The Washington times., 1923-07-30

fields, which he has every reason
last. The Garfields have thrivin
ex-Yanks, in a baseball way.
It now remains to be seen If Ike
Thompson's supreme confidence in
his w. F. Roberts team was mis-
placed. Ike was quoted the other
day as saying the Roberts mer
would bang their way to victory
over the Garfield's. LegionnaireS
and other strong teams in section
Of the unlimited class.
Today Tom Bruffy will be avail
able to pitch for the Roberts team
Tom worked an inning or so for the
Prince Georges A. A, against the
Maryland A. c., yesterday. It was
no more than a brief workout. Il
he is in form the Garfields will
need skilled batting eyes to triumph
The Garfields are handicapped
in the same manner as the Griff-
men. it appears. 1t is seldom a
Garfield pitcher lasts the game
out. This is partly due to the
ing pitchers at the first sign of
weakening, but it is a known
fact that none of the leading
teams has more than passing re-
spect for the Garfield flinging
staff at this time. Averill and
Grazzini have not been at their
best in recent games.
W. F. Roberts must face a for
rnidab]e enemy this week besides
the Garfields. On Friday Petworth
will meet Thompson's team and
Petworth is commanding the respect
OF all clubs in its section of the
city series, not to speak of others.
This week means much to the
w. F. Roberts players.
Tomorrow comes a big battle in
the senior class. The Roamers and
Waverlys will clash in their second
series game at Union Park. Their
first meeting resulted in 3-to-3
tie.
The champion Mohawks, who
trimmed Petworth yesterday in ten
innings, to 5, in an exhibition
game, will attempt to overtake the
leading Dominican Lyceum team in
section today at Union Park
when they tackle Brookland. An
other victory for the Indians will
give them a tie for first place with
the Dominicans.
In section C the indicated Phils
will try to make the Comforter
Club their sixth straight victim in
a game at Fifteenth and c streets
northeast.
Two Sunday games were played
in the series and both were in the
nature OF upsets. The Aztecs beat
the leading Linworths in senior
battle at Washington Barrocks, to
4, in ten innings, and the Langdon
Mardfeldts, virtually out Of the run
ming in section B of the junior
Afxyi ~fnP fV~iTaYaA6 Shn str
rock Juniors, to 8. Bill Coleman
held the Shamrock youngsters to
four hits.
For once the dope pans out.
Arlington and Cherrydale staged
q fierce battle in the Arlington
county series, as predicted. 1t
went ten inningss, with Arlington
winning, to 8. Cherrydale had
victory in its hands, but it slipped
out IN the ninth when Arlington
= counted twice. Vernon Chatter
buck, for CherTydaIe, and Emil
Pfeil, for Arlington, had
pitchers duel, in which PfeiI
gained the h0nors.
Before losing to Arlington, Cherry.
dale knocked off the Brookmonts in
a tight game. to g.
Rosslyn swamped Carlyn Spring,
II to /, in the county series. The
game was stopped after the seventh
because Of unsatisfactory umpiring,
according to the Carlyn Spring
manager. The official umpire
failed to show and the arbiters were
chosen from the crowd. Five were
used. Before engaging in the series
game, Caryln Spring took an Is to 2
EPkfnU from tho OMAN -
Washington series team which IL
now going strong after a poor
start
Arlington is On top in the county
series with two victories. Rosslyn
has won its only championship
game. Cherrydale has won, one and
lost one. Carlyn Spring has lost
one and Brookmont two.
Dominican Lyceum, which idIes
in the city series this week,
stopped the hitherto undefeated
Clarendon club, to 2, in a game
at the barracks. Mills pitched fine
ball for the DOminicans and ,yen-
kins did well for Clarendon.
II was surprise when the Mary
land A. c. beat Prince Georges A
A. to /. in ten innings, despite
the fact that Maryland has beer
STEPPING lively. The Prince Georges
A. A. is practically An all-star team
It was A pitchers duel between
Pound Of Maryland and Harke OF
Prince Georges. Pound had the
better OF it. He famed seventeen
and yielded four hits.
Harke famed thirteen and al
lowed five bingles. Maryland wor
the game when Kelly dropped 5
Texas Lacquer over third base for :
single and scored Charlie Ware,
from third. The seasons recor,
crowd at Maryland Park saw tn
contest and left well pleased.
The Maryland A. c. is beconlin,
quite a sandlot attraction. Everett
Alden, the teams manager. is en-