The Washington times., 1931-05-04
WONDER BOYS
. LOSE To
y. EAGLES

more than had been previously
expected. The surprising turnout
was pleasing in many respects.
The main issue being that the
boys themselves had "rip-Snort-
ing" inaugural.
More than 300 youngsters had
their initial tussle with all the
glamor Of big league opening.
Officials and all the many other
things that go toward making the
league a complete success, such
as the balls being supplied by The
Times as well as competent um-
pireS Not only vas the opening
formal in the respect Of playing
style, but the boys reported large
audiences were in attendance at
their games as well.
Now that the league is under
way, it is expected that many in
IereSting games will result.
Perhaps the most interesting
game was that between the
Wonder Boys and the AnacoStia
Eagles who met for the second
time this season in league play.
But the story is little different
this time for the AnacoStia club
reversed the tables by taking a
game after IL innings when the
Eagles pushed across the win
ming run.
Game Close
Although the teams used the
same batteries of last weeks
game the scrap was a much
tighter game.
ROney Bell, the Wonder
Boys pitcher, allowed four hits
but suffered defeat when the
bats of the Eagles connected
for two of the four in the
twelfth.
While the pitcher of the Eagles,
Ernie Weaver, a Southpaw, per
mitted nine hits of which six
were gathered in the first when
the Wonder Boys scored their
only two runs, the left-hander
was far the better of the two
pitching enemies in this return
engagement. The change of
fields may account for the Eagles
victory. The game was played
on their home field, while the
game last week was on the
Wonder Boys field. The score
itself signifies tight playing. With
the battle waging on for IL
inings the winning run was
scored by Clark who had doubled
and was scored on W. Frees
single. This ended the game with
two outs and the Wonder Boys
bested by the tune of to 2.
This was not the only game
played yesterday. There were
many others which were not quite
as tight as this one. All Of the
box scores appear on the sports
pages, so give them going over
and see what your opponent
holds in store for you.
The business of mailing and
compiling the schedules is a task
which requires conSidrabl thought,
consequently the complete Sched-
ule will not be ready until
Wednesday when it will be i'm
mediately mailed to the managers
of all teams competing in The
Times Association.
The problem of playing fields
is indeed a mammoth one. II in
your neighborhood there is play
ing field please let the director
know about it and he will Sched-
ule your games on that field in
the future. This is a point that
shnou1n't be neglected. For the
demand for playing fields exceed
ing the number available by per
haps twenty or thirty.
Must Arrange Games
If you have a permit for any
playing diamond send the name
of it to The Times Junior Base
ball Association and the games
that you play will be arranged
on that diamond.
This should be done imme-
diately for the games of next
Saturday have to be scheduled.
Mail or phone this information
to the director of the league,
MIR. Fitzpatrick, at room 4OS
Times Building.
The umpireS will hold their
meetings on Tuesday nights at
7:3O from now on. At this time
they will receive their assignments
for the coming week. The UNI
pireS are planning to notify all
managers of their games and the
place they will play. This de-
ciSion was made as a result Of
the failure of teams to put in an
appearance when they had a
scheduled game. The officials
feel that this is due to the fact
that they did not properly inform
the players in time. Hereafter
they will call the managers i'm.
mediately after the meeting when
they receive their assignments.
The managers Of the "a" class
are going to hold a meeting
Thursday night at 1880 p. m. The
meeting is for the purpose of
settling the playing field prob
lem Among other things the
eligibility Of players win be dis
clissed. There seems to be some
question as to the ages of the
older boys.
THE games hereafter will be