Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
BANKERSL TO
BATTLE AXE CLUB
Richmond Team Is Victor Over
Washington Amateurs by
Close Score of | to o.
FEINLE OUTPITCHED
BY VIRGINIA MAN
Games Yesterday Give BaIti-
more Team Clear Lead for
Amateur Championship.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Spc'iai bisPatcH 10 Inc star
RICHMOND. Va. September a.-Battle
Axe. |. American Security and Trust, o.
Ihat tells the story of one of the hard
est fought amateur ball game ever play
ed In Richmond, in which Strain of the
Virginia team outpitched Feinle
The contest between Washington and
Battle Axe was one the excellence OF
which is seldom equaled in even profess
sional ball. and, although Washington got
the small end of the score, the team is
far from disgraced.
More than 1000 people were present az
the contests, in which Richmond was sue
cessful against Washington and unsuc-
cessful against Baltimore. the MARYLAND
Athletic Club winning the first game b,
an eighth-inning rally: score, 4 to 3
For six innings Chris Feinle pitched
excellent ball, but he weakened in the
seventh, and, although four hits were
made off his delivery in this round, no
runs were scored, owing to the marvel
Gus defense of the Bankers. However,
the eighth saw the downfall of the Sc
curity team, hits by Boehling, Blount
ana DoWden scoring the only run of the
contest. All three hits came after two
men had been put out.
Seventh Inning Exciting.
The same-that is. all the excitement
OF it-came in the seventh inning, ex-
celient fielding alone preventing a Battle
Axe score. DoWdsn started this inning
with safe smash TO center. and stole
second. Hay poled a safe one to center,
on which Dowden attempted to score
Boykin throw to the plate was perfect,
the ball getting in about the same time
as Dowden. The runner slid wide of the
ia Qnd IN fat. 4
before he could reach it. Schmidt and
Hulcher, batting for Bowers and Whit
field each made infield singles. Davis
stop of Hulchers smash saving a possible
double Bases now full Strain hit to
Hayes in deep short. but Sheets was on
the job, whipping the ball to West in
time to cut off Hay at the plate.
There were still three on, but with
Doggett up. West snapped a quick throw
to Riddle, catching Strain a mile off first
base for the third out.
In the eighth the Battle Axe team
scored the only run of the game With
Doggett and Ready out of the way, Boeh-
ling and Blount each poled solid singles
to center. Dowden then hit to short right.
Dyer making a valiant attempt to get
to 1t. but failing by inches only. Boeh-
ling scored on the play, with the run that
was enough to win.
Against the pitching of Strain, a new
face on the Battle Axe team, the Bankers
were powerless, runners seeing second
base but twice in the contest Strain, by
the way pitched for the champion Peters
burg team of the Virginia League at this
place Friday, defeating Richmond, u 10 >.
Mike Macdonald started the game like
winner, polling liner through third
base and stealing second, but lie was
left, as Hayes struck out, Riddle poled
one to Boehling in left field and Reggie
Rawlings went out. third to first.
In the sixth Feinle led off with a safe
bunt and was sacrificed TO second by
Macdonald, but he got no farther, as
Hayes and Riddle were easy outs.