The Washington times., 1910-08-23
TWINING
VS..
COLUMBIA, 10l

Columbia 1M came back strong after
Saturdays defeat and made Twining
play = great game 10 win by 10 O. By
better luck only were the Independence
boys nozed OUT
Weaver was the only pitcher that the
CJIunbias had on hand, and 1t was up
10 him 10 work yesterday. which he did
in clever style He famed 81 and al
lowed but Eve hits His control was
comparatively good. but IL was his Wild
ness that caused his defeat
Both 0f TwiniBE's runs came through
NeaEcr'S passes and poOr he2Ves- The
run IN the second was forced when the
Columbia rwirIer passed one and hit one
and the taIlv IN the fifth got its life in
base on balls
Burke on the mound for the winners
was az his best and had his opponents
well in hand at all times He made
good with nen on base and in the
early inuinEs caused sc eVeral OF the
( Columbia runners TO re main on the
famed nine and passed one IN The nine
( innings
Elicit cot two Of his teams hve hits,
/ and vas robbed Of a third BY one OF
+ Hughes decisions when the umpire de-
CIared his liner 10 first N the eighth
foul
/ Goucher played q great game IN short
1 for the losers He started the game
I with . base on balls, stole second but
failed 10 get any further. as the next
/ batteTs went out IN one. two. three
{ order
Scout Downey gave anotler of his
! exhibitions OF circus catches, much 10 he
10Y of the Twining rooters- In the
/ se-enth he sccOped Thcrnberg's slow
{ bouuder out Of the dust almost IL back
+ of nrst, and tossed Il to first ahead OF
( the runner
( TIiser did the best stick work for the
{ Twining organization He scored the
/ teams first run, getting life on a nit
I toe hot Sor Weaver TO handle and steal
I ing second The sixth session was
opened by his double 10 center
Burke had CoIumbia's heavy batters,
DarueIi and Mccarthy. mesmerized In
/ the first and third. with men on base
/ DarnelI famed, and in the fifth, with a
man on second. and eighth, Mccarthy
. struck cut
( Ground rules. which allowed a man
the base he -ss going TO and another
on an overthrow Of first or third,
robbed Columbia Of a score in the third
round sam Word was safe on a
fieIder's choice when Weaver was
forced out at second, ana Mccarthy
tapped a slow bOunder down third
+ base line which O'ReiIly helded
perfectly. but threw many yards over
Csraham's head in an attempt to get
+ Mac" at first Wood at the time had
uassed second, and should have been
allowed 10 80 home. but Shorty Hughes
sent him back 70 third, where he died.
i Clements gave an exhibition of speedy
work IN the fifth by getting 10 third
8 from first on DOWney's sacrifice to the
pitcher zip had the bag 50 easy
that they did not throw in an attempt
70 get him
Diver got his usual hit, q. fast drive
that traced the third base line as FAX
as the fag, ard enabled him to make
p second on it
ThOrnberg hit the BAN every time UP,
but because Of the invincible fielding d
Burke's supporters was unable TO Teacf
first Nike DOwnsy relieved him ol
two hits by wonderful one-hand sta 0s
sam Wood not only had the distinc
ton cf being the only Printer TO reacf
third. but also the only Columbia mar
TO get an extra base on a hit Sam go
a double n the fifth
Columbia had eight men left on base
In every inning except the seventh and
ninth a Printer reached first, and in th'
: third two remained on the sacks
Eiser covered a large area OF ground
in the short field. and by good stops
robbed q couple Of Printers Of hits H
= stopped Jim Eilett'S hit in the fOurtl
I with his bare hand. but was unable L
recover himself in time 10 throw it