Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08

RUDE Clark. the elongated slab artist
of the Trinity team of the Marquette
League was the Napoleon Of the dia-
mond" yesterday afternoon at National
Park, when in the contest with the cham
pion Aloysius team Of the Capital City
League he went into the box in the sixth
inning with big handicap of a score of 3
to against him and he'd the boys from
the northeast safe for the rest of the route,
while his team mates, with the able assist
ance of Ben Sebastian. who was brought
in at this stage. connected with Bernie Gal
lagher's curves and pounded Out victory.
the score being to 3.
The game, which was between the leaders
in the postseason series for the local cham
pionship, full of g!ngery playing
throughout, and the 800 or more specta-
tors who remained through the contest.
during which their enthusiast was kept at
the highest pitch, went away satisfied that
they had seen of the best amateur
games that has been played in this city for
some time When Umpire Billy Belts called
time for the second game, which began
at O'Clock. the grand stand was packed
and the ffty-cent seats and beacherS We're
well filled.
Plenty of Roofing.
The followers of the Capital City League
We're seated the LETT side of the field
and kept up continuous din with their
yells and ringing of COW bells. while the
loyal supporters of the Trinity team occu-
pied the right side of the stands. During
the early part of the game, with a big
handicap against them they rooted earnest
ly until in the seventh and eighth innings
they fairly went wild. many of them jump
ing upon the seats while others threw their
hats into the air.
To Erh. rl iS dino tiro
credit of winning the contest, as his team
mates seemed to take a determined stand
when he started to hold the Aloysius boys
down, and they went tercely at Gallagher 8
curves. Ben Sebastian. who went into
the contest in the sixth inning. the
first man up for his team and brought the
Georgetown rOoters to their feet when he
drove the leather to the new clubhouse in
right center field for two sacks. Again in
the eighth he connected for double into
left field which started the batting rally
which won the contest.
Jimmy Kerr. who has been the mainstay
In the box for Trinity during the league
season. was slated to do the twirling. and
he certainly looked good to a large ma
jority of the spectators. but after the first
inning 1t was seen that he was not ION the
job for the day. as his arm gave out and
the Aloysius boys obtained their lead of
three runs. which looked like a mountain
to the Georgetown boys. RUDE Clark. who
had been covering left garden, was brought
field. This change proved too much for the
Capital City boys, as the score shows.
How the Runs Were Made.
Aloysius went first to the bat, Holman
going out to King Mattingly was safe at
second when Kraft threw his bunt into
right field. W. Handiboe singled to right
and Mattingly scored. Handiboe was
caught stealing. Kraft to Heinrich. Fen
ton flied to Hughes. Mess opened for Trim
ity by flying out to Holman. Hughes sin
gled to center, but was caught stealing
Baggett to Handiboe. Heinrich famed
Davis placed a neat double to left center
in the second and went to third Hess
ler's out. Hughes to King. Gallagher sin
gled to left, scoring Davis. Baggett fam ID
and Finnegan out. Kerr to King
Clark waited for four bad ones and walked
in Trinity's half Salb attempted to bunt
but was out. Gallagher to Davis King
died by the same route Buscher flied to
Holman.
The last score for AloySius came in the
third. Holman came up with a single to
center. Mattingly dropped a neat hunt in
front Of the plate and was safe Kerr then
tried to catch Holman off the bag, but
threw wild and the runner scored. Mat
t!ngly going to second. On the next play
Kerr caught Mattingly at second W
Handiboe walked Fenton flied to Clark
and Davis went out to BusCher.
AlOysius connected for six more hits dur
ing the remaining innings, but the Trinity
boys We're Their with the goods and held
them safe. Gallagher held the winners
safe until the seventh inning when the first
run was scored. Clark singled to center
and sacrificed by Sab. King was out
]. Handiboe to Davis, Clark taking third.