The Washington herald., 1911-08-23
Sherwood Is Easy
For Aloysius Club
"Reds" Porter Is Pounded by District League
Champions-Sulipan and Hines Star in
FieId-Wilkinson Hits Well
By C. w. SWAN.

Slamming Reds" Porter's shoots to all
corners Of Capital City League Park
yesterday, the Aloysius club, nearest
rivals of the Cornell Tigers for the
championship honors in Section A, Of
the post-season series, gave the Sher-
wood aggregation a 10 to beating be-
fore one Of the smallest crowds Of the
series.
While Porter was being hammered,
Bernie Hummer, on the mound for the
Clubmen. was hurting alright ball, al
lowing the Sherwoodites but four hits,
two of which came in the seventh. and
passing one batter. Hummer was in
vincible in the pinches.
Reds" Porter was the victim of hard
luck in one respect, although the two
Sherwood tallies would never have won
that ball game. Rawlings gave Aloysius
two runs in the fourth when he missed
Sullivan's easy grounder- Sayer al
lowed a pair OF runs to score in the
third when he dropped a-throw from
Loveless. Taken all in all, the three
Sherwood errors helped some.
AIoysius InfieId Stars.
Aloysius put one of the best fielding
games seen in the series. notwithstand-
ing their three errors. Time and again
Sullivan on third and Hines at short
would make sensational stops. nipping
what looked to be a Sherwood rally in
the bud. Sullivan's stop and throw Of
Rhodes hard drive in the fifth was
classy piece of work.
The Clubmen showed one run across
the pan in the first round. Taylor
doubled to left and was sacrificed to
third by brennan. Wilkinson singled to
center, and Taylor rambled across the
pan. Wilkinson was forced at second
by Hines, and Sullivan lined n drive
to Robinson. Two hits and one run.
Sherwood tied the score in the sec
ond session. Loveless and Brauner
fyed out. Robinson was safe when
Wilkinson dropped his fly in center.
Dusty" Rhodes doubled to right, and
Robinson Tailed with the tieing run.
Sayer famed, ending the inning.
Third Session Kills Sherwood.
In the third session the Aloysius club
put the game on ice. Taylor walked
and stole second. brennan beat out a
bunt, Taylor going to third. Wilkinson
walked, filling the bases. Hurley then
poled double to left, sending Taylor
and brennan over the pan, and when
Sayer dropped the throw in, Wilkinson
scored. Sullivan famed and Marsden
was safe when Loveless tried to get
Hurley at third. Hines sent a pair of
runners in with a single to center, and
was later caught at second by a good
relay. Babbington popped to Porter,
ending the inning. 1
Two more District champs crossed the
plate in the fourth; Hummer famed, but
Taylor tore of his second hit. Bill then
stole second while brennan was tanning.
Wilkinson bIngled again, and Hurley was
nit, putting three on the sacks. Rawlings
then let Sullivan's easy grounder go
through him, and two runs crossed the
plate.
Two More for AIoysius.
In the seventh two more runs crossed
the plate. Marsden was out. Rawlings
to Robinson. but Hines singled and stole
second. On an attempted play at third,
Loveless failed to get the ball there
in time, and all were safe. Hummer fam
ned, but Taylor came across with a sin
gle. scoring Hines and Darlington.
The second and last Sherwood tally
came across the plate in the seventh.
Loveless walked, and Brauner singled
to left. Robinson then doubled to left,
sending Loveless over the plate. Bone
head base-running cost the Sherwood
h1pch sayeral rms in fbiS SaSafOn