Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-20
nine MADE FACTOR
BY CLEVER HURLER
If He Is: Fright" Team Will
Be in Thick of Fight for
Week Day Honors.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

4 SIX Mr.. Average Fan what
~ his choice is in the city
4 n sandlot series, which is
scheduled to start on Au-
gust 81 on the South Ellipse,
and he probably will reply some
thing like this: We'll, the Con-
structioneers, guess, but if Riley's
right"
Upon the shoulders Of Leon Riley
who had trial with the Griffmen
rests the major portion Of Commences
burden in the series. Rated club
with only a mediocre infeld and
capable but not outstanding outfield
Commerce was not looked upon as the
team to seriously threaten District Re-
pair Shop at the beginning of the De-
partmental League season.
Riley Turns Tide.
But Leon Riley, one of the cleverest
pitchers in this vicinity, was signed,
and Commerce Immediately made its
presence felt. Riley started off the sea-
son by pitching a no-hit, no-run game
against Repair Shop The momentum
of this victory carried Commerce 10
the flrst-half championship without the
loss of game.
District Repair was too strong a club
70 curl up and play dead. Back came
the Repairmen to win the second-haIf
series, but in the play-ofT Commerce
won two Of the three games-and Riley
was credited with both victories.
Riley has a capable running-mat in
"Shout" Taylor. hut Leon probably will
get the call when the going gets rough.
The !nfleld-composed of Poyich. third
base; Wells, second base; O'Donnell,
first base, and Singman. shortstop-
presents a fair defense but is no great
Shucks at the tee.
Outfield Is Capable.
The outfeld is strong enough for any
city series contender In Heinie Cor
man, University of Maryland player,
Commerce has a strong hitter He Is
flanked by Cody Shapiro and Doc Hess
Ter. jake Lewis, former Emerson and
Business High backstop, is doing the
catching, and doing it we'll.
The team, as a whole. is not the
heaviest hitting club to be in the series
by far, according to this seasons rec
ords, but the Clerks are bent on prov
ing that it will not be team that pins
back the ears of every pitcher to face
it and nothing else that will win the
flag
Boiled down. it's really las Riley
goes, so goes Commerce"
TT was at a meeting Of the week day
4 league presidents last night that It
was decided to shift the date Of the
series opening from August IS to AL
gust 81. The change was made In order
to give the Government League entry
vi ~ IN darfIa Efr nh
The schedule also YVES arranged last
night. Games will be played on every
Day except Saturdays and Sundays and
Labor day. Two open dates also were
named.
The schedule follows:
August 3i-Eldbrooke VS.. Government
League champion
September commerce VS.. Con-
Gtructioneers
September Open
September 3-Eldbrooke VS.. Com
merce.
September Government League
champion vs. Constructtoneers
September Labor day)--Open.
September g. Constructioneers VS..
Eldbrooke.
September s-Commerce VS.. Govern
ment League champion
September 1o-Ccmmerce vs.. Ed
brooke.
September l1-Constructioncer vs.
Government League champion
September l4-Constructioneer VS.
Commerce
September 15-GoYernment vs.. Ed
brooke
September lG-Open.
September l7-Eldbrooke vs.. Con-
Structioneers.
September I3-GoYernment League
champion vs.. Commerce.