The Washington times., 1920-09-09


The battle to start at 3 p. m. Is sure
TO draw attention from Washington
fans despite the interesting and close
lly fought city championship series
which is drawing to a close.
Sylvester A. Breen. the moving
spirit OF the Cardinal A. c.. Mayor
Keefer. OF the Clarendohs and the
other promoters OF the battle feel
sure they will make 20 OF the
game.
Walter Reed Hospital patients have
been invited TO the contest Practi-
caIIy all OF the Alexandria fans, fol-
lowers OF the Cardinals, and all or
Clafendon's supporters will be here
for the contest.
In the down and out series being
staged at Union Park Silver Springs,
by virtue of wins over the Brockway
A. C., Winston A. c. and the G. T.. o.
enters the final.
Today Shamrock A. c. will engage
the Congressional A. c. The winner
OF today's contest will also enter. the
final, and will meet the Silver Springs
team tomorrow afternoon.
The luck of the draw brings the
winner of todays battle right back
for the final contest in the down and
out engagement. The winner OF the
series will rest over until the two
leagues have completed their games.
1t appears as though the games
would be held up for a while until
the two leagues clear up their ties.
Treasury and Shops staged a bang-up
battle yesterday. The teams quit at
one-all after six innings of play.
Pfeil, for Treasury, and Hilton. for
Shops, engaged in pitching duel
with honors about even. The game
was called on account of darkness.
Shops blew a chance TO win the
game in the fourth inning when
a bit OF speed on the hoof would have
scored a run.
Naval Air Station eliminated the
Potomac Council. knights OF Colum-
bus entrant in the second section
yesterday by a score OF 3 to I. Rooney
Vernstein pitched a first-class game
for the winners. allowing four hits
and tanning six. lie was beaten in
an earlier start by the Casey players.
Today Walter Beall, OF Naval Air
Station, will probably get the assign.
ment to work against the Navy Yard
men, who will probably send Frye or
Snow to the mound.
Today's winner will gain the title
in the section and will play the win
ner OF the other section a three-game
series. Today's battle will be staged
at the Navy Yard grounds, Fifth and
l. streets southeast. Dick Woodward
and Jimmy Hughes will umpire.
With several Of it's star players
out of the going the Government
Printing Office team staged first
class argument with Silver Springs
yesterday. Finney Kelley pitched for
up for eight hits got away with an
S to score? One big second inning
in which five runs were chased across
Springcrs.
Today's Shamrock 4. C.-Congrcs-
sional a. &. contest should be a first
class affair. Both teams have played
consistent baseball The Congress
sionals defeated the Gibralters twice.
the Peerless team. and the, Rapid a.
G. nine to get to the Shamrocks.
In turn the Shamrocks defeated tho
Corinthians and Brool<lands to get TO
the semi -final.round today.
II is expected that the Richmond
Amateur Baseball Association will be
given an answer to it's challenge for
an inter-city series by the end of the
week. The Church Hill A. G. team,
winner OF the Richmond series. wants
to come here for brace of games
on September 10.