington herald., 1919-12-28

his players who made all-high selec
tons and together were decidedly
keen baseball players. Among thu
boys who displayed clever ability
were Aubrey wardwell, Grub. Page
Lefty Deck and Hutchinson. the stat
man. who went through the season
without a defeat.
Amateur Baseball
7 Amateur baseball enjoyed a great
season. Six leagues were organized
early in the spring with four playing
at the end of the year for the Dis
trict amateur championship. TIVE
CLOSED leagues, the Terminal r. r. Y.
NJ. G. A.. Morning League and the
War-Interbureau League failed to
take part in the finals because their
players did not come up to the cali
Der OF the other four leagues.
The Government League champion
ship was won by Bus Hager's Nava
Operations, Departmental League BY
the War Risk Club, The Terminal r.
r. Y. NJ. c. \. League by the Southern
and the Cloffeps Club landed in the
Navy Yard League. After a hotlS
fought series the War Risk club cap
tured the honors and surprised even
their most ardent followers by cap
turing three of the four games OF the
inter-city series from the Richmond
Va. champions.
Independent baseball had quite q
successful season. ]. Everett Wright
manager of the Rex Athletic Club.
furnished the fans with the best at
fractions during the season as his
club played forty-two games and its
record Of thirty-one wins and eleven
defeats speaks for itself and places
them easily winners of the inde-
pendent championship. Clarendon
Va, and the Cardinal Athletic club
furnished the fans across the river
with some mighty good baseball, the
former capturing the honors in the
Northern Virginia championship
series.
Juniors Have Troubles.
Tommy Crooks Navy Yard Wild
cats, which was organized late in the
season, proved a hard team for all
the independent clubs to beat but
both War Risk and Rex managed to
beat them in series. The junior
championship is still unsettled as
after playing independent ball fol-
half the season a quartet of clubs
formed the Junior League with the
Pepcos capturing the honors. but the
Young Nationals, another club of the
league, and the Eagles still protest
their honors.
Many good players were developed
during the season and will no doubt
be seen packing the grip for n trip
to some minor league town next fall
for a trial Allie Watts, second sacker
Of the War Risk and Wildcats, -
showed such great ability that Scout
Uncle Nick Altrock recommended him
to the Old Fox and ne will be taken
South with the Nationals for a trial
this spring.
The Amateur Baseball Association,
which has governed the sandlot game
in this vicinity for the past fifteen
years. recovered from the setback that
was handed it during the war as
Maj. Robert II. Young, the former
resident. gathered the league winners
together and played the series under
the associations sanction. Although
the eligibility rules of the associa-
ton were not lived up to in many
cases. it is Mai. Youngs hope to
place the association on a sound foot
ing this spring.
In Local Football.
Football in the District enjoyed the
best season in its history as the fans
turned out In storm for both the COL
legiate. scholastic and club games.
The Hilltop grounds were on two &C.
casions taxed with A crowd that would
have done credit TO the old days OF the
virginia game while at the Central
Tech battle at the Mt. Pleasant
stadium. the largest crowd that ever
witnessed a game in scholastic circles
was present.
The independent games have taken
a hold on the public as was proved
on Sunday, Dec. Z. when the Naval
Gun Factory eleven and the Rex A.
{. battled for the District champion
ship at Union League Park, as close
to 1900 football fans packed into the
enclosure to witness the battle.
Although Georgetown University
was given the honors as South Allan
tic title winners the dope in this sec
ton was so upset that the HiIltoppers.
claim to the honors Is not thoroughly
clear. Roth Virginia Poly and Wash
ington and Lee can boast of n bril-
liant season. but the record of each
was marred by the Blue and GRAY
when they battled on the Hilton
Gidiron. Georgetowns eleven was not
as consistent as some OF the wonder
full machines mat baye haon $50.
out by Coach Albert Exendine.
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tor, ~ ~ @ us oIiIiant VIC
sor,evh,, .e. L asa, ASaoemy' was
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