Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-21
TARS, TYPOS FIGHT
TO GET IN SERIES
Either Will Be Big Factor
in Opinion of Managers
of These Teams.
BY FRANCIS Z. STAN.

THOSE sandlot ball folk who
figure the Government Leagues
champion, no matter whether
Naval Hospital or c. P. O., will
be weak sister" in the city champion
ship series are due to be fooled, take it
from Carl Newman. pilot Of the Sailors
and Walter (''Pop'O Shomo, manager
Of the Printers, one of whom will direct
his club in the big classic
"Outclassed? I Cont think So" saws
Newman, whose Tars won the second
half race in the Government League.
Wait until Leon Riley, Lefty Jewett
and those Eldbrooke pitchers face my
hitters."
IT Is something Of a novelty to the
4 Government Leagues followers to
have their club rated as only a mild
threat in the blue ribbon sandlot event.
For years the Governments champion
always was regarded as one of the teams
to beat, but vast improvements in the
other circuits and the erratic play in
the Government loop this season has
the consensus of opinion favoring its
title holder, whether Naval Hospital or
q. p. o., to be an also ran.
But consensus of opinion evidently
means nothing to Shomo and Newman.
Iney ngure their clubs to be real con-
tenders and mean to prove.
Because of numerous postponements
the loop season was a long drawn out
affair, the second half ending only last
Monday. q. p. o. walked in with the
first series flag and Naval, champion
last year, won 10 straight in the second
series to win. A play-off series will
be held as soon as the G. p. o. players,
Homan, Hollis and Schneider, who are
playing with the Union Printers in the
typo tournament in Canada, return.
NAVAL Hospital and @. p. o. pre-
v sent direct contrasts in types. The
Sailors, cratic on the defense,
have lineup packing a real punch.
Only one of the regulars. Clarence
Hornsberger, batted under 1925 for the
season. Hornsberger hit for .290.
G. P. o. has earned the reputation
Of being one of the steadiest teams on
the SandlotS Its defense is above the
average and in Bobby Lyon, Frank
Corkins, Pete Ingram and Jones it has
well-balanced pitching staff. The
Printers, however, are not the hitters
the Sailors have shown themselves
to be.
In Babe Clapper, Calvin Hull. Rebel
Crews and Lefty Manners the Tars also
have q capable pitching staff. Harvey,
Patterson, Payne and Williamson make
up the Naval inf1eld, with Hornsberger,
Isert, OSti and Thrift being the garden
ers. King is the frst-string catcher.
q. p. O.'s tnf1eld includes Homan,
Harding, Hiser and Garland. In the
outfield there are Benny Schneider,
Bjorkland, Reiman and Mosedale. Al
Schneider Is the catcher.
Before the Typos and Tars start
thinking about the city series, however.
they'll have TO play OF that deadlock
Tor the title, Shonlo thinks the steadi-
ness Of his club viii prove the margin
OF victory, while Newman points to 8
wins over q. P. o. IN the four meetings
they have had this year.
VIIoNDER BOYS and orioles, first
w and second half winners, will face
tomorrow afternoon on the west
Elltpse at ] o'clock in the first game
OF series of three TO determine the
insect class Capital City League title.
The game was postponed from last
Saturday because OF wet grounds.
Jewish Community Center and st
Joseph's mines will face Sunday after
noon on the latter's diamond at 3
o'clock.
Lucky Circle nine downed K. Of c.
toSsers, to 4.
Some teams wanting games are:
Holy Rosary, unlimited foe for Sun
day. Atlantic 2437-J.
North View. unlimited teams for Sat-
urday and Sunday North 3I54.
Potomac Food Distributors, for Sun
day. West 20l3.
Indian Head Cardinals. Skinker
Eagles or Majestic Radios for August
70. Indian Head 101-K-3 after pm.