The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-09
CORNELL co.
VS..
AMERICAN SECURITY

Cornell Company was given the sur
prise Of the season yesterday. when
the american Security and Trust Com
nany nine. Of the Bankers League,
came within an ace OF coping the
championship OF the District, the Paper
hangers winning out TO 3
Cornell had the best Of the argumen.
during the first -four, innings. when they
connected with Shas Rawlings deIiv-
~ry for six hits. netting their total OF
five runs
Phil Ruscher, better-knovn as the
.Iron-man,' served them up for the
PaperhangeTs, and though he pulled
out VIGOROUSLY, the strain OF zoo much
work was plainly visible
Three Cornell men crossed the plate
in the opening inning. as d result Of two
hits. a pass. and Curly Browns re-
ceptiOn OF a crack on the knee.
Howard, the Bankers clever short
stop, pulled on a rare piece Of ball toss
ing in the second inning, wherf he
Snatched BuScher's SrounderY touched
second forcing NOyes- and threw to
bic the hitter
Mcdonald tailed his second run for
Cornell in the third when he walked on
Browns hit and rOmped across the
pan on Salb's drive 10 center
Noyes hit TO left in the fourth. and
third on the drive, the Cornell catcher
tried 10 stretch II into a double. but
on q fast relay, Johnston 20 Davis 20
Hayes, Ae was caught three feet on
the center station.
Martin West was the first Banker TO
solve EuSCheT'S delivery, when he
drove the pellet between first and
second in the second inning
The Bankers half OF the fifth in
ming will 90 on record for daring
base running and an exciting finish
Hayes, the hrst man up, hi5 TO right,
but was doubled when West drove =
liner to SaIb- With two gone, "ShaE''
Rawlings came to bat for what proved
10 be a disastrous period He hit safe
Is into center. and when Boy}in fol
lowed with a single, ''Shag' started
around the circuit toward home. "Cy''
Mcdonald got the ball from the out
field. and when he saw '-ShaE" going
home from third, the big professional
also started for the plate 10 tag the
Banker out Il was as pretty q race
for that coveted saucer as has ever
been witnessed Rawlings sliding under
Mcdonald Just IN the nick of time
CnavoIdably. Mcdonald jabbed his
cleatS into the Bankers left leg, cut
ting \ nasty cash about two Inches
long and half an inch wide The game
was called Tor a moment, Umpire
Belts stating that he would delay the
contest until Rawlings could be taken
over to the SiDley Hospital and have
lis leg bandaSed. rs IL was the DiuCky
Banker JWirleTS desire 10 complete
the game in the box Just as Raw
Iin-s was taken from the field now
ever Manager SpriEm1n stated that 1t
would be hardly advisable to allow
him to re-enter the box, and sent
Dolly" Gray to the slab. 'Shag' re
turned a few minutes later. and took
Gray'S pace IN right field, TO the de
TOOters-
When -ShaC" Rawlings met WITH
the accident. President BoIgiano
stated that ne would be willing 10
allow Reggie" Rawlings the Bank
eT'S brother 90 into the box but
Manager Cornell refused to see it thai
way.
During Dolly" GTay-S stay in the
box he had the Paperhangers at his
mercy, only one hit BuScher's double
in the seventh. being SarEered OF his
delivery
The Cornell tribe was in a high state
Of excitement in the seventh session,
when the Bankers got after RuScher-
With two gone, Rawlings walked, ad-
TdnCed TO second on wild pitch. and
tailed on Boykin's drive TO right
Johnston was hit by "a pitched bali.
and EOy5<in crossed the plate when
Howard cracked a clean double 20
left center With a runner on second
and third and Davis at the bat. the
crowd became hysterical, but 'Tnkey"
closed the anxious inning by ground
Ing to Buscher-
SnOwden caused the crowd to cut
loose again In the eighth Buscher
gave him four wide ones as q starter
third on Noyes' wild heave over the
center cushion While Hayes was be
nE thrown out at first BOykin started
for home and would have gained the
space had he not stumbled half way,
Buscher tagg1ns him out
Martin West. the Trust Company's
stoCky catcher. had complete control
OF his wing On attempted steals. he
nailed Keane twice and Sab once
Dolly" Gray assisted in q pretty
play in the fifth when he caught Nor
an of first. throwing the sphere TO
Snowden- who TeIayed Il to Howard.
covering second. in time TO catch the
butcher
Cornell had three men stranded on
the cushions in the seventh. fast field
ing of MarcerOn's drive Davis to
SnOwden. cutting the champions OF
runIeSs-
nell. sixteen were taken care Of at first
by Mcdonald