The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-22
District Averages Show Four
Ties in Forty-eight
sA Games.
ONLY FIVE TEAMS
WITHOUT AN ERROR
Record for Double Plays Made
BY the Departmental
League.

Figures compiled from the games
played in the different amateur leagues
fer the week of May Is show a decided
falling off in fielding and pitching, and
an increase in batting over the previous
week.
In the forty-eight games played four
resulted in ties, while four forfeits were
registered. Four teams succeeded in
embarrassing their opponents, and six
contests were decided by one run.
In all, 2,7SS batters faced the twirlers,
and total of 1876 hits were made, a
batting percentage of .2S6, as compared
with .2l7 the week before. The average
total of 661 runs crossed the plates. Civ
1873.
Two Thousand Putouts.
There were 1899 putouts. $40 assists.
and 37S errors the total chances num-
bering 3,219. grand fielding average Of
.S33, which figure is only a slight reduc-
ton from last weeks mark, which was
.SS9. The average misplays occurring in
each of the forty-eight games fig
ures 7.9.
No game was played IN which both
teams played an errOrless- exhibition.
Compassionate came nearest to being
Clearly played, the Aloysius boys max
Ing one and the only slip-up. Only five
teams went through contest without
the preceding week. The following
teams succeeded in performing the feat
within the last six days: Car Depart
ment, Congressionals, Corcoran Cadets,
Cornell, and Interstate. Eleven teams
played games with only one error being
chalked up against them, Sewage
Pumping Station and Navy twice each,
and Cornell, Commerce and Labor,
s Ty,ra IaI g.
Stephens. Hamline, and Ninth once
Unusual Number of Assists.
Four teams had an unusual number
of assists, Chesapeake and Potomac,
Union Station. Southern Railroad. and
Ninth being credited with sixteen
apiece. The Departmental League led
In double plays with nine. while the
Marquette circuit followed close with
eight In all ffty-One were pulled off,
an average OF a fraction over one a
game.
The pitching was a poor comparison
with that Of last week. In each pre-
Vious week two no-hit contests and sew
eraI one-hit games were twirIed, but
none of that variety made an appear
ance last week. The honOrs of the week
go to Talbot Lynch, of Aloysius, who
held the CongressiOnals to but two hits,
and Harvey, of Car Department, who
die the same stunt to the B. and o.
batters. There were two three-hit,
seven four-hit. and five five-hit games,
while the number of safeties in many
case reached double figures.
Thirteen Perfect Battings.
Batters having a perfect day were
more numerous than heretofore, thir-
teen succeeding in gaining that honor.
Those who made four hits out of as
many times up were: Barnhardt, Post
office; Holloran, st. stephens: Maupin,
White Haven; Lynch, of Indian Office,
and Cash, of Braddock. Batters land
Ing for three safe drives number eight
and are as fellows: Mcdonald, Com
merce and Labor; Dyer, c. and p;
Cross, Tenleytown; Presgraves, Co. x;
Wood. Sligo; Young, Southern Railroad:
Hoffner. Brightwood, and Lynch, Of
Corcoran.
OF the 2,7SS batters who faced the
pitchers, SIC persisted by the stike-out
route Last week 6O4 fell victims to the
pitchers cunning and were retired. Her.
rell, of Walford, broke the existing rec
ord for the year, when he famed nine
teen of the Willard batsmen. Williams,
of Southern. comes next with fourteen
as his record.