The Washington herald., 1911-08-18
Sherwood 7rounced
By Aloysius, 9 to 3
Bernie Hummer Holds Sunday School Champs
Safe Al the Way-Two Home Runs
Feature the Came
BY c. w. SWAN.

Aloysius toyed with the Sherwood ag-
gregation in Section A of the post-season
series yesterday, and after five innings of
play the score stood 9 to 8. Umpire Ven
able then called the game.
Bernie Hummer tossed them over for
the District League champions. and up
to the NTH session only two safeties had
been registered of his delivery.
Manager Love decided to send Harry
Noone to the mound, and IL the Sher-
woodites had played their steady game
different story might have been told.
Brauner let what would have been
single go for a home run when he let
Marsden's drive go past him. This gave
Aloysius four runs. But with the kind
of ball that Hummer was twirling those
four runs made no difference, as only two
Sherwoodites reached third base in the
first four innings,
Sherwood Fails to Come Through.
Time and again Sherwood had chances
to do something. but the necessary hit
was not forthcoming. In the second, with
Rhodes and Porter on the sacks, the
next two men were easy outs. The same
thing happened in the first session.
Reds" Porter. the No. 9 position
player of the Sherwood crew, worked
behind the bat. and put up a creditable
game. besides leading his team with the
stick.
O'Reilly worked with Bernie Kum-
mer. and the outfielder caught a fast
game. not having a passed ball, and
Bernie was trife wild. The short re-
ceiver would go up in the air after the
wild heaves like an aeroplane, but not
one went by him.
Sullivan Stars with the Willow.
Sullivan was the only member of the
Aioysius club to get more than a single
bingle, the third sacker cracking out a
pair of safeties out of two trips to the
pan.
The District boys started In the first.
Taylor walked, and brennan was hit.
to the plate too late to catch Taylor.
Hurley hit to Rawlings. and brennan
was forced at second, Widmayer going
to third. Sullivan walked filling the
bases. Marsden then slammed the ball
over second, and Brauner let II get past,
the result being that four runs crossed
the pan, and Marsden gets credit for
a home run. O'Reilly, who was behind
the bat for the clubmen. then poled the
pill over the left field fence, and walked
around the bases. Hines and Hummer
famed. ending the inning.
Two more Aloysius runs were register
ed in the second. Taylor singled to GEN.
ter. Drenan sacrificed him to second, and
after Widmayer had popped to Por-
ter, Hurley doubled to center. scoring
Taylor. Sullivan then crashed through
second and Hurley crossed the plate.
Marsden walked and then worked the
double steal with Sullivan, but OReilly
hit a short fly to Rawlings, ending that
session. The score then stood to o.
One More in Fourth.
One more tally came in the fourth.
After Drenan was out, Noone to Robin
son, widmayer walked, and then stole
second. Pattan threw out Hurley, but
Sullivan tore of his second hit OF the
game and Widmayer scored. Marsden
fiyed out to Brauner.
The Sherwoodites scored their lone
Porter led of with his second hit of the
game and Sayer whitfield at three. Hiett
let four bad ones go by, as did Pattan,
and then Hummer lost the plate and
walked Rawlings, forcing Porter over the
pan with the first Sherwood rum Love-
less lifted a high fly to right center
which Marsden captured after a long
run, but Brauner met the ball ,and car
ried il EAST Sullivan so fast the third
sacker never caught a glimpse or IL
Hiett and Pattan scoring. Robinson end
ed the inning and game by grounding
out to Hurley.