Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-10
SPORTS

Good news for the baseball fans
of Alexandria has been furnished
the writer of this Sports" story uv
Manager Edward Allen. of the Dread
naughts, and Manager Ulysses S:
Savage. of the "Three A. \. A"
baseball teams. It is a joke, but a
real fact, that the above named base
ball teams have agreed to play {,
series-lhc first game will be playe!
on the Dreadnaughts diamond near
the Union Station, Sunday, August
Ia, 1921. The game will be calIet
at 3 o'clock p. M, sharp.
There has been much rivalry be.
TWEEN the players of both teams.
Each has claimed to be superior to
the other-.but they have never beel.
able to settle their differences CT
the baseball field
The time has arrived for the great
Alexandria World Series Baseball
series. $50 to 'em Dreadnaughts'
"Sic'em Triple AS" Make the dust
fly boys. the fans are ready to
swallow the dust if. you promise
them battle royal next Sunday.
Everybody will be there on time.
The fans who do not start early are
sure to be disappointed in securing
seats. Be jolly fans, root Tor your
favoritcs as loud as you please and
the louder the merrier.
These teams mean strictly bust
ness and they will go on the playing
field to win.
Both can not win the game, but
there will be something doing until
the last nan is out and the contest
ended
Manager Savage will have many
excellent men from which to select
his line up. viz: Babe Anderson,
George Anderson. "Wopp" Ander-
son, Corroy. Walters. Sims, Heron,
Peverell. Flynn, Snyder. Quayle.
Moore, Beau" Hodges, White and
Savage. Among the above named
baseball players are seven lads who
fought callantlv overseas during the
Great World War and who have
been decorated on the battlctieds-
and some carry scars. too, rs proof
of their vaorous deeds.
Manager Alien will use the fol-
lowing all star line up. and it is
as powerful as the name of the team
which they represent, Wig: Summers,
first base; DeverS, second oasc: Nc
Mahon, third base; Williams, short
stop; Ludlow, right field; Giles.
center field; Alexander, left field;
Frye. pitcher. and Stevens, catcher.
Remember the day and date
Sunday. August IA. 1921.
The Trinagle Sport Club held an
interesting meeting at the home of
Robert Wilton, 2O9 South Patrick
street The meeting was called to
order by Wilton, who took the place
Of our president. Mr.. Roa 3house,
who is at Waterloo, Va. recovering
from bad case OF typhoid fever.
First there was talk by Dick Wool
ford and one by Horace Howard.
During the meeting kid" Sullivan
was signed Up to play football as
was But
Alter the meeting watermelon was
served by Mrs. Whitton.
After all the watermelon was dis
posed of watermelon battle from
which Dick Woolford. Bell Petit and
r.y Blant came or, injured. After
that the meeting adjourned and was
in all a very successful meeting.
FmJAA. .oePSd ON do mod mod ~
The Tiger Jrs won a game Mon
day from the G~iff AIGge Is OF Wash
ington. by the score of Q to 0. The
Jr's played these t.,s on IT, Wash
ington park last month. Thu line
UP was: Cronin. pitcher: Clire
catcher; i. k;dwell. lst base: He
witt, 2nd base; B. kator. shoctstoD.
r. kidwel, re- base: Strudec. RICH.
field; L. Slinigal, center ie! !; t..
Kator. left field.
The Trinaslc A. c., are ve::' de
sirious of playing a three came, Sc
ries with the Tr.nss!e Sport Club
As the Trinagle Sport Club claims
the Alexandria championship, we
are especially anxious to play them
They cannot rightly be the champ,
ions until they have fairly aud