Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-03
WIN IN THE NINTH


osfa.tA A. G.. in the last of game
series for the Championship oil
andria by the score Of to De
The final game oi the championship
sar;a. between the Cardinal Athletic
Club and the Alexandria A.n ,.1
Club was played on the nortn Ai'ieu
street grounds Saturday afternoon DC,
tore one of the largest crowds tna1
over attended baseball match IN tnls
c;tv and for brilliant and sensational
fielding by members of both teams
has rarely, if ever, been equaiieu az
onv time The Cardinals won by the
score of 4 to 8. but had to play al
most perfect baseball and strain every
MUSCLE 10 defeat the Alexandrlas, who
fought them in every possible way to
keen them from winning, and, it may
be said IN their credit, the champions
had the most difficult time in their
career in capturing the much priced
honor OF being The Champions OF
Alexandria.
The Alexandria Athletics, although
defeated, need not in the least feel
ashamed on that account Ihey
proved during the series their ability
to play the game as it should DE
played, and by adding one game ana
tieing another to their record Is not so
bad after all.
Neither team scored until the Car
dinaIs' half of the fourth INNING
when Snowden crossed the line with
the first tally when Astryke sent a
three-base "sizzler" to the extreme
outfield. Trenary singled scoring
Astryke. Two scores.
The Alexandrias made their hrst
score in the fifth inning when Sui
lvan hit the ball square on the nose
and sent it to the far right field, gain
ing home run. One score.
Hayden in the Cardinals turn at
bat in the fifth inning made bea utI-
full three-b Dagger and scored on NC
Brides long sacrifice fly. One score.
Jones the first to bat for the Alex
andrias in the seventh inning walloped
little daisy with his trusty oak ana
the next seen Of him was standing on
the three-base bag. Williams doubled
scoring Jones. One run.
The Cardinals failed to score in the
seventh inning.
Ale made his team mates happy In
the eight inning when he connected
with the sphere-like pellet so well that
when he quit running he was where
he started from-tieing the Cardinals.
One run and the last.
The Cardinals went out in one, two,
three order in the eighth inning. No
runs.
The AIexandrias travelled by the same
route in the ninth inning. No
runs.
Trenary who had been fielding and
batting in the grandest style IN former
innings had rabbit-foot luck with him
in the ninth inning for the Cardinals
when Scrivener (whO had also been
playing his position TO perfection) In
his anxiety to throw him out at first
base, heaved the ball over Doherty's
head and in the course OF events Bird"
went to second. Murphy, the next
man up, hit one to Schrivener, who
missed the ball. and Trenary came
home with the winning tally.
Pitts pitched in his best and most
graceful style and used his corkscrew-
like curves to great advantage in NOV
ing ldown hisl rivals, Iwhen thits were
needed to bring them success. Patterson,
catcher, played his position in an ex-
celIent manner and his lightning-llke
throws to catch runners who attempted
to steal bases were in most cases success
full.
Burrell in the boxIfor the Alexan-
drias pitched high grade ball and
caused his opponents much trouble to
solve his delivery and played his posi-
ton in clean and satisfactory way
Sullivan, catcher, supported him in
magnificent style and his easy method
of filling his difficult place behind the
bat, and his general playing classed
him as the peer of his team associates
in the final contest.
Mr.. William Belts, the umpire, was
the greatest success in that most diff
cult place, and won the esteem OF all
present 10y his fair decisions!and gentle
manly bearing. May he visit Alexan-
dria again in the same capacity.