Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
OUTCLASSED BY
THE VISITING TEAM
Western High School Boys Fail
to Get a Hit Off Schwartz,
the Seattle Pitcher.

| The Inability of the Western High School
| team of this city to hit Schwartz OF the
| Seattle High School team yesterday after
| noon at National Park and the heavy hit
ting of the visitors fairly swamped the
local team. the score being 10 to 1.
| 1t was Seattle all the way. Western
scored only one run. this coming in the
| opening inning on errors. Schwartz, who
used the spit ball. did not allow hit. His
work of retiring the side on strikes, or
| when a man was on base, was well appre-
| ciated by the large gathering present, and
| he was given an ovation. Michael. who
pitched such good ball for the Western
| team during the High School championship
series. ard who had been in fine form in
| the Departmental League. was on the rub
Der for the local team. but seemed to have
nothing, as the visitors hit everything that
came near the plate. driving out twelve
hits. three of which were good for two
sacks each.
When the boys from the west first trotted
out the field for practice a large number
of department clerks from the state Of
Washington. who were in the stands. gave
well supported in this line, and Capt.
Nj ichael especially given the glad
hand
Fine Work of Visiting Pitcher.
A glance at the box score will show what
fine work the visiting pitcher did. He
famed thirteen batters did not allow hit;
gave four bases on balls hit batter; had
two wild pitches. and not one of his out
fielders had putout. The entire infield
retired the Western team in the nine in
nings. Hemenway behind the bat getting
thirteen of them. while Mullen, first, had
eight Martin, at second. four, and the
other two. two each Schwartz was ably
caught by Hemenway. whose throwing to
the bases was Of the features of the
game. Mcclure at the short field, and
Martin. at second, both covered great
deal of ground.
Smith, a big six-footer, who covered the
right garden for the Seattle team. did not
have a chance in the outfeld, but he con-
nected with MichaefS curves for four hits
out of five times up, his last chance being
a long drive to center field. which Fort got
under only after hard run. Two of his
hits were two-baggars. Mcclure was the
next best batter, as he got three hits. Null
len and Heckingbotton each pulled OF two
drives.
For Western Fort. in center. fielded his
position fautlessly accepting four chances
Morse. on first, also did well. Owing to the
absence of Kemp from the city the regu-
Central High School star. who held down
the third corner for the University or
Pennsylvania during the past season. was
on the Job at that position for Western. and
accepted two chances. but could 90 notninS
with the stick.
Radford had chance for a double play
in the fifth inning when with two on bases
Mclean pulled down Hemenway's high fly
and threw home to catch Smith, but Rad
ford let the ball get away from him and
the runner was safe. Schwartz retired the (
side on strikes in the fifth inning.
How the Runs Were Scored.
Seattle went first to the bat and scored q
run. Mullen was safe at second on Hilyer's
error OF his drive Hilton sacrificed. Heck
ingbotton famed. Smith then connected
for a double to left scoring Mullen. Nc
CURE flied to Thomas.
Western got its only run in the first in
ming. Mclean walked. Thomas sacrificed.
Mullen to Schwartz. Fort struck out and
Mclean went to third on-a wild pitch. Mi
Chael was safe on Mullen's error and Nc
Lean scored. Michael was caught stealing,
Herncnwdy to Martin.
Seattle got another run in the second on
an error. stolen base and a single. Two
singles and two errors Melted another run
in the third. In the fifth inning the entire
side had a time at the bat Hilton led off
by walking. Heckingbotton singled to right
and was followed by Smith. who placed one
in the same territory MCGUIRE cleared the
sacks with hard drive to right. Coyle was
hit. Martin famed. Hemenway then hit
high fly over near the right foul line
ford to catch Smith. but the catcher
Groyped the ball and the runner scored.
Schwartz surprised the crowd with dou-
be TO center Coyle scoring. Smith went to
thirt, a wild pitch, and scored on Null
lens single to center. Hilton ended the
hiring by going out. Howard to Morse.
Two hits. q double and single, netted an
other run ir the sixth, which was the last
for the visitors, the local team seemed
to wake up and played better ball. In the
last three innings Michael allowed but one
hit.
The Seattle team leaves Washington to-
morrow for Martinsburg. w. Va, where 1t
will play two games and then will visit the
Jam stown exposition. 1t viii! play u picked
team of the Depar mental League III this
city al Ma ,,onal Park next Saturday after
noon.
The score.
Seattle. Il II o \ f. Western. II q A
Mullen, H. McIean,2b. |
Hilton, 3b. / 0 D l u 1homas3b . 1 l
Hg'ton.lf . % D o Fort. cf... o
Smith, IF. % q o Michael. p. o
Mcclure S. 3 . = D Howard. SIS o l
Coyle. cf.. 0 . o Radfordc. .