The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
CENTRAL IS BEATEN
Business High SmOthers It's
Rival by Is TO 2.
"SHAG" RAWLINGS IEVIECIBIE
stenograDhers Capture First OF Post
aeasOn Series in Three-cOrnered
Tie for the ChAmpiOnship-Ae1e
knocked Out Of the Box, While
Bullock Fares Little Better.

In the first game OF the post-season
high school series. played on the grounds
OF the Sunday school League yesterday
afternoon. Business defeated Central BY
the overwhelming score OF B 10 ?
IN order % allow Central the oppor-
tunity 10 show Principal Wilson that
they had a better al around team thaa
Business, and that CentraFs previous de-
feat was q huke. this game was ar
ranged. Principal Wilson is probably sat
fsfed now that his nine IS not in the
same class with the heavy-hitting Stenog-
raphers.
The best team won- Business outbat-
ted. outhelded. and displayed a better al
around lrnoTledge OF the game than did
their rivals Gould Menefee. the Cen
tral pitcher. was knocked out OF the box
in the third inning. when nine Stenog-
raphers crossed ;he plate.
One OF the features OF the gams was
the way Business ran bases. The Q
streeters' inheld was completely bewil-
dered. Ten stolen bases were ehaIke5
Up against Rheem and aIenefee. The last
named went IN behind the bar after his
balloon ascension in the box.
Look Like ChanspiOns.
BY whining this game Business has .
lead over Central and Tech for the cham
pionship. and unless Unforeseen accidents
/ occur. the Stenographers VIII capture the
much desired pennanI as Dolly GRAY.
the Technical captain. has been declared
ineligible D. the faculty at his school.
and Tech. without Gray IN the box. can
] not expect ID cope successfully with the
heavy-hitting Business crowd
For only two innings did Central ha-s
a show. and rhen Il vas All up with them,
as Business got busy making hits and
runs.
Rawlings did the box work sor the Ste
1 nographers. and pitched a beautiful
game The Blue and White team secured
1 but six scattered hits
/ Whenever the losers showed any signs
/ Of becoming dangerous "Shag'' tightened,
( and there was nothing doing
( MeEefee and Bullock warned Up before
the same. and the former looked 70 have
a chance . pull on a victory 50 he
went on the mound Tor Central
Msnefee Rasted Hard.
Nenefee lasted but three innings. n
which time seven hits were made on lis
delivery. be gave three bases on balls.
and sent FIVE down on srriseS. Bullock
took up The fInging in the fourth
! In the third inning when business
was busy driving IN runs. Whitmarsh
/ covered himself with glory BY smash
ig out two hits. Naughten got the
longest hit Of the game. when ne con-
neGted sor q triple 70 deep left. Fe-
gan. Kezne. and Thomas each got a
N Cwo-baEger-
IN the third round. Whitmarsh led
on with a single TO short left, ard
Immediately stole second DonneIIy
hit a short one 70 right. and was safe.
He then stole second Keane famed
drive. and his single 20 left sent the
two runners home he stole second,
and on making a Try for third on
Rawlings hit 10 Mcdonald was called
our FOR running out OF The base line
Rawlings continued On 20 second oa
the play He then stole third and
scored when herman let Davis drive
get through his legs Davis stole sec
Old- Gregory walked, and went 70
second on a wild pitch Fegan dou-
bled 20 center. sending the two run
single 10 center Whitmarsh got his
second hit. when he singled 70 right
DonneIly was passed With the bases
fun Keane doubled 70 left but was
caught al third trying 10 stretch Il
into q triple. The three runners al
ready on bases scored
NauEhten Hits for Three Basea.
, IN the fourth inning TWO more runs
were scored Naughten tripled 10 left
and scored when HERMAN let Raw
nngs' drEe get away from him
Davis hit 10 Bullock. who threw Wild
to catch Rawlings and the latter
scored Gregory was passed. Fegan
also walked IN attempting 10 steal
home Davis was thrown out. while
Fegan. who ventured too far or first
was thrown cut also Schram died
Rawlings 10 Mcdonald
Donnelly's single, Naughten's base
on balls, and Rawlings safe bEnt net
ted two more runs IN the dfth
The first run for Central was made 81
the fourth With one down. 11enefee
was passed. Mcdonald was also walk
ed Herman fieG out 10 DonneIly
Mcdonald was playing OF the first
sack and Raylings attempted 10 catch
him. Menefee made a dash for third
and Donnelly made a wild throw 20
that base. Menefee scoring.
Business got IFS last scores n the
eighth. Davis singled past second
Gregory was safe on q helder's choice.
Davis going % third on the play. Fegan
hit 10 Thomas and Davis scored on the
latter's wild throw Fegan also made The
circuit on the play
The other run for the losers came IN the
hnsl round on hits by Rheen and Meme
fee and a hy out By HERMAN.