Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-06

Battling for the Athletic Championship
terday's Game.

Battling for the Athletic Championship-Yes
terday's Game.
The Columbia Athletic Base Ball Club added
another tally to their list Of victories in defeat
ing the base ball club Of the Young Men,
Christian Association yesterday afternoon a
It'll street park by score Of Is to 2. 1t wal
the fourth game of the A. A. q. series, and the
c. A. c. boys won easily.
The Columbus presented Leach and DAILY a
their battery and Hoibrook and Callifower and
Rackey occupied the points for the Y. NJ. c. A.
In the first half of the first inning the Colum-
bias were blanked. Their opponents, however,
were more successful. Townshend led off with
a hit, took second and third on Days passed
balls and scored ON Days muff of Barrows'
third strike. Barrows made his base on the
error and stole second. Boucher took first on
balls and CalliAower hit to Fuller. Barrows
was out at the rubber on Fullers quick return.
boucher going TO third ON the play and Cali,
Boucher scored Sanford ended the inning
and rungetting by striking out.
For Columbia OLeary displayed good optics
and went to first base on four balls and to third
on stones rafting hit to right center, the lat
ter gaining second on the throw in to catch
OLeary. O'Leary scored on Halbrook's wild
pitch and Stone crossed the rubber moment
after ward on Rackey's passed ball. DAILY struck
out and Butterworth, who was given his base
on balls, was forced at second by Leach.
Sprigman fouled out.
In the Y. NJ. c. As inning Fuller was hurt
and gave way to Walsh.
THE THIRD.
In the first half Of the third Columbia scored
six times Phil. King hit to short and gained
first on Bouchers error. He stole second in a
daring manner. and went to third on Walsh's
nd
H. King hit for base and o Leary got his base
on balls Stone followed suit and the bases
were full DAILY hit to Boucher and II. King
was forced out at the plate. Rackey overthrow
to catch O'Leary at third and he scored. But
terworth hit sharply to right and Stone and
DAILY scored, Leach and Butterworth taking
third and second, respectively, on the play.
Sprigman hit over short and Leach scored. and
then Phil. King hit liner to third and ended
the inning.
Their than first base on their half of the third.
THREE MORE.
Columbia added three more tallies in their
half of the fourth on hits by H. King and Stone,
assisted by errors of Meyers, Richardson and
Rackey, and two more in the fifth on an error
and a rafting home run done by Phil. King to
the left field forest.
The game was called at the end Of the eighth
inning on account of darkness.
Columbia made 10 hits and errors and Y.
NJ. C.. A. hits and IL errors. Mr. Betz Off
ciated as umpire and was impartial.
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Few people really understand theimportance
of these games and it is not generally known
that they constitute the battle for the amateur
athletic championship of the United States
The club which stands highest in the home
series does battle with the champion New York
a A III md ba vic of hot
series strives for the championship with the
western victor of the A. A. o. Up to date the
Columbias are ahead in the race
The next game takes place tomorrow friday
at the National Base Ball Park. The contesting
clubs will be the ". l.. l. Z. and the {. A. G.
An exciting game is looked for. Play will be
called at 4:30 sharp. Ladies and grand stand
free.