Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
ADAMS EXPRESS TR0UNCEs
PRINTERS.

The Adams Express team of the Ter
minal Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. League won
it's first game OF the post-season series
by defeating the Columbia, 1Ol, team OF
the Marquette League by the score OF
to 1. Until yesterday both teams were
tied for the cellar position, neither team
having won a game. and both having los,
four.
Jewett. who was on the rubber fol
the Adams Express team, was in fine
form, and allowed only five scattered
hits. none Of which came until the fourth
inning, when Weaver singled to left, and
the Printers did not score until the sixth
and came across with the lone tally when
Suess doubled.
Thompson. right fielder of the Adams
tribe. made two sensational catches in
the first inning. one right after the
other. Suess, the heavy-hitting catcher
OF the Columbia team, caught one on the
nose. smashing 1t to deep right. Thomp-
son started with the ball, and, after turn
ing. ran backward and stabbed the
sphere as It was going over his head.
Shields. who followed Suess at the bat,
hit the ball in almost exactly the same
place. and Thompson made the catch
over again.
Wilhide. the little twirler of the Co
lumbia uOD aggregation. while he was
touched up for q series OF eight hits.
pitched steady game, and had some of
his felders given him proper support the
hit column would have been a good deal
smaller. Wilhide brought himself into
the spotlight in the second inning, when
he got under Hanvey's foul between third
and the home plate. running from the
pitchers box clear TO the wire netting
an "A
catch.
Mcmahon. the third baseman Of the
Adams team. made pretty catch In
one on the other side of the third base
foul line. where the spectators were
seated behind the wire netting. McMa-
hon ran from third all the way to the
wire. catching the ball as it was about
TO go over the other side of the wire 1t
was a very good catch and Mcmahon was
warmly applauded BY the large crowd
present.
Mccarthy. the star right fielder of the
Columbia uOD team, made catch in the
fifth inning that actually brought the
large assemblage to its feet. Stewart. the
left fielder of the Adams team, sent a
Texas Lacquer just where IL usually goes
for a single. and would have yesterday
had not Mccarthy ran in from deep right
and after a great sprint picked the ball
off his shoe tops. Barron, who was on
first at the time, started for second, and
Mccarthy easily doubled him up.
Pop" Elicit played a good game at the
second station for the printers team. TAX
ing six hard chances in good style. Pecn S
hot grass cutter was about to pass him,
when Pop stuck his foot out and stop
ped the ball and then shot it to the first
baseman in time to retire the batter
Boyd. the shortstop of the Columbia
team. played a good game. accepting five
one Of the Ave scattered hits that his
teammates gathered OF Jewett's delivery.
Barron and O'Neii pulled of a pretty
double play in the fourth yesterday. when.
after Boyd had got on first. Wilhide sent
a hot grass cutter to second. which Bar
ron grabbed and tossed to O'Neil forcing
Boyd at second. without changing posi-
tions "Kooch'' forwarded the ball to
Harvey. completing very quick double
play.
Thornberg, the speedy left fielder OF the
Columbia nine. made spectacular catch
in the NTH inning. when while on fuli
After Harvey had connected for what
under ordinary circumstances would have
been q single
Adams tribe, made q regular George NC
Bride catch In the fifth inning, when
Weaver sent a hot grass-cutter. which
was on its way over second when O'Neil
scooped the ball up. and. without stop
ping or Strengthening himself, threw IL
10 Hanvey, catching the runner by sew
eral feet ONeil also connected for a
single and brought in two runs for his
team.
suess. the catcher of the Columbia
team. was hurt, and had to be taken out
OF the game in the sixth inning. when
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