Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
FOURTH LOST ON ERRORS.
The Temple Reds Apparently Have
Church League Championship.

The Red Birds or Temple, leaders In the
| Church Base Ball League race, scared up to
a higher percentage perch yesterday after
noon and clipped the wings of the fast-fiy-
ing Blue Birds in their flight for champion
ship honors.
AS was predicted and to be expected, one
of the old-time anti-forfeit mania crowds
was out to this game so fraught with
pennant possibilities and which, judging
from the recent performance Of the two
teams, was believed would be brilliant ex-
hibition of fielding.
Neither of the ball-tossing aggregations
lined up as was arranged the day previous.
King doing box duty instead Of Jones, who
took the receiving end on account of the
absence of Bradley, while a general shake
up was caused by Bielaski's non-appear-
ance. Temple was short only one player,
Anderson, whose berth in right field was
capably cared for by Beckett.
The Blues started off badly Burbank los
ing no time in butting into the error coll
umn by allowing Rea. the first Red Bird up,
to start on his trip around the circuit by a
muff of Kings throw after the latter had
felded the slow hit in lightning style. This
inaugurated the tapping Of the Blues sky
ward, even old reliable Magofin joining the
trip to the clouds, and before they came
back to earth the Reds had scored six runs
in the first three innings, on five hits and
six errors, with only one of the half dozen
earned.
Had the Blues given King the steady and
faultless support accorded Fulcher the final
score would have been low one, with
narrow margin of runs, and with equal
chances Of majority for the Blues. as
both the slab artists were about on a par
in effectiveness, each allowing five hits.
King passed three and a brace of Red Birds
wild &~I,~r l.
but Charley offset this by tanning out
twice as many as Fulcher, and driving in a
run with his three-bagger, while "Fulch''
had an OF day with the stick, punching
twice and reaching first once on an error
Both fielded their positions well.
Warman and Jones tried hard to steady
the boys by fast. heady ball playing. War
man not only scooped up slow and hot ones
cleanly, but whipped them to first
with the accuracy Of an American sharp
shooter. and with such speed that they
fairly siZzled in Burbank's big mitt. Bate
man popped fly back of third in the fifth
inning that looked safe. but Billy put on
steam and nailed 1t after long run
Harding and Jones both threw beautifully
to the bases and Pap" watched the run
ners like a cat after. sparrows.
Sindle made spectacular running catch
under the trees in left and both Beckett
and Much pulled in hard chances on drives
into the crowds in their respective gar
dens.
Babson saved Sterne an error by grab
bling the sphere after the shortstop had
juggled with 1t in the fourth inning
Temple started its run getting in the first
innings Rea reached first on an error and
stole to third. Much was passed and pill
fered second. King shot couple wild ones
and both scored. Fulcher and Babson fan
ned. and Harding was forced at second by
Quantrel. Warman was down. pitcher to
first but Burbank received q xfft and
scored on Kings drive into Kenesaw
street Score. 2-1.
The Reds registered two more in the sec
ond. enough to land the game After Bate
man had struck out and Sterne was down
Warman to Burbank. singles by Beckett.
Rea and Much and two errors pushed two
across the plate. Fourth was out on flies
to right, second and center
Temple finished the scoring that counted
In the third. Harding was buncoed by King
into lunging three times without establish
Ing connections with the sphere. Quantrell
walked and Bateman beat out a bunt to
third. Both came in on Sterne's long nv to
left, an error by Rhodes and on Beckett's
run out between first and second
The Blues scored their second run in the
third inning. One of Fulchers shoots
caught Kelly In the stats. but he spruced
up and swtped second and completed the
circuit on Burbank's line drive to center.
The Blues looked dangerous in the sixth
King reached first by virtue of a crack on
the arm. and Jones was safe at first on his
slow roller to first. because Fulcher failed
to cover the bag. Rhodes was robbed by
Much OF three bagger at least on his ter
rifle drive to left Magoffin put one in right
center good for two bags, scoring King. but
Jones failed to slide and was called out at
third. Sindle snuffed out the hopes of the
Blue rooters by hitting at three he could
not locate, and Fourth again tasted the
bitterness Of defeat after making a mag
ntfcent try for the cup by run Of five
straight victories.
Umpire Belts called the game on account
of darkness after Temple had put four over
the plate in the seventh. The score.