Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22
BETHANY VERY EASY
FOR THE FARMERS
Agriculture Bunches Hits in
One Inning and Wins
Out.

The Bethany team of the Sunday Sc.loo
League dropped its first game Of the post
season series Yesterday afternoon TO tn
Agriculture team of the Departmental
League. The final score Mas 10 II :.
For a time II looked as Il the ,A.gies
were in for another defeat. but they
shook themselves up In the fourth inning
and started their scoring. Lefty Wood
Ell started the game for the Sunday
School team. bur only lasted five in
ninCs. in which time the winners sewed
u e game by scoring eight runs on
five hits. four bases balls. and two
errors. Ellis, who took his place I'm the
sixth inning, passed three hatters. but
fine fielding of his teammates Shut of
runs. Litchiield took UP the fiinging Ia
the seventh. and twired the remainder
of the game. in which he was touched
UP for four hits and allowed two runs.
Sanders performed on the rubber for
the winners and, with the exception Of
the third inning, had the Bethany boys
guessing. Although the Departmental
twirler won his game. he was not In his
best form. He famed eight hatters and
gave one free pass. He was touched up
for nine safe drives.
Bryan a Sticker.
Harry Bryan die the best work ewith
the stick for the winners, getting a triple
and single out of four times up. Tay
lor and Weber each got two singles.
while Priest tore off triple. For Beth
any Woodland got double. Menefec and
Schafer each got two singles.
Doyle played fine game at the key
stone corner for the winners, while Ven
neman at the receiving end of the bat
terry, and Priest at the shor; field. did
good work For the Sunday School lads
Menefee caught good game: SpaldinG
at short and Dick Woodward were in
the lmelisht with their fine playing. the
latter making several sensational pick
ups of throws.
The "Aggies' went first to the hat and
were BANKED. Taylor opened for short
single to right. Bryan sacrificed, Wooden
to Woodward. Doyle famed and Priest
drove a scorching liner To center. whic,.
Dugan got under. In the second hall
easy out, Murphy to Weber Spalding and
Dodd were sent down on strikes.
Murphy opened the second BY walking.
Wooden to Woodward Weber famed
and Murphy was thrown out, stealing,
Menefee TO Coleman. Menefee. first up
for Bethany in the second was hit and
shortly afterward stole second. Schaefer
famed. Dugan singled to right and Wood
ward famed. Davis walked. With tile
bases loaded Wooden grounded out to
Weber.
Bethany's Only Runs.
Agriculture was retired on three infeid
outs in its half of the third. The only
runs of the game for Bethany were made
in the second half of this inning. Cole
man opened with a short hit TO left.
! Spalding sacrificed. Sanders to Weber.
| Dodd, in an effort to drive the bail out OF
the lot. went out. Doyle to Weber. Meme
| fee picked off the first ball Sanders de-
iivered and drove a hot liner to left, on
| which Coleman scampered home. Meme
| fee then stole second. Schaefer also con-
nected safely when he planted one in
right field. just inside of the foul line. and
Menefee scored. Dugan ended the inning
| by going out, Doyle to Weber.
| The first run for the Departmental team
came IN the fourth. Bryan flied to
! Dugan. Doyle fouled out to Woodward
Priest let two strikes go by, when he
| drove the next ball over Dugan's head in
/ center for three bases. Murphy hit a high
/ Priest scored. Newberry ended the inning
j by tanning. Bethany went out in one,
] two, three order.
The game was clinched by the .Agsies
in the fifth. Weber was passed. Venue
man was also given a free ticket. Sander;
sacrificed. Wooden to Woodward. Tay-
| for's drive was too hot for Coleman and
Weber and Venneman scored. Bryan
singled to center and. with Taylor.
was passed and stole second. Murphy
singled to right, scoring DOYLE. Murphy
then stole second. Newberry flied ors
to Dusan. Weber. however. was there
! with i drive 10 center and MuIp
| scored. VenDeman famed.
! The only other time Bethany had a
chance to score was in the sixth. when
Schaefer singled past Weber, DUNCAN was
on. on an inlield play. Woodward dou5ed
! to left and Davis singled to left. LIE
Aggies. however. put up fast tieliin.
game, which resulted in Scnaefer he -.
thrown out stealing and Woodward beia,;
caught at TIE plate on fine throw by
Bryan, after landing Davis single.
The last two runs for the winners
came in the eighth. Taylor singled IL
| left and scored shortl. afterward when
| Bryan tripied 10 center. DOYLE famed.
| Priest hit to Spaldins. WHO threw Ia
Coleman and Bryan was caught off the
! bag. Murph. drove the leather to Left
| for a single and Priest scored. Murphy
/ was caught at second trying to stretch
/ his hit into double.
The score:
4 n a 4 o.