The Washington times., 1920-08-08
BY BRYAN MORSE.


sent a silver cup to the winner OF the
coming city championship sandlot
baseball series. In recognition of the
excellent work done by the independ-
ent teams as well as the league inter-
ests, The Times is following its an
nual custom in awarding the city
winner a suitable award. From pres
ent indications the coming series will
be the best in the history of sandlot
baseball here. A slight change in the
usual method of determining the city
titleholder will be followed this year
owing to somewhat altered condi-
uons of play.
Tomorrow night. at the Terminal
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A., the league in
terests will gather. 1t is expected that
the eight circuits to be in line for the
league championship will be made up
from the Departmental, Government,
War Interbureau, Potomac, Knights
OF Columbus, Bankers, Terminal Rail-
road Y. NJ. C. A. and Navy Yard.
These games will probably be play
ed at the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C..
A. grounds at Union Station. 1t is ex-
to the personnel of the teams. UNI
pires, and schedule will be agreed
upon somewhat along the lines fol-
lowed in the past under the old Dis
trict Amateur Association code.
DETERMINES WINNER.
The winner of this section will be
the league champion of the District
and will play the winner of the inde-
pendent championship. Teams in this
section will meet in the editorial
rooms of The Washington Times
Tuesday night at s o'clock.
At the present writing twelve teams
are ready to post forfeits, present
eligibility lists, and draw for the
"down and OUT series agreed upon.
Since the independents got together
on Thursday at the instance OF The
Times, and things were started to-
ward series four or five more teams
want to get in.
The Peerless A. c., r. P. Andrews,
Herdic A. c., Athletic A. c.. Aloysius
Club. and Rapid A. c. desire to enter
in the down and out" series. The
managers of these teams have ar
ranged their eligibility lists, and are
to be present with their forfeit money
on Tuesday night.
In addition to the teams already
listed the count mounts to sixteen.
Word comes from Carol DAILY. man
ager of the Knick erbocker A. c., that
his team will have to withdraw.
Many of the Knick players work at
such hours that they will be unable
to participate in the games. meet
ing of the players resulted in the de-
cision to withdraw from the series.
PLAY AT PARK.
The games will be played at Union
Park, Fifteenth and II streets north
east, starting on the afternoon of
August 16. 1t is expected that they
will begin at 5:15 p. m. The umpires
selected are Hughes, Haniboe, Jaescke,
Woodward, Belts, and Crooke.
Each team is to deposit so for ap-
pearance, to be returned at the con-
clusion of the series or forfeited in
the event that the team fails to ap-
pear. Eligibility lists are to be filed
with James e. Wright Tuesday.
Any surplus money after each game
IA to be divided between rival man
ayers on a sixty-forty basis, unless
there is mutual agreement by
managers on some other basis.
Each team is to furnish three base
balls in every game. Expenses Incl
dental to the park are to be paid be-
fore the games. The drawing Tor
play will be made Tuesday night.
WILL MEET LATER.
As far as the league interests are
concerned 1t is expected that this
series will be held somewhat later.
1t develops that not all of the leagues
have determined winners and that
some schedules must be hurried along
TO nominate a winner for this sec
tion.
At the conclusion OF the independ-
ont team series and the league win
ner series a final series of three
games will probably be played The
winner of this series will be the Dis
trict champion and will be awarded
a silver cup by The Washington
Times.
Word comes from Virginia teams,
Maryland teams and from Richmond
showing a willingness to. challenge
the District titleholder to series of
Games imam irtercity series