The Washington times., 1929-09-03
PLAY
HOSPITAL
OUTFIT

Flushed with. winning the
national championship again,
the Union Printers take the
field today in the weekday
league championship series
with the undefeated Naval
Hospital nine as their op-
ponent.
tourney the Printers and Naval
Hospital staged q thrilling tie game,
hut today's encounter means every
thing to the Printers. II they lose
they drop by the waysids, for before
leaving for their own tournament
they dropped q decision to Pullman,
the other survivor.
81 Sirnons 10 expected to take the
mound for the Typos today, while
Naval Hospital win counter with
Bob Roberts or ingram. II the
Naval Hospital nine trilmphs today
they can cinch the championship
tomorrow when they tackle Pail
man, otherwise the final engage
ment viii be delayed until Thursday.
Some 15,OOO fans saw the Fire
men nine trim the Police In
their annual battle for the third
straight time yesterday 1T Grit
fifth Stadium Ia . free-hitting
and free scoring lO-inning game,
IL to IL.
Calvin Hull was the hero Of the
Firemen victory. Hull assumed the
pitching cheres for the Fire Laddiea
In the fifth and, although touched
for what seemed the winning lead
in the next frame when Hiser q
triple scored three and Spiess' single
chased him over with the fourth
run of that frame, weathered the
storm and pitched airtight ball the
next four innings. The sixth inning
rally put the Police In q fiVe-run
lead but the Firemen tied it up with
three runs In the seventh and an.
other pair In the ninth.
Hull reached the heights in the
tenth when his single chased home
Hull famed the entire side a.. the
count as they came up. Finney
Kelley went the route for the Police
and would have gianed the dcision
except for sYeral miscues and his
own wildness.
The Dixie Pigs rule the rOost In
the unlimited division Of the Capital
City League now as the result OF
their 3-to-2 victory over the Miller
Azteca. The st. Joes moved into the
runner-up berth by winning thrill
ing thinning game from the Auths,
10 to z. The Pigs have won IL and
lost 3, the Saints have won one less
while dropping the same number
and the Aztecs occupy. third place
with II won and lost. The Auths
and Press Building Cards are tied for
fourth place, two games behind the
Pigs
BIacde Adair was the hero
Of the Dixie Pig victory yester.
day. The little pitcher allowed
only four hits and famed five.
The AzteCs scored single runs
In the fourth and fifth but q
cluster 0f four hits 10 the fifth
enabled the Pigs to knot the
score and Doves single IN the
seventh sent Adair home with
the winning run.
The St. Joes went into the
eighth inning leading the Authmen,
Z TO S, but the latter squared the
count in this frame and the two
teams battled along in scoreless
fashion until the twelfth when the
st. Joes' bats forged 4 three.run
rally that cinched the game. Fres-
chi, Sweeney and Cinotti starred
for the winners. In the other game
the Press Building Cards won from
the Brentwood Hawks in five in
nings, 2 to l.
The results Of other games:
Phoenix A. c.. y: Damascus, :.
Red Sox, :: Hiser All-Stars. 4.
Foxalla, 10: Del RAY. 4.
Georgetown A. c., It'll; Laurel, Is.
Chsrrydals, IL; Rockville. I.
K. K K s-7; Chevy Chase GTays
Junior Order, .; Colonial A. G., ..
Black sox, 1870; AnaGostia A. c.
3-s.
Friendship A. c.. IA: Shady Oak. 1s