The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-17

Interest this year viii dwell n
American Legion, backed by the
junior world series. Players who
birthday before January !, 1929
legion's tourney.
The District has done fairly we'll
IN sandIot circles during the past
few years despite the dearth OF
playing fields. Even the old George
town Hollow, where the Knicker-
bOckers and Georgetown A. G. held
forth triumphantly for q number
of years, has passed and a school Is
being erected upon the ground.
Well, schools are more valuable
than baseball diamonds or baseball
players.
Yet, commercial interests
have gradually forced the sand.
sections and neighb0ring towns.
They are forced TO use diamonds
dotted with ruts, pebbles, stones,
mOIes and weeds. Withal, the
sandIOtter has piled his profess
sion and anyone believing the
District sandl0kter doesn't carry
4 high rating In baseball circles
need only pore the daily box
scores Of major and minor
league games.
The Georgetown a. G., District
unlimited champions, win workout
in the morning at IL o'clock on the
Georgetown Prep field. Pete Haley
who piloted the Dominican Lyceums
ana GarfieIds to mpionships
and also managed the Aloysius
Club, will again direct the West
u. -, set
Warren HiIleary as business man
ager.
Players already signed are Cook
Taylor, first base; George Oertel,
second base; Bobbie Robbins, short
stop; Jack Mattingly, third base;
Bus Hager, catcher: Shorty Hill.
leary. catcher; Marcus ChaconaR.
Dutch Smithson, Lou Hollis and
Squirrel Charles, outfielders; Dick
Hughes. Henry Phipps. Bobby
Lyons and Lefty Kuhnert.
ThO Allied Roofing Company
nine win get the jump on the other
outfits. The players win be called
together this afternoon at 3 o'clock
on the KenilWorth pasture and will
assemble tomorrow morning at IA
o'clock on the same site. The
campaigns successfully in the ring.
Is q member Of the Allied team.
which Is being managed by r. E..
Peverell. Players gathered are:
Groves, G. Wheeler, Cleary. H
Hodges, PeverelI, Drucken, Miller,
Lewis, Adair, Radtke, Stahl, Jen.
kins, z. Hodges, Licarione, Witt
and Wood.
Jim NIcNamara's Jewish Com
nnunity Center diamond bat.
TALON reports tomorrow after
noon 1T o'clock at the Jewish
Community Center. IKE" Drei-
fus, whose baseball prOwess is
known, may help Mcnamara I'm
shaping the Hebrew aggrega-
ton.
The candidates are: Teddy Zim-
norman, Willie Wolfe, Allie Kritt,
Abe Povich, GilIy Gutenberg, julius
Frager, Ellis Goodman, Max
Schwartz, Ernie Schaeffer. Milton
E1aherty, like" Driefuss, Mats Sau-
FER, Sam Lipkin, Benny Mensh,
Macy Berman, Hal Garfinkle and
Milton Merleman.
Teddy Otte will take his Kennedy
A. G. brigade out upon the new
field at Fifth and Ingraham Streets
~. w. Otte has entered his club
in the unlimited ranks this year
and hopes to mould a powerful
nine from the material available.
The aspirants are: Mudd, Simpson,
z. Hargett, Pricci, McAleer, Dobbs,
Cumberland, Lynch, Adams, G.
Hargett, Murray. Lyons, p. Hargett,
M. Roberts, u. Roberts and Mil
bourne.
The Collegians will hold a meet
ing tonight at 1870 o'clock at 121
Seventh street n. K. and a drill
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
on the st. PauPs field, Fourth and
Franklin streets n. e. Louis Rose
has called together his Terminal
Ice Company henchman for a
meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at
905 Fifth street n. w.
The Palace Athletic Club
will indulge in preliminary ex-
ercises on the lot at Seventh
and l. Streets Southwest in the
morning at IL o'clock. The
foremost players in Southwest
Washington are expected to
answer the Palace summons.
MONEY TO LOAN
m DIAM0NDS. WATCHES. JEWELRY. ETC.