The Washington times., 1922-06-17


games, and especially recent ones,
but nearly every player is member
of some league team and 1t is doubt.
ful that the Sunday lineup could
have been held intact throughout the
series. A number of the Garfield
players are listed. however. with
other independent teams in the
series.
An outstanding feature of recent
sandlot developments is the quick
recovery Of the KnickerbockeIs fol
lowing the almost complete disor.
ganization of the team that started
the season. Bereft of enough players
to call It's lineup shot to pieces, only
q few days before entries would cl"se
for the city series, the knickerbock-
ers hustled as few sandlot clubs
have, and in q twinkling had almost
q brand-new team in the field.
They played six games from
Sunday to Thursday Of this week
and won them all. One was \
dOuble-header Of Swimming games.
In the hurry-up session the Knick-
erbockers defeated WoOdley, 16-2;
Harlem, 7-2; Barrett, 1871; Cleve-
land, 1879; KnickerbOclker Juniors,
30, and Washington Council, 1O-3.
Carroll DAILY, the manager, then
announced his new outfit was ready
and eligible to put up a stiff fight
for city honors. Tomorrow the
Knickerbockers win meet Sherwood
in the Georgetown hollow and Re
cause of the never-say-quit spirit
shown recently the Georgetown fans
very likely will be out in extra large
numbers to give them boost.
OF especial interest concerning the
new Knickerbocker team is that
Danny Sothern no longer will civide
his time with the Georgetown club
and the Quantico Marines. The
his hitch with the Devil Dogs and 10
free man. That means he will be
available regularly, according to
Sothern himself to the Knicker-
bockers.
Another fact Of note In that
Toots Wise, probably one Of the
best infieIders on Washington sand
lots, ts q fixture st short for
KnlckerbocIcers. Wise was tho
Bamblno Of the Penn State fresh
men this season and would have
made the varsity hands down but
for the One-year rule. Penn State
n counting on him as q star for
tho varsity In 1928.
Protests on the eligibility Of teams
and players are now In order. They
may be made up to and including
next Tuesday and must be filed in
writing with the chairman at The
Washington Times sports depart
ment. ~,
II any protests are made II is re-
quested that teams making them
furnish substantial facts TO back up
charges. Fewer protests are looked
for than were originally expected
and especially In the senior class
where rivalry In at q keen pitch.
Most Of the leading teams say they
intend to enter no protests and that
applies to all classes. ..
whsn the competition starts
about July I every team win have
o clean slate. A repetition Of last
years history has been avoided, IL
h believed, by requiring all pro-
tests over eligibility to be settled
bcforc the schedule Is opened.
unfortunately. a number Of teams
were thrown out after the 1891
series was well under way, and all
fidentiy hoped by all that no such
thing win be necessary this time.
Only two rules have been made for
the series the violation Of which
franchise. One is the playing Of q
ringer and the other is the forfeiture
of two games.
TWO weIl-lxnown title contendcrs
viii clash tomorrow. The Glib
raItars, champions Of 1871, and the
Shamr0ctus, who gave the Gib-
rnItars and other teams stiff
oppOsifiOn, are scheduled to meet
On the Shamrock diamond at Sow
enteenth street and Pennsylvania
b avenue southeast. A banner crowd
probably win turn out K
Few diamonds In the city are a.
advantageously located as the Sham
rocks. and few teams try harder
than the Big Green to please their
patrons. Despite that the Sham
rocks are having a financial struggle
because of the ban on collections.
And sandlot manager will tell the
world II costs real money 70 keep n
team IN the field. But for collec-
lions some clubs couldn't keep going.
The collection ban Is q hand
gripped TO the throat Of sandIot
baseball here. hut every effort 90
have the Public Buildings and
Grounds Department TO take action
against n has been fruitIess. The
urincipal objection, - voiced BY
Dol. Clarence O. Sheriff., chief q
tho depaytmelit, n that any con-
ceasion Rivcn the sAudlotfers would
- followed by m avalanch Of
similar requests nom other Inter.
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sandIotters themselves take excep-
tion 70 this. They admit that charit-
shls orGanizations. holding fetes, etc.,
~ouId use the open epaces. but are
unable 20 picture the Public Build
fscs and Grounds Department being
sBamped with pleas for concessions.
rven though such we're the c.rs.
no ssk. what q iff Ths oovsrn-