Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
DEFEAT STANDARDS,
14-12, IN Il INNINGS
Music and CoIortuI Ceremo.
MES Are Incidental to
Exciting Game.

Two plucky. hrim-full of fight midget
base ball teams deserted their sardlot
diamonds yesterday afternoon TO give
SOME $500 interested spectators thrill
ing exhibition at American League
Park as the final game Of the District
Of Columbia championship series Of the
American Legion Junior Base Ball
League
Lincolns battled through II innings
80 gain the title. taking a i4-to-l2
verdict over Boys Club Standards, VIM
ming the right TO represent the District
in The regional series with prospects OF
finally reaching the national final at
San Antonio. Tex. in September.
Standards represented Henry c. Spen-
gler Post. No. IL. American Legion. and
the winners wore the eolors Of Lincoln
Post. No. II. Standards played the
game under protest.
The winners owe their victory to their
un6aunted spirit and the good left arm
Of young Chink Carter. The victors took
a commanding lead. held 1t most of the
way. saw il fade to nothing in the ninth
and then rallied To grab the title in the
eleventh
Coming as a climax to a series of
protests. elimination of teams because
% the use OF ineligible players and the
laSt-minute selection of the Lincoln
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The previously undefeated Standards
the contest augured spirited fighting
long before play got under way. This
spirit predominateo throughout the
Colorful and impressive ceremonies pre-
liminary to the diamond contest.
Tunes and Ceremonies.
Bands and drum corps, in brilliant
uniforms. furnished the proper setting
for such a stirring diamond bottle. Be
fore game time both teams were es-
corted TO the flag pole in center field
to the accompaniment Of the Army and
Boys Independent bands, and drum and
bugle corps of Victory. Costello and
Snyder-Farmer Legion Posts. Col. j.
Miller Kenyon. commander of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department of the
American Legion. hoisted the national
colors with the usual musical setting
Another impressive feature was add
ed TO the program when Brig. Gen,
George A. L. Dumont, military attache
10 the French embassy. presented med
ais TO % local Legionnaires who saw
service in the battle Of Verdun. Those
decorated were: Col William Mitchell
Thomas Mason, lT.: Royal Murgrove
Tinker, James Greene, James Pistorio.
William E. S,licer, Elijah T. Fling VIII
liam Donly, Leon Dieux Frank j. Bro2-
skowski Mathew B. Quirk, Harry j.
Photis. Taylor w Hartford. James r
Schlosser. Paul r. Shipley. William
Owens. Thomas J. Murray, Thomas S.
Gulick William L. Miller. Charles n
Hess, Col. Robert W. Kerr, Howard F.
BresSe and Pierre Meneondou.
Al Schacht further encouraged the
fighting spirit with a one-round bur-
lesque in an improvised square at home
plate and few minutes later the Lin
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hits between three walks. hit bats
man. an error and a sacrifice to chase
six runs over the plate before the
Standards had turn at bat.
Carter Strong at Start.
Frank Carter southpawed his way
through the only three Standards bat
tiers TO face him In the first, tanning
two. His mates added one tally in both
the second and. third frames. but his
rivals nicked him for run in the Sec
ond and showed over quartet in the
third when Kings triple cleaned the
bases. Suliivans single aided the
Lincolps In adding three in the sixth
and the twelfth Lincolns run trickled
over in the next session when Panetta
doubled after Simonds had hit safely.
Things took on a serious aspect for
the winners in the eighth when Stand
ards batted around and half dozen
counters went to their credit. Hawkins
and Foreman contributed timely triples
in this rally.
Trailing by one run in the ninth,
Standards rallied and Colbert, tie
Standards shortnelder, counted the
tying tally by snesking home while /
the Lincolns were disputing a close
decision at first base.
Lincolns wasted two hits in the
tenth. while the Standards were stand
ing still. Successive singles by Sulli-
van, Carter, Simonds and Kaplan, fol-
lowed by a costly error. gave the win
ners their margin Of victory in the
final frame Garter held the losers
helpless in their final thrust.
Hawkins Active at First.
Sparkling plays were frequent through
out. although costly boots and wild
base running were just as prevalent.
Hawkins Of the losing team furnished
the real field features around first
base. while Simonds. Carter. King. Sui
Ivan. Foreman and Panetta delivered
timely hitting Five double plays ADDED
interest at crucial moments.
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