The Washington times., 1930-06-09
Of GAME.
REASON FOR
SHOWING
BY GARRETT WATERS

BY GARRETT WATERS
Playing twice a week in the
League is not enough
baseball for the Naval Hospital
nine it seems.
Games on Saturdays and Sun
days and as many as can be ar
ranged on the days that they
are not playing in the Govern
ment League during the week are
to the Gobs who really
like their baseball.
In fact i Manager Dakin didn't
arrange contests his players would
raise the roof of the athletic
headquarters of the hospital be-
cause they want to play ball so
badly.
The GObs must have their
baseball, that's all. When
games can't be scheduled,
practice is the order of things,
and when rain intervenes
then means ard grOans be-
cause of the forced inactivity.
It's probably because Of this
love for the game that the Naval
Hospital tosSers are at the head
Of the Government League pro-
cession at present. Although they
have not won the first half ban
ner as yet, there is every posi-
bility that they will as in the last
few weeks they have played the
fastest ball of the teams.
The Gobs were placed in the
Government League this year be-
cause they were too good for the
Departmental League. which cir
cult they easily won last year by
taking both halves of the Sched-
ule in big league fashion, outclasS-
ing all of the other teams.
Where their path was bed Of
roses in the Departmental League
it has not been in the Govern.
ment loop, as the teams and
games have been better and the
atmosphere different. Once ad-
justed to things after bad start,
however, the GobS have shown
the way, especially in games OF
late where they have reached the
top by beating down all oppoSi-
ton. r....
Pitcher Pete Ingram recently
returned to the team after
being out of town for most
of the season. His presence
has seemed to inspire his
mates to their furious play
the past two weeks. Ingram
hurled the major proportion
of the GObs' games last year
in the Departmental League.
Munson and Crews, the latter
a left-hander, have done some
excellent pitching, too. In fact
these two performers kept the
team in the fight during the
early part of the first-hali
schedule.
Manager Dakin is fortunate II
having a capable hitting team a!
we'll as pitching. In Bing Mlllel
and Ed Grayson he has a pair o1
dangerous sluggers always ther'
in the pinch. Recently agalns
the Union Printers both hit hom'
runs to turn the game into VIC
tory for Naval Hospital.
There are other players on tn.
roster who can hit and field
Shuster, left-field; Roberts, frs
base: Payne, second base, ant
Hawk, catcher, are a few.
Getting back to the pleas
of the players for games
every weekend and days
when they're not playing in
the Government League. the
Naval Hospital tOSSers have
a strenuous schedule so far.
These are on Sundays which
will keep them busy for the
remainder of this month.
Manager Dakin says he's
slowly but surely filing all
other open dates to please
his players.
Next Sunday the st. Mary
Celtics are listed at Baggett
Stadium, Alexandria, in the ben
fit game arranged for Joe Jude
day. The following Sunday
doubleheader has been arrange
with the Buck Glass Compan
nine of Baltimore, and these col
tests will be played at Baltimor
Closing the month, June 20, tn