Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
RALLY IN EIGHTH
SAVES NINTH BOYS
Bethany Leads for Seven In.
nings and Then Itch
field WeakenS.
How the Clubs Stand.

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Game tomorrow-St. Paul vs. Peck at 18th
and ID streets northeast. at 80.
4 wild and enthusiastic crowd of spec
tators saw the Bethany and Ninth teams
battle eight innings to a to > tie yester-
day in the Sunday School League. Sen
sational fielding and all-around good work
by both teams featured the contest.
Manager Stokes had much confidence in
Lefty Litchfield and sent the blonde to
the mound yesterday to try and defeat
the Christians, as the sidewheeler has
turned the trick on three previous oc-
casions this season. But yesterday the
best lefty could do was to get a split.
and he was mighty lucky that things
broke as they did. He held the heavy
willow-heaving Ninth Street aggregation
to four hits and no runs for the first
seven innings of play. but in the eighth
and final session he was f1oored and took
the count, allowing the northeast boys to
cross over two runs and even things up.
Manager Loves head work in shifting
his batting order in the eighth inning
saved his team from a defeat that meant
much In la nding the 1909 pennant. Barn
hart was sent to bat for Tommy Harris.
and the speedy little utility man secured
the only free transport to the initial sack
that Litchfield allowed during the course
of the game. Barney pilfered second on
ball that Menefee had difficulty in
handling. Symanoslie followed with d
single to right, and on a quick return to
the infield Barnhart was held at third.
Symanoskie at this stage was taken from
the game to allow Miles. one of the
swiftest base runners in the circuit, to
take his place on the base. Frank stole
second on the first ball pitched. Monk
Walters, who played spectacular game
in the field. but who was very easy for
Iitchfield, was taken out to allow Mar
ceron to bat. Billy sent cloud scraper
to center and Barnhart beat the throw
to the plate. Miles also took third on
the throW-in, but the decision at that sta
ton was close, very close. Quantrelle
was safe al first when Sheaffer, who COW
cred the bag, dropped kidneys throw,
Miles scoring. Moreland. in hard at
tempt to knock the cover off the ball,
fouled out to Menefee, the catcher max
ing good capture of the sphere, getting
1t against the wire near the backstop.
Hands went out by the same route. but
this time the chance for Menefee was an
easy one.
Speed Buscher relieved Symanoskie
and twirled the final inning. After two
were down, one of whom took the strike
out route, he passed Spauldng. The
shortstop took second on passed ball,
but the next batter, Kinney, gave Buscher
chance and was thrown out at first.
AT this stage ii was getting quite dark
and Umpire Hughes called the contest.
The BapttstS broke into the run col
umn in the second inning. Menefee, the
first batter, was issued pass. Dugan
famed. and Dodd followed with a single
to right. Harry stole second. and on
Sheaffers fielder's choice to Buehler
Menefee was thrown out at the plate.
Sheaffer was caught off first. and while
running between the bases Dodd started
for home ard was safe when Salb dropped
the throw. Woodward ended the inning
by lifting foul on the third base side,
which Hands pulled down with one hand
while against the wire.
Bethany's second tally came in the
fifth. Sheaffer opened The inning with
double to center, and was neatly sacri-
feed to third by Woodward. Litchfield
surprised the crowd by lacing a safe
one between Hands and Harris, scoring
the second baseman. Litchfield was out
at second on Coleman's fielder choice,
ard Spauldng died a the plate.
Yum" Moreland tripled 10 right CEN
ter, with two hands down, in the first
inning, but was left at that station when
Hands fell a victim to L!tchfield's
benders
1t was Monk Walters who kept the Bap
fists from scoring in the first inning, and
his play stands unequaled feat on the
Sunday School League grounds. Syma-
noskie walked Coleman. the first batter,
and Jack Spauldings sacrifice put Sunny
on second. Dutch Kinney toed the
plate and without much difficulty lifted
one of Symanoskie's shoots to the far
side Of ID street. The cout was but
few feet inside the foul line and looked
a sure homer, but at the crack of the
bat Walters dug his spikes in the ground
and went after the sphere that looked an
impossibility TO catch. AS the ball got
within few feet of the ground Walters
captured it and made an easy double play
at second, as Coleman was crossing the
plate when the sphere was caught
Dodd made a sensational catch in the
seventh, when he pulled down fly from
the bat of Buehler in the crowd on the
left field line.
With all the bases occupied and but one
out Litchfield got out of a very bad sit
uation when Hands drove a line drive at
Sheaffer and Moreland was doubled at
first.
Symanoskie opposed Litchfield on the
firing line and each allowed the same
number of hits. More:and and Buehler
each got two of the five safe drives made
off Litchfield. The sidewheeler had bet
ter control than the Christian slab ar
fist, as he seemed to be able to place
the sphere anywhere Menefee called
for it,
Both Menefee and Salb deserved lots of
credit for their work behind the bat. The
latter nelded his pOSltlOn IN Srdnu style,
throwing three sacrifice hitters out at
first.
The attendance was a cord-breaker. \
crowd of about 5000 persons witnessed
the contest and the work of Empires
Belts and Hughes met with the approval
of all.
The result of yesterdays contest still
leaves two games between these two
teams and should the Christians win
either of the two the pennant goes to the
Ninth Street Church. but for the bunting
to be carried away by the Baptists it must
defeat the northeast lads in each of the
contests.
Following is the official score of the
game