Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23

/ having six chances 1T that position. He
covered considerable ground and got two
Texas leaguers In center field.
BANKERS OUTLAY ADAMS Elk.
PRESS.
In a fast and snappy game. which waf
not decided until the very last inning
American Security and Trust Company
won their second straight game OF tne
post-season series by defeating the Adams
| Express team OF the Terminal Railroao
Y. NJ. c. A. League. TO 2, on the Wnitc
Lot Yesterday afternoon before a ia, TX
| crowd that was lined all around inc
| field
Brick Burrel, who was on the nrine
/ line for the American Security and Trust
team. was i'm fine form. allowing the
Adams men only five scattered oineIes
and giving only one man free transpor-
tation to the initial sack.
''Dick" Gordon, the star slabman Of the
Adams team, until the last inning pitched
/ mastery ball, and IL looked as though
he were going to win his game until the
| fatal sixth. In this inning the American
Security and Trust Company put four
tallies across the pan. which practically
sewed the game up for them. Gordon
also got one of the five hits collected by
his teammates. which was pretty dou-
q
base. Had he received the support that
American Security and Trust Company
| gave It's pitcher he would have won his
game.
Fitzgerald, the diminutive third base
| man of the Adams Express team. al
though he made an error at a critical mo-
inent or the game. put up fine exhibit
tion at the third station. In the first in
ming Howard Of the American Security
and Trust Company's team sent up a
/ high foul into the crowd along the third
base foul line which ''Fitz'' caught after
hard sprint receiving much applause.
Violet. the speedy left fielder OF the
Adams Express team, made q star catch
| In the fourth, when Boykin caught one Of
Gordon twisters on the nose and smash
ed the ball into short left, which looked
good for Q single and possibly q double,
but Violet got under the sphere after q
great run. catching the ball g ii was
about to hit the ground.
"Shag' Rawlins. the heavy-hitting left
fielder of the American Security and
Trust team, was there with bells on yes
terday. Although he did not have any
| chances in the field, he connected for two
up. all Of them coming with men on the
bases.
Davis. third baseman of the American
Security and Trust team. put up a cork
| ing good game for his team. He not only
ielded everything that came within his
reach cleanly. but got one OF his teams
seven hits.
The American Security and Trust team
pulled of a pretty double play In the
| fifth inning. Hayes. the second baseman
of the Bankers team. being the star OF
the play. ,Kooch O'Neil connected for
screeching single over third base after
toll 49, YVN0
up. hit one between frst and second
which was labeled for q sure single and
possibly q double. but Hayes made
luck stab at the ball as II was going by and
ed for second. not thinking that the ball
would be caught, and an easy double
play resulted.
Violet made a pretty catch in the nth
inning. when he ran I'm from left to catch
running so fast that when he got to the
ball he had to jump into the air ano
catch II as II was going over his nead,
as he overran himself. 1t was pretty
catch.
Spence Harvey, who played center for
the Adams Express team yesterday after-
noon, made beautiful catch on Dolly
Grays bat in the sixth, when Dolly M
the ball on the trade mark and sent ~
on a line 0TlVe OtST SCCOthA1.rT - ~
after a great sprint, nipped the ball as
1t was about to hit terra fiFma-
Bernie Jewett put up f,ne exhibition
ut the initial sack for the Adams Ex-
press team. He not only played . fast
felding game. scooping the ball on the
ground. stretching himself to take wide
ones and jumping for the high ones. Dut
out of two times ut the bat he got
pretty double and . base on balls.
O'Neil. the fast little shortstop OF the
Adams team, while he did not have any
chances in the field. led his team In bat
ting two clean singles.
Howard, shortstop of the American Sc
curity and Trust team, put up q nne
fielding game for his side. taAing SIX
chances. nearly all Of them hard. with
out . slip-up.
the bankers take the lead In the class Is
teams Of the post-season series. ano
many persons expressed the belief yester-
day afternoon that they expected the
bank clerks to capture the championsnip.
They have been playing mighty good bail.
and it's hard to see where any OF the
other teams In class B have anything
special on them. but as II ID almost I'M
possible to pick q winner In post-season
series like this one. only time alone VIII
tell.
TWINMG SHUTS OUT PRINTERS.
The Columbia Printers made better
showing than they did Saturday. and
made the Twining bunch 90 some to nose
out . to O. Both teams put up great
games and the Twining boys won by q
better break In luck.
Burke twiried a great game for the win
ners, having almost perfect control and
being very effective with men on the
bases He famed nine, getting most OF
them with men on bases. Four times
when the sacks were populated he sent
the last batter to the bench via the
strike-out route He allowed but lve
hits.
The only man to solve Burke's shoots
. I'M