Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
PRINTERS BEATEN
IN OPENING GAME
Lose Abbreviated Battle to
Navy-Three Other Loops
Also Make Start.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
FORTUNATELY $500 fans

PPROA1MAIELE 1,0UU IHIlS
~ strained their eyes through
~ the darkness that shrouded the
South Ellipse field yesterday to
catch what glimpses they could of the
opening game of the Government
League, which brought together the
champion Union Printers and the Navy
Yard team-for five innings.
Louis Hood, president of the league,
unleashed toss to open the season.
1t was called a perfect strike by those
who could see the ball.
The teams went at it with hammer
and tongs, both pitchers being hit
freely, though Nal Simons of the
Typos was having the better OF the
battle with Lefty Kuhnert of the Navy
Yard team. Then something happened
In the fifth inning. Whether Simons
couldn't see through the gloom that
settled over the field or the Sailors be-
gan to see light, Is question. When
the inning was finally ended, however,
the Navy boys had crossed the plate
five times, which, added to the run they
scored in the third frame, enabled them
to exc out q 6-to-5 victory.
When the Typos missed tying the
score in their half of the fifth Umpire
in-chief "Ping" Purdy called the game.
The Industrial, the Departmental and
the Georgetown Church League players
must have had better eyesight, for they
managed to go through six innings
a 7-to-4 verdict over the w. B. Hibbs
team and the Department of Agricul-
ture defeated the Government Printing
ONCE, z to 2.
Calvary Baptist, last years champs in
the Georgetown Church League, ran
true to form, handing the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian team an artistic 11-to-2
lacing.
While the eclipse may have had
something to do with the darkness yes
terday, there is no eclipse scheduled for
today, and with fair weather, four more
week day league games are on tap. In
terstate and Government Printing Office
meet in a Government League game,
District of Columbia Repair Shop and
Treasury hook up in a Departmental
match, Holmes Bakery plays the Tile
Settlers Union in the Industrial League
and First Baptist and West Washington
Baptist tangle in the Georgetown
Church League.
Burroughs A. c. is likely to cause I'M
limited clubs plenty of trouble this sea-
son. The Burroughs have been setting
fast pace, winning three victories in
as many starts, beating the Department
of Commerce, AZtecS and st. Martins.
Manager Larry Eidsness has rounded
up strong aggregation, including Ed
die Leonard, former Business High
pitcher; Bladen, Reid, Winters, Tracey,
Noyes, Evans, McMullen, Weigel, Filley,
Edmonds, Benner, former Tech out
fielder; Smith, Skinner, Reith, Myer,
Ball and Lynagh. The Burroughs will
enter the Capital City League.
Tomorrow's weekday league schedule
brings together the Naval Hospital,
champs of the Departmental League last
year, who shifted to the Government
loop in place of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing team, and Navy Yard.
The Department Of Commerce will
play the Government Printing Once In
the Departmental, w. B. Hibbs will
meet the Big Print Shop Judd g. Det-
weiler) in the Industrial and Grace
Episcopal will tangle with Eldbrooke In
the Georgetown Church League.