Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
USUAL CLAIMANTS
OF TITLE MISSING
Week Day and Sunday Loops
Appear to Be Hogging
LimeIight Now.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

since the independent
series, of which the Capital
City League is an offspring,
tlourished some eight or nine
years ago. Possibly the enthusi-
astic observers who are won't to so
tag this season are right-as far
as league play is concerned.
But who has not heard many sand
lot follower query something hks:
"Where are those games that found the
cream Of the Independent or seml-pro
clubs clashinE for mythical metro
politan title; those games that proved
such a magnet that supporters OF the
old Mohawk, Rex. Silver Spring. DOM
inican Lyceum,. Petworth Wonoer ano
Knickerbocker teams would mock 70 the
battlefields, forgetting all else Tor the
time to see whether their favorites had
= look-in for the District champion
ship?"
have "proSpered," memories OF the mp"
Snorting contests for the local crown
that rarely was worn undisputably, pale
the few and weak attempts OF TINS
seasons contenders to get together.
Even last years rivalry for the DIS
trict title dwarfed this seasons. Inc
Northerns, st. Mary's Celucs, WaSnlnS-
ton Red Soy, silver Spring Giants.
Howard A. French A. c. and the Union
Printers scrapped for the semi-pro
championship and even the nnal re-
Sult-some violent arguments between
supporters Of the NoTtherns and Gel
tics-was a Joy to sandlot folk VINO
reminisce days when Walter Beall; Lem
owen, Monk Fraser, Denny Sotnern,
Frank Watt, Frank Mattingly ana Lu
Blue were playing their nsaoS OH 1or
little else than glory.
Today. it has been accused, WASH
ington,s most powerful clubs Maggie Tor
guarantees in other towns, rather tnan
risk a gate" failure here. The Sklnker
Eagles. Howard A.. French A. c., How
itzer Giants, Columbia Cleaners, 81.
Mary'S Celtics and washington REQ
Sox, undoubtedly as strong as those
standouts of yesterday, have been clean.
ing up all oppoSition-but they have not
been scheduling each other.
It ever has been a sandlot custom TO
have. like the raSSling racket, one or
more champions" (the more the
merrier), but the Indifferent attitude
this season, as one sandlot fan put IT,
Takes all the pep out Of the game"
II
Government and Departmental
Leagues but the Georgetown
Church loops two-team derby fingers
on.
Eldbrooke, undefeated in seven games,
has been unable to outstrip West WASH
ington, which has only one loss IN
eight games to mar its record. and
there are three postponed clashes be-
tween these two clubs to be played yet.
The first of these games Will be
played tomorrow, weather permitting,
while the second is down for next We'd
nesday and the third Monday, a. week
from tomorrow.
Eldbrooke must have two of the
three to win.
only four of the flock of post
" poned games in the Industrial
League will be played, but that
nag.
The Constructioneers, topping the
loop with a game and one-half lead
over Lotfier, will participate In three OF
The standing and postponed schedule
follows:
Lof1sr G;..i''.............. 500
WTiaiEhinTton Terminal ........... .f1l
Big Print Shop. ..................'2 -]'O
Monday, washington Terminal VS..
Constructioneers: Tuesday, Big Print
Shop VS.. ConstrucJioneers; Wednesday,
Big Print Shop VS.. Lomer; THURSDAY,
Constructioneers VS.. r. r. 7. M. g. A.
THOSE who named an all-star Gov
i eminent League nine for the first
series apparently think the best
catcher in the league Is playing at sec
end base for the Union Printers-Si
Simons
Anyway. Simons was named catcher,
while Waple and Edwards, also Typos,
got the first base and shortstop jobs.
Latin of Navy Yard was named the
best second baseman, while Mattingly,
Caudle and Bleier, also GunmakerS,
were awarded the mythical third base,
right and left field posts.
Benny Schneider and Bob Lyon were
the only members Of the champion @.
P. o. nine to be mentioned, the lex
pert" committee putting them in center
field and the pitching box, respectively.
The all-star second team had Beck,
Navy Yard, on first; Hiser, Interstate,
on second; Garland. g. P. O., on
short; Homan, Union Printers, on third;
Mosedale, G. p. o., in center field;
Holbrook. Union Printers, In left; Hol-
lis. G. p. o., In right, and Hamilton,
Interstate, as the pitcher.
A HOST Of independent games, In
IA volving for the most part the
smaller diamonders, viii help fur
nish today'S fireworks.
Today's independent schedule follows:
Lindbergh Seniors VS.. Bethesda,
O'Clock, Mount Rainier Field.
washington Red Sox vs.. Frederick, 3
O'Clock, Frederick. .-..
Ross Council, Jr. o. u. "A. NJ vs., Co
1umbia Engine Co.. o'clock, Alexan-
dria High School Field. ,-,. e..
Army War College VS.. Jewish Com
munity Center, o'clock, War, College.
sherwood A.. C. vs.. North Capitol
Street Savings Bank, 3 O'Clock, East
EI1ipSe.
Swift & Co.. VS.. Alexandria Colonials,
o'clock, Del Ray. Swift players re-
fulested To renort at branch house. at