The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
Rr C. w. SWAN.

Fresh from winning the championship
of the Sunday School League yesterday,
the Sherwood aggrega ton downed the
fast Post-office team at District League
Park. 2 TO . in the first game of DIVISION
A. Section A of the post-season series
To saw that it was a surprise would
he nuttinc il too mild. The youngsters
from the Sunday School circuit played
the veterans off their feet; that was all
there was to il.
Time and again the winners of the pen
nant in the Departmental League Would
get men on the bases, but sensational
feIding would chop off their heads Love
less, in short: Pattan, on third; Rawlings
at the midway sack, and Robinson, on
first put up a classy article of ball.
RYAN and Ferguson worked out before
the game, and Walter looked the pest
to Norman Kraft The choice was all
right as Walter pitched the KIND OF pan
that will win almost any ball game
The Sherwoodites punched hits in the
second round AMI Tailed enough runs 10
win.
Harry NoOne in Form.
Harry Noone served them over for the
Youngsters, and he pitched gilt-edsed
ball, holding the heavy-hittlng Mallrnen
down 20 six scattered hits, no two Oh
which came IN lNe same
The sherwood infield worked like clock
work. the youngsters grabbing line
drives and lard hit bounders in major
league style Manager Love was hanol-
CAPPED by the lack of twirlers at the
beginning of the Sunday School League
season, but in the post-season games
Noone and Porter are bound to put the
Sherwood outfit up in the race. e.
Jimmy Kerr made great eaten IN
right field in the sixth inning, saving
at least one run. Jimmy went 10 the
fence and pulled Brauners lonS ny OIL
the boards It was some catch James
also sent in the first run OF the game
with a double over the right field fence.
A one-handed stop and fast throw
nv Rawlings put a damper on the Mall
mems hopes in the third.
MaiImen Score in First.
The Post-office sluggers got busy in the
opening stanza. Midlekauf, the nrst man
,p. received free transportation and
while Noone was tanning Gertman, the
letter singer stole second. Jimmy Kerr
then slammed the pill over the right held
fence and Midlekauf had crossed the
counting block with the first run of the
game. Bradley let four wide ones go by
and in attempting to catch Kerr on
third Saver threw high and Jimmy
crossed the dish with run No ,. That
ended the scoring of the Post-office team
II looked bad for the Sherwoodites in
the fourth. Barnhart opened the inning
ny slapping double to left and Fen
ron was hit. Kraft then slammed hot
one at Pattan but the youngster held
the ball and retired Barnhart at thlrd
Ferguson then fyed out to Brauner and
Rawlings took care of Midlekauf's drive
sherwood Makes Fast Double Play.
Again in the eighth Post-office be-
came dangerous. Merrell Vaughn
doubled to left, Earnhart then drove
a hot liner at Loveless. which Cotton
threw to Pattan. forcing Vaughn.
When Barnhart attempted to reach
second on the out, true peg ny the
Sherwood third sacker nailed him, and
Post-office was whipped by the young
est team in Glass A of the post-season
series.
Pattan met the first ball pitched in
the first inning for a single to center
but Hiett forced him at second. Kraft
then threw out Hiett, when the young
ster tried to steal
Big Noise in Second Round.
The second round was the big noise
Loveless dropped a little fly just out
of Midlekaufs reach and promptly
stole second. Brauner famed, but Rob
lnSOn SlnSled TO TlSnI center, SeHuIHS
Cotton. over the pan with the first
Sherwood run. Dusty" Rhodes then
slammed a bingle to left, and Robinson
was on third. Kraft let one of Fergu-
sons speedy ones go through him. and
Robinson crossed the plate. Rhodes
counted a minute later when Noone
grounded out to Fenton. This ended
the scoring of the game
In the third, the Sherwoodites man.
aged TO get d man far as third
hut a fast catch by Midlekauf saved
the run. Again in the fourth, a young
ster was on third, but Robinson wa:
caught mapping by Kraft, and tina
possible run was nipped in the bud.
AS the game progressed Ferguson
grew better and better. and in thu
last two sessions he famed five Sher
woodites.
1t was simply a case of the Post
Office team being over confident, ant
Manager Loves youngsters slipped on
over the Mailmen.
The Official Score.