The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
CENTRAL TEAM MEETS DEFEAT
Blue and White Downed by Busi.
ness in Seventh Game of Series.
Powell for StenoEraphers, Holds
Capt. McDOnaId's Men Down To I
Hit. and Wins by \ to 3.
STANDING OF TEAMS.
Business easily defeated cantraI ras,l


Business easily defeated Central yester-
day, at 10 o'clock, at National Park. in
the seventh game Of the high school
championship series. by S toa
Powell had Central completely AT his
mercy throughout the entire contest. Cant
McDonald's two-baeger In the sixth be-
/ ing the only hit that the Blue and White
/ boys were able TO cop of the Business
twirier and the first hit that Cv has
made I'm championship game this year.
Owing 70 the early hour Of tine contest
/ there was E@t me3ger handful Of roo,cr5
out for both teams but they managed to
keep things lively enough to remind one
that he was az a baseball game
The game was slow. long-drawn-out
contest that was seldom interesting and
never startling. The fact that there were
/ no remarkable plays Is what distinguished
it from the ordinary game Of baseball
Turton essayed to do the pitching for
Central and he did not pitch bad game.
He was not very effective with men on
/ bases, but when there was nothing TO
worry him he famed the Stenographers
with remarkable degree Of consistency.
as his record Of fifteen strike-outs goes 20
show.
DonneIy az second for Business put ur
his usual snowy game, and verified the
good opinions that have been formed I'm
regard 20 his fielding
Both teams played "A rather ragged game
in the field Business offending oftener
than did Central but the misplays of the
Merchants We're not as costly as were
those Of the o street lads.
Business started the work Of run-eet-
ting in the first inning DonneIIy re-
ceived one Of Turtons shoots I'm the ribs
and clung 10 first while Davis and Keane
were swatting the air. Hamann worked
Turton for a base on balls. and both Don
nelly and Hamann chased across the pan
when Donovan swattcd the ball 10 center
for two sacks
In the third DonpelIy got a base on
balls and stole second and third, but Tur-
ton tightened up and famed Davis.
Keane, and Hamsnn in a row.
In It's half Of the same inning Central
got one back Powell passed Donnellv.
and VI. Mcdonald knocked one TO Powell.
who threw the bali over Hart's head.
Donnelly going TO third and NJ Mcdonald
continuing around TO second. Turt0n skIed
70 HUBBARD, and Cy Mcdonald lifted one
10 Hamann IN center. which the latter re-
turned too late 10 catch Donnely az the
pan, but which Powell grabbed and threw
10 Keane at third just catching NJ. Nc
Donald coming from second
Powell famed the side i'm CpntraTs half
Of the fourth Hubbard clouted out a two
bagger in the same inning. which was
wasted, as he was caught trying to steal
third
There was nothing more doing until the
sixth, when Central showed one over and
tied up the game NJ Mcdonald reached
second on an error of Keane. but was
caught between second and third on Tur-
tons fieiders choice Then. with Turton
on first. Cy Mcdonald made his first hit
Of the season. a corkng double which
hit the left field fence and scored Turton.
With Cy on second. there was chance for
another tally. bat the best that Richard
son could do was a weak blow 10 short.
which was taken care Of
The score remained tied until the eighth
inning. when Business went in and piled
up three runs and came back in the ninth
with as many more. bringing the Stenog-
raphers' total up to s. Central made a
vain effort i'm the ninth. which yielded
one run and made its score 3. The official
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