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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

Eagle Engine Company, No. 3, of
Newport News, Va, made the best
time of the entire number of COM
panies entered in the reel races open
to companies of the state, held on
North Washington street this morn
ing, but the man coupling the nozzle
to the hose failed to make the re-
quired number of turns and the COM
pany was penalized four-tifths of a
second, landing them in second place.
Luray retains the prize for the
third consecutive year. The Luray
company came down the speedway in
great style, got the correct coupling
at the plug and the nozzle and car
ried off the honors and incidentally
the 500 prize, in 80 1-5 seconds.
Newport News finished second, with
the official time being given out a>
80 As seconds. Staunton was the
first company to run and they starte'
before the timers had gotten into
place. and because Of the fact that all
of the timekeepers were not on the
finish line when Staunton crossed
they were permitted to run the race
over at the completion of the contest.
Their best time was 80 seconds flat.
Only one accident marred the races
and this was when the COvlngtor
company got under way and was COM
ing down the street. One of the
members of the company tripped and
fell and the wheels of the reel ran
over him. Another man then dropped
out of the race. and because OF I'M
proper connection of the nozzle they
were penalized four seconds. making
their official time 81 seconds.
Lexington Harrisonburg and Staun-
ton tied for second place in the con-
test, the official time for all three OF
these companies being 81 seconds
Considerable disappointment was ex,
pressed among the large crowd OF
spectators over the showing of the
Harrisonburg aggregation, as they
, had been considerably. touted up and
looked like stiff competitors of Luray
who grabbed off the prize during the
past two years previous to this con,
vention.
The races were in charge of }
Frank Pettey. president of Columbia
Engine Company. No. 4. of this city
and the timers were w. c. H. Wildt
j. f. Shinn and c. F. DeMoll, all OF
this city.
After the winners of the mornings
races. Luray had been disqua. .ifico
because their hose was not properly
connected mt the pug and the water
blew it off. Lexington copped the
prize &C $50 offered for the fastest
time in the open to the world races
held this afternoon and marked VI
the best time of the entire after
Moons contest. making the run ant
gettiny water through the nozzle o1
the hose in 80 % seconds. T't
exact time of the run was 81 l )
but the Lexington BOYS failed t.
take the required number Of turn:
at the nozzle and were penalized
Continued on Page Five)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27
REPEAT NINSTRELS
*. Of e.. VIII Play at Lyccum Hal
TCniuht

TIL" Knights of Columbus Min
s,rrls tonight nj SIS o'clock viii
givo free performance in the Ly-
rcum Hal in honor of Rev. Louis
smct. rastcr Of St. Mary's Church
who recently returned from Belgium
The management arnounts shat
new Jokes will be given. now COS
tunes worn and many rev feature
added. The performance vii b"
absolutely free and h" mcn'hcrs Of
ihp congregation Of St Marv'< an
the KNIGHTS are invitcd tc attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27
MOOSE TAKE NOTICE

All r,en'her@ Of Virginia Lodge
No. fn7G l.. o. O. NJ, are request
nd il r,"ot 1T the new Moose Home
corner Duke and Royal stre"tS or
Monday evening, Anru&t 20. at 7:3'
sharp.
Business Of Importance. be sure
and turn out.
Jos. Morrow. Committee chairman.
2O3-4p.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27
Take Auto Suspects
Two Men Carried tn I ina. Nl'ir--
Woman Also Taken as Witness

Woman Also Taken as Witness
Cal Kopncr and Walter Wilhelm
,e;vjnr ihcir address as Lima. Ohio
~hargcd with the larceny % AN aHto-
noble h"ongin%. to +. ]. Harris
cashier Of the American National
Bank. Lima. Ohio stolen Augus'
+ from in front Of the Masonic Club
in Lima. today were taken back t.
Lima hv Police Scrgt. NJ. j. Dawson
who w#> accompanied by Police
rldre Emmct F.. Jackson. The of
tirers also took alGn" (. young wn-
man Giving the name If Renh Read
ing. who claims Washington. Pa.
= her homo. The woman was taken
IN custody with the men arrested
horo Au~ast %. There is no ch0re"
against The womar and It is c"Ncat
Cd she wil simply ho used - >
witn"ss
The machine was taken back b.
II. !. Fsst and wife, they having ac-
rnmnanicd tie officers her" from
Lima
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

Mrs. Albert Downey Schlag, who
wa: recently operated on at l'rov'-
dence Hospital by DR.. George Tulley
Vaughan. has recovered and returned
to her home in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27
HAPPENINGS ABOUT
CITY TOLD IN BRIEF
An excursion was given to Mar
shall Hall today by the Dread
naught Athletic Club.

Ernest Simpson has sold = A. 7.
Courtney and wife ahouse and lot
on the east side of Lee between Glib
bon and Franklin streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

\ meeting of the coliaborators #
me Virginia War History Co:"m:s-
SIN will be held at 1890 o'cock
tomorrow morning in the rooms Ct
the Chamber of Commerce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

HAPPENINGS ABOUT
CITY TOLD IN BRIEF
) An excursion was given to Mar
shall Hall today by the Dread
naught Athletic Club.
Ernest Simpson has sold = A. 7.
Courtney and wife ahouse and lot
on the east side of Lee between Glib
bon and Franklin streets.
Mrs. Albert Downey Schlag, who
wac recently operated on at l'rov'-
dence Hospital by Dr.. George Tulley
Vaughan. has recovered and returned
to her home in this city.
4 meeting of the coliaboratorS II
me Virginia War History Co:Hm:s-
SIN will be held at 1890 o'cock
tomorrow morning in the rooms CT
the Chamber of Commerce.
Hiss Ada Jacks n. uf New fork.
i. the guest of he ooIsn. Miss Alice
Gronau, at her home, 232 North s..
Asaph street.
A slight fire in the rear Of a dwell
ing, house in the northeastern section
of the city last night shortly after
midnight brought out the fire depart
ment
Mr.. Ernest 7. Mawyer and wife
have purchased the property No. 226
North Patrick street. through the
office of E. E. Carver and Com
pany.
The regular weekly prayer meet
ing will be held at 7:30 o'clock this
evening. at the Anne Lee Memoria.
Home for the Aged. corner Fairfax
and Cameron street.
Miss Sarah Noyes, a former resi-
dent of Alexandria, died Monday at
Southington, Conn. She was eighty
three years old and for the past half
century had been employed in the
Patent Office, Washington. Her
funeral was held yesterday at South
ington.
During the progress Of a fight
last night on South Washington
street, in which several men are
said to have been involved, one man
was lit over the head and systa ned
a scalp wound which was treated by
DR.. NJ. D. Delaney at the Ala:arl-
dria Hospital. The police are in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

Hiss Ada Jacks n. Ut New FORK.
i. the guest of he coIS:n. Miss Alice
Gronau, at her home, 232 North s..
Asaph street
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

The regular weekly prayer meet
ing will be held at 1880 o'clock this
evening. at the Anne Lee Memoria.
Home for the Aged. corner Fairfax
and Cameron street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27
WEATHER

For this section-Cloudy tonight
and probably showers in western
and central portions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

A slight fire in the rear Of dwell
ing, house in the northeastern section
of the city last night shortly after
midnight brought out the fire depart
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27

Mr.. Ernest 7. Mawyer and wife
have purchased the property No. 226
North Patrick street. through the
office of E. E. Carver and Com
pany.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
AMERICAN RACQUETERS
CONCEDED net VICTORY
With One Match Needed British
Players Expect to Lose
HOnOrs

WIMBLEDON, England, July IL
American tennis players competing in
the Davis Cup matches here are con-
ceded a victory. With but one more
match needed to clinch the triumph,
the hopes of the British followers are
at low ebb.
1t was expected that Col. j. c.
Parke would defeat William NJ John
ston, as he did before. A. r. F. Kings
cote was expected to give Tilden the
battle of his life.
Johnston turned the tables on the
Irish player, although it took him
Ave sets to do it. The match went
at 6-4. 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, and s.
Tilden defeated Kingscote by 4-6,
6-1, Ga, 6-I, winning handily.
Today Kingscote and Parke are tho
selected British players to meet
Johnston and Tilden in the doubles
engagement. The Americans arc ex-
pected to win, and in the event that
they are successful will have gained
the three matches necessary to clinch
the title.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
REX MANAGER HAS
SOMETHING T0SAY
Wright Explains Failure Of His
Team to Schedule Game
With KnickS.

Comes now-as the real scribes
have thames z. Wright, manager
of the champion Rex Athletic Club.
with statements relative to playing
the Knickerbockers and the Dread
naughts. Manager Wright opens up
his broadside as follows:
Followers Of sand-lot baseball here
are of the opinion that we are not
willing to play the knickerbockers.
but the true facts are these: have
offered to play them three or four
times, but their manager tells me al
ways that his schedule is filled up.
He says they cannot play us until the
last OF the season l wrote him in
my last letter saying that as far aA1
was concerned negotiations were at
an end. that we were not obligated to
play any team and that the sooner
the teams understood this the better
for all concerned.
THE claim has been made that they
were amateurs, strictly. We are not.
We are semi-pro players and the only
such team in this vicinity. l do not
hear of other teams playing the class
of clubs we have met this season.
True, we have lost games, but we
have met teams that would more than
make good in Glass B organized base
ball. We always give a good account
OF ourselves, as is shown by the fact
that we can go back and play the
same club twice. We will go up in
Pennsylvania over Labor Day, meet
ing Strawbridge on their field in the
final game of three-game series
I'VE will be in Baltimore for two
days around July "a or 81. Also ex-
pect to go to Red Lion, York or Park
ersburg, all in Pennsylvania, before
the bats are put away. Do we have
to meet the Knickerbockers? / have
left it up to them. II my schedule is
completed / will not cancel games to
book them. / can get through the
season without them and hope they
can do likewise.
From what hear. there should be
two evenly matched teams that meet
on Sunday, the Dreadnaughts and the
knick bockers. Why not have these
two teams play the Shops, Naval Op.
erations, Treasury, Southern Railway
or Bureau teams? They are good
teams"
The Washington times., 1920-07-17

piled the colleger. Frank Ellerbe
Front de Boeuf might have won with
sword and spear. but that would not
necessarily have decided the matter
at issue. Such disputes must be de-
termined by careful consideration,
not by strength of arm.
(WHICH HAS ITf'
"All we want to know" rejoined
J. Grunting Shaw. "is whether Docs
got the greatest. beak or II Olaf has,
that's all we want TO know. How
are you going to decide it?"
"As l have outlined in Detroit, the
matter should be given to a board of
judges" replied Frank Ellerbe,
wounded colleger. The relative
measurements of the two beaks
should count for points pro and con-"
II get, that con stuff" said j.
Grunting Shaw, "and it's mostly CON
Let 'em fight * out on the old rubber,
that's all, on the old rubber. Then
Wen all know. Let the winner of the
game be known as the owner of the
greatest beak in the league, that's all.
Leave II to me to settle these things"
And thett you are. The players
can't agree. The board named in De-
troit fell down in it's work. 1t may
be up to Clark Griffith and Hughey
Jennings to stick these two birds in
against each other and let them settle
The Washington times., 1920-07-17

All roads lead to Alexandria, Va.
tomorrow afternoon. The much
talked of Dreadnaught A. C.-Knick-
erbocker A. C. battle is to be staged
on the high school diamond In the
Virginia city. Considerably more
than 5000 fans are expected to jam
into advantageous positions around
the diamond.
The Knickerbockers have won
twenty-four games in a row, Not
once this season has the Georgetown
OUTFIT been defeated The Dread
naughts have won twenty three
games by their count.
Manager DAILY, Of the Knickerbock-
ers, and Manager Macdonald. Of the
Dreadnaughts. have agred upon Will
liam c. Belts and James Y. Hughes
as the umpires.
1t is expected that Quayle or Fors-
man will pitch for the Alexandrians.
Fisher. McCarty or Hudson will hurl
for the Knicks.
The game has been the talk Of sand
lot circles for many weeks An agree
ment was reached where the teams
scheduled q three-game series. To-
morrow's contest Is the first engage
ment. The second contest will be
played in Washington on the date OF
August IS.
Both teams have been going at .
fast clip, but have eased up some-
what in the last engagements. The
Gibraltars forced the Dreadnaughts
to the limit last Sunday. while the
Knickerbockers were able to win
over the Olympias only after a sus-
tanned batting rally in the eighth and
ninth innings. .s "
Tomorrow's game will start at 8
o'clock. 1t is expected that all de-
tails relative to policing the field
will be carried out. A big crowd is
sure to be on hand, and as feeling
runs high, backed by something 10
make the game worth while, some
difficulties may be encountered be-
fore the last man is out
The Washington times., 1920-07-17


Sam Rice continues to lead all the
swiped thirty-five sacks. Bobby Roth
is in second place with twenty, but
Sisler is but one behind the Washing
ton right fielder.
Eddie Murphy, of the White Sox. is
flashing one of the most remarkable
records as a pinch hitter of all time.
This season Murphy has occupied the
Iole of pinchman just seventeen times,
with the following result: On nine
occasions Eddie came through with
hit. once he walked, and six times
Murphy failed in the pinch. once as
pineh-runner Murphy scored.
The Cleveland Indians garnered $50
two-baggers on the season. They
reached this mark in the last part of
the double bill of July 10.
Iris Speaker. chief of the Indians,
set a modern record by polling eleven
successive base hits During the
games Of July s, o and 10. This bet
ters by one the ten straight hits made
last July by Ed Konetchy, Of the
Robins. ."..
Eddie Cicotte is on his annual con-
secutive victories streak at the pres
ent time. The White Sox wonder
turned in his' seventh straight victory
on July 10. go. .,
Iris Speaker. SITTER hitting safely
for ten successive contests. was halt
ed on July 1S by Ed RommeiI.. Spoke,
during his period Of hitting. banged
out twentytthree hits in forty-four
trials for the smart percentage of .523
George Sisler had hit safe in seven
straight games when stopped July II
by Harry Harper. Sisler got 3 dozen
hits in twenty-nfnc tries for a mark
Of .414. - i-..''. ..-. ..' :
Muddy Ruel. after polling base hits
in nine straight games quit July IA
to the puzzling slants Of Frank Davis.
Ruel. In his streak, punched out four
teen safeties in twenty-nine tries for
a batting figure OF .4S3.
Roger Peclinpaugh had hft for 1852
in thirty-one trials when Prank Davis
applied the brakes on July IL
The Boston Red SoX played thirty
seven consecutive scoreless innings
from the nth inning OF the second
game played July 8 to the sixth round
of the contest of July 0, the Sox surf
fering nine inning shutouts in the
twin bill Of July Z. They also took
coax of whitewash on July 8, and in
the suoce eeding game they went six
rounds before scoring their lone run
of the game.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
"CHICK" EVANS TO MEET
ST. LOUIS GOLFER NOW

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 17.--Chick"
Evans, winner over Bobby Jones, the
young Atlanta player, in yesterdays
semi final round, and Clarence Wolfr,
the st. Louis star, who defeated Harry
Wenzler yesterday, play in the fnal
round of the Western championship
tournament over thirty-six holes to-
day.
Evans defeated Jones by I up. in
thirty-six holes yesterday, staging a
brilliant finish after a game~uphill
fight, which was thoroughly charac-
teristic. Evans was up four times
on Jones, and Jones was twice up
on Evans.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
MORTON 7W|RL|NC
IN 0LD-F|ME FORM
Eddie Cicotte Has Won Last
Seven Games in a Row, Re-
gaining Condition.

Guy Morton. the Cleveland veteran,
has won his last FIVE starts and
seems to have found the form that
made him a topnotcher some five or
six years ago. Two OF these victories
were against tthe Griffs, who found
him a tough customer to fathom.
Eddie Cicotte, after getting away
to a rather rocky beginning. has won
seven games in a row for the White
Sox, the last one at Georgia avenue
on Tuesday.
Following are the pitching figures
up to Wednesday:
The Washington times., 1920-07-17

Efforts have been made to have a
board of Judges render "A decision,
but the effort failed. The vote was
to 3, with members of both the De-
troit and Washington clubs on the
board, though they did not hold to
club lines.s 1t was then that the mat
ter was put to test OF combat on the
mound. And even then the matter
remained Undetermined.
1t is suggested here and now that
Doc Ayers'be used against Olaf Erick-
son during the series beginning with
a double-he today at Georgia ave-
nue.. Right field pavilion bugs insist
that Old DR.. Cox Will be beaten by
Olaf Erickson: Let's see about 1t.
FRANK ELLERBE TALKS.
II insist that this question of the
beaks is for the careful Judgment Of
a board of unprejudiced judges" says
Frank Ellerbe, who is nursing bum
runner right now. 81 realize that the
test in Detroit proved unsatisfactory,
but trial by. combat has for hundreds
of years been considered real bar
barism. When Front de Boeuf de-
manded it, ''.
"Whozzat?" queried ]. Grunting
Shaw, who. finished one year at
Lebanon College when the war ended.
Front de Boeuf was a noted cham
pion in the lists -"
"In the what?" came J. Grunting
Shaw.
I'm the lists, as l said before" re-
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
KN|CKS WILL meet
DREADNAUGHTlADS
Big Game Is Carded for High
School Grounds in AIexan-
dria Tomorrow.
Rice Believes Team
Comes First.

Sam Rice's consecutive hit
ting streak stopped before the
speed and hooks served up by
Urban Faber in the first game
yesterday, but in that very
game Rice proved that his team
came first in his thoughts. Sam
had hit safely in twenty-nine
games when he started against
Faber. A wild throw by Ris-
berg put him on in, the first.
Eddie Collins threw him out in
the third, and he got a walk in
the fifth. Thus he came down
to the eighth without a bingle,
Milan led off in the eighth
with a single to right. Rice was
told to clay it down." though
this meant a possible ending OF
his streak. And Sam "laid it
down." going out John Collins
to Eddie Collins, as Milan raced
to second in safety. The streak
was broken, but Sam had placed
teamwork ahead of personal
glory, for which he is to be COM
mended.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
JUMPERS SADLY CRIPPLE
BUSHLEACUE BALLCLUBS
By SAM CRANE.

straits for lack Of palyers
so-cad industrial aguusu that there
smaller throwing the
quitting altogether.
suitable than
of ndsury in stealing players from the minors
ocacd industrial perfect
baseball organizations and play the national No
They could be Of help promoting the
they would about their business fair and honest
many of have not done that.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
.EAYRS ROUGH CUSTOMER
WHEN IT'S HITTING PILL
Braves Pitcher -Outfielder Sure Can
Sting That Ball in Older
League.

Eddie Eayrs. who started this sea-
son as a pitcher only to become an
outfelder because of his superior
clouting, is singing the ball for the
Boston Braves to the tune of .416 for
thirty-one games. However, Rogers
Hornsby is the real leader. with a
mark of 800 for eighty-one games.
Here are the 900 hitters and the team
tn Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
REPEATING THE DOSE
'Batted for Lynn in sixth.
fBatted for wilkinson in ninth.

Chicag o IS
Washington. 0 O-5
Runs-Leibold- Il. Collins t2). Weaver
(2), jackson (3), Milan, Harris, shannon
(2), Charity. Error-Erickson. Left on
bases-Chicago. Z; Washington, H. Double
plays-Shanks to Harris to Judge; Risbers
to e. Collins, to J. Collins. Home run
jackson. Three-base hit-Nilan. Two
base hits-Felsch, Judge Sacrifice hit.
Collins. stolen bases-Rice 2, Harris,
Felsch, j. Collins Hits-On Courtney, 6
In s la innings; of Erickson, in 4 % in
ninRs; on Kerr in s-3 innings; OFF VIII
kinson, 5 in 6 ia innings; OF Cicottc, l in
inning First base on balls-Or Kerr, 3;
on WilkNson, 1: of Courtney, 2; OF Erick-
son, !. Struck out-By Erickson, ?; by
Courtney, I. Hit by pitcher-By Courtney
(Jackson). Winning pitcher-Wilkinson.
Losing pitcher-Erickson-
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
The Question of That Beak

relative merits OF the baseball
by Hilyle Olaf
Erickson Readers of this column will recall that
the Of
hzze Olaf won the game but he left the
Of
the showers before the last expired In the ninth who
together
the baseball probosc view at and the
fractions the eaks
Erickson
could field
to
believe
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
Here II Is

Economy is something the
average man breaches in
order that his wife may
practice it.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
major league clubs and the National

major league clubs and the National
Commission whereby the drafting OF
players from the minors to the majors
could be resumed, contract jumping
would be reduced to minimum and
possibly checked altogether. Minor
league players without the draft law
in existence can see little chance OF
climbing higher, and being discour-
aged by that they are more easily
induced to Join Industrial leagues.
Still that Is no excuse for contract
jumping.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
"SPOKE" AND JOE CRAWL
CLOSER TO FIRST PLACE

Ssler Is
reated both iris Speaker the Cleveland Joe
Wednesday, Sisters
while Jackson
1866
in
Milan 344
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
NAVY ANNEXES TITLE.

Navy annexed the title in the first
half OF the series played In the'Gov-
ernment League yesterday by defeat
ing Bureau O to 2.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
PRINTERS DEFEATED.

Postoffice blanked the Printers D
to o in the Departmental League yes
terday. The Printers got eight pits
but couldn't count on Decker.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
PICKS HIS HURlERS.

Lem owens or Paul Bryant Will
serve 'em up for the Rexmen In to-
morrow's game at Union League
Park at 2 p. m. with the Camp
Humphreys team.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
BARNEY DROPS one

Runs-Felsch. Leibold. J. Collins. Ris-
berg and Picdnich. Error. Collins Lett
on bases-Washington, I; Chicago. 5: Two
base hits-Harris. Leibold. Risberg. Three
base hts-Johnson, Risberg. First base
on balls-On johnson. 1; OF Faber. J.
Struck out-By johnson. s; by Faoer, :.
Wild pitch-Faber. Sacrifice hts-John-
son, Rice. E Collins, Schalk ca.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
WILL PLAY TENNIS.

Regular Suburban Tennis League
matches will be played today on tho
various courts. The Argyle -Holmead
engagement is expected to he the best
of the four matches
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
BECKETT STOPS BURNS.

LONDON. England, July 1T-Joe
Beckett. British heavyweight cham
pjon, won from Tommy Burns. former
worlds heavyweight champion, when
the lattor's seconds tossed in the
sponge In tho seventh rouod.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
SEMINOLES WIN.

Seminoles Athletic Club scored a
2-to-O win over the Pappers Athl stic
Club when c. Poulous allowed the
losers but one hit.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
WANTS FAST TEAMS.

G. p. o. players want to meet some
fast District teams. l.. A. Day, man
ager. 1911 Columbia road, is looking
for Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
games.