The Washington herald., 1912-04-24
CENTRAL DEFEATED
BY TECH OUTFIT
IN NINTH INNING
Batting Rally Puts Black
smiths on Big End Of
IA to Is Count.

Coming to the bat in the last half OF
the eighth inning. apparently hopelessly
beaten. Tech Highs plucky little ball
club jumped on Lefty Taggert. on the
mound for the Central AGGREGATION. and
IN the two remaining frames pounded
out nine runs. beating the o streeters
in an exciting bah game, u to u. at
Union League Park.
With an eight run lead. the Blue and
White seemed TO have the game under
lock and key. but Pete Lynch. now in
charge OF the Technical forces. thought
otherwise. and ordered his men 10 hit
II out. The Blzcksmiths responded
nobly. and Tsggert was chased to the
cyclone cellar In the ninth inning with
the score standing 70 to Il, favor Gem
tral. Then Lyneh's lads started on one
Mr.. Cox. who assayed the mound duty
with telling effect. as the winning run
crossed. the plate with only one down.
Fully 200 spectators witnessed the
contest. the Maroon and Gray OF Tech
minsiing with the Blue and white OF
Central. the entire grandstand being one
mass Of riot and color. While Central
had all the best OF the battle up TO the
eighth frame, the game was none the
less exciting. as the Manual Trainers
threatened time and again TO even up
the count.
Band and omclaIs Leave.
The Tech Band" together with sew
eral Of the more prominent officials OF
the high schools, left the field at the
conclusion Of the seventh round. think
ing the game, had been won by Cen
tral. but the Manual Trainers were right
on the Job. and by one OF the gamest
,raN l.. a.. -
ball, managed TO land the struggle.
Fred Austin and Lefty Taggert were
the opposing moundsmen. and the honors
were about even. although the Tech
twtrler weathered the storm TO better
advantage. Austin had trouble control
ling his shoots. owing TO the stif breeze
which blew across the field during the
game. Taggert was pounded IN the final
round for seven hits. including q double
five Innings In great shape, holding the
Tech lads down to three hits. but the
pace was too fast. and the Manual
Trainers pounded him all over the lot in
the eighth inning. scoring ave runs with
as many hits.
The Tech team was out Of the game
until the eighth round. when Pete
Lynch. the Blacksmiths' coach. told the
boys a few things, and then they jumped
vi AasANEAs OuA nlIb upOn nllt-
In the last session Coach Gargan trotted
out Cox after the score had been all
but evened. but he was unable to stem
the tide.
Fast Double Play.
Pealke, Simpson. and Doleman put up
good games IN the field for the Tech
outfit, the former making a great one
hand stop and peg of Mess hard drive in
the third round. Doleman came 10 life
in the fourth session. making a pretty
double play.
Central looked like real champions
while they were winning, but the final
innings the o Streeters looked like a
graded-school aggregation, completely
forgetting all the good points Coach
Gargan had taught them and going COM
pletely to pieces.
''Mooch' Peake. with a triple. double.
and single, led the Biacksmiths with the
stick. followed by Simpson and Austin
with three bingles apiece. Happy" Mess.
who caught q good game for the Blue
and White, poIled out four safeties out
Of five trips to the pan.
The Gnnra