Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
[. A. HIGH LOSES.
TO POLYTECHNIC
GIRLS AND BOYS OF POLY WIN
FROM HILLTOP TEAMS
GAME WAS REPLETE WITH EX-
CELLENT PLAYS
Blue and White Claim Loss Was oc-
casoned by Absence of the
Swenson Sisters as
Battery
Poly 1a, L. A. High 4

Polytechnic high scnool athletes Of
both the boys and girls departments
have the distinction of winning two
championship baseball games in sin
gle week.
Thursday the Polytechnic boys team
defeated the Long Beach nine for the
county interscholastic baseball, and
yesterday the girls won the indoor base
ball championship for the second year
from Los Angeles high school by the
one-sided score of 10 to A.
Los Angeles high school can lay their
!. defeat to the fact the Swensen sisters,
premier pitcher and catcher, were out
of the game, which was the cause of its
downfall.
Miss Mary Browne, captoin of the
Washington Street school, after win
ming the tossup for outs, sent In Poly's
strongest players, she herself taking
the position behind the timber and
playing an excellent game.
Miss e. Miller went on the mound and
twred a good game throughout and
was given fine support by her team
mates.
For the hill top school Misses Bling
ham and Margaret Childs did the
honors for the blue and white, but
through their more experienced knoWl-
edge of the game they were able to
allow more to pass over the plate than
their sisters of the Los Angeles high
school team.
Miss Margaret Childs, the first girl to
face Miss Miller, after letting two wide
ones pass her, popped out to MISS Ruth
Browne at shortstop. Miss Bingham
was safe on first, through Miss Millers
error. Miss Bingham went out, Miss
Browne to Miss Scott. Miss Cromwell
flew out to Miss Miller
For Polytechnic, in the last Of the
first inning, Miss Secore grounded to
Miss Buchanan and later stole second
and third Miss Ruth Browne sacri-
feed to Miss Hardin, Miss Secore scor-
ing on the play. Mary Browne walked.
stealing second on Miss Scholps wild
throw and sneaking home from third.
Miss Grace Carpenter famed.
In the first of the second inning Miss
Wilson was safe on Miss Hardin's
costly error and she stole to second
base Miss Wilson scored on MISS
Miller's wild throw to the home plate.
Miss Scholl walked. Miss ODonnell
was out Ruth Brown to Grace Hardin,
at the initial sack. Miss Buchanan
struck out. Mary Browne jumps in the
air to pull down one CT Miss Miller
high throws and secures it.
In the third inning Miss Hardin sent
the ball out to the weeds in left field
and scored a home run which brought
the fans to their feet with excitement,
waving pennants and making more
noise than two pigs in pen
MISS Miller Ibllleu. MISS 11N1i sun
walked and scored Miss Dawson on the
play Miss Scott, by sending the big
bali to center field fence, scored Miss
Larson.
Ruth Browne was out at first by.
sensational pick up of grounder by
Miss Cromwell. Misses Scott and Sc
core scored on an infield hit by Mary
Browne Miss Browne later stole home,
while Miss Bingham held the ball.
Miss Even hit through first. Here
the game was stopped by Umpire
Brewer to clear the side lines and also
to mention to several naughty boys
that they were at a girls indoor base
ball game. Miss Riley was out at first,
Miss Even scoring. Miss Bingham flew
out to Miss Secore. Miss Childs was
doubled out at first.
During the fourth, fifth. sixth and
seventh innings nothing of sensational
character was noticed in the game.
After the game the winners wers
awarded a beautiful pennant.
The score: