The Washington times., 1937-10-23
Community Center Starts
SOftball League Tonight
s Teams Will
Compete for
Trophy
AT TECH GYM

''Play ball." an unfamiliar sound
for this time Of year, will echo
throughout the Tech High gym
nasium tonight as the Community
Center's Indoor Softball League
starts its second season at 7:15
o'clock.
The league its composed Of six
teams which will play their op
ponents twice during the schedule
which ends December 18. Double
headers will be played each Tues
day and Saturday night with the
second games due to begin at $3.50
o'clock. october 80 and Novem
ber 81, the night of the Army-Navy
game, are open dates.
Making up the league roster are
SogimaS, winners of last years
title; Victory Post, American
Legion; Bureau of Standards,
Treasury. Y. M. C.. A, and Com
munity All Stars. The curtain
raiser finds the Victory Post and
Bureau of Standards outfits clash
ing. while the other half of the
bill pits Treasury against the Com
munity All Stars. Sogimas and
Y. M. C. A. drew byes but will
make up for lost time when they
cross bats Tuesday as the first
half of a double-header in which
Treasury and Standards face in
the nightcap.
TROPHY TO WINNER
A trophy for the winning team
will be donated by Atlas Sports
Shop, with individual m |
awards to the winning team being
given by the Community Center
Department.
While last years play proved
that many dark horses develop
whose praises will be sung later
on, the league rosters reveal such
well-known names to sports fans as
Harold SteffeS, Ed Todryk,
Johnny Mandes and Pop" De-
Cast, all smoke-ball hurlers who
rank among the 10 best pitchers
in Washington's Softbal, ranks.
OTHER STARS"
Other established sports figures
include Buddy Nau and Mario
Greggorio, -ormer Georgetown
and Central High athletes; Gar
rett Waters, explayer manager Of
the Takoma Tigers, champions Of
few years back, who had a good
part in the development of Jake
Powell; Sid Katznell, who used to
slug 'em for the only Benny Tate
and Warwick A. c.; Morris Bealle,
Dutch Axt, John EiSeman, for.
mer three-Sport man at Maryland
University; Tots Long and Joe
Greenberg, of the "old-timers";
George Jenkins. last years quar-
terback at George Washington
University; Carvel Diller, ex-Notre
Dame diamond luminary; Everette
Lunsford and Tom and Abbie
Clark, standouts Of the local sand
lots.
Schedule:
October %. victory Post vs. Bureau of
Standards, 1915; Treasury VS.. Commu-
nifty All Stars, $3.50; 26. Y. NJ. c. A.
: vs. Sogimas, 7:15; Standards VS.. Treas
ury. $3.50.
November 2, Sogimas Vs. Victory Post
7:15; Community All Stars VS.. Y. N. G.
A., $3.50: 6, Treasury vs.. Sogimas, 7:15; !;
Community All Stars vs. Bureau of
Standards. $3.50; ., Y. NJ. c. A. vs. Vic
tory. 7:15; Sogimas vs.. Bureau Of Stand
ards. $3.50; 13. Y. M. C. A. VS.. Treasury
7:15; Community All Stars VS.. Victory
Post. $3.50; 16. Treasury vs.. Victor Post.
7:15; Community All Stars vs.. Sogimas.
$50: 20. Y. NJ. C. A. VS.. Bureau OF
Standards, 7:15; Treasury vs. Commu-
nifty All stars, $50; %. Victory Post vs..
Bureau of Standards 7:15; %, Y. NJ. G.
A. VS.. sogimas. $3.50; 80, Community All
stars VS.. 7. NJ. c. A.. 7:1S: soginias vs..
Victory Post, $3.50.
December 4, Bureau Of Standards vs..
Treasury, 7:15; Victory Post VS.. Y. M.
c. A., $3.50: T. Treasury vs. sogimas.
7:15; Community All Stars vs.. Victory
Post, $3.50; II. Y. NJ C. A. VS.. Treasury,
7:15; Sogimas VS.. Bureau OF Standards,
$3.50; II, Community All Stars VS..
Sogimas, 7:15; Y. NJ. C. A. vs.. Bureau Of
Standards, $3.50; 1S. Community All Stars
vs. Bureau of Standards, 7:15; Victory
Post vs. Treasury. $3.50.