The Washington times., 1922-09-17
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Distinguished Throng Expect
cd at Marine-Army Contest
For Baseball Championship.

for basepail championship.
NKoRE than 10000 marines,
W soldiers, and sailors will
' come to Washington today
to witness the championship base
ball game between the Marine
and Army teams, which takes
place this afternoon at American
League Park.
"A distinguished audience will
view the game from the boxes,
including the Secretary Of War,
the Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy, General Pershing, Admiral
Coontz and General Lejeune,
commandant of the marine corps.
Every effort is being made by
the army and marine, authorities
TO make the game an annual
service classic and a brilliant
spectacle Is promised.
The game will be between the
East Coast Expeditionary Force and
The Army Third Corps Area. These
teams have fought their way to tho
past season and are playing. for the
championship of this district. Al.
ready two games have been played.
each team winning one. making this
the decisive game.
Besides the distinguished guests
referred to the game will be Wit
messed by high ranking officers of
the army and navy, chiefs of govern.
mental departments and bureaus.
members of the Senate and House of
Representatives and others promi.
ncnt In the life of the National Capt.
tai. together with their wives and
families.
Lots Of Music.
Bands comprising more than 200
pieces will furnish music for the oc-
casion. headed by the celebrated Ma
rine Band. In addition the Army
Eand of this city, "Pershing's own"
numbering more than 100 pieces, and
the Cavalry Band of Fort Myer will
occupy seats on the Army side. while
The Quantico Band, equally numer-
Gus, REINFORCED bys the celebrated
drum and bugle corps Of Quantico,
will help furnish music for the Ma.
rines. -s.,---s .....
The team representing the Marines
is chosen from the post at Quanttco,
commanded by Brig. Gen. Smedley
d Butler. The Army team. repre-
senting the Third Corps Area, has
been chosen from the numerous army
posts comprised In that district,
which Is under the command OF
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey.
Special arrangements have been
made for the Quantico marines to
come to the games in q body. Sew
eral river steamers have been en-
gagged by General Butler for the
transportation Of his men and more
than 1000 marines have signified
their intention Of coming to root
for their team. The river steamers
will leave Quantico at about noon
and will arrive at Seventh street
wharf at about Q p. m. On arrival
they will form In column of march
headed by their bands and parade
out Seventh street to American
League Park, where they win oc-
cupy the seats back Of third-base
line.
Run Special Trains.
Arrangements have been made for
special trains from Camp Meade,
which will bring army rooters to
from marine posts and detach.
ments and Army posts near by to
witness the spectacle. The army
detachment win occupy the seats
back of first-base line, while dis
tinguished visitors and wounded
veterans from Walter Reed Hos.
pitai will occupy the boxes.
The first ball will be thrown by
either Secretary OF War Weeks or
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt. and the game viii be
started promptly at $3.50 o'clock. The
two games played thus far show the
teams to be about evenly matched in
strength, and both sides expect a
neck-and-neck battle.
The first game Of the series was
played on Labor Day In Baltimore
and was won by the Army, 8 to 8.
The second game, played in Quantico,
September D, went to the Marine
Corps by the score OF II, to q.
Both teams are on edge for today's
battle. and each 10 confident OF vic.
tory.
The probable line.ups: Third Corps
Area, u. 8. Army-Candler, right.
field; Hogan. shortstop; Jarrett. cen.
terfield; Dutton, first base; Ander-
son, third base; Novak. second base;
Kitchen. left field: Strong. catcher;
Henderson. pitcher. u. 8. Marine
Corps, ouantico, Var Hemphil!,
center field: Chehoweth, second base;
Snyder, rifht field; Lewonis, left
field: Hudson, first base: Charles.
shortstop: wetja. third base: Miller.
catcher; Kyle, pitcher. Umpires-
Sutton and Hurd.