Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
CARDINALS PLAY A. IOA TIE
Trenary and Burreii battea
pitts Allows AS Two Hlts'

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the weather in many respects sui''iii"1
and calm one hour and DARKNESS anu
s,oro, in the next SO was the case IN
tho third game OF the championship
go 49, hetwecn the Cardinal Athletic
CHI and the Alexandria Athletic Club
,rh;cb was nlayed on the north Alfred
street grounds Saturday afternoon De-
Tore a large and appreciatlve audience
comnosed OF many Of Alexandra S
Drom;nent business men, ladies and
citizens in general. The game by all
means should have been called IN the
eighth inning on account OF darkness,
bnt some insisted on it being played
tn finish. when it was evident to all
present that it could not be done sue
cessfullv unless the catcher was funlsh-
ed with a headlight and the players
with lanterns, and as these things had
not been procured in advance, the
ninth inning was simply one OF confus-
ion and worry for the players on both
sides. The game was called tie by
Mr.. Cation, the umpire, but there were
many who we're displeased and others
pleased by his decision-that the score
should be to Z.
The Cardinals we're first at the bat
and were retired without making run.
In the A. AS first inning Doherty,
Hicks. Williams and Jones scored,
aided by O'Bren's timely three base
hit. and proved that these lads were both
skilful batters and fleet Of foot as well.
The second inning the Cardinals again
failed to score. In the A. AS second
turn Burrell the first man up, made a
safe hit; Lynch then made a beautiful
three-bagger an Scrivener singled.
Burrell and Lynch scored giving them
lead OF six runs. Bird Trenary, who
had an off day and could not pitch up
TO his usually highclass ball standard,
changed positions with Pitts on second
base. Pitts, although only recently re-
covered from severe case Of sickness,
pitched beautiful game, and proved
by his neat delivery, and GOODNESS VI
head in tight plays that he is hard
man TO defeat when he has his strength
and is in condition.
Patterson, who relieved Mcbride in
this inning, caught in his usual fine
STYLE. Mcbride was sent to the outfeld
aud was always alert TO capture any
thing that should enter his happy
hunting grounds. " The Cardinals
third inning although it appeared to all
that it was almost impossible for them
to overcome the lead gained by the A..
AS proved thai nothing is impossible
if one has the courage and determlDa-
ton TO win success Hayden and
Mcbride each made a hit for starter
when Snowden with evil in his eye and
hope i'm his soul that he would make
home run proved that dreams some
times come true" and he tried to over
take HAYDEN and Mcbride who pre-
ceded him, but missed them by large
margin. Trenary and COckrell also
scored in this inning giving the Cardi-
mails five runs. This inning was Bur
rell's only unIucky one, caused, no
doubt by the many pretty names called
him. after that he frightened up and 1t
was as difficult to hit his pitching as 1t
is TO procure wireless messages from
Mars. HAYDEN in the fourth inning
made a beautiful three-base hit and
scored, making the game a tie. lie
proved himself a batter of rare ability
by making four hits out of five trips to
the pan.
After the fourth inning neither team
scored until the ninth, although some
brilliant playing was performed by the
members of both sides that pleased all
present.
Sullivan the catcher for the A. A. S
was ever alert to catch runne' who
tried to steal base and made a most
favorable impression by his quicknesS
in action at all times.
1t is very much regretted by all that
there should arise any cause for dis
agreement between members OF the
clubs, and it is to be hoped that they
will talk the matter over in a business
like manner and have a satisfactory
and amicable settlement of their diff
ierences.
Considerable uncertainty existed
among the spectators as to how ana
why certain conditions were made III
the last inning of the game. The
Athletics we're at the bat in the last hall
OF the ninth and had q man oil second
base with two out. Then batter hit
TO SnOwden who threw to Aystrke at
first. But Aystrike dropped the ball
and the runner on second scored on the
error. When Aystrike recovered the
ball, he threw to home. Immediately
the runner at first started for second
and the catcher threw to second for the
play at that base. But Burrell, the
big pitcher of the Athletics, in his ex-
element had run down to second with
the runner, hiking him along and
when he saw the catcher's throw roll to
the outfeld, he again started the runner
10 third. and stood Immediately in the
base path between third and second.
Immediately the runner was declared
out. Rule Sc, Section 10. provides that
where one OF more members of the
team at the bat gather about base al
which play is being made so as to
confuse the play or in any way inter
feres. such runner shall be called out
for the interference, The umpire
therefore in pursuance of his duty had
no alternative left but to declare the
b runner out which made the third out
as Burrell's unintentional action came
explicitly within the meaning of the