The Washington times., 1936-04-25
SANDLOT FANFARE ATTENDS GOVERNMENT LEI
Teams In Till
Today On
E|ipse
BY GARRETT WATERS

Sandlot fanfare rises to q 'top
the ladder" point of order today,
when two teams get the United
States Government League off g.
winging.
The South Ellipse is the scene,
the hour $3.50 p. m. The teams
are the Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION and the Metropolitan
Police. The latter is a new entry
in the circuit.
Now that fanfare promises to
Guido anything ever attempted for
Q sandlot opening. Dignitaries
galore will be on hand, including
Fred Buchholz, president Of the
league, and Homer Cummings, At
torney General.
Four flagdecked grandstandS
have been constructed around the
field to help take care of the large
crowd expected. Officials will hold
down boxes in these stands.
And to complete the setup two
bands will entertain before the
game and in between the innings.
The Metropolitan Police Boys Club
Band is one, the Holy Comforter
Band the other.
Different Order
A little different order will pre-
vail in connection with the throw
ing Of the first ball. Instead of
one individual tossing the sphere,
President Buchholz will throw the
ball to Attorney General Cum.
mingS, who in turn will throw it to
the umpire for play. This should
be good.
Bill Coyle, popular N.B.C. sports
broadcaster, will be on hand to
give radio fans a word picture Of
all that occurs.
AS TO the ball game, it should
be well worth watching. The two
teams have practiced earnestly to
get into shape and rival managers
are ready to put their strongest
arrays on the field.
Six teams comprise the circuit
this year. Besides the Sleuths and
Police, Treasury, Agriculture, Re
settlement and D. c. Commission
erS have teams.
Final plans for the Department
Store League have been completed,
The circuit, which opens May 3,
will again be represented with four
teams, namely. Kann's, Hecht's,
PalaiS Royal and LanSburgh.
This is the leagues sixth year.
Kann'S has won the champion
ship for the past two seasons, with
Hecht's, the runners-up.
This summer the Hechtmen aim
to get into the title-winning
column or bust! Manager Paul
MeSSink has seen his team come
TOO near once too often, he says,
and sees no reason why the power
1u kann'S cannot be halted.
In order to round into tiptop
condition, MesSink is sending his
squad through a heavy schedule
Of outside games. Tomorrow is
no exception as the Blue Flame
Valet Shop Nine is scheduled on
the North Ellipse at 3 p. m. The
latter won the National City
League championship last year
and should give the Hechtmen all
the battle they want.
Kann'S VS.. Hecht's
The opening days play in the
Department Store League will
find Kann'S meeting Hecht's, and
Lansburgh's tackling PalaiS Royal.
The diamonds will be announced
later.
Thomas M. Mullenberg is presi.
dent Of the loop, j. Frank Brown,
vice president; Harold G. Malone,
treasurer, and Howard Hildreth,
secretary.
An interesting game is sched-
uled tomorrow at Shady Grove,
Md. It's between the Shady Grove
Barbecue and Ballston mines at
3 o'clock.
The latter won the champion.
ship last year in the Northern
Virginia League. Shady Grove is
newly organized, but it is studded
with well known local baseball
talent.
One Of its chief members is
Frank Baroni, big pitcher, who
hurled so we'll for Roosevelt High
and w. B. Hibbs last year. Others
are Dick Wingate, Waverly
Wheeler, the Adair brothers, Aggie
and Blackie, Leo Hilleary and
Knocky Thomas.