Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-12

matter in what class of amateur ball they
might be placed.
Western gave the Rockville High School
one of the worst beatings ever registered
against any team by a high school when
it trounced that aggregation Of ball toss
ers Yesterday by the score OF y to in
seven innings. The ma jority Of the runs
scored by the local scholastic nine were
made on clean hitting and not because of
ragged playing on the part of the Mary
landers 1t was a swatfest from the
start for the Red and White, and in every
inning played there were two or three
hits registered against the opposing pitch
ers delivery. Five runs were chased
across the plate by Rockville. one being
earned, two gifts by the umpire and two
the result of bonehead work.
Holden who started in the box for
western. was hit hard in the first inning,
three binges being registered against his
delivery. but not run was secured by
Scofield pitched very good ball. it being
rather the weakness Of the opposing bat
terles which kept the score down than
any good work on their part
Catholic University will meet the, Ford
ham team this afternoon in it's first big
game of the season. The team and it's
supporters are lamenting the fact that it
was unable to get in much practice last
week, and that very few preliminary
games have been played with the smaller
colleges. Not contest has been PLAYED
since the Gallaudet game nearly two
weeks ago. which was lost On account
of the poor condition of the grounds last
Saturday the William and Mary College
team could not be played. Fredericks-
burg Cancelled the week before, and dur
ing the week Just passed it was impos-
sioie to play because of Indictment
The Brooklanders will present a much
better team against the Fordham nine
IMAM 1t has at any time so far this sea-
son. The addition of "Skeets' Hayes in
t the infield and Tansill in the outfeld will
De great help to the team, both in
hitting and fielding. Hayes led the Capt.
tai City League last year and Tansill was
one OF the best hitters in the Independence
circuit Hayes. besides being a good hit
ter. is fast fielder, and is counted one
of the best shortstops in the city, and
several times has had offers to 20 to
good clubs. Tansill also fields his position
we'll.
Gallaudet is to play the Eastern Col
lege team this afternoon at Kendall Green
From the way the Manassas crowd has
been playing SO far this year there seems
to be nothing but defeat in store for the
local nine. Gallaudet is not an easy loser
thongh' and 1t is more than possible that
II Will spring surprise, as it did in the
Catholic University game and win
Those amateur clubs that are at work
and practically all the local scholastic
organizations viii suspend practice this
afternoon to allow the men to watch the
opening game at American League Park
between Washington and Boston.
While the District League has just about
decided to come under the commission.
meeting, and while il gave out from the
first that 1t was In the process of forma-
ton, and had not taken time to consider
the question Of whether or not it would
become allied with the amateur body. it
nevertheless at the very first meeting
which was held for the organization of the
circuit passed a resolution not to come
under the commission as long as the per-
sonel OF the commission remained as it is
at present.
One of the main reasons why the league
did finally decide to come under the
commission was because there are
great many players in the league who
are affiliated with mines which are under
the amateur body. and under a recent
ruling these men would have been barred
had they played in the District circuit
and had that organization not come UNI
der the commission. 1t was for the
sake of these men and because one or
two of the teams which are in the
league would have dropped out other
wise that the decision was finally made
not to play outlaw ball.
Eddie Rheem. former crack fielder
and hitter of the Central High School
base ball team, and captain of the last
year Princeton freshman team, started
this morning on the southern trip as a
member Of the Princeton varsity squad.
The Princetonian in referring to Mon
days game with Albany won by Prince
ton, to 3. says: "A two-bagger in the
second inning by Rheem. who was put
in as pinch hitter for Greenbaum
scored both Winants and Lackey and
was easily the feature of the game. -
The first scoring was done by Princeton
in the second inning. when three runners
crossed the plate as result of Rheem's
double. following singles by Prescott,
Winants and Lackey.'