The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-18

chunky. but with lots of speed and
! quick curve. is back. Wine.
! garden shut out the leagues cham.
| plon, General Accounting office
with no trouble at all in the league.
| independent post-season series last
year. In fact he pitched better
| ball against General Accounting OF.
| flee than Beall.
Yves Mcdonald. who pitched a
brilliant no-hit game for st. Teresa
| IN the senior class of the indepen,
dent series, is trying for a mound
| berth with the Mohaw ks and has
better than an even chance Of
making 1t. despite formidable c.m.
Denny Sothern, Freidinger1. De.
laney and Pavne are other hurl.
ers with the Mehawks. In all there
are nine. IT the Indians can re.
tain at least three OF them they
need not want for strong pitching
Sothern will plav the outfield
regularly and pitch as a secondary
duty, 1t is likely. He is a slugger
and crack baserunner. ~C
Paul Cox. otherwise called Bot.
tie. Fats and whatnot, will cover
eenterfiesd. a large part Of it
Cox viii naaala &c the team. hay.
ing been selected TO succeed
LNIcky Burns. Burns is now a
Shamrock.
SO Is Louden Langan. formerly a
highly valued Mohawk infieIder and
pltcher. Langan goes to a Keen
rival of the Mohawks. The BIG
| Green and Tomahawk. are prom.
'nent in the same neighborhood
But Langan leaves the Mohawk
team with the best wishes of every
one of its members. No sandiot
'bailplayer could be paid a higher
| tribute
There is no such thing as sandlot
ethics, anyway, according to the
oehef or many who have fought
sandlot battles on and off the field
the next
Yesterdays feud is forgotten and
bitter words are taken back If yes.
terdays enemy is a good ballplaver
ana today wants to play with the
other SIDE and can help himself in
some manner by doing go. THE
team he leaves hurls wicked words
AFTER him anent lack Of LOYALTY. hut
he is welcomed back with omen
arms II he chooses to return.
LOuden Langan's case is a rare
exception IN the matter of LEW.
ing a team. This baIIpIaye"'s
me record has won him many
Langan is a former Shamrock
He Is simply returning to an old
berth. ""
His place at third base IN the
Mohawk team will be filled by
Johnny Mccain, BROOKE nd
youngster. Mccain managed the
Brookland team last year.
Ping Purdy, having played with
the classiest sandlot and serni-nro
teams for years, now will take a
fling as Mohawk Purdy is slated
for the shortstop position where
shone Dick Williams last year. VIII,
ljams is now with Norfolk. A chap
named Charles is showing promiGe
as candidate for short.
| Fraser is expected to play first
base. Both are among the ciry's
| leading performers in the position
| Freidinger and COVet will fight
II out at second. ad the same goes
| Tor Stevens. veteran Of last
year, and Snyder, in right field.
| Sothern has a rival for the left
field position in Tony Jarvis.
Simmonds and Lynn both with
the team last season. are the catch
| ers.
Paul Cox has the confidence of
| me Mohawk players as manager.
he has the right men to form a
crack team. 1t appears. and Cox
mas been playing ball long emo Ugh
70 know how to pilot a aandlot
club' often a tricky task Paul has
been performing on the sandIots so
| iong' IN fact. that MANY charge
hIn WIN more years on earth tnan
he's been here. The new Mora wiz
manager is twenty-five wears cid