Evening star., 1911-08-27
BANKERS WIN FIRST
Capture Opener in Inter-Sec-
ton Series, 9 to q.
B0TELER PITCHES WELL
Ex-Central Boy Holds Southland
Club to Four Hits-Game
Poorly Played.
BOTELER PITCHES WELL

The American Security and Trust Com
pany won the first game in the inter-sec-
ton series yesterday, when it defeated
the Southland club by the score of to
4. The game was not well played, but
under the conditions errors were excus-
Able, as 1t rained almost continually from
the start OF the contest until the end
causing the ball to be slippery that
II was practically impossible for the field.
srs to handle it with any degree of ac-
curacy.
One really remarkable part of the game
was the pitching of Boteler The ex-
Central boy, despite the discouraging con-
citions. did some great work in the box
for the Bankers. There was NOT a time
when Southland could get to his shoots
effectively. and at every period of the
game he was master of the situation
The game he pitched would have done
credit to much older and more ex-
perienced man. While the conditions
were not right for effective pitching. it is
doubtful il Boetler ever had more on the
ball than he had yesterday His curve
broke we'll and he had good
control of it, Also his fast ball worked
well whenever he used 1t. Only four hits
were secured by the Southland aggresa-
ton on his delivery and he sty6k out
seven.
Litchfield's Error Fatal.
The Bankers were held to tie until the
seventh, when they were lucky enough
to have Litchfield. who was pitching for
the Southland club, throw the ball over
the fence when he fielded a bunt, thus
allowing the two men who were on the
bases and the batter to go clear around.
Three runs were tailed in this manner,
and they practically won the game for
the Trust Company. as the Olympia
League champions failed to play after
that as they did before.
When the contest started il looked as
though the Trust Company team was
going to haze mighty hard time get
ting away with the game. While ii got
plays on the part Of the Southland play
ers cut off more that seemed imminent,
and in its half of the same inning the
Southland niRe tied up the contest by
land team was the first to score after
that In the fourth Hunt doubled to left
and scored when West picked up the
ball in front of the plate and threw wild
to first The Bankers evened up mat
ters in the fifth. but in the sixth South
land again went one run to the good on
a hit, base on balls and an infield out
Bankers Big Inning.
IL was In the seventh that the Bankers
did the big work though. Two bases on
balls. three hits and two errors sent four
runs across the plate. One of the errors
came when Litchfield threw the ball over
the fence and was responsible for the
three runs.
Litchfield. who started in the box lor
the Southland club. worked well for six
innings, but after that his curves failed
TO deceive the Security lads. He SEEM
he did not appear to have speed enough
used fairly good judgment and that
was probably what got him by for the
time he lasted.
The Southland club proved a much
stronger combination than was expected
The team showed up exceptionally well
, and did much better work than ii was
thought IT was capable of. Had it's pitch
ers got away little better ii Is prob
able mat the Olympia Leaguers would
have made things pretty warm for the
Bankers.
The game was PLAYED under protest BY
the American Security and Trust Com.
pany, IL being claimed that Spaulding
who played short. was ineligible because
Of the fact that he participated in two
games last week with the Lynchbure
club of the Virginia State League
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