Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
ALEXANDRIA'S BEST
IN DIAMOND CLASH

ALEXANDRIA. Va, July %
AleXandria's two leading mines will
clash tomorrow afternoon in Dread
naught Park when the Alexandria,
Bancroft & Washington Rapid Trapsit
Co. and st. Mary's Celtic teams come
together at o'clock. A large crowd
is expected to attend.
While the A, B. & w. Co. team has
been playing for number OF years,
having formerly flashed the colors Of
Dreadnaught A. A, the Celts have
just reached leading position within
the last season or so.
Recently the Celts have been going
great guns, but the Busmen have been
faltering, and as result Manager Ike
Dreifus has made number of changes
in his lineup.
Leon Riley, who went as far as Chi
cage with the Washington American
League team on it's recent trip and is
here preparing for his departure for
Norfolk, to which team he has been
awarded by the national board. will
hurl for the Celts, with Ashby Wood
and Struder also ready to take the hill.
Kidwell will catch. Jimmy Quayle is
expected to start on the mound for the
Busmen, with Dulin, who has been
playing with Judd & Detweiler team
Of Washington, and others in reserve.
No. 5 Motor Company and Columbia
Engine Company mines will face to-
morrow afternoon at Hayden Field at
3 o'clock in the first game Of the
series for the Alexandria Fire Depart
ment championship. Columbia has
improved markedly recently.
The new players will appear in the
line-ups of Alexandria Commercial
League teams during the playing of
the second half of the league schedule.
The American Agricultural team, win
ner Of the first half, is the only nine
which will stick to its present per-
sonnet.
The additions follow: Allan Den
mis-, Rodgers. Alexandria post office;
Scrivener, Swan Cabell, Merchants;
Zimmerman, Cronin, Latham, Colum.
bia Engine Company; Art Ludlow.
Jimmy Ludlow. Eugene Sullivan, Ma.
cey Berman. Joe Hamilton, American
Legion; Peyton. Owens, Alexandria
Gazette.
Cardinal Athletic Club base ballers
meet Penrose A. c. of Clarendon to.
morrow afternoon on the Pentagon
Park diamond at 8 O'Clock.
Pirate A. C. junior nine meets Fran.
coma A. c. at o'clock tomorrow in
that Virginia town. Pirates play the
town team at Gapland, Md, Sunday.
st. Mary's Celtics and Government
Printing Office All Stars, combina-
ton of the Union Printer and G.. p. o.
teams, will play here in Dreadnaught
Park Saturday next at $3.50 O'Clock.
Alexandria, Bancroft & Washington
Rapid Transit Co. team will face Phila-
delphia Independents of Philadelphia
here Sunday, July 81, in Dreadnaught
Park at o'clock.
Loud0un "A. C. will meet Cardinal A.
c. in Pentagon Park here Sunday,
July 81.
Emmett f. Lawler, jr.. member of
the Old Dominion Boat Club, president
Of the Southern Rowing Association
and the local representative of the
rfolk-Portsmouth Chamber of Com.
merce water carnival committee, to.
day announced that the 1927 regatta,
set for July 26, q. %, 20 and 80, at
Norfolk, has been called off. The dates
conflict with those OF major speed boat
regattas.
Old Dominion Boat Club holds it's
second annual smoker in the club
house Tuesday night at o'clock,
Boxing, wrestling and other athletic
entertainments will be featured. Carl
j. Muller heads the arrangements
committee.