The Washington times., 1930-08-04
GRAYS PLAY
REAL BALL
TO WIN
By GARRETT WATERS

Montgomery County League game
on the Silver Spring diamond.
The Tigers lost just at q time
when a victory would have
clinched the pennant for them
The Grays won Just at a time
when a verdict was most needed
to keep them in the race. Now
they are but one game behind
the Tigers for the top position
And the latter team, in order
to cop the flag, must win its two
remaining contests on the
schedule.
The Grays have q chance to
overhaul the Tigers should the
latter team lose either one or
both Of its two games. A slim
chance, but a fighting chance.
Manager Nick Valenza said
before the game yesterday:
We've got our backs to the
wall, but we mean to fight for
an opportunity that is there.
A victory and there's no telling
how it will react on the Tigers.
A loss and we're gone"
From the outset the Grays
were all keyed up for the
occasion. They were a scrappy
bunch from catcher to outfield
and the Tigers found it out be-
fore many innings were finished.
Ray Knight hurled and despite
the fact that he almost pitched
his arm off throwing a curve ball
every time he delivered the ball
to the plate, won out because MS
mates would have nothing else.
They backed him to the limit.
socking out 20 hits and fielding
SenSationally behind him.
The Tigers did not fold up en-
tirely. however. They did a lit
tie fighting themselves but Just
could not insert the telling punch
when needed. Twice rallies were
cut off by Gray double plays and
two other times did Knights ex-
pert reserve pitching check
threats.
ALI in all it was a Gray day
for the Tigers. Gay for the
Grays and gray for the Tigers.
The Columbia Heights nine
had a scare from the FOxalls
in q District unlimited Sec
tiOn game. Ellis Goodman,
pitcher, saved the day, how
ever, by stepping into the box
in the fifth inning and hold
ing the FOxallS to one run
from there on, while his
mates finally won out, 8 to s.
The score at the time of
GOOdman's entrance into the
game was Z to 6 in favor OF
the FOxallS.
The st. Joseph kept pace By
Swamping the Burroughs toSserS
"a to 5, in a featurleSs game. 1t
might be said that the Burroughs
tosSers beat the st. JoeS earlier
in the season and the Saint vic
tory yesterday was in the nature
of a complete revenge.
The Dixie Pigs advanced to
even terms with the Hyattsville
nine for second place in the
Prince Georges County race by
defeating the Brentwood Hawks,
1S to 4, while HyattSville idled in
the league. Mt. Rainier added to
its lead by gaining a forfeit over
the Bowie tosserS. who failed to
put in an appearance.
The Spengler Post nine clinched
the second half pennant of the
American Legion series by de
feating the Nash Post Club, 10
to z. The Spenglers will now
meet the Sergeant Jaspers, first
half winners, in a series Of three
games for the District Legion
championship, some time this
week. Meiklejohn turned in the
victory for the Spenglers. He
famed IA Of the Nash batterS.
and allowed six hits.
A One-hit performance was
served by Lynch, Lionel Ju-
niOr hurIer, in that teams
junior league victory. over the
Flashes, Is to 0. Lynch also
starred at bat by collecting
four hits. This game, fea-
tured the contests in this
class, of which there were
three other contests. The
Clifton brothers won q double
header, defeating the Mar.
deIIes, 10 to 0, and the Y
Flashes, 10 to 8 while the St.
Stephens nOsed out the Acmes,
Z to 6.
There were several indepen.
dent games Of note. The st.
Mary's Celtics literally swamped
the Union Printers. 18 to 8. while
the Washington Red Sox took
the Hyattsville A. C. into camp.
10 to z. The Saks Clothiers be-
gan another winning streak Dy
scoring over the Vienna Firemen,
8 to 4; the District Grocers de-
feated Cabin John. is to S: the
Army MedicoS outSlugged the
washington Cadillacs, 10 to z,
and the Silver Spring Giants de-
feated the Kensington HowitZers.
II to 2, in other games
There we're more games. more
victories. more losses. and than
some. but-we bow % My. space.