Evening star., 1911-05-30

As a result of the defeat sustained by
Western at the hands of Eastern High
yesterday the high school series is a tie.
with Technical and Western leading the
other teams with percentage of three
games won and one lost. 1t Is probable
that the tie will be played off Friday,
although there is no rule In the high
schools which governs playing of ties
Probably no greater surprise was ever
sprung in any local scholastic ball game
than the one which was showed on the
spectators yesterday. Tech rooters were
out in force wishing for a western de-
feat. although doubling in the extreme
X it would come. The worst surprised
bunch in the world was the Western
crowd itself, there not being one OF them
but thought that the championship rag
was as good as furled away at the
Georgetown school, How great was the
surprise which the Western team itself
received will never be told.
Ligons work in the box for Eastern
WAS the main factor which governed the
winning Of the game for the Capitol Hill
team. 1t was not until the last inning
that the Western nine was able to con-
meet with the ball for hit; In fact, not
q single time until the final chapter was
the ball hit outside Of the diamond. LII
gon did not seem to have much stun on
the bali, but he got away with 1T never
theIess, and to him should go the credit
for practically winning the game
Western lost because 1t was against
team that played better ball. II the Red
and White had been able to hit In Its ac-'
customed form there Is probability ina!
Eastern would not have shown up as well
as it did. but. as 1t was. there Is not
Question but that the boys from across
the creek were outplayed- They did not
seem able to grasp the fact that they
were In q ball game until 1t was too iate'
while Eastern started out from the very
first as though 1t had to play its best ball
to make a good showing. and 1t was this
that gave IL the long end of the score.
Tech has it's long-iooked-for chance to
get against the Western team, and 1t Will
game which il likely to be played be-
tween them. The Manual Trainers claim
ed after the game which was played be-
tween Tech and Western at the first OF
the year that II was simply overconn-
dence which gave the Red and White the
contest. and II the two teams should meet
again there would be different tale to
tell 1t now seems that there will be
chance to listen to that tale. whatever 1t
may be.
There Is no doubt that the absence Of
Howard from Westerns lineup had a
whole lot TO do with the loss OF the
game. Not that McArdle did not put up
a II
the work Of Howard himself not being In
any way superior to hts. but 1t was the
fact that the batting order which has
stood the whole year had to be changed.
well at bat as 1t might otherwise have
done. The breaking up Of a high school
indeld does not help. the progress Of
team by any means.
Holden. who has been doing the work
IN the box for Western. was in q measure
responsible for losing his own game. While
he pitched good ball as far as that part
Of it went he seemed to think that there
was nothing else to do. Had he backed
up the catcher as he should have done
when Fuller cut loose his wild heave
there Is no doubt that he would have cut
OF one of the runs which were made, and
probably saved the game for his team.
The Indian ONCE team, which has been
doing poor work in the Marquette League.
Is TO be reinforced by players from the
other teams. SO that 1t will be strong
enough to compete with the other mines in
the league. President Edwards stated
that II was the object In his league to
have all the teams of as nearly an equal
playing strength as possible.
At the meeting of the Marquette League
which was held last Saturday, II was de-
cided In regard to the protest concerning
the game which was played between the
Tenleytown and Corcoran Cadets team
that the game would be declared of and
played over July %.
This afternoon q double header will be
played. and q gala day in general will be
the order.
Coach Donnelly comes in for a lot of
well deserved praise for the work he has
done at Eastern this spring. He has
not had any great deal Of material to
work with. and yet he has succeeded In
turning out very creditable ball team.
one which would prove q stumbling block
for any high school team at the gait II
II going at present.
/, There Is no squarer or better fellow In
the world than Donnelly. and he 10 de-
serving Of all the gratitude which is COM
!. lag 20 him from Eastern. and also of all
: the praise he gets from the outside and
more.
Longus. who has been doing some of
the pitching for the Interior base ball
team. has been out Of the game for q
long time because Of injuries received to
his pitching arm He 10 about ready to
Join the team again now though with the
same old assortment Of curves and fast
ones.
The Langdon Athletic Club Is out with