The Washington times., 1920-08-11

the prospects are for q inter-city.
Almost as II In answer to the query
OF the former president OF the Dis
trict Association comes the announce
ment of the completion OF the inde-
pendent baseball series and the
league series. the winners of which
will meet for the city championship.
Eighteen sandlot teams signed up
for their series which will start Aug
ust 16, next Monday. at Union League
Park. when the Brockway A. c, and
Silver Springs teams meet.
Eligibility lists of the eighteen
clubs are all in: forfeit money has
been posted with James Il. Wright.
the series have been arranged and
the schedule has been drawn in the
down and out series.
TEAMS TOOK CHANCE.
A good bunch of real sports took
chances with their teams last night
in the Washington Times editorial
rooms when the drawing was made.
The situation was cleared up when
1t was announced that no players who
have signed professional baseball con-
tracts would be barred.
The young teams and the older
ones decided to take their chances
and went through with exceeding
good grace. Here is how the first
round will be pIayes:
August 16, Brockway VS.. Silver
Spring; II, Aloysius VS.. Winston: Is.
Atlantic VS.. Mohawk: 19, Marines VS..
Metropolitan: 20, Andrews VS.. Brook
land: 81, Corinthian VS.. Shamrock; 23,
ID ia- Cfhraltnr ars
Congressional; % G. p. o. plays WIN
ner OF Marine-Metropolian game; %,
Peerless plays winner of Gibraltar
Congressional game. The second
round will start on August % and the
semi finals on September 1. The win
ners from each half of the schedule
will meet on September 3 and IL
agreed to by the contesting managers
play through September 5.
WILL MOVE GAMES.
In the event of rain the whole
schedule will be moved along even IL
there are successive rainy days.
Owing to the fact that there were
eighteen teams listed II was necessary
to draw two byes so that Government
Printing office must play the winner
OF the Marines-Metropolits game and
Peerless A. c. must play the winner
Of the Gibraltar A. C.-Congressional
A. e. game.
After the first round OF play there
will be eight winners. These teams
will meet in the second round. The
four winners then will play to the
semi-final and the two winners
emerging are to hook up in three
game series II agreeable to the rival
managers. 1t is expected that this
series will be concluded before Sep
tember 8.
In the league series which will be
played at the same time as the In
dependent series, the draw for posi-
tion will be given out tomorrow. Fri.
day night the teams representing the
Government, Departmental, Terminal.
and War Interbureau leagues are
scheduled to meet at the Union Sta
ton Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c.. A.
DRAW TOMORROW.
The announcement of the draw Of
the first league series of the four
teams ready to start August 16 Will
be announced tomorrow along with
the Gmpires which have been selected
to officiate.
The second league series composed
OF teams representing the knights
Of Columbus. Navy Yard and Potomac
Leagues VIII be staged during the
week OF August %, and will be an
nounced later when the draw Is made
and the winning teams arc announced
There will be, then. an independ-
ent series with eighteen teams play
ing in a down and out AFFAIR. There
will be a league series with four
clubs and another later, with three
clubs. The winners in the two league
series will have plsyoff. The win
,ner OF this will meet the winner OF
the independent series for the city
title and The Washington Times Cup.
This. u would seem, Is a pretty
fair answer TO Robert II. Young, pres
idcnt OF the ssndlot baseball organiza-
tion for twenty odd years, now In
Parts. Mr.. Young will get a special
Parts edition OF The Washington
Times. thanks to Mr.. Burleson and
Company.