Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-19
CARDINALS PLAY a. 10 A TIE
Trenary and Burrell Eatted hafu-
pitts Allows A's Two Hits.

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Truly baseball Gan be compared te
the weather in lnai> respects sunsiiil'
and ooI,, ono hour and darkness anc
storm in the next 50 was the case II
the third game or the championship
series between the Cardinal Atnleti'
. Cluh and the Alexandria Athletic Clut
which was played on the north AItree
street grounds Saturday afternoon be
, fore a large and appreciative audience
, composed OF many of Alexandra
prominent business men, laoics an.
citizens in general. The game by al
means should have been called IN the
eighth inning on account OF darkness
hit some insisted on it being played
to finish, when it was evident to al
present that it could not be done sue
cessfully unless the catcher was finnish
ed with headlight and the player:
with lanterns, and rs these things hat
not been procured in advance, the
ninth inning was simply one Of confus
ion and worry for the players on bott
sides. The game was called a tic By
Mr.. Cation, the umpire, but there were
many who were displeased and Others
pleased by his decision--that the score
should be to Z.
The Cardinals were first at the bat
and we're retired without making run.
In the A. AS first inning Dohcrty,
Hicks, Williams and Jones scored,
aided by O'Brlen'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 beautiful
three Dagger an Scrivener singled.
Burrell and Lynch scored giving them
a 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 q beautiful game, and proved
by his neal delivery, and GOODNESS VI
head in tight plays that he is a hard
| man 10 ucltdl Niltii ilc iit'o ui0 's' S''7'''
and is in condition.
Patterson, who relieved Mcbride in
this inning, caught in his usual fine
style. Mcbride was sent TO the outfleld
and was always alert to capture any
thing that should enter his happy
hunting grounds. The Cardinals
third inning although il appeared to all
that it was almost impossible for them
to overcome the lead gained by the A.
AS proved thar nothing is impossible
if one has the courage and determine
ton to win success Hayden and
Mcbride each made a hit for starter
when Snowdcn with evil in his eye and
a hope in his soul that he would make
Il 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 a large
margin. Trenary and -Cockrell also
scored in this inning giving the Cardl-
nails five runs. This inning was Bur-
relI's only unlucky one, caused, no
doubt by the many pretty names called
him, after thai he frightened up and it
was as difficult to hit his pitching as 1t
is to procure wireless messages from
Mars. HAYDEN in the fourth inning
made beautiful threr-baSe hit and
scored, making the game tic. He
proved himself a batter of rare ability
by making four hits out of five trips t"
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 "a base and made a most
favorable impression by his quickncsS
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 business
like manner and have satisfactory
and amicable settlement of their diff
ferences.
Considerable uncertainty existed
among the spectators as to how and
why certain conditions were made III
the last inning OF the game. The
Athletics were at the bat in the last hall
OF the ninth and had a man Oh second
base with two out. The next batter hit
to Snowden who threw to Aystrike al
first. But Aystrike dropped the bal
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 bis ex'
element had run down to second with
the runner, hiking him along and
when he saw the catcher's throw roll to
the outheld, he again started the runner
to 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 or 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
runner out which made the third out
as Rnrrnll's unintaniinnal action came