Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-02
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Aloysius Wins Exciting Contest.

Game teaey--Atlanttes ~. Southern Railway.
Aloysius Wins Exciting Contest.
Captains Handfboe and Hughes suspend
ed. and a general fight among several of
the players is what resulted from the game
between the Aloysius and st. Stephen 8
clubs yesterday afternoon. the latter Incl
dent having put an end to the contest and
Aloysius being in the lead with q score OF
to 1 got the game.
Speaking Of a crowd. Well, never before
in the history Of the league, or, as q matter
Of fact, in any other amateur league. did SO
many enthusiastic and hot-headed fans
turn out. 1t was estimated that from four
to 1--WE thousand people were in attendance.
After the game had gotten under way not
an available seat could be found in the
grandstand. and those who failed to get
q seat couGhed up their little 10 cents and
made themselves comfortable on the ground
in front of the stand.
These two aggregations have been heated
rivals for the entire season. and that they
haven't gotten together in a bout before
has caused much wOnderment among the
fans Trouble was expected yesterday, and
at the first crack out Of the box and be-
fore the game had gone a round Capt Han
dfboe of the Aloysius nine and Capt.
Hughes of ST. Stephens mixed things
around the second bag. but luckily the fray
WdS QuetleQ DeIOrc any damage was done
Matters went on pretty smoothly until the
fifth. in which inning there was plenty do
tngs. Such rowdyism has never been wit
messed since the organization of the league,
and 1t is the great hope Of every one In
terested In the welfare of amateur ball in
this city that such nsportsmanlike tactics
Will never occur again.
With Moriarity on third and Kraft on
second and one down. Hughes hit one to
Handfboe at short and was thrown out
So far so good. but ball playing was dis
continued from this moment. as Hughes
and Davis. the Aloysius first baseman, col
nded and the fight was on. Hughes made
the second out. and Moriarity while endeav
oring to cross the pan clashed with
Catcher Baggette and was declared out by
Umpire La Favor for interference. The
ball went wild and Herring sauntered in,
tieing the score. 1t was thought. At this
stage the crowd got beyond control and
swamped on the field. and to resume play
was out OF the question. Umpire La Favor
got lost In the crowd and when seen about
half an hour later announced his decision,
making Aloysius the winner.
SO far as playing the game was con-
cerned both teams put up the goods, as
can be seen by looking over the score, each
team having fallen upon one chance. Alloy
sius clinched the contest in the opener.
Hoffman received four wide ones, Handiooe
made scratch. but was out at second on
fielder's choice off Joe Handfboe's bat,
and both men counted when Hurley clouted
one over the heads of the fans In the left
garden. The swatter could have easily
made circuit of the bases. but the ground
rules permit but two bases on a ball hit
into or beyond the crowd. St. Stephens
made its only run in the same round
Hughes stopped at second on w. Handfboe's
wild heave to first and Bishop was hit
Both men advanced a base on Bradley's
sacrifice and Capt. Hughes crossed on
Clark's out to center. Gallagher's double
and Hoffman's single gave the winners
their last tally.
Gallagher pitched a great game for the
Aloysius club having famed seven men
and allowed but one hit. this being of, the
scratch order and was made by Kraft in
the last inning. He was especially effective
with runners on the bases. and in the sec
ond inning he retired the side by the strike
out method Haring for St. Stephens also
pitched good BALI but timely hitting tells
the tale. He was solved to the extent Of
six bingles and famed three batsmen.