Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
TECHNICAL WON
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Standing Of the Clubs.

TeehnIcaI.. 1.Deoi Western. $500. 2 2 500
Central. ..--.2 SOL Busfuess.-. 900
Eastern. 2 -So0I
The Technical High School base ball team
won the 1905 championship yesterday after
noon at American League Park. when Cen
trail was downed by score of to f. The
victory gave Technical clean title to the
championship, as they went through the
series without defeat, while Central. east
ern and Western each have foot in the
second position.
The excellent twirling OF Capt. SterZer
and the timely and hard hitting OF the
Technical team secured them the game.
The best the Central boys could do was to
get four scattered hits of the Technical
southpaw. Willis. on the other hand, for
Central. was touched up for ten safe drives,
one of which was triple by Sterzer.
Sterzer was wild at times and his team
mates were inclined to go up In the air, but
they made good when at the bat.
The feature was the fast fielding, four
double plays were pulled or. Bristol. in left
for Central, made fine catch after a hard
run and completed a double play. Chaplin
also made a good catch~dnd completed a
double play. In the batting line Chaplin
led his team, with three hits out of four
times up. Mcdonald pulled off a triple for
his team. Evans landed good double.
ming. In the second Technical secured a
run. Chaplin singled through short, stole
second and third and scored on a passed
ball. Plat filed to Capt. Wills. Carney
was passed on balls and stole second. Ben
son famed Crook was out, Capt. Willis to
Mcdonald. Central got run in their turn
up Mcdonald tripled to left and scored
when Myers fumbied Capt. Willis ground
er, the latter going to third on a passed
ball. Menefee famed. Bristow drew
second hI1
Bristol popped one to Sterzer.
In the third Technical got their second run.
Onutt drew pass and stole second. Myers
famed. Goodman filed to Capt Willis
Sterzer then drove one to the right field
fence for three bases, scoring Ofrutt. Ster-
ger was caught trying to steal home. Cen
trail failed to score in their turn up In the
fourth Technical was banked while Cen
trail pulled Off two hits and one run. Oyster
singled through third Mcdonald was safe
on an error by Myers. Capt. Willis then
hit long fly to center. which Chaplin got
under and doubled Oyster at second Meme
scored. Bristow drew a pass. Bristol re-
tired the side on an out to Goodman.
Technical got busy with their bats In the
NTH. Crook was safe on Benson's error
right and Crook scored. Goodman famed
Sterzer hit a long fly to Oyster and Offutt
scored. Chaplin got his third hit of the
game when he singled to left and Myers
first sack. Central got run in the sixth
Mcdonald was passed. Capt. Willis then
forced him at second. Menefee was given
his base on balls. BristQw famed. Bris-
tol drew a pass. s. Willis was at the bat
with two out when Capt. Willis attempted
to get home by the squeeze play; Crook
interfered with S. Willis batting and UNI
pire Belts allowed the run to score and
the batter to take his base. Asquith then
went out. Sterzer to Goodman.
The last run for Technical came in the
seventh. Offutt singled to center. Myers
was out. Asquith to Mcdonald. Goodman
singled to center and stole second Sterzer
hlied the bases when he was sent down
on balls. Chaplin then hit long fly to left,
which Bristow caught, but could not return
In time to catch Offutt at home. Platt
famed Central got it's last run In the
ninth. Bristol was out, Benson to Good
man. S. Willis was passed on balls, stole
second and went to third an error by
Crook. Asquiths was out Garvey to Good
man. S. Willis then scored on passed ball
by Crook. Evans was safe on Benson's
error. Hunter, who had gone in right
field In the eighth in place of Oyster, then
ended the game when he hit to Goodman.
The score: