Evening star., 1906-09-08
"AGGIES" WON
FIRST GAME
Defeated ImmacuIates in Initial
Battle for the District
Championship.


trict championship was played yesterday
afternoon at American League Park be-
tween the Agriculture team. champions Of
the Departmental League, and the Immac-
ulate Conception team. champions of the
Marquette League, in which the former
came off victorious by a score of s to 4.
Although the Agriculture boys won they
were given a good run for the money by
the youngsters. and the playing of the
losers was commented upon by a large
majority of the crowd of spectators pres
ent. Aside from having one of the strong
est teams in the city against them. the
Immaculate boys. were on several occa-
sions given a raw deal by Umpire Handi-
Doe on his base decisions.
Titus was on the firing line for the win
ners, and for a time pitched a good game.
but in the sixth inning went up in the air.
During the contest he famed seven batters
and gave but two bases on balls. Linthi-
cum opposed him in the box for Immacu-
late, and with better support would have
won his game, as he was very steady with
men on bases. although ne struck out but
two batters.
Best Batters.
Weber. Winston and Rose did the best
work with the stick for the winners. each
getting two hits. For Immaculate Linthi-
cum pulled of three hits out of five times
up. Limberger did some neat sacrificing
work. The Immaculate boys had little
trouble in stealing the bases on Weber, as
he could hardly get the ball down to the
second sack. while Camalier. for the losers,
threw men out on nearly every attempt to
steal. The features of the game were a
running catch by Rose. when he came all
the way in from deep right field and caught
q short fly back Of first base, and Wileys
catch Of a short fly back of second. The
three fielders for the losers each pulled
down hard drives.
The Immaculate team went first to the
bat and Lnthicum responded with sharp
single to short. Limberger sacrificed him
to second. He then stole third. Zannelu
famed and Brennan drew a pass, on which
Linthicum attempted to get home. but was
caught. Agriculture pulled off two hits In
their turn up. which resulted in their first
run. Taylor, the first up, was out Zannelli
to Riston; HOFFMAN, singled to short and
stole second. Weber flied to center. Win
ston singled through short and Hofnann
scored. Wiley flied to Goodman.
In the second inning Gallagher, for the
Immaculates. famed, Moore singled to left.
stole second and third. Goodman flied to
Rose and Rtston popped to Doyle For
Agriculture, Doyle was out, Gallagher to
Riston. Brown was hit. Rose singled to
left and stole second. Titus struck out.
Taylor then hit a sharp one to Gallagher.
who let the ball get away from him, and
Brown and Rose scored Hofmann then
flied to left. Another hit was secured by
the losers Inf the third. but the runner could
not get home. Camalier singled to center,
but was thrown out stealing. Linthtcum
an ont Winston to Doyle. Weber flied to
Gallagher in the third. Winston was safe
on Gallagher's error and stole second. Wiley
doubled to left and Winston scored. Doyle
was out. Gallagher to Riston. Brown went
out, Lnthicum to Rtston.
Two Bagge- for Rose.
Immaculate was blanked in the fourth
and fifth. In the second half Of the fourth
Rose, for Agriculture, led on with double
to left. Titus was out. Linthicum to Ris-
ton. Taylor fouled out TO Camalier. Hof-
mann then took two bases on Limberger's
error, and Rose scored. Weber was out to
Riston The winners were blanked In their
half of the fifth and sixth.
In the first half Of the sixth the Immacu-
late boys got busy with Titus curves and
before the inning was over had connected
Linthicum started the trouble with q single
to right. Limberger sacrificed him to sec
ond and he took third on a single by Zan-
nelli to left. Brennan singled to left and
Zannelli scored. Gallagher singled to center
and Brennan scored. Gallagher was caught
stealing third. Moore was safe on Wiley's
error and stole second and third. Smith
then retired the side by tanning. This
until the last inning. when Smith singled
through short and stole second. Riston and
Canalier both famed. but Linthicum came
IN with his third hit and Smith scored.
Linthicum then attempted to steal second.
but was thrown out.
In the seventh the winners got another
run. Weber singled to right. Winston was
out, Gallagher to Riston. Wiley flied to
left Doyle singled to short and Weber
scored. Brown singled to center, but Rose
went down. Ltnthicum TO Riston. In the
eighth. two more runners got home for the
Agriculture. Titus connected tor single
to right Taylor famed. Hofmann forced
Titus at second. Weber drove a double
down the right foul line and Hofmann
scored Winston singled to left and Weber