Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-06
[. A. HIGH GETS
SEVERE BEATING
PROVES NO MATCH FOR FAST
POLYTECHNIC TEAM
gToMPklNs TWlRLs BALL IN TRUE
MAJOR LEAGUE STYLE
Student of Victorious School Mocks
at the vanquished and Both
Sides Come at Once
to Blows
Poly u, Los ANGELES High 0

mond yesterday afternoon. After the
dust was cleared away the score stood,
Polytechnic II, l.. A. high 0. A large
crowd from both schools was present
to cheer it's respective candidates on
to victory.
Tompkins, who pitched throughout
the entire game for the Washington
street school, twirled major league ball,
allowing but four hits and striking out
six, while his team got nineteen mus
throughout the game. Gault ana MY
ers, who twirled for the hilltop team
pitched effective ball, but were given
poor support by their tielders. In all
eleven errors were chalked up 10 theIn
The playing of Mary" Pierce In lett
garden was also In big league style
and his work at the bat was wonder
full for a boy. out of five trips to pat
he made three runs, two hits, one
stolen base, six putouts and one ASSIST:
Monk Pierce, brother to Mary,
equaled the latter at every stage Vi
the game. He made four runs, got one
hit, three stolen bases, one assist anu
one error. Terry, on third Tor the WIN
ners, at bat six times, made three runs,
three hits, one stolen base and one
assist Bibo, six times at bat, got three
runs, three hits, one stolen base, tour
putouts and three assists. Sixteen hits
were made off Gault in seven innings
and three off Myers in two innings
After the game some enterprlslng
young Poly student ran to ms sc1ooi
and securing a box figured the score
on II and on one side drew a lemon.
Several of the l.. A. school students,
getting next to this fact, charged on
the Washington street school ana en-
deaVored to take away the box. AS
result a small trough house was start
ed by both schools, many blows were
exchanged and clothes were ruined Dv
coming in contact with the dust.
Following is the result of the game
by innings:
First inning
Mary Pierce singles
to right. Price attempts to sacrifice
and is safe on MuMullin's error, Pierce
going to third. Monk Pierce was safe
on Gault's error, Pierce scoring and
Price advancing to third. Monk
Pierce steals second. Pratt doubles TO
left, scoring Monk Pierce and Price
Terry flies to Winget. Dodson sacri-
fees Gault to Winget McAleer pops
to RaWlins. Three runs and two hits
l.. A. High-Rawlings pops to Monk
Pierce. Hirsh out. Terry to Dodson
Spencer out same route. No runs, no
hits.
Polytechnic-Bibo singles to right
fompkins takes free pass. Mary
Pierce attempts to sacrifice and is safe
on first on Winget's error, filling the
bases. Price singles to deep left, scor-
ing Bibo. Monk Pierce pounds air.
Pratt his to McMullin. Hirsh drops
McMullin's throw and Tompkins
scores. Monk Pierce hunts, scoring
MARY" Terry bunts and Pratt is
fN1a
GauIt's wild throw to the initial sack,
Price scoring. Bbo flies to Newman.
-Four runs and no hits.
L. A. High-Winget singles to cen
ter. Mullin fans. Wilson out, bunt-
ing third strike, Howard out Monk
Pierce to. Dodson. One hit, no run.
Third Inning
ytechnic-Tompkins flies out to
McMullin. MARY" Pierce singles to
left, Price out, Hirsh to Winget. Monk
Pierce safe on McMullins errors. Pratt
doubles to left field, scoring MARY"
and Monk. Terry out, Rawlings TO
Winget. Two runs. two hits.
Z. A. High-Newman out. Tompkins
to Dodson. Gault fans. Rawlings out,
Tompkins to Bibo. No runs, no hits.
Fourth Inning
Polytechnic-Dodson out, McMullin
to Winget McAleer flies out to New
man. Bibo singles to center Tompkins
singles to left, placing Bibo on second.
Mary Pierce pops to McMuilln. NO
runs, two hits.
t. A. High-Hirch out, Terry to Dod-
son Spencer out, Bibo 20 Dodson.
vUineet safe on Monk Pierce's error.
McMullin pops to Dodson. NO runs
no hits.
Fifth Inning
Poly-Price flew out to Howard.
Monk Pierce takes three passes ana
steals second. Pratt out, Rawlins TO
Winget, placing Monk Pierce on third.
Terry singles to centor, scoring Monk
Price. Terry prolongs second. Dodson
singles to right, scoring Terry. Tomp-
kins out, Wilson to Winget.
L. A. High-Hirsh out, Terry to Dod-
Pierce. Terry prolongs second. Dodson
l.. A. High-WilSon walks. Howard
hits to Terry who throws him out at
first. Wilson advancing to second and
stealing third. Newman pounds air.
Gault out, Bibo to Dodson.
Sixth Inning
Bibo doubles to left garden. Howard
and Spencer change positions. Tomp-
kins sacrifices Bbo to third; MARY"
Pierce scores Bibo on infield hit. Price
forces Mary out at second. Monk hits
to McMullih, who plays ping-pong
hits line drive to backstop.
L. A. High-Rawlings pops out to
Terry, who makes sensational catch,
running backwards fifty yards. Hirsh
singles. Spencer hits to Terry, who
doubles to Bibo to Dodson, retiring the
side.
Seventh Inning
Terry. hits sphere out for three bases
and scores on Dodson's sacrifice fly to
deep center. McAleer doubles to CEN
ter. Bibo hits to short, Rawlins throw
ing McAleer out at third. Bibo steals
second and scores on Tompkins' hit.
MARY" Pierce pops out to McMullin.
L. A. High-Winget flew out to
MARY" Pierce. McMullin walks Will
son hunts to Tompkins, who throws
wild to second. Howard forces Nc
Mullin at third. Newman fiys out to
Dodson.
Eighth Inning
Poly-Rey Myers enters mound.
Price singles to center, and is out steal
inc second Monk Pierce walks and
steals second and third. Pratt doubles
TO left, scoring Monk Pierce Pratt
steals third. Terry hits along third
base line, scoring Pratt. Terry goes to
second on pass ball. Dodson goes out,
MYERS to Winget Terry scores on pass
ball. McAleer fans. Rawlings and
Myers struck out. Hirsh flies to Bibo
Ninth Inning
Poly-Bibo out, Rawlings to Winget.
Tompkins flies out to Rawlings. Mary
Pierce out. McMullin to Winget.
L. A. High-spencer hits to center.