The Washington times., 1937-08-07
GEORGE'SPLAYS
POLICE CLUB ON
SOUTH ELL|PSE
Team s Are Tied
For First Place
BY SID KATZNELL

The spotlight will flash on the
juniors in the NationaI City Base
ball League tomorrow.
Approximately 5000 dyed-in-the;
wool Sandlot fans are expected
to line up along the South Ellipse
to see Georges Radio and Police
Boys Club No. 5 battle for the un-
disputed possession of first place
in the Junior division. Action
starts at p. m.
You see, these strong teams are
deadlocked for the top position
with six victories, no losses and
one tie.
Realizing the Importance Of the
game 90 | teams are sending their
ace pitchers to the hill. The Ra-
dio aggregation has nominated
Toby" Bright, who twirled with
great success for Western High
School during the recent inter
high series, while the Boys Club
will use RIP" Carver, all-high
tosser from Eastern High.
Strong Lineup
Georges will lineup with
Charles DiGulian behind the plate !:
Homer Sprinkle, second base; Irv.
ing Needle, center field; Hoe"
Leatherwood, left field; Thomas
Simpson, shortStop; William
O'Connor, right field; Dave Ma
loney, first base; Dick Lynham,
third base, and Bright, pitcher.
Eddie Giovannetti, second sack
er, leads off for No. S; Lee Lubsy,
shortstop. follows; Marshall
Jacobs, hot corner caretaker, bats
third; Robert McCorchie, center
fielder, hits in the cleanup po-
sition: Walter Stockwell, first base
man, is the fifth Slugger; Paul
Oviveto, left fielder, is next in line:
Curt Miller, right fielder, is the
seventh man, and Leo MarcopuloS.
catcher, and Carver, pitcher, bats
in eighth and ninth positions. re-
spectively.
At II a. m. on the same South
EllipSe there will be another inter
esting tuSsle. George Deoudes and
Corr's Bicycle Shop, who tied for
first place, with three wins and no
defeats, will fight it out. Either
Charles Batchelver or Jimmy
O'Brien will face the slugging
Cycling lads. Victor Brown is all
set to shoot for the opposition.
Battle For First
Heurich Brewers and Rose
Liquor are battling for the sec
ond half championship in Section
A of the unlimited section. They
are tied with two triumphs and
no setbackS.
The Brewers expect to encounter
considerable trouble in their game
with Dixie Pigs on the South Ell
lipse at p. m. Although the
Liquor boys are favored to defeat
Union Printers on the East EllipSe,
they are not taking any chances.
They are sending Charlie Booker,
their ace, against the fighting
Printers. The N tional City
League schedule follows:
UNLIMITED
SECTION A
Heurich's VS.. Dixie Pigs, South Ellipse.
Rose Liquor vs.. Union Printers, East
Ellipse.
Kiein's Tavern VS.. GOrdon's Cafeteria,
Mt. Rainier High School.
All games start at p. m.
UNLIMITED
SECTION b
New Deal VS.. 26Oth Coast Artillery, No.
]. Monument, p. m.
H. B. Leary vs.. Star Radio, No. 1,
FairIawn, p. m.
White Haven vs.. Cardinals, Turkey
ThiCket diamond, Quincy and Randolph
Streets Northeast, p. m.
Tucci's Plumbers vs.. Georgetown, East
Ross Jewellers vs.. Reads Pharmacy.
postponed.
JUNIORS
Georges Radio VS.. Police Boys Club
No. s, South Ellipse.
Nick BOmbard VS.. j. C. Flood, East
Ellipse.
Browdy's Liquor vs.. Wade Auto, Tur.
key Thicket diamond, Quincy and Ran
dOIph Streets Northeast.
POtw0rth VS.. Police Boys Club No. A.
No. 1, Fairlawn.
Stewards Pharmacy draws a bye.
ALI games start at p. m.
M1DGETS
George DeoudeS ". COrr's Bicycle
Shop. South Ellipse.
Club No. II. No; !, FairIawn.
Police Boys Club No. 5 draws a bye,
AL games at IL a. m.