Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-18
Observation-Disclosures
Standing of Teams.
Fourth Deposed From Leadership.

Yesterday ended the season of section A
of the Sunday School League. There was
another surprise party in the Mt. Pleasant
ball grounds. and 1t was not only the
players and their rooters whom the IN
expected was sprung. but also the DOPE
mixers and followers of form. With two
teams composed of such players as wear
Fourth and Gunton uniforms back Of
a pair of twirlers like Clark and Hutchin-
son. a lfght-htting and close game was
expected, but, on the contrary. the roar
ing. sweltering enthusiasts were treated to
the greatest slug-fest pulled off on the hill
this year.
And the greatest surprise was Clark.
Hutchinson, on whom has fallen the bulk
OF the twirling for Gunton this season. has
borne the burden splendidly. but he has
been touched UP hard at times, notably in
Gunton's last game against Fourth, played
on the northeast grounds. Clark, on the
other hand, has been very effective at all
times In the few games he has pitched.
having won five and lost none. In the game
which meant so much for the chances of
each in the race. the hitherto invincible
"Rube' got his in chunks from the ex-
champs. No persons were more surprised
than the fans who have followed his work
in and out of the league. none more cha
grined than RUDE and his team mates. and
for reasons best known to the rank and
file of the winners and losers, none were
more exuberant in their hilarious delight
than the Gunton 'squeezers."
Hutch was raped with almost equal
vigor. and neither twirler is entitled to
much credit-it was only that the swat ava
lanche was delayed little longer on Clark
than on Hutch. and that Gunton made up
for its dilatoriness by starting second
fusilade of bingles that knocked loose
Fourth's clutch on the bunting, by the score
of . to T.
After Asquith had scored a run for Gun
ton on Atchisons error and Bielaski's two
Dagger. Fourth came back with rush, sim
ola hxy oh nd oil Ski fU0 ha o.
gers by Bishop King and Clark, sand
wiched with two bad throws by Woodward.
scoring four runs. 1t appeared that Fourth
had won the game in the first inning. and
the game would be very one-sided. but
Gunton fought gamely and in the third
inning a base on balls to Asquith. singles
by Price, Kinney and Bielaski, with Hard
ing's out, Warman to King. brought them
up on even terms. Fourth got two of the
runs back In its half on Atchison's pop to
right and singles by McKenney and Clark.
Shoemaker led off with a homer In the
left field trees In the fourth. but safe raps
by Langley and Hutchinson did no further
damage.
For three innings Clark settled down.
Harding's two-bagger being the only hit
made, on which Bielaski, who had reached
first In the fifth on Magoffin's error. was
caught at the plate, but Rubes undoing
came In the eighth Bielaski walked and
scored on Hardng's second two-bagger be-
tween right and center. Woodward fol-
lowed with Texas Lacquer to right and
Langley put one in the same place, on
which Harding and Woodward counted,
helped along by McKenneys tumble. Hutch
inson drove hot one past Atchison which
scored Langley with Guntons ninth tally.
Fourth made expiring f1utter in the
last of the ninth, but could get only one
count a pair of hits by Bradley and
Atchison. and Fourth had dropped from
first to third place in the championship
race.
The game abounded in pretty plays. Bish-
OPP and Magoffin doing the stellar features
for Fourth. Warman and Bradley also
did good work. kinney's work at second
for Gunton was even better than his pre-
vious good form with that team. He had
two or three hard chances on which he
nearly slipped up, but each time got his
man by lightning-fast work that electrified
the spectators.
Gunton showed signs of nervousness at
first, but soon played it off. Every man
on each team worked hard and earnestly;
1t was a great game to win and a mighty
hard one to lose.
Umpire Belts did excellent work. There
is great rivalry between the two teams
and consequently a disposition to kick"
but he held them we'll in hand and was, as
always. strictly impartial in his decisions.
The score: