The Washington times., 1923-08-04

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Trying to duplicate the Moha
q leading contender for the Wa
its section with four victories, TIVE
The Legion shares honors with
the little Southends and the PhilS
as being the only three new teams
to lift their heads above the mob
In the city series. The Southends
have won the title in Section B of
the midget class and await win
mer in Section A to contest for the
city championship. The Auroras,
also midgets. are trying valiantly
for distinction.
They are playing their first year.
ana may be the team to face the
SAuthends in the finals. The
AHroras are tied with the Emblems
for first place in Section A Of the
midget division. The Phils, with
five games won and one lost, lead
the parade in Section c, unlimited
class.
a Thus 1t is. Few new teams are
coming through to glory.
On the other paw, the veterans
nearly all are doing well or better.
Take the WayerIy seniors, for
example. They won the senior
championship I'm 1922 in fierce
combat with the ROamers. And
once again the ROamers, who
have been among the younger
: leaders several years, are going
strong. In 1921 the ROamers
!, were the junior champions.
The Waverly seniors have won
seven straight games In the series
and lost none, and lead the entire
{ series in victories. Their nearest
cut young Mt. Pleasant team. which
has won six times without losing
in the Junior division. The Mt.
: Peasants have improved greatly
since a year ago.
Dominican Lyceum and the Mo-
hawks. veterans of the campaign
& OF 1922, struggle again. They are
deadlocked for first honors in Sec
: ton B, unlimited class, each with
; four victories and a defeat. Trail.
ing them are the ShamrocIZs, who
for three seasons have fought hard
and done well in championship
competition.
The Linworth Seniors and Aztecs,
several years, are having 1T out in
Section B Of the senior class. The
Linworths are on top with a stand
ing of six and two and no more
games to play.
Tomorrow the Aztecs win r,ake
their big stand I'm the fight when
they meet the Parks at Washing
ton barracks. Each Of these
teams has q chance to climb to
even terms with the .LiiWorths,
but to do so must win remaining
games.
One or the other will be eliminated
tomorrow. It should be a real battle.
Some predict a contest in the NATURE
Of a dog fight. Lefty Mcintyre. for
the Aztecs, and Johnny Laycock,
Parks, viii pitch. This announce.
ment is sufficient to insure keen in
terest in the game, for these two
youngsters are bright stars in their
class. The game will start at ]
O'Clock and afterward the Dominican
Lyceum and Clarendon teams viii
clash. This, too, should be at
tractive.
= OF the four champions of 1922 only
one is eliminated in the present
series. The Linworth Midgets were
vanQuished by the Southends.
The junior WaVerly team, which
played through the series of 1922
without losing game, Is out front
In Section b and is strong favor.
tie to win the section title. The
Wayerly Seniors are an Odds-On bet
In their section.
The champion Mohawks, with q
e hard fight ahead, are doing excep-
tionally well. 1t may be that they
must do are die in the coming week
for the Indians are scheduled to
meet both OF their powerful rivals
with only a days rest between
games.
On Wednesday the Mohawks will
encounter the Shamrocks at Union
Park, and will tackle Dominican Ly-
ceum on the same field. There is
some talk of postponing the Mohawk
Dominican game to the following
Sunday in order to accommodate
hundreds of fans who desire to see
the big game and who are unable to
get to weekday contests.
Dominican Lyceum gave the Mo-
hawks their only beating in the
series. The Mohawks are RESPONSE.
BILE for one Of the Shamrock's two
defeats. In each case, one run de-
cided the games outcome. The close
ness of these two games makes mex
weeks contests all the more inter.