Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
ISANDLOT YEAR MARKED .
FOR KEEN COMPETITION
Base Ball Leads in Interest-Gridir0u
and Court Sports Also Flourish,
but Track Lays.

Leagues were not represented ofncta lly
because Of complications thu, arose.
No competition booking 10 me de-
tnrmfning Of city unlimited cham
pion was arranged AIMING ~. Joseph's.
g. +. o. and Georgetown A. T. which
established strong claims 10 me in
dependent title.
TreInonts won the Petwortn asnior
League flag for the second s.raiaI {.
season. Several other leagues s.agsd
interesting races.
Washington Printers strnva lard TO
achieve further national honors for
the local sandlots in the annual t0urna.
nent Of tho International Typogrsph
icaI Union Base Ball Association held
at Cincinnati in August. hut the Locals
were nosed out by Chicag go
Washington first Vanquishr5 New
York. then oYercame Cleveland buIsIH
the next game bowed to Chirago for
the CAPITAL City teams first defeat in
five years Of tournament play during
which IL had won q straight games
To take the championship each year.
Washington came back 20 beat Cleve-
land. but in the next game again fell
victim to Chicago. in hard-soughr
1915 game. This loss eliTnins sd the
locals.
Big Season for Basketers.
Rasketers had an excellent seas2n.
There were a number Of leagues Yin
which entertaining battles for TOP hon
ors were staged and numerous quints
of caliber played outside the pale OF
organizations.
Anacostia Eagles again generally
we're conceded 10 be the class OF the
unlimited fives. The Birds we're beaten
a few times. but they came back 70
even the count with each team that
conquered them.
Calvary Methodists again landed the
flag in the Sunday School League Ar
rows won senior league honors over
Epiphany Roses.
Local teams took part in a touTna-
ment to decide which should Uphold
the prestige Of this city in cOnpeiItifa
for South Atlantic honors against tns
ranking Baltimore fiEes. Bona
WhirIwInds captured the local unIim-
tied series and then went on 20 defeat
the Baltimore Y. VI. II. A. team ana
Arrows took 145-pound honors mere
and later overcame Jewish Educatfonal
Alliance Seniors OF the Monumental
City.
Other local winners. however. LOST
Club Flashes. 130-poWnd class; De Luxe
quinr. i15-pound class and Boys Club
Optirnists. 10O-pounders. Washington
\. c.. which won the girls tourBa-
ncnt here. bowed TO the Maryland
Swimming Clubs fair tosssrs.
Alnysius Club sponsored virtually all
track activity. The annual le-miie
marathon held by the club February
% was won BY ACee. crack Baltimore
runner, with Fagerlund Of Finnish
American A. C. second This pair left
the remainder OF the field well n it,
wake. Several successful weekly runs
were staked here by Alcysius Cl1e.
Grid Title 20 Apaches.
All foot bali titles were not decided
until November -. when Apaches
trimmed Mohawks. TO end the iatter's
long reign OF supremacy N unlimited
ranks. The game was played az Clark
Griffith Stadium before q crowd OF
some 5000. Ty Rauber. former Cen
tial High and Washington and lee
gridiron star, was the main cog in ths
Apache machine. He heaved the for
ward pass 70 ]. Sweeney who ran IS
yards for the bne touchdown ard
booted field goal from placement fVr
the other points made by his team. :.
Titles also were settled in the Cap
ital City Leagues i3S-pound and Use.
pound ella ssss. Mohawk PrspS x2ining
hcnors IN the former group and North
crns coming through TO win in the kst-
ter class. Northerns met the AracheS
last Sunday and were beaten ~ the
newly crowned unlimited champions
by only 10 5.