The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
EAGLES DEFEAT
KNIGHTS ON FIELD
Benefit Ball Game Lost to
Churchmen in Seventh.
CLEAN CONTEST SURPRISES
Delay Causes Many to Keep Away.
Victors Never Feared Outcome.
Orphan AsyIums to Realize Sew
eraI Thousand DOIIars-PItcher
Mcmahon shows Up Wen. .

If any person Of the 1000 who Wis
tied the American League Baseball Park
yesterday afternoon to witness the
game between teams representing the
Eagles and knights OF Columbus ex-
pected to be amused because OF mis-
plays and a general display OF mex
perience, they were disappointed. With
the exception OF two innings, when
pitchers on both sides blew up" the
exhibition was as clean as any profess
sional game. The Eagles won, 10 to 4.
Never were the victors apprehensive
as to the outcome. but they were kept
on their mettle throughout the nine in
nings, and the contest was not decided
until the Jump" called the last man
tagged.
The exhibition. which was TO have been
given last Tuesday. had to be postponed
until yesterday because Of bad weather,
but the grand stands and bleachers were
crowded. The day proved ideal for the
game. The St. Vincent Orphan Asylum,
for which the game was played as
benefit. was materially helped, and
the afternoon w6s voted a success.
Orphans Are Teams Guests.
More than 100 little orphans from st.
Joseph's Asylum and the Washington
Orphan Asylum were guests Of the man
agement. E. ]. Murphy, Of the knights
Of Columbus, and A S. Morgan, Of the
Eagle Club. had them in charge and led
the roofing, which was one OF the fea-
lures OF the game. Each little guest
was provided with candy, peanuts, and
popcorn.
Several minor alterations with the
umpire were. Of course, injected in the
game, but instead Of halting the contest
and burdening the onlookers, added spice
was the result.
No complaint was made officially by
the Knights Of Columbus team. but,
without detracting from the credit due
their opponents, the fact that 'Frenchy,"
the inimitable rooter Of the Nationals,
who has attended every game and knows
the rules according to Hoyle, was placed
on the coaching line IN uniform added
greatly to the chances Of the high fly
ers," and in a measure confused the GAL
liant knights
"Frenchy'' knew each individual play
er on the churchmen's team; he under
stood his weak points, and he baftied the
opponents by calling out successfully Just
where the ball was to be placed by the
batter. The Hughey Jennings ''E-yah'
was heard plainly over the battlefield
and in the seventh, when Hummer, the
tall slab artist for the Knights, blew
up" to the tune Of five bingles,
''Frenchy'' It was who turned double
somersault at the third base and threw
into confusion the nine hot, excited play
ers From then on the game was
"cinched, and at times easy balls were
thrown over the plate to be batted high
in the air and caught by q waiting OUT
fielder.
Mcmahon Does Good Work.
Features there were in plenty and from
the time the umpire sounded the bugle
for play until the last knight met his
Waterloo at first the contest never
Jagged. Pitcher Mcmahon, OF the
Eagles, was the brilliant performer OF
the afternoon. He held his opponents
to a few scattered hits and worked out
Of the tight places with the ease OF q
professional. Clements and Hanvey, OF
the same team, led the batting, the
former making three clean hits, one a
three bagger, and the latter two bingles,
both of which scored runs
The exhibition game proved a financial
success. Thousands OF tickets were
sold for the game which were not used
because OF the change in date. The
management was unable to give the
amount netted by the contest, but it Is
understood that 1t will be several thou
sand dollars.