The Washington times., 1922-04-23
REX, KNICKS,
GIBS, SHAMS
PLAY TODAY
Hot Sandlot Games Through
out City Expected With
Crack Teams Matched.
By r. d. THOMAS.

By X. ID. THOMAS.
/ ~ ANDLOT games scheduled for
today should result in sizz-
~ ling hot contests throughout
the city, but several on the list
stand out as being especially in
teresting. Not the least of these
is the game between the Knicker-
bockers and the champion Gibral-
tars, to be played in the George
town hollow. Another corking
battle should be between the Rex
A. C. and the Quantico Marines
at American League Park, start
ing at $50 o'clock.
Over at Rosedale, starting at $3.50
o'clock, the Aztecs and the 1nde.
pendents, rivals in the senior class
will play, and on the new field at
Sixth and D streets northwest the
champion Linworths will meet the
Warwicks, with Colonel Sherrell. the
public buildings and grounds chief,
throwing out the first ball. The se-
Mar Linworths will play the Parks
after the Junior Linworths and War
wicks have fought 1t out.
Shams Play Grace.
Another attraction is the sched-
uled contest between the ShamrocSs.
popular In southeast, and the Grace
team, of Georgetown, both strong
teams. Several thousand fans turn
ed out TO see the Shamrocks last
Sunday when they christened thsir
new field at Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, where -.
DAVIS game will be played. They lost
TO the Dominion Jyceums. 10 70 y.
with a number OF new players In
J the lineup the Shamrocks are ei.
rected TO be Just as strong II not
/, stronger than in the last two Sea
: sons, when they were among the
: foremost baseball clubs in town,
: Lefty" Kuhnert will pitch TOT
; the big green against Grace.
chris Hutchinson's Manhattan
team, which handed the crack Black
A. C. it's first setback, will plny
the Dreadnaughts in Alexandria at
, %. M, and Hutchinson wants al
of his men TO report at TWelrth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
. northwest at 1870 o'clock. b. Worm.
slew or Norman Hutchinson Will
pitch for the Manhattans. :,
Ross Fisher, the Knickerbockers'
pitching ace, will oppose Lefty Bal
ieneer, of the Gibraltars, the game
starting at p. m. This VIII be
the first OF a series OF three games
, between the champions ana the
Georgetowners. Both will be in the
fight, too, for the city champion
ship in the independent series.
Silver Spring Plays.
Silver Spring, the Rex clubs rival
in the semi-pro field. will play the
Brookmonts at Silver Spring at 8
o'clock. Silver Spring so far has
! knocked off the Kensingtons, . TO g.
, and the Manhattans. 3 to .. and
, gives every promise OF making the
: Rex club hustle to capture semi pro
honors.
! The Navy Yard Marines will help
the Clarendon team entertain Ar
lIngton county fans on Clarendon's
new diamond at Virginia and Fort
; avenues, Clarendon.
u In a nutshell, here IRE today's
; games, or as many Of them as we
; can learn about:
Il Rex VS.. Quantico Marines, at
+, American League Park, $3.50 p. m.
KnickerboSkcrs VS.. Gibraltars,
Georgetown hollow. p. m.
Otho pioNNt nj
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave
. nue. southeast.
Il Independents vs.. Aztecs, at Rose
dale, $3.50 p. m.
Navy Yard Marines vs.. Clarendon,
at Clarendon, . p. m.
!. Manhattaus VS.. Dreadnaughts, at
Alexandria, 8 p. m.
, Yankee Juniors VS.. Yosemite, on
Monument Lot diamond No. 4, IL
n. m.
Rosedale US. Cherrydale, on
ClarS's Hill diamond. CherrydaIe, 8
p. m.
Quincy A. C. vs. Arlington, at
Capital. Traction Company vs.
Seaman Gunners, in navy yard, 2:30
: p. m.
/; Old Dutch Market va. Brookmont
, A. c., at Union Park, 1880 a. m.
: Nominis vs. Alexandria Triangles,
F; at Alexandria Nominis are to re-
port at Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vanla avenue at noon.
: Dominican Lyceum VS.. Harlem. on
Monument Lot diamond No. 4, 2'30
p. m.
Cleveland Juniors VS.. Arefs, at
!; Benning, p. m.
, Van Cordland A. G. vs.. Senic A.
r c., Sixteenth street reservoir. u. m.
Mohawk Junior Reserves VS.. Perry
: A. c.. on Perry diamond, 1870 p. m.
: ST. Teresa VS.. Stantons, on Union
{ Station Plaza, $40 p. m.
Kanawahs VS.. Blacks A. c., on
T Monument Lot diamond No. 4. 1
! D. m.
Mercury A. C. vs.. Lsngdon, at
|; Langdon.
: oarfields vs.. Pepco. on Monument
!; Lot, 1890 n m. (practlce camel
7 Mohawks VS.. Costello Post, ut
!; Seventeenth and ID streets south.
D east, d. m.
Q woodley A. G. vs.. Hecht Com.
, pany. on woodley field. beneath
Connecticut avenue bridge, at s:so