The Washington times., 1922-07-01
SandlOtters'
Salt and
Pepper
BY r. ID. THOMAS.

BY r. ID. THOMAS.
An act Of Congress forbids the
charging OF admission or the tax.
ihg Of collections on Government
land
Yet:
A charge Is made for playing
on the Potomac Park links.
A charge was made to see bouts
at Fort Myer.
Money Is made at the Tidal
Basin.
But:
Sandlot baIlplayers are forbiddep
to take collections on playing zelda
situated on Government land.
Because:
1t violates the act Of Congress
which forbids the charging OF ad-
mission or the taking OF coIloc.
tions on Government land.
Sandlotters, furnishing clean,
wholesome entertainment for the
public at large, must dig into near.
privilege.
All they ask is: Why: ~.
Sandlot managers wishing to take
advantage Of the ruling on sub
stituting two players in their
rosters for the city series are
urged to hustle in the names.
Monday noon is the time limit.
Bob Noble, Otis A. c.. pitcher, ID
now with the Harlems.
Chris Hutchinson, Manhattan
manager. recently played for the
first time in six years. He drove
I'm two runs, scored another on Q
sacrifice fly and fielded perfectly
at second base.
The Sterling and Herzl teams,
neither of which has lost a game,
will play tomorrow at IL a. M, on
Monument Lot diamond No. 8. in
a Y. NJ. II. A. game. Ben Sauber,
Herzy, and Ellis Goodman. Sterling,
will oppose on the mound.
Lefty Jones, Linworth pitcher,
has struck out EOS batters In
nine games, including the memo
rable nineteen-inning scOreless tie
with st. Teresa, In which he n
credited with having famed forty.
one. In. the next two games after
the long one, he had twenty.
three strike-outs and twenty one.
Thirteen association umpires are
available for the Independent series.
Two strong teams will meet
right off the bat In the senior
class. when the Linworths and
ArieIs get together at Sixth and
b streets northwest tomorrow.
The Linworths have won q big
majority Of games. The Ariels,
hailing from Benning, have beaten
some unlimited teams.
The home team in every series
game must turn in the score to the
chairman on the evening Of the
game or, at the, latest, the following
morning. John Dusan. The Wash.
'ington Post sports editor, says he'll
ray four bits for box scores. Ray
Helgesen. The Washington Herald
sports chief. has the matter under
advisement.
Joe Gulick, Roamer slugger, n
falling down on his home runs, but
still hits more doubles than singles.
This young chaps work will be
watched with keen eyes when the
Roamers battle st. Teresa Monday
In the opening game Of Section A.,
senior class.
ST. Teresa, by the way, 10 about a.
dead set on coping title as any
team in the series. The Anacostians'
two crack pitchers. Wesley McDon-
aid and Bill Farmer, should make
any senior outfit move fast to win.
Farmers sore arm should be In
shape by series starting time.
The school board viii take up the
matter Of permitting the use OF
Central High School stadium for
series games.
DR.. A. D. Butz, manager Of the
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics team, has offered the use
Of the. Junior Order field TO the Sc
ries for every day. The field Ia sit.
uated at Congress Heights, near 81.
Elizabeth's. II is q corker. s"r
Jimmy Jones Is catching for
Dominican Lyceum, and not Mitch
ell Jones. the former Linworth
player. .....
Ruth Is Fifth.
Babe Ruth is now fifth among-
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