Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Team Standing.
Fifth Baptist Beat Foundry

Surprise No. L of the 1906 season of the
church League was sprung on that fear
some, carefully selected bunch of ex-
tourth Presbyterian and ex-M. p c. tai
ent. The winners In Section B last wear
the Fifth Baptist team, simply swept the
alI-star combination off its feet-in fact
they hoisted them so far off their pedestals
that the fans were given Il real genlIina
aeronautlc exhibition. Those wise ones
VINO knew what the individual PLAYERS of
Foundry could do as well as the nlavers
themselves expected every Inning that there
would be an avalanche OF runs to offset HE
run-getting streak Of the Baptists, but
after the third inning they woke M to the
faet, as one of the Foundry players ex-
pressed II, that they were " being fought TO
hmsh. And the better the followers of
John played the game the higher scared
the Foundry airshp.
Despite Capt Kings pleas and exborta-
tions TO his amazed embryonic Scha5y's
Lajoies. Bradleys ct al. the tide of hattie
did not change, and ere the big balloon
came to earth the former Section b stars
had played the pick of Section A to
standstill.
With Scheckells. who twirled such an ex-
ceHent game against Calvary on the OPEN
ing day. as well as the former Gunton star
Hutchinson, on the bench, Capt Charles
elected 10 try out one Keiffer. who came
heralded as three-tine winner that had
never been invited TO occupy the center of
the diamond.
a little over one inning got KfefYer the
'23 Sign. and Scheckells took I'D the
cause. ''SchecK' punched the next man UP
and the Foundrys adherents took ham
merlock on hope and cheered Justify. But
Johnny could not do 1t all. Capt King
would get the steering gear OF the ait-
going schooner mixed and there was moth
ing doing for tho Foundryites but an igno-
mlnious defeat.
Hester, twirler without local fame, won
his spurs in his initial appearance. All
Foundrys yociferous coaching and kidding
failed to worry him, and he worked along
cooliy and effectively, keeping his head
WELL and the hits scattered Strikeouts do
not always tell the story OF ball game
Scheckells had seven and Kieffer two. but
Hester with only one. won his game
Scheckells pitched an excellent game
equally as gooe as Hester but Foundry's
errors were not only most inopportune but
very costly-Warman's In the final inning
especially, when two bad throws Melted
three runs.
In the fourth inning Foundry's stars be-
came terrestrial inhabitants long enough
to tie up the score: but in the following
round they threw off all ballast and went
into the clouds In this inning singles by
McKenney and Woodward. Sheckelis long
fly out to right and pair of Wild pitches
by Hester chased two men over the rubber.
Then came the nightmare in the fifth
Evans singled to right. Easy chances by
Derrick and Hester were turned into field
ers' choices by Warman's erratic and inef-
fectiYe attempts 70 mead OF runners at tbs
plate and second. These. on top of Vaughn s
error. netted three runs. Hurley famed
]. Elicit was safe on Atchfson's wild heave
over first. scoring Wood. who had also
reached first by the choice route With
only one out and darkness coming on. Elicit
allowed himself to die at second ana Nc
Knight struck out gracefully Foundry
made despairfng and game effort to tie III,
the game and win It, but the Baptists were
on their toes and King wss the only man
over the rubber. on choice Acker's error
and Woodwards third hit OF the game
Woodward contributed the sticking fea-