Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-01

cen nOleS. Entries TO De accompanied Dy
home secretary's statement of handicap.
Second prize; prize for lowest gross score.
United States Golf Association and es-
tablished local rules will govern. Entries
will close the evening before each event.
They should be addressed to the secretary.
The following is the daily program:
May 10 am, qualification round, stroke
competition. thirty-six holes.
May 80 am, club cup, first round,
eighteen holes; 1880 am, consolation cup,
first round, eighteen holes; 2:30 p. M, second
round, both cups.
May 4-10 am, semi-finals, both cups;
$50 pm, finals, both cups.
The handicap cup competition will be
played on the 4th. Play may begin any
hour after. 1880 am, but must be finished
by $50 pm.
Three Defeats for High School Teams.
The high school base ball teams had a
busy day Saturday, three of them playing
games, and all went down to defeat.
The Easterns met the strong Marine
Corps team on the Metropolitan grounds
and the latter had a walkover, the score
being % to 3 in their favor. Both teams
fielded well, but the pitching of Babylon,
who struck out thirteen batsmen. was the
feature of the game.
The Business High School boys faced the
Georgetown Freshmen and hot contest
resulted, the latter coming out first by the
close score of to s. In the seventh in
ming the Business boys chased four runs
over the plate, took the lead and great ex-
citement followed. The Freshies came
back the next inning with two runs, tieing
the score, and in the ninth won out by one
run.
The Western High School lads went out
to Tenleytown and met team styled the
Boys, the latter being awarded the game
by the umpire by the score of 8 to o. The
score was to in favor of the Westerns
at the close of the. eighth inning. The
HI hoo Foil ad TO tn hot. ho1f Of
the ninth. The Boys then began to bat
the ball all over the lot and tied the score.
Two men were still on bases. with no one
out. when, it is reported, the Westerns
withdrew from the field and the umpire
awarded the game to the Boys.
COrcorans. Defeat Light Infantry.
The Washington Light Infantry basket
ball team was given quite a surprise Satur-
day night by the Corcoran Cadets the lat
ter winning by the close score of 13 to 10
The Light Infantry had been defeated but
once before this season, and the 500 or
more spectators were greatly surprised to
see the leaders taken into camp so clever
Iy by the Cadets Although the play was
fast and energetic, few fouls were called,
but these were for some technical breach
of the rules. The Infantrymen did their
best to turn defeat into victory, but the
Corcorans were out FOR the game, and a
result managed to staye off all the PUSHES
OF their opponents.
Another Victory for Georgetown.
Owing to the fine pitching of Cox and
Fay, the Georgetown boys had another
walkover Saturday, the Gallaudet team be-
ing defeated by the score Of II to 5. Both
sides ielded poorly. seven errors being
charged against eacn team, but the light
hitting Of the mutes kept them from push
ing runs over the plate at critical points.
Cox is a new man. and his showing was
most gratifying to the followers Of the blue
and gray. Nine of the batters who faced
him struck out, and hut four made safe
hits, the other safety being charged against
Fay Gallaudet's pitcher, Rosson, was
found quite frequently, hits being made at
telling points. but his support was respon-
sible for most of the runs The George
town team started off In q listless fashion.
doubtless due to the continuous play of last
week. but the scoring of the mutes quickly
brought them back to form, and as a re-
suit runaway race was made of the re-
manning innings of the contest.
Interesting Indoor Base Ball Game.
Baltimore's Vorwaerts Turnverein beat
the Young Mems Christian Association In
door base ball team Of this city Saturday
night in the locals gymnasium. by the
score of Il to 8. The game was well
played from start to finish, the locals be-
ing ahead at the close of the third inning
but from then out the visitors went to the
front and held the lead till the end. The
visitors made 10 hits and the locals 10.
Speare pitched tor. the Z. n C. A., and