Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-11
SUNDAYSCHOOLLE
of Section A. Teams.
st. Stephens Handed Out q Big Sur
prise to Congregationals.

st. Stephens Handed Out q Big Sur
prise to Congregational.
At last the unexpected happened! The
race In section A Of the Sunday School
League has been without parallel IN
| Capital City amateur base ball history. Ten
days ago four teams were tied In the games
won. The next day the leaders lost and
dropped to fourth place, showing the first
seasons champion Guntons into the leader
ship. This was not unexpected. as they
were up against the champion Blues.
Games succeeding this panned out per dope
sheets and according to form. Then fol-
lowed Babe" Torney's swat for homer
in the Fourth-Congregational game that
put the champions out of the running.
In short. all the big four" teams took
their last games against the weaker teams.
and put up game fights against their rivals in
the swell quad, until tie seemed so inev-
liable that the board of directors took up
the matter of a play-of deciding on three
games.
But parley sometimes goes through as
ooes lO0-to-1 shot poke his nose first
under the wire once in many moons.
mere was only one combination against
hahS that could prevent a tie-up-that one
went through, and Gunton Temple will not
nave calvary, Fourth or Congregational to
pay on for the championship.
~ II remained only for Congregational to
take the Saints into camp and they got
,he roush end OF a surprise party by the
score of to 3. The Saints have not been
tlaVenng al the fast clip at which they set
out at the opening of the season. and the
game was conceded to be easy for the run
hels-up, as the Saints were not only sun
posed to be Observation-Disclosures being
mis- u, the city and Mcknight out of COM
ms with a crippled wing-but many
also predicted they would NOT he a ia 70
get full team out ~
ao. hey got the full team out; got It "to-
Sc 5u't .t and put LYMAN up for sacrifice
ny me congregational sluggers
ana then came the unexpected ..w,ddv"
.I. over the sphere in only one game
sIas f season. The sluggers looked forward
easy victory. They got neither. anu ''''
beaii. the first man I'D was nasscd IN
ana ana scored. and things looked easy: but
round or was as nothing Gdas doing in the second
knew the hitting ability of its team only
sn smiled but as inning after inning went by
MIN Win ST. Stephens creeping up, and the
times r.ttt ialled to connect at opportune
ZINES with "Waddy's' swift and slow In
ana ana out shoots. the snu,e came off, and
me. began to realize that 1t was not ..all
d Joke. but that Congregational was up
against the real article
Sheckells was also in his hest form and
from the start the game was another bat
ne OF the tWlrlers-one with a reputa ton
asdls1 an unknown quantity and the
proven tWlrler did not have any of the best
or Ii. Both received support brilliant at
tlmes. but in the early innings errors by
mp ana Hayden were responsible for two
s hnoi anu IN ,he latter part of the game
oheckells work suffered by poor support
Chlttenden was the star in the field for
Congregational. his running nd pick
up that started double play being one of
the prettleSt fielding stunts seen this sea-
son. But the work of MCDONALD at first was
revelation to the fans. Nothing equal to
II has been seen this year in the league
re- sor pig chap he Is marvelously fast. and
ne hauled in three wild throws close to the
ground in front of the runner that II
seemed impossible for him even to reach.
ana each time he retired his man. His
great playing practically won the game for
LYMAN and ST. Stephens and Incidental
~. the championship of Section for Gum
ton.
In the first inning BeaH walked Torpev
was safe on bunt to Common. who shot the
chute In the mud. and Beali scored on
kipps error. With two down in the third
Torney singled. stole second. reached third
on Hayden's error and counted on a passed
ball
The Saints went down one, two, three in
the hrst In the second a safety to right
by LYMAN availed nothing, as he was
doubled up by Chit and "Bally" They
scored In the third a pass to Kipp Mil
lers sacrifice. choice and a passed ball
by Hayden.
Congregational increased Its lead to two
in the fifth on singles by Sheckells and Tor
ney and Chittendens long fly to Miller.
This finished Congrega tlouars scoring. al
though they had good chance in the
sS'ciItii Nhcu i vi fty. III ST up. uTOSc SdleIy
past short Torney, while running to sec
ond. was hit by Ballenger's single to right
Chittenden followed with a line drive to
right, but Sebastian flew out to Miller. who
made beauty running catch. and Pom
eroy, who was hit, was forced at second
by Clements.
st. Stephens scored one in the sixth on
Meningitis liner to left, sacrifices by Con-
ner and Hayden and Ballenger's error on
a chance from Mcdonald.
The Saints brought in what proved to be
the winning runs in the lucky seventh"
Thomas slow poke to Sebastian went be-
tween his legs. Willis walked. and he and
Thomas pulled Off a neat double steal An
other passed ball by Hayden scored
Thomas, and Willis crossed the rubber with
the winning count on Hayden's fierce line
drive to center. The score: