Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-29
PLAYS NAVY TO STANDSTILL.
ST. JOHNS PROVED SURPRISE
TO THE MIDDIES.
Reynolds And Rouse Did Excel
lent Work For The Col
lege Team.
NEEDHAM AND IGILL EXCEL
For THE NAVY.

One at the most interesting games
ever played on the Navy grounds was
| played with ST. Johns Yesterday af-
teraoon, the collegians surprising the
| mldshi pmen by playing them an
eleven inning game with the result of
a tie seore--2 to 2 ST. Johns scored
her two points in the first inning
when Rouse and Carroll both succeed
ed IN reaching home. while Gill and
Ne8dham scored in the first and sec.
ond innings, respectively.
NO more scoring was made after
this. Once in the tenth inning it
looked as If the Navy would score
again when she had the bases full and
only one man out, but Reynolds, who
was then in the box for St. Johns.
pulled himself "out of the hold" very
prettily by striking out the next two
men in succession. Ia the beginning
of the tenth inning st. Johns had her
best chance to score again, when
Rouse, who was the first man no. sue
ceeded ia landing out a hit which
went over the center ielder's head
and looked good for a three base hit
at least and possibly home run. but
owing TO the quick fielding of the
Navy helders he only made second
base aud the men who succeeded him
landed three flies in succession in the
fielder $ hands.
As Il was getting dark at the end of
the eleventh inning it was decided
the game should be stopped, neither
side being able TO call it a victory, al
though the oollegians were encouraged
at the prospects of the team almost as
much RS if they had won a victory
Ladphier, who began the game for
the Navy, proved himself rather wild
and was unable to hold the college
men down. He gave three men bases
on balls and several scratch hits were
made Of him before he was relieved
by Needham Both of the runs came
IN while he was in the box Needham
pitched a very steady game, allowing
only few hits to he made off of him
and he kept these scattered so that no
ruus were brought in by them Tie
had splendid control, having six strike
outs To his credit and not giving any
bases Gu balls. Gill. at short, put up
very good game for the Navy, and
Cohen and Goldthwaite robbed the col
legians OF several hits
For st. Johns Carroll, Reynolds and
Rouse deserve especial mention, al
Though every man on the team played
his position so we'll it is hard to select
the best. Carroll covered a great deal
Of ground and played an errorless
game at third. Reynolds proved him
self to be a wonder and quite "A sur
priss 10 the college men as we'll as
the midshipmen, as no one knew he
was good enough pitcher TO fool the
experienced Navy batters as he did.
Rouse, behind the bat, played a much
better game than he did last year,
having no errors at all marked against
him at the end of the game. He also
proved himself especially strong in
cutting off the runners trying TO steal
second, none of the men who attepmt-
ed succeeding. Wrightson, who stsrt-
ed ia the box for st. Johns, pitched
an excellent game after the first two
innings, but was a little wild at first.
He was relieved after the fifth 10y
Reynolds.
The lineup was as follows:
For St. John s-Rouse, c. I; Wright.
son, w. D., and Reynolds, p. Duval,
H.; Hoover, 2b. Maokie, 5. s. Gar.
roll, 3b MoOardell. (capt)., r. f..
Wrightson, D., c. f. Austin, |. f.
For Navy-Symington, c.; Ian
phier and Needham, p; Stiles, 1b.
Bacon, 2b Gill, S. S. ; Theobold, 3D.
Goldthwaite, /. f.; Thibault, c. f.
| Cohen, f.
Umpire--Mr. Horner. Errors-Havy
3; ST Johns, 3. Great spirit was
shown by the college men during the
game aud after. Individual yells wer,
| given for each member of the team
aud they were the heroes of the hour
| The next game on the schedule is with
the strong team from Penn State oil
/ Friday and very hard game Is ex
peeted, although the team is fairl,
| confident of victory.