Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-09
WITH THE
BOYS LEAGUES

1t was good for the farmers
and it made the temperatures
more bearable for everyone, but
as far as the boys baseball
leagues are concerned, yester-
days rain couldn't have come at
a worse time.
Hardest hit probably we're the
leagues in Arlington, which al.
ready are facing a damned
schedule this week. The Little
World Series" between Kenyon
Peck and Optimist Club for the
l2-and-under h m p lilo n h p
merely will begin tonight instead
of last night, but it's not as
simple in the Junior Majors.
There's real dogfight brewing
among four of the 15-year-old
clubs as they try to complete
their 22-game schedules this
week. 1t appears impossible in
the case of Leeway Range, which
lacks six games Of finishing.
McQuinn's. which was I'M
beaten in Is games two weeks
ago. has dropped three Of its
last four decisions and tied the
other one. The crusher came
Saturday when Optimist Club
beat McQuinn's. Al and pulled
even with the losers at the top of
Northern Division standings,
both with 1873 records.
The same clubs meet again
Saturday at 2 pm. at Four Mile
Run in a game that should de-
eide the Northern winner.
Shirley Food is the likely
Southern Division representative
against the Northern champion
next week in the Junior Major
League series, but first will have
TO dispose of Leeway Range at
6 pm. today at Greenbrier Play
ground. Shirley Food has a Is
a record and Leeway u2-4) is
leading the Southern Division
race.
The Walter johnson Leagues
in the District again will have
Griffith Stadium for their final
games. The Major League series
will be held at 10 am. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday in a best
of-three arrangement. The ma
jors spend today and tomorrow
eliminating region contenders
until two clubs remain for the
championship tussle in the ball
park
The Minor League will decide
its champion from among eight
clubs still in the playoffs by
staging eliminations at Taft
Playground today, tomorrow and
Thursday, beginning at 1890
each day. The minors will play
only an exhibition game, prob
ably Friday afternoon, in Crit
nth Stadium because the ~
year-olds use a miniature dia-
Imond.
The Walter johnson outfit
contained 142 teams this season.
Approximately $500 youngsters
participated in 1900 games since
action began June /.
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Yesterdays game to decide
the Eastern Division Midget
League champion in the Mont
gomery County Boys Baseball
Association was reset for tomor-
row at $50 pm. at Meadow
brook.
st. GATHERINGS took the Gen.
trail Division Midget crown last
Thursday and st. Bernadette's
swept both halves of Eastern
Division II Midgets with a 22-7
victory over Packets Pharmacy
Saturday.
The Takoma Tigers and Pot
ter's Cleaners are the clubs who
will play for the Eastern d.
vision I title tomorrow. The
Tigers won the second half last
week when they defeated Myron-
Cowell, 9-6, on Don Rothgeb's
Igrand-slam homer.
Potter's achieved the FIRST
half championship mainly on
the pitching arms of Danny
Baker and Dan Tragaser, both
Iof whom threw no-hitters, but
the Cleaners team dropped to
third place in the second half.
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Nine major league scouts
were counted at the American
Legion State tournament at the
University Of Maryland over the
week end. They represented the
Senators, Red Sox, White Sox,
Tigers, Cardinals. Pirates,
Giants, Yankees and the Orioles.
Tht 10th inning" show fol-