The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
Wild Pitch Loses
For Post-offfiice
Ferguson Throws Bali Through Backstop and
Three Runs Cross The Pldte-Bernie Gal
Lagher Is Hit Hard
Bx @. w. SWAN.

Baseball luck, pure and simple, gave
the Cornell Tigers the game from the
Post-office aggregation in Section A, Of
the post-season series. at Capital City
Park yesterday. Score Z to 6.
With three men on the sacks and the
score standing to in favor of the
Post-ofice, Ferguson. who was serving
them over for the Mailmen, uncorked q
wild pitch, the ball going through the
back stop. After going through the net
ting, small boy picked up the ball and
II attempting to throw 1t over into the
playing field, tossed 1t on top Of the net
ting. thus making the ball dead. Before
Kraft could return the ball to Ferguson
in the pitching box. the three runners
had crossed the plate and Cornell was
one run to the good. Had Ferguson not
made that wild heave, the Tigers would
have been beaten as Handiboe's drive
would have doubled Mullin at second
FerEuson's Passes Hurt.
Walter Ferguson was on the mound
for the Mailmen, ana. outside of his
nine free passes, he xwiried gilt-edged
ball. allowing the heavy-hitting Paper
hangers but six scattered hits and fam
ming three. Ferguson frightened up In
the pinches, and was almost invfncible
when a hit meant a run.
Opposed to Ferguson was Bernie CAL
lagher, the old st. Martins twirler, and
Jesse Baggett, his old receiver. was be-
hind the bat Bernie was touched for
eleven safeties, none of them being for
extra bases.
Gertman on first and Hessler On Sec
ond made several feature plays. the for
mer stopping what iooked to be Tiger
rally in the second, when he captured
Hessler's line drive.
Post-ofIice Scores in First.
Post-office scored two in the first. Mid
dlekauf hit to center and Bradley sac
rificed him to second. Vaughn singled
to left, Middlekauf stopped at third.
Moran then booted Kerr's grounder and
Middlekauf counted. Barnhart famed.
but Fenton singled to center. Vaughn
but Kraft ended the inning by going
out. Gallagher to Macdonald. Four
hits Two runs.
In the fourth the Mailmen scored two
more. Gertman slammed his second
safety to right, but Kraft forced him at
second. Ferguson singled to left, and
when Middlekauf hit to center both
counted. Bradley and Vaughn went out,
Moran to Macdonald. Two runs.
Again in the fifth the Post-office tribe
garnered a pair Of tallies. Jimmy Kerr
singled to right and stole second. Barn.
hart hit safely to center. Jimmy pulling
up at third Barnhart then stole second.
Fenton whitfield at three and Gertman
walked. filling the bases. Kraft famed.
but Ferguson singled to center, Kerr
and Barnhart scoring. Middlekauf was
safe on Mullins error, but Bradley lifted
a fly to Hessler. ending the inning. Three
hts. two runs.
Tigers Get One I'm second.
The Tigers sent one man over in the
second. Macdonald walked. Moran walk
ed. and Mcdonald hit through short, the
ball striking Macdonald, leaving two on
and one out. Marceron popped to Fenton
but Baggett walked, filling the bases.
Ferguson then forced a run by walking
Gallagher. Hessler ended the inning by
lining drive to Gertman.
In the fifth the Tigers scored two.
Gallagher walked for the second time,
as did Hessler. Mullin singled to center,
Gallagher scoring. Handiboe then
walked, filling the bases. Macdonald
lifted high fly to Kerr, and Hessler
scored, but Mullin was doubled at third.
Moran ended the session by flying out
to Bradley.
wild Pitch Ruins Mailmen.
The sixth saw the real fireworks\ of the
fray. After Mcdonald . fyed out to
Bradley, and Marceron had famed. Bag
gett singled and Gallagher doubled.
Hessler was hit, filling the bases. Mullin
then singled to left, sending Baggett
over the counting block. With two and
two on Handiboe, Ferguson uncorked
that fatal wild heave and the game was
lost to Post-office, as three runs crossed
the plate. Had Ferguson not thrown
that ball. the side would have been re-
tired as Handiboe hit to short and would
have forced Mullin at second. Mac
Donald hit safely. but Moran popped to
Bradley. Five hits. Four runs.
In their half of the inning the Mall
men went out in order.