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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
COMMERCIAL IS AHEAD.
Takes First Game in Colored High
School Series. s to 4.

One too many cooks spoiled the broth
yesterday. With the score 4 to in favor
Of Armstrong at the beginning of the
eighth inning Enoch Gray. who had pitch
ed superb ball, muffed thrown ball in
the attempt to run down Parks between
the third corner and home, and thereby
lost his game, for cambridge scored
Immediately thereafter and Burwell had
registered before in that inning. The
score ended to 4 in favor Of Com
mercial.
Despite chilling mist and cloudy skies,
the most favorable auspices yet marking
colored high school base ball. Through the
efforts of Mr.. F.. L. Martin the United
States League Park was obtained for
the series. Mr.. John Wilkinson umpired
in faultless and competent style. The
games committee congratulated itself up
on landing so capable an official.
Tech started OF well with Thad Taylor
connecting safely and crossing the plate
on a wild heave by Business. Tech again
connected in the third session for
two more counts; errors and overly
anxious throws caused these Commercial
squeezed in one in the third and again
in the fourth. Thad Taylor again crossed
the plate in the fifth for the last Tech
tally.
In the ending of the eighth inning Bur-
well drove out q double and scored on a
hit by Dandrigde Parks had meanwhile
got on base. With two out and q
runner on second and third Parks started
steal Of home. The entire Tech infield
occupied the base line in the endeavor to
get the runner. with Gray near third
base. He intercepted throw to third,
when Parks dashed home on his error
scampered across for the winning run.
The score:
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Three times this season the Highlanders
have failed to reach third base In game.
Plank was one reason and Groom and
Johnson the other two.
Bris Lord resumed his position in left
field yesterday. playing a good game. It
was the veterans first appearance in a
championship contest this year.
Ed Plank was very slow in getting into
form in the south, but his careful, con-
scientous work is bearing results. The
veteran has not lost game.
Gainor of Detroit is referred to as lone
OF the best three first basemen in the
country" Chase. McInnis, Konetchy.
Merkle and Daubert must compose the
other two.
Hugh Bradley. Stahrs first base under
study for Boston, did not get hit In five
times at bat yesterday. Therefore. the
Athletics won. He DEBATED them in the
previous games with timely hits.
Pitcher Harper, the University Of Mis-
souri, finger. who has been training with
the Columbus team, wants to so to Akron
If he can find out how he stands with
President Hedges of the st. Louis Browns,
who still makes claim to him.
The University Of Pennsylvania has two
hard games scheduled this week. Thurs
day the Quakers meet University Of Vir-
ginia. and Saturday they will clash with
Princeton. Both games are on Franklin
Field.
Hyatt of West Point, who held the
Swarthmore nine to one hit last Saturday.
is to join the Detroits when he leaves the
Military Academy.
Much is made over the fact that game
was played in Columbus in which only
one ball was used. That's nothing. Judg-
ing by the score column Of several OF the
New York Americans games none OF
their bats was used.
Teams which have scored into double
figures so far are: American League-De-
troit and Chicago, twice each; Boston, St
Louis New York and Washington. once
each. National League-New York, Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia and st. Louis, twice
each; Pittsburgh. once.
President Murphy of the Chicago Cubs.
has written to Owner Coleman of Scran-
ton offering to trade a. couple OF recruits
for Pitcher Ensign Cottrell. Mr.. Coleman
replied that there was no chance OF maxi
ing q deal for Cottrell.
Birmingham and Ball of the Cleveland
team are Manager Davis first aids. They
will steer the Nap base-runners around
the circuit. and keep their eyes on the OPP
movement in their wind-up which will be-
tray whether curve or fast ball Will be
pitched.
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player himself for many years. he has
been identified with the National League
in the capacity of umpire, which gave
him an opportunity to observe much and
able to study all the systems employed
by the various managers. and. being a
man of intelligence. he has been able to
adopt what he considered best OF all he
saw. But. for all that, he was fortunate
to drop into q team which had been built
up for years. and which was virtually
completed when Griffith turned 1t over.
The chances are that O'Day will make a
name for himself as a manager, for he
should prove q good disciplinarfan in
charge Of q high-class ball team
Grifith's judgment. when he sent Eddie
Gagnier to Indianapolis, over the protests
of the numerous fans because Of
his good showing at Charlottesville. does
not seem to have been at fault. Gasnier
Burke Of the Hoosier team, because he
failed to come UP to expectations. and
O'Leary, formerly Of Detroit, has taken
his place. 1t always stood to reason that
Griffith knew what he was about when he
made this move. He must have been
satisfied that Gagnier would not help
his ball team or he would not have rid
himself Of the player. 1t stands to reason
that no one has more at stake than Grit
9TH. and any move that he may make
Anent the going Of O'Leary to Indian
apolis. 1t Is hard to understand how
waivers were secured on this player.
There are several clubs In the league
which could have made good use Of him.
and he surely would fill in nicely on the
New York team. which Is none too well
fortified with infielders.
The new rule which prevents infelders
from warming up with ball between
innings, that has for its purpose the
shortening Of the games. is not apt to
bring this about. It is questionable II any
time is wasted In this way. for this prac-
tice il usually INDUCED In while the
catcher Is putting on his traps and while
the pitcher Ia taking the regulation
warm-up. That many Of the games this
spring have run over two hours has been
caused by various things. but the warm
up by the inhelders has hardly affected
them. To an extent the lack OF condition
OF the pitchers has been to blame. for
most Of them have been wild and been
forced to pitch Q lot of balls to every
batter, which naturally takes time. When
the pitchers get to working smoothly
and are not wasting a lot of balls games
will be played in much less time than
they have been.
But the new rule IL not hardship ON
the infieldsrs. for II II Questionable
whether they are benefited BY tossing
the ball around the indeld
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DREYFUSS ON THE WARpATH.
Pirate Owner Flags Lynch for Card.
ing BROOKLYN Double Bill

PITTSBURGH, April a0.-President
Barney Dreyfuss Of the Pirates has q
Grow to pick with President Thomas ].
Lynch. In the latest official bulletin is
sued from league headquarters announce
ment Is made of the fact that the Bos-
ton and Brooklyn teams will play a dou-
ble-header. September 7, thus disposing
OF one of their postponed games.
Col. Barney claims the scheduling of
this bargain event Is a direct violation
OF the constitution. which was amended
to read that all postponed games must be
played OF on open dates. II any such
are available. Boston and Brooklyn both
have an open date September 4. and the
local magnate asserts that this date
should be utilized before a double-header
10 slated.
Mr.. Dreyfuss said he intends to write
to President Lynch calling his attention
to the violation Of the constitution. The
Brooklyn cub set the date. but it had
to be approved by the league president
Hence President Lynch Is responsible for
allowing 1t to go through.
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WHITE SOX WILL END IN
FIRST DIVISION, SAYS CAL
Every Western Team Has Been Strength
ened, is the Opinion Of the
Chicago Manager. !

being the worst. Our pitching staff Is
one Of the strongest
Walsh. LANCE, Scott and Benz form
La quartet OF right-handers that Is hard
to- beat And there is nothing wrong with
our left-handers. Walsh is the same
star Of previous years, while LANCE
Scott and Benz are improved pitchers
over last season.
Callahan says the Tigers haven't struck
their gait, but as soon as they get go.
ing the American League race will take
on different aspect.
Detroit depends upon its hitting te
win majority of games, and when
Cobb, Crawford, Delahanty and some OF
the others aren't hitting consistently the
Tigers aren't near SO dangerous. De-
troit has been strengthened, but so have
been the other clubs.
Il believe the pennant race will be a
close one throughout the season. The
western clubs are stronger and they will
give the east a battle for every point"
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BY J. ED GRILLo.

No less parsonage than Eddie Collins
predicts that the Nationals are going to
cut a figure in the present race. He
bases his opinion on the fact that Walter
Johnson has started out this spring in the
most impressive manner of his career.
and he figures that one alright pitcher
can carry even an ordinary ball team up
In the race.
Collins contends that heretofore john
son has been q hot-weather pitcher-that
is to say, he has not been at his best
until the season was we'll under way
spring to establish a shutout record
leads him to believe that he will carry the
Nationals along at such pace that some
of the other teams will finish far below
them.
He refers to the local team as the sur
prise Of the race and gives johnson the
credit for the improved showing.
Johnson's showing this spring is in
deed remarkable. He has pitched five
games and four Of them have been VIC
tories, while three have been shutouts.
Collins is right. too. In his contention
that johnson improves -, with the . %arm
be next to impossible to beat when the
season is a month or SO older.
Moving Lajoie to first base has un-
doubtedly given Harry Davis the best TN
field combination it was possible for him
to arrange. Neal Ball on his showing at
second last season could not be kept
out Of the game. and with no one able
to fill StovalPs place Lajoie could well
be spared from his regular position and
shifted to first base. Close observers
have contended for some years that
Lajoie should not be played at second
base. While he has the reputation of be-
ing the greatest player in that position
the game has developed In years. he has
been charged with leaving too much Of
the covering Of tho bag to his shortstop.
thus handieapping tho team. As q first
baseman, when hitting and everything
else II taken into consideration. Lajoie
should not have an equal in the league
and IL the Maps can't win as the team
Is now made uo there is no hope for
them.
Hank eO'Day Is being given credit for
displaying much ability as q manager.
though of course II stands to reason that
he has the ball team with which to make
Q showing. but there Is nothing surpris-
ing In the fact that he gives evidence OF
knowing the game. Having been .
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT. April 29.-"The White Soz
may not win the 1912 .pennant. but one
thing is certain (and Jimmy put en-
phasis on the ISL, Chicago will be in the
first division at the close Of the season"
This was the declaration of Manager
Callahan this morning.
There are those who believe the Sox
are playing above their speed and that
we will soon tumble from first place.
Don't you believe it. We are going to
hang onto first place longer than many
persons think. We are not playing above
our speed. In fact, l don't believe we
are playing to 1t.
1.-The White Sox OF 1912 is an improved
team over A811. We are hitting better.
Our infield is one Of the best in the
league, and our catching staff is far from
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% far out OF the race by that time that
1t will be Unable to gain lost ground.

1t will be Unable to gain lost ground.
the team has made or because Griffith
leads the way. 1t is noticeable that the
Nationals are showing much better spirit
| on the field than they ever have before.
Grifith's men look like q real ball team
| now. They are aggressive, display inter-
est in their work, and every man Is hus-
/ thing for the best interests Of the team.
| Winning. majority of their games al
but the Griffith system of handling a ball
team also counts for much The Old Fox
sets fast pace, and he has his players
following him.
If Griffith should be fortunate enough to
have one of his young pitchers round into
form there Is no way to estimate how
great a surprise the Nationals may be in
| the present race. Just now he has three
pitchers that he can rely upon-Johnson
| shown to good advantage. but he is sure
| to come back. Four pitchers are hardly
enough, however, and IL one other sue
cessful twirler can be developed the Ma
| teams in the league to beat. Big Cash
Ion looks like an ideal prospect. True.
he lacks experience and control, but
sometimes this is acquired very readily
| and. knowing that actual service on the
slab is more apt to bring this about than
all the practice he may give the big fell
low at other times, Griffith is going to
| take chance and use him in some ball
| games. even though they be lost by rea-
son of the experiment.
Yesterdays game was never in doubt
after 1t became apparent that Walter
Johnson was in good form. Vaughn. too,
pitched good ball, but the locals were
fortunate enough to hit him at the right
| time. which gave them runs enough to
win easily. The first tally came in the
second inning, which Schaefer started by
hitting the bull sign in right field, hit
which netted him three bases. Flynn
brought him home with q long sacrifice
fly to the score board. In the fourth the
final run was scored, and it was Jack
Knight who made 1t possible. Milan
| walked to start with. and Schaefer laid
down neat sacrifice. Flynn was walked
and knight came along with splendid
hit to center. scoring Milan. But the next
two batters were unable to take advan-
tage of the situation. New York threat
ened but once. and that was in the sew
enth. which Hartzell opened with doI-
BILE. He tried to reach third on Zinn's
long fly to right, but left the bag before
the ball was caught. and a. double play
resulted. The score:
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WILL NOT PREVENT FIGHT.
Carl Morris and McCarty to Meet
Next Friday Might.

SPRINaFIEID, No.. April 30-Despite
Gov. Hadley's order that the local on
Gals must not allow the scheduled boxing
contest between Carl Morris and Luther
McCarty to take place here next Friday
night. J. III. Mason, county prosecutor,
said last night he would not interfere In
the bout it 1t was held In compliance with
the state laws.
Mason, who Is q member OF the club
under whose auspices the dght 10 to be
given. said the governor would have to
caN out the militia to stop the contest.
The sheriff said he would not act with
out orders from the pTosecutOfs,s.
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PLANK PUZZLES BOSTON.
Veteran Pitches brilliantly and Ath.
letics Win by Score Of 7 to /.

BOSTON, April 30.-The Athletics tinal-
~ turned the tables on Boston yesterday,
winning by q score Of to 1. Plank
pitched a fine game and was in no wise
affected by the weather conditions, a
drizzle falling throughout the game. The
Boston pitchers seemed to be unable to
go right, and were hit hard
O'Brien started against the champions.
but could not hold them. The score:
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MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus ~ oo1o %
Kansas City. 0 0 0 o o 90 ) 0
Batteries-Columbus, Cook and Smith, Kansas
City, Maddox and James.
At st. Paul r. II. E.
st. Paul. o 0 o 0 o o 90 5
Batteries-Louisville. Snyder and Madden; ST.
Paul. Decannier and Block.
At Minneapolis R. H. E.
Indianapolis. 3 0 Q 0 : % 10 4
Minneapolis. 0 % 10 10
Batteres = Minneapolis, Leverett. Olmstead
aud Smith and Owens; Indianapolis. Robert,
Merz and Casey and Clark.
At Toledo Milwaukee game post
poned; cold weather.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
At Birmineham-First game-Birmingham 8;
Mobile, o. observation-disclosures and digger: Bur
Lesson and Dunn tseven inningsl. Second game
Mobile. 4: Birmingham 1. Batteries-Berger and
Vance: Masters and Yantz (seven innings)
Other games postponed.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
At Newport NewsRichmond; q; Newport
News. tcalled sixth inning: rain). Batteries
West and Rogers: Strain and Mace.
At Notwithstanding Norfolk; wet grounds.
At Danville-RoanOke-D anvlle: wet grounds.
At Lynch0urg = Portsmouth Danville; wet
grounds.
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RANDALL BEATS LINCOLN.
Williams Outpitched His Opponent
and Deserved to Win. !.

In very interesting game played on
Cardozo' playground yesterday. Randall
School team outgamed the boys from
Lincoln School. and by q Garrison finish
beat 1t to the tune Of to 6.
Williams of Randall outpitched Camp
bell. and the victors played a superior
fielding game. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30

Outfielder Wheat OF Brooklyn, who has
been suffering from an injured ankle for
some time. had an x-ray examination
made OF the injury on the 18th instant. A
bone In Wheats left leg was found to be
badly infiamed. and 1t was decided that
the ankle must be baked. Wheat was
ordered to take two weeks u absolute
rest,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30

Left on bases-washington. 4; New York, 5.
Three base hit-Schaefer. Two-base hit-Hartzeli:
Sacrifice dy-Flynn. Sacrifice hits-Moeller and
Schaefer. Double plays-Schaefer and Mcbride;
Gardner and Coleman. Umpires-Messrs. Con.
molly and Hart. Time Of game-1 hour and q
minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
Foot Mashed in an Elevator.

Victor A. Hugo OF AL Warner street
northwest caught his right foot in the
elevator while working at a garage. 1919
L street northwest, last night about 10
o'clock and two toes were mashed. Hugo,
who Is night foreman at the garage, was
taken to the Emergency Hospital.
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Totals. "a 1918 2 Totals. "a !

'Batted for Bushelman in the eighth
Boston ....,.... @ O q q N--l
Philadelphia. $500. O o 0 o 81
Runs-Lewis Lord. Collins McInnis (2, Barry
Thomas and Plank. Two-hase hits-Lewh. Barry
Oh HagerMan, in inning. Sacrifices hits-
Speaker Thomas and Collins. Stolen bases-
Thomas, Baker and Nunamaker. Double play
Speaker to Bradley. Left ON bsses-Boston, IL;
PhiladelphA. 3. First base ON bells-OR O'Dsien
errors.Boston. 2: Philadelphia. 2 Hit By pitcher
by Plank. Lewis and Nuna ma her. Struck out
BY O'Brien, 8; BY Plank, 2. PASSED. haiENuna-
maker. Umpires = Messrs. Westerveit and
O'Loughln. Time Of game hours and MN
utes.
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SCHEDULES.

TODAY. TOMORROW.
New York at Washn. Boston at Washington.
Cleveland at st. Louis. New York Mt Phila.
Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland At st. Louis.
Phila. at Boston. Chicago at Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30

The Cincinnati Reds have played six
errorless games. and in their first eleven
games made only nine misplays In all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
E. W. Sunday School League.

Yesterdays results-Ninth. 2; First
Presbyterian, 1.
The nrst game to be played in the East
Washington Sunday School League was
won yesterday by Ninth Street Christian
Church In the fifth inning on hits by
Ouantrelle and c. Broome
Yesterdays contest inaugurated tho
new circuit. and II the conditions con-
tinue as they appeared. then there Is
little doubt that the circuit will have q
successful year.
Smith made a nice play when he COW
cred a ball that had gone by his catcher
at the plate and by quick work threw out
q man who tried to make third.
Symanoski should have won his game
but poor work behind him lost It He
pitched we'll enough to win almost any
cente0t.
Dick Woodward made his debut AZ an
amateur league umpire yesterday, and
he did some very creditable work.
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Runs-Parks, Burwen (2), cambridge, Brooks,
T. johnson. T. Taylor 2 and G: Brown.
Three base HIT. Taylor. Two base hits-Bur-
we'll. Hughes. Double play-Dandridge to Walker
to Kemp. Umpire-Mr. J. F.. N. Wilkinson, jr.
Time Of game-1 hour and 80 minutes.
Tommy Leach has been going so well
since Mike Donlin has been laid up that
it may bother Clarke to find place Tor
Mike whes he IL fit to play again.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
TO-DAY TOMORROW.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Phia. at New York.
Boston at New York. Brooklyn at Boston.
Brooklyn at Phila. Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30

The Commercial Association OF Cincin.
nati 10 planning . big banquet for Presi-
dent Hermann rs q compliment to him
for his work In building new ball park,
which is Q monument to the city. The
affair will be held ON the evening OF
May IS. when the park will be for
maily dedicated and christened Redland
Field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30

Ter otAsr srert News See Pass II.
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Harry Wolverton Is not seeing many Of
the games his team is playing here. For
the third time in three days he was sent
of the field yesterday.
In the seventh inning Hartzell. who was
on second. left the bag before Sehaefer
had caught Zinn's long fly and when the
bail was thrown to second Umpire Hart
called him out. WolvertOn protested and
was sent OF the field.
He was ordered of the field in both
previous games, though whatever he says
to the umpires to bring this about Is In
an apparently quiet manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30

Eddie Foster had his frst opportunity
yesterday to demonstrate his ability as q
fielder on the local grounds 1t was the
first game that he has played here where
several difncult chances were offered him
and the brilliant way In which he per-
formed brought the crowd to its feet. The
most remarkable feature Of Fosters play
ing Is his throwing. He seems able to
throw from any position without any ap-
parent motion. He just snaps the ball
across the diamond and Jack Flynn sell
dom has to stretch for any of the little
fellows throws.
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Germany" Schaefer's three-bagger hit
the bull sign in right field, as result of
which he will receive $50. The drive came
in the third inning and struck the bull
near the top Of the fence. The bull was
threatened several times during the after
noon, no less than six or seven balls be-
ing hit In that direction, though Schaefer
was the only one to hit the goal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Three times this season the Highlanders
have failed to reach third. base in q game.
Plank was one reason and Groom and
Johnson the other two.