The Washington times., 1902-05-14
BUSINESS boys TAKE
GAME FROM CENTRALS
Glossy Contested Match in
Championship Series.
0NE-SIDED GAME UNTIL NINTH
Both Sides Have Large Following of
Pretty Girls to Act as Mascots, But the
Ccntrals Were Not Able to Connect
With the Ball.

The baseball supremacy Of the Business
| High School once more showed itself
yesterday afternoon at Van Ness Park,
when they defeated the Central High
| School by a score OF 10 to 3. At least
500 pretty girls from each Of the schools
were present, and though the rain poured
down in torrents. their spirits were not
dampened and they yelled as steadfastly
for their schools as il it had been a
bright. sunshiny day.
Business has beaten all the other high
school teams they have been up against
and they did not draw the line on the
strong team from Central, which has been
carrying away baseball honors year after
year. Many were the surprised Central
ties when they found that their crack
team had been beaten by nine embryo
bankers
Pickford, of the Business team, an old
warhorse. officiated in the box. and was
effective. The students OF Chaucer,
Shakespeare, and Macaulay found him
hard to hit
Purcell curved the horsehide for the
Central team. but he could not place
the ball in such position that it could
not be hit.
Mr.. Kenneth Proctor, of the Depart
mental League, handled the Indicator
The Centrals got the lat on the toss
of penny, and Purcell led off with
fly TO center field, and was followed by
johnson, who was easily put out by Clear
at first with an assist from Pickford.
Cox Struck Out.
Cox was next at the bat. and though
he welded it in fine style he discov-
cred that there must have been a holc
cut in it. and Mr.. Pickford asked him
If he would not like to go way back
and sit down"
With assurances from the grand stand.
the Business next took a trial with the
and Fitzpatrick hit ball di-
rectly into the first haseman's hands. fol-
lowed by Kenglar. who got safe hit |
into center field. Kerr was not so lucky; |
he tried to slug the leather down into |
center field. but Cunningham, at second. |
jumped and brought the tall down.
Beckett. who was next at the bat. was |
unlucky enough to be unable to land |
anything, and Central again took hand |
at the kat. but. like the first inning, it |
awaited them nothing.
When the Business men came to the |
bat in the second. they stayed until they |
had landed seven runs. In this inning |
Clear made a clean three-bagger, and |
Beckett and Martin each landed two !
Dagger
Central landed enc run In the third.
md Business landed two more. making the /
icore . 10 1. Central tried TO have bat
ing rally in their half of the fourth. hut /
,nly landed two. Neither side scored TN
IL the sixth inning. when Fitzpatrick hi;
he ball over into the right field and made
home run. This ended the scoring Of the
Business team, they having made ten runs
Centrals Find the Ball.
In the ninth inning the Central boys had
batting rally. Crounse led off with
~ to left field, followed by Saow. who
,ot his base on balls. as did Purcell. who !
ollowed him. Johnson followed this ad-
up with 4 hit to right. scoring
now and Purcell. Cox was hi. by tAe
,itcher, and he took his base. Nagoiiin got
hit. and scored Johnson. Bristol fell
owed with a fly to first. and Cunningham
arne to the bat with two mon on bases.
ie was equal TO the emergency and land
d a three Dagger and scored Cox and Ma
ofHn. Peck followed. but got ratified AMI
truck crt This made the final score 10
o . in favor OF the Business High School.
The work Of the FEEDERS of the Business
cam was fine. Kengla made a pretty left
and catch. and was knocked do~i-. but
cid the ball. Kerr also made scme good
atches. Fitzpatrick made one-handed
atch. ard was cheered tremendously ~
is followers. The Central fielding was
ood. tco. Several difIlcclt catches were
iade.