The Washington times., 1929-08-13
LEGION CHAMPS.
OFF FOR PH|LLY

George Washington Post, winner
of the American Legion League
championship in Washington, is in
Philadelphia where tomorrow they
seek the regional title from the
winners of Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland and West Virginia tourna-
ments. The Philly tourney also will
hold over Thursday. The down.
and-out system win obtain with the
winner returning here for the
eastern championship series to be
held in Griffith Stadium next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Seven regional teams will be here
for this affair.
Hopeful of victory and confident
that It will take a, strong team to
whip them, the local youths en-
trained at noon today and will enjoy
a good nights rest prior to their
debut tomorrow. A practice session
in Griffith Park has accustomed the
boys to the larger playing space
and the background of a big league
park together with it's shadows,
which might otherwise prove a
handicap.
The players making the trip
are: Everett Russell, Emmett
Buscher and James George,
pitchers: Artie King and Charles
Fillah, catchers; Donald Garner,
Leo Thompson, Paul Facchina,
Vincent McNalIy and Albert
Tucci, infieldefs; Charles LytIe,
Chris Facchina and Charles
MostOw, Outfielders. Coach Tom
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athletic director of the Legion,
and some fans also accompanied
the team.
Government Printing Office and
Agriculture teams are meeting today
for the coIored Departmental
League championship. Each team
has won one game and in the
rubber meeting yesterday the G.. p.
O. nine came from behind in the
fifth and last inning to get four
runs and tie the game at san.
necessitating today's game.
Grace Episcopal had it's title hopes
in the Georgetown Church League
Knocked into a. cooked hat last
evening by Calvary Baptist when
the latter defeated them to Q.
1t gave the. victors a half game
lead over Episcopal and Unless
Calvary loses its game this evening
against Mount Vernon, which is
quite unlikely, they will be out in
the cold. as far as the weekday.
league title play.off next week is
concerned. Davidson did the hurl-
ing for Calvary last evening and
allowed just four hits. Forrest,
Buscher and Berger were the
offensive stars for the winners =
Team representatives from the
Takoma Tigers, Silver Spring
Giants, Rockville A. c., Kensington
Firemen. Chevy Chase Grays and
Kensington National Guards will
meet tomorrow night at Carrot
Waters house, 1903 Fifth ST. N.
W., at O'Clock, to conclude plans
for the Montgomery county baseball
championship series Franchise
money and eligibility lists are to be
posted ami a schedule for the
round of games is to be drawn up.
The series is to start this Sunday.
The Washington Red Sox are
hitting along at I great pace
nowadays. In their last four games
they have stopped their opponents
from scoring in IS of the SO innings,
Lefty Brown having a streak of
q 4scoreless frames and Johnny
Sine hurting the other goose eggs.
For the season the Red Sox have
about as good a record as any team
in town, having won A out of AZ
games numbering the Fredericks-
burg Elks, Georgetown.Seat Pleasant,
Hiser's All-Stars and numerous
other strong teams among their
victims. Thursday evening the Sox
meet the Union Printers on the
West Eclipse diamond at Sis o'clock.
Saturday they journey to Camp
Meade and next Tuesday hey
play the Fredericksburg Elks at
Fredericksburg in return game.
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