The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-13
D. e. SANDLOT MINES BEAR OUT GAUZZA'S
Baroni HurIs
ShadyGrove
To Win
BY SID KATZNELL

ny SAD ma \ ACNEAA
Don't you get sick and tired
Of hearing your dad and your
granddad saying:
eyes, that team Is pretty
good, but in my days we had
. team that could spot the.
opposition six runs and then
beat it by six runs"
Take Vic Gauzza's word for it,
and he knows whereof he speaks,
being president of the National
City Baseball League, washing
tons largest sandlot circuit, that
the present-day sandlot baseball
is Just as fast or faster than it
was in the good ole days" Vic
says
"The> present-day players are
better hitters and fielders. In.
fielders Of today have to be
good to field that rabbit ball
travelling through the infield .
mile . minute"
Yesterday the National City
League treated the local fans
with some fine present-day base
ball.
Shady Grove Barbecue, Heu-
rich Brewers and Blue Flames
got off on the right foot in the
second-half series Of Section A
of the unlimited division by scor-
ing impressive victories.
Printers Lose
The Barbecuers, who won the
first half title, thumped the Union
Printers, IL to 5; the Brewers de-
feated an improved Plaza Wine
and Liquor team, 4 to /, and Blue
Flames socked the Dixie Pigs,
Sto3.
"Barrell" Baroni, the fat boy
with the twisting curve, took care
Of the pitching and for Shady
Grove and did q pretty good job,
allowing ten scattered hits. Hill
cary and Harding were the dis
lance hitterS for the winners, each
blasting home run.
The veteran Bob Lyon, who
seems to get better with age,
worked on the hill for the Brew
erS. He was in great form, allow
ing five hits and striking out six.
Howard, Plaza's hurler, was not
bad, either. He had one "off"
inning, the eighth, when the Brew
erS scored three runs.
The Brewers will see action
again today, meeting the re-
vamped Miller Furniture nine in
the Industrial League at S O'Clock
on the South Ellipse. This game
will have an important bearing on
the outcome of the second half
series of the league. The Brewers
have won three games and lost
one, while the Millers have copied
two and lost one.
Walter James is due to pitch for
the Brewers, and Lefty Stevens
will probably work for the Furni-
ture team.
ManhattanS Win
Believing they have a good
chance for the second half crown,
Manhattan Beermen are playing
heads I'D ball in Section B Of the
unlimited division. Yesterday they
played smart ball to defeat D. G.
S., z to 6. =,
Bob Magee, the old-timer, and
Jimmy Garner, divided the mound
duties for the winners. The VIC
tory was the third straight for the
Beermen this half, placing them
on top the heap.
Nolan Motors, firSt-half win
ners. kept within striking distance
bv beating Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, IL to 5.
Nolan has won two and lost none.
Nation Wide GrocerS are today
the first.half champions OF the
midget division as a result OF
their smashing eleven-inning 5-to-3
victory over the fast Versis Prod
nets yesterday morning.
The game was bitterly fought
throughout. The winning runs
came in the eleventh when Jones
and Connolly singled in row and
Ralph LaSSie, Nation-Wide'S classy
third-sacker, doubled to left center.
Both starting pitchers went the
route. Samperton pitched for the
winners, allowing eight hits, and
O'Brien hurled for the losers, per-
hitting 10 hits.
J. c. Flood held on the lead in
the Junior section by banking
Rows Police Club No. 5, 8 to O.
sondheimer allowed the Police
Club only four hits.