The Washington times., 1905-07-18
RAH FOR GUNTONS!!
FOURTH NOW THIRD
LastGame of Church League
Exciting.
FAST PLAYING ALL AROUND
Clean Hitting and Brilliant Fielding
Kept 1900 Spectators on Edge.
May Mean Pennant.
FAST PLAYING ALL AROUND
Gunton, 9; Fourth, 7.

After holding first pace in the Sun
dag School League Tor nearly two
mcnths. the Fourth PTesbyterians went
down to defeat before the pennant as
piring Guntons, and as 4 consequence
row occupy third place,
This game was the last contest of the
regular schedule. and for months the
followers OF the S1mday. School League
have been looking forward to it with
great expectancy. And they We're not
disappointed.
Hard Fought
Seldom has such a hard fought game
Eeen seen among amateurs of Washing
ton. There were fully 1000 people pres
ent, and the almost unanimous verdict
was that the game was the finest ever
played in the Sunday School League
Fine batting and professional fielding
was the order throughout Now one side
would take the lead, only to lose it
later on. It was anybody's game until
Price caught NcKenney's long fly in
the ninth, and retired the side with two
men on bases.
There was a lot of scrapping among
the players, several Of the boys losing
their tempeFS and saving harsh things.
L IS well known that there is q great
rivalry between the teams, but the
players carried i a little too far.
Kinney Fielding Star.
dutch" Kinney, Gunton's star sec
end baseman. carried off the fielding
honors. accepting twelve chances with
out an error. Several of his plays We're
difficult. but l4e handled himself with
the ease of a professional, Gus Bishop
Gid the best work for Fourth, getting
several hard drives in his garden.
Rl1lce Bfelaski Asouitn and Warman
81 -
i've positions,
1t would be hard to tell who did the
best sticlKw0rk. Such an exhibition OF
fine batting has never been seen before
on the Sunday School League grounds
TWenty-SiX hits were registered off
Clark and Hutchinson, most of the
drives being clean and hard 1t was
not thought so many hits could be made
off those star twirlers. OF the sixteen
runs scored, twelve We're earned by clean
batting.
Gunton Started Well.
Gunton started the scoring at the first
crack OF the bat. Asquith hit a slow
roller to Aitcheson and was safe on his
tumble. Price sacrificed him to second,
and he went to third after Magohin
caught Kinney's long drive. Bruce
Bielasl1f banged q clean one TO right
center for TWO bases, scoring Asqutth
Bishop, Aitcheson, Vic Bielasld, King
and Clark hit safely in Fourths turn
AT L1tc bdE. IGlINC OI THESE OllFtS were
doubles. and two errors mixed in re-
suited in four runs. In the third Gun
ton tied the score. Asqufth getting TO
first on a base on balls. and Price, Biel-
ask, and Kinney hit where the field
ers were not. scoring three runs.
How Gunton Won.
The champions went them two better
in their half of the third. but ''Temmy''
Shoemaker hit one into the big field
behind the trees and circled the sacks.
reducing the lead TO one score
Gunton won the game IN the eighth.
Bruce BieIask got his base on balls.
Pop Harding hit for two bases. scor-
ing Bielaski. 'tDick' Woodward singled
10 right. sending Harding TO third.
Woodward stole second. and both run
ners scored on LangIey's single to right
field. The captain registered on Hutch
inson's s double 10 left center Here
Gunton was stopped. In the ninth Cap
tain Kings athletes punched enough
hits TO make one score, but this was the
best they could do. With two men on
bases and two out, MecKenney lifted q
long one 10 Price and ended the game.