Evening star., 1911-05-25
COMMISSIONERS HAVE NOT
YET DISPLAYED REAL FORM
Game Yesterday in District League Not True
Criterion of Teams Strength
Tech Beats Central.

While the Commissioners lost to the
Adams Express Company team in the
District League yesterday. 1t is not
probable that the result of the game VIII
be taken as a true criterion OF the COM
parative strength of the two mines. While
the Adams nine is now tied for second
place with the Commissioners. II Is
hardly probable that ii will be able 10
hold the position long. 1t is not meant
to disparage the work of the Adams
team. but on the apparent strength Oh
the two clubs il is hard 10 see where II
is as good as the Commissioners, as
some of the best ball players in the Dis
trict are on the roster of the Clerks
team, and 1t has every appearance OF
being at least near championship or
ganization, no matter what league In
which it might be playing.
The absence of Hessler. who was play
ing with the Catholic University team
yesterday. probably had lot to do with
the defeat which the club sustained at
the hands of apparently poorer team,
as that gent Is wont TO Weld the WILLOW
in a style that means runs In the
game in which Hessler participated ne
secured home run which broke the Tie
score and won the game.
Taking out HesSler. the Commissioners
look to have one of the strongest clubs
in the city. with the exception of the
pitching staff Yesterday after securing
4 four-run lead in the first inning the
twirlers could not hold the opposing team
in check. Give the District clerks good
pitcher and they will come near having
as good a club as any in the District
BY trimming Central yesterday, to 2,
Technical High won for itself a possible
chance to get another crack at the
championship of the high schools Ii the
Eastern nine wins from Western the
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Western for first place, which is not i'm
possible by any means. as much stranger
things have happened in base ball than
for a leader TO get beaten by sup
displayed by the Western nine would
tend to show it to be a better ball club
than is Eastern, the latter nine has been
showing up mighty we'll in the games
recently played by it, and If 1t were to
win from Western 1t would not occasion
any great surprise to those who are in
imately acquainted with the situation
Westerns crippled infield will be a great
handicap, which the Red and White will
have to overcome. Whether Tech would
win If given another crack at the title
is question that it would be impossible
to answer until after the game was
played, IL it. ever should be, which 1t
most likely will not.
Central in the game yesterday displayed
surprising form at the bat getting eleven
hits OFF Garland to the eight secured of
Armstrong, who did the pitching for the
Blue and White. Better fielding on the
part of the Tech team gave the game to
the Manual Trainers, the poor support
accorded Armstrong being in the main
responsible for the majority of the runs
which were scored off him.
Central. which was unwisely touted py
the wise ones at the beg.nnins OF the
series as the probable winner. is doomed
to hold down third olace III tue series,
hot b fly.. n
now.
Western High gave the Cathedral School
the worst walloping YESTERDAY that has
been received by that team this year. til"
score at the end of the seven innings
of play. when the game was called,
being Is TO g. The high school boys hit
the offerings of Todd. Beggs and Small
to all corners of the lot, a total of four
teen hits being secured in the seven in
nings. In all justice to Todd 1T might
be stated that he was not in c,Eaiti.n,
as he has been worked TO" nard IN the
last few days to be II god cort.-i.n.
He had nothing that looked like the stuff
he usually has II his r-aertoire when
in the box. EegsS and Small were both
wild as Marcn haTes. ana wheh trey
did get one over the plate 1t was hit
back at them faster than they rhre." 1t.
Cathedral scorat all its riins On two er-
-ors and vii! pitches. Safe hits were
gotten of Holden in only one inning;
when two were made The less said
about his work yesterday, though, the
better.
The Maryland Aggies came through
strong yesterday. handing out an awful
beating to Gallaudet. by a score OF 10 to
1. The Kendall Green team was not in
the running at any time during the game,
the Farmers scoring five runs IN the
third, and Gallaudet not getting man
across the pan until the eighth. Smith
pitched good game Of ball for the
Farmers. The star twirler of the Kendall
Green team. Battiste, was out of the
game on account of injuries, and the
nine went completely to pieces back of
the recruit pitcher who was in the box
Catholic University got revenge on
Georgetown yesterday for the unexpected
trimming given il in the first game play
ed by0the two teams, Dutch Hessler's
home run in the seventh. which went over
the bank In right center. deciding the
contest, as Green was pitching superb
ball
The winning OF the game makes the
two teams tied for the collegiate leader
ship of the District, and necessitates the
playing OF third game to decide the
premiership. Whether the game will be
played or not is not known 1t Is more
Than probable that II will not
Both Green and Fienh pitched good
ball Green having. If anything. a little
the better OF the argument, he being a
little tighter IN the pnches-
Other Amateur Games.