Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15

portunity to strengthen itself to
considerable extent. Treasury and
Shops already have announced their
intention to take advantage Of this
rule. Navy, Government League win
ner, may stand pat, however.
Treasury will offer a lineup that
will take some beating. Pfeil Clat-
terbuck and Holoran, who pitched for
the team during the leagues pen
nant race that ended just a few days
the Finance hurler, who won twelve
of his fourteen starts in the Depart
mental circuit. Another batteryman
has been drawn from the Printers in
Suess, who will share catching du-
ties with Goebel, regular Treasury
backstop. Pfeil and Suess will likely
be Treasury's battery for the battle
with Shops tomorrow.
About the best player gained by
Treasury under the bolstering rule
will be Norris, who held down first
base for the Naval Hospital nine. In
400 and fielded sensationally. He
was considered the best player in
the league. Norris probably will be
used in the outfield during the series,
and his batting ability should great
ly worry opposing pitchers. Other
ssres ale P1yaTs aof
Fitzgerald, Murray, Grifith, Jones,
Norstrom, Brooks, Devlin, Noone and
De Veaux.
Shops Has Strong Team.
Shops also will put a strong team
on the field for the opening game.
Brown, who has been their mainstay
on the slab, is ready, and he will be
supported by Kagle. southpaw; Hill
ton, Lewis and Virnstine, the last
n cd a 70 hn
club, who has long been among the
top-notch District sandlot twirlers.
Hughes. Roche, Moran and Burley
give the Terminal Leaguers veteran
infield that has been hitting well
above 300. The catchers and out
teur outfits.
In Navy, the Government League
will present a team considered by
many followers of the amateurs to be
the best in the city. Driver. Sewell,
Kelly and-Hudson make formidable
handling their deliveries admirably
all the season. Beard, Newton, Purdy
| and Clark in the infield are rated in
the star class, while Harnsberger,
Houlihan and Lynch form about the
best outfield to be found among the
government championship, the team
hit nearly 400 and fielded steadily.
Although no pennant has been won
on the field in the War Department
lnterbureau League, Main Building
will most likely represent that cir
circuit championship was arranged
with General Supply Depot, which
needed three straight wins to earn
the title. The first contest ended in
a tie, while General Supply won the
second. The third encounter played
cd OF h0
sion of the fourth inning. with Main
Building on the better end of 6-to-0
score. President Blumenthal believes
| that the Main Building nine should
be declared the league champion.
War League Nine Good.
The War League may not be quite
| in the class with other circuits in the
| first section, but it will muster
team capable of providing good COM
petition Hartman. Peake, Lucas and
Covert will handle the infield posi-
lions for Main building, with Pitts,
Perkins and Brownell taking care of
the gardens Noonan will have to do
Funk, Garrett and Rookie. its regular
pitchers, the War League representa-
| tive will have Brown of General Sup
ply Depot and Hill, Selective Serv-
ice slabman.
| Although the leagues that will play
in the second section have not COM
pleted their schedules as yet, winners
| have about been determined. Zone 5
seems destined to carry the Navy
Yard colors into the series. while Po-
tomac Council appears the best of the
Knights of Columbus clubs and Naval
Air Station should capture the Po-
tomac League flag.
! Games in both league and independ-
emit series will be started daily exs
cept Saturday at SIS. Week end con-
tests will begin at a time agreed upon
by the managers of the opposing
| teams. No Sunday games will be
scheduled. A corps Of competent UNI
&pires will handle the contests. J. z.
Hughes and B. J. Doyle have been as
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