New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
WITH SCHOOLBOY N|NES|
Clinton Sustains Decisive Defeat
at Hands of Morris.
GERSCH PITCHES STEADILY
Commercial High Wins Third
Victory Of Tournament
Over Bushwick.

De Witt Clinton received crushing de-
feat when the Morris High School scored
an easy victory over the Red and Black
team AT Lenox Oval yesterday by score
Of s to |. The Morris batsmen secured a
commanding lead Of four runs In the first
inning. They had little difficulty In solv-
ing the curves OF Betsch. the Clinton
twirlcr, making thirteen hits. Betsch
struck out eight men, but was supported
poorly at times
Clinton succeeded in finding Gersch, the
Morris slabman, for eight safeties. but he
proved his cunning by distributing them
we'll. Clinton Tailed It's only run In the
fifth inning. when De Voc singled innle-
diately stole second and third. and scored
on Wilson's timely hit. Morris got its nrst
three batters on first in the opening inning
on miaplays. Then consecutive hits by
Mitchell Wigdor and Strachan resulted IN
four runs In the fifth inning Wacker and
Dc Voc made double play on an at
tempted double steal
The score by innings follows:
Morris .........4 0 2 oo1 o o-S13
Dewitt Cnnt'n.O 0 0 o.
Batteries-Mo Gersch and Conroy; DE
Witt Clinton, Betsch. Norton and Wacker'
Commercial High won It's third victory in
the schoolboy championship tournament by
easily defeating the Bushwick High School
on Commercial Field. Brooklyn, YESTERDAY
The final score was 6 10 o. The youthful
Pennington held the Bushvck batters IN
the hollow Of his hand. lie allowed three
scattered singles and gave three passes
but WAS never in danger OF being scored
uron. Pennington added fourteen strike
outs 10 his record The Commercial play
ers were able to bunch their ten hits on
Hoff1ing. the BushNick pitcher. In the
fourth inning Pennington sent out three
bagger which scored a runner.
The score by innings follows:
Rusbwick 80 q q o q %
Batteries-C Commercial, Pennington and
stone; Bushwick. Hoffiing and Nolan
Stuyvesant defeated bitter rival when II
took into camp the High School OF Conn
mercc nine Several thousand adherents
of both schools filled the stand at Olympic
Field The score was TO !. The East 10Th
street bows earned many runs by their
Aeetness on the bases, stealing SIX me
Commerce team was unable TO hit Bartels,
who allowed five scattered hits. He had
eight strike-out.
Manning relieved Archibald. OF COM
merce. in the middle of the fifth after the
Stuyvesant representatives had shown too
much familiarity with his offerings. Man
ming was a great improvement, striking OUT
nine batters and allowing only three scat
tered hits Two errors, a steal and Man
nIng's single gave Commerce its only run.
The score by innings follows;
s,u,vessnt ............11o2oo 8
Commerce ............. 0 0 10000 o. .
Batteries-Stuyvessnt Bartels and East.
man: Commerce, Archibald, Manning and
Hart.
Curtis High School won hard fought
game from the Townsend Harris Hall team
on its grounds at st. George, Staten Island,
bv a score OF to 3 Snappy teldng was
seen on both sides. Kirkby pitched a spleh-
did game for curtis. allowing four scattered
hits. Jacobs made two spectacular catches
in centre field Gutenberg, the Richmond
schools catcher, accounted FOR two runs
with a single and a double.
The score by innings follows:
Curtis ................. | 02 OoONI 10
Townsend ". H.. 90 0 20 : 90 ."
Batteries-Curts, Kirkby and Gutenberg;
Townsend Harris Hall, Carey and Ford