The Washington times., 1909-05-05
PETS PLUCK
FIRST RIPE FRUIT
Pen Pushing PhenomS
Bunch BingleS on
Bullock.
TIME OF BATTLE
NEARLY 3 HOURS
p Street Stars Sadly Chagrined by
Savage Onslaught in
the First.
By ]. R. HILDEBRAND.

II Twas a sad sight-and a long tale.
How Peet's picked pippins OF pen
pushing phenoms plucked Eph's pickles.
How Menefee managed to make a
touchdown on home plate and hiked ii
o the hospital while fearful Tartars
ouchingly sang, Take Me Down,
Down. Down. TO the tune Of football
konE.
How Peet patted himself on the
cerebum and sadly said: Il knew we
could do It. I knew we could do IL. I
knew we could do Oh. who would
bay money for song like thatl
How for an hour Foaming Fans
idgeted for Menefee to get back in the
game.
How. when he came across the green
ward. Pallid Peet arose and said. mo,
NevER. NEv-E-R-R." just like that,
bnd in fifteen minutes said. Sure, COM
ade. shaker
And then back to the field while glad
some coach giddily grated to the tune
8of timely tingles, and the band did not
play. though It was the opening day
of the high school season
Time OF game hours and 30 minutes.
Score-Business. IL; Central, 3.
Have Social Seance.
Everyone knew everybody else, and
we had a social time during the inter
Emissions. Principal Wilson was there
until. the second session, when he
scooted for the grandstand. and in the
forrth went home. Principal Davis got
there after the first inning. but stayed
the limit
The Baseball Writer'S Association was
#there-rooting for Business, of course.
The High School girl was there.
and fitting hither and thither just
ike she was At Home. and hanging
little flags all over the screens so that
s. Anxious Parent in the back row could
mot tell a base hit from a foul fly
*cstch.
And Proud Alumni were in the stand
in the grandstand except during inter
mission when the field was the thing
4Then when the field became crowded
they surgec. back on the grandstand
land the game went on. sometimes.
Yes. there was a ball game. and we
hate to get down 10 II, but here goes:
Business High School has had good
baseball material for the past thres
years. but for the first time had a
Incapable baseball instructor TO round t.
team In shape.
Despite training the team still shows
q lack Of inside baseball. On the other
I hitters that can swing with unusua
Eregularity and force for a high schoo
team.
Hardly Fair Gauge.
The game yesterday was hardly 8
fair gauge OF the strength OF either
team Central went bad in the frs
session when Menefee was injured, and
Business had rather easy time unit
i the temperamental o Streeters gof
under way again in the second.
\ The essential fault with both team,
was not so much a lack of baseball
ability but a surprising absence of tn,
4 nerve that counts in any game. TIL,
nret team that scores viii be the win.
ncr seemed 10 be the verdict on tn.
grandstand, and both teams playss
Like they thought so. TOO
Central got seven hits. In snite n
4 that Rawlings showed comnenda bI,
form IN the box for Business He wa
cool IN face of danger and kept :
close watch on the bases-unusiiaIl, n,
close for a high school twirler Fegal
was almost as good at the receiving enc
Tor the Etenographers.
Had Centrafs pitching stan not eon,
wrong the tale might have been widel,
cinSrent Bullock. a twirIer above tn,
scholastic standard had an of day YES
terday, and Boetler, who followed him
failed 70 stem the tide
Ihis afternoon Western and Eastern
4 clash.