The Washington times., 1922-07-27


knocked down.
William Burns charges that Denny
Sothern and Kessler. Knockerbocker
PLAYERS, took part in the melee IN
which the Burns brothers were IN
jured.
The following statement was made
today by Carroll, Daily. the knlcker'
booker manager;
Bad umpiring of the worst
brand caused the fans OF the
Knicks to swarm the field, start
ing a fight at the Shamrock.
Knick game on the Knicks' field
in Georgetown.
Umpire johnson missed play
after play continuously during the
game, every decision favOring the
Shamrocks; being aroused to the
limit during the fifth inning, when
johnson called strike on CAN'T,
which at the most was not over
three inches above the plate, the
spectators swarmed the field and
there were several fights.
Three men, namely, Ike Fisher,
Upperman, and Cady were arrested
for engaging in fights, the two for
mer engaging in battle between
themselves, while Cady took no part
whatever in the fight, being young
ster about sixteenn years OF age.
''The game was called no game
by Umpire johnson, he stating
that the game be played over in
closed park. At the time the
trouble started the Shamrocks
were leading the Knicks by score
Of 4 to 2.
when the bad strike was called
Coach Rapp and went on to the
field to protest"
Joe Gerard has rejoined Domini'
can Iyceum. The outfielder was
lost to the team I'm two series games
because of the death of his brother,
James.
The Manhattans, who play Wood
lev today, are looking up, despite re-
ports they were ready to quit be
cause of a loss of players. In their
last game the Manhattans trimmed
Hyattsville, leading club in the Mont
gomery County League.
Bateman and Nance Steele get
on base a lot for the Shamrocks,
and Tom Sweeney and Dutch
Smithson can be depended on gen.
orally, one or the other, to smack
out a safety. The upper part OF the
Big Green's lineup, therefore. is
especially formidable.
Reds Schofield. Mohawk infielder,
played the outfield the other day and
was a star there.
The Roamers' defeat, Petworth
winning, bears out predictions that
no team would remain undefeated
In the series. The Mohawks and
w. F. Roberts have yet to fall in
the unlimited class. The Aztecs
are unlocked in the senior division
and Holy Name has yet to lose in
the junior class.
Sensational squirting of interest
IN independent baseball has led
people with an eve to business 10
look over likely sites for athletic
parks. The future looks good to
sandlot sports hackers.
"No man has yet been paid for
playing baseball or football for the
Mohawks and you can place safe
bet there won't he any," declared
Irving Deakins today. Deakins
was a main cog in the Mohawk
gridiron machine last fall.
Perch Cornell and probably Wesley
Mcdonald or Bill Farmer are due
for a pithcer's battle today when
the Mohawk juniors meet St. Teresa
at Seventeenth and D streets south
east. Cornell. the young Mohawk,
famed Joe Gulick. the Roamer Babe
Ruth, four times in one game.
Cornell also pitched fine ball
against the AZtecs when Lefty Nc.
1ntyre held the Mohawk juniors
hitless.
The insect class is growing. Kids
averaging from seven to twelve are
organizing teams and won't play the
"big" midgets. Something like COM
pairing an atom to a mOleCule.
The Trinity Insects have just
beat the Eagle Insects, 1871, and
y L