The Washington times., 1931-04-07

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Furthermore you boys and
young men are going to get
q chance to meet and talk to
these distinguished players, as
well as see them play ball when
they come to Washington on
their first visit, starting April
IA.
The details of these arrange
mentS which The Times has made
for you sandlot players will be
revealed in this newspaper from
day to day, and you are urged to
watch the paper every day for
developments.
Prominent Washingtonians are
going to cooperate with you and
The Times in every manner to
see that Washington youngsters
get the opportunity to play the
game they love most, and to
play it under league conditions
with big league instruction and
supervision.
The groundwork has been laid
for this opportunity to Washing
ton youngsters, big boys and little
boys and medium-sized boys and
young men alike, and every day
now in The Times you will be
told about it.
Among other things, 100 boys
are going to be guests of this
newspaper at the Washington
Philadelphia game Saturday,
April 18.
Free big-league baseballs are to
be given away.
And you will meet the Ath.
leticS and the Griffmen in per-
son, and all in all a grand
summer of baseball is in store
for you-but watch The Zines
every day for all the announce
mentS and profit by this excep-
tiOnal opportunity to get or
ganiZed under the banner of
The Washington Times and the
world champion Philadelphia
Athletics.
The following Washington laen
have promised to lend their aid
to the sandlotters in their forth
coming championships: Edward
Eynon, business manager of the
washington Griffmen; Frank S.
Gartside, chief of the public
parks system; Stephen E. Kra-
mer, assistant superintendent of
public schools, and Richard Ten
nyson, who is in charge of the
Department of Fairgrounds.
Mr.. Eynon, of the Griffmen, ex-
tended to all organized clubs and
teams an invitation to come to
the morning practice of the Sena-
tors and the Philadelphia Athle-
tics on Saturday, April 18. All
sandlotters who attend this party
will be introduced to both the
Senators and the Athletics. Wal
ter johnson will be on hand to
help the sandlot pitchers solve
their perplexing problems.
There will also be entertainment
by the world famous baseball
comedians, Nick Altrock and Al
Schacht. But this is only part
of the extensive program to be
carried on by The Times. The
morning baseball practice will be
fine and dandy-But how'd you
like to stay to see the game.
Well, there are 100 tickets to
be distributed by The Times base
ball committee at the morning
practice. Whether you are for
tunate enough to get a ticket
does not mean that you will not
get one of the many baseballs to
be given out by The Times at the
ball park, Saturday morning, April
18 at 10 o'clock.
Now, all you SandIOtters, how
does the party sound to you?
Better get your teams into
The Times Junior Baseball AS
sOciation as soon as you possibly
can. All of you send your teams
or their m n gers to The
Times office for registration
blanks, Room 4O8. The Times
not only invites but urges all
boys to compete in The Times
League.
But remember if you want to go
to the party you must belong to
some organized team. If you are
not a member of some team
come to The Times office, Room
4O8, with a list Of prospective
candidates from your neighbor-
hood and The Times will help
YOU start a team all of your own
When your team is fully or
ganized it will be admitted to
The Times League. The only
rules that must be rigidlY en-.