The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
MUSIC FROM THE SANDLOTS

Union Printers furnished the big
Gest upset of the. early season by
defeating the Knickerbocker Ath-
letic Club on the latter's field yes
terday afternoon. 3 to 4. The
Knicks got to Webb for ten hits,
but the big fellow scattered them
throughout the nine innings and
always had something in reserve
when in a tight hole. On the other
hand, the Knickerbocker hurlers
were wild and did not receive sup
port. Lowery. left feler of the
Printers. twisted his ankle when he
toppled over a bicycle in going
after a fly. He held the ball as
he crashed to the ground
Saving the game " a triple play
in the tenth inning the Liberty A.
C. produced the punch in the
twelfth inning that sent the cham
pion Linworths down to defeat in
a thrilling game at Sixth and B
yesterday afternoon, s to 4. Brown
and Young made the triple play
which pulled Roberts out OF a tight
hole. Except in the eighth inning,
Roberts pitched shutout ball and
suppOTI from gne
remainder of the Liberty cast.
Schley weakened in the twelfth.
Score by innings:
RHE
Liberty A C. o2o 020 900 004-S Is o
Linworths.. 900 900 040 00o-4 IL 4
Observation-Disclosures and Keppel:
Schley and Newton. Umpire -
Doyle
The Congress Height Portland
Street team scored an easy victory
yesterday by slamming the Praise
bor's pitching puzzled the church
batters. Howard. Potter and Joe
Wahler led at the bat.
The Lexingtons turned in a 22-to-
victory over the Arabs in Po-
.tomac Park yesterday.
Navy Yard Marines turned back
the Peerless A. c. in a loose field
ing game, to 2. Boland, the Ma
rine hurler, was in rare form, hold
ing the Peerless batters to hits
and tanning IL batters. He helped
to win his own game with a triple
and home run.
Score by innings:
Peerless A. c.. .oo1 900 01-2 s
Marines. ......102 020 2x-7 8 G
Fred Klatz, of the Tiger Mid.
gets, smashed out three home runs
yesterday when he helped his out.
fit to tumble the wentworth Mid
gets, So to 3. The Tigers are open
for games in the 13-14-year- Did
class. Phone North 2A.
The Colored Department League
will open it's season today on the
Monument lot with game be-
tween Treasury and Postoffice. Gov
ernment Printing Office and Navy
Yard will play on Tuesday; Post
office and Bureau of Engraving.
Wedne sday: Navy Accounting and
Government Printing, Thursday;
Museum and Treasury, Friday, and
Bureau of Engraving and Museum,
Saturday. James Freeman Is pres
ident of the league for this season.
The Triangle Midgets chal-
lenge the Pirates and other 1918
year-old mines. Phone Manager
Curtin, Franklin 3133.
The Yosemite A. c. won its sec
ond straight game by defeating the
Mohican A. c. on the Monument lot
yesterday, 20-11. The score was 6
to S in favor of the Mohicans in
the fifth inning when the Yose-
mites brought in 13 runs. Eslin
knocked home run in the second
inning. The Yosemites got one q
base hit and IL singles.
Hurting in mid-season form,
Averill checked the Engineer nine
at Camp Humphreys with ease yes
terday, and the Garfield A. c. started
its season with a 1912 win. Thomas
and Rosche played well afield for
the Southeasterners.
The oriole A. C. nosed out the
triangle Juniors, Is to 2. on the
Monument grounds yesterday.
Nqnappearance of the Cleveland
Midgets for their scheduled game
with the Triangle Midgets gives the
latter outfit another win.
On Union Station plaza yesterday
the Harlem A. C. easily defeated
the Stanton nine. 16 to c. Smith,
pitching for the Harlems, eascd up
after his teammates had spotted the
seven runs in the first two innings.
BIZ kessler's fielding was one of
the features.
Mrs. Nicholas independents de
feated the Wentworths In farcicial