The Washington times., 1923-07-24

down and out.
The champion New York Yar
Cleveland the other day, but mol
the race for the American Leagu,
1t was the, worst licking the Gar
fields have taken in their several
years together as a ball team
They looked terrible at Union Park
yesterday. Without doubt it was
an off-day for the team.
But had the Garfields been III
tip-tdp form, there is lots of room
for doubt that the Legionnaires
wouldn't have won, anyway. More
and more it becomes apparent that
the ex-Yanks have a Class AA sand
lot team.
In six innings they pIastered
three Garfield pitchers for q total
of twenty hits. Vernon Chatter
buck held the usually hard-hitking
Garfields to two. The box score
shows two errors, both by Gar
field players.
1t was one hit after another that
achieved the Legion's overwhelming
victory. Five were charged against
Averill in 1 1-3 innings, six against
Grazzini in 2 innings, and nine
against Hengle in 2 2-3 innings.
Crack, crack, crack! they came
with Degnan, Bleir, Aud, and
klucken leading savage attach
OF this quartet, each made three
nits excepting Aud. He got four
The victory gives the Legion a
commanding lead in Section A of
the unlimited class in the city
series, with an unbroken record Of
four wins. The defeat tumbles the
Garfields into fourth place, with the
Petworth and w. r. Roberts tied
for second with two victories and a
trimming apiece.
Tomorrow the American Legion
will play PetwOrth in Central
stadium. 1t is not yet forgotten
that PetWOrth stopped the Gar
fields last week and gave the
latter their first defeat by a
Washington team this season,
This occurrence tends to make to-
mOrrOW's clash an extremely in
teresting event in the city series.
The withdrawal from the series
OF the Harlem team cheats the
dominican Lyceuln and Shamrocks
teams Of a victory each in Section
A, unlimited class. The series rule
is that all games played and SEIZED
uled to be played by a team that
drops out for any reason are ex.
cluded from the records. The Har.
lens had encountered the Domini.
cans and Shamrocks when their
team went on the rocks. It is I'M
derstood the Harlems will continue
to play Sunday ball.
with the Harlem games thrown
out, the DominicanS lead the section
with three victories and no defeat
Ihelr latest victim is the BroOkland
club score, Z TO 2, Mickey McCon.
nell once again showing his ella IS
as a pitcher. O'Neill, Dominican
right fielder, was the leading swats-
man, with four safeties in as many
times up.
On Friday, the Dominicans and
Shamrocks will clash. They are
long standing rivals. At this
particular time, they are fierce
rivals, Tor the two teams are
battling for the leadership in their
section.
Sweet revenge. Down in south
west Washington the LinwOrth and
Iark teams get along like two
strange bulldogs. A short time ago.
the LinWorths trimmed the Parks
IN Section b of the senior division
The Parks came back with
4-tO-3 victory over the foe and
nave a perfect right to be keen
over it. The LinwOrths had won
eighteen straight games, four of
them in the series. As usual, par
pitching turned the trick. Johnny
LaycOck was the hero, Lou Hol-
us the Vanquished. Incidentally,
1t was Hollis first defeat this
season by team in his age class.
IF the Phils win the Section G
title, which they promise to do