The Washington times., 1930-06-05
PRATT VISIONS
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BY GARRETT WATERS

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"The Columbia Heights nine is
going to be heard from all year,
states Pete Pratt, manager, who
sees his players bringing home
the District unlimited champion
ship of the Capital City League.
81 don't see any reason
why we won't" continues
Pratt. ct isn't like we
haven't got the material and
were just making an mex
perienced start. We have the
material and teams will real
ize it in a little while. And
we're familiar with league
baseball, too, as all of our
players have seen service with
teams of other years. Bring
ing a combination of capable
players together, such as we
have, is my reason for think
ing the championship will be
ours"
So states Pete Pratt, who
should know his team If any
manager knows. And the Co
lumbia Heights tossers have
fine opportunity to grab the
championship. When Pete says
he has experienced ball players
he's right. Every member on the
roster is a player Of note.
The fact of the matter is, the
Columbia Heights Tossers are
m ade up mostly of former
Auth players, the collection Of
ball tossers who went to the
finals in the District unlimited
championships two years ago,
losing out to the old George
town Athletic Club in the play
off.
Bill Sanderson piloted those
youngsters then. Now, with Bill
on the sldelines by virtue OF
retirement from the diamond,
Pete Pratt is the manager. Pete
hopes to duplicate Sanderson's S
feat of directing the same play
ers to the top. He might, at
that.
The Columbia Heights toss
ers are fortunate in having
these fermer Auth players.
If they didn't have them,
then the Columbia Heights
section of the city would have
just an ordinary baseball
team. Dick Keefer, Cody
Shapiro and Buck KilrO- COM
prise the outfield-and who
has not heard of this trio?
Then there is Dutch Rupert,
who plays third base; Harry
Wiltshire, short stop; Bill Heany,
first base, and Edward Miller
and Joe Hamilton, who divide
it out at second base.
jake Lewis, Business High
School star, is part of the catch
ing staff, which includes Monk
Fraser, probably the most pop
ular and capable catcher around
the sandlots. Fraser. earlier in
his career, had trial with the
New York Giants, while he has
played with love- league teams
since then.
The pitching staff is headed
by Reds Rhodes, who once played
on the senior Auth team, while
Hymie Newman, Ellis Goodman
and Doc Baker round out the
department.. Goodm n is the
captain of the team.
Columbia Heights has won
10 of II games for the sea-
son, including victories over
the Burroughs, WOOdmen OF
the World, Hyattsville All
Stars, Del Ray A. c., Army
War College, Army MedicOs,
Coast Guard, Bethesda Fire
men, Foxall Heights and
Army Headquarters.
This Pete Pratt is the individ-
ual who organized and led the
Pratt's Whirlwinds to the 145-
pound basketball championship
last year. That he is capable of
managing the Columbia Heights
nine can be taken from the fact
that he has organized and led
two other teams to successful
seasons in various sports. The
Central A. c. and Stadium clubs
were under his tutelage.
The Columbia Heights nine is
under the sponsorship of the Co.
lumbia Heights Business Mems
Association. B. A. Levitan is
president of the association, with
the baseball committee compris-
ing Louis r. Gottlieb chairman;
and Julius Rosenfeld, R. Lawman
and J. Qfano.