The Washington times., 1923-08-04
TITLE NINE
IS OFF FOR
NEW YORK
GAMES
DoWn-and-O Out Tournament for
1923 Begins at Polo
Grounds Tomorrow.

Washfngton's champion Union
Printers baseball team leaves the
National Capital today for New
York where the thirteenth an
nual down-and-out baseball tour
nament for the typographical title
of 1923 will be staged at the Polo
Grounds, beginning tomorrow
afternoon.
A schedule has not been an
nounced, for the team managers
draw for dates when they have all
assembled at the annual conven-
ton place. Washington eliminated
all contenders at Cleveland a year
ago and carries with it to New
York tonight the pennant en-
blematical of their feat.
The following members of The
Herald Chapel will go to
New York: J. I. Belt, Don Whit
man. Bevo Brown, Rip Webb, Ding
Warren Norm Hutchinson, Andy
Hancock, Tom Jenkins Hippo"
Hips.
Meanwhile the New York print
ers who will be hosts to their
brothers from throughout the
United States and Canada are
planning series of gala sport
ing events as a side-issue to the
perennial baseball series.
DESERVING the Polo Grounds,
where the tourney will be held, the
printer baseball teams from Wash
ington, winner of the Garry Herr
mann trophy last year at the Cleve
land tournament; the New York
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis,
Chicago. ST. Paul, Detroit, Cleve-
land, and two Canadian teams
Hamilton and Toronto-will leave
the Aston Hotel, league headquar-
ters, early in the morning in motor
buses, conveyed by automobiles
filled with visitors and local friends.
Immediately after arriving at
Manhattan Beach the first game
of q dOubleheader will be staged.
These will be championship con-
tests.
Following the baseball contests the
following aquatic events will be held
under the auspices of the Womens
Swimming Association of New York:
100-Yard Handicap-For men (closed
to members of the international
Typographical Union).
1OO-Yard Handicap-For juniors
CLOSED to registered apprentices of
the international Typographical
Union).
60-Yard Race-For women (closed
to those affiliated with the Inter
national Typographical Union).
10O-Yard Handicap - Closed to
members Of the Womens Swimming
Association of New York.
Exhibition events by Adelaide
pions Eileen Riggins Olympic fancy
diving champion: Virginia White
mack. JUNIOR national 220-yard cham
pion; Theresa Starace, metropolitan
100-yard champion: Florence Rris-
coe, junior national medley cham
pion: Lillian Stoddart. interschol-
aSt1c hreast-stroke champion; Kath-
crime Brown. tnterscholastic 100
yard and fancy diving champion,
and others.
The printers series. starting
tomorrow, win be q concrete
demonstration that . simon-pure
amateur sports organization can
for It's existence Is to better the
condition OF Its participants.
In this instance the motive Is to
induce the workers In the compos-
ne rooms of the newspapers and
printing houses to play
a the sunshine, to spend their
eisure hours In the outdoors, TO
make for longevity In the ranks
II those engaged In the art pre-
Born in New York fifteen years
$50, the league has held twelve
eurneys IN az many cities, It has
srown from an eteht>elNh oFeanf-
alton to be the largest baseball
association IN the world. with four
cen clubs on its roster. The tour
leyG held, city entertaining league,
md winners are aa follows$
Year, Played at, Champion.
1SeS-New York; Boston,
1909-ChfcaRe New York.
tS10-WtashfhataAS New York.
1911-St, I4oufss Chicago.
1912-Boston; Boston.
f913-Pfttsburgh; Washington.
1914-Cincinnati; Boston.
f9t5-Phitadelnh st, Louis.
1sf6-Indianapolts> Chicago.
f92e-St. Paul; St, Faui
4921--Detroit; Eestor.
fa22-CYeNAland: washington.
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