Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-04
WINS EASY VICTORY.
Cardinals Defeated in the Second
Game of Championship Series
by a Big Score.

Game number two in the local
seriesl was an easy vic
ory for the A. B. c.. Shalin and Glov-
,netti, pitching for the Cardinals were
oatted hard ana received wretched sup
port. On the other hand Pitts was at
his best and backed by brilliant feld-
ne. had the Cardinals at his mercy. In
The nine innings Astryke, at first,
handled but three thrown balls. Fiji
zen fly balls were hit and no matter
where they fell some one was under
hem. For the winners, Lynch and
Walker led with the stick, while every
man handled one or more difficult
chances in the field. For the Cardi-
nails Entwisle showed to best advan-
tage. He scored one run and drove 10
the other. Two good catches and the
same number OF accurate throws con-
stituted his days work in the field.
Alexandria was first at bat aud
the game in detail follows, by innings.
First. Miller walked and advanced on
Shalin's error. Lynch fouled out and
Scrivener hit to FIRST and was out.
Snowden walked and on the double
steal, Miller scored, Trenary struck out.
D. Lynch singled to short, Murphy
tried to bunt, but forced Lynch at Sec
ond, Miller making fine throw, Giov-
enetti few out to Walker and Lynch
took Hicks fly near the fence.
Second. Walker walked and Patter-
son forced him. 'Pat" took second
on a poor throw, Astryke famed, Pitts
singled over first, scoring Patterson.
Miller famed.
Shslin singled to right and stole sec.
ond, Mcbride whitfield, Snowden made
a great catch of Williams line drive,
with two strikes, singled to
right, Shalin scoring. Stearns famed.
Third. Lynch hit into Patrick street
for two bases. Hicks muffed Scrivener's
pop fly. Scriyener stole second. Both
scored on Snowden's hit to right. Ire
nary flew out to right. Walker scored
Sno WIDEN with a single and was
thrown out stealing. Patterson singled.
Astryke was hit, but Pitts few out to
short. ;.
d. Lynch was hit by pitched ball
and stole second. Murphy few out to
Lynch, fine catch. Astryke took
Giovenetti's bounder and then ran back
to grab Hicks's fly.
Fourth. Miller was hit by ball.
Lynch singled and Scrivener strolled.
Stearns threw Snowden out at first,
Miller going home. Lynch scored on
Trenary's long sacrifice fly. Walker
sent Scriyener in on a hit and Patter-
son struck out.
Shalin flew out to left. Mcbride
went to second OH Miller's error and
was caught mapping, Patterson to Ire
nary. Miller made great play on
Williams hard drive and threw him out
at first.
Fifth. Astryke famed. Pitts hit
clearly to right but was thrown out at
first by Entwisle, an unusual play.
AIiller's pass was followed by single
by Lynch and an error by Mcbride.
scriyener sent them home on single to
center for which Williams made great
.ry.
Entwisle singled to Miller and went
% second on wild throw. Pitts threw
stearns out andAstryke awaiting for the
peg. Lynch flew out to left, EntWisle
beating Snowden's fine throw by inches
Astryke took Murphy's easy fly.
Sixth. Trenary famed. Walker
vas out, third to first and Patterson
irrenary.
Giovenetti lined out to Miller. O'Brien
hitting for Hicks, was hit in the head.
but pluckily ran to first. Shalin and
Mcbride singled. O'Brien tried to
score, but was caught by Lynch's fine
throw. Williams flew out to short.
Seventh. Astryke bit to the pitcher.
Pitts singled and was caught stealing.
Miller struck out.
EntWistle famed. Scriyener caught
Stearn's fly and then fumbled Lynch's
grounder, but the runner was out
stealing.
Eighth. Lynch was safe on an error
by Shalin, Scriyener singled, scoring
Lynch. Mcbride dropped Snowden's
third strike. Snowden aud Scrivensr
made the Cardinal nfeld look foolish
on double steal. Trenary struck out,
but Walker singled. Patterson flew
out TO left and Astryke singled. Four
ruas were in when Pitts lined out to
center.
Murphy struck out. Giovenetti
popped to Trenary and Lynch was
under O'Bren's fly.
Ninth. Miller whitfield. Lynch
Singled. Scrireuer sent high fly to
center, Lynch going to third on the
latch. Snowden singled over second
md for the third time started the double
teal, Lynch scoring for the fifth time.
Scrivener made a fine pick up and
hrow of Shalin's ground hit. Walker
hon went to the far corner OF right
ield for McBride's long drive, making
. great catch. Williams popped to
;criyener.
CRITICISM of the position taken by
he Alexandria B. B. Club on the Kid
veil matter is without justification.
This series was arraigned by the man
cement of the two teams and list OF
Eligible players filed and published.
Lidwell's name was not on the list.
The Cardinal team knew this and put
tself in bad light when it attempted
o set aside the written agreement
governing the series. Score:
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