The Washington times., 1930-08-05
SIX LEAGUES
TO COMPETE
FORHONORS
BY GARRETT WATERS

NH
BY GARRETT WATERS
Sandlot teams of the weekday
group are thinking Of but one
thing-the coming championship
baseball series August tS on the
Union Station diamond.
They had q meeting last night,
the presidents Of the six weekday
leagues and quite a number OF
developments came out OF 1t, such
as the adoption Of the usual
double-knockout system to be used
in the games, the dates OF the
first six games and Of course the
pairings.
Teams from the Government
and Departmental leagues
will open the series Au-
gust Is. The next day the In.
dustriaI and Terminal Morn
ing league representatives will
play with the third eyentide
bringing the Terminal Even.
ing and Georgetown Church
league teams together.
August al, for it comes down
to that, the Government and In
dustrial circuit teams mix with
the Departmental and Terminal
Evening league mines meeting on
August %. A two.day rest and
August IS will bring the Terminal
Morning and Georgetown Church
league teams together, ending the
first and second rounds.
Teams surviving these games,
or those having not lost two con-
tests by then. will meet in a sched.
ule to be arranged Immediately,
in keeping with series officials
plans to stage fast and compet-
ent set Of games.
From the looks of ii, the series
promises TO be very interesting
this year. Secretary Ed Conover
Of the Departmental League will
again act in the. capacity of off
cial scorer for the games, which
lob he handled in expert fashion
last year And the gaines, lest we
forget. are set down to start at
AIS p. M. with Is minutes grace
allowed teams.
Plenty of room to view the
c0ateSts Is assured the many
fans expected, in the usual
erecting Of stands all around
the OutfieId and along the
third base line.
The following firms have of
fered prizes: Hecht Company, A.
J. Reach, Lansburgh & Bros. E.
S. Barnard, Saks g. Co., Garrison
Novelty Company, B. B. Straub,
Bond Clothiers, Fashion Shop,
Vic'S Sport Shop and French's
Sport Store.
Another meeting is to be held
next Monday fo1 the purpose of
reviewing the records of all play
ers to participate in the series to
assure that no individual has per-
formed in more than one circuit.
Two important games are on
tap today to keep the Ellipse
diamonds from being an empty
space around Sis o'clock. The
Tile Settlers, in the Industrial
League, play the Holmes Bakery
nine on the West Ellipse while
the Navy Yard and Interstate
mines clash in a Government
League encounter on the South
Ellipse.
Both games are in a post
pOned group of the two leagues.
The Tile Settlers winners of the
first half championship, can
cop the Industrial League flag
by defeating the Holmes Bak-
cry tosSers, cellar champions,
as they need but this game to
clinch the second half title.
The Government league clash,
however, is just a start of a fight
for the second half championship
which is between the Naval Hos
pttal and Navy Yard teams at
present. The Gobs. won the first
half, but have been pressed by
the Gunners during the second
half, therefore the Importance of
the postponed games starting to-
day.
The Navy Yard Tossers are in
second place at present. the Gobs
on top. A victory for Navy Yard
over Interstate this, evening and
the fun will begin, a loss and
Navy Yard will be momentarily
squelched, momentarily only, be-
cause 1t has three more postponed
games to play, and an oppor-
tunity to do things. especially
against the Gobs, as two Of the
three games will be with. that
team.
The Departmental League ended
It's season yesterday with Com.
merce defeating Agriculture, 1 to
8. Commerce not only clincheds
the second half runners.up berth,
but won the runnerS-up trophy of
the league as well, as yesterdays
game served two purposes, that of
the second-half schedule
and serving as the play-off of
tie for the first half runners-up
berth. Commerce and Agricul-
ture ended the first half schedule
IN deadlock for the position.
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