Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE


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Next game. wednesday-st Stephens Mt
Pleasant Congregational at Mt. Pleasant
Torney's Home Run Scored a Victory
for Congregationals.
At the meeting of the strategy board
yesterday afternoon at Mount Pleasant II
was decided that the champion Fourth
Presbyterians drop out of the race for TINS
seasons pennant IN the Sunday schooi
League This conclusion by Strategists
Bradley and Clarke was fully concurred In
by "Oriole Johnny Beall and certain
hitherto light hitting Torney. who made
a noise like home run" that Will never
be forgotten by the champs and ever heio
In sweet memory by the runners up IN
the greatest race In the history OF the
league.
1t was great game Of ball. holly con-
tested the entire route. and witnessed by
a crowd of enthusiasts outnumbering the
recent record breaker at the Calvary and
Fourth game. While there have been many
pretty games on the hill this season that
put the fans tip-toe. yesterdays game.
owing to the Importance Of the result and
the neck-and-neck struggle between the two
strong teams. was the most exciting and
thrilling Of the year.
Both teams played the best ball they
knew how and every man worked as though
the result Of the game depended on his In
dividual efforts. with the result that neither
team could maintain an advantage until
the eighth inning.
Although the hit column would not indi-
cate it. the contest was a battle of the
IL fptn of
hits on each side. with Fourth having
slightly the better of it on chance bounds
over the fielders Clark struck out two
more than Sheckells but the latter pulled
his team out of bad places In several IN
nings by gilt-edged pitching with runners
on the bags, Clark also pulled out of a
tight berth in the sixth. when. after two
hits, a sacrific and a pass placed three men
on he famed Stecker.
Although Atchison has one bad error
chalked up against him, his fielding was the
feature of the game. excepting 1orney
throws, mailing two runners from deep
short. and his one-hand relay that caught
Balenger at the plate in the first inning
was ringer. In the third inning he re-
tired the side on assists to King
Sheckells one weakness is his tendency
to wldness, which he has Largely overcome
during the latter part of the season. but it
seemed a though he had got his habits on
again, as he handed Bradley, the first man
up four wide ones without strike. but he
settled down after that, Warman being the
only Blue to work him for pass. Bishop
sacrificed Brad" to second, but Atchison
was down. Sebastian to Ballenger. and Bic
laski famed. In the second. Fourth got
three men on. but could not count. Con-
gregational only got two men on the bags
in the first three innings.
Fourth broke into the column first
Sebastian fumbied McKenneys slow bound
er. King sacrificed and Clarks drive took an
awkward bound over Sebastian's head
McKenney scored on Magoff1n's hit past
Torney and Clark was safe at the plate on
Warmans poke. In the seventh Bishop
laced a single to left that got through
Stecker and scored Bishop. Fourth finished
scoring in the eighth. Bielask singled to
left. McKenney beat out bunt and Bic
laski scored on Clarks hot one to right.
Warman hit a screecher to left. on which
Clark tried to score, but Doc PomerOy
nailed him by beautiful throw.
Congregational tied the score in the fourth
with two earned runs on a single by Chit
tenden. Sebastian's three Dagger. Pomeroy's
teaser to short and Clements line drive
over second Stecker hit into double play.
They went one to the good in the seventh
after getting three men on in the sixth with
no count. Beau beat out a slow grounder
to AtchsOn Torney was safe fiuke
hit that graZed Atchsons fingers, Ballen-
gers chance to Atchison got through him,
counting Beall and placing ''Bally" on sec
ond Torney scored on Chttenden's out,
Then came the ictus to the Blues In the
eighth Pomeroy went down. Clark to King;
Clements walked: Stecker hunted past
Clark and stole second. Sheckells famed.
With two out, runners on second and third
and the leagues batting leader up Foxy
CUTLER Bradley and Sherlock Clark held
dope conference, with the result that Brad
ley planted himself about three feet to the
right of the plate and played catch with
Clark, while BealI watched the perform
ance with an acquiescent grin. and then
trotted to first With Torney up. who has
not been hitting frequently or hard this sea-
son, Clark hoped to duplicate his perform
ance of the sixth inning, but Torney squar-
ed off and. putting all the weight of his
small body into the swing, he met the
sphere on the nose. Like a bullet 1t sped
on and on. far over Magiffins head and into
the center field trees. TOrney chasing after
the three runners over the plate. The
Fourth players and rooters dazedly gazed
at the ball carrying the championship away
from them. the Congregational faithfuis
roared out cheer after cheer as the runs
came in that meant another chance at the
pennant for their gallant team. and Tor
neys teammates nearly annihlated him in
the excess of their frantic joy. The score:
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