Evening star., 1924-07-18


And the peculiar part of it Is that
Petworth has beat several formidable
mines in outside engagements this
season. The Alexandria Dread
naughts, Maryland Athletic Club.
Navy Yard Marines and Fredericks-
burg White Sox have been toppled-
1t is not only a puzzle to the fans,
but to Buck Grier, pilot of the nine.
The Knicks will be the opponents
of Petworth Sunday in game start
ing at o'clock in the Georgetown
Hollow. Grier will assign the mound
duty to Al Chase, who once before
turned back the Knicks In a 5-to-4
struggle.
Capitol Council tossers are on the
look out for games in the senior and
unlimited class, according to Manager
W. e. Potter, who may be telephoned
at Lincoln 62o6 between 6 and Z
o'clock.
York Athletic Club Midgets are
reported to have mustered a mock OF
clever tossers. Mike PAMELA, Tony
Nick Verrella, Harry Bragg, Louis
Brenzo, Charles Donaldson, Londs
Brenzo, Louis Miasti Nick Choporns.
Nick Frat and Gus Cermelia are
playing with the Yorks. Challenges
to the Yorks are being received py
MOhnwks Mfdgets were fored TO
battle 13 innings before they could
nose out the Smithfields, to 5.
homer by Towsend decided the issue.
Johnson hurled we'll for the winners,
while Kirian smacked four blows in
five trips to the plate.
Barrett Athletic Club will tackle
the Handley tossers Sunday at z:'o
o'clock on the latters grounds.
Pilots of the Independent League
are expected to be on hand tonight
at O'Clock at 424 9Th street
General Accounting ONCE of the
Post Office League continued its win
ming streak by taking the measure
of Mail Equipment Shops in 1O-to-5
match. Mohler, who toiled on the
mound for the victors, yielded SIX
wallops and famed twelve batters.
Root led both teams at bat with
three timely clouts.
Liberty Loan ran roughshod over
the Treasury Architects winning,
13 to s. in the Treasury loop. Smell
ton held the losers at bay through
out, as he was nicked for only seven
safeties and victimized eleven via
the strikeout route.
Treasury players registered eleven
safe drives to down the Veterans
Bureau, 8 to s, in the colored de-
partmental series. Stewart and
Dry and Adams displayed keen eyes
at bat for the losers.
bnrrare Of thirteen bingles gave
the Express diamond athletes a IA
to-S victory over the Black and White
combination in the Railroad Y. NJ. G.
A circuit. Hudson and NJ. Engle OF
the yictors were effective at the bat.
s,ammins the slants of three hurl-
ers for nineteen drives, Ordnance took
the long end of a 16-to-S count from
the District of Washington toSSerS in
the War Department series. Dillon
of the victors drove four wallops IN
five trips to the plate. Greer, NJ
Hardy and Miner hit for the circuit.
Palace Athletic Club is seeking a
unlimited club. Telephone challenges
to Business Manager V. ]. Winter
myer at Franklin 9tS.
Shamrocks announced that his junior
and midget teams have quit the
Washington Base Ball and Amateur
Athletic Association series. The
Shamrock Seniors, also out of the
W. B. 3. A A A. competition, will
tackle lne fdTh oeHlOTS touay dL q
o'clock at 5th and l. streets.
Senior teams are to discuss the or
ganization of a six-club league at a
meeting tonight at $3.50 o'clock at 529
Eleventh street southeast
Ransdeu Incorporated base ball
nine will hold an excursion tonight
on the Potomac River aboard the
Steamer St Johns
Lenworth Seniors will meet a
rugged opponent in the Park Seniors
tomorrow at 5 O'Clock, on diamond No.
9 of the Monument grounds Lin
worth tossers are to be on hand at
4:30 o'clock.
Plaza Athletic Club. recently reor-
ganized will tackle the FTedericks
burg Giants of Virginia Tuesday on