Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-17
LUCK BROKE WITH CORNELL
CLUB IN YESTERDAYS GAME
Paperhangers Got All the Breaks Against
Bankers-Other Gossip Of
the Series.
By II. C. BYRD.

By II. C. BYRD.
Luck broke with the Cornell club In the
game yesterday, in which II defeated the
American Security and Trust Company.
The runs scored by 1t, which gave 1t a
four-run margin. would never have been
secured under ordinary conditions, and
the Bankers were going on A fair way to
win out anyhow. when it was rendered
necessary to call the game on account OF
darkness.
In the inning when the four runs were
scored by Cornell there should have
hardly been a single tally made. or
course, the two bases on balls handed
out by Fenle were disastrous. but even
with that things had to break favorably
for the Paperhangers or else they would
not have gotten away with the lead by
the margin they did.
There were three misplays in the same
inning, only one of which was in the lea st
bit excusable. Riddle started the error
making max by letting throw get away
from him that ought to have been stop
ped easily. the ball rolling into the crowd.
Then pop fly dropped back of second
base that West should have handled In
the easiest sort OF fashion. and then Mike
Mcdonald allowed a rather hard-hit
ground ball to go through him. The
poorly judged pop fly and the error made
on the ground ball were the main factors
lii the run scoring.
Inc hrst run secured by the Paper
hangers was one which vas In a measure
lucky, put not SO much so as the others.
with man on second Charley Saib lift
&c fly to left field which barely dropped
over the short fence. Rawlings was
standing right at the fence seconds be-
fore the ball dropped and on a clear
N he focf
kind CT fashion
Then after all, when it seemed that the
Bankers would have chance to win out,
the game had to be called on account Of
darkness The Trust Company nine
seemed to have developed a hitting streak
In that eighth and began couting the
ball all around the field. Everything
hummer sent toward the plate was
whaled back at a mile-a-minute gait.
But there Is no kick coming to anybody.
1t was stated before the series begun that
the team which had the best pitching and
got the breaks in the luck would win out,
and SO far there is no reason to believe
that anything else will be the case.
Yesterday. though. was about the first
time that things have really broken right
for the Cornell nine. In the game against
Pepco. two days ago. the Paperhangersi
did not get any of the breaks, almost
everything going against them.
Pepco and Post Office are booked to
meet this afternoon in the section A
game. The Electricians are still in the
running. even though they have been
defeated once. They should be able TO
secure a win over Post Once today. al
though there is a possibility that the
Mai men will spring q surprise. Either
Ferguson or Flannery Is hard man to
beat and II the one OF them who starts
today works in form he should give the
Pepco aggrega ton run for its money.
It is probable that Barton will do the
pitching today, but it would not be an
unwise plan for Manager Gray to reserve
him and take a chance on winning with
Sullivan or one of the other pitchers.
That would be the best way in which to
finish in first lace. The Trust Company
and Cornell Will meet again next week,
and If Barton is not worked today he
can be sent in to pitch against both Of
those clubs. even though the games came
on successive days.
In that last inning yesterday Shag
Rawlings went to bat after having taken
of his shoes. lie had on nothing but
pair OF sneaks, and yet he ciouted the
ball over the left field fence According
to that II would be a good thing IL he
never wore spikes.
yesterday, he pitched good ball. The
GEORGETOWN boy while he had couple
Of line drives for extra bases made of
his delivery. had a lot OF stuff on the
ball. and worked well enough to win any
ordinary game. Fienle did not appear to
be favored very much with the corners
Of the plates. and the bases on balls
that accrued were one of the factors
which caused his defeat.
Notwithstanding the fact that Jackson
had been pitching alright ball. he was
removed just as soon as two hits in sue
cession were registered. The Security
batters had been hitting the ball hard In
each of the previous innings. and 1t was
good policy not to take any further
chances with him.
After Hummer was sent in in that
inning he finished up pretty well. but in
the eighth the Bankers got to him. even
though 1t was dark they could hardly
see the ball. Had Hummer stayed In
the game and there had been a chance
to finish the contest the chances are the
game would never have gone the way it
did
The series in section Il closed yester-
day with the Ninth Street Christians the
winner. Neither Nativity nor the Print
ers We're able to show the form that did
the East Washington club, and 1t fin
ished the schedule in the section with a
clean slate.