The Washington times., 1920-07-28


date. The natives boast, among OF
team. They want publicity. Heer
The Brookland A. C. has defeated
some Of the best teams in and around
Washington. Last Sunday the play
ers set back the fast Silver Spring
club by a score Of to S. Other wins
were scored OF the Linworths. who
defeated the Knickerbockers last
Sunday; the st. Dominics, Winston A.
c., Brightwood A c.. Brentwood A.
c.. Miami A c., Hyattsville A. c.,
Langdon A. c.. Camp Meigs, and the
National Bank Of Washington.
Brookland A. C. rooters believe that
they have in. Don" Johnson and
Reece Bean, two of the cleverest
twirlers in the District. Johnson is
late of Catholic University fame, has.
ing been q mainstay during his term
in college. Bean is fast coming to
the front as one of the steadiest
pitchers around town.
The catching is taken care of by
"Tha" Bean and George Cord. First
base is held down by Bully" Bean.
the middle bag being attended to by
Stanley Herr alternating with specs"
Merkle. Shortstop is being played by
shorty Flood, and third base being
handled by Gene Madden.
Legs" Hall takes care of every
thing in center, Lefty" Hill doing
likewise in left, and Merkle, Bishop
and Portch alternate in right. Strong
reserve men are Roddy, McNally, Nc
Cam, Barnholt, Jim Connolly and
Beckett
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is making trouble for some of the
best teams of the District The
Brookland rooters are confident that
their boys can trim anything in their
class in Washington or vicinity, and
are very desirous of booking games
with the Knickerbockers, Rex. Dread
naughts, Linworths, Clarendon, and
any other teams Of like strength.
Ernest Boss Is manager or the
Brookland A. c., and can be reached
at 1912 Eighth street northeast,
Brookland; telephone, North 6126.
The Brookland boys have ntted up
a field at Eighth and Monroe streets
northeast, the field being considered
one of the best in the city. Visiting
teams are assured of good clean
game and fair treatment.
Sunday August the Brooklanders
play inc IIydttSNibt "a - -
Brookland Oval at 2:30 p. m, August
S Silver Spring visits in a return
game at the oval, Eighth and Mon
roe streets northeast.
Go out and look 'em over.
Now that the Knickerbockers have
been defeated, their remains only one
team in this vicinity with an unbroken
string Of victories, and this team
Is the Cardinal A. c. Of Alexandria
The cardinals played nineteen games
and won them all. without counting
the two games scheduled with the
Marines. who failed to show up on
either date" writes S. A. Breen.
.Tbe Cardinals do not agree with
the proposition as to a series. They
,h,rk that II would be better for the
C,arendons. Dreadnaughts. and Cardi-
nails to fight 1t out for the virginia
chsmpionship and the winner of this
series battle II out with the winner
Of the District title.
"Tho only open date that the
Cardinals have is Sunday, August 5,
ana thew would like to book n game
with winston A. G. or some other fast
team in this city"
II any team in town is without
game for Sunday. August I, IT Is
ouested to correspond with l.. j. Leh-
man, manager of the Mohawk a. G.,
at 1907 ID street southeast. All Mo-
hawk players should report for prac-
tice this evening at seventeenth and
ID streets at 5:30.