Evening star., 1933-04-10
SANDLOT PLAYERS
HAPPY AFTER TOLL
Make Best of Balmy Sunday.
French A. c. and CeItics
Open With Wins.

n 4 ANY of the Districts sandlot
M ballplayers are somewhat stiff
VI today, but most of em are
happy. They had fine weather
yesterday and got in plenty Of action.
There was some frst-rate batting, too,
and one no-hit, no-run game was in
order.
Calvin Griffith, adopted son of Clark
Griffith, gained the distinction of pitch
ing the no-hit, no-run game, though the
tilt went only five innings Young Grif-
nth was hurting for the Acacia team
of the George Washington Interfrater-
nifty League, which defeated Delta Tau
Delta, 80. He famed 10 and made
two hits. Griffith was an athletic lumi-
nary at Staunton Military Academy
before entering G. w.
Two teams that usually rank at the
top hereabout got off to winning starts
French A. c. defeated the Everett
Waddy nine, at Richmond. IA. and the
st. Mary's Celtics of Alexandria
squeezed out 5-4 victory at Alexan-
dria over the Majestics of Washington.
Behind the five-hit pitching of Bob
Lyon, the French team clouted IL hits,
with Eddie Celliflower Socking one Of
the longest homers ever seen on the
Richmond field and Ralph Bennie get
ting three bingles in five tries.
1t was single by Joe Hamilton,
scoring Doc Dreifus from second, which
gave the Celts their win over the
Majestics. Knight and Hook led the
winners attack.
FEDERAL UNIoNISTS were not SO
J. impressive in opening their season,
dropping a double header to the
Annapolis A. c. nine in the Maryland
Capital The scores were Az and 11-2.
However, the losers used much untried
talent, the idea being to get a line on
the possible lineup they will use in
Departmental League flag race.
Competition in the Capital City
League will open with a single un-
limited class game to be played at night
In connection with one of George
Washington University's contests in
Griffith Stadium. The date is not
definite, but it is expected to be about
May Is. Richard s. Tennyson, league
president, is arranging an appropriate
opening. including the throwing out of
the first ball by a prominent citizen
and other ceremonies.
Though held to three hits, the Ball.
ston Firemen contrived 5-4 triumph
in IL innings over the Northern A. c.
team in the winners opener on Null
hall Field.
A LEXANDRIA FRATERS blanked
"A the Ballston A. c. tossers, TO.
Lefty Scrivener, winning pitcher,
gave up only three bingles.
Hickey got five hits in five attempts,
but his team, the Northeast Jays, bowed
to the Manhattans, in an 11-9 game
Other results:
wheaton A. c., 8; williams All
Stars, 0.
Brenizer, 8; Virginia A. c., 8.
Clarendon Generals, IL; Virginia
A. c., 10.
Goodacres, s; DORA, S.
Colonials, s.; Mount Vernon, 3.
Thompson Furniture Midgets. 16;
Wolverines, 10.
Woodmen of the World, Is; Morrison
Paper Co., 2.
Ed Linke Peewees. Z; Buddy Myer
Peewees, 4.
Burroughs Unlimiteds, 16; Thompson
Furniture Co., IA.
Eastern A. c., g. Clifton Juniors, o.
Blues, IA; Lou Gehrigs, 10.
Northeast Jays are after games with
midget teams. Call Manager Norman at
Atlantic 0481-J between and z pm
Spengler Post, American Legion,
tossers are booking junior opponents.
Manager Jim Hayre may be had at
Hillside 0543-W between and 6 pm.