Evening star., 1922-07-23

partr1ents OF the fray.
Jimmy Hughes. veteran sandlot UNI
pire. will be at hand to officiate. He
will have to keep wide-awake, for
there will be many clever hitters and
not to mention a galaxy of eapa BILE
pitchers. The Knicks will send their
full strength into the struggle. Their
squad will include O'Neal and Poore,
catchers; Goodman and Counselman.
first basemen; kessler, second base
man; Oertel. third baseman; Wise.
shortstop. and Carroll, CAN'T, Schultz,
Matthews and Sothern, outfie!ders
I.inkins. Fisher and Smith Will attend
to the hurting.
The Legionnaires also have lot
of sturdy athletes to thrust into the
struggle. On their roster are Averill.
Hudson, Schaeffer and Smink. pitch
ers; Burthe and Patterson. catchers:
Smalley and Plunkett. first basemen;
Kelley and Bender, second basemer;
Mccarthy and Charles, shortstops:
Pluckam and Pollock, third basemen,
and Griffith. Morrisey, Dillon, Whaley
and Won Herbulis, outfielders
This week seems to be an open one
for benefit games. One is scheduled
for Wednesday at American League
Park. United States Marines and an
all-star nine now being selected will
provide a contest for the benefit of
the disabled service men at St, Eliza
beths.
Given fair weather, a seething mob
of base bali fans will jam their way
into Olympia Hollow in Georgetown
this afternoon to witness the conflict
between the Knickerbockers and Rex
Athletic Club. Early this season the
Rexmen defeated the Knicks, to /,
lot
the tables Play will start at 3
O'Clock. All Knick players are to re-
port at the field an hour before game
time.
Union Printers will take another
fling at the Silver Spring semi-pros
this AFTERNOON in a game on the Sill
yer Spring diamond, beginning at 3
o'clock The Printers recently played
a tie game with the Marylanders and
believe they can grab the better eno
of the score on this occasion.
war Department Is heading the De-
partmental League with record or
thirteen wins and two losses. Treas
urv is second with eleven victories
and Ave defeats and Union Printers
third with eight successes in twelve
starts. Post Office has won five of
fifteen games, Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing four of fourteen and
Agriculture two of fourteen.
war has slugged its way to the
ton its batting average Of .334 being
much better than that credited to any
nther nine in the circuit. The War
riors also are pointing the way to
the others in fielding; .DT L1Wery S OF the
with a mark of .553 in thirteen
e.n,as Werber of Bureau has hit
Hi. but has participated in only
five games.
others batting above 800 in the
league are Pfeil, war. 500; Clatter-
buck, Treasury. .4so; Loomiss War,
.452: Hankins, Bureau. .444; Hutehi-
son. Printers. .444; Tetrault, War,
.41s; Suess. Printers. AIS; MayheW,
Bureau, .412; Smith. Agriculture ;4oo;
Carrick. Bureau. $50; Anqerso', pnss of,cs Ts'
.s7a; Niedfeldt, War, $3.50; HOOD,
Printers, 1858; Tingle, Treasury, .354
Peterson, Bureau. 1888; casper,
Agriculture, .342; Charlton, war. $40;
Clarke. War. .s3S; a f1shep, n=ds 6ufea9' saa
1913, and Newman. Post ofnce' .aoz'
Kelsers pitching and Schwaien-
burgs hitting helped the Milan
Juniors score their eleventh stralgL
win in a game with the veterans;
Kelser granted put elHee A'" 'A-
famed eleven batterS
Seat Pleasant Athletic Association's
senior nine is to play a double
header today Renanterea Ksni1Tersa atf!sS At f:sS
O'clock and woodley Athletic Club
at $3.50 o'clock.
]. ID. King desires games with un.
limited teams for his Naval Hosp1tal
nine. He may be telephoned at west
1853.
Arlaneton Athletic Club nosed out
the superbas yesterday : to ., I'm IN
a Understanding game. smith. VINO
pitched the st eight innings for the
ArIingtons, allowed but one nit.
Ariel juniors took the measure OF
the Independent Juniors Yesterday IN
a 2-to-1 encounter. Waple,s pitch
ing and. Hyde's batting helped the
ArielA
two Of the best colored nines or the
Distrlot, are 10 play this afsernoon
In Unlon Park .Th4 game WILL
at 2:15 ,o'capcla !
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