Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
TRINITY LEADS IN
POST-SEAS0N RACE
Defeats Bethany in a Close and
Exciting Battle of the Pitch
ers Before Large Crowd.
Standing Of the Teams.

"
Trinity, champion Of the Marquette
League, and Bethany Baptist, which won
a like title in the East Washington Sunday
School League, pitted their skill against
each other at National Park yesterday in
the third game of the series to decide the
interleague championship of Washington,
and the laurel of victory went to Trinity by
the narrow margin of 4 to 8. BY winning
Trinity now leads Aloysius by one game
for the leadership.
The battle was at all times fought with
interest that has never been surpassed in
the annals of amateur base ball in the
National Capital. 1t was always close and
the result continually in doubt.
From the outset 1t was readily seen that
the game would resolve itself into pitch
ers' battle Of high merit between "Rube"
Clark and Lefty" Wooden. Bethanys
young and diminutive southpaw held the
hard-hitting Trinity band to lone single
in the first five innings and melted out
eight strIkeouts in the first four sessions.
Wooden got bad start, as Mess, the first
batter to face him, laced a single over
short. and raced all the way to third on
Hughes sacrifice hit. But Ness was ma
rooned at the third station, as Heinrich
and Clark fell victims by the strike-out
route. In the second Wooden sent the last
two men who faced him back to the bench
whipped the first batter up in the third,
and in the fourth disposed of Heinrich,
Clark and King In succession by striking
them out after Hughes had got as far as
third on base on balls a steal and a
passed ball. Pitching of a more sensational
nature is seldom witnessed IN any kind of
company.
Clark, always cool and resourceful was
also in an exceptionally good stride, blank
Ing the Sunday School champs for seven
innings and being touched up for but six
hits, two coming in only one round
Both teams kept abreast of the twirlers
by frequently pulling off fast fielding
catches ana stops that brought rounds Of
cheers from the large crowd which filled
the grandstand. Harry Zanelu. LIE Mat and
G. ZanelE starred in the field for Bethany,
and Mess. Hughes. Buscher and Kraft
played stellar roles for the winners. Kraft's
throwing arm has seldom been in better
working order. He nipped four attemntea
steals at second. Hughes, Barnhart Shedd
and Wooden led with the stick, each get
ting two hits.
Trinity Scores First.
Trinity was first to score, Pett,ne +uo
runs in the sixth. Kraft walked and was
advanced to second on Mess sacrifice,
scoring on Hughes raking double that hit
squarely on the left field foul line. Hughes
stole third, and Galliher's throw to lie
Mat was so low the ball got away and
bounded to left field, Hughes completing
the circuit.
Bethany came back strong in the eighth
and took the lead by crossing the plate
three times Rider looked over four wide
ones, and Barnhart beat Mess throw TO
first. H Zanelli sacrificed the pair up a
peg, and Ruiz poled a long double to Ieft
center for two bags, Rider and Barnhart
chasing home Ruiz stole third and scored
on Shedd's fly back of second
With Bethany leading to .. Trinity
did not lose hope, winning out in the last
half OF the ninth. Clark popped to H
ZanelN. Then Charlie King started the
ball rolling with single to center. saib
followed suit with one to the same pas
ture Barnhardt attempted to shut or
King at third but his throw hit under the
runners feet, taking a bad bound. King
came home, tying the score. and salb
moved up to second. 1t was then up to
Ben Sebastian. who previously had not
made a hit. The big Georgetown boy re-
sponded with smack to left center. which
sent Salb canterng home with the win
ming run. Sebastian's wallop was easily
good for two bases. Score: