Evening star., 1911-08-26
BY "CURLEY" BYRD.

The Cornell team may consider itself
extremely fortunate to hold the position
IL does at present in the section race
for championship honors 1t is doubtiui
IL luck ever played as important part
In any amateur series as IT has IN the
one that is now being finished In section
A. 1t is undoubtedly due to the fact that
Dame Fortune, has smiled on the en-
deavors of the Paperhangers that they
now have the advantage in the race.
In the first game of the series played
by the Aloysius club ii entered the last
inning OF the contest with four-run lead
on the Cornell team. but by rare good
luck the Cornell nine managed to get
four runs across the plate and tie the
score, thus saving itself from defeat The
last rum was scored just as the third
man was put out, and the decision as to
whether the run scored or not could have
been given either way. with no kick
coming TO the Cornell Company had 1t
been given against 1t. In the next con-
test played by the Cornell club the Post
once nine had it on the losing end by a
three-run margin when with three men
on the bags the ball went back OF the
screen and was picked up by small
boy. who threw 1T on the screen in an
attempt to get II back on the diamond.
Owing to a peculiar ruling applicable to
that especial case, the runs were allow
ed, and the game was won by Cornell,
when otherwise 1t would have been lost.
as ii was called before the completion of
the next inning.
Again in yesterdays game. with only
could be completed. and with six-rur
lead, the Aloysfus club was forced to give
up its hopes Of winning because of the
storm which broke over the field.
To sum the matter up. three games by
good rights should have been lost to the
Cornell team, when In reality one was
tied. one was won and the other was no.
quite finished. Had those three game:
been lost the paperhangers would now b.
out Of the running.
II vas stated in these columns some
time ago that Lynch was the man Il
send against the Cornell team when mex
IL was met by the Aloysius club. Yester
days contest proved that there was no
any mistake made when the statemen
was offered Only one hit was made of
the Georgetown twirler, and that was b.
'.Cy" Mcdonald in the first half of tn,
nth. Lynch had lots OF stuff on the bal
and was pitching In form that made tn,
six-run lead he had look plenty big enoug
when Lynch is right he can pitch q
good ball as any man playing in the anna
teur ranks.
The series in section Il had yer.
unsatisfactory ending. In yesterday
contest II looked very much thoug
the Car Department would have won ha
the game been played out. and tina
would have given the Medical Schoc
another chance for the rag. But. a
has been said before. the teams in sec
tion B are 80 closely matched that
makes very little difference which repre-
sents the section I'm the final series.
rs probable that none Of the three coul
win, and as far as the ultimate resul
goes the settlement which has bee
made Is just as good q one as would hav
resulted had the series been played GU
II is beginning TO be a questionabl
matter as to whether the Cornell clu
sent this city against Richmond tha
would the Aloysius club or the America
Security and Trust Company. In tn