Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-04

~ NE Of the most puzzling cases
on the sandlots Is the failure
~ of the Union Printers, last
years champs OF the Govern
ment League and National Typo title
holders, to click in their customary
style.
The Printers, though always known
as slow starters, have COMPOUNDED the
so-called experts by their complete in
ability to win consistently and, though
the second half of the Government
League is still in its infancy, it appears
that the Typos will have to fight dou-
bly, hard to reach the top, for two of
their mainStays, Tuck Dalglish, third
baSeman, and Jimmy Dewhurst, hard
hitting outfielder, are on the injured
list and may not be available for some
time to come.
Dalglish, though never q dangerous
hitter, was a tower OF strength on the
defense. Tuck is nursing All infected
foot, while Dewhurst, who has done
much of the little hitting displayed by
the Typos so far, is out with 4 badly
wrenched knee, which he suffered last
week while sliding into third base in the
q. P. o. game.
The Printers, who boast Of the small
est squad of any of the weekday teams,
VIII be up against It, as Mcpherson is
the only utility player that could I'LL
IN outside Of the pitchers and Manager
Ed Lowery and Heinie Webb.
Mcpherson, however, Is not noted for
his ability to play the inneld, so II
appears that the Typos will have to
step along right lively now to keep in
the race.
If the bat Of Nal simons. which
has been more or less dormant thus far
this season. would come to life and
bang EN- out In the customary man
ner the Printers might yet merge from
this slump and have something TO say
about where the Second-half pennant
Is going.
Simons, in fact, is only one Of thu
regulars who have failed to produce
the necessary punch. Charley Hol-
brook, another hard-hitting outfielder
has failed to hit his stride, as has Des.
per, Edwards and Waple. The Printers
as a team, finished last among thu
Government League teams in batting
which Is no way for the defending
| champs TO act.
So unless the Typos make a chang,
for the better 1t Is extremely likel!
that they will have little voice in de
Gliding the winner Of the second-hal
championship.
From the West Washington Baptis
| standpoint the first half of the George
| town Church League Is over and TIT
| championship crown rests upon tn
collective brows of the Baptists.
From Grace Episcopals view, how
ever. there is much to be said yet re
| garding the title. Grace carried on
its threat to be absent yesterday whel
the final game of the play-oh serie
was TO be played as five of its MIN
regulars are out of town for the Fourth
West Washington appeared on tn
field and claimed the only shut-ou
victory Of the league, declaring ttsel
the winner by the forfeit score OF
| to 0.
To some Sunday School League fan
it's all over, but to others 1t just mean
that all the fireworks won't be shot of
today. The rest, they say, will splutte
when all Of the Gracemen return.
It's bad business to let all Of tn
catchers on ball club go on their va
cation at the same time. The Big Prin
Shop found that out yesterday whel
Western Electric pasted the Printers al
over the lot to hang up a i7-to-4 vic
tory.