The Washington times., 1922-06-06

ege limit ana substituted, englDie
Others are urged to follow suit.
Now is the time to do 1t, for there re-
main enough days before the entries
close to qualify; new men. Each
player must perform In only three
games excepting pitchers, who must
pitch one game or any part Ut two.
Most of the teams are going at
top form now, and the fans are .
naming their favorites. The COM
e petition in pre-series- games has
been so close that q favOrite In any
; class was not in sight. To-day the
aspect is little changed, except In
the senior class, where the Rolm-
ers have hoped out In front In
q rather auspicious fashion by drub-
~ bing the Lihworths: ..~
According to the Roamer manage
nhent, the semi-high school club has
nearly all the players that brought
home a fine victory for the Roamer
orsanization in the Junior class OF
1921. Hook, catching, and Jumbo
= Moran. pitching, appear 10 DC the
only changes. Bro DeShazo Is claim
ed to be the only member over the
senior age limit, and he has been
dropped insofar as the series Is con-
cerned.
The Linworth Junior team, which
Is the same that won the midget
=. championship In 1891, may not ap-
pear in the coming competltion.
: The matter, hinges on the young
Ia. ali with fhn
two other Linworth teams, the Sc.
hiors and midgets. A family russ
. that needs no public airing has
:, 'caused the split, and Information
= reaching city series headquarters
= shows the kid champions to be All
In the WRONG. -, y.
Major Brooke Lee, distinguished
war veteran and a leader in Inc
Silver Spring semi'pro club, an
nounces. the entry of the Silver
Spring reserves in the senior class
of the series. They are eligible
reoeraphfbalfy. Their diamond Is
within the District. and most of he
PLAYERS, il not all, are Washington.
lads. The Silver Spring reserves
showed real class in their last exhi.
bition. trimming the knickerbocker
juniors, TO /.
Il was a far better game than that
between the Knickerbocker grown
ups and the Silver Spring semi-pros.
in which the Knickerbockers suf.
.fered probably. the worst defeat OF
the, sandlot season, "a to Q.
- ~. ,.
! THAT licking is still the talk Of
the town. II amazed fans and
:. players. Major Lee, discussing
the lop-sided victory, said today:
60 bad. They never once stopped
trying.
''Tfie infieid was a bit shalSy at
mements, but not more SO than the
best of them become now and then.
The teams weakness was In The
box. Our players slammed every
thing that came near the plate.
Rather than poor playing by the
knickerbOcker team, 10 was the
unusual batting Of Silver Spring
1, that caused the big score"
The r,Roamers' decisive defeat OK
the Linworths set senior tongues
wagging. 1t made II apparent that
the northeast representatives have
f6tmidable stuff, although to say
they are heavy faVoriteS TO WIN the
championship would be putting it
strongly.
'"tThe possible withdrawal of the
.Knickerbockef team would change
ith E aniimited class situation but
little. 1t would mean Just one less
.tearn TO -rake part IN tight race.
= lone Of the teams most anxious to
get lin the big fray is~the Shamrock
A. c., which holds forth in southeast.
With Gladstone Roudabush's unex-
pected brilliance on the mound, the
Shamrocks are beginning to look like
real contenders. Roudabush let the
Dreadnaughts down with three hits
in his first appearance for the Sham
rocks. depulicated the feat against
Falls Church. and in addition showed
q keen batting eye,