The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
CENTRAL Wins OUT
Defeats Technical in Hair
raising Contest, ) to 4
MENEFEE PITCHES WE'LL
Holds Hnrd-bitting Blaeksmiths TO
Four Scattered BingIes and Strikes
Out Tvvelve-Grsx Has an OF Day,
and His wiIdness Results in Sew
eraI TaIIies for His Opponents.

For the first time since 1895, the sea-
son when the redoubtabie Logan Gun
ninghsm won the rag for old Central
High, a baseball team representing the
o street school defeated Tech. an ancient
rival, the fast 1893 aggregation turning
the trick III a hair-Taiser at kendall
Green yesterday afternOon-scOre, 5 TO 1
II vas not until the last half os the
final session that the game undoubtedly
the best Of the present high school seriss,
was decided After a great rally BY the
Blacksmiths, as a result Of general as
censiOn on the part OF the Central team
in the concluding innings Of the game
matters were evened up Up 10 the eighth
session the o street boys outplayed their
opponents in every department OF the
game The team felded faUltlessly and
ran the bases phenomenally. and an easy
victory was claimed by the followers
who were there IN great numbers.
Wenefee fn LiD.eIfght-
Nsnefee. who usually Goes the receiving
stunt for the winners. took up the task
on the mound, and that he succeeded
goes without saying Up TO the sixth
session the Blacksmiths went without the
senblance Of a hit At the end OF the
contest but four measIy bingles had been
gaTnered OF his delivery. and twelve hats
men had been benched after taking three
solid whihs at the breezes- But Two men
reached first on passes. and neither fig
ure0 n the run-getting.
the high schools, ard one Of the best
developed in the local scholastic realm
In many day, was chosen 70 nov down
the Central sluggers- This he succeeded
IN doing, as his delivery was a complete
puzzle 20 the players who are touted as
the swatting contingent Of the Central
team. Rawlings. a youngster who plays
on the second bag for Central, and Rich
srdson. who has been ont since the Cen
trsl-Business game. made four OF the
five hits credited 10 the team How
ever, the star was wild, and 10 this end
several Of CentraTs runs must be at
TiDufed-
Central scores.
Central scored first in the third session
Rawlings hit one through short field. and
was advanced to third on Richardson's
Texas Lacquer over second Thomas hit
a grounder TO deep short: Rawlings at
tempted 10 score, but was nabbed between
third and home. BoUshee hit a sod cut
ter to short. which got By King and
Thomas. and Richardson romped home
before the bali Y as relsyed 90 the pan
Another came the way Of the O-street-
ers in the fifth Herman, the first man
Up. walked on three wide ones Harrah
followed b. bunting the sphere in front
Of the pan Morris threw wild 20 first
II an attempt TO nab the batter. and
Herman reached third. Richardson was
passed. filing the sacks. Thomas flew
out 10 right Gray forced the run over
the plate By walking the next batter.
Tech scored one IN the sixth on hits
by Gil and Falconer. the first hits for
the Blackstaiths Up 10 tEis point Then
came the session that put the O-street-
ers on the edge, and resulted in two
TALES for their opponents Cray bunted
one in front Of the plate. which Rheem
gathered IN. but threw mile over Mac
donsld's head Gill forced Gray ar sec
ond on q liner 10 short. but stole second
and scored on Kings clean bingle 10
center. Catcher Rheem let one Of Meme
fees twisters get by him and King reach
ed third. Falconer hit a hot one 70
Thomas, who threw wild to second, and
King crossed the plate with Tech. S third
run.
Tech. evened matters in their half Of
the final session. Spencer reached first
while Rawlings was juggling his ground
er, went 10 second on a passed ball, and
scored on Gray's hit 10 deep left
Central came back in the last half OF
the hiring and clinched the game. Gray
passed Harrah, who went al the way
around 10 third on Rawlings neat sacri-
fee. Richardson followed with an in
field hit that bounded over Gray's head
and Harrah crossed the plate with the
winning tally.
other Game Postponed.
The game scheduled between Business
and Eastern was called Of because Of
the failure OF the Eastern team 70 put in