The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-25
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.

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TO-morow's game Treasury rs. Aioysius.
Successive singles by King. Salb. and
Sebastian and Barnhart's poor return
of Salb's hit TO center Melted two runs
for Trinity and decided the third game
of the post-season series against Beth
any yesterday at National Park, to 3.
The contest was one Of the best that
amateur teams have put up in this city
this year, and was thoroughly enjoyed
by the large crowd It was nip and
tuck right up until the last half of the
ninth. brilliant stops and timely hit
ting being intermingIed with just
enough errors to add TO the uncer-
tainty of the game and keep up the ex-
element of the spectators.
Bethany played as good a game IN
the field as the Marquette LeagueTs.
and outbatted them, but chance aft
chance TO score was lost by poor ju6
ment on the bases. Time and ags
did Bethany player get on base. OF
10 be moved down at second by Kraf
sure wing when there was none OF
and the best known interpretations 0
how TO play the game call for playing
II safe and taking no chances.
Then on two occasions a Bethany player
overran a base with disastrous results.
In two innings. the fourth and seventh,
the Sunday School LeaguerS punched Two
hits, but they came to naught because Of
the lack OF an opportune bingle.
WoOdeH's Good work.
Lefty" Wooden, for Bethany, twirIed
a creditable game. Trinity being unable
to do anything al all with his shoots
for five innings. in which period 10
famed eight men. After the fifth he
was not so effective. and il was by
punching hts IN the sixth and ninth that
the West End aggregation pulled the
game out or the FIRE Wooden issued two
passes, and one Of these developed into
run when he allowed two doubles TO
follow Immediately in its trail
''Rube" Clark did the twirling for Trim
! ity, and although he was touched up for
a total Of ten hits he managed. with the
! assistance Of the men behind him, TO pull
out of several tight holes and prevent the
/ Sunday School Leaguers from scoring in
all but one inning.
/ The game was replete with fast and
snappy plays, lie Mat. Ruiz. Hughes, ard
King ali being in the Iimelight
/ Rider started the fray by poking a hot
one 10 Heinrich, who juggled the. ball long
enough 10 enable him 10 reach the fir9t
/ haven in safety Rider stole second, but
was caught going 10 third on Barnhart 5
attempted sacrifice, Clark 10 Mess.
/ Mess, for Trinity, soaked the ball to
/ left for one sack, and was advanced TO
/ second BY Hughes sacrifice. but Heinrich
/ and Clark succumbed 70 Wooden's decep-
| tive shoots.
In the second. after Ruiz and shedd had
+ been disposed of. lie Mat singled past sec
ond, but was left, Galleher grounding cut.
Hnghes TO King Wooden got base on
/ balls IN the third, but was caught going
! 10 second.
Bethany had an excellent chance 70
score in the fourth had the necessary
bingle been forthcoming. Barnhart reach
/ ed first on slow bit ball which Helm
rich could not get over 10 first in time
and took third on "Buck" Shedd's single
/ TO right Shedd pilfered second. placing
a runner on second and third. but
( lie Mat was not equai TO the &C.
casion. his effort being taken care OF
easily by Heinrich and King.
Hughes on Third.
Trinity went out IN order in the second
and third rounds. but in its half of the
fourth Hughes worked Wooden for a
base on balls and stole second and third.
only 10 watch Heinrich, Clark, and King
( so down in order via the strike-out
route
Again In the fifth Bethany got men on
bases only 10 lose its chances 10 score
by stupid base work GalIeher connected
for pass 10 first and promptly headed
for second, Kraft beating him there with
the ball by feet Gus ZaneIli reached first
on Heinrich's miscue. but he was retired
at second Clark 20 Hughes. Wooden. at
this juncture OF the fray. came across
with a single which would have scored
at least one run, had the two men who
preceded him not been retired by their
work on the bags. but as II was. the
bingle went for nothing as Riders effort
resulted in an easy fly 70 Mess.
In Irinity's half of The fifth a short
lived rally was nipped in the bud by a
fast double play. Harry ZsnelH fumbled
Salb's hit. and Wooden had tossed over
three wide ones when Sebastian whacked
singer TO Zanelli. who tossed to Shedd.
who completed the double by a quick
shot 10 Ruiz. Buscher then knocked a
difficult chance 90 lie Mat, who threw the
bali TO the stand, but Ruiz grabbed it,
and, by pretty throw, nailed Buscher
sliding to second.
Trinity broke the ice in the sixth. a
base on balls TO Kraft starting the trou-
bic. After Wooden had passed the catch
er. Mess showed up with a neat sacrifice,
and Hughes caught q swift one on the
nose for two sacks. which scored Kraft.
Heinrich famed and Hughes started for
third Galleher heaving the bali wide 10
lie Mat, which permitted, Hughes to romp
home with the second tally. Clark dou-
bled to left. but was left.
No runs resulted from Bethany's two
bingles in the seventh. but in the eighth
Rider got his base and was advanced to
second on BaTnhart's third hit Both
scored when Ruiz tore off a double 70
| left center, tying the score. Ruiz then
made a clever steal of third and beat
Hughes throw home when Shedd knock
ed a Texas Lacquer TO center.
Hughes single in the last OF the eighth
counted for nothing, as did Wooden's
bingle in the ninth, but in Bethany's half
Of the final inning. after Clark had fied
TO II. Zanelli, King tore OFF a single to
/ center. and successive hits by Sab and
/ Sebastian, with Barnharts poor throw,
gave Trinity two runs and the game by
TO 5.
The Score.
Bethany RHOAEl Trinity. RHOAE