Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-03
WIN IN THE NINTH
Defeat A A. c., In the last of 5 game
series for the Championship OF Alex


Defeat A A. c., In the last of 8 game
series for the Championship Oh A
andria by the score of 4 to D.
The final game oi the championship
series between the Cardinal A. ,i.;o
Club and the Alexandria AthietG
Club was played on the north Ailleu
street grounds Saturday afternoon 20
fore one of the largest croWos tnat
ever attended baseball match IN THIS
c;tv and for brilliant and sensational
fielding by members OF both teams
has rarely, if ever, been equaileo az
anv time. The Cardinals won by the
score of 4 to 8. but had to play al
most perfect baseball and strain every
muscle to defeat the Alexandrias, who
fought them in every possible way to
keep them from winning, and, it may
be said to 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. They
proved during tue series their ability
to play the game as it should oe
played, and by adding one game anu
tieing another to their record IS not SO
bad after all.
Neither team scored until the Car
dinals' half Of the fourth INNING:
when Snowden crossed the line with
the first tally when Astryke sent a
three-base "sizzler" to the extreme
out6eld. Trenary singled scoring
Astryke. Two scores.
The Alexandrias made their hrst
score in the fifth inning when Sui
livan hit the ball square on the nose
and sent it to the far right field, gain
ing a home run. One score.
Hayden in the Cardinals turn at
bat in the fifth inning made bea utl-
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
a 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 III the
seventh inning.
Ale made his team mates happy IN
the eight inning when he connected
with the sphere-like pellet SO we'll that
when he quit running he was where
he started from-tieing the Cardinals.
One run and the last.
The Cardinals went out i'll one, two,
three order in the eighth inning. No
runs.
The Alexandrias 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 down his rivals, lwhen shits were
needed to bring them success. Patterson,
catcher, played his position in an ex-
cellent manner and his lightning-like
throws to catch runners who attempted
to steal bases we're in most cases success
full.
Burrell in the boxlfor the Alexan-
drias pitched high grade ball and
caused his opponents much trouble to
solve his delivery and played his posi-
ton in a 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 by his fair decisionssand gentle
manly bearing. May he visit Alexan-
dria again in the same capacity.