Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
FRENCH|ESFOOLED
BY TAK0MA TIGERS
SandIot Champs Beaten, 8-6,
in Struggle to Remain
on Top.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

TIME Howard A. French ball play
erS, who won the city cham
pionShip last year under the
colors of the Georgetown A. c.,
are in for a struggle if they hope to
keep it.
Anyhow, this much was indicated
when the Trenches dropped an 8-6 de-
cision to the Takoma Tigers in holly
contested battle at Silver Spring.
BY the same token the Tigers proved
themselves a serious threat for the title.
They showed lots of power in coming
from behind to surprise Bill Flester's
gang.
Garrett Waters started Lefty David
son, Emerson pitcher for the Tigers.
Lefty had plenty of stuff and with bet
ter support might have gone the route.
Fee Collier, peppery French catcher,
cracked out three hits in his first three
trips to the plate, walked on the fourth
and famed on his last.
Wolfe Defes Jinx.
Wee Willie Wolfe, who played second
base for the FrenchieS seems to be haV-
ing more than his share of hard luck.
Shifted from third base to second be-
cause of a sore arm, Wolfe hurt his
leg and was removed in favor of
pinch runner every time he got on base
yesterday.
His injuries however, didn't hurt his
batting eye, for he smacked two
Dagger and single besides handling
several difficult chances in the field.
A little controversy held up the game
in the eighth inning, when the Trenches
disputed a decision made by the umpire
on three-base hit by Larry Williams
of the Tigers. The French team thought
it was foul ball, the umpire said it
was fair; so Williams stayed on third.
incidentally, this hit accounted for the
| two-run margin which enabled the IT.
gers to win the game.
Jimmie Munroe, former Eastern High
| luminary, broke into the Takoma Tiger
| lineup in the eighth inning as a pinch
hitter. He struck out.
The Mount Rainier team, which took
terrific drubbing at the hands of the
Northerns in a practice game week
ago. seems to have found itself.
With Willie Andrews. veteran sandlot
manager as the pilot and with several
members of the National Circles in its
| lineup, Mount Rainier won its opening
game, defeating the strong Phoenix
A. c.. to 6.
Dave Gibson, hard-hitting Phoenix
shortstop, was stopped cold by quartet
of Mount Rainier pitchers.
Boosters of the Northern A. c. are
predicting that this team will succeed
| Bill FleSters French Club as city
champion. The Northerns will open
their season next Sunday in Balti-
more when they engage the Hagers-
! town team of the Blue Ridge League
| at Bugle Field Either Bob Pollen or
Red Rhodes will pitch for the North
ems. while Joe Tucci, one of the most
versatile players in the city, will catch.
Ralph Young, former Tech High
field in the Chevy Chase Gray'S line
up because of his consistently heavy
hitting.
The Aztecs and the Tile Settlers
today when they clash at o'clock at
Monument Diamond No. 4.
little ball club that boasts of
real murderers row is the Comet Pee
wees. In the four games they have
played this season, the Comets have
batted across Ga runs. They won thrs,
of the games and dropped one, the
latter to the MontroSe PeewseS.
The Rock Island team of the Mil
lion Dollar League is proving quite
popular with District sandlotters. Dick
Wingate and Eddie Ault have joined